The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-02
Maryland Affairs.

I VOTERS, OI MlOill -,OOc are CulOIeu.
Catharine, wife of John W. Bussard, of
Harmony, Frederick county, died on Tues
day, aged IS years.
W. Horace Soper, registrar of the Maryland
Agricultural College, died in Baltimore on
October %, aged 20 years.
Michael Welt, aged 20 years, of Beaver
Creek district, Washington county, died on
October %. He was a prominent citizen.
c. T. Remson. Of Connecticut, has pur
chased the Greeubury Point farm, in Anne
Arundel county. from l.. A. Palmer for ST.,
500.
Oliver Maxwell, mason, was struck by a
falling brick from 4 smokestack, near Elkton,
Cecil county. His head was crushed and he
will die.
In Hartford county cholera is killing the
hogs. and an unknown disease is carrying off
the cattle. Many farmers have lost from 20
to 80 hogs.
The Baltimore 4 Potomac Railroad has
executed blanket mortgage to the Safe
Deposit and Trust Company Of Baltimore for
100000.
On Saturday Judge Fowler, at TowSoutown,
/ sentenced Samuel Cooper to the penitentiary
for fifteen years for killing patrolmsn John
T. Lloyd. of Baltimore. on July 1.
Nathan p Wilson, aged 81, and John
Deyer, aged 81, died in Baltimore on Satur-
day. Both fought through the Mexican war.
and the former in the Black Hawk war.
/ Levi B. Hall aud Sarah F. Hall were con
F victed at Princess Anne, Somerset county, on
7 Tuesday, Of burning the store house of Cox
[ a Miles, in that county. few months ago.
/ An ATTEMPT was made on Saturday night to
wreck -. Peters Catholic Church. Baltimore.
I by turning on all the gas Jets. Fortunately 1t
3 rad in frgH TIA yar1aN
/ age.
I The total registered vote Of Baltimore city
/ is %. 5G7. of whom 20. 732 are white and T.,
I $50 are colorcd, The increase in white voters
Is 2.251. The colored vote has decreased .
+ 1905.
William :. Wilson. States attorney for
Worcester county, has instituted suit for libel .
against Hearn i Quinn. propretors Of the .
Pocomoke City Record and Gazette. prohi
biton organ.
VIM Es,erda. Of Frederick. fell from a
bridge, on Which he was working on the .
Pennsylvania Railroad, near Woodsboro
Frederick county, few days ago. aud died .
Sunday night from the effects OF his Injuries.
The new barn Of Darius Clageit, near .
Potomac Montgomery county. was destroyed .
by FIRE on October -. with ail its contents,
consisting OF 600 bushels OF wheat, two cows,
one wagon, oGc reaper aud lot Of harness.
Loss aboa, $1,000
Miss George Murphy. aged - years. died
suddenly in she Pratt Library. on Mulberry +
street. Baltimore, on October -. She had
gotten two books, and sst down ia "a chair 10
look at them, when her head fell to one SIDE.
One Of the attendants approached aai found
she was dead.
Howard Aurus;as Matthews colorci. vas
arrested Ia Baltimore, on Friday night OF lss,
week. He was employed by ulis Worlhng
Ton, a. Cooksvilie, Howard County. On The
Saturday previous be stole s hiooded mare,
vaired a SlUsO. aud shortly afterwards the
mar was fosud dead. lie had ridden her
20 death.
A general iad delivery eas discovered IS
Ha-rrsfoNu. on Wednesday, % De- niVpcd BY
lbc sheriff. The prisoners bah gotten jnta
she corridors AID wesr armed Fsth knives
aui saws and maAH threats against the sheriff.
bat by his Goodness aud g5c sight IF a palr of
rcyolyers the men ucrr 3rYcn back ia shear
cells and sesared.
