The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-12-06
Maryland Affairs.


There are, sixty pupils at the McDonogh
farm school.
Hog cholerais reported as being very severe
in Wicomico county.
Frederick is to have another carnival-on
Tuesday, February 18th.
Sarah Turpin, colored, aged III years,
died on Tuesday in Baltimore.
movement is on foot at Hagerstown to
organize company for the erection of n ere
matory.
A number of coored people assisted in eel
ebrating Cleveland's election at Upper MARI
boro' last week.
Dr. John B. Hicks was found guilty at
Hagerstown, on Tuesday of attempted felon
ious assault on Cora Spielman, aged IL.
A lady, supposed to be Mrs. Scoville, Gui
teau's sister, has been selling pictures at
Cumberland and other towns in Western
Maryland.
Miss Grace Wciser, revivalist, has been
/ holding services in the NJ. L. Church at Cum
berland, and as result forty persons have
been added to the church membership.
The young business men of Baltimore have
postponed their parade until 4th of March,
when they expect to take part in the inaugur-
alton ceremonies at Washington.
Joseph COlOTcu, WIZ uicu OH llG
farm of Mr.. f. B. Green, near Pomfret
Church, Charles county, recently, is said to
have been considerably over 100years of age.
The stables of the Baltimore and Hall
Springs railway company, situated at barley
Park, near Baltimore, were burned on Thurs
day morning. Forty-six horses and twelve
cars were destroyed. Loss about $50, 900.
A fire, which at one time threatened to be-
come extensive, broke out in Salisbury at
| four O clock Tuesday morning, and before it
could be extinguished destroyed the M. E.
Church South, r. d. Abders residence and
Willoughby's livery stables.
The capital stock of the Electric Light Com
pany of Hagerstown, recently organized, has
been placed at $40, 900, S10,0 600 Of which will
be taken by the Edison Company, construct
ing the works, for their royalty, the remaining
$50 ,000.to be raised from the citizens by sub
scription in stock. The company is about to
submit to the city authorities a proposition
to light the streets of Hagerstown with thir-
teen candle power electric lights, the lights to
burn every night in the year from dark until
| daylight.
DR.. Harvey L. Byrd, we'll known physi-
clan of Baltimore, died in that city on Satur-
day, at the age of GA. He was a native of
South Carolina, and removed to Baltimore
after the close of the late war. He procured
the reopening of the Washington University
and was Dean of its Faculty. A few years
afterwards he joined in establishing the Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore,
and was its first President. He wrote many
valuable papers on genealogical and other
medical subjects.
At the meeting of the McDonogh board
Monday night the committee on finance re-
ported receipts from October to December
X. I'll, n. L
ance on hand, Sc, 408 Sc. The president of
the board, Mr.. S. H. Tagart, reported that as
executor and trustee of DIR. Genus Barnum,
he had handed over to the mayor and city
council the legacy bequeathed to the Melon
OCH trust. The legacy, valued at about $780,
600, is to found chair of technical instruc-
ton in the school.
Mrs. VIM. II. 10y, Williamsport, on Mon
day evening playfully presented gun that was
standing in Mr.. Logs confectionery at a col
ored boy, stating that she would shoot him if
he did not stop annoying her. She had no
knowledge that the gun was loaded, and, when
the boy took refuge behind her daughter, Miss
Cora, Mrs. 10y snapped the gun, which was
loaded in reality with bird shot. Her daugh-
ter was slightly wounded in the leg, and so
was the boy, the latter receiving the greater
portion of the charge. Their injuries are not
serious.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal at Annapolis on
Monday Col. l.. Victor Baug was chos-
en- president of that corporation for the ensu-
ing year. Col. Baughman is one of the edi-
tors and proprietors of the Frederick Citizen,
and for some years has been conspicuous
among the young democracy of Western Mary
land for his activity and zeal in party work.
The present board of directors were continued