The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-05-24
Maryland Affairs.

A horse was stolen from Martin Emmert in
Washington county Sunday night.
The German Baptists of Hagerstown con
template building new church.
Articles of incorporation of the Cambridge
Telephone and Telegraph Company have been
filed.
Mrs. Coulter, of Brick Meeting House, Cecil
county, was murdered by a tramp on Monday
night last.
The boatmen of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal are dissatisfied with the low freights and
high tolls.
The survey of the Annapolis and Baltimore
short line railroad has advanced within ten
miles of the former city.
The Montgomery National Bank, at Rock
vile, has been authorized to commence bust
ness with capital of $4,000.
Marcello Triaca, an Italian of Baltimore,
was swindled out of $1,000 on Monday by two
other Italians on the confidence plan.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Philip Cutler, re-
siding about miles south of Frederick, was
found dead in bed, he having died from heart
disease.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record says
that Maryland has invested $2,514, 900 in
manufacturing enterprises, since the LIST of
January.
Congressman Warner of Ohio has been in
vited to deliver the Grafton at the joint dec
Grafton ceremonies of the ex. Federals and ex-
.Confederates atAnnapolis May 80.
The May crop report of the department of
agriculture says that wheat is in high condi-
ton in Maryland, except on some very heavy
clay soils, which have been too wet.
Oliver 0. D. Frick, of Baltimore city, and
VIM. B. Franklin, of Baltimore county, have
successfully passed all examinations for ad.
mission to the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
The Kent County Mutual Fire Insurance
Company has voted to give $3.50 annually to
the corporate authorities of Chestertown for
the purpose of supplying the place with water
Thomas King, of Kenton, Hartford county,
was thrown from his carriage about one o clock
on Sunday and instantly killed. The accident
occurred about mile and a-half from Darl-
ington.
George c. Maund, a prominent Republican
of Baltimore, died last Friday, aged 90 years.
He was native of Loudoun county, Va, and
was graduate of Pennsylvania College, Get
tysburg.
The Masonic Knights Templar of Baltimore
have organized a social club and have leased
building at the corner of St. Paul and Pleas
ant street. 1t will be on the order of the
Wednesday Club.
The Methodist Protestant General Confer
ence, in session at Baltimore, Wednesday
voted down proposition to strike from the
discipline everything relating to infant bap-
tism which makes it obligatory.
The tax rate for county purposes in How
ard county for the present year has been fixed
at 62 cents on the S100-a decrease of three
cents in Baltimore county the rate is fixed
at 65 cents, the same as for last year.
Last Saturday the County Commissioners
of Frederick county sold bonds representing
S65, 200, in denominations of 800, $500 and
81 900, and bearing per cent. interest, upon
which they realized a premium of $459.06.
The Railroad Commissioners of Massachu-
sets have decided to grant the petition of the
BalSmore and Ohio Telegraph Company for
locations for poles and wires upon the line of
the New York and New England Railroad
The remains of the late Samuel A. Janney.
of Montgomery county, who diedin Manches-
! ter, England, were brought to Baltimore on
Wednesday on the steamer Caspian, of the
Allan Line, and were taken to Montgomery
county for burial.
| Last week the board of directors of the
Frederick and diminishing Turnpike Com.
pany elected the following officers for the en-.
suing year: President. V. S. Bruner; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, II. P. Heck; Superin,
tendent, John Rocky.
The Frederick Cornet Band have been engag.
ed to accompany an excursion gotten up under
the auspicies of the Union Veteran Corps, ot
Washington, to Brooklyn, N. Y, to attend
the reunion of the Army of the Potomac, on
the 18th aud 18th of June.
The Cumberland Valley and the Western
Maryland Railroads have contracted for the
erection of large signal tower at the junction
| of the two roads at Hagerstown. 1t is to be
supplied with all the latest appliances and
improvements for the signaling of trains
Ingurtha Hall died at hi home, near Wood
/ Lawn, Cecil county, Saturday night, aged 80
years. Hall was well known as an eccentric
character, one ofh many peculiarities being
the wearing of female apparel in preference
to the usual male habiiments His estate is
valued at $4,000 to 1000.
w. G. Halyburton, telegraph editor of the
Baltimore Erening Ne,cs, died suddenly in
| Baltimore Sunday evening. He was about ~
years Of age, a son Of the late Judge Haly-
burton, of Richmond, Virginia. Immediate
" after the war he removed to Baltimore, and
was connected successfully with the Gazette,
German Correspondent, SIN, and Eeening
| NeuS.
T. Monroe Richardson, farmer living in
the 10th district of Baltimore county, has been
sent to Jail IN default Of bail on charge of
| forgery. Richardson is said to have purchas
ed two horses from Seligman Herzherg, on
Aisquith street, Baltimore, and gave in pay
ment note dated April Is, 1884, at six
months, for S400. signed by Carvi Perdue and
J. NJ. Pearce. The signatures are alleged to
be forgeres.
Rev John Z. Smith brother to Capt. James
Smith, Of GentreYille, Queen Anne's county,
has invented machine Ia reap earn: The
machine is intended to cut down and set UP
corn, and Mr.. Smith claims that it will do the
work of fourteen men; or cut and set up from
twenty to twenty-five acres of corn day, no
matter how badly tangled. II only requires
one man and boy to operate it,
The National Republican Committee Off
cially announced Wednesday evening that
notices Of contest have heen filed in the case
of Henry W, Jordan and Henry W, Rogers
and Louis Y. Martin and VIM. c, Clay for
delegates to the Chicago convention for the
Fourth Congressional district of Maryland,
Mr.. Martin has also filed long printed state
ment of his claims in the premises.
Sheriff Airey, of Baltimore, appointed
Hiram Watty, a colored man, deputy sheriff.
In the recent Republican contests in Balti
more Airey was ON the side of the postoffice
Fipa ard Watty opposed them, and Airey has
asked ~atty III eesiga. WgtiE pefgses to dc
so and prefers dismissal, lilslp9 he viii preach
to his colored brethren on't the beauties of' Of
fee holding.
Jones Maekin, who has has fairly earned
the reputation Of being hard character, and
who short time since created disturbance in
the streets Of Hayre- de- GRACE by firing pis-
tai ipdiscrimipately at passers.by, on Thursday
s6qt apa Killed an iaoHeRgYP ltaIiaa llahpFeF
WHO was Eecently employed by the BallEitHafk
and Ohio Railroad Fhersis no cause assign
ea for the brutal act, which can ealy be At,
tie @erd e Re, Eii5ost ggiag hs Victim
any any warning, val ed Deliberately toward hisi
and emptied the eonteats of his revolver into
the man abdomen. Three of the shots we're