The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-01-21
MARYLAND Affairs.


Baltimore had 139 deaths and III births
last week.
Cecil county agricultural society realized
81, 1870 over all expenses by its last fair.
President Cleveland has appointed John t.
Hammond collector of customs of Annapolis.
At the Methodist church, Rockville, on
Tuesday, Mrs. Alcinda Garrett, aged So, was
married to VIM. Gettings, aged %.
Chas. F. Meyer, aged 80, committed suicide
at his place of business in Baltimore, on We'd
nesday, by shooting himselfthrough the heart.
Jacob G. Richards, of Cecil county, has
been appointed merchandise examiner, under
the civil service rules, at the custom house,
Baltimore.
The densestf fog ever known there enveloped
Baltimore on Saturday, giving rise to several
accidents, including collisions between vessels
in the harbor.
DR.. Flodoardo Howard, prominent ply
stefan of Rockville, died on Tuesday at seven
o'clock after short illness of pneumonia, in
his seventy eighth year.
According to the last United States official
Postal Guide there are 960 postofices in Ma
ryland, of which 10 are money order Offices
and 10 are presidential offices.
AT Cearfoss, Washington county, on We'd
n
colored man. She defended herself so Wig
orously with a butcher knife that he desisted.
Hecht & Selig, shoe dealers, Baltimore,
made an assignment on Monday. Liabilities
$4,000. They began business in 1850. In
ability to collect bills due caused the failure.
A reduction of 10 per cent. was made at
the Mccullough iron mills, at North East,
Cecil county, on Wednesday, owing to the
dizziness in trade. The employees agreed to
| accept the reduction.
| The Ashland Steel Works, a mile from
Cockeysville, Baltimore county, blew out on
Monday night and work was stopped. The
Reading strike and scarcity of coal for the
furnaces is stated as the cause for stopping.
A meeting was held at Denton on Tuesday
| looking to the building of railroad from
Elkton to the Virginia line, passing throug
I Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline, Dor.
chester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester
counties.
BY recount of the votes in Talbot county
| it is found that the Democratic county com
missioners received q greater number of votes
than given by the return judges, thus electing
them. Proper steps have been taken looking
to an appeal to the Court for the purpose OF
having them sworn in.
Mr.. V. Richards, land and immigration
agent of the B. and o. R. R.. was in Ellicott
City this week to study the possibilities for
the Development of different points along the
line. The company promises to largely assist
persons engaged in business enterprises along
its line in the way Of furnishing transportation
for freight, &c.
| On Wednesday, January %, special cleo
ton will be held in Baltimore county to fill a
vacancy in the Legislature, caused by the
death of DIR. Charles R. Whiteford On Tues
day the Democratic executive committee met
and selected Frank |. Duncan, of the 9Th
district as candidate. On Wednesday the
Republicans decided not to nominate a candi-
| date.
William Brace, of the law firm of Brace &
Richmond, left Cumberland Thursday night,
January 8, for Oakland to attend to some law
business, but has not been heard from. 1t
was known at the time of his departure that
he had "a considerable sum of money on his
person, and his friends fear he has been foully
dealt with. Mr.. Brace had very large law
practice, and his sudden departure has created
much talk and uneasiness among his friends
and clients. His friends have been making
diligent search for him, but have not, up to
this date, heard anything of his whereabouts.
Mr.. Brace was state senator from Allegany
county in 1882.