The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-09-06
Maryland Affairs.

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Hon. Richard H. Marshall, aged "a years
| died in Frederick on Wednesday. He was {
lawyer of prominence.
A colored boy in Baltimore, being ambi
tious to excel in the pitchers box, broke hi:
arm whilst endeavoring to pitch clancy W
curve"
Messrs. A. ID. Irwin Il Co., of Philadel-
phia, have just erected cotton factory Al
Snow Hill. 1t contains 10 looms and will
employ about 65 hands.
About clock Tuesday afternoon a barn
and hay rick on the farm of Adam Devllblss
near Liberty, caught fire from burning
brush and were entirely consumed.
Messrs. Collins, Vincent and Robins will
soon commence the erection of an extensive
saw, grist and planning mill on the Pocomoke
river, and a number of new residences are
being built
Alfred S. Garrison, farmer of Hartford
county, died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon
at st. James Church, Baltimore county, while
experimenting the digging of grave for his
brother-in-law.
Dr. Riggin Buckler, an eminent physician of
Baltimore, died last Sunday at Narragansett
Pier, Rhode Island, of an affection of the
stomach, of eighteen months standing. He
was SO years old.
Paul Haliwig, Emil Meyer and VIM. Leigh,
three Baltimoreans, art students at the Acad-
envy of Fine Arts, Munich. have each gotten
a medal, the highest award, for the best work
of the antique class.
Four engines were disabled by collisions on
the Western Maryland Railroad last Friday.
Two trains ran together near Howardville,
near Baltimore, and an engine ran into a
freight train at Pen-Mar.
Mrs. Novack, who lived in east Baltimore,
died on Monday from fright. She was badly
scared few days previous by n small boy
throwing dead cat in her lap. She was in
a delicate condition at the time
Frederick fair will be held October 14-17;
Cecil fair, at Elkton, October 7-10; Hartford
fair, at Belair, October 14-17; Washington
fair, at Hagerstown, October 21-24; Kent, at
ChestertoEn, September 1926.
An 11-yesr-old son of Mr.. Charles Price,
of HayttstowR, was killed at Fountain Mills
Frederick county, at 7 o'clock Wednesday
evening by falling from loaded wagon, the
hind wheel of which passed over his head.
David and Simon Dickerhoof, father and
son, of Conoeocheague district, Washington
county, were arrested on Monday and held in
the sum of $500 each for shooting and wound
ing two horses belonging to a farmer named
Lewis Renner.
Lieut.. E. W. Humphreys, fish commission
err. will make a distribution of German carp
about October l from the State fish pond at
Pleasant Valley, Talbot county. Those wish
ing them can obtain them by addressing the
commissioner.
The German steamer Braunschweig brought
on her last trip from Bremen twenty-five
packages of philosophical instruments and
preparations for use at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. The goods cost 81 ,079.4S, and are
admitted free of duty.
The Tunkard congrega ton, recently organ
lied, have contracted for the erection on
East Washington street, Hagerstown, of a
neat little brick edifce, 80 by so feet. When
this building is completed Hagerstown will
have thirteen churches.
The corner stone of the new Reformed
Church at Buckeystown, Frederick county,
was laid last Saturday in the presence of a
large assemblage. A number of clergymen
participated in the services. Rev. A. j. Hell
Ter, of Adamstown, will be the pastor in
charge. The building will be of brick, with
a steeple.
DIR. j. J. Jones, of Frostburg, while stand
ing on the platform near Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad train, which left Cum
berland Wednesday afternoon, was seized
with vertigo and fell off, striking against the
bank and rolling under the car. His left
foot was so badly crushed that amputation
was necessary.
Lewis Shertzer, an undertaken and a mar
ried man, residing at Oakland, was arrested
there on Monday, charged with committing a
felonious assault upon the twelve-year-
daughter of farmer named Sewell, living
near Oakland. The alleged offense was com
mitted last Sunday on a road. about three
miles from Oakland.
J On Monday the finest lot of sheep ev err re-
ceived in this country were landed at Balti-
more. The sheep were selected by Col. +.
C. Goldsborough, of Talbot county, and are
intended for breeding purposes, for his own
use and other well-known breeders of the
Eastern Shore. There are about 60 rams and
ewes in the importation.
On Friday evening last A. W. Hughes, liv-
ing near White Hall, in the seventh district
of Baltimore county, met with quite painful
accident. While returning to his home from
Beckleysville the horse he was driving ran off,
upsetting the buggy and throwing Mr.. Hughes
out, cutting his head and face very badly and
also injuring his right side.
The eighth annual reunion of the Army of
West Virginia began Tuesday in Cumberland
and was initiated by trades procession of
several thousand men. Among those in at
tendance are General Crook, President of
of the Society, ex-President Hayes, ex-Gov-
ernor Pierpont of West Virginia, and Gener-
ais Milroy, Duvall, Powell, Emery and Sax
ton. Many Confederate officers and soldiers
were present.
While B. Howard Gorsuch, one of the
Judges of the Orphans Court, was on his way
to Towson, on Tuesday, he picked up in the
road near Cockeysville pocketbook contain
ing So, 900 in city stocks and $240 in money.
Upon inquiry Mr.. Donnolly, living near
Texas, short distance below Cockeysville,
was found to be the owner, and the book was
promptly returned to him.
On Tuesday the Baltimore county commits
sioners awarded the contract for building an
iron bridge over the Big Gunpowder falls, on
the road leading from Parkton to Beckleys-
vile, to Messrs. Nelson and Buchanan, for
81 $685. 20. The Penn Bridge Company re-
ceived the contract from the board for build
ing an iron bridge over the Big Gunpowder
falls at Hoffman's Paper Mills, sixth district,
at 81, 958.
The South Branch Railroad of the Balti-
more and Ohio, 16 miles in length, from Green
Spring, IA miles east of Cumberland, on the
main line, to Romney, the county seat of
Hampshire county, West Virginia, was opened
to trains on Monday. This brings the fertile
South Branch valley, which is noted for fine
cattle, into direct railroad communication for
the first time. The road will probably be ex
tended to Moorefeld, Hardy county, at no
distant day.
1t is stated that in order to procure funds
for the prosecution of the campaign in favor to
prohibition the Washington County Temper
anee alliance has assessed the various aux
Hilary alliances $500. A portion of the money
is to be expended in securing the services of
persons to deliver addresses throughout the
county The eolored vote is to be looked
after, and to this end the services of Mrs.
Harper, colored, of Philadelphia, have been
secured to labor among her race.