The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-03
Maryland Affairs.

a successor 10 the ldUe OiSuOP Vi thC
diocese of Easton, will be chosen ION Nov. Is.
The Baltimore county fair at Timonium this
week was great success both as to exhibits
and attendance.
Mrs. Buryup, of Forestville, Prince Georges
county, was burned to death last week, by
the explosion of a coal oil lamp.
Charles p Barnes, in the Cecil county
court, on Thursday, was sentenced to the pen
itentiary for IA years for the murder OF James
E. Brown and James A. Barnes.
The Baltimore and Ohio rolling mill at
Cumberland, which has been idle for month
past, will resume operations next Monday.
1t employs large number of men.
The Frederick fair opens on October 10,
and the fair at Hagerstown on the 10th,
Preparations for both of these fairs are great.
and good exhibitions may be expected.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal have
shipped, so far. during the season, 253,Sl2
tons of coal, making an increase, as compared
with the same period last year, of Is, 2O2 tons.
There was big fire Wednesday night in
the block on Light street just below the Car
rolton Hotel, Baltimore. Several firms are
heavy losers. and the total loss will be be-
tween $40, 900 and $4,000.
DR.. Henry f. Zollickoffer, a well-kno
resident anu merchant Vi l1diIlhlOICf hltu III
that city on Wednesday, aged 62 years. He
was a native of Frederick county, and in early
life was practising physician. He was also
prominent in the Methodist Protestant church.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, in session in Baltimore, adjourned on
Saturday to meet in Boston next year. Ex-
Governor Underwood was elected, before
the adjournment, to be Lieutenant General
of new degree, termed "Patriarchs Mill
tant"
DR.. Augustus Riggs, of the fourth district,
and N. Soper Childs, of the fifth district, have
been appointed school commissioners of How
ard county to fill the places recently made va
cant by the resignation of ex-Gov. John Lee
Carroll and John w. Dorsey. Mr.. William
Macintosh, of Elkridge, is president of the
board.
A child of John Holly, residing near Zion,
Cecil county, in the absence of its father, set
fire to stack of straw near the barn, which
soon caught fire, and, with its contents, con-
sisting of 700 bushels of grain and IS tons of
hay, was destroyed. There was only small
insurance.
Joshua F. G.. Talbot, prominent farmer
and citizen of Baltimore county, died on Sat
urday evening, at his home, near Timonium,
of heart disease, in the Goth year of his age.
He leaves widow, eight daughters and one
son. He was the uncle of ex-Congressman
J. F. G. Talbot.
An eleven-ye old son of Rev. Alexander
Allison, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of
Hagerstown, in attempting to jump upon
car that was being shifted to a side track at
the Baltimore and Ohio depot on Saturday,
fell on the rails, the car passing over his right
foot, crushing it in such a manner as to make
amputation necessary.
Captain Thomas C. Hance, commander of
an oyster schooner at Baltimore, on Sunday
evening shot and killed his wife, in a house
of evil repute in that city. She was only 90
years of age. Hance took her from the den
two years ago and soon afterwards married
her, but she recently returned to the place.
He shot her because she refused to go back
and live with him.
An eight year-od son of Mr. Eli Orendorf,
who resides nine miles north of Granville, in
Garrett county, while playing with shotgun
accidentally shot and instantly killed his in
FAINT brother, aged one year. The entire top
of the child's head was blown off The
children were alone in the house, the parents
and older children being out attending to farm
duties.
Col. l.. V. Baughman, president of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, left Frederick
on Wednesday on a pay trip over the canal.
The employees will be paid for the months of
February and August and the sum to be dis
bursed will amount to something over SIG 900.
1t is understood that the present canal admin
istration will not only pay off all its running
expenses for the year, but will be able also to
hquidate a considerable portion of the old
Indebtedness.
A circular letter has been issued by Mr.
John I. Ridgely as secretary to the surviving
members of company A, First Maryland
Cavalry, G. S. A., announcing their seven
teenth annual reunion, to be held at the How
ard House, in Ellicott City, on the 29th of
October next. There are now living in How
ard county about twenty members of the cold
Maryland First Capt. Thomas Griffith, Of
Montgomery county, is chairman of the So
ciety.
At Wednesdays meeting of the Corn and
Flour Exchange of Baltimore TIE deaths of
four members, which had occurred within
three days, were announced. namely, George
w. Mcclure, Usher Clabaugh, S. NJ. Lyle and
DR.. H. f. Zollickoffer. Mr.. Mcclure was
one Of the oldest members of the body. Mr..
Clabaugh succeeded his father. the late E.
A. Clabaugh, at the Cloverbrook Stud Farm.
and DIR. Zollickoffer was head of the house of
Stonebrake & Co., flour and grain merchants.
Thirteen of the members of the Exchange
have died since the beginning of the year.
During three days last week nearly 100 car
loads of stock passed through Hagers-
town from Virginia and West Virginia for the
Baltimore and Philadelphia markets. In
cluded in their number was carload of cattle
stolen from the extensive stock farm of Mr.
John c. Raper, of Wytheville, Va. The
thieves stole p head in a body, drove them
from the farm to the railroad station, loaded
them on the cars, and consigned them to an
eastern market. These cattle were valued at
81 900. On Saturday Mr.. Raper reached
in search of his property, which
had passed through several hours in advance
of him.
On the 4th of September a gentleman from
Baltimore, having in his possession a horse
and wagon, was arrested by Constable G. }.
Beckley, near Reisterstown, on the basis of
telephone message sent by Michael Tobin.
operator at Townsville, near the Ten Mile
House, stating the team had been stolen, and
"a reward of $50 for the man in pos
session. When the constable took his prs-
oner to Tobin the latter admitted "it was all
a joke" and declined to pay the promised re-
ward Suit was entered against TObin for
$50 by Constable Beckley and the case was
heard before Magistrate Storm, at Reisters-
town, who gave plaintiff judgment for the full
amount demanded, with costs. The case
will be appealed.
Isador August, of Cumberland was attack
ed by fatal stroke of paralysis at Camden
Station Baltimore, on Sunday. He was about
to purchase a ticket at the window when he
first complained to Sergeant Sunstrum of feel
ing i'll, and but for the latter's aid he would
have fallen. DIR. H. X. Wiley was summon
ed, who pronounced it stroke of paralysis.
His friends in Cumberland were asked by
whether he should be sent on
thither or taken to hospital. In compli.
ance with their wish he was sent out on the
morning Western express. Word vas tele-
graphed back to Camden station during the
day that he had died or the train shortly af-
ter leaving Martinsburg