The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-08-30
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Maryland Affairs.

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80 years.
In Baltimore, since 1880, permits were
granted to build 1000 houses. This is rapid
growth.
The Maryland State library has $4,000 vol
umes, and 10000 more of statistical matter,
pamphlets, &c.
Cottman Cox, of Salisbury, who has entered
his one hundred and second year, is believed
to be the Oldest person on the Peninsula.
At campmeeting in Somerset county last
Saturday, Milton Wilson, colored, stabbed to
death James Bevan, also colored. Both were
drunk.
Mr.. Louis McMurray expects to operate his
fruit canning establishment in Frederick at
the rate of loo, 900 cans day during the height
of the fruit season.
An artillery company has been organized
in Baltimore, by a number of well known
young men, and it will be called the Ring
gold Light Artillery.
Peach shipments over the Delaware rail-
road up to Wednesday evening aggregated
3,014 car loads. The Eastern Shore furnish
ed a fair proportion of them.
A pole III feet high was raised on the 10Th
inst, at Pikesville, Baltimore county, by the
Cleveland and Hendricks club at that place.
A speech was made by Charles I. Cockey.
August Faul, civil engineer and Superin
tendent of the Parks of Baltimore, died in
that city on Monday, aged 6. years. He was
a native of Germany.
The Postoffice Department has determined
to add eight letter carriers to the free-delvery
force of the Baltimore postoffice. These car
riers will be put on before the middle of next
month.
The Republican convention of st. Mary S
county was composed of 20 blacks and IL
whites. That is the county where the tax
rate is S1.01 on the 500 for county purposes,
and everything is progressing backward.
Freedom Garrison, grandson of the emf
nent pioneer preacher of that name, lives in
Altoona, Pa. He recently visited Cambridge,
where his grandfather was imprisoned'i in the
county Jail for preaching, according to the
early chronicles.
The oyster season for tongmen opens Sep
TENDER and closes April Is. For dredgers,
November l and April l, a period of five
months; for tongmen period of seven and a
half months. Persons living on the water
courses can plant five acres, and add the same
to their farms.
The centennial services of the Episcopal
church at Rehoboth, near Kingston, Somerset
county, were held on Sunday last. Many
persons were present from Princess Anne,
Crisfeld, Pocomoke City and other points.
The contract for the erection of the building
is said to have been given out in 1884 and the
work completed in 1885 or 1786.
Edward Otis Hinkley, of Baltimore, was
chosen-vice president of the American Bar
Association, in session at Saratoga last week.
A resolution offered by David Dudley Field
was adopted for the appointment of special
committee of FIVE to consider and report at
the next meeting whether the present delay
and uncertainty in judicial administration
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Linkwood,
Dorchester county, on Saturday, in which
Geo. Parker, colored, was shot in the left
breast by John Henry, merchant at Link
wood The bullet struck rib and rebounded,
inhicting only a slight wound. The difficulty
originated aboutpayment for a pint of whiskey
which Parker bought at Henry store. Dur
ing the encounter between the two men Henry
was Rocked down by a blow from Parker S
fist. Henry fired twice, one bullet passing
through Parker's hat and the other taking
effect, as stated, in the breast.
There has beef a controversy in the faculty
of the Baltimore Medical College for the last
five months, during which time pretty vigor-
Gus correspondence has been carried on by
members of the faculty. The college was
formerly located on Paca street, but was some
time since moved to No. 233 East Baltimore
street, where DIR. Harvey l.. Byrd, president
of the faculty, and number of his associates
now hold jurisdiction. DIR. W. r. Monroe
and others of the faculty have located col
lege what they claim to be the Baltimore
Medical College, on Linden avenue, near
af Ion
suit.
At 11.40 A. NJ. on Thursday, as an excur-
sion train from Washington via Hagerstown
was standing and unloading its passengers at
the excursion platform at Penmar, the ac-
commodation train leaving Baltimore ut A.
NJ, which also stops at the same platform,
came around the sharp curve east of the sta
ton at too high a speed and struck the, ex-
cursion train, destroying the pilots and smoke
box fronts of both engines and doing other
slight damage, besides derailing the baggage
car ofthe accommodation train. The express
messenger, Mr.. Gottlieb Frey, brother of
Deputy Marshal Frey, was thrown from the
door and slightly hurt, but not sufficiently to
prevent his continuing to perform his duties
for the trip.
The Towson Guards held their annual
tournament near Towson ON Wednesday.
About 700 persons were present. Hon. j. +.
c. Talbot delivered the charge to the knights,
and the coronation address Judge Grason.
The following were the successful knights =
J. d. Almony, Knight of Fairview, who crown
ed Miss Clara Nickle as Queen of Love and
Beauty, and also received the first prize, II set
of harness. G. Nj. Hoshall, Knight of Wal
nut Hill. crowned Miss Irene Burton as first
maid of honor, and also received the second
prize, saddle. Burnside Wilson, Knight of
Cockeysville, was entitled to crown the second
maid of honor, but permitted Edward Pierce.
Knight of Arcadia, to bestow the honors, and
he selected Miss Mary Wheeler, and also re-
ceived the third prize, bride. d. L. Wiley,
Knight of Deer6eld, crowned Miss Emma +.
Causey third maid of honor, and received the
fourth prize, a whip. A ball followed the
tournament.
The Rev. w. W. Wilson, of the African NJ.
z. Conference, in session at Baltimore, has
been suspended from the Presidency of that
body, pending investigation of charges of de-
cet and fasehood alleged against him. The
official report of the Rev. c. C. Brown as to
the condition of his church in Washington
city was declared ''false and untrue" and
was rejected. Charges of drunkenness and vo-
ting against prohibition were preferred against
Brown, u member of the Committee on Tenn
pefance- L he charges were referred 10 the
District Committee, who subsequently, report
ed that the proof was not sufficient, but that
the accused had ceased to be useful' Mr..
Brown was therefore placed on the unstation-
ed list. The same Committee, TO whom the
case of Rev. w. w. Wilson, elected President
of the Conference, had been referred, report
ed that he was not eligible. His place was
thereupon declared vacant, and Rev. Thomas
Wells was elected President. Mr. Wilson
then withdrew from all connection with the
Conference and the Church, and Rev. Will
liam Anderson, one of his friends, demanded
and was granted certificate of dismissal.
A fatal ARRAY occurred at Hagerstown, Sat
urday.night about II o'clock, by which Albert
Faherney, aged % years, son of Mr.. John
Faherney, superintendent of Rose Hill Gene
terry, lost his life. Faherney had visited sey-
eral saloons Falling in with Jacob Huyett.
they started out Jonathan street, and when
near Church street man approached and
shook hands with Huyett As Huyett with
drew his hand from that of the stranger he
remarked: He has cut me with knife
Farherney Immediately attacked the stranger
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