The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-20
MARYLAND Affairs.

Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, of Baltimore, last
week bought Jersey cow for which he paid
$4,000.
| Well executed counterfeit silver half dollars
are said to be extensively circulating in some
of the counties of Maryland.
| The regular convention of the Campbellite
! Church for Maryland and the District of Co
lumbia commences at Rockville on the Both
instant.
The valuable blooded horse Anglo-Saxon,
owned by w. w. Rapley, of Montgomery
county, died on Thursday last. He was val
ued at $4,000.
Mr.. L. P. Kuhn, of the fourth district,
Howard county, thrashed ZAP bushels of
wheat from SO acres, which was an average of
80 bushels per acre.
The twenty ninth annual exhibition of the
Montgomery County Agricultural Society will
open on Wednesday of next week, and will
continue for three days.
The Postoffice Department has established
a new postofice at Glen Arm, Baltimore
county, and on Monday a commission was
sent to Samuel Hige as postmaster.
Judge James L. Bartol, chief judge of the
Court of Appeals is dangerously i'll at Annap-
oils. He has been sick for about year, but
occupied his seat on the bench last Monday.
Chas. A. Ensor, of Baltimore city, was shot
by Mrs Mary Jane Hundertmark, whilst gun
ming on her place near Baltimore on Wednes-
day Each gives a different version of the
affair, the woman claiming the shooting to be
accidental.
The nuptials of Miss Kate fancy, grand
niece of the late Chief Justice fancy, and Mr..
James Wilcox, of Philadelphia, will be cele-
brated at Edgewood, Montgomery county, the
residence of Joseph A. fancy, the father o.
the prospective bride, on the 25th inst.
The grand jury of Baltimore county has
presented Frank Debilius, lessee, snd Lowry
Albert, owner of North Point Tivoi, for man
slaughter and criminal neglect, causing the
disaster of July %, in which 60 persons lost
their lives by the breaking of rotten pier.
: On Sunday night, while the United Brethren
congregation at Chewsville, Washington CO..
were assembling for worship in their church
the large chandelier, containing sixteen coal
oil lamps, fell to the floor, crashing into frag
ments. Fortunately no persons were sittin!
directly under the chandelier, and in its fal
the lights were extinguished.
VIM H. Gilbert's canning house, near Car
sons run, Hartford county, was burned to the
ground early Monday morning, with its con
{ tents, which consisted of about 2, 900 cases o
| tomatoes, all the machinery, &c. The fire is
attributed to incendiarism. The loss is prob
ably covered by insurance in the Harfort
: Company of 50, 400 on the canning house ant
r 81, 200 on the warehouse and contents.
Charles B. Holland, contractor on thu
Philadelphia extension of the Baltimore ant
Ohio Railroad was arrested in Hartford count
b last Friday, by Detective Hagan, of Baltimore
on charge of bigamy in marrying Miss Carrie
o Belvin, Of Cockeysvlle, while it is alleged hi
3 had a wife living at Wetheredsville. He wa
' taken to Baltimore, the second wife accom-
panying The first wife. hearing of tn
i. second marriage, caused Hollands arrest.
e The Centreville Record, Queen Anne
S county, says 1--WE learn that Mr. S. r. HUI
i lock, at Rolph wharf, has lost about ten hea
G of cattle with the plague, and that he ha
others sick, and also that the herds of MIR
1t John H. Evans and others in that neighbor
hood are affected The affected cattle wer
is bought at the drove yards in Baltimore abou
y month ago. The State veterinary surgeon
d DR.. r. Ward, has been telegraphed for t
d come at once and inspect the herds in the a
S fected district. !"
l. George W. Carpenter, the absconding Re
u publican county commissioner of Charlie
l. county, charged with an outrageous assault o
l. Young girl, has entailed much trouble on h
friends by forfeiting his bail. The indorsel
'r of the bond were Carpenters wife, her brotl
~ err Mr.. Hancock, Carpenter TWO Drotnel
lie and Mr.. Dent. 1t is said that execution wi
he be ordered shortly An effort has been mad
to have the bond released but as yet no az
l. ton has been taken. To exact the bail, it
d, stated, will ruin Mrs. Carpenter and he
m brother. Carpenters brothers, it is said, al
not vet in possession of property on who
they were taken as bail Mr.. Dent is not alb
v. to lose his share without Inconvenience.
n The annual meeting of the stockholders
lie the Western Nd Railroad Co. for the electiC
n of five directors was held at Hilen Station
70 on Wednesday. The gentlemen chosen we
rn C. w. Humrichouse and George w. Harr
er of Washington county; Joshua Biggs,
en- ofFrederick county Col. John X. Longwel
III of Carroll county, and Daniel j. Foley,
nd Baltimore, who succeeds Edward Worthin
er ton. of Baltimore county. The eight directo
so on the part of the city are Alexander Ri,
nd man, Christian Devries, VIM. II. Graham,
n G. Hipsley, Germou H. Hunt, John |. Mi
IN dleton, Samuel II. Tagart and James W. NJ
ne Elroy. The annual report of the compal
u for the year ended September 30 will
made shortly. The road has made importa
progress in increased facilities and busine
development in the twelve months. The gro
MS earnings will be considerably more thi
ne 500, 900 greater. The equipment has be-
u- added to and the road is getting into fir
M class shape.
he
is Rev. Allen Allensworth, a colored Bapt
nd minister, of Bowling Green, KY, has issu
ms an address to all the colored ministers of
alf gospel of all denominations IN the emit
81 States. in which he suggests a national CO
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