The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-09-21
MARYLAND Affairs.

Patrick Burke, aged 81, tell from stable
loft in Baltimore, on Thursday and broke his
neck.
Mrs. Rosa Reddish, aged 80 years, died on
Saturday in Baltimore. She was born in
Dorchester county.
Mr.. F. Nelson Jarboe was married at
Upper Marlboro to Miss Emily Hill, sister
of Collector Hill, on Thursday.
Richard T. Ray has been appointed Judge
of the Orphans Court in Montgomery county,
in place of Stephen NJ. Lyddane, deceased.
A scheme is on foot to build boulevard
$50 feet wide between Baltimore and Wash
ington, using the bed of the Washington turn
pike.
The total rainfall in Baltimore, up to the
18th instant. for the year, was 504 inches, or
over 154 inches more than the average fall
per year.
Hagerstown fair will be held October 1918.
! Effort is being made to make it the best and
largest ever held by the Washington County
! Association.
4 Alvah Going died in Baltimore on Sunday
night, aged "a years, from intirmties of age
/ He was a native of Massachusetts, but came
/ to Baltimore many years ago.
The storm last week finished the peach and
/ apple crop of the Eastern Shore. Thousands
/ of bushels of fruit were beaten from the trees,
/ and owing to the heavy rains rotted on the
| ground.
| On Monday night terrific thunder storm
passed over HagerstOwn. At one time ap-
prehension was felt that the city would be
/ greatly damaged as the sewers could not car
/ ~ off the water.
/ Mary Agnes Wiesel. aged years. daughter
I of NJ. l.. Wiesel, of Cumberland, died at her
J = Il TI,,--.l,,r ha Hfa-
PLAYED wonderful talent for music for one
/ so little, and after hearing piece once played
could detect the slightest fault il again played
/ in her presence. Her grand father, NJ. Vie.
| sci, we'll known professor of music died
/ exactly one month ago.
/ The Southern Maryland Development Com
pany has recently been incorporated in Char
1 les county, and capital OF $50, 900 has been
I subscribed by the business men aud capital
+ lists Of that aud 81. Mary's county. The oh
! iect of the company Is to make know IN every
/ way possible the great natural aud climatic
/ advantages this portion of the State possesses,
and to sell at reasonable rates and on liberal
/ terms homes to all who wish to settle.
B. Lincoln Stevens, OF Caroline county,
[ aged -. was drowned in Baltimore on Friday
7 night Of last week. He came to baltimore
the Monday previous 10 spend exposition
week. He was accompanied by bis friend,
} James f. McCarier, OF Easion, whose pleas
/ ure trip was also ended by his Sudden death
{ in Baltimore on Thursday. Il was on that
/ night that Stevens was last seen alive along
+ the water front Il is supposed that he 60;
+ overheard accidentally.
/ On Monday nigh, meeting was held at
Z the Coucordia Opera House, Baltimore, for
/ the purpose Of prohibiting or restricting the
D u. = - 49,
were elected as officers Arthur George
I Brown. president; W, ". Spence, Eaoch
l Pratt. Henry Siockbridge aud George ;.
I Brown. vice presidents Meyer Stein. treas
urer. and George Whiteloek. secretary. a
committee Of loo prominent Cgtl1ens we're
{ appointed and vigorous campaign oatl'net-
/ Col. William Allan, aged 81 years. priu-
ripal OF the McDonogh School, died 90
I Tuesday afternoon Al thas Institution. IN RAi
/ pmore county. Tie had hcea III SIX months
I with complication OF dangerous Diseases.
T and had spent par; Of issi water and spriuE
a. Thomasvilie, Ga, 20 obtain relief from
Z bronchitis lie rrtarue3 to HCDonogh IN
I Nav bat liGsse improved in health. aud slowly
Z declined ia ssrenEth a. summer passed. Col
Allan vas = native Of near WiachesIer. Va,
E vas S,oncwail tacksons qaar,ermasieF, and
I possessed high literary astasnaents
Al Rockville, on Thursday. there wss a
( doabls weddinx. Miss Edith SsAnlcy Kellogg,
daughter % Commanaes Kellogg. Of ;be
I United States mau-of var osslpee. and Alex
ansirr Fullerton h Prescott, and Miss Lillian
E PRESCOTT and Dr.. E3waTd Hooper Abte q
Z New Bedford. Mass NJ Prescott aud Mss
I Prescott are son and iaaEhsrs Of NJ. bdr.
I Bowen Prescott, q frequent contributor 20 iae
I leading magazines, whose eouuiry residence
+ IA al The Sycamores. hTa milss from kack
I Vile. The ceremony took place ia Choss Z.
T. Church and Vas performed by Rev. A. ;.
E Johns
On THURSDAY Sarah Ann Sandbar. half
( breed, living a. Boiling Spring. about thrse
I miles irom Deer Park, lea her tNn ehil3rsR,
/ aged three aai Eve years. IN che house Whijc
T shr weat som. distance % meet sune uessh
Z hors. Wheu she retained home in aheg; "a
[ hour nothing coald b. iosod u she children
7 bat ashes Il n Supposed they set bre 70
I themselves By playing IN an opea fireplace.
I The other thrce older children u the bali
I breed arc nov a. the residence q Hon.
I Stephen Elkius a, Deer Park Mrs. Saadhar
add her ekiidrea wcre sci kn0wu BY the
many guests Of the hotel this season.
Saow Hill. the eoan,y seat Of Worcester
I coanty, Is located apoa the east bank Of
I Pocnmoke river. Il was founded ia lt5b,
I aHd noE has 300 inhabitants. The town
I has recently received an additional impetus
Z from manufacturers. In The manufacture Of
I lnmber the hrm OF Richardson, Saith, Ncors
4 Co, rank Among the hTsS in the State,
4 They pas special attention 10 The making Of
I box shocks, converting daily an average Of
I ffty Thousand feet Of tumher into this eoa8m0d.
I is at their niIls for shipment yhruughoat the
/ Uaited States and Canada Ia connection
wish this they have also a large aounng mill.
| To drive the necessary machinery reqaiFes
two powerfnl engines OF four hundred horse
power, and = working force Of from eighty %
one hundred men IS regularly employed.
I The firm Of Collins, Vincent and Robins have
I a similar enterprise, aiso an electric light
/ plant, by means OF which the streets Of the
| town and many Of the stores and private res
4 idsnees are lighted with electricity. The
cotton mill OF A. d. irwia & Bro, has within
/ the past few years been removed here from
/ Philadelphia. The mill IS large buek
/ structure and contains one hundred looms Tor
/ the Manufacture Of cotton goods 10 addi-
/ ton 10 this is a department for the making
I 10 Of these goods into ready made clothing.
/ Another department recently made b. them
! Is the manufacturing OF rawhide Whips. They
I give employment TO about seventy i've men
and women. Ayars & Ayars, formerly OF
I New Jersey, have just completed, a. cost
l Of $40, 900. large canning establishments
which is said 70 be one Of the best equipped
| concerns Of the kind in the country. Il has
now a capacity of one million cans Of fruit
per season, and gives employment to a host
Of women and children during fruit season
while force Of men aud boys are kept busy
throughout the year in the manufacture Of
tin cans. Other industries are two basket
factories, fruit eyaporatiug establishments,
carriage factory aud sash and door factory.
A national bank lately started is doing we'll.
The town has both railroad and water commu-
nication with the cities, aud is ornamented
with fne shade trees aud many handsome
private residences.