The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-25
Maryland Affairs.

A. J. Whitley, formerly of Baltimore, died
Monday in Talbot county, aged 81 years
Samuel Vance, of Westernport, Allegany
county, was killed by lightning on "Wednesday
evening.
Fresh COWS are perfect drug in the neigh
borlood of Rising Sun, Cecil county, says the
local paper.
John Mitchell, formerly known as Blind
Johnny the street preacher, died IN Baltl-
more on Wednesday, aged 81 years.
The Comptroller of the Currency has ex.
tended the corporate existence Of the Second
National Bank of Cumberland, to July ~,
1905.
The annual examination of public school
teachers of Howard county will be held at
the court house in Ellicott City on Saturday
August l.
| On Wednesday evening Adam Green, OF
Homecoming, dropped dead while walking
along a street in Cumberland. lie was Il
miner and leaves wife and child.
! The school commissioners of Washington
county have ordered the erection OF SIX more
new schoolhouses, all Of which are to be com
pleted by the first of September.
Albert r. Tier, aged six years, died al
Annapolis on Tuesday, from burns received
by the explosion of II coal oil can while he
| and his little brother were starting lire with
coal oil.
VIM. Wood aged, aged "a years, soldier
of the war of 1872, died in the second district
of Anne Arundel county this week. Mrs.
| Martin, said to be 102 years old, also died
this week.
A malignant form of dysentery is reported
| to be prevalent in the upper portion OF How
! ard county and the adjacent section OF Mont
gomery, particularly among children, several
Of whom have died.
The Liberty Banner says Peter G. Sauble,
| eff townsville district, last week threshed Tor
Mr.. John II. Clemson four hundred and thir-
teen bushels of wheat in four hours and thirty
minutes-almost hundred bushels an hour.
On Sunday morning 10months- old daugh-
ter of Mr. Thomas Convey, tenant on farm
in Bay Hundred district, Talbot county, fell
from the hands of the nurse in the upper
story of the house to the ground below and
was killed.
At Hagerstown on Tuesday, Harlan, aged
eight years, son of Sheriff Thum, shot a little
brother, aged four years, while carelessly
handling a gun which he accidentally got
possession of. The wound is painful, though
not dangerous.
Robert Ricketts,, of Cecil county, with one
assistant in three days cut and shocked q
acres of wheat. John Melbourne, of the same
county, with two hands cut and shocked 81
acres of wheat in 81 days. Both crops were
cut with elf-binder.
The Republicans of Cecil county nominated
full county ticket on Tuesday which will be
badly defeated next November. The Repub-
licans of Kent. in convention the same day
declared it inexpedient to nominate ticket
at present, and adjourned to await further de-
velopments.
Mrs. Isabella Brown, widow of George
Brown. n prominent merchant of Baltimore,
died on Monday in the S7th year of her age.
She was very charitable to the poor. and at
ter the death of her husband she built the
Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, and
sustained it for several years.
On Tuesday afternoon John kalbaugh, re-
siding near Foxville, Frederick county, was
run over by the Blue Mountain express tram,
Western Maryland Railroad, at Caveton. His
right foot and leg were mutilated to such ex-
tent as to necessitate amputation, and he was
otherwise bruised and injured.
The triennial reunion of the Lutheran min
listers born in Middletown valley, Frederick
county, will be held in Middletown on the
25th, 18th and 9th instant. The meeting
promises to be very interesting A monu-
ment erected to the memory OF the dead OF
the association will be unveiled during the
meeting
Under date of Hagerstown, July u, cor
respondent writes The drouth still continues.
Without rain in few days the corn crop will
be failure. The hay harvest was almost
nothing, and as a consequence, many farm
ers will be compelled to buy hay to winter
their stock The Potomac is very low, and
without rain boating on the canal will be sus-
pended.
DIR. Nathan S. White died Tuesday night of
heart disease. at his residence, near Dawson
vile, Montgomery county. He had been IN
failing health for some time. DIR. White, who
was As years old, was son OF the late Nathan
S. White, and had an extensive family con
nection in Montgomery county. In the fall
of 1882 he married Miss Ella, eldest daughter
of the Hon. VIM. V. Bouic, who survives him.
H. L. Heiskell, of the signal service de
partment at Washington, was IN Elllcott City
on Tuesday to make arrangements for estab-
fishing a station there. Owen H. Mercer and
Dr. H. A. Martin have been appointed com
mittee to solicit funds to purchase the neces-
sary weather signals. Mr.. Helskell is en-
deavoring to establish similar stations at all
the principal points along the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad
Dr. B. S. Dixon, leading citizen of Cal
vert county, died ON Sunday night He had
been in feeble health for several years, but
continued to attend to his practice until taken
line Whig,n and as such represented Calvert
county in the Legislature. He was also
elected by the Wing party sheriff of the coun
ty. In 1878 he was elected register of wills
by the Democrats and has ever since aliil-
lated with the Democratic party.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Sun saws Elk Representative Talbot,
in response to an invitation from Attorney
General Garland, called at the Department
of Justice on Wednesday and had quite a
lengthy interview with the Attorney General.
The result of the interview was entirely salts
factory to Mr.. Talbot. 1t is said he received
assurances that either the soicitorship of
internal revenue or some other equally de-
sirabe position will be placed at his disposal.
The Postmaster General on Wednesday
appointed the following fourth class post
masters in Maryland James McMillen at
Gainesville, Baltimore county, vice Solomon
G. Chegrey, removed Timothy Casey at Car
roll. Baltimore county, vice II. G. Schasser,
removed; Henry Spaulding at l4eonardtown,
st. Mary's county, vice VIM. IL. Jones, re-
moved; James A. Crandle, Laurel, Prince
George county, vice James Curley, removed;
Albert H. Beavin at Mitchelville, Prince
Georges county.
During the strawberry season there were
shipped by freight from Wicomico and Som
erset counties the following number of quarts
of berries: Salisbury, 3l8, 200; Fruitland,
3O5, 500: Eden, 395, 800; Loretto, 1874, 600;
Princess Anne, 395, 700; Kings Creek, 30,
600; Westover, 1884, 900; Marion, 428, 900;
Hopewell, POS, 800; Cris6eld, lis, 500; from
Wicomico and Pocomo1e road AGO, 000-to-
| tai, 3 1903, 100 quarts. This does not include
! shipments from Delmar nor by express, which
/ will swell the total to nearly 1000, 600 quarts.
About $4,000 were paid out for picking the
| berries.
William Rutledge, of Cross Keys, Baltimore
| county, who has for several years been ac-
lively engaged in soliciting and hunting up
pension claims in Baltimore city and county
| and putting them through in Washington, was
arrested on last Friday night by officer John
4 O'Rourke, on warrant sworn out by Mrs.
! Clara V. Miles, No. % Whatcoat street, Bal
/ timore, charging Rutledge with having obtain
| ed from her Sl30 under false pretenses. 1t
was stated that she had employed Rutledge
some 8 months ago to get her pension claim
put through, and she alleges that the sum in
question was paid orfees Justice Gallagher,
1 of Waverly, committed him for the grand
/ jury.
The Maryland Military Academy at Ok
/ ford. which was burned down before the war,
and was once presided over by General Thigh