The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-01
Maryland Affairs.

mends the building of new one at a cost of
SIS, 900.
The Lutheran church at Meehanicstown,
which has been undergoing repairs for several
weeks past, will be rededieated Sunday morn
ing, December I'd.
Last Saturday Mrs. Nathaniel Rowe died
at her home in Emmitsburg from the effects
of paralysis, with which she was stricken sew
eral weeks previous
The county commissioners of Charles equity
have been indicted for not publishing annual
statements of receipts and disbursements in
accordance with the law.
T. A. Melvin, democratic sheriff elect of
Dorchester county, is said to be ineligible,
not having been a resident of the State FIVE
years at the time of his election.
The grand jury of Talbot county has made
forty one indictments, seventeen of them for
violations of the local option law. Every of
fender was fined from 500 to $500.
Seven hundred and ifty-fve benefits were
paid to members by the Baltimore and Ohio Re
lief Association during October, and the sum Of
/ 81 900 was paid in each of two cases of acct
dental death.
G. Edward Kemp, son of a farmer in Elk
| Neck, Cecil county, was awarded prize of
$40 by the Agricultural Society, for raising
l0S bushels Of ears of corn on half an acre,
the past season.
Mr. E. H. Rockwell, wealthy and we'll
known citizen of Frederick was paralyzed
and died Sunday evening He was in the
Oath year of his age, and probably the oldest
resident of the county.
j Through the generosity of some charitable
gentlemen of Frederick, committee of ladies
distributed one hundred turkeys on Wednes
day morning to the needy poor of that city
Governor. Hamilton participated in the
Evacuation Ceremonies in New York on
Monday. He was also present at the dinner
given to the Governors of the thirteen origi-
nal states.
A shooting affair occurred at the store and
saloon of Henry Hess, at Cockeysville,
Baltimore county, ON Tuesday, in which
! Charles Husen, colored, was seriously but
not dangerously wounded by Patrick McGlone,
a white man.
! Fire broke out in the double warehouse SO
and 40 West Lombard street, corner of Fred
| erick, about two O clock Wednesday afternoon,
causing damage to that and the adjoining
warehouse on Lombard street, Baltimore,
with their contents, of about $4,000.
Postmaster Stevens, of Denton, is also
druggist. He sells whisky and an effort is
being made to have him removed. Stevens
says he only sells it on prescription. A preach
er is foremost in the opposition to him, and
says if the department will not remove him,
he will get up indignation meetings.
At a mass meeting of colo9ed citizens of
st. Inigoes district, St. Mary's county, lately,
one hundred and one voters adopted and
signed their names to protest against the
recent decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States declaring the first and second
sections of the civil-rights bill of 1875 uncon-
stitutional.
On last Sunday evening, as VIM. Chambers,
colored, was romping with Augustus Sher-
wood, the wife of the latter and her little bro
Their, in Sherwood's house, near Emmorton,
Hartford county, gun which stood in the cor
ner was accidentally knocked down, and
falling on the hammer was discharged. The
load struck Chambers in the side, causing death
in few minutes.
The fity-seventh annual report of the pres
ident and directors to the stockholders OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company makes
gratifying exhibit of continued prosperity
and increased earnings. The total revenues
of the company in the fiscal year ended Sep
TENDER 80, aggregated $40, 739, 1877, an increase
of 81 1866, 1862 over 1892 and of S5,545,857
over 1879.
A conference of the advocates of local OPP
ton was held at Hagerstown on Tuesday in
the Presbyterian Church building. twas the
sentiment of the conference thatin Washington
county there can be no special election on
the subject but that the issue be submitted
to the people of the county at the election in
November next provided bill to authorize
such action can be obtained from the Legis
lature of Maryland, which meets in January
next.
The case of the county commissioners of
Charles county, indicted for malfeasance in
office in failing to make out and publish
detailed statement of the county expenses as
required by law, was tried in the Circuit
Court, Port Tobacco, on Saturday last, and re-
suited in the commissioners being fined 81
each and costs. The grand jury recommend
ed and the court appointed committee to
examine the accounts and books in the COM
missoners' Office.
A considerable amount of corn has been
damaged in Washington county by the recent
damp warm weather. Much of it was put in
the cribs damp, and that became heated and
much has been spoiled Many farmers have
been taking it out of the cribs at the expense
of considerable time and labor to spread on
the barn floors. Corn that was husked and
left out in the fields was still more seriously
injured. Much of it got wet and troze in
that condition.
Mr.. p. I. George, of Long Green Valley,
Baltimore county, has threshed his crop of
Fultz wheat and the yield (thresher' measure)
is 35 bushels to the acre, from SO acres This
is said to be the heaviest yield, from an entire
threshing, in that neighborhood, the general
range being 20 to % bushels. The seeding
was Ii bushels to the acre, which Mr.. George
considers enough for land in good condition,
especially whena good timothy setis desirable.
He intends to reduce his seeding next year to
one bushel, if the crop now in the ground
comes up TO expectations.
DIR. Robert Murray appointed last Friday
to the position Ofsurgeon- general OF the army,
was born in Howard county. He entered
the army in 1876 as assistant surgeon, and
by successive steps reached the position of
assistant surgeon general in 1882 He served
with distinction during the late war, and was
at the head of the medical corps when APP
pointed surgeon general. DR.. Murrays faith
| er, Daniel NJ. Murray, was noted for opposi-
ton to slavery, and practically illustrated his
principles by liberating all his slaves.
The Pocomoke Times of Saturday says
''We are glad to see that the prospect for
completing the New York, Philadelphia and
i Nolfolk line to Cherrystone has frightened,
/ and there is no uOuDb tnat the company VIII
proceed to build the road as speedily as posi-
/ BILE. They are at work cutting the timber
and clearing the line on the lands of James
4 H. Young and Mrs. Cordelia Long. Parties
are now in Virginia contracting for the ties
to be used in constructing the road. 1t is
thought they will complete it within twelve
months.
The disease known as 'hog cholera" has
been prevailing in sections of Washington
county for several months past, and has car
red off large number of valuable hogs. The
section where it has most prevailed is the
| Tilghmanton, Sharpsburg and Boonsboro'
districts, and many farmers have lost heavily.
1t was generally supposed that the approach
of cold weather would put stop to the dis
ease, but it has not done so entirely, though
it has measurably. Violent coughing is one
of the most conspicuous characteristics of
the malady, and it seems to attack pigs more.
readily than full grown hogs.
The seventh annual session of the Dual
| Grand Lodge of Maryland, Independent Order
of Good Templars, was begun at Ellicot City,
| Wednesday morning at the Odd Fellows Hall.
| Delegates were present from thirty lodges.
/ The report of the grand officers was read, and
! showed the order to be in an improved con-
dition with net gain of four lodges and 35S
members over last year. Committees were
appointed to consider various resolutions
! offered nertaininp to the business of the order.