The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-03-27
Mafyland Affairs.

1t is understood that Knights of Labor
organization will shortly be effected in Fred
erick.
Elias w. Frost, ST., died suddenly of heart
disease, at Ellicott City, last Sunday, in his
65th year.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was open
ed on Monday, five boats leaving Cumberland
for Georgetown loaded with coal.
Adolph Goebel, clerk in Gail & AXIS to-
bacco factory, Baltimore, committed suicide
Sunday night Cause-dissipation.
A new military company has been organic
ed at Annapolis, with S. Thomas Mccullough
captain. The city now has two companies.
Mrs. Teresa Smith, relict of the late Henry
Smith, of Rockland Print Works, and daugh-
ter of the late Bennett Chalk, of Howard
county, died at her residence on March 10Th,
at the remarkable age of 90 years.
Their are $4,000 communicates in the do
cese of Maryland, and 16, 260 Sunday School
scholars. The diocese of Maryland does not
include the nine counties of eastern Maryland.
They constitute the diocese of Easton.
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has organized an orchestra, which will be
known as the ''Blue Mountain Orchestra
The musicians have been carefully selected
from the very best in Baltimore city, and will
be under the direction of c. Dorsey Waters.
Since the LIST inst. there has been no Col
lector of Taxes in the city of Baltimore, sew
eral prominent citizens nominated by the
Mayor having been rejected by the City Coun'
Gil. On Tuesday evening he sent in the name
of Samuel P. Thompson, prominent and
popular merchant, which was confirmed by
reclamation.
The works of the Mccullough Iron Compa-
ny, at Northeast, Cecil county, were shut
down Monday evening on account of inability
to secure supply of coal, owing to the strikes
at the mines. Between two hundred and
two hundred and fifty hands are thrown out
of employment The rolling mills of the
company at West Amwel, near Elkton, which
are supplied by the works at Northeast, viii
probably shut down shortly in consequence.
Between thirty and forty persons are employ
ed at the latter works.
James R. Ricketts,, residing in the vicinity
of Catoctin Switch, Frederick county, was
arrested few days ago, and given hearing
before Justice Eckstein on Tuesday evening,
on the charge of forging and altering two
notes-one drawn in favor of George Sum-
mers for 5000, and the other in favor of Capt.
]. S. B. Hartsock, of Frederick, signed by
W. 7. Trail, with signature witnessed by w.
T. Seby. In default of $500 bail he was
committed to jail While on his way to
prison he made desperate attempt to escape,
but was again captured.
At an early hour Wednesday morning the
large barn, wagon shed and corn crib, on the
farm of DIR. L. McGill, one mile north of
Lander, on the road leading to Jefferson,
Frederick county, and tenanted by Thomas
yesterday, were totally destroyed by fire,
together with ten head of cattle, one yearling
colt, one hundred and fifty barrels of corn,
Jaeger wagon, harness, agricultural machinery,
fodder, hay, etc. The origin of the fire is
mystery. DIR. McGill's loss is placed at thir-
teen hundred dollars, and Mr.. Easterday's at
twelve hundred dollars. The barn is insured
in the Montgomery County Company.
The temperance question is the local SEN
sation in Annapolis at present. The subject
is being discussed by men, women and child
ren, from the pulpit, by temperance organi.
cations and in the club rooms. good deal
of bitterness has entered into the campaign.
The bill pending before the Legislature calling
for resubmission of the question by which
local option was carried in Anne Arundel in
1882 by about 600 majority, over 500 of which
came from Annapolis, brings the temperance
arguments again before the people. The bill,
which has been reported favorably and will
receive the support Of the entire Anne Arundel
delegation in the House of Delegates, pro-
vides for vote on the question in Annapolis
on the 2Sth of April. One of the objections
urged by the temperance advocates against
the bill is the alleged unjustness of the meas
ure in providing for vote by a single district
when the question had been previously voted
on by the entire county.
The Libertytown Banner of last week says:
The death of Mr.. Daniel Nusbaum, in Lin
ganore district, Frederick county, on the 4th
instant, at the advanced age of 81 years and
months, recalls to mind the singular manner
in which we have been told the deceased and
his brother Jacob and sister have lived nearly
their entire life. The brother still living is
about 81 years old and the sister considerably
over 70. Neither of them were ever married,
and they have been living together in the
same house for great number of years.
Grain harvested on the farm has been known
to stand in the stack for years and finally rot
and fall down; and they have raised several
horses that grew to old age and died without
having been hitched up or worked in any
manner. And, if we mistake not, physi
clan was never called in until the recent sick
ness of the deceased brother. The pail
bearers of the deceased were six bachelors,
Lit. Thomas w. Harm, Dennis Douty,
James Douty, Joseph H. Hartsock, Charles
w. Whitehill and Hon. P. Lugenbeel.