The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-01
Maryland Affairs.

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where they had still.
The Baltimore Annual Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church will meet
in Frederick on the 18th of April.
The MARYLAND State Sunday School Conven-
ton will meet in Baltimore city March IL, II
and 10 in the St. Johns Independent Metho-
dist Church.
Mrs. Mary Jane Handertmark was senten-
ced ON Saturday last to the penitentiary for
five years and three months for the murder OF
Charles H. Ensor.
Prof Pedro Montaldo, instructor at the
United States Naval Academy in modern Ian
guages, died suddenly at the Academy Satur-
day morning of apoplexy.
Mary Stewart, colored, went to sleep We'd
nesday night in Baltimore with pipe in her
mouth. Her clothing caught fire from the
pipe and she was burned to death.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Shoemaker's Jersey COW
Princess I'd yielded in seven days, ending at
noon Wednesday, q pounds 10 ounces Of
butter and 1923 pounds II ounces milk.
Peter Hax, of Baltimore, was found dead
Sunday in his duck-shooting blind, on Gun
powder river, where he had gone in the morn
ing to shoot ducks Apoplexy was the cause
of death.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment had grand
time at the Mardi Gras, at New Orleans. On
their way down and back they were given
grand receptions, the local military turning
out to meet and escort the regiment wherever
they stopped.
The Mayor of Baltimore has appointed as
directors on the part of that city in the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad Company: b. f.
Ulman, Edward L. Bartlett, Samuel +. At
kinson, Robert 0ber, Michael Cookery and
Jacob II. Hook.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Knodle, aged 40 years, we'll
known resident of Frederick, dropped dead
Tuesday morning, soon after arising from his
bed, from the effect, it is supposed, of inter
nal injuries received in the collision on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad near Point of
Rocks, in 1877.
The art gallery of William T. Walters, at
his residence in Baltimore, was opened on
| Monday. There were present number of
members of the Tile Club of New York, and
prominent artists and citizens from Washing
ton and Philadelphia.
Mr.. A. C. Bragonier, for the past ten or
fifteen years postmaster at Middletown, in
Frederick county, has resigned, and will re-
move with his family to Reisterstown, Balti-
more county, in April. The postoffice at
Middletown pays salaryof about $500 per
annum.
William +. Hull, fireman on the Balti
more and Potomac Railroad, jumped from his
engine, on Saturday night, to escape the
scalding steam from q pipe which had burst.
He fell on his head, fractured his skull, and
died at the Baltimore City Hospital Sunday.
James R. Partridge, native of Baltimore,
committed suicide at Alicante, Spain, few
days ago, whittier he had gone to recuperate
his health. Mr.. Partridge was long time in
the diplomatic service of the United States,
being minister to South American countries,
his last station being at Lima.
The Reisterstown correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says: On Sunday night Mr..
Charles Parker and Miss Kate Yox, Is years
old, were thrown from buggy, and the young
lady was badly hurt. Mr. Parker escaped
injury The young lady had her jaw broken.
one arm bruised and her head cut.
| A charter has been obtained in Frederick
county for the building of narrow -guage
railroad from Middletown to Frederick. A
bill asking authority to issue bonds or stock
to the amount of about S125. 900, and for the
| submission of the question to the people of
Middletown district within the next few
months, will be presented in the Legislature.
| Frederick and Hagerstown each had a carni-
val, military and trades display last Friday.
Each place thought their demonstration as
grand success, and each were happy. The
crowds ut both were large, but visitors who
witnessed the Westminster demonstration on
! Easter Monday last are unanimous in the
opinion that Westminster is still ahead.
Early last Friday morning a large wood
shed, brick smoke house and frame build
ing were destroyed by fire on the place of the
| late Jacob Forney. of Reisterstown, Baltimore
county The citizens had to turn out and
lend a helping hand. as the town has no fire
No. oHo h.,
and barn on the premises and the adjoining
property of Mr.. Robert T. Beckley.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has purchased the Pittsburg and Western Rail-
road, an important line extending from Pitts
burg to the lakes. Itincreases the Importance
| of Baltimore as a port and grain centre by
opening up this new tributary to it. and also
places the B. and 0. on an equal footing with
the other two great trnnk lines of the country.
Mrs. Julia A. Gone, of Hampden, Baltimore
county, aged fifty one years. started to go to
the Woodberry Mill of the Messrs. Hooper, at
Woodbury., last Friday morning to work, and
just before she reached the mill fell She was
taken into the house of Mrs. Roboss, near by,
and expired in fifteen minutes. DIR. NJ. f.
Rankin, her physician, pronounced heart dis
ease to be the cause. She leaves four chill
dren.
Quite sensation has been cause d in
Baltimore over :he disappearance of Mrs.
George Kaiser, wife of the assistant foreman
of the daily American, with Andrew p. Mad
dux, an east-end real estate broker. Mr..
Kaiser is very reticent about the affair. and
has been able to suppress the matter in the
local press. Mrs Maddux is so incensed at
her lords deserving her for another woman
that she readily made public the history Of
the case.
A violent thunderstorm passed over Laurel.
Prince Georges county, Saturday mormng
about two o'clock. The Academy of Music,
a large frame building, was struck by light
ming, causing about $1,000 damage The
| 'front.' sides and roof of the building were
struck in different places. The shock was
very violent, and many people thenght the
disturbance was an earthquake. TIE jar was
so great that window lights were broken in
many dwellings. DIR. S. r. N4wmaI, who
sleeps in one of the front rooms Of the Acad
envy building, was covered with plasteping and
debris, but escaped without injury. A large
gathering of people had left the hall few
hours previous to the storm. Had the build
ing been occupied at the time loss of life
would have resulted.
On the 9th of next March the Maryland
Historical Society will celebrate the 250th
anniversary of the founding of Maryland.
Historical Societies of other States, the Gov
! tTHOT vi tldhu, tht AoChatOis
and Representatives in Congress, and the
Mayor of the city of Baltimore will be invited
to join in the celebration. The society approves
of the bill now before the legislature to erect
suitable monument at ST. Mary's to COM
memorate the landing of the Marand pilgrim
fathers, and has adopted a resolution to make
an exenrsion to st. Mary's next May. and
has ordered a medal with appropriate design
and inscription to be struck. Three addresses
will be delivered at the anniversary on the
9th of March, and the proceedings will be
published by the society as memorial of the
occasion.
The usual spring emigration westward from
/ Washington on Tuesday and neighboring
counties has again set in. The second of the
series of Baltimore and Ohio excursions left
Hagerstown on Tuesday with eighty passen-
gers destined for points in Illinois, Iowa, Kan
| sas and Nebraska. There were also thirty
two passengers from the line of the Valley
4 Railroad and thirty from the line of the Pitts