The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-27
Maryland Affairs.


David Fauble, well-known citizen of
Frederick, died there on Monday, aged 70
years.
Hiram Bartgis, Democrat, was reelected
Mayor of Frederick, on Monday. The board
of aldermen is Democratic also.
W. Ford Barnes, aged 20 years, fell dead
from heart disease at Havre de Grace on Mon
day night, while returning home from lodge
meeting
Mrs. Catharine Iglehart, aged sc years, liv-
ing near Glenelg, Howard county, since last
September has made quilt containing 260O
pieces, and she has the use of but one eye.
An effort is being made to organize an agri
cultural society in Talbot county for the pur-
pose of holding annual fairs. The stock is to
be $4,000, and the fairs are to be held at
Easton.
A cooking main between Pennsylvania and
Maryland birds will be fought at Hagerstown,
March and 4, each side to produce II birds.
The fight will be $50 for each battle, and
$3.50 for the main.
Saml Ridenour, one of Hagerstown's oldest
citizens, died there Sunday evening, in the
S8th year of his age. During President Bu-
chanans administration Mr.. Ridenour was
postmaster at Hagerstown.
Bruff & Maddox, dry goods dealers of Bal
timore, who compromised with their creditors
a year ago, failed on Saturday, having been
unable to meet their obligations under the
settlement. Their original liabilities were
about S25O,O0O
George Williamson, cook of the British
steamer Serpho, at Baltimore, was stabbed
in quarrel at Locust Point on Saturday
night, and died on Monday. His assailant has
given himself up and claims to have done the
stabbing in self defense.
A fire at Waterbury, second district of An
ne Arundel county, Sunday afternoon, de-
stroyed the store and dwelling owned and
occupied by c. Rauch. A considerable
amount of money in the store, together With
all the contents except few goods, is said to
have been lost.
Elihea Friend, an aged colored woman,
living near Preston, Caroline county, was
burned to death last week by her clothing
igniting while she was standing too near the
fire. No one was in the house with her, and
she was burned almost to a crisp before she
was discovered.
The reports from different sections of Kent
county are that the peaches have been some
what damaged by the severe cold weather,
especially along the bay and Sassafras river,
ton of fair crop. The buds are not injured
like they were in 1881.
An official letter of declination from Rev.
Chauncey C. Williams, of Augusta, Ca, elect
ed at the convention held at Cambridge in
December last to the vacant episcopate of
the Diocese of Easton, was received on Sat
urday by Rev. T. P. Barber, d. D., of Cam
bridge, president of the convention.
COL Thomas j. McKaig died at his resi-
dence in Cumberland on Sunday, aged 46
years. During the civil war he was cap
tain in the Confederate troops known as
s'Lee's Body Guard, :" organized in Richmond,
and was afterwards on the stuff of Adiutant-
General McBlair, of the Maryland militia.
In an alteration between a number of col
ored people in Locust alley, between Fourth
and Fifth streets, Frederick, on Friday even
last, Clinton Naylor, a middle-aged man,
was struck on the head with baseball bal
by John Hall, boy about Is or 16 years of
age, and so badly injured that it is thought he
will die.
The new hall at Glyndon, the work or
which was delayed by the bad weather, wal
finished on Monday, and large flag wa:
raised upon it. The town-c clock will be pu
up in few days The hall is very pretty
commodious building, with seating capacity
of 600, with goodsized stage and two com
Portable dressing rooms.
The north bound through pouches contain
ing all the mail received at Princess Ann,
from to $50 clock P. NJ. on Tuesday wert
stolen from the depot in Princess ANN
about o'clock on Tuesday night by som,
unknown parties. There was large quantity
of mail in the pouches, as they contained thu
postal matter from six Offices in the adjoining
country.
Major Edward Watts, of Hagerstown. dice
on Sunday, aged II years. Major Watts wa
we'll known in Maryland and Pennsylvania
He was a graduate of West Point and was il
the same class with Gen. R. E. Lee. H
was civil engineer by profession. He cam
to Maryland many years ago and assisted il
surveying the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
and was the inventor of the old-time lock
used upon the canal.
The Chatham Artillery, of Savannah, Ga.
will celebrate its Tooth anniversary in May
| 1t is proposed to have an encampment nea
Savannah, and invite infantry, artillery an
cavalry companies to participate in competi
tive drills for valuable prizes. Among othe
organizations, company A. Fifth Marylan
Regiment, is invited to compete. Col. Stew
art Brown, commanding the regiment, ha
been invited to command the entire encamr
ment. The invitations are under considera
ton. Col. Brown was put in command of a
the forces of Rex at the Mard Gras, whe
the Fifth visited New Orleans, and was CON
missioned general.
The Baltimore city council, in joint con
vention on Wednesday, sat four hours consid
ering the appointments of Mayor Hodges
The result was that nearly one half of the 81
pointees were either rejected, laid over or in
definitely postponed. Those who were thu
disposed of included Lewis N. Hopkins, VIII
had been appointed city collector BerDar
Carter, city solicitor; Robt. Gilmor, cit
counselor; DIR. J: A. Steuart, commissions
of health; B. L. Smith, commissioner c
street cleaning and Prof Akin inspector G
gas and illuminating OIL The bulk of tn
other appointees who were not con6rme
were lamp-lighters, commissioners, &c.
/ violent storm Of wind passed over Low
er Calvert county on Saturday. In the sand
sections along the Patuxent river the loos
soil was driven by the wind like hail, and wa
very severe in its effects upon persons VIII
were compelled to pass through 1t. AT tn
river wharves, where no comfortable quarter
are provided for the accommodation of pei
sons waiting for the boat, large fires of DIR
pine brush were made, and around these a
day persons waited for the boat, which, o
account of heavy freight and the low It'd
caused by the high wind, was not able
reach the Upper Patuxent landings on Satur
day. On the bay the water was very roug
and many flats were exposed by the violer
wind. At Herring Bay the flats were S
exposed that persons who desired oyster
could walk out on the oyster beds and gathe
them without tongs.
A thrilling and probably fatal accident oc
Cured on Monday night at the Hotel Renner
Baltimore. Lewis Reinbach, employed as
silver cleaner, went to the freight elevate
door ON the second floor and attempted t
get on, but slipped, and before he could re
gain his balance the elevator had started up
and did not stop until it had jammed Reir
bach's leg between it and the sill. The poe
fellow screamed loudly for help, and whe
found his head and body were hanging be
low the elevator platform. 1t is thought tia
when the elevator started he fell over tn
side and was oanght by his leg. Those VIII
ran to his rescue could not reach him, as b
was between the second and third storie
The engineer was signaled to start the elev.
tor, which, when it moved, released Reii
bach, and he fell to the basement below
distance of 80 feet. When picked up Reir
bach was insensible. The right leg is broke
and the flesh of the left leg is cut from til
bone. The skull is also fractured. 1t is sal
he cannot recover.
Isodo-a RIaoL on old mon yvas murdara