The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-31
Maryland Affairs.

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week.
John Bablitz, aged 81, died near Reisters-
town, on March 25.
Isaac Parsons, prominent farmer of
Kent county, died on Saturday in his s3rd
year.
Oliver Hayes, aged 40, was found on Satur-
day last, near Chesapeake City. nearly frozen
to death.
Mr.. Jacob Renner, one of the oldest native.
born residents of Hagerstown, died ON Sun
day aged 10.
Charles Hollander & Sons furniture facto /.
ry, Baltimore, was burned on Wednesday
night. Loss $4,000.
Perry G. Thomas, of Jefferson, and Jacob
Birely of Ladiesburg, Frederick county, both
died suddenly on Saturday.
George l.. Parsons, aged 80, living near
Salisbury, went to a well for water on Satur-
day. He fell into the well and was drowned.
John H. Cook, who came to Baltimore
| from Germany in 1881, died in that city, on
March %, in his S9th year. He was an I'M
dertaker.
Much complaint is made throughout the
State about the backward spring Very little
work has been done by truckers and early
vegetables will be scarce.
The dwelling on the farm of Stonewal J.
johnson near Massey, Kent county, was burn
ed on Wednesday. Most of the contents
were saved. Loss $780,
George W. Robinson, aged SO, and Thomas
Tredway, in his Odd year, both died in Bal
timore county on Sunday, Elias S. Ely; aged
so, died in Frederick on Monday.
In the Howard county court on Wednesday,
Nicholas A. Selby, who was convicted few
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was sentenced to ten years in the penitenti-
airy.
Jacob frey, aged 49,. died near Hagers-
town, on March 49, He had been County
Commissioner, Member of the Legislature,
Indge of the Orphans Court, School Com
.RSsioner, etc.
BY a recent purchase of 81, 500, 900 of stock
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is taken out
of the hands of foreign syndicate, and re-
lieves the road from the need of assistance by
the Council of Baltimore.
The General Wayne hotel, Baltimore, was
closed on Monday, the lease Of the present
proprietor having expired. 1t had been
occupied as hotel for nearly 100 years, and
in the days of stages it was their headquarters.
Sarah Elizabeth Walker, colored, was shot
and almost instantly killed on March %. by
her husband in Anne Arundel county. They
quarrelled over Sl.52, The woman was
armed with carving knife and they had a
desperate fight.
The large barn Of Mrs. Mary Fahrney, near
Chewsville, Washington county, was burned
to the ground Saturday night. Nothing was
saved except the stock. The fire is supposed
to be ofincendiary origin. Loss about s., 900,
partially insured.
Samuel Lawton has resigned the office of
register of wills of Garrett county to accept
an appointment as deputy Circuit Court clerk.
Mr.. James w. White has been appointed by
The Judges of the Orphans Court to fill the
unexpired term as register. The change
will take place April 3.
Patrick Shortell died on Sunday, at his
residence, 14l2 Block street, of pneumonia,
aged 81 years. Thirty-seven years ago he
landed at Jackson's wharf from Crory, county
Wexford, Ireland, and during his long resi-
dence in Baltimore he has always lived with
in two squares of the place of his debarka
ton.
The firm of E. L. jackson & Co., of Sails
bury, composed of Gov. Elihu Z. jackson
and brothers, have purchased $4,000 acres of
yellow pine lands in lower Alabama, in addi-
ton to the $4,000 acquired by them in Nov
ember last. making $50, 600 acres in all. The
lands were acquired from the government at
cost of about Sl.25 per acre.
The oyster police boat Governor Hamilton
ran into Chester river, on Sunday night and
found about dozen boats dredging for oys.
tiers on forbidden ground. As soon as the
steamer approached the dredgers opened fire,
and only retreated after about 200 shots had
been fired. Captain Turner Of the Hamilton,
captured the schooner C. C. Fallin, Captain
Bramble, hailing from Baltimore.
On Saturday last VIM. D. Cross was arres-
ted at his home, near Dayton, in the fifth dis
trict of Howard county, by Deputy Sheriff
VIM. G. 0wings upon bench warrant issued
out of the Circuit Court to answer the charge
of violating the local option law. Upon the
prisoners request Mr.. Owings consented to
ALLOW him to make some change in his dress
before proceeding TO the courthouse. Mr..
0wings accompanied Cross 10 the house. and
while he was waiting for him outside Cross
escaped from the rear of the building and
has not been heard from since. The sheriff,
with posse of men, searched number of
residences in the vicinity where it was sup
posed the aocused was hiding, but failed 10
find him.
A double wedding occurred at the City
Hotel in Hagerstown, on Saturday. The
contracting parties were Charles Higgs and
Cora Hanson, and James Hanson and Emma
B. Higgs all of Virginia. Mr.. Hanson and
Miss Hanson bear the relationship of father
and daughter, and Mr.. Higgs and Miss Higgs
the relation ofbrother and sister. The father,
Mr.. Hanson, married Mr.. Hlggs' sister, and
Miss Hanson married Mr.. Higgs, the brother of
her fathers wife, so that Hanson is father
iR-law and brother inlaw to his daughter,
and father-in-law and brother in-law TO
Mr.. Higgs. Mrs. Hanson is sister, step
| mother and moiher-in-law to Higgs, and
sister law, motherin-law and step mother
to Mrs. Higgs. Mr.. Hggs is son,in law and
hrother-in law to Mrs. Hanson, and Mrs.
Higgs is the sister-in.law. step daughter and
| daughter-in- law to Mrs. Hanson, The curl
Gus will have task of tracing the relation.
| ship of the next generation growing out OF
these matrimonial alliances.