The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-05-31
Maryland Affairs.

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A sea lion is to be exhibited at Colchester
Beach this season. 1t arrived there on Thurs
day.
On Saturday, near Darnestown, Montgom-
ery county six-vear old son of Charles Boss
well was attacked by SOW and fatally multi
lated.
Senator James B. Groome will deliver an
address at Great Falls, Montgomery county,
at the Knights of Pythias celebration there,
June Is.
Gov. McLane has appointed and commission
ed DIR. Richard McSherry, of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the State board of health, vice DIR. j.
r. Ward, deceased. ~
Commencement exercises will be held at
Mt. St. Mary's College, Emmittisburg on the
18th proximo, and at st. Josephs Academy on
the succeeding day.
A small child of Thos. Sedgwick, of Rock
vile, got hold of a box of concentrated I've
Monday morning, swallowed portion of the
contents and died in the afternoon.
Joseph Zwang, assistant engineer of the
water works at Cumberland, disappeared on
the Doth inst, and his body was found in the
canal near that place Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Deborah Bergman. of Baltimore, died
in Washington last week in the Seth year of
her age. She was the widow of Mr.. John
Bergman, who was for many years chiefdep
uty clerk of the Baltimore County Court, then
held in the city.
Possibly the largest barn ever erected in
Frederick county is the one Just completed
for Jas. Bussard about one mile north of Mid
dletown.. Its dimentions are 160x6Sx50 feet
and is an imposing structure.
Charles Routzahn, formerly ofMiddletown,
Frederick county, was accidentally killed
near Summit Point, w. Va, last Sunday. In
attempting to pull gun from a wagon of a
friend the weapon was discharged, the load
entering his breast. ......... .....-....
The board of managers of the Frederick
County Agricultural Society have determined
to make a number of handsome improve
ments on the fair grounds before their next
annual exhibition in October. Included a.
mong these will be an attractive and spacious
addition to the already large exhibition hall.
In Baltimore ca Wednesday, S95, 900 of city
bonds bearing four per cent. interest, payable
in 1920, and 5000, 900 Jones' Falls loan, bear
3.65 per cent. interest, payable in 1900, were
Commissioners. The 4 per cents. brought
premium of to 1,23 per cent. The bids
aggregated 81 100000.
The Right Rev. H. P. Northrop, Catholic
Bishop of Charleston, S. c., has been engag.
several churches comprising the Leonardtown
mission. The total number confirmed is 745,
viz: Sacred Heart, 176; St. Josephs, l67; Me-
gainesville, 63; Leonardtown, 70; St. Johns,
ia: Newton, &c; Ladies' Chapel, So
Chas. Travers and Thomas Harris had
race on foot from Columbus, Ohio, to Balti-
more, for 800, the one reaching the San
office first to be the winner. Travers made
the 500 miles in eleven days, leaving Harris,
q professional pedestrian, about fifty miles be.
hind. The walkers were obliged to take shell
ter from heavy rains, and the roads were often
very muddy.
The general conference the M. p. Church
in session at Baltimore for ten days past, ad-
iourned on Thursday. A committee was APP
pointed to correspond with the Congregatio-
nal Church looking toward union; three
messengers were appointed to the Reform
Church Council, and resolution was passed
denouncing the doctrine ofapostolic succession
as heresy.
George Oldham, living near Cecilton, Ce-
Gil county, died on Monday of injuries received
in a fight with Capt. James Mitchell. In the
same county, near North East, on Sunday,
during fight about a woman, James Lynch
cut Charles Gable with q knife, making a
cash twelve inches long on the back and side,
and an other on the breast in to the ribs. The
wounds are serious.
The 101st annual convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was open
ed on Wednesday in st. Peters Church, Bal
timore. Bishop Coke, of Western New York,
before the convention will be the election of
a Bishop, to succeed Bishop Pinkney, de-
ceased. Nine ballots were taken without re-
suit, two-thirds being necessary to elect.
To-day Saturday is commencement day at
McDonogh School, near McDonogh station
on the Western Maryland railroad. The pro-
gramme will Include the delivery of certificates
of distinction of debating society prizes, read
ing and music by the boys, presentation of
prize for composition. Hon. John Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia. will deliver the address.
In the afternoon the prizes will be awarded.
The President and Cabinet officers, ac-
complained by Admiral Porter, General Sher-
idan, the President of the Senate, Speaker of
the House, members of the Senate and House
Committees on Naval Affairs and Appropri-
atoms, Ministers from England, Russia, Ger
many and France and the Maryland members
of Congress, on Monday visited the Naval
Academy at Annapolis and witnessed the ex-
erclSeS Oh the caueLS.
Resolutions adopted by the central execu-
tive committee of the Maryland State Temper
ance Alliance May 6, in favor of a prohibition
plank in the national platform of both par
ties, have been sent to Mr.. James A. Gary,
to be laid before the republican convention at
Chicago. At the annual meeting of the State
Temperance Alliance, April II, a resolution
was adopted pledging the prohibition vote to
the candidates who should stand on the prohi-
bition plank, and authorizing the executive
committee, if it sees fit, to nominate an cleo
toral ticket in case of failure of both Chicago
conventions to recognize the prohibition issue.
Two shooting affairs occurred at Millington,
Kent county, one on last Friday and the other
on Saturday evening John Manning of the
sKent Forest" and man named Davis, of
Calls Station, on the Queen Anne and Kent
Railroad, met there on Friday evening and en-
gagged in a quarrel, when Davis shot Manning
through the body, seriously if not fatally
wounding him. The fight on Saturday even
ing was between Jack Darrell, of Kent county,
Del, and Jno. Stewart, farmer. residing
near there. They had fist fight at first,
neither party having the advantage, when
Stewart jumped into his carriage to leave for
home. Thereapoh Darrell rushed into a
neighboring store, procured shotgun and
put the whole load through Stewards right
leg. slois I'i.l
In the Court of Common Pleas, Baltimore,
on Monday the suit was begun Of the State,
use Of Mrs. Kate Abel, against the Western
Maryland Railroad Company, for $1,000
damages for the killing Of her husband, VIM.
G.. Abel, at Highland Park Station, Septem-
Der 2, 1888. Mr.. Abel was baggage mas
ter on the Union Bridge train, and after tax
ing the train to its destination on Saturday he
was accustomed to return to Baltimore to pass
Sunday, when the Union Bridge train did not
run. He was, returning in the caboose Of a