The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-15
Maryland Affairs.


There is considerable excitement near Han
cock, Washington county, over the discovery
of coal. lei
Fourteen persons were confirmed in the
Episcopal church at Frederick Sunday night
by Bishop Berry, of Iowa.
1t is part of the gossip in Chicago that a
Baltimore house is buying corn heavily in
Missouri and Kansas, it is said over 2, 000, 600
bushels for March delivery.
Wendell Bollman, celebrated inventor
and bridge builder, died in Baltimore, his
native place, on Tuesday, aged 20 years. He
was once president of the Western Maryland
railroad. au
The Board of Public Works of Annapolis
on Tuesday elected James G. Waddell com
mander of the oyster police steamer Leila.
Captain Waddell was the commander of the
Confederate cruiser Shenandoah.
The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South met on Wednesday
in Baltimore. Bishop A. W.. Wilson pre-
sided, and Rev. John S. Martin was elected
Secretary. $50 clerical and 80 lay delegates
answered to roll call.
During the week ended Saturday evening
175 deaths occurred in Baltimore, Is less
than the same week of 1885, Births reported.
| 1856. OF those who died 6S were under 5
years of age, 5 lived to be between 80 and 80,
and between 80 and 100.
The Second Branch of the Baltimore City
Council ON Monday night passed the ordinance
creating paid fire commission, and doing
away with fire marshal. 1t had previously
passed the First Branch. The matter will
become one of judicial investigation.
The March term of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County will begin on Monday
next. There are seven prisoners in the Jail
awaiting the action of the grand jury-three
for murder, one for violation of the local-op-
ton law, two for larceny and one for burg
larry. ew lT Dog
Forty-fiv cases have so far been docketed
for the April term of the Court of Appeals,
which begins Monday, April Z. Opinions
are to be filed in A cases disposed Of at the
October term, and for this purpose court will
the entire October docket will be cleared be-
fore the April term begins.
J. r. Elkinston, special agent of the pen
sion Office at Washington, is now in Salisbury.
His territory embraces the eight lower coun-
counties, Delaware. He is looking up fraud
uleut pensioners. He is also especially on
the lookout for widows of soldiers receiving
pensions who have remarked.
The report ofthe Congressional Railway and
Canal Committee, which recommends the
Maryland and Delaware Ship Canal, states the
cost at from 81, 900, 000t SIS, 900, 900, accord
ing to route chosen, and the cost of repairs
and maintenance at from Ill 200 to S122. 900
in round numbers. These estimates are
founded on the three Government surveys
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The directors of the Blue Ridge Hotel Com
pany have decided to build an annex to their
Blue Mountain House, on the Western Mary
land Railroad, and have invited proposals, 1t
is to be connected by bridge with the main
building, will contain 76 rooms, with baths
and other accessories, together with ball
room building AZ by rs feet, and will cost
S26, 900. Furniture, extra stabling and other
improvements will make the aggregate $780,
600. 80 Pc.
| During the trial of the John Tolly Johns
will case filtration sprung up between +. l..
| Bareda Turner a member of the Baltimore
corn and flour exchange and juror in the
case, and Miss Maud Turnor, witness, daugh-
ter of DIR. John Caldwell, one of the contest
ants of the will. The Irritation caused con-
| siderable comment at the time, and the facts
have all been revived this week, by the mar
riage on Monday of Mr.. Turner and Miss
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Mr. John NJ. Gordon died on Wednesday
Mt the residence ofhis son-in- law, Mr.. Eugene
Blackford, near Pikesyille, in his 10Th year.
Mr.. Gordon was born in Fredericksburg, Va,
and was educated at Yale and Harvard Col
leges. He went to Baltimore about 1882, and
was at once admitted to the bar, He entered
iuto law partnership with the late Grafton
Dulany. He was for many years president
of the Union Bank, Baltimore, and Mr..
George Peabody appointed him one of the
original trustees and treasurer of the Pea
body Institute. His health failing him in
1860. he resigned these positions and retired
from active business life. .. ,..,
The Virginia U, B, Conference. has just
closed its annual session at Lacy Springs,
Rockingham county, Va. The next session
will be held at Frederick. Following are the
appointments for Potomac District &C. NJ.
Holt, p. E.-Boonesboro,, G. H. Crowell;
KeedysviIle. J. r. Ridenour; Hagerstown
Circuit. w. II. Berry; Hagerstown Station,
w. o. Fries; Myersville, J. NJ. Underwood;
Mechanicstown, W. L.. Martin; Frederick
Circuit, S. H. Smell; Frederick City. A. NJ
Evers; Martinsburg Mission, N. F.. Keiter;
Potomac Circuit, J. w. Kiracofe; Clarke Mis-
sion, J. H. Parlctt; Fauquier Mission, to be
supplied al 49,. -. .--..,'..r q.