The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-03-20
Maryland Affairs.


The number of deaths in Baltimore last
week was 145, against 1872 for the correspon-
ding week in 1885.
A. W. Withers hardware store, Hagers-
town, was entered on Sunday night and robbed
of lot of razors, knives and revolvers.
Stephen Gill, well-known and prominent
farmer of Baltimore county, died last Friday
night at his residence in Western Run valley,
near Reisterstown, aged 90 years.
Capt. David R. Heather cut his throat with
a small pocket knife at his residence, in Eas-
ton, about 10 o'clock Sunday morning, and
died in few minutes. He was suffering from
alteration of mind, superinduced by illness.
Rev. James II. Brown, the oldest member
of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in Balti-
more on Monday. He was a native of Ches-
ter county, Pa, where he was born in 1907.
Captain James /. Waddell, commander of
the Maryland Fishery forces, was on Monday
stricken with congestion of the brain, in An
napolis, and died of Tuesday. He was in the
United States Navy before the war, and dur
ing the war was in the Confederate service,
and was commander of the privateer Shenan-
doah.
George Hoke, aged about Al years, we'll
known and respected farmer of Frederick
county, was found drowned in the Monoeacy
river, in the vicinity of his farm, at about one
O. clock Monday afternoon. He had been in
bad health for some time past, and is sup
posed, while laboring under mental aberra-
ton, to have cast himself into the water. He
leaves wife and number of small children.
Robert Gassaway, colored, residing in the
northern section of Hagerstown, was serious
ly wounded in the leg at an early hour Mon
day morning by load of buckshot from
gun which he had set as a trap for thieves.
He placed the gun in his smokehouse, with a
spring to the gun and door, and on opening it
Monday morning, received the load that was
intended for marauders.
Mrs. VIM. F. Bailey, residing about one
mile and a-halffrom Ruthsburg, Queen Anne's
county, committed suicide by hanging Satnr-
day morning. She had been suffering from a
complication of diseases for long time, and
her mind had become impaired. She had
been treated by number of physicians, but
without avail, and she determined to destroy
herself The family were aware of her deter
mination and kept constant guard over her,
That morning, during the temporary absence
of the attendant, she rose from her bed and
went down stairs. Securing some pieces of
muslin she sewed them together and thus made
a sort of rope. She then locked herself in
room, made a moose of one end of the rope,
and, after placing it around her neck, got on
a bed, fastened the other end to large nail
which was driven into the top of the window
frame and sprang from the bed. Her absence
was soon discovered, and search was institu-
ted. When found she was hanging from the
window frame, dead. Mrs. Bailey, whose
maiden name was Thomas, was member of
one of the most highly respected families in
the county. She leaves husband and sew
eral children, besides mother. sisters and
brother. Zone of the sisters is Mrs. Benson,
wife of Prof. Benson, of Western Maryland
College, Westminster.