The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-08
Maryland Affairs.

Lucy Wilson, colored, said to be over 100
years old, died last week at Annapolis.
The taxes collected in Frederick county
the present fiscal year amount to $l6l, O82.-
! rs.
During the gale on Thursday night of last
week, several vessels were driven ashore IN
the Chesapeake bay.
Robert H. Pennington, dealer in fertilizers
and agricultural implements at Glyndon, died
at his residence there last Monday. aged 81
years.
The 18th annual commencement OF the
College of Physicians and Surgeons, IN Baltl-
more, took place on Tuesday. 120 young
men graduated.
Mr.. John W. Cook, aged "a years, and one
of the oldest citizens of Frederick, died early
Wednesday morning of pneumonia, after
sickness of about one week.
The trial of Daniel F. Kennedy for the
murder of Charles f. Topper. on last election
day, has been set for Monday next in the
Frederick Circuit Court.
The receipts of the Emmittsburg Railroad
during the year 1888 amounted to $40, SO9. %
and the expenditures S., 614.47. The increase
in receipts over the previous year was $40.
Naval cadets Jastrewski of Louisiana, Max
ey of Texas and Parker of Massachusetts were
last Friday dismissed from the Annapolis
Naval Academy for hazing. Cadet Lynott,
of Missouri, resigned.
Prof VIM. Miller, of Australia, has &C.
cepted John L. Sullivan's offer to spar in New
York or San Francisco, the winner to take
the whole of the gate-money. Prof Miller
is ell-known in Baltimore city, where he re-
sided for while.
Sister Mary Raphael, one ofthe best known
Sisters of Charity in this country, died Sun
day night at st. Joseph's Academy, near EN-
mittsburg Some months ago the fiftieth an
niversary of her becoming a religious was
celebrated.
An unknown deaf and dumb man, about
thirty-fi five years old, was struck by train and
killed near Port Deposit Tuesday morning.
The engineer saw him and gave the usual sig
nails of warning, but Of course they were I'M
availing with the afflicted man.
Mrs. Burlington Carlisle, residing near
Stevenson's Station, Baltimore county, on the
Western Maryland Railroad, has sold to Mr..
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker her farm, containing 125
acres for S25, 900, reserving, however, the dwell
inghouse and grounds adjacent thereto.
The Brooklyn, On " board of education
has Just awarded to Messrs. VIM. Knabe x
Co., Baltimore, an order for twelve of their
pianos for use of the public schools. The
award, it is understood, was made altogether
on the test of merit, without regard to prices.
John McKinsey, farmer, residing several
miles west of Elkton, Cecil county, while
driving home on Tuesday evening alone, was
taken suddenly i'll. He was removed to a
house near by, where he almost instantly ex-
PRED He had been attending a sale of live
stock, and had been exposed and chilled
William j. Tucker, aged SO years, we'll
known citizen and retired builder of Freder-
lex, died very suddenly at his residence at
three O. clock Saturday from neuralgia of the
stomach. He had been about as usual during
the early part of the day and only complained
of feeling unwell few minutes before his
death.
An excursion train from Hagerstown, on
Wednesday, bound West, via the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, took 1877 emigrants from
Washington and Frederick counties, and the
Cumberland and Shenandoah valleys. An
excursion train on the Cumberland Valley
Road also took 9S emigrants from points be-
tween Hagerstown and Chambersburg.
James r. Milburn, formerly of St. Mary IS
county, met with an accidental death near
Leadville, Colorado, recently. He was en-
gagged in surveying, and fell into a mine shaft
$50 feet deep, the mouth of which was covered
with snow. He did not know he was near it.
There was forty feet of water in the shaft, in
which he was drowned. He had been in the
West six years.
A stable owned by L. Swinney, and located
on his country seat, four miles from Baltimore,
was set on fire Tuesday night by two tramps.
The tramps called at the residence on the
farm and asked for food, which was given
them. After they finished their meal they
went to the stable, cut up several sets of val
liable harness, and then set the building on
fire. making good their escape. The loss is
estimated at over 81 900.
Miss Agnes Newell Scott, wife of Lieut.. A.
B. Scott, U. S. A., and daughter of Prof. NJ.
A. Newell, principal of the State Normal
School, died of consumption at her father S
residence, Baltimore, at o'clock on Satur
day night. Deceased, who had been for some
time with her husband at Fort Wingate, was
born in Baltimore q years ago, and was es
teemed by large circle Of friends for her
varied attainments and amiability of charac-
ter Lieut. Scott, who is on leave of absence,
was present at the death of his wife.
A 'sfat ladies' BALI was held at Schlegel's
Hall. Baltimore, last Friday night, and was
well attended by weighty personages. The
promenade was led by Mrs. Schmitt, 260
pounds, escorted by Mr.. Hamm, who weighs
seven pounds less. They were both presented
with floral tributes from two little girls. At
least score of ladies who weighed over two
hundred pounds were present, among the
more solid being Mrs. Williams, who weighs
254 Mrs. Walter, 242, and Mrs. Spooner, 240.
The Frederick Daily Ne,cs says party of
about twenty men, of all ages and sizes,
heavily armed, rode up to the residence of
Mr. John White, near Adamstown, on We'd
nesday, Feb. 81, and demanded that Clarence
Nelson, colored laborer on the farm, be
compelled to leave the neighborhood within
the next twenty -four hours. He was charged,
on the instance of his wife, with making
threats of violence against Misses Nellie and
Fannie Snouffer, daughters of George W.
SnouAer, of that vicinity. Nelson, although
protesting his innocence, made quick tracks
for the other side of the river. There was
considerable talk oflynching.