The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-31
MARYLAND Affairs.

James G. Murray, an Old Defender, a ma
tive of Baltimore who resided all his life in
the city, died there on Saturday in his Goth
year.
John A. Scott, colored, is to be hanged in
Baltimore, on Friday, March u, the Cover
nor having refused to commute his sentence
to life Imprisonment and signed his death
warrant
c. Clapp's dry good store, in Hagerstown,
was damaged by fire and water on Monday
night to the amount of 81, 900. The building,
Junior Hall, was damaged to the extent of
$1,000.
Gov. MeIIane has appointed William Fl.
Wright, of Cockeysville, Baltimore county,
commissioner for that county, vice Parlett,
deceased. Mr.. Wright is 81 years of age, is
a successful farmer and merchant.
An infant child of Mrs. Charles Foge, re-
siding near Liberty, Frederick county, was
burned to death in horrible manner on
Wednesday. Mrs. Fogle, the mother, had
placed the child in its crib near stove, in
order to keep it warm, and then left the
house to go on a brief errand. On her re-
turn the cradle was in hames and the oceu-
pant almost wholly consumed.
The Port Tobacco Times states that scarlet
fever in an aggravated form is prevalent in
Charles county, east of Port Tobacco
"Several new cases." it adds, "have been
reported recently in the vicinity of La Plata,
and several deaths among children have &C.
Cured. Much alarm is felt among the people
in regard to the continued spread of the dis
ease" The public schools have been closed
in order to prevent the spread of the disease
by that means.
The ninth annual encampment of the De-
partment of Maryland, Grand Army of the
Republic, was held on Tuesday at Dushane
Post Hall, Baltimore. There was full at
tendance of representatives from the So posts
of the State. The reports showed the depart
ment to be in hourishing condition, with
2,305 comrades, an increase of four posts and
POI comrades. Gen. John w. Horn, warden
of the Penitentiary, was elected department
commander.
Rumor has it that compact is about to be
formed between The Western Maryland and
B. & 0. Railroad Companies, with view of
extending the track of the former from Will
Transport to Cherry Run, w. Va. This is
said to be in furtherance of the project to di-
vert certain traffic between the West and New
York by way of the Western Maryland, Balti-
more and Cumberland Valley Road to Har-
risburg, and thence by the Reading and
Bound Brook routes, the route heretofore
mapped out by the B. & o. as its New York
route from the West.
The Crescent Club, of Baltimore, is engag-
ed with their preparations for taking part, as
a drilled and uniformed body, in the inaugu-
ration parade at Washington on March 4th.
The members are assigned to companies of
81 men each, which includes the officers and
four platoons of II men each. 1t is stated
that six companies have nearly filled their
quotas. Dark overcoats and high hats have
been adopted. They will go to Washington
by two special trains of the Baltimore and
Ohio for the Inauguration. On their return
the club will take part in the entertainment
of Democratic organizations that will stop in
Baltimore.
A letter to the Baltimore Sun from Sails
bury, of January %, says: Isaac N. Hearn
came to Salisbury and reported to States At
torney Rider yesterday that serious shooting
ARRAY had occurred on Saturday near Whites
vile. For year past John Givans had re-
sided on the farm of Mrs. Wells, widow
lady, as manager. Mrs. Wells went over to
her sisters house, one mile distant, and stay
ing rather late Givans went to accompany her
home. When the two reached Mrs. Wells's
house Jesse Wells, son of the lady, came to
the yard and asked Givans what he was doing
in company with his mother. Givans, who
was afraid of young Wells, started to run, but
before he got far young Wells emptied both
barrels of a shotgun into Givanss right leg
and thigh, SO shot taking effect. He is badly
hurt. Young Wells is about 25 years old,
and made good his escape across the Della
ware line.