The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-11-20
MARYLAND Affairs.

The pOstofice at Mantua Mills, BALTIMORE
county, has been discontinued, and the mail
now goes to Cockeysville.
The cigar and cigarette factory OF Baron q
Co., Pratt street, Baltimore, was damaged to
the extent of $40, 900 by fire on Sunday alter
noon last.
The receipts of the Methodist bazaar at
Oratorio Hall, Baltimore, for the beneht OF
the Emory Grove camp ground, were about
S., 900.
Rev. James B. Avirett, of Sligo, Mont
gomery county, has accepted call to the
rectorship of Trinity P. f. Church, Upper
Marlboro.
Charles Briscoe, youth, was thrown from
colt near Elysville, Howard county, last
week, and received injuries from which he
subsequently died.
DR.. C. W. C. Weagley, aged 81 years, died
on Friday of last week at Buckeystown,
Frederick county. He had been married
only about week.
Jehu B. Askew, once postmaster of Balti-
more, and who held several other positions
under the government during Republican
rule, died on Monday, after Il long illness,
aged Sc years.
The Monocacy Valley Railroad. running
from Mechanicstown 10 Catoctin Furnaces,
was completed last Saturday. Rolling stock
has already been purchased, and active oper-
atoms will be begun at once.
Last week 1913 deaths were reported in
Baltimore, which is 0 more than in the cor
responding week of last year, the same
number as in 1884, and 26 less than in 1888.
Births reported last week, ia.
The fifth annual meeting of the Baptist
Convention of the United States began on
Tuesday in Baltimore. Rev. w. E. Hatcher,
of Richmond, Virginia, presided, and Rev.
Mr.. Scott, of New York, was secretary.
John Isen, aged sixty years, went to his
home;Jerusalem Mills, Hartford county, last
Friday night wet and drunk. He laid down
on the kitchen floor, and was found there
dead by his wife Sunday morning.
Francis S. Corkran, formerly naval officer
in Baltimore, died Saturday at his home at
Lutherville, Baltimore county, of congestion
of the lungs following an attack of paralysis.
He was ~ years old, and was born in Cam
bridge, Md.
Jacob Tome, ESQ.,, who has been sick for
several weeks, is still quite ill at his home in
Port Deposit. Mr.. Tome is well known
throughout the State. He was the Republican
candidate for Governor, a few years since,
and is the President of three banks.
The next monthly meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club is to be held at the house of
Henry S. Couden, on the 18th of December,
when the question is to be discussed "Was it
possible for any man owning farm in Cecil,
and farming it himself, to have so managed
as not to have lost money during the year?'
The wedding of Miss Louisa Carroll :,
daughter of ex-Gov John Lee Carroll, o,
MARYLAND, to Count Jean de Kergorlay will
l. Al p;a1 in tho -
can colony at Paris 1t is announced that
the ceremony will take place in Paris imme.
diately after the return of ex-Gov. Carroll
from the United States.
The circuit court of Washington county
met on Monday, with Judge Alvey on the
bench. Judge Syester was engaged at the
Allegheny court, where murder case is on
trial, and Judge Hoffman was sick. Owing
to the sickness or disqualification of Court of
Appeals judges, Judge Alvey had to go to
Annapolis, and, in order that the business of
the state be not interfered with, he adjourned
court until next Monday.
VIM. King, farm laborer, on Wednesday
presented himself at the University Hospital,
in Baltimore, and reported that he had swal-
lowed his set of false teeth, which lodged in
his throat. An incision was made in the left
side of the neck and the teeth were taken from
the upper part of the esophagus, where they
were firmly embedded. He is in a fair way
to recover. Had the obstruction not been
removed he would have gradually starved to
death.
The drug warehouse of Burroughs Brothers,
IN baltimore, was ouIeeG oS Sr; anu 'ne nu
goods manufacturers, was damaged by fire
on Wednesday morning. The total loss is
Charles L. GrunG Frank Kerr and Henry
RyanMwere fatally injured by the capsizing
of a truek ladder. and the two former have
since died.
g., m. ..
meenhg OF the credi.9 u OF : u mss !"
Co., furniture dealers, OF baltimore; VINO re-
Gently made an assignment, was held on l1es-
Gay ne naoli,ties were stateu az 2:oo'voo'
The Indebtedness to the banks is: Bank of
Rolt;mora S35 600. Mechanics, Bank. S35.
0oCj. Western Rank 500. 600. NIL of Baltimore
o;ty and Matronoltan Rank. Washington.
SID 600 The assets are said to largely ex.
coed the liabilities.
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Inc statement suomltleu 3y tne pres p ael'
anu directors 70 'ne s1ocA1o1ueIs vi tne Das,,
more ann o,io naiilodu Oo on paas ioi 'le
hscal year ehded september ov, 1902, SHOWS
an increase OF revenues OF tne MAN otem anu
nared with 1885. of 81, sos. 795. The wear
has been one of continued prosperity. and in
view of the fact that it includes the last three
months of 1885. an extremely dull period.
the exb;b;t of increased earnings NAV be said
70 he dac;dadIv grat;fvipo
A tenement house on Doughoregan Manor,
Howard county, the. property OF Ex-Governor
John Lee Carroll, and occupied by frederlc5 (
HUFF, was; with its entire contents, consumed
by hre sunday evening; n daughter Oh
Mr.. Huff was SICK In the mouse at the ume
and barely escaped with her life. Inc Giotn-
ing and $50 in money, belonging to Beale
Duvall, who was boarder at the mouse. were
Known The loss on The building was cover
aJ bv insurance
Abner Campbell, a young man, son OF the
late Abner Campbell, who was at one TIME
clerk OF the Circuit Court OF fredenck coun-
ty, jumped from the WINDOW OF a room N
the fourth story OF MonteVue hospltai, aoou y
40 feet high, on MONDAY, ana broke MS lei ,!
leg near the th,gh, also some OF the small
bones OF his lett loot, ana probably sustained
internal injuries, which, 1t Is feared, may
result in his death. He was taken to Mon
tevue few weeks ago while laboring under
temporary mental alteration;
The Rev. Alfred A. Curtis, once a clergy