The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-07-28
Maryland Affairs.

%, aged 80 years.
Belair is 10 have a new n. E. Church.
S6x66 feet, to cost $4,000.
Wheat in Kent county is yielding from %
IA 80 bushels per acre ON corn aud fallow
ground.
Margaret Warren, aged 81. a family servant
in the BeaIl family of Rockville, died on Wed,
nesday.
John Freund, of Baltimore, aged II, dropp.
ed dead while running race on Thursday
afternoon.
VIM. ]. Valentine, of Woodsboro. Freder.
lex county, has failed. Liabilities S25OO; as
sets $780,
Easton celebrated its centennial anniversary
on Thursday. 1t was grand affair and was
largely attended.
Hannah T., wife of Hon. Henry D. Far.
nandis, died at her residence, near Belair, on
Monday, aged 81.
President and Mrs. Cleveland and the Cab
met, have been invited to attend the Freder.
lex Fair, next fall.
Fire damaged the furniture establishments
of Jacob Hartman and Gunther & Fink, Bal.
timore, on Monday. Loss $4,000.
Robert Carter. colored, was accidentally
shot with pistol that wasn't 'loaded," at
Oakland, on Tuesday, and died on Wednes-
day.
VIM. W. Moore, of Sandy Springs, Mont.
gomery county, has been nominated by the
Prohibitionist of the sixth congressional dis
triet.
]. II. Athey, Baltimorean, committed su,
icide in Memphis, Tenn, on Monday, leaving
young wife. No cause is known for the
suicide.
Edward Smith was arrested at Ivory, How.
| ord T,ao1o,, ~ II
| W. Selhy, who is said to be his rival in love
affair.
] James W. Clark, young man, is under ar
rest, charged with forging the name of Isidor
Rayner, Baltimore, to a number of checks,
each for $25.
| G. W. Humrichouse, from his farm near
| Williamsport, obtained 962 bushels of wheat
from q acres, an average Of So bushels and
379 pounds pes acre.
! A decree has been passed by the Baltimore
county court for the sale of the MARYLAND
Central Railroad. 1t is A miles long and
runs from Baltimore to near Delta, York
county, Pa.
j. IN II. Schaefer and Paul ]. BONNIE were
held in $500 bond each on the charge of
knowingly giving false information 10 the
registers of voters for the eighteenth ward,
Baltimore,
The eonolave of the Patriarchs Militant of
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows open
ed in Baltimore on Monday. 1t is estimated
that 10000 Odd Fellows participated 10 the
festivities during the week.
The recent hazing trial at the Naval Acad,
envy, Annapolis, resulted in the dismissal of
Richard III. Leigh, Mississippi; George II.
Shepard, Wisconsini hon b. Bierer, Kansas,
and Charles W, Lyle, Virginia.
Mrs, Sidney Smith Swan was granted de-
cree in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City on
Tuesday divoroing her absolutely from her
husband, Donnell Swan, and awarding her
the custody of their infant child.
Rev. Conrad Rorchers, Of ST. Johns Ger
man Reform Church, Baltimore, was found
| guilty BY the Maryland Chassis Of unhecoming
conduct with his own daughter. Mr.. Bor-
cheers will appeal to the General Synod.
Somerset county has had some fine wheat
yields. Charles w. Fitzgerald from 80 acres
realized 25l0 bushels, 80 acres of which pro-
duoed 1910 bushels. VIM. H. Ross 1000
bushels and Isaac Barnes 100 bushels.
Joshua II. Sundergill of near Upionville,
Frederick county, has COW which last week
gave birth to a perfect double female calf
having four hind legs, connected by one body,
four front legs, and two heads and neeks.
Charles Beard, a notorious character of
Baltimore, was sentenced to the penitentiary
on Saturday for years and months. If
the sentence had been for 60 years it would
have been better for that city and vicinity,
Along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in
Howard county, tramps have been rohbing
spring and other houses for sometime. Com
plant was made to the authorities and some
10 or y tramps were arrested and lodged in
Jail,
The Maryland Monument Commission Wis.
tied Gettysburg on Saturday, and slightly
changed the location of the First Eastern
Shore Regiments monument, TO conform
more closely with their position in The battle
at Culp's Hill.
The Interstate Conference and School of
Methods of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union met on Tuesday at Mountain
Lake Park, Garrett county. Mrs. Caroline
4. Buell., Of Chicago, presided. Addresses
wero made by Mrs. Buell., j. A. Johnson,
Mrs. Clara Hartman and others,
According to the June census taken in Bal.
timore there are ITO, f31 children, as follows:
White, 96,254; colored, IA All; males, 81, S96;
females, $685.. OF these 43, S85 attend the
public schools, 1896 go to private schools,
aud so, SS1 or 40 per cent donot attend schools
at all, The census includes all under q
years, Many young men and women under
that age are earning salaries as clerks, &c.
Capt. McElroy, of Gettysburg, Pa, men,
Der Of the Salvation Army, won the affections
Of young lady at Ellicott City, and they were
to be married soon. Rumors that he had
wife and family in Gettysburg were circulated,
and upon investigation the rumors proved cor
rect. On Saturday night McElroy appeared
in Ellicott City, and he was informed of the
rumors and he confessed that they were cor
Tho Oaan him f,anI
thrashing and warned him not to appear in
that place again.
Richard j. Capron, a capitalist, on Monday
entered the Office of John King, real es-
tate broker, in Baltimore, to transact some
business. They quarrelled and clinched,
and Capron picked up a large pair of
shears from a desk and stabbed King three
times. Two of the stabs are slight. but the
third is believed to have penetrated one of
Kings lungs. Capron, who asserts that one
of Kings clerks struck him before he did the
stabbing, has been released on bail to await
the result of Kings injuries.
VIM. chatham, farmer, residing in Stock
ton district, Worcester county, few evenings
ago. to relieve the animals of the annoyance
caused by the mosquitoes, which were very
thick, caused smother Of smoke TO be built in
his barnyard, and retired shortly afterward.
Next Morning he was dumfounded at finding
his barn and other outbuildings in ashes.
During the night, it is supposed spark
from the smother communicated fire to the
barn, thus destroying it, together with its
contents, consisting Of a pair of horses,
mule, farming utensils and large amount of
provender.
St. Peters p. a. church, at Ellicott City,
was struck by lightning on Tuesday evening"
about @ O'Clock. Shortly after the storm
Rev. r. A. Poole, the rector, entered the |
church TO see if everything was all right rs !
was his usual custom, and to his surprise be |
found the window drapings aud other COM
bustible material about the interior of the ed |
iice all ahlaze. With great difficulty the |
flames wero suppressed, not until, however,
much of the ornamental work of the church |
was badly damaged. A large quantity Of the
plastering was knocked down and portion
Of the woodwork shattered by the bolt.
g. S. Griffith, presiden: of the Maryland
Prisoners Aid Association, in reporting his I
visit to Talbot county few weeks ago, gave
the following: On the same day We also took