The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-01
MARYLAND Affairs.

Mrs. Sarah B. Farquhar, of Olney, Mont
gomery county, died on Sunday aged SO.
Mrs. Elizabeth Schultz committed suicide
in Baltimore on Tuesday by taking rat poison.
Jacob Hofenberger died near Sharpsburg,
Washington county, on August a, aged 80
years.
Hog cholera has made its appearance in
Queen Anne's county, and has been very
fatal.
Anne Arundel county fair, which was held
at Bay Ridge, this week, was decided
success.
John II. Camper, colored teacher, Of
Baltimore, was arrested on Wednesday on a
charge of bigamy.
George Kephart, one of the Oldest farmers
in the vicinity of Reisterstown, died on Mon
day, aged rs years.
The proposition TO use the ground where
Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, now stands for an
exposition building is meeting with success.
John T. Nieutemp was arrested in Balti-
more, on Wednesday, on charge of embez-
| zling S106.45 from the Baltimore Meat Com
pany.
The children of the NJ P. Church, at Ches.
| tertown, have presented the church with fine
bell. The bell weighs 1890 pounds and has
onNSt, NACoi AOhC.
VIM. McKenney, of Queen Anne's county,
who is probably the largest land owner in
Maryland, has raised and housed this year
over 20, 600 bushels of wheat.
A fire at Upper Marlborough, Prince
Georges county, on Friday night Of last week,
caused loss of s., 500. The Adams Express
Company were heavy losers.
Arthur A. Rich and Mrs A j. Poole, of
Tolloboeea EInriAo ynorrtaA in Ct
Michael's P E. Church, Reisterstown, on
Tuesday, the groom's father officiating.
Howard House stables and II horses burn
ed at Elkton, on August "a. Loss $4,000.
Some of the horses were trotters and had
been entered for the races on Saturday.
Work at the Catoctin iron furnaces, in
Frederick county, which were recently pur-
chased by syndicate of creditors, was resum.
ed on Monday. About 100 persons are given
employment
The barn and contents of Edward P.
Thomas, fSandy Spring, Montgomery county,
was burned on the afternoon of August "a.
Loss $4,000. The fire originated by some COL
ored children playing with matches.
A large barn on the farm of John Long,
near Elkton, was burned on Sunday morning
All the contents, including 480 bushels of
wheat, 400 bushels of oats and all the imple-
meats were burned. Insured for $500.
The largest days work ever done at Nc
Murray's canning establishment in Frederick
was that on Thursday of last week. The
number of cans of corn packed were $4,000,
of lima beans, 1000; making the total num-
Der of cans packed 225, 900,
Frank Stocksdale, well.known horse
dealer, died at the Pennsylvania House, Bal
timore, on Tuesday night, after brief illness.
Mr.. Stocksdale was in his 68th year, and
passed nearly all of his life at Resterstown,
of which place he was a native. He was I'M
married.
Following is list of county fairs and the
time they will he held:-Baltimore, limo.
mum, Sept At; Montgomery, Rockville, Sept !
81; Talbot, Easton, Sept. 1921; Cecil, Elk
ton, Oct. rs; Frederick, Frederick, Oct. 9-12; |
Hartford, Belair, Oct. 9-12; Kent, Worton, |
Oct. 9-12; Washington, Hagerstown, Oct.
1919.
John J. Kunkel, one of the wealthiest cit
liens of Frederick city, died on Friday even
ing of last week in his fortieth year. He was
a son of the late Hon. John Jacob Kunkel, |
who represented the sixth district in Congress |
about thirty years ago. He received most of |
his education at Heidelburg and other Ger
man universities. He married daughter of |
the late Robert McGill, and his widow and
four children survive him. His estate is es.
timated to be worth about 100000.