The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-24
Maryland Affairs.

MARRYING AHulfS.
Edward Coleman, aged 50, died in Balti-
more on Tuesday.
George P. Hinkle, aged 80, died near
Cumberland, on Sunday.
Mrs Zeporah Turpin, aged over 80 years,
died in Somerset county last week.
E. L. Mullineaux, recently appointed de-
putty Sheriff of Frederick county, has resign
ed.
Mrs. Elizabeth, widow of the late Hon.
Samuel Hambleton, died in Easton, on Tues
day, aged 20.
Frederick is to have electric lights, and if
the test is satisfactory permanent contract
will be made.
Mary Perry, colored, residing near Upper
Marlboro, was accidentally burned to death on
Friday night of last week.
Nearly 100 oyster boats were destroyed in
the Hongo river, Dorchester county, by the
storm last week. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The large grocery store of Richard Stumpf,
corner of Baltimore and Wolfe streets, Balti-
more, was burned on Wednesday night.
Loss 5000.
The body of a white male infant was found
in the cistern of Albert Sharrets, at Woods
boro, on Monday. There were bruises on its
head and body.
Lewis Reid, aged Is, near Corrigansyille,
Allegheny county, died on Monday from the
effects of a bee sting received last summer.
He suffered intensely.
VIM. Boardley and George Logan, colored
boys, aged Is and II years, of Baltimore, on
Tuesday fought over game of teetotum and
Boardley was stabbed to the heart.
NJ II T. I Al.
colored, of Baltimore, had fight and John
son bit off Middleton's nose. On Tuesday he
was sent to the House of Correction for nine
months.
VIM. o. Bean and man named Sweeny,
of Prince Georges county, had difficulty on
Sunday night. Sweeny struck Bean with a
wagon standard on the head. He will not
recover.
The country residence of DR.. Crowther,
near the Really House, on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was burned on Monday morn
ing. Mrs Crowther was badly injured by a
fall from window.
Mrs. Baker, wife of Daniel Baker, ST.,
died in Buckeystown on Sunday night, in her
18th year. Her husband is extremely i'll.
One of her sons, Joseph D. Baker, is presi-
dent of the Citizens National Bank of Fred
erick.
Reports from all the Eastern Shore couu-
ties show that the storm last week was very
destructive to shipping, buildings, fences and
forests. The water was so low that some of
the finest oyster beds were frozen, causing 4
heavy loss.
The barn and contents of Mrs. Victoria
Nabb, near Ekridge, Howard county, was
burned on March Is. Four horses and
five cows, together with machinery were
burned. Insured in Montgomery Mutual
Insurance Company.
James Parker and Edward Best, who
pleaded guilty to having robbed the post
office at Salisbury, Maryland, on February
18th were sentenced in Baltimore on Tuesday
to four and half years Imprisonment in the
penitentiary and the payment each of fine
of $780,
By the upsetting of vessel during the
storm of March IL, near Cambridge, two men
were drowned, and third man was caught in
the hold and remained there for &c hours,
with only space of six inches between his
head and the top of the boat. When rescued
the man was almost dead.
Miss Sarah Appleman, resident of Mid
dletown, Frederick county, died on the 18th
instant, in the Dist year of her age. The
Re1ister says that her sister Elizabeth, now
in the 9th year of her age, and her brother
Jacob, now in his S8th year, both residents OF
Middletown, still survive her,
Industrial education will be introduced into
the public schools of Talbot county. The
beginning will be made in the Easton High
School, where the basement will be fitted up
as workshops, with tools and draughting APP
plauces This instruction will be carried
into other public schools as circumstances
admit.
A new frame dwelling, belonging to Joshua
Fuller, colored, near Pine Orchard, in the
second district of Howard county, was des-
troyed by fire about u o'clock Sunday night.
The house was unoccupied, but in it at the
time were twenty barrels of corn and lot OF
lumber, all of which were burned. The fire
was incendiary.
On Tuesday a number of the roads in Cecil
county were still impossible on account OF
snow drifts, and travellers were compelled to
drive through fields. At meeting of the
county commissioners on Tuesday it was de-
cided that they were not justified in expendlng
the amount that would be required to clear
all the roads, and they will depend on the
spring weather and the voluntary work of
farmers interested.
Isaac Davis Clark, aged SO, died at his
residence in Trappe, Talbot county, on Sun
day from cancer Last fall he was elected to
the House of Delegates by the Republicans,
but was not able to take his seat. He was a
graduate of Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa,
and shortly after began mercantile life. Mr..
Clark was a good citizen and one OF the
wealthy men of the county.
The Towsontown Journal says there is
proposition on foot if the annexation scheme
succeeds to move the court house from Tow
son to Cockeysville. 1t is stated that fully
SInn 900 o,n H. saonrad fro,n intarasted pan-
talists to carry out the scheme. 1t is con-
tended that it would be of immense advantage
to the county if the Belt is taken off to have
the county seat at CockeysVille.
DR.. Charles A. Leas died on March Is, at
his home, near Glyndon, Baltimore county.
He was 81 years old and one of the best,
known residents Of that county. He had led
an active life and had held several public
offices, having been at different times superln-
tendent of the House Of Refuge, health COM
missioner of Baltimore and United States
consul at 81. Petersburg and at Stockholm.
He was prominent in the temperance cause,
and at the time of his death was member OF
the executive committee of the baltimore
County Temperance Alliance. wife ana
three children survive him.
The Libertytown Banner of March y says:
Several weeks ago considerable excitement
was created at Chestnut Grove school house,
Mt. Pleasant district, at which D. c. Aldridge
is teacher The teacher says that when he
undertook to whip son of Theodore l.. Crea-
ger for some serious misdemeanor, the youth
made battle with him, but failed, and was
severely castigated. This enraged the father,
who came to the school house and IN
very threatening manner accosted the teach
er, who armed himself with the stove
poker, the children in the meantime beeom-
ing greatly excited and running out of the
room Quiet was finally restored, and Mr.,
C. took his children home. Mr.. c. says his
boy was struck about eighty times with a
stick; the teacher says he struck him perhaps
as many, but not more than dozen. Mr.
Aldridge had Mr. Creager arrested under the
state school law imposing penalty for en-
tering schools and interfering with the teach
or in his duties, and on Saturday last the
case was tried before Justice Riddlemoser,
of Mt. Pleasant, resulting in Mr.. Creager
being fined $40 and cost. The latter at first
concluded to appeal from this verdict, but on
Monday withdrew the order and paid the
bill.
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