The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-06-01
Maryland Affairs.


Philemon Willis, an old and prominent
citizen of Talbot county, died Sunday at his
residence, near Oxford, aged over so years.
George Cans, of Smithburg, Washington
county, aged 80 wears, was found dead on the
turnpike near Waynesboro, Pa, on Friday
of last week He was on his way to see his
son.
Joseph NJ Ebberts, aged y years, well.
known citizen of Frederick, died there on
Monday. He was at one time sheriff of the
county and at various times held other posi-
tons of trust.
Thieves broke into the stable on the Cecil
county farm of VIM. Baker, Saturday night
and stole horse buggy and harness belong
ing to Charles Griffith, the tenant. The
heavy rain of Saturday night made it impos-
sible TO track the team.
What is believed to be large and valuable
deposit of ochre ore has just been discovered
on the farm of Mr.. VIM. X. Steiner, about
half mile northwest of Frederick. Speci-
mems submitted TO analysis are pronounced to
be of frst-class quality.
As a party of immigrants were passing
through Cumberland on their way to the
West, young Polander became sick and put
his head out of the window to vomit, when
portion of the bridge split his skull into three
parts, killing him instantly.
Samuel Reward, of New Market, Dorches-
ter county, is strong man. Last week he
carried ten bushels of wheat, divided into FIVE
sacks, across thirty five foot threshing floor.
He carried one sack in each hand one under
each arm and one in his teeth.
At Bowen's, Calvert county, last week,
Wesley Simmons, son of Justice Calvin w.
Simmons, was cut in the abdomen and legs
by James Ward, who, it is said, had become
angry while wrestling with him. But slight
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The roads in Cecil county were badly wash
ed by Saturdays rain-storm. Part of the
trestle- work at the eulvert about mile from
Elkton on the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad, which was to be used
while the stone bridge was to be replaced by
an iron one, was washed away.
Miss Amanda E. Kane died on Wednesday
afternoon at the Baltimore Orphan Asylum,
on North Stricken street, after an illness of
about week. She was brought to that in
stitution when but two years of age, and was
educated and grew into womanhood at the
asylum. When old enough, she became an
instructor of the female inmates, and had
been connected with it 80 years.
On Wednesday IS carloads of Strawberries
we're shipped from Baltimore. Ten went to
Buffalo, four to Rochester one to Toronto,
and the rest TO other points along the line.
About eighteen cars, filed with strawberries,
went North to lake cities over the Northern
Central Railroad. Last year the largest num-
Der shipped in day was twelve.
The county commissioners for Washington
county have added $50 per acre to the assess
ed value of all the peach orchards in the
neighborhood of Smithsburg and Edgemont,
now in bearing condition, and the peach
growers are up in arms against this increased
taxation. A large delegation of them appear
ed before the commissioners on Tuesday to
protest against the increase. The commits
sioners decided to take the increase off some
of the peach lands. bat left it remain upon
others, according to the condition OF the
orchards.
At Easton, Talbot county, number of
hull. less oats notes cases came up at the
recent term. Judge Wickes ruled that if the
notes were obtained by the Oats Company by
fraudulent means and then transferred to
third party, this third party could not recover
If he knew about the fraud in the first place.
Mr.. A. A. Pascanlt has nearly thousand
dollars worth of these notes, which he pur-
chased from ID. j. Barber, assignee of Samuel
Skunk. He viii lose all his money under the
ruling Of the court, as he had means of know
ing whether Skunk got the notes honestly or
not, although he (Pascault) got them honestly.
George II. Calvert, formerly Of Baltimore.
but for the last forty years a resident of New
port, r. l., died on May -, in his Seth year.
Mr.. Calvert was a distinguished man of let
tiers, and the last of his generation Of the
Calvert family Of Maryland. He married
Elizabeth Steuart, and was the uncle by
marriage of Dr. James A. SteGart and Gen.
