The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-21
Maryland Affairs.

were 122 deaths in Baltimore and 1873 births.
The barge Saucy Jane was capsized in Ches-
apeake bay last Friday night, and two OF her
crew were drowned
George H. Wolfe, secretary of the Fred
ericktown Savings Institution, died at his res
idence in Frederick, on Thursday, aged 81
years.
Work on the Annapolis Short-Line Rail
road is progressing rapidly. About 200 labor
ers are engaged in grading the work at North
Severn.
The store of T. M. Reese & Son, in Balti-
more, was robbed of securities and money to
the amount of $500 on Monday night. The
securities included $1,000 in registered bonds,
which the burglars cannot negotiate.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
is now doing an immense business IN hauling
cotton from Hagerstown brought from the
South by the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Within ten days seventy-fve carloads have
been taken to Baltimore, principally for ex-
port.
Chas. Williams, colored, who was convicted
in the Circuit Court for Dorchester County on
Friday last of criminal assault upon Mrs
Eliza j. Keene, of Hooper's Island district,
Dorchester county, in May last, was brought
into court Monday afternoon and sentenced
to be hanged.
1t is reported that natural gas has been dis
covered on the farm of Col. John K. Wood,
about two miles west of Oakland. 1t has
been tested where it energies from the ground,
and according to reports brought to Oakland
it burns nicely. What its extent is of course
remains to be seen.
j. Grattan Hagner, professor of mathemat-
les at st. Johns College, Annapolis, died at
/ he iaoa Tuacdav m Orninu of p0nSum11ti0u
He had been i'll some time, and was compell-
ed to relinquish his duties several months ago.
For the past fifteen years he has been connect
ed with the college as tutor and professor.
Robert Crowner, with his wife and brother
and Saml Brown, all colored, started in a
boat up Graveyard or College creek, near
Annapolis, Monday afternoon on cunning
trip. On landing Growers gun caught in
the seat of the boat and the load was discharg-
ed, the contents entering the right side of
Crowner, who fell into the boat dead.
Founders day. at the McDonogh Farm
School, on the Western Maryland Railroad,
will occur day. There will be some inter
esting exercises, including history of the
McDonogh fund by Colonel VIM. Allan. SUI
perintendent of the school. Mayor Hodges
| is expected to be present. The new wing OF
the building is completed and is now occu-
pied.
Jesse r. Eaton aged so years, living cor
ner of Preston and Peabody streets, Northeast
Baltimore, was instantly killed about 6 o clock
on Monday morning at the Eager. street cross
ing of the Union Railroad. Mr.. Eaton work
ed in one of the brickyards on the Philadel-
phia road, and was on his way to work when
he was killed while crossing the track by
engine IS.
William E. Stone shot and killed his wife,
Julia, and then shot himself, at their home
in Baltimore, last Friday night. He may re-
cover He left long and incoherent letter
addressed to the public, saying that for twenty
years he had lived in hell because of de-
ceitful wife and mother-in-aw, &C. He has
nine children, whose ages range from seven
teen months to eighteen years.
Capt. W. S. Anderson, president of the
board to conduct the State rifle contest, to
take place on the 25th and 26th instant, at
the range of the Fifth Regiment, old Camp
Carroll, has received reports of teams from
Cumberland, Hagerstown, Frederick, Oak
land and from the Fifth Regiment. The
range is to be 100 and 200 yards, with As cal
ibre Springfield rifles, full government car
tridges
About two O'Clock Saturday afternoon
Lewis 7. Boulder, young farmer residing
near Chesapeake City, Cecil county, drove
into that place in search of a companion to go
cunning with him. He had double barreled
breech- loading gun in the back of the buggy,
which he was taking out muzzle foremost
when both barrels were discharged and the
load entered his abdomen, inhicting terrible
wound which caused his death a few minutes
afterwards.
Prof. L. G. Mathews, principal and owner
| of Tpcfitnta Situata6 of (lanVoOd
Howard county, died suddenly at that place
at four O. clock Wednesday afternoon, of soft
ening of the brain. Prof Mathews was
widely known and highly respected, and was
considered one of the leading educators in
Western Maryland He was the son of Mr..
James B. Mathews, Of Glenwood. The Rev.
Henry Mathews and ex-J Judge VIM. Mathews,
of Howard county, and DR.. j. Z. Math-
ews, Of Reisterstown, are brothers of the de-
ceased.
Daniel Saylor, a we'll known stonemason,
of Hagerstown died there Sunday morning
under very distressing circumstances. Sever
al days previous Mr. Saylor injured himself
in lifting heavy stone and was compelled to
90 to bed He became delirious, and on Sat
urday night, during the temporary absence Of
his attendant, escaped from the house in u
nude condition. Search was made for him,
and he was discovered the next morning lying
in an nsensible condition on the sidewalk a
short distance from his home. He was carried
to his residence, where he expired shortly af-
forwards.
The trial of Thomas c. Hance, of Calvert
county, for The murder of his wife in Balti-
more, was concluded at Annapolis on Thurs
day evening by verdict of not guilty, the
Jury having been out four hours and twenty
one minutes. Hance belonged to one of the
best and most respected families in Calvert
county, and at the trial it was shown that
there was some insanity in the family, that
was developed and brought out in the prisoner
by the outrageous conduct of his wife. Hon.
Daniel S. Voorhees,, the eloquent United
States Senator from Indiana, was one of
Hance's counsel.
The convention of the Diocese of Easton
on Wednesday elected Rev. DR.. Geo. William
son Smith, president of Trinity College,
Hartford, bishop of the diocese. The newly
elected bishop is about so years old. He
was ordained in Maryland in 1860, and was
for time assistant in Epiphany Church,
Washington. He was at one time chap
lain in the United States navy. He has
been rector of church at Jamaica, Long
Island, then went to the Church of the Re-
deemer, Brooklyn, n. Y, and then became
president of Trinity College, which position
he has held about five years. He stands
high as a scholar and an executive officer, and
the unanimity displayed in his election is a
matter of congratulation among the church
men of that diocese.
A large and brilliant audience gathered in
the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church,
Franklin and Cathedral streets, Baltimore,
Tuesday night to witness double wedding.
The parties were Mr.. Charles D, War6eld Of
Howard county, and Miss Mary snowden, of
Montgomery county, and Mr.. I. B. Cockey,
of Baltimore county, and Miss Mamie War
field, of Howard county The former couple
were married by Rev. DR.. w. I. Murkland,
pastor of the church, and the latter couple by
Rev Dr. Shepherd, of Philadelphia. The
ushers were j. A. Dorsey, Frank Snowden,
NJ I. Cockey and Evan Warfield. Mr..
Charles d. Warfeld and Miss Mamie Warfeld
are the children of Dr. Evan w. Warfeld.
Mr.. T. B. Cockey is the son of Mr.. Chas.
Cockey, of Baltimore county. Miss Mary
Snow,len is the daughter of the late Capt.
Nicholas Snowden. who was killed in the
Confederate army. The newly married couples
left on northern bridal trip that night,
Rabbinical Convention.
The National Rabbinical Convention of the
Reformed Hebrew Church, called to consider
the propriety of abolishing many of the tradi-