The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-31
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs. Louisa Hollingsworth Whyte, wife of
ex- Governor VIM. Pinkney White, died on
Wednesday morning, after an illness of some
years.
Manager Barnie, of the Baltimore base ball
club, has signed the following men for next
year: Powell, Fullmer and Hoover, of Wash
ington team, and Sommers. He will also
sign Henderson. He has Greer, Macullar,
Muldoon, Kilroy and Traf1ey in the reserve
list.
David E. Hughes, colored, former teacher
of the colored school at Dayton, Howard
county, was arrested on Friday of last week
in Baltimore, and lodged in Jail at Ellicott
City, charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses from E. A. Talbot, of Ellicott
City, in June last.
The American Gaslight and Fuel Company
of Philadelphia have just succeeded in leasing
for a term of years the plants of the two gas
companies, the isabella and the Citizens,
of Frederick, and will take possession of both
establishments on the first of November next.
The Philadelphia company will manufacture
and supply what is known as water gas.
The completed lists of students in the Johns
Hopkins University this year show the same
number in attendance as last year, 29O. The
proportion of matriculates to graduates, how
ever, is quite different. This year there are
1872 graduates, (1ncluding fellows last year
ia. This year there are "a matriculates,
last year 60. The special students this year
are 81, last year AZ.
Mrs. Lohin, widow of VIM. Lofin, attempt
ed to take her own life on Tuesday at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob James,
near Smiths Chapel, Hartford county, by
hanging herself to the top of the bedstead in
her chamber. In place of rope she used
articles of clothing tied together. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs James, discovered her before life was
extinct, and after being cut down she revived.
Her mind was deranged.
The semi-annual meeting of the convention
of Jewish clergymen opened on Monday In
Baltimore. Rev. DR.. q. Gottheit, OF New
York, presided. The convention consists of
35 members, and more were proposed for
membership. New York, Pennsylvania,
MARYLAND, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, New
Jersey, Connecticut and the District of Co.
lumbia are represented. Those proposed for
membership represent Georgia, South Caro-
lima, North Carolina and Missouri.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Booth mother
of Edwin Booth and widow of the late Junius
Brutus Booth, who died at the residence of
her son, Joseph A. Booth, in New York on
Thursday of last week; were buried in the
family lot at Greenmount cemetery, Balti-
more, last Saturday Mrs. Booth was IN her
84th year. Her maiden name was Mary
Anne Holmes. She was born in London on
January IS, 1901, and was married to Mr..
Booth in that city at the close of his success
ful engagement and with him embarked for
this country in June of the same year, land
ing at Norfolk Mr.. Booth forwith played in
Richmond "Richard Ill" and began his dis,
tinguished career in this country. They had
| II cbildren-Rosalie, Junius Brutus, Jr., Anne,
Henry, Byron, Mary, Frederick, Elizabeth,
Edwin, John Wilkes, Joseph A. and Asia
Booth. Mrs. Booth was widely known and
highly esteemed by the members of the dra-
matte profession. The family resided on South
Exeter street, in Baltimore, for many years,
and also possessed farm near Belair, Har-
ford county, at the old academy in which
town Edwin and John Wilkes received their
] early education