The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-05-11
MARYLAND Affairs.

A company is being organized to bore 70
oil and natural gas in Cecil county.
Clear Spring mountain, in Washington
county, was burned over on Sunday anC
| Monday, causing great loss of timber.
Melvin c. Garlitz, of Cumberland, was
convicted of murder in the first degree, or
the Sd instant He killed his wife in March
Thomas G. Washington, colored, who was
accidentally shot on Sunday, near Govans-
| town. Baltimore county, while playing with
another coIorcd man, died on Monday.
Mrs Sarah NJ. King, who was injured by u
street car near Waverly, Baltimore county,
last week, died on Monday. She was native
of Caroline county, and was related to the
Emorys of the Eastern Shore.
Frank s. Evans, cashier of the Second
National Bank of Belair, died May 8. Thos.
Berry, president of the Prince George
county commissioners, died on May 3, aged
"a. Mrs Mary A. Mills, aged 81, died in
Baltimore on the Sd instant.
Four children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Will
liams, of Hartford county, were burned to
death Thursday night of last week. Mr..
Williams. Mrs. Williams and the baby escaped,
bat Mrs. Williams was so severely injured that
it is feared she will be MANNED for life.
In the Garrett county court, on Monday,
Judge Syester. in charging the grand jury
collectors of the public revenue in the State
of Maryland to buy and pay for every farm
and home in Garrett, Alegany and Washing
ton counties.
General Adam Z. King, formerly naval
officer at Baltimore, has, it is said, been de-
cided upon at the State Department for Con-
sui General at Paris. The appointment is
attributed to the close personal and political
friendship existing between General King and
Secretary Blaine.
The summer cottage Of J. II. c. Watts, of
Baltimore, at Belair, was burned on Saturday
night Loss SD, 600. Mr.. Watts was badly
burned on the face and hands, and John Bait,
while lifting piano, ruptered blood vessel
and fell dead. Fully $500 worth of property
was stolen during the FIRE.
The barn of David StoufTer, in Washington
county, near HageTstOwn, was destroyed by
fire Monday morning, together with its con
tents. consisting of hay, corn, oats and farm
ing implements. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by tramp who slept in the barn.
Loss 81. 200, nearly covered by insurance.
John Cockey, young son of the late 7.
o. COckey, while riding a horse from field /
on the farm of John p. ID. Park, on Chestnut
Ridge. near Timonium, on Friday of last I
week, was thrown and became entangled in
the harness The horse then kicked the boy
TO death, breaking his neck and leg and cut |
ting his abdomen in terrible manner.
The following appointments Of Maryland /
postmasters were announced on Friday
August Dumer, at Fullerton, Baltimore |
county, to succeed A. Senhof, removed;
Thomas II. Phillips, at Reisterstown, Balti- /
more county, 70 succeed Joseph Passano, !
+. A. Zimmerman, Ernestville; 1
H. A. Weller. Graceham; l.. Z. Suman, /
heedysville; {. g. Bingham, Weverton.
DR.. W. B. Gambrill, Of Hallofelds Howard /
county. while leading his horse by halter on /
Thursday, was suddenly turned upon and !
kicked by the animal He was frightfully cut I
over the left eye and on the neck by the rough /
ihoes Of the horse. besides receiving kicks
about the body. It was almost by miracle
hat DR.. Gambril escaped death. as he be-
,ame eniangled in the halter and could not
or time extricate himself from the vicious
BEAST.
The barn and carriage house Of Capt. w.
= Nichols. near Owings' Mills, Baltimore
county. we're entirely destroyed by fire on
" ednesday The origin Of the fire is IN.
,uoEn. Il was discovered at II o'clock in I
be morning. and was still burning at six
clock in the evening. All the carriages
md farming implements we're saved, and
mare which was in the barn escaped by
umping through the window. A ton of hay
nd a ton Of straw we're also destroyed. The
we're insured for 5000, but the esti-
usted damage is $4,000. The barn was
tone structure, aud abou, 60 years old.
The MARYLAND Midland Railroad Company,
ias been incorporated. The incOrporaiors
ire Charles 4. Councilman, Jacob ID. Geist,
Jarrett d. Waters, John Carroll, Howard
The company is formed for
he purpose OF constructing and operating
team railroad to begin AZ point near the
ireeu Spring Branch OF the Northern Cen
raj Railroad between Rogers Station and
he junction Of the Western Maryland Rail
Dad, aud 10 extend through tract Of land
.uown as The Caves" The capital stock
5 placed at SO, O00, divided into !, 900 shares
i the par salas Of $50 each.
Certificate OF incorporation of the Wash.
ngton and Sandy Spring Narrow Gauge
Railroad Company has been filed for record
Nth the Secretary Of State at Annapolis.
The capital stock is placed at Sl5000O for
!, 900 shares, the par value OF each share be-
ug $50. The road begins AZ point in Wash.
agtou at the intersection OF Boundary street
md New York avenue, and going in a north.
.astrrly direction, passes through Prince
ieorge's county 10 Sandy Spring, in Mont
.omcry county. The incorporates are Henry
t. Baker aad Andrew q. N. Provost, OF
Washington; John L. Husband, II. Maurice
Talbot, George G. kimball, Oliver II. +.
lark and Gerge 0. 3. Cissel. OF Montgomery
uunty, aud Edward J. Evans, OF Virginia.