The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-11-17
Maryland Affairs.

Cornard Doenges has been commissioned
postmaster at Arlington, Baltimore county,
A Methodist Episcopal Church is to be
built in the Belt, Baltimore, to cost 100000.
The Order of the 0riole will give fancy
dress ball at the Academy of Music, Balti-
more, December 6.
Samuel w. Hamilton, a lock tender on the
Chesapeake canal, near Cumberland, was
drowned on Saturday
Six quarts of luscious strawberries were
shipped to Baltimore on Tuesday from Aceo-
mac county, Virginia.
John III. Hessey, of Cecil county, realized
this year 81 900 from pear orchard of 4
acres. His fruit brought 20 cents u basket in
Philadelphia.
DIR. George Wells, of Annapolis, who was
defeated for the senatorship in Anne Arundel
county, is spoken of as Governor McLane' s
secretary of state.
The gale of Monday occasioned a good
many disasters to shipping in the bay. The
Willie F. Thomas sank, and her captain and
crew, nine in all, were drowned.
Mrs. Garrett, wife of John W. Garrett,
President of the B. & O. r. R., died Thurs
day morning last from injuries received by
being thrown from a carriage on October H.
VIM. Emory, colored youth, has been
convicted and sentenced in Queen Anne s
county to 10 years in the penitentiary for an
outrageous assault on an aged c"lored woman
Judge R. H. Alvey, chief Judge of the
Hagerestown circuit, has been appointed
chief Judge of the Court of Appeals by Gov.
Hamilton, in the place of Judge Bartol,
resigned.
James Young, of Baltimore, on Tuesday
gave bond in the sum of 5000 to do the
printing of the Legislature of 1884 for $l2, 44O.
For definite sum of money Mr.. Young gives
bond to do an indefinite amount OF work.
A handsome hose carriage, valued at about
81 900, was received by the United Steam
Fire Engine Company of Frederick, on We'd
nesday evening, as present from the wash
ington Fire Company of Lancaster, Pa.
new military company has been organized
as the Leonardtown Guards. Adiutant-G Gen
eral Watkins will in a few days commission
Capt. Chesley, the commander, and other
officers of the company.
The State convention of the Young Mems
Christian Association for this State will be
held in Cumberland, November 22d to 18th,
when general secretary for the State will be
appointed. There will be delegates from all
parts of Maryland and West Virginia.
A number of Maryland dentists met in Bal
timore on Monday and formed an organization
to be called the Dental Legislative Society of
Maryland The object of the society is to Sc
cure legislation to protect the profession and
the public from uneducated and incompetent
pretenders.
A new United Brethren Church just COM
pleted on East Third street Frederick city,
at cost of about $4,000, was dedicated last
Sunday. Among the clergymen who took
part were Rev. J. w. Holt, editor of the
Religious Telescope, of Ohio, Rev. Mr.
Flowers and others.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have purchased from Col. Paca's heirs the
we'll known Watson's Island, in the Susque-
hanna river, short distance above Havre de
Grace. The bridge of the Baltimore and
Ohio extension will cross over the island.
The island contains about $50 acres, and is a
picturesque place.
At a meeting of citizens of Frederick and
Montgomery counties, held at Rockville, on
Saturday, petition to the comptroller of the
currency at Washington was signed for the
organization of the Montgomery County Ma
tional Bank of Rockville, with capital of
$50, 900, shares 500. The whole of the capt.
! tai stock is subscribed for in the counties of
Frederick and Montgomery.
The barn and stable on A. f. Hays's farm
near Churchville, Hartford county, were burn
ed to the ground about noon Sunday. The
barn contained hay, grain and agricultural
implements, nearly of which were consumed.
Mr.. Hays was severely burned about the head
and face whilst trying to get his mule team
out of the burning stable. Two of the mules
were burned up. The cause of the fire is in
cendiary.
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l8 inaugurate the fall and winter schedule
for running trains, and in connection with
other roads will adopt the new and uniform
standard of time. The Baltimore and Ohio
having been completed to Lexington, where
it connects with the Richmond and Allegheny
Road for Lynchburg, Richmond and the
South, will put on double daily from Lex
ington to Baltimore, with a sleeping car from
Lynchburg to Baltimore on the night express
Miss Amy Fisher, school teacher on the
Baltimore county border, at Ellcott City, met
with quite loss few nights since. Her
trunk and contents were burned while she was
absent from her boarding house at church.
The trunk was in her room. The inmates of
the house did not know of the fire until atten-
ton was attracted by the smell of smoke
Besides all her wearing apparel except what
she wore, the trunk contained bank book
and other valuables, all of which were lost
Brother Richard O'Connell. of the order of
the Society of Jesus, fell on Wednesday from
rear window in the fourth story of Loyols
College, Calvert street, near Madison street,
Baltimore, to portico fifty feet below, and
sustained injuries which proved fatal shortly
afterwards He was engaged in putting a
pane of glass in wiEdow-sash and happened
to lean too far beyond the sill, when he acct
dentally lost his balance and plunged head
foremost, striking the porch in his descent.
He was IS years of age.
The Hagerstown Globe says movement
has been developed within the past few days
looking toward a union of the several rail-
roads centering in Hagerstown. The project
includes branch road to be constructed con-
Meeting the Baltimore and Ohio Road with
the Western Maryland the Cumberland Val
ley and Shenandoah Valley Roads. The I'M
ion, it is understood, will be shared alike as
to expense andaccommodation by the several
corporations, and in the outset viii be used
principally in the transfer of freight between
the roads.
During the heavy wind-storm on Monday
last the young son of William Through, aged
about nine years, living at Warren, in the
eighth district of Baltimore county, was in
stantly killed by the falling of large tree.
He was returning from school and was close
to his home when the accident occurred. DIR.
John Cummings at Cockeysville, had occa-
sion during the storm to enter one of the out
buildings upon his place, and just as he closed
the door to return to his house large limb
from tree fell on the house, completely de-
molishing it.
Messrs. Hugett Schindel offered prizes to
the amount of 800 to boys in Washington
county who would raise the most corn on one
fourth of an acre of ground. The committees
to measure the ground and weigh the corn
have reported to the directors of the Agrieul
tural Association and the prizes awarded as
follows: Joseph w. Harp, first prize, $50;
John W. Wilmer, second prize, S25; Daniel
F. Snyder third prize, SIS; VIM. p. Sinison,
fourth prize, SO. Estimating bushel of
corn at ~ pounds, Harp's yield was at the
rate of 100. 4 bushels per acre, Winners 1903.
Snyder's 1864, Sinison's 1896; average 1873
bushels per acre.
Several months ago Mr.. James X. Giles, of
Butler, about five miles east of Reisterstown,
Baltimore county, bought two horses from
drover, paying about 800 apiece for them.
Last week parties from Pennsylvania came
on and identified the horses as two of num-
Der stolen some time since. The party of
whom he purchased had been arrested and
confessed his guilt and the whereabouts of the
horses. Mr.. Giles is out about 5000 by the
investment. No one suspected the man of
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