A, Baltimore. on Saturday. Collector
Niruame forbade ihr landing ct ts1 JH--ni.
qrauts, Augustus Nepp and Carl trnses, from
ihs North German Lloyd steamship NGru5usE,
and ordered ,hem Jo b. iaksH back Co ter
MACY. TIE Collector iook this action nnisr
ihe IAN agsjust the importation of toreiga
labor anj.r coairsct-
Oo FriaAy uigbs Of lass seek the rysilcacr
5f Gen J. 4. Bond ai JrSsHps ABuc AFan.
del coarty. sas burned loss oH dscii5ng
seen. ou contents Siott- Insurance 5000
The uai-hbarbaai 20 Iassup's has besa
lniauoaaie n che matter q irps. .ueHly
wears zso tisa. Bond father hoass aas
burned and s5nrr that fiHe she Ersideace @.
Majar Fraak isrnci. L : A.. and aiso thar
Of Drscu Adams shared ID" same fate.
Wa. Wharton. a member al she Towesn
taun bar di-d AZ Bis home ~ thai place 0n
SaudaY afternoon frora ik- effects rf Is para
iytil stroke ~hsch BE received sixteen months
axa lie was bora In Washington cognty
e years azo. and @8s q son of iAe late DR..
Jcha Wharton, lie gas an * Confederate.
having served tH Company e, First Regiment,
Maryland cavalry. us,irs Capt. Robert smith
~ aas s member 81 lhr Ssatety Of ibr Army
and Navy Of she Coaiede5s,e STATE. tu Mary
land
o. wednesday evening Mrs, Ca,harius
Gsrss, q Ba.i5m8gc. was horribly bsrned bY
thr explosion 81 q eoai OF. lamp sh,ch hsg
lltiie child Knocked from a shelf thr lamp
cell by tb.. silr OF the woman, aHi lhr cxplod
ing 90 s4tsu4ied her clothing aud nj oace {
enErinp~d her ja tamrs, She ran screaming
20 abe street.. whcrc ghr flames Werr eNtta-
saishet BIZ hss bruiGer. iu.l4a. ah3 ihrra BIS
cIashtu- remained, every pgrtlua beng con.
.smsd except a part % the waist nt her dtess
and tag saislbauis Of her skirts She Sas I
barue3 from her ankles 90 her waist and on
her chest, arms, back, meek and face, aud lu I
ssnsr PLACES So badly that ibe Hrsh peeled IF
ia pieces 81 large taaa's haad,
Richard I. Bentley. an active member Of
the society af Friends died on Tuesday, Al
bis home, near Sandy Spring, Montgomery
cuuHly. In his slsI year tie bad been
prominent member 0l thr community iu which
be- lived for many years. aud closely connected
u,th e. tie maEnri Eiith daughter oi the
late John Needles, of Baltimore, who sur ,
yigts him. aud leaves o family oi eight chll,
drcu-hye daughters AMI thFce snns--ali %
whom are married except has youngest son,
Mr. Bentley was engaged IN sHc general mer,
ckaudislns business at Sandy Spring Tor J
many years, ia partnership wIth the late Aioan
Giipin. tie vas one % TIE lucorpuraiors Of
,he Mutual FIRE Insurance Company OF Mout-
Eom-ry County, m ISIS. also OF 'he Savings .
Institution ot Sandy Spring in lshS, whose
6rst treasurer be was. About five years
since BE- Withdrew from his business and sue
ceedei the late Edsarj Stabier president
Of the Mutual Fare Insurance Company 81 ,
Montgomery County.
The ReaIr Drmoerat says; Mr. James 4
Walsh OF the Hartford Farnace, has one OF the
best appointed farms Yea the slate. On his j
Dairy Farm, there Is barn $50 feet long
and 80 feet vide, and baygack aud corn. S
house .2N50 feet, which forms continuous q
buiding with il. Besides the building men
toned there IS stabling for 100 head OF cattle
and 2u horses ia feet of shedding for ma
ehinery and 80 feet Of shedding for cattle.
There IA also a siio 2TX80 feet and ~ feet 10
the square. Near the barn Is large wind,
mill for pumping water BY means Of shaft
ing the wind mill furnishes motive power for
light machinery. Mr.. Walsh has 300 sheep !
on the place now, aud expects 70 winter 400
head OF cattle. The Dairy farm contains !
abou; a 1900 acres OF land. The dwelling
house on It Is of brick and was built ia l76s. I
a stone iu one end bearing that date aud the
initials 4 II, Mr.. Walsh is one OF the largest
land owners in the county, owning IN various l
farms probably six thousand acres of land.