The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-19
MARYLAND Affairs,


On Thursday, aged 101.
John H. Prior, of Maryland, clerk in the
Postoflice Department, was dropped on Tues
day.
John T. Miller has been designated as mail
messenger at Mechanicstown, Frederick CO.,
vice H. c. Shriner.
Edward Chrssinger, aged 2G years, was
found dead in his room at his fathers resi-
dence, at Hagerstown, on Monday morning.
A colored youth named Courts shot and
killed another colored boy named Brown,
aged Is, in a quarrel in Anne Arundel county
last Saturday night.
The short crops in Frederick county during
the present year and the low prices obtaina-
bic for cereals is causing considerable tight
ness in financial circles in Frederick City.
Henry Crusay, Il carpenter, at Pikesvlle,
Baltimore county, dropped dead last week
while walking along the turnpike ut the vii
lage. ApopleXy was the cause. lie was -
years old, and leaves a wife and two children.
Mr.. John Parsons, wealthy farmer, of
st. Mary county, living near st. Josephs
Church, has married the daughter Of Mr..
Louis H. Lee, of that county. The groom is
81 and the bride - years Of age.
During the month Of Noyemberthe Western
Maryland Railroad Company transported to
Baltimore from Hagerstown for export 252
carloads of cotton, brought from the South
over the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.
George R. Kennedy, late confidential clerk
for Wilson, Colston Il Co., bankers of Balti-
more, has been arrested on the charge of en-
bezzling funds ofthe firm. Kennedy left their
employ recently, and was captured IN Chicago
by detective.
NJ H,I,
sioner, has just distributed 1000 carp from
Druid Hill Park through the State. About
100000 eggs of the salmon trout, white fish,
California trout, handbook salmon and brook
trout are being put in the park.
The mortality in Baltimore continues at a
low rate only 1872 deaths having been reported
during the week ended Saturday evening,
which is less than the corresponding week
in 1884, / less than in 1888, and 81 less than
in 1882: the births reported last week were
146, or IA more than the deaths.
The terms of the fourteen custom house
clerks, inspectors and assistant weighers whose
services were dispensed with from December
Is by order of Secretary Manning, finished up
their work on Tuesday, and some of them
drew their pay for the two weeks due them.
Z. S. Lewis, one of the dismissed, has been
relnstated.
A new bank, to be known as the Citizens
National Bank OF Frederick, will, it is under
stood. be established i'll Frederick City as
early as possible during the coming year.
The names of Mr.. Jas. d. Baker and Mr..
Daniel 7. Lakin are mentioned prominently
in connection with the presidency and cash
iership.
1t is understood that as a result Of recent
prospecting by experts in the vicinity of En-
4, pI,1b n
ing gold in that section. Some OF the ma
chinerv necessary for further search has al
ready been received at Emmitsburg, and the
work will be vigorously prosecuted. Devel-
opments are awaited with much interest.
Mrs. f. H. VANDERBILT, wife of the leading
man in the djeska Company, has fine boy,
born Saturday noon at Guys Hotel. The
child was born on the twelfth day Of the
twelfth month at twelve o clock, weighing
twelve pounds, and the father played the chief
part in Twelfth Night Saturday evening. In
consequence of all this the child has been en-
tered on the register Of the hotel and great
future predicted for him.
The Catoctin Iron Company, composed of
Dr. Steiner Schley and the sons of the late
Col. J. Baker kunkel, are now turning out at
their furnaces near Mechanicstown, Frederick
county, about twenty five tons of fine quality
pig-iron daily. This is an increase Of about
ten tons per day over previous operations.
Employment is given to II large number OF
workmen The company have in contempla
ton the building of railroad track from the
furnaces TO Mechancstown, Il distance of
several miles. to connect with the Western
Maryland Railroad at that point.
The convention of the Diocese Of EaSton
on Thursday elected Rev. Chauncy c. Viii
liams, of Augusta, Georgia Rev. Chauncey
c. Williams is about 81 years old. He enter
ed Trinity College, Hartford, Conn, Septem
Der IS, 1867, and graduated in July, 1871, not
only taking the highest honors of his class,
but receiving the prize medals offered by the
college. He afterwards graduated at Berkely
Divinity School, Middletown, Conn, under
, Bishop Williams He then went to Atlanta.
Ga. where he assisted Bishop Elliott, now of
Western Texas, and from there to Macon.
where he soon built up Il languishing parish
He is regarded as Il conservative" as distin-
guished from ''low' churchman.
A short time ago Mr.. James Sellers, living
near Rising Sun, gave employment on his
farm to Il tramp. On Tuesday evening, dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Sellers, the tramp
stationed himself behind the door with club,
and as Mrs. Sellers entered attempted to strike
her over the head with it. She protected
$50, ,,ranrIad With Lnr oc.aiIont md dis.
ar,mnd HIM He rntraatcd nm Stairs threat.
a,;n(r 70 lra+ tho g,,n and shoot bnr she fol.
/ Ioua1 lin oran9Iad with him ar,;n and suc.
a,"JNd =, a;'9at;nlr hin, frnr, tio Ions, o,,d
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it a'. nn7 innc 60 vct
'ohh Haan' dSeU " $SI's' SUI "a 'o'clI''
Nash, residing on the DaitlinoFe county sue
/ OF the Pa!apsco, near oodStock, was shot
ana 1t w Is u tho"snl ia'aiy "ouhotu ny Att t
"i'uer "rher' "seu g. M'S'i sIiots ,L d, a,l"'
pace ot' i"esu"!' ~. I'iJ I'M y: VnI oIo"l,
renee 'Icre were cliuI W ~ lhe rom
ehg"gGu III pay |he" Sou"S nal"eI P'cheu
up Ino,Sun, anu u T, ~ Getns 'aHell away
from iIli ~ yo,'Hs >"S,' SELL, seIs@" asil
T'HeE "ti'cH was III col irel Vi tiie !oo'i anu
oeiore II cV"'u ne 'aNe" i'9''l nm II was us
charged. the Whoie Ioaa longing III young
Nash right arm near me shoulder almost
sevenng 1t. DIS. Jas. |. Williams ana /. H.
! Otfutt were summoned, and the arm, which
hung only by small portion OF tesh: was
amputated.
Joshua Troup. aged about Is, residing on
the farm of his father, John Troup. four miles
west Of Hacarstown. committed suicide Tues
day morning by shooting himself through the
temple with large sized revolver. The de-
ceased rose at an early hour. and after pro-
curing kindling wood for the mornings fire.