George II. Steuart, Of Baltimore. Mr.. Call
vert was the brother Of Charles Calvert, oil
Riversdale, near Washington, and an uncle
OF City Solicitor Bernard Carter, and also of
the wife of exsGov. 0den Bowie. Among
his literary works are The Gentleman,
''Joan Of Arc, and q translation OF Schiller.
He leaves no children.
Henry Greenfield Schorr, assistant rector
of St Panl's Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
committed suicide on Sunday morning last.
The man was madly In love with lady of
Baltimore, and because she would not marry
him be grew desperate and ended his exis.
tence. He seemed to be crazy, and love had
turned to hate, as before firing the fatal short,
he mailed to New York paper batch OF
correspondence that had passed between him
aud the object Of his alteration, and also a
photograph OF her The paper published the
letters and n picture of the lady, and the Bal
Umore papers IcHauiiSuSu iHccc WIN AulASA
particulars, and the affair was the sensation
of the week in the Monumental City.
w. d. MacgiH, son Of the late Dir. Charles
MacgiH, Of Richmond, Va, but formerly of
Hagerstown, Nd. who was sent to Fort War
rem in 1861 with the Maryland political pris-
oners and afterwards served TO the close OF
the war, died while visiting his sister, Mrs.
Ellen Swan, in Baltimore, on Saturday OF
complicated disease. Mr.. Maegill joined Col.
Baylor's Texas Rangers at the breaking out
Of the war and served in New Mexico; then
with Gen. Hood he went into Virginia, and
before the eight at Sharpsburg was transferred
10 the First Maryland Cavalry and fought to
the surrender at Appomattox in the Army of
Northern Virginia with conspicuous gallan-
try. Mr.. Macgill, at the close of the war,
married daughter of Mr. Samuel Z. Wilson,
Of Pittsylyania county, Va, and she survives
him.
Al the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers
Home, Pikesville Baltimore county, an all
day festival will be held on June 4th, 1889,
under the auspices Of lady patrons, for the
benefit of the Home. Among the distinguish.
visitors expected are General Joseph 3. John
I ston, Governor Fitzhugh Lee and wife, and
! Major Genls NJ. C. Butler and Thomas l..
Rosser. At p. M, Col. Charles Marshall
will deliver an address. Special trains on
I w. NJ. R. R. leave Hillen station, Baltimore,
( | D. N. and 2. As p. N. Returning, leave
Howardsville D. m. for Baltimore. Round
/ trip As cents, including omnibus from How
ardsville to ard from the Home. All w. NJ.
/ R. r. accommodation trains stop at Howards-
VILE that day. Baltimore and Pikesyille
| horse cars pass by the Home. Round trip
4 from Baltimore distant miles, 80 cents.
/ Colonel William Louis Schley, claim and
pension agent, was arrested on Tuesday under
+ an Indictment found by the United States
grand jury, charging him with aiding in the
/ false making, forging and counterfeitng OF
/ a voucher for the purpose of obtaining money
/ from the United States. District Attorney
I Hayes fixed Colonel Schley's bail at $1,000,
which was given by A. C. N. Matthews, Of
Matthews & Kirkland. and Colonel Sehley' Is
wife. Mrs. Laura Weaver, widow, who
was entitled to pension, died . year or SC
ago without having received 1t. 1t is charged
that her son, August Weaver, induced Mrs.
Catherine Miller to impersonate his mother
and that Col. Sehley prepared the voucher
purporting to have been executed by Mrs
Weaver, knowing at the time that Mrs. Wea
yer was dead. August Weaver and Mrs
Miller have also been indicted, and are GU
on bail Col. Schley says he did not prepare
the voucher. The parties were at his ofie,
in reference to the pension, but he told then
he would have nothing to do with it, and the.
went elsewhere. Col. SchleY has been in thu
pension business for % years.
In Baltimore, on Sunday night, James /
Kirby was shot and instantly killed b