The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-02
Maryland Affairs.

w. Bryson, near Eikton, on Tuesday.
julius r. Griswold, salesman for Balti-
more oil firm, committed suicide in Cambridge
on Sunday.
DIV. Glass, who. sale and retail stationer,
Baltimore, has made an assignment. Ina
bilities $4,000.
On Tuesday night storm lasting five hours
visited Elkton and vicinity. Hail fell, causing
much damage to window glass and crops.
On Monday seven carloads of strawberries
were shipped from Princess Anne, Somerset
county. Each car contained $4,000 quarts.
The furniture warehouse of Aaron Drag,
on West Baltimore street, Baltimore, was
burned on Thursday afternoon. Loss $685.
500.
Benjamin N. Wright, of Queen Anne's
county, has been appointed chief clerk by
Comptroller Baughman, in place of Thomas
G. Woolford, deceased.
James NJ Wrightson, one of the judges of
the Orphans Court for Dorchester county,
died at his residence in East New Market
district on Friday Of last week.
Bishop Paret will sail on Wednesday next
to attend the Conference Of the Anglican
Churchmen at Lambeth, England. He was
presented with purse of S7S4 TO pay his
expenses.
Vim. Selby, of Gaithersburg, Montgomery
county, aged 60 years, died at his residence
in that place Monday. from cancer, with
which he had been affected for ten years.
Mr.. Selby leaves two sons.
George 7. Dill, well known citizen of
Frederick, died suddenly at his residence on
Sunday from paralysis and Bright's disease.
He was in his seth year, and had been living
in retirement for number of years.
The family of Charles Baumgardner, of
Frederick, were poisoned on Friday of last
week, by eating heartily Of canned tomatoes.
! The physician summoned pronounced the
case one Of tin poisoning. They were re-
lieyed
About 10 o'clock on Sunday morning the
paint shop of the burial case works at Mechan-
icstown, Frederick county, was burned. By
the efforts Of the firemen the main building
was saved. Insured in the Carroll county
company.
Prof VIM. L. A. Aiken, NJ. D., the we'll
known analytical chemist, and for fifty years
professor of chemistry in the University Of
| Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore,
was found dead in his bed on Thursday
morning.
The centennial of the town of Easton, Tai
bot county, will be celebrated on Thursday
the 26th Of July, by grand parade, Grafton,
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pointed to make all the necessary preparations
and to carry out the programme.
Mrs. George Robinson, of Frostburg, Ale
gany county, attempted to milk a cow on
Tuesday morning, when the animal turned
upon her, hooking her in the chin, throwing
her down and tramping her to DEATH She
died almost instantly, her neck being broken.
James A Cochrane's store, at Aquasco,
l Dr,pna (.aor0afc wa hurua1 Tuas1a "
morning. Mr.. Cochrane, who was sleeping
over the store, was awakened by the smoke,
and escaped by an outside stairway. The
estimated loss is So, 800, covered by insurance.
Edward O'Donnell, aged 70 years, prom
inent farmer, died on Monday morning at his
home, near Sampsonville, Howard county,
from the effects of an injury received about
two years ago, combined with plerrisy. A
widow, four sons and one daughter survive
him.
Mrs. Sarah n. Busey, widow of the late
Rev. Thos. H. Busey, of the Baltimore Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
died Saturday, at her residence in Baltimore,
aged "A. Mrs. Busey was born in Roanoke
county, Va. Four sons and one daughter
survive her.
Martha Sachse. wife of Adolph Sachse, 3l5
South Sharp street, Baltimore, was last Thurs
day blessed with twins, boy and girl. A
similar circumstance happened in September
of last year, when boy and girl were also
born, one of them dying. The parents have
been married about four years and have had
one other child in addition to the above.
Miss Mary Geisbert, aged about 20 years,
daughter of Mr.. Anthony Gesbert, committed
suicide at her home, on West Patrick street,
Frederick, on last Saturday night, by taking
laudanum. She made an attempt at suicide
about year ago, but was restored by prompt
medical attendance. She had been suffering
from depression of spirits for some time.
John R. Hogg, aged SO, died at Elkton on
| Sunday. He helped to build the first railroad
between Baltimore and Philadelphia, which
was begun in 1888, and remained in its employ
up to 1876, when his age prevented further
service. From that time on he was pensioned
by the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad. He was popular man with
all classes.
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad has
completed switch at Cox's Station, Charles
county, for the use of the cannery which is in
course of erection at that point. A number
of farmers heretofore engaged exclusively in
the culture of tobacco have agreed to plant
crops of sweet corn and tomatoes, to be used
by the canning establishment. The new
enterprise will be under the management of
Mr.. S. D. Warfeld, of Baltimore, who has
two others in Charles county-one at La Plata
and the other at Heyherville.
The Circuit Court of Baltimore County, at
the instance of taxpayer in the Belt, has
issued temporary Injunction restraining the
county treasurer from paying portion OF the
taxes collected in the Belt to Baltimore city.
This at once brings before the court the con-
stitutionality of tha law under which the re-
cent election was held. As the Court of APP
peals is in session, the County Court will
probably moke pro fo,md ruling, to enable
counsel to take the case Immediately to the
highest tribunal in the state for prompt and
final settlement.
On Wednesday Governor Jackson pardoned
the following persons William Donovan,
convicted in the Circuit Court of Washington
county for the May term of 1885 of receiving
stolen goods and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three years from December 10, 1885,
James E. Dulin, convicted in the Criminal
Court of Baltimore at the January term in
1887 of larceny and sent to Jail for IS months;
Charles Z. Butler, convicted in the Circuit
Court of Frederick county at the December
term in 1886 of forgery and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for five years.
Several barrels of oil and gasoline in the
store of Charles E. Zellers, in Frederick, ex-
ploded Monday evening during fire, and a
number of firemen who weIe in the building
were injured. Charles Poole, Jr., aged IA
years. was pinned beneath the rafters and
killed. The side and front of the building
were thrown into the street, and many spec
tators were hurt by the SCATTERING of the plate
glass. The total number of injured is about
80. William Slocum, colored. is dead, and
Peyton Brown, colored John I. Moore, John
Davidson and VIM. Ham are thought to be
fatally injured. The building and stock were
valued at about Sl2, 000
/ A letter to the Baltimore american from
Elkton, May 80, says: Cecil county has been
afflicted for some weeks with two sharpers,
who have succeeded in swindling several of
the farmers Of the Fourth and Sixth districts
by means of wooden appliance which they
called a shock and fodder tier, which con-
sisted of huge wooden needle and piece
of tarred rope. No. waited upon the victims
and succeeded in getting them to sign a card,
stating that if they ordered any of the fixtures
they would not have to pay for them. A week
or so afterwards No. appeared at the farm
ers' houses with somewhat similar card,
containing an order for a gross of the machines
in question, with the farmers name signed
thereto. Rather than get into trouble one of