The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-04-27
MARYLAND Affairs.

under the firm name of James Webb & Co.
Hezekiah Delaplaine, aged II years. we'll
known resident of New Midway Frederick
county, died suddenly at that place on Monday
of heart disease.
The body of young colored woman who
had been murdered was found in Prince
Georges county, near Washington, on We'd
nesday. Her skull was crushed in.
Mrs Charlotte Jonas, aged 81 years, the
last of the widows of the Old Defenders, was
buried at the old Hookstown Methodist Epis-
copal Churchyard on Friday of last week.
The members of the Reformed Church at
Frederick, Rev. DR.. Eshbach, pastor, have
decided to have new parsonage erected on a
vacant lot adjoining the church at cost Of
about Sc, 900.
Governor jackson has issued a proclamation
declaring April 80 to be legal holiday, and
recommending the proper observance of the
day as the centennial anniversary of the in
auguration of General Washington as Presi-
dent.
Frederick County Agricultural Society has
decided to hold their next annual fair on the
18th, 10th, 18th and 18th of October instead
of from the 8th to the 18th of the same month
The board also decided to join the Maryland
and Delaware trotting circuit.
A petition, signed by fifty taxpayers, has
been presented to the Baltimore county COM
missioners asking them to a levy a special
tax of 10 cents on the 500 for 1889 in the first
district, the same as last year, for the purpose
of matchmaking the roads in the district.
The dwelling, barn and outbuildings on the
farm Of A. T. Warren, in Caroline county,
were burned on Tuesday, together with three
horses, COW, grain, furniture and farming
utensils. The dwelling on an adjoining farm
was saved, though it was on FIRE three times
Loss $4,000, insurance $1lO0.
At Chestertown, on Thursday, Capt Cain
was convicted of firing on Captain Charles
Kerr, commander Of the state police boat
Helen NJ. Baughman while in the discharge
of his official duties and for firing on the Hell
en- NJ. Baughman, and was sentenced to the
penitentiary for four years and fined $780,
Lady Kortright whose husband was a for.
mer British Consul in Philadelphia, Pa, has
sent check for $4,000. it is stated, to com
plete, at Snow Hill, Worcester county, q
church that is to stand as memorial of Fa-
Their Mackenzie, who established at that place
one of the first Presbyterian churches in this
country.
Cardinal Gibbons will leave Baltimore for
New Orleans on May l, where on the follow
ing Sunday he will confer the pallium on
Archbishop Jansen, of New Orleans. The
Cardinal will be accompanied by Bishop Kahn,
of Wheeling; Rev. John Boland, Rev N. S.
Caughy and Major John D. Kelley, Jr., of
Brooklyn.
Purser Frank J. Stone, of the steamer
Wakefield, died of congestive chills at the
Providence Hospital, Washington, d. c., on
Sunday morning He vas born in st. Mary's
county, and had been on the river for nearly
half century. He was clerk and purser of
the steamer Express at the time of her ship
wreck, several years ago.
The largest number of steerage passengers
ever landed from vessel at an American
port from Europe arrived at Baltimore on
Tuesday from Bremen in the new North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Dresden, Capt. Ii.
Bruins Her list comprised 2,043 in the steer
age and two in the cabin. On the voyage a
woman sixty years old died and also two
year-old child. One child was born.
While crossing the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad track in wagon
at Newport, Delaware, on Wednesday after
noon, John Wade, aged 62 wears, his wife
Matilda, aged 50, and James NJ Linderman,
aged II, were struck by train and killed.
The horse was also killed and the wagon
smashed in pieces. Wade and his wife lived
on farm at Appleton, in Cecil county.
On Tuesday Annapolis celebrated its 24oth
anniversary by giving an exhibition of its
trades aud industries. About forty houses
were represented in a ereditahle display.
The Easton Guards, the Frederick Rifles, the
United States Marines, the Governors Guards
of Annapolis and detachment of United
States sailors, with cannon, took part. In the
afternoon there was a carnival, and at night a
display of fireworks.
Thomas Wickamp was lodged in jail at Tow
sontown on Tuesday, charged with breaking
into DIR. Barronis stable at Govanstown, on
Sunday night and killing one calf and ham
stringing a valuable horse, the property of the
doctor. The man had been in the Doctors
employ, and was discharged by him Saturday
evening last. Justice Everding committed
him, in default of 81 900 bail, for the action
Of the next grand jury.
The Maryland Society of the Sons Of the
Revolution has been organized in Annapolis
with these officers: President, E. W.LeCompte;
vice president, f. H. Stockett; secretary,
James W. Owens; treasurer, General James
Howard; registrar, Daniel r. Randall; histo-
rian, General Bradley I. Johnson; delegates
TO national convention, Rev. J. G. Morris and
Lieutenant J. c. Cresap; board of managers,
Lieutenant j. c. Cresap, DIR. J. Worthington,
John Eager Howard, T. II. Socket, Jr.
Within radius of few miles Of Jockeys
vile, Baltimore county, reside Eve men who
have reached a remarkable age. Ex-Judge
Coekey, who lives at Cockeysville, was born
in 1900, and John Matthews, living near Cock
eysville, was born in the same year. Levi
Price. who lives near Mr.. Matthews, was born
in 1875. and is the only relic of the last cen
fury living in the neighborhood, being in his
cath year. John Leaf, living near Shawan,
west OF Coekeysville, is IS years old, aud
John Whiteford. living on Chestnut Ridge,
near Cockeysville, is about 80 year old. The
combined ages of these FIVE old men are about
$50 years.
John Burk, who was sentenced TO the Mary
land peniientiary for ten years on October 10,
1886, for attempting TO rob George w. Parks
at the Merchants National Bank, in Balti-
more, on October =, 1886, escaped from the
yard of the penitentiary about three O'Clock
on Monday. He was aided in his escape bya
confederate Burk got into sewer, which
opens into the penitentiary yard, and crawled
through il until be reached Jones's falls,
distance of nearly 800 yards, where he was
met by his confederate, who had provided
suit of clothing TO take the place of the stripes.
The confederate was caught and locked up in
the northwestern police station.
Hon. Charles II. Gibson, Representative
from the First Congressional district of Mary
land, and Mrs Marietta Powell Hollyday,
widow of the late Col. Richard C. Hollyday,
were married at Christ p. Z. Church in Louis
vile, Ky, at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Right Reverend Thomas Underwood Dudley,
Bishop of Kentucky, near kinsman of Mrs.
Hollyday, performed the ceremony. The
wedding was quiet one, only relatives and
intimate friends of the contracting parties be-
ing invited Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson left, after
a reception at TIE home of Mrs. Semple, the
brides daughter, for brief weddidg trip to
New York They pill reside at Mrs. Gibson's
country place. Radcliffe Manor. in Talbot
county.
Losses by Fire.