The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-23
Maryland Affairs.


Hollis Courtney, ST., died at his home in
Havre de Grace on Thursday morning, aged
SO years.
Charles Dorsey, colored, aged 60, was found
frozen to death near Still Pond, Kent county,
during the recent cold weather.
A disease resembling epizootic is prevail.
ing among horses in portions of Howard and
Montgomery counties, and several have died.
: Rev. J. NJ. Dashiell, rector of Christ Church
parish, Calvert county, has accepted call to
the rectorship of All Faith parish, st. Mary s
county.
The population of Baltimore, including
several of the suburban towns, such as Wood
berry, Carrollton and Hampden, is said to be
4s6, 900.
S. Myer Cooper, German pack pedlar, is
charged with an attempted criminal assault
on Mrs. Walter R. Warren, near Greensboro,
Caroline county.
On Tuesday man named Snyder was killed
by heavy piece of ice falling on him from a
roof. He was a Waterman at Sand Patch
tunnel, B. & o. r. R., near Cumberland.
The Postmaster General has refused Sun
day delivery of the mails in Baltimore, out OF
respect to the moral sense of the community
and because he can see no necessity for a
Sunday delivery
Inc PUBIC Schools Oh OdTTelJ county nave
been closed. The new board of commission
ers found debt of over 81, 900 on coming into
office, and declined to proceed further until
the debt is provided for.
Webster Bruce, of Cumberland, the Repub
Ican deputy collector of internal revenue
for Allegany and Garrett counties, has mott
fed Collector Sellman of his intention to re-
sign that position February l, to take posi-.
ton as a book-keeper in the First National
Bank there.
In Baltimore, few days ago, the Consoli
dated Gas Company announced reduction
in the price of gas to consumers from a dol
lar and half to one dollar net per thousand
feet On Wednesday night the Chesapeake
i Company, young rival, announced that on
and after February LIST they will be ready to
supply gas at fifty cents net per thousand
feet.
The annual meeting of the Great Council
of MARYLAND, Independent Order of Red Men,
convened in Hagerstown, Wednesday night,
in the Odd Fellows Hall. The reports of the
great chiefs show that the order numbers $500
in this State and that the receipts of money
during the past year were $40, 619. SO, and the
amount expended for the relief of members
was $4,000.
Noah Mitchell, colored, who claimed to be
a regularly ordained Methodist minister, was
tried before Judge Duffy, in the Criminal
Court, Baltimore, on Monday, for false pre-
lenses in obtaining subscriptions from Messrs.
c. J. Bonaparte, F. P. Stevens, Robert Wool
ridge and others on the pretense that he was
the official agent of an institution of national
scope for the industrial education of the col
ored youth of the South. There were three
indictments against him, but only one was
tried.
Rowland Hill, proprietor of the River View
House, Oxford, started with his wife to skate
up the Third Haven river, from Oxford to
Easton last Saturday. When opposite Double
Mills, and while skating hand in hand, the
ice broke and both went down in deep water.
Mr.. Hill, WHO'S very athletic and a good swim
mer, kept his wife afloat, and while he held
her up with one hand broke the ice ahead of
him with the other until hard ice was reached,
when he got out and pulled Mrs. Hill up after
him. They went ashore to Mr.. NJ. 7. Colds
borough's where they were well cared for,
and afterwards sent home to Oxford in a car
riage.
On Wednesday an eccentric character call
ed Friday" whose real name is supposed 10
be Matthews, was found by neighbor almost
frozen to death in his house, near Forest Hill,
Hartford county. Both feet and one of his
hands were in horrible condition, the flesh
sloughing from the bones. He was lying on
a pile of corn fodder, which was saturated
with rain from the leaky roof. There was no
furniture in the house, and his only food for
some time had been dry cornmeal and frozen
one of his hands. He ownes the farm on
which he lives, had considerable sum of
money in his pocket when found, and is said
to be wealthy.
Z. A distressing accident occurred about five
miles from Centreville on Friday night, result
ing in the death of Mr.. John Bailey, aged %
years, who, in company with young lady was
out sleigh riding, driving spirited horse. The
road to the house they were approaching
from the gate lies between double row of
trees, and when within few yards of the
door the horse became unmanageable and
dashed forward with great force, the sleigh
striking tree and thowing Mr.. Bailey head
first against the tree, fracturing his skull
The sleigh was demolished and the young lady
thrown out, but sustained no injury. The
Young man was knocked insensible and blood
flowed from his ears. He died in a few
hours.
Mr.. Robert H. Small, third auditor of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, obtained leave
of absence from the companys Office in Balti-
more little more than three weeks ago and
started on trip through the South. Arriv-
ing in Covington, Ky, he was married to a
: ceremony had been performed the newly
married couple left for Florida on their we'd
ding tour, stopping in Jacksonville and Pala-
TAXA During their stay in Palatka the groom
exhibited symptoms of mental alteration and
left the hotel. He did not return until the
following day, having passed the night on the
outskirts of the town. The newly made wife
was almost broken down with grief and fear.
He was missed second time, when search
was instituted and his body was found near
the river bank, on Thursday of last week,
where he is supposed to have died from ex-
posure. Mr.. Small had been an employee in
the railroad Office for u years, and was 80
years of age. He is spoken of as being a very
popular young man, well educated and first
class accountant. His remains reached Bal
timore last Saturday accompanied by the
widow
In the Baltimore county court on Saturday
Judge Yellott heard evidence in case of Pc
culiar interest. The case came before the
court on an appeal by VIM. NJ. Tobin from
Judgment rendered by Justice Samuel P.
Storm in favor of Charles j. Beckley for the
sum of $50. 1t was in evidence that the de-
PENDANT, VIM. NJ. Tobin, had made bet with
John Hause that he (Hause) would be ar
rested that day for the larceny of the horse
and wagon he was then driving. After Hause
, left To6ins place he (Tobin) telegraphed to
Constable Charles j. Beckley, of the fourth
! district, description of Hause and the horse
and wagon in his possession, stating that they
, had been stolen and offering a reward of $50
for the apprehension of Hause and the recov-
cry of the property. Beckley arrested Hause
) and took him before Tobin, when it was ex-
planned that the whole thing was joke.
Beckley then released Hause but claimed the
reward, which Tobin refused to pay. Suit
was subsequently instituted by Beckley against
Tobin before Justice Storm, who, after hear
ing the evidence in the case, gave judgment
in favor of Beckfey for the full amount of the
reward offered by Tobin in his telegram.
Judge Yellott affirmed the judgment of Justice
, Storm, with costs, which amount to $24.08.
: Sudden Death of Virginia Legis-
lator.
, For the first time in the history of Virginia
a member of the House of Delegates died Sat
urday last in the presence of his fellow mem
bers. The House was considering a resolu-
| ton in reference to furnishing the children of