The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-12-05
Maryland Affairs.


apeake bay, and the beds to be improving and
increasing.
A greater number of peach trees have been
planted in Talbot county this year than in any
previous year.
Hon. Barnes Compton is suffering from a
troublesome and painful inflammation of his
eyes, resulting from overwork.
An effort is being made to start a sugar re-
finery in Baltimore, and to revive trade
that was once so important to that city.
The store of John H. Williams, at Conoco-
cheague, Washington county, was robbed of
a lot of goods and $50 in money on Tuesday
night.
Commodore Charles Lowndes, retired
naval officer, residing at The Anchorage, Tai
bot county, was paralyZed Saturday, and is
critically i'll.
Mrs. Gotham Lowenthal, aged IS years,
was suffocated by gas in Baltimore last Fri
day night, being the sixth victim in that city
within few weeks.
Geo. W. Schindel, residing near Hagers
town. gathered this season from young or.
chard of 700 bearing trees an aggregate of
$500 bushels of choice apples.
The citizens in the neighborhood of LAUREL
Prince Georges county, are endeavoring to
have new county formed of parts of Prince
| Georges and surrounding counties.
| The Secretary of the Treasury on Wednes-
appointed Gresham Hough of Baltimore,
to be chief of division in the sixth auditors
Office, at salary of $4,000 per annum.
Frank P. Prentice, the clerk of the Airing
ton Hatel, in Washington, who disappeared
with $500, was arrested in Baltimore on
Tuesday. More than $500 of the money was
! recovered.
Mrs. Mary Gosnell, relict of Thomas Cos
NELL formerly of ReisterstOwn, died in Bati-
more on Sunday, in the 84th year of her age
Her remains were inferred at Reisterstown
on Tuesday.
The regular meeting of the board of the
House of Correction managers took place on
Thursday. but a superintendent was not
chosen. The board will meet in special SEES
sion on the 18th.
Rev. DR.. Smith, President of Trinity Col
Iege, at Hartford, Connecticut, has decided
| to decline the position of Bishop of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Diocese of Easton, to which
he was recently elected.
Gov. Lloyd signed on Thursday his first
death warrant-that of Charles Williams, col
ored, convicted in November. in Dorchester
county, of the rape of Mrs. Eliza j. Keene.
| The execution is fixed for January Sth, 1886.
Rev. Noah NJ. Mitchell, colored, who claims
to be the general solicitor for the National
Manual Labor Educational Society in the
United States, was arrested in Baltimore on
Monday for obtaing money under false pre-
lenses.
At Snow Hill, Worcester county, Saturday,
VIM. Dixon, colored, seven years of age, shot
Wise Richardson, a white boy, about the
same age, with n pistol loaded with shot.
One shot entered Just above the boys eye,
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in Jail.
The Court of Alabama Claims has decided
that Chesapeake Bay must be held to be
wholly within the territorial jurisdiction and
and authority of the United States, and no
part of the high seas, within the meaning
of the term as used in Sec. ) of the Act of
June ), 1862.
The Baltimore County Agricultural Society
elected officers as follows on Monday: Saml.
Brady. Edward Austen, VIM. s. Carroll. Col.
D. NJ Matthews, f. Cuttings Merryman, Fred.
Won Kapff, VIM. d. Breckenridge, John P.
MAYS. Col. w. S. Franklin, c. Lyon Rogers,
James Pentland, Granvil o. Wilson. Col.
D. NJ. Matthews was reelected president.
A Baltimore county fox had some fun last
Saturday with the Elkridge Fox Hunting
Club. The dogs ran fast enough t. put the
fox in a lope, and the hunters made four or
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nard doubled on the dogs and hunters at will,
but the fun being poor he trotted off to his
hole. and the hunters went to the residence
of George Hawkins Williams, Long Green,
and enjoyed a fine lunch.
In the Circuit Court at HagerstOwn, on
Saturday, judgement against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for $500 was rendered in
favor of P F. Leapley and his wife, Grace.
The action was for injury sustained by Mrs.
Leapley through the negligence of a conduc
tor on the Metropolitan branch of that road
in failing to stop the train at the proper station,
and in getting off the train after passing the
station she was permanently injured IN one OF
her hips.
Chief Judge R. D. Woodward, of the Or
phans' Court of Anne Arundel County, cele-
brated his SOth birthday at his residence,
near Millersville, on Friday of last week,
surrounded by his family and number of
relatives and friends, his brother, VIM.
Woodward, of Baltimore, who is four years
his senior. being among the company. Judge
Woodward has nine children, thirty grand
children and three great grandchildren living,
many of whom were present to participate IN
the festivities of the occasion.
The annual meeting of the Maryland State
Agricultural and Mechanical Association was
held in Baltimore on Monday. Mr.. Frank
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the necessity of holding fair on their grounds
in 1886, in order to hold them; spoke of the
lease to the Jockey Club, by which the latter
has absolute control of the grounds except for
a week each year; spoke of the financial con-
dtion ofthe Association, &c. twas resolved
to hold fair in 1886, and efforts will be made
to better the condition of the Association.
The following officers were elected: Pres
| ident, Frank Brown; secretary and treas
/ David COwaD coed i ID Eprnu-
son, who declined re. election and the usual
list of vice presidents.
A gentleman in the lower part of Prince
Georges county has in his possession two cats
which in color are much like the common
hare. To make the resemblance more COM
plete, the owner cut the tails of his pets,
! though without any intention of practicing
deception. A few days ago large hawk was
seen lowering over brier patch near the
house, and soon made sWoop, as if in pur-
suit of game. AS it did not reappear within
a reasonable space of time, curiosity caused
the gentleman to examine the spotin order TO
| learn what detained his hawkship, when, to
his surprise, the bird was found dead and
near by one of the cats, somewhat injured,
though not seriously. 1t was quite apparent
that the hawk had mistaken the cat for a hare,
and was overcome in the conflict that resulted
! from its efforts to secure dinner.
| The contract between the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railroad Company and the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Company will be celebrated on
the evening of December 10 by dinner at
the Pavilion Hotel, New Brighton, Staten
Island. The banquet has been rendered by
| Mr. Erastus Wiman and his associates to Mr..
/ Robert Garrett and the other officials of the
Baltimore and OHIO, and accepted by them.
! 1t will be an interesting occasion beyond a
doubt. Covers will be laid for $50 guests.
Mr. Garrett and his associates, accompanied
| by the mayor and other prominet citizens of
| Baltimore, will go in private car The
| Governor of Maryland has also been invited.
| To meet these officials there lave been also
| invited the Governor of New York, the mayors
| of New York, Brooklyn and Philadelphia, be
sides many prominent citizens 1t is intend
ed as q welcome from New York to the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad. Whatever may be
the public sentiment Of New Jersey in regard
to the entrance of the Baltimore and Ohio
into New York, there can be no mistake as
to the sentiment of New York and Brooklyn,
which with scarcely dissentient voice are
heartily in favor Of the enterprise.
A desperate encounter took place Wednes-
day afternoon, of last week, at Vox Hall,
Baltimore county, three miles from Cockeys-
vile, between Charles Jessop and John W.
Merryman, two farmers, both well known In