The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-01-26
Maryland Affairs.

Mr.. Theodore Williams, CHIEF Judge OF the
Orphans Court of Worcester county, died
Sunday at Snow Hill, aged so years
Alpheus J.. Porter and John l.. Wethered,
of Baltimore, have resigned as cadets at the
Annapolis Naval Academy. They only en-
tered last September.
Lewis 0'Neil, policeman of Baltimore,
dropped dead Sunday morning as he was en-
tering his house, after returning from church.
He was SO years of age, and had been on the
force about twcnty-thrcc years.
The Thomas Paine Deists will hold their
anniversary meeting in Frederick on the 10Th
inst The subject will be ''His Political and
Religious Acts During and Since the Revolu-
tionary War of l776.
The publishing house of j. B. Pet & Co.,
of Baltimore has donated to the Bureau of
Catholic Indian Missions 3,400 volumes of
school books, to be distributed to the Indian
school in the West under care of the bureau.
On Tuesday night Miss Nellie Ransom,
while coasting on Wight street hill. Port De-
post, was thrown from the sled with several
others, and sustained a severe fracture of one
leg that may cause serious trouble, and is at
tended with danger of death.
The number of pensioners of the United
States residing in Frederick county is 1877.
Monthly payments to these aggregate 81, 70S
or $40, 496 per annum. Two persons receive
S72 each per month, seven S24, twelve $1s,
one hundred and sixteen IS, and the balance
from SIT to 81.
The President of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association of Baltimore Tuesday
called special meeting of the Association
for the 31st of January to perfect plans for
making city of Baltimore exhibit at the New
WnrlJfC Tnnucfriol EynOeItinn m
December next.
Ezra r. Zimmerman, resident of Emmitts-
burg, and Republican in politics, has been
appointed by the Democratic Judges of the
Circuit Court member of the public school
board of Frederick county in place of Judge
Black, of Mechancstown, who declined the
position.
Frederick county Jail appears to be regu-
lar trap, which catches all the tramps OF
Western Maryland. 1t now contains over 100
tramps, which the county boards at % cents
each per day, and which the sheriff feeds at a
cost of cents per day, making about $50 pei
day clear money out of the tramp business.
Mrs. Mary T. Warfeld, wife of the late
DR.. Gustavus Warfeld, died last Friday at hel
residence, "Longwood," Howard county, aged
81, years. Mrs. Warfield was a Miss Thomas
of Philadelphia. She was almost universally
known throughout Howard county and was
very popular. Nine children and large
number of grand and great grandchildren
survive her.
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, says thai
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has purchased the Buckeye Car Works, stu
ated in the eastern part of that city, and vii
take possession about the LIST of March. The
railroad company has long needed works o
this kind having none west of the Ohio river
As soon as the company takes possession
about 800 men will be employed in the build
ing of cars.
Darius Wheeler, eighty-fve years of age
one of the old defenders of Baltimore in 1872
in which war he was drummer-boy, was fount
dead in bed Monday morning at the residence
of his grandson, Mr.. William 6. Wheeler
Hanover Junction, York county, Pa, The
deceased was born in Baltimore, and was {
bricklayer and builder by trade, which he
followed up to within five years ago. He was
marshal of the Old Defenders Association
and attended their last annual gathering.
A large Touring mill, valued at about 50,
600, located short distance from Woodsboro
in Frederick county, was entirely destroyed
by a supposed incendiary fire Sunday, morn
inc. Its contents, consisting of 200 bushel.
of barrels of flour. &C., were also burned up
The mill was run by both water and steam
power. 1t was owned by Milton Ruby
of Woodsboro, but tenanted by Joseph N
Smith. The miller, James Lingy, who was
asleep narrowly escaped with his life. Iht
only insurance on the property destroyed wa'
5000 on the wheat.
The Grand Encampment of the Crane
Army of the Republic for the Department O.
MARYLAND met in annual session IN Baltimore
Tuesday. Thirty four posts were repro sented
The following Department officers were eject
ed and installed: Commander, Frank u.
Smith; Senior Vice Commander, George w
4. Vernon: Junior Vice Commander, Joshua
Richardson; Medical Director, Theodore A
Worrell: Chaplain, Rev Henry Edwards
Delegates to the National Encampment al
Large. William W. Walker; Regular, William
o. Saville and Lewis Hennickhausen.
Mrs. James NJ. Hood, of Frederick, has
written to the trustees ofFranklin and Marshal
College, Lancaster, Pa, stating that she pro
poses to give them as trustees OF the college
the sum of $4,000 to erect on the college
grounds substantial observatory and to equip
it with the necessary astronomical instruments
the observatory, to be known as the ''Dame
Scholl' observatory to be "a daughter CRATE
ful tribute to father memory. Ii the GIT Il
ACCENTED. with its conditions, she will pay
over to the board 81, 900 on February l, s., 200
by July Is, and $4,000 by August 20, 1854
Mrs. Hood is daughter of the late DAME
School, The gift will be accepted.
Thomas VIM. Kehoe, has sued the presi
dent. managers and company ofthe Baltimore
and Reisterstown Turnpike Road in the Bal
timore city court for $1,000 damages for re-
fusing to allow the plaintiff to pass with his
wagon and horses unless he paid $3.50 to the
toll.gat keeper at 0wings's Mill toll-gate,
which the keeper claimed was due for arrear:
of toll to the company The declaration sets
forth the trouble and ANNOYANCE this claim,
which the plaintiff says was falsely represented
to be for foliage, caused him. He AYERS that
he had to travel ten miles in the night for two
hours to get the money, which he did not
have about him. He also charges that he was
assaulted and given into the custody of two
pretended constables.
A convention of Anne Arundel farmers was
held at Annapolis on Tuesday, to consider
plans for new road law for the county, to
take the place of the imperfect supervisory
system, which will recommend to the Legis-
lature the passage of an act in accordance
with their views. The proposed law provides
for the appointment of Il competent engineer
to take charge OF the pnDlc ROADS OF tne
county, and also board of road commits
sioners, composed of ten from each district.
1t also provides for letting out roads in sec
tons for repairs and improvements by con-
tract to the lowest bidder, and limits the
county expenditure per year to $4,000 for
roads The salary Of the engineer is not to be
over 81, 1000.
A mass meeting of ladies in the interests of
the observance of the Centennial of American
Methodism was held Tuesday in Baltimore.
Bishops Simpson, Andrews and Wilson 1.-THE
latter of the Church South were present.
Rev. DIR. Goncher made an address, in the
course of which he said that one of the objects
of the meeting was to found an institution for
the higher education of the women of the
Conference He thought 100000 would be
required for the purpose. Bishops Simpson
and Andrews also spoke in advocacy of the
project and the latter said they should not
be satisfied with 100000. Resolutions were
adopted approving the project, and requesting
the Conference, in its arrangement for COM
memorating the Centennial or the 0rganiza-
ton of the Methodist Episcopal Church. to
give pre- commence to the founding and en-
dnw;no IF surh n female seminary In accor-