The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-04-26
Maryland Affairs.

Lawyer Hopes has been dsbarred from
practicing in the Baltimore courts.
The steamship Weser arrived at Baltimore
on Sunday with ,l61 steerage passengers.
D. Preston Parr of Baltimore has purchas
for $11 900 the Smedly House, Towsontown.
W. ]. Dennis of Maryland, died in Rich
mond last Friday night from an overdose of
laudanum.
Four cents reduction on canal tolls has
been agreed upon by the Board of Directors
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
The death of a colored girl whose skeleton
was found recently in the woods is a subject
of judicial inquiry in Anne Arundel county.
Something of sensation has been caused
in Cumberland by the indictment of a promi-
nent citizen as an accessory in horse stealing.
"Sam,' much priced horse belonging TO
Gen. John S. Berry of Baltimore county, died
last week aged 80 years, ii months and II
days.
The Maryland Hinge Company of Frederick
is putting in new machinery, which will in
crease the capacity from $500 hinges per day
to 1900.
The board of public works of Maryland has
addressed aletter to the directors ofthe Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal recommending further
reduction of tolls if possible.
Johns College, Annapolis, and the faculty
and students are devising some suitable meth
cd of celebrating the Tooth anniversary.
Saturday was the twenty third anniversary
of the passage of the Sixth Massachusetts,
Regiment through Baltimore, and reunion
of the members was held in Worcester, Mass.
During the first three days of the session OF
the grand jury of Anne Arundel county over
100 witnesses were examined, two-thirds of
whom were violations of the local option law.
BENJAMIN Gather, colored, got caught in
the machinery of a saw mill on the farm OF
Louis McMurray, near Frederick, on Tuesday,
and killed His body was terribly mangled.
Mrs. Caroline Purdy, one of the first man
ayers of the Aged Women's Home, on Lex
ington street, Baltimore, died at that institu-
ton on Wednesday in the Goth year of her
age.
Commander Waddell, of the State Fishery
Force of Maryland, has ordered his deputies
to arrest all vessels going through the Della
ware and Chesapeake Canal carrying seed
oysters.
Charles H. Unverzaght, convicted in the
U. S. Court at Baltimore of fraudulent use of
the mails, in connection with a life insur-
ance company, was sentenced on Saturday to
a fine of $500 and imprisonment for twelve
months.
DR.. Robert Wright died at his residence at
Centreville, on Monday morning, in his S7th
year. DIR. Wright was the Oldest graduate of
the West Point military school and likewise
the oldest resident of Queen Anne's County.
Mrs. Feed, of Hagerstown, an insane pa.
| tent going to Spring Grove Asylum, jumped
off Western Maryland Railroad train east of
Mechanicstown on Thursday, and was badly
bruised. She was taken pack to Hagerstown.
Colonel Richard Martin, a well-known and
esteemed citizen of Frederick county, died at
his residence near Petersville Monday morn
ing, in the 74th year of his age. He leaves
an estate estimated to be worth over quarter
million dollars.
Col. H. Kyd Douglas has composed an
opera entitled "The Lovely Althea,' which
was set to music by I. j. Hahn. 1t was pro-
duced for the first time at the Academy of
Music, Hagerstown, on Tuesday night and
was much enjoyed by the large number of
persons in attendance.
Gov. McI4ane has directed the State veteri-
nary surgeon to investigate the cases of pleuro-
pneumonia that are said to exist at Reisters-
town, Baltimore county. The Governor Or
dered printed 500 copies of the pleuro- pneu-
monia act from State Printer Young, and the
copies will be circulated through the infected
] districts.
John Dixon. colored, was arrested near
Lisbon, Howard county, on Sunday, on sus-
picion of having stolen a horse which he was
| offering to sell at very low figures. He
was taken to Ellicott City, and the horse was
identified by John Griffith, of Frederick
! county. as his own. Dixon was then taken
to Frederick Jail for trial.
The annual session of the German Chassis of
| MARYLAND of the Reform Church in the United
States was held on Wednesday at st. Johns
Church. Baltimore. The Chassis includes six
churches-four in Baltimore city and one
each in Washington and Frederick, with 2,S13
members, 1881 communicates and 1,22l
! Sunday School scholars. During the year
there were 476 baptisms and 14S contrma-
tons, 30 members were received by certificate,
81, 300 were expended for charity and Sll ,3o9
for congregational purposes.
The Legislature of Maryland at its late SEES
sion passed bill to put wills of real and per-
sonal property on the same footing, so that
hereafter two witnesses will be necessary to a
will of personal property the same as to a will
of real property. Heretofore no formality
whatever has been necessary to a will of per-
sonal property, and man might dispose of
millions of personal estate by memorandum,
no matter how informal; for example, state
ment of his intentions in the body OF private
letter, or, as in very signal instance which
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Court of Appeals, by postscript at the bot
tom of long forgotten business letter, in the
Hoppe case. go
Ii is probable that the refusal Of the sheriff
of Frederick to recognize the authority OF the
recently created board of charities and cor
rections, which is invested by law with the
control of both the Jail and almshouse, will
result in an issue for determination by the
courts. The allowance of - cents per diem
for the feeding of prisoners in the Jail has
been repealed after the LIST of May. and the
board of charities is unable 10 make its con.
tracts for supplies and provisions required
for the support and maintenance of the in
stitution until furnished with certain infor
nation demanded but refused by the sheriff.
The board state that their only alternative
now is to compel compliance with the law
They have retained Capt. James McSherry as
COUNSEL while the sheriff has secured the SER
vices of Mr.. John c. Motter,
The April report of the department of ag
rioulture treats on winter grains and the con-
dition of farm animals. The report states that
slight injury to wheat has been caused in
Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick and Somerset
: counties, by reason Of the Hessian fly, Con
oerning the condition Of farm animals in Ma
ryland, it says "Animals of all kinds have
wintered unusually well and are now in good
condition, There has been no epidemic or
serious contagious disease among them. A
| few sporadic cases of pink-eye among the
, horses, seab among sheep, and isolated eases
/ of hog cholera are reported. Plenro-pn
mona has appeared in certain parts OF the
state, but is now thoroughly under control.
Farmers generally are paying more attention
to the care and shelter of their stock than
, heretofore. The loss Of all kinds of stock has
! been so slight that it is not worth estimating. !"
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