The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-24
Maryland Affairs.

Tuesday, aged 103.
Joseph Passano has been appointed post
master at Reisterstown.
Hagerstown fair was attended by $4,000
persons on Thursday.
Queen Anne's county Republicans have de-
cided not to nominate a ticket.
DIR. James Cheston, near Annapolis, died
on the 18th instant, aged 81 years.
About go young Baltimore lawyers have
organized Democratic campaign club.
In Howard county there is decrease of
124 on the registration lists as compared with
1884.
VIM. Campbell Hamilton. well known
lawyer of Baltimore, died suddenly on Thurs
day morning.
Four of the leading stores in Rising Sun,
Cecil county, were entered by burglars on
Monday night.
On Saturday night last free fight took
place at Fruitland, Wicomico county, and
woman was shot and several others severely
injured.
A monument 100 feet high is to be erected
to the memory of Francis Scott Key, the au-
thor of the Star-Spangled Banner, in Patter
son Park, Baltimore
DIR. W. G. Rider, of Baltimore county has
land Baptist Union Association, which is
holding its fftieth annual meeting in Balti-
more.
The receipts of the Frederick county fair,
held last week. amounted to about $500,
decrease as compared with last year of
about 81, 000 The falling off is attributed to
the inclement weather.
Josiah Reeder, living near Zion, Cecil co.,
| o,,lf Cd Al arfQ lOt
of sweet corn, from which he sold nearly TO-,
900 ears, which netted him over $50, besides
which he kept lot for seed.
During the storm last week the observatory
on Quirauk, at Pea-Mar, was blown down.
The structure is a complete wreck, but will
be rebuilt in time for the opening of the ex-
cursion season next year.
Mr. Josiah Groves, the former owner of
the Howard House, Ellicott City, and Mr..
David Sprecher, merchant of Ellicott City,
have jointly purchased an orange farm In
Florida, where they expect to reside.
A forged check was passed on the First
National Bank of Centreville, by man
named Matthew Frayel, representing himself
as from Syracuse, N. Y. The check was for
$75, and on being sent to that city it was
pronounced forgery.
Samuel G. Kramer, evangelist, charged on
the oath of his wife, Lizzie Kramer, with as
saultng and striking her, surrendered him
self Tuesday afternoon at the northw estern
police station. He tried to hang himself in
his cell the same night, and was handcuffed
to prevent his accomplishing his purpose.
John Bristor, patent medicine vendor,
has been arrested in Baltimore on the charge
of having swindled David Hanway, aged u
years. out of S1250 at fair at Belair, on Fri
day of last week. Bristor had confederates,
the operation being what is known as the
''bunco game," but they have not been cap
tured
Mrs. Mary John Tolley Semmes, widow of
! Robert D. Semmes, died in Baltimore, on
Monday last, aged 80 years. She was daugh-
ter of the late Charles Worthington, of Balti-
more county. She leaves one son and one
daughter, Chas w. Semmes and Mrs. Minor.
She was first cousin to Rev. Bishop John
Johns and Rev. DR.. II. V. D. Johns.
Mr.. Solomon Fender, former resident OF
| Queen Anne's county, but now of st. Mary S
county, has left at the Office of the Centreville
! Observer piece of the mulberry tree under
which the Maryland colonists encamped on
their arrival at St. Marie's, on the 24th of
! November, $685. The tree was quite small
|
few years ago, when it died and was cut
down.
On Thursday of last week at the Augusta
county fair, at Staunton, Va, there was re,
union of the veterans of the old Stonewall
Brigade. Among the speakers was Col. VIM.
! Allen, of the McDonogh Farm School, who
was an officer on Stonewall Jackson staff, who
made a brief address on the old soldier life
of twenty years ago, and on the importance
! of this generation noting the deeds of that
time before they passed away. No nation
had had drawer army than Virginia, and no
army had had greater leader than Robert
E. Lee, who this very day fifteen years ago
was laid to rest in Lexington.
Mrs. Hannah Nottingham, widow of Bishop
Nottingham, died on Saturday afternoon at
her home, No. 322 North Eutaw street, Bal
timore, having been i'll but three days from
pneumonia. 1t was quite coincidence that
| she should die on the same day of the month
and in the same month that her husband did.
She was in the ninety-frs year of her age,
having been born on October IS, 1895.
| Her maiden name was Harrison, and she was
born at Orange, n. j. Her children are DR..
Edward Nottingham, of Milburn, N. j.;
Mrs. Chas. Wilmer of Baltimore Miss Mar
garet Nottingham, also of Baltimore, and
| Mr.. Harrison Nottingham, who resides at
the old Nottingham homestead in Orange.
Mrs Whittingham's funeral took place on
Monday.
There were two political meetings in Den
ton, the county seat Of Caroline, Tuesday,
and neither of which was either Democratic
or Republican. One was the anti bribery
mass meeting, held at the town hall, the
other was a convention composed of both
white and colored men, held at the court
house. The object of the latter was to nomi-
nate mixed ticket. At the nti-bribery
meeting, which was largely attended, L.. M.
Keedy, State attorney of Washington county
and Howard Bryant, of the HageTstown bar
| John F. Dawson and Elias w. Williamson,
candidates on the anti bribery ticket, and
Rev. Alfred Smith made speeches. mixed
Republican ticket was named, as follows
For Senate, DR.. E. E. Atkinson; House OF
Delegates j. H. Hubbard J. R. Webb; clerk,
L. D. Kelly; register of wills, P. j. Webb
county commissioners, j. NJ. Jones, Ander-
son Matthews, Perry Kennedy; county treas
urer, Francis Friend sheriff, P. N. Collins.
Six of the nominees are colored.
Mr.. Edward B. Emory, a well-known
farmer and stock raiser of Queen Anne
county, was assaulted by colored man named
Watson on Saturday last. Watson was work
ing for Mr. Emory, and while the latter was
in his Office on his farm, Poplar Grove
Watson appeared at the door and asked him
for money. Mr.. Emory told him he had no
money about him at the time, but would pay
him the money the coming week. Watson
went away, but returned in short time and
again demanded the money, remarking he
would not leave until he got it. Mr.. Emory
took an empty gun down and told him to
leave, but he had scarcely uttered the words
before Watson sprang upon him and dragged
him out of the Office to the pavement and
struck him several times, inficting severe in
iuries. One of the wounds was inflicted with
a husking peg, the sharp point. entering his
went off. Mr.. Emory is not seriously hurt,
although he is considerably bruised and cut.