The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-24
MARYLAND Affairs.

Scarlet fever and diphtheria are prevailing
to considerable extent in Prince Georges
county.
There were $50 deaths in Baltimore last
week, among the deceased being Mrs. Annie
Sigh, colored, aged ITO years.
The first campmeeting announced for 1885,
is that of Summit Grove, July 80 to August
II, under the charge of Rev. Thomas l..
Poulson.
John B. T. Parlett, president of the board
ofcountY commissioners of Baltimore county,
died last Saturday He left an estate of be-
tween $50, 900 and SAC, 900.
Mr.. George w. Roderick. a welI-known
farmer of Frederick county, died suddenly at
his residence, near Frederick, Wednesday
morning, from heart disease, aged about sixty.
During the wind storm last Friday night the
roof and gable end of the Methodist church
at Mechanicstown, Frederick county, were
damaged to the extent of S125.
The Annapolis oyster shuckers are on a
strike against reduction in wages. The
packers say they will close up for the balance
of the season unless the shuckers accede to
the reduction.
Geo. Parson, brakeman of the Western
Maryland Railroad, whilst coupling cars at
Hagerstown Saturday night had his left hand
crushed so badly that it is feared amputation
will be necessary.
VIM. Wann, SO years of age, died in Har-
ford county on Monday last He was one of
the defenders of Baltimore, in 1874 He
leaves brother, Jacob, one or two years
younger than himself
Owen Handley, native of Ireland, but for
the last thirty five years a resident of Glencoe,
in Baltimore county, died very suddenly of
heart disease while walking near his house on
Saturday. He was 76 years old.
Mrs. Julia A. Roberts, sister of the late
General Phil Kearney, was found dead in her
bed in Baltimore on Sunday morning. She
was worker among the poor of that city, and
won repute as manager of the Penny Lunch
Room" there.
The Governor has appointed Thomas P.
MullaDy weigher of hay and straw at the east
ern scales, at Canton, Baltimore, vice Chas.
E. Adams, resigned; also, Gilmor Meredith,
manager of the Maryland Hospital for the
Insane, vice James A. Buchanan, resigned.
William Gilbert, James Russo and John
Flanagan, young men, were arrested in Bal
timore on Saturday charged with forgery,
check raising, &C., and have been held for
the grand jury. They represent themselves
as from Philadelphia, but it is believed they
hail from New York.
VIM. FL. Pierce, brakeman on the Northern
Central Railway, was caught between the cars
while coupling on the local freight train at
Cockeysville, Baltimore county, at 6 o'clock
Tuesday morning, and death resulted almost
Immediately. No one saw the accident, and
the first known of it was the discovery of his
body lying on the track.
Dushane Post, No. 3, Grand Army of the
Republic, of Baltimore city, will take part in
Al. l.. II. Al
of Governor Cleveland, March 4. Before
the election the post voted to participate in
the Inauguration of the next President of the
United States, and they are now arranging to
carry that resolution into effect.
Henry NJ Warfeld, one of the best known
citizens of Baltimore, died last Saturday night.
He was over forty years in active mercantile
pursuits, and only twice was candidate for
ofiice-once as reform candidate for mayor
in 1875, and again in 1877 As member of
the Legislature of 1861 he vas arrested and
placed in prison, along with others who were
suspected of sympathizing with the South.
Between II o'clock Saturday night and day
light Sunday A. M. the wholesale and retail
liquor house of w. w. Walker & Co., on jon
athan street, Hagerstown, was broken into
and robbed of over 5000 in money, stolen
from an iron safe, which the thieves blew
open. The safe, which was very large one,
was completely wrecked, showing that some
powerful explosive matter, supposed to be
dynamite, had been used. The work was
without doubt that of professionals.
Henry Bertrand, claiming to be from New
York, was arrested Saturday in Baltimore on
the charge of obtaining money under false
pretences. 1t is alleged that he represented
himself as travelling agent for II. W. Claussen
& Co., the New York brewers, in which
capacity he was establishing agencies. Henry
SchIegel agreed to accept the agency for Bal
timore. Bertrand succeeded in borrowing
money from Schlegel, who telegraphed to
New York, only to discover he had been VIC
timized.
A directory for Baltimore city, just issued,
contains 1909 pages of names. There are
more Smiths than persons of any other name,
1851 bearing that name. The Browns come
next. with l, 122, Johnsons 1000, Milers 8l6
and Jones 765 There are 800 Schmidts,
Schmids, rs Johnstons, Johnstones. Only
20 persons are Jolly and 35 are Grave.
There is one Lovely, widow and boarding
house keeper, but there are IL SWANS, 6
Sweets There are only Brides, 10 Mobiles,
| l Marquis, 10 Dukes and % Earls or Earles.
Col. Richard c. Holyday died at his resi-
dence, in Talbot county, last Sunday. He
was prominently identified with Maryland
politics for many years, and was widely known
among the public men of the state. In the
position of Secretary of State, which he filled
during portions of the terms of Governors
Thomas, White and McIIane, and throughout
the terms of Cows. Bowie, Groome and Car
roll Col. Hollyday oxhihited great aptitude
for public affairs, and won the esteem of the
| large number of persons with whom he was
brought into contact.
Miss Matilda Chase, aged about 90, of An
napolis, was so badly burned on Thursday
day morning, by her clothes taking fire, that
she expired the same morning. She was sit
ting before the fire reading her Bible, and it
is supposed fell asleep, when the accident &C.
Cured Miss Chase was the daughter of the
late Thomas Chase, whose father was the late
jeremiah Townly Chase, chief-judge of the
! MARYLAND Court of Appeals, in 1906, and
whose grandfather was Judge Samuel Chase,
one of the signers of the declaration of indie
pendence, who died in 1911.
Saturdays wind storm is said to have been
particularly severe in the eighth district of
Anne Arundel county, where two barns were
blown down and fencing damaged oonsidera-
bly. One of the barns was owned by Mr..
Geo. w. Owens. 1t contained fine lot of
tobacco worth about 5000. The other barn
belonged to Mr.. John W. Prout, of the same
neighborhood Both barns are situated near
Mount Pleasant Ferry, and about five miles
from Bristol. A granary on the farm of Mr..
Thos j. Linthicum in the second district,
was also blown down during the gales. Mr..
Linthicum says the wind was so powerful it
lifted his carriage and carried it down the
road.
At the meeting of the executive committee
of the Maryland Jockey Club on Saturday Mr..
Ohas Wheatly was given the books, &C., and
formally installed as secretary. May 10, 70,
81 and % was fixed for the time of the spring
meeting The question of erecting private
stand for members at Pimlico was discussed,
but no decided action taken One new stake
race was added to the programme for the
spring meeting, and changes made in some OF
the stakes The new stake is for two year.
olds, and will be known as the Patapsco
stakes. 1t will be at five furlongs, $50 en-
trance, half Forfeit with $500 added, of which
$3.50 to second.
Charles w. Harvey, agent for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company at Ellicott City
for over thirty years, has received q letter
from President Garrett, suggesting that he
needed rest and recreation, and offering him
an extended leave of absence and free trans
portatian over the B. & O. and is branches to
any point he may desire to visit. The offer,
it is understood, was occasioned by the state