The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-11-30
Maryland Affairs.

Montgomery county is going to build new
court house, Jail and fire proof record vaults.
Owing to the continued wet weather much
corn is sprouting in the shock in Baltimore
county.
On Tuesday Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
common stock sold at par, the first time since
August %, 1888.
Hog cholera has attacked the swine in
Tuckahoe Neck, Caroline county, and many
farmers have lost all their hogs.
Chas. g. Blumhardt, well known butcher
of Baltimore, died suddenly on Thursday
morning He was native of Germany and
had resided in Baltimore for % years.
Martin Willinger was arrested in Baltimore
on Tuesday on the charge of stealing forty
barrels of -four from George P. Wllliar "
Son. in whose employ he had been for over
eight years.
Cow pox has broken out among the cattle
in several sections of Caroline county, and Is
proving very fatal Mr.. Jonathan Z. Towers,
living a few miles east of Denton, expects to
lose several head OF cattle.
Frank Rathenbucher. seven years old, was
accidentally killed by falling from wagon
which his father, Frank Rathenbucher. IN
Baltimore, on Saturday, was driving. The
DOY leil Deueain tue WHEEL WhlSh PeAooSN o'Sh
his head and killed him.
Richard II. Buckley, retired farmer, and
one of the best known men in Frederick coun-
ty, fell dead of apOplexy at his home, IN
louisville, while assisting one of his sons at
work, on Saturday He was sixty years old,
and leaves widow and several grown chill
dren.
George Barnes. colcred, had one of his
ll.-,-,, ,,t on1 tba Otbar badly iDfurpd
besides having his heao and body seriously
cut and bruised, by the premature explosion
of dynamite blast which be was arranging
Saturday at the limestone quarry of Grove
Son, near Frederick.
A boy named Miller, with a number of
others. was cunning on Thursday at Hullville,
near Baltimore. He was walking behind a
companion. whose gun was on his shoulder,
and had his right eve close TO the barrel, when
the gun was discharged and his head was
blown into fragments.
The farmers of Somerset county have fin
ished gathering their corn, and the crop is
the smallest housed for many years. In fact
many who have heretofore been corn sellers
will before another season rolls around, be
corn BUYERS. The unprecedented wet spring
and summer produced the failure in the crop.
DR.. Francis D. Stevens, aiias Sidney d.
Grant. who was convicted Of murder in the
second decree on June - last for causing the
desth of pauiiu Bouchat Gu January -. 1855
by abortion, died az the Baltimore county jail
al Towsoutown on Monday Of consumption.
He had not been sentenced. but was waiting
for the decision OF the court IN regard TO "a
new trial.
John B. Emery. the oldest past grand mas
ter Of the Odd Fellows 10 the State, and prob
ably IN the world. died on Monday, in Baiu-
more, aged So years he had been In feeble
health for some years, and had been confined
20 his bed with pneumonia for nearly week
He was bora in Pembroke. New Hampshire.
and Was Of Puritan ancestry. lie came TO
Baltimore when he was Is years Old,
+. W. Rngrose was arrested a. his resi-
dence 20e9 east Fayetie street. Baltimore. oa
Monday night IL his house was found full
set OF eoautorteiier implements. The east
ern part Of Baltimore had beer flooded vlth
ceunierfeit silver dollars and watch WAS
kept resulting IN the arrest Of Riugross
Another white man and negro we're arrested
the same night ia other parts OF the city, and
are supposed 10 belong % the zane gang.
A party &c neiehbers. ou FRIDAY nigh, 81
. last week. ssrok the furnitsrc from the hogss
OF John Ncrmtlh0n, OF Halls Station. Primes
George county, ~; frr 10 the huIlt,ng. and
warned him never to FelHra under peus''y Of
( being hung up. Nermilhon beers disrepa.
table name and on several occasions sAs ar
I rested for abusing bis aged father. On Sal.
urdsy q number Of young mcs- living IN thc
E vicinity, we're arrested aud tried before jus
( tice RYAN. They Were found nos guilty and
( relcasei Ecrmi.lon has . .arEe namber q
brothers. who live in the nesghborhood, and
they have threatened 10 get even Si,h The neE
who burned their brothers house. Siner
saturday night two dsclbnEs aud foar barns
+ have been bursea, and The people IN tbs
neighborhoed believe u was the wurk Of shs
( Eefnillioas- Three Of the brothers and oue
brother ln.laW were arrested on Monday neav
Mtchellsvi.ie. They weru given = heAnag
{ before S.4oire Ryan, who discharged sl exrep
Joe. Two OF The brothers testified ssains
him.
< AadrpN Banks. Of the ssh district Of Balls
+ nlprs county. snd an ex member Of the Legs
Iaiura. Tuesday applied % the Ciscasi Cour; o.
I the cuuniy for the benefit Of the iasDjvra
avs. Richard ; Cuihreih, Que % his cred
iiors, Eas appointed preliminary trustee aas
+ gave boua iu The sam Of STD. coo Mr.. Backs
+ liabilities aggregate frum Sido,0pn 10 Sisp, oQl
a. follows e. u. Goodwin, $4,000 Bich
ard $ Cuihrcih. trustee. 81 ,3l1.ij; AArgarv
". Dorsey. So. as. -, Eulsw Savings Bank
$1,000. Jas p Hofeekcr. $500; William
+ II. Jones. executor, $40. 600 Albers O.. Gllp3u
5000. National Mechanics Back, 3, $50.
Baltimore Equitable Society, si,o0a, Howard
Bank. 5 0so, Farmers and Mechanics Ne
tionaj Bank, $3.50, National Bank % bziti
more, s., $50, proyers Mechanics Na;tou&
Bank. 500; Ernest W. BoRdetch, s. tssE
Anue ". Gordon. 500. JOAN Csricgl, { $40
Milton SuoWden. Ssp1. Mr.. Bsnksa asset,
consist largely ia real estate, add iac.gdri
Aboul s thousand acres OF lard mostly % RAl
tmore coauty; several hOases in EAHimuEs
city, principally on Oak street, hotel ON ih,
Resterstown turnpike, 10 building lots on lb
Reisiersiovn road, q large brick dWcliini
house 10 keisiersiowu, and some real esiat,
in Michigan The total amount OF bis asset
Is estimated at sl0o con.