The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-23
Maryland Affairs.

Charles Howard, aged 80, died in Cumber-
land on Tuesday.
City taxes on the real estate of the late A.
S. Abel amounts to $4,000.
Mrs Sarah W. Bessee died in Baltimore on
June Is in her Tooth year.
The tax levy for Hagerstown is 45 cents in
the 500 on a basis of SO, 100000.
George H. Riggin, of Worcester county,
realized $1,000 from six acres of Strawberries
this season.
Samuel Child, we'll known house fur
nisher, on Charles street, Baltimore, has
made an assignment.
During his episcopal visit to PrinceG eorge,s,
Charles aud ST. Mary counties, during May,
Cardinal Gibbons confirmed 1852 persons.
George Combs, one of the Oldest and best
known citizens of St. Mary's county, died at
his residence, near Leonardtown, on Tuesday,
aged SO years.
Allegany county tax rate is 1921 cents on the
500. The appropriation to public schools is
$4,000 Cumberland gets an appropriation
of 81 900 for streets.
Samuel Clancy, living near Conway in
Anne Arundel county, was struck by light
ming on Saturday and killed in sight of his
wife. He leaves three children.
On the 4th of July, the last day of the
Saengerfest, which begins in Baltimore on
June Both, the Star Spangled Banner will be
sung at Schetuzcn Park by three thousand
voices.
Baltimore was visited by a heavy rain
on Saturday afternoon last, accompanied
with hail and wind In the eastern and
western sections trees were torn up and many
windows were broken.
Richard l.. Thomas, aged IS, died in North
east, Cecil county, on Saturday last. He was
a Democrat, had filled several important
offices, and was one of the most prominent
men in business and social circles.
The residence of Charles Shipley at Savage,
Howard county, was entirely destroyed by
fire at an early hour Tuesday morning. The
origin of the FIRE is supposed to have been
from a defective fiue- The loss is covered by
81, 600 Insurance.
George Dyer, employed by NJ. D. Grover
man, near Oakland Mills, in the fifth district
of Howard county, was overcome by the heat
on Friday last, from the effects of which he
died Wednesday morning. He leaves widow
and two children.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
panys rolling mill in Cumberland city shut
down on Saturday for an indefinite time,
throwing out of employment over four hun
dred men. Operations will not be resumed
before the first of October next.
The Frederick Times states that seven per-
sons, residingin Middletown, Frederick county,
recently drew $50, 900 in lottery. The party
consisted of c. H. Daub, William Rudy,
Emory Bowlus, G. A. Heagy, George Cham
berlain, o. P. Coblentz and |. J. Toms.
The Society of the Army and Navy of the
Confederate States in the State of Maryland
and the association of the Maryland Line have
made arrangements for the opening of the
home for broken down and INDECENT soldiers
of the Confederate army at Pikesville, on the
9th instant.
Lightning struck the large stone and frame
barn of Richard A. Remare, one mile
north of Monkton, Baltimore county, on
Saturday afternoon, which caught fire and
was destroyed, with thrasher, fan. horse power
and quantity of wheat, corn and hay. In
surance $1,000.
Henry Bowers, aged about 20 years, a resi-
dent of Woodville district, Frederick county,
died Monday from the effects of dose of
dissolved Paris green, which he took on Sun
day evening with suicidal intent He stated
that he was tired of living. He leaves a
widow and several children.
c. F. Weaver of Elkton, postal clerk on
the B. & o. r. R., was killed by being struck
by the bridge over the Great Capon river, near
Cumberland, on Tuesday afternoon. 1t is
supposed he was in the act of releasing from
the "catcher" the pouch which had Just been
taken up, and forgetting the bridge leaned
out too far.
Mrs Mary yelling, of the fifth district of
Howard county, met with painful accident
at her home, near GAINESVILLE, few days ago
While descending the stairs her foot slipped,
and she fell to the hall floor, breaking one Of
her legs above the knee. She was also other
wise injured. Her injuries, owing to her
advanced age, which is 10 years, are consid,
cred extremely serious.
About two weeks ago DIR. Chisolm, of Bal
timore, transplanted clear piece of rabbits
cornea into the blind eye of patient, it
was success, and the man is beginning to see
again This he has not done for three years,
when the eyes were destroyed by lime. The
operation of transplanting in the left eye was
so satisfactory that on Saturday DR.. Chisolm
made similar operation on the right eye.
The commissioners of Frederick county
have awarded contracts for the erection of
iron bridges over Bush creek at Delashmuth
Mill; at Lloyd Station over Broad run, in the
western part of the county, and over Israel's
creek, near Murphy's Mill, at an aggregate
expense of So, $50; also contracts for the build
ing of public schoolhouses in New Market,
Urbana, Petersville, Mechanicstown, Middle
town, Hauver's, Emmitsburg and Woodsboro'
districts at an expense OF $4,000.
Henry jackson, colored, aged II years, has
been lodged in Jail at Annapolis, charged
with an attempted felonious assault upon his
half sister Adeline Gray, who is said to be
eight years his senior. The accused, who
West River, in the eighth district of Anne
Arundel county, claims that his sister has
laid the charge against him to shield some
body else. He says his employer will testify
to his being home the night the alleged as
sault is said to have been attempted.
Major Bennett, colored, was found guilty
in the United States District Court, Baltimore,
on Tuesday, of stealing two registered letters
from the United States mails at ST. Leonard S
postoffice, January 25, 1888, and was SEN
labor in the Maryland penitentiary. Bennett
was the mail carrier between St. Leonard s
and Solomon's postofices, and it was in evil
dence that he burned the letters after taking
out the money. One of the letters contained
$91.72 and the other 81. His too free use of
money attracted suspicion to him.
A heavy rain, thunder and wind.storm pre-.
vailed in some parts OF Cecil county on Satur-
day afternoon. Large hail stones fell in some
sections, and at Cherry Hill, four miles from
Elkton, many windows were broken. The
stones there were as large as hickory nuts.
The damage to fruit trees and wheat amount
to thousands of dollars. Nearly all the fruits
were stripped off the trees and the wheat on
some farms was almost ruined, while others
will only have half crop. Mrs. Parrot,
wife of Edward PARROT, an employee of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road, residing about mile aud a-half from
Northeast, was severely stunned by lightning.
T. Harrison CARROTS will was admitted
to probate in Towsontowh, on Tuesday. His
wife, Mrs Alice W. Garrett, together with
Charles F. Mayer and CHARLES Mite, are ap-
pointed executors and trustees. Mrs. Gar
rett is left the annual sum of $4,000 during
her widowhood and the use of the country
seat Evergreen" and any dwelling house in
the city that the deceased may have built for
his own use and remained in possession of at
the time of his death, together with the house
hold effects, etc. The residue is left equally
to the three children. They are to receive
one.third part of their respective shares at
the age Of 81, 25 and IS years. 1t also pro-