The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-29
Maryland Affairs.

place.
DIR. John G. Archer, brother of the Hon.
Stevenson Archer, died at Pointe Coupee La,
on the 18th.
Highland Park hotel, on the Western Ma
ryland Railroad, will be opened in May under
new management.
Strawberries and green peas are now reach
ing Baltimore from the South by the Norfolk
and Savannah steamers.
Henry Atkins, of Frederick, was fatally in
iured ON the B. & o. r. r. near Piedmont,
w. Va, ON Wednesday.
The Cecil County Agricultural Society will
issue So, 090 more in stock, in order to enlarge
its grounds and buildings.
Of the "a indictments found by the Mont
gomery county grand jury lS were for VIOLA
tons of the local option law.
The quarter-house on the place of MIR. Al
fred V. Thomas, of Howard county, was con-
sumed by fire on Sunday. Loss $1,000.
Delegate Joshua H. Cockey, of Baltimore
county, has been appointed member OF the
Governors staff, with the rank of colonel.
The Flamingo Company's fertilizer mill and
P. S. Chappell & Son acid factory Baltimore,
were burned Sunday. Loss about 5000, 900.
J. Frank Morrison, ex-Fire Commissioner
of Baltimore on trial for alleged malfeasance
in office, was acquitted Wednesday afternoon
In Hagerstown on Monday, the new charter
was ratified by popular vote, and Republican
MAYOR and Democratic councilmen were elect
ed.
Hagerstown, by taking in its ''belt," has
increased in population by about 900 inhab-
itants, numbering now between $3.50 and
10000.
Thos. d. Mitchell, of Towsontown, mag
| istrate, for malfeasance in Office, was arrested
| on Tuesday on a bench warrant and released
in $500 bail.
The Baltimore and Ohio shops are turning
out five 20-ton coal cars per day to meet the
! demand of the Cumberland coal shippers for
transportation.
DR.. John Godsborough has disposed of his
fine farm, containing $50 acres, located a short
distance west of Frederick, to Mrs. Naomi
| Utermehle and son, late of Washington, ID.
| c., for the sum of SIG, 300.
John w. Dieter, of Baltimore county, was
caught in the gearing of his mill on Monday
afternoon last, and was so mutilated that he
died shortly after. He was native of Prus-
STA, aged So, and leaves a widow.
James Richardson, living in Back creek
neck, Cecil county, very sober and indus
trious man, has recently been afflicted with
melancholia, and on Friday morning cut his
throat and died from his injuries on Sunday.
Allen Falls, of Port Deposit, indicted for
violation of the local-option law, has been
fined $500 and costs each in two cases and
stands committed until paid. A third case
against the same party was stetted by the
States attorney.
Prof NJ. A. Newell, state superintendent
of public instruction on Wednesday sent a
resolution to Mayor Latrobe praying the
adoption by the City Council of a memorial
to Congress in favor of the passage OF the
educational bill now before it for consideration.
William John Thomas, aged II years, died
on Friday, of Bright disease, at his residence
near Sandy Spring, Montgomery county, after
a sickness of several years. He was president
of the Sandy Spring Savings Bank. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon at the
Friends Meeting House at Sandy Spring.
A conference meeting of Lutheran ministers
has been called at Fairview, Frederick coun-
ty, on Friday, the 4th of April, to take into
consideration the supplying with religious
services large Lutheran population on the
territory along the eastern slope and foot OF
the Catoctin Mountain from Fairview to Brook
hill.
About II o clock on Wednesday night Peter
Rafferty,, of Philadelphia, who was visiting
Mrs. Murray, near Timonium, in the eighth
district of Baltimore CO., was found dead in the
saloon of Mrs Kane, near the toll gate on the
York road. The deceased had been very
respondent during the early portion of the
night, and had been indulging freely He
started to get up, when he fell dead on the
floor, death being instantaneous.
A sensation was occasioned in social circles
in Baltimore over the announcement that Mrs.
Chas Denison, a lady prominent in the highest
social circles and highly connected, has sign
ed contract with the Madison Square The
atre Company of New York and was to go on
the stage as star next season. She has been
leading lady at the Wednesday Club for the
past three seasons Her acting is very much
like Modjeska's. She took part in several
amateur performances in New DIRK last sum
mer, and it was there that her acting won her
the renown which led to her engagement.
Mrs Denison is about thirty-eight years old.
Her husband is not engaged in any business.
She has an income from property left her by
her parents,
A swindler has been operating extensively
in Baltimore city in novel manner. His
plan was to ascertain where merchant KEEP:
his bank account, and then, representing him.
self as a United States Treasury Agent, 10 ap.
proach his victim and inform him that he had
heard that the cashier of his bank was pay
ing out counterfeit money. He would then
persuade the merchant to draw a sum of money
to obtain evidence again st the cashier. This
done he would examine the money, and pro-
noupcipg several notes of large denomination
fraud would carry them away, giving his VIC
tim an official receipt and an order on the
United States Sub Treasurer here for the same
amount. OF course he never returned. be
is darkhaired, slender, well-bu man, 3 feet
10 inches in height.
The territory of Baltimore city, as now
comprised, is $500 acres, or 149 square miles;
and the proposed increase by suryey-should
the belt be taken in as contemplated by the
bill before the Legislature-will give total
land area of SO square miles or q, 1920 acres.
The increase in the taxable basis in the event
of extension is estimated at from S20, 0OO, 900
to S23, O00, 900, or about one-third of the pres
ent county assessment. The highest assess
ment made by the county is SS0per front foot
on Madison avenue and $50 on Charles street
avenue property. The population of the city
in 1880 was 49,, 3l3, which with q, 900 gained
by admission of the belt would give a total OF
$50, 900. This is regarded as a minimum es-
innate. The maximum, which takes into
consideration the increase OF the past tour
years, places the population of city and belt
at 100000.
The 25Oth anniversary of the landing of the
first settlers of Maryland IN st. Mary county
was celebrated in Baltimore Tuesday evening
by the Catholic Literary Societies of the Arch
diocese The programme consists Of an ad-
dress on the relation of the Church to the set,
tlement of Maryland, by Rev. f, A. McGurke,
S. j.; the reading of an anniversary ode COM,
posed by Miss Eleanor c. Donnelly, the ap-
thoress, of Philadelphia; an address on the
settlement of Maryland, by General Bradley 1.
johnson an historical essay. written by Mr.
Hugh p McElrone an address by Judge
George William Brown, and concluding adj
dress by A. Leo Knott, of Baltimore. Letters
were read from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jno.
G. Whittier and Charles A. Dana. The
Maryland Historical Society held similar
celebration Wednesday evening.
Work on the Vanderbilt South Pennsylva
MIA Railroad, from Harrisburg to Pittsburg, II
going ahead rapidly. About $500 men arr
employed on the line, mainly at the grea
tunnels. 1t is said the road may be completed
in two years, but railroad men will not be