The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-31
Maryland Affairs.

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Work on the Point Lookout Railroad Will
be begun in October next.
The Baltimore police arrested 30 Cinnamon
for gambling on Sunday night
Melvin C. Garlitz was hanged at Cumber
land yesterday friday for the murder of mis-
wife in March last.
Miss Margaret Steyer died last Friday night
at her residence, in Frostburg, Allegany
county, at the age of IS years.
Scott Standiford, of Van Bibber, Hartford
county, shot and seriously wounded his step
son on Tuesday, during a quarrel
Mahlon Thompson, aged Gj years, dropped
dead at his residence at Gaithersburg, Mont
gomery county, on Thursday afternoon.
Charles w. Thompson, a merchant and
postmaster at Thompson postohce, Mont
gomery county, has been arrested upon five
charges of forgery.
A burly negro beat and outraged married
German woman. aged SO, living near Bowie,
| Prince Georges county, on Friday OF last
week. Hang him
A convention, composed of delegates from
the canal counties, will be held at hagerS
town, September 10th, to consider ways and
means to rehabiitate the canal.
The board of management of the Montgom
cry County Agricultural Society are making
extensive arrangements for the exhibition on
the 4th, 9TH and 9th of September.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company intends
to establish large shipyard, thoroughly
equipped for the construction Of steel ships.
at Sparrow Point, II miles from Baltimore.
A large factory for the manufacture of
seamless hosiery has been opened at Rosary
Vile. Prince George county. II. W. Clagett,
the owner, will give employment to hiiy
hands.
Col. G. W. T. Vernon, of Baltimore, has
entered into an agreement with the board OF
Aldermen of Frederick to collect IRON the
Government 5000, 900. the amount Gen. Early
levied upon the town IN ls64.
On Friday Of las, week. at Pocomoke City,
John Banks aud another colored boy got into
a wrangle. Banks threw a brick At the other
boy and missed him. the brick striking Harry
Ellis. white boy, and killing him.
Mre j. W. Dorsey. wife OF Joshua W..
Dorsey, prominent citizen of Elheot; City,
was stricken with paralysis on Friday Of last
week while sitting on the porch OF their coan.
try residence, near GAINESVILLE.
The will Of John W. Mccoy, who died in
Baltimore last week, was prohaied on Tues
dav Il contains beqacsi OF slO0,un0 90 the
Johns Hopkins University. He also gives to
this institution his library, and TO the Peabody
Institute his gallery Of paintings.
A call has been issued for mass eonyeu-
ton Of the members Of the Prohibition party
in Frederick county. 70 be held ut the Junior
Hall, in Frederick city, on Tuesday, Srp'cm
, Der 10. for the purpose Of nominating eandi-
, dates for the Legislature. county commls
, sioners and sheriff.
, A IRE Dot IN Fait & WeinbTeuuer's packing
Z house. in Baltimore, burst oa SATURDAY.
, iniuriHg four persons, one OF them. named
! Edward Fleming. fatally. He was terribly
burned about the head. arms add necs, and
, ran 10 the dock and threw himself iBto The
: water. He was picked out ia critical con.
5 dition.
) An interesting event a. New Market. Frci-
erirk coauty. on TUESDAY afternoon, was the
= marriage Of Miss Chmmie Rankles, Of that
place. 70 Mr. Cbrisisaa Sohade, Of Frederick
o city. The ceremony took place ia tbe bps.
e eopal Church, Asd was performed By Rev.
. Dr. Stephenson. Dr. Thomas G. leakie. q
j. Frederick, Eas best man
T. Re;ween four aud Eve o clock lass saturday
afternoon john " Hooper, aged aboat -
wears, son 81 Charles ". Hooper, a well-
kuown farmer Of Highland, near Harmony,
Middletowa valley. shot aud instantly
killed by Thomas Z. ShsW. Bosh men uere
I farmers The quarrel aruso over the pos
I session Of a bee tree. Hooper discovered
the Tree aad marked il. Shaw came across
few days later aud ess Is doWn, and abou'
J, this the killing occurred.
Edwin c. Ross. Of CaambersharE. Pa.
a retired grocer q Baltimore. died Suddenly
(. o. a Western Maryland tTaia between Balt-
!. more and Uuioa Bridge on Thursday Of last
week Mr. Ross on Monday wcnt % Bain-
more for medical treAimeui, aud GA the dag
81 his death he leA Ca the foas clock tram
from Hillra Station IN . special car, acrrm
I panied by his siste4 Mss Aunie Ross, and =
physician. Thaagh suffering from rheausa
tissn ard a cold b. had contracted laas winter
= BE- vas not ihSuEhi "a b. dangerously lil
I. lie died auohserycd By hss attendants Nc.
Ross wSs ia the 18th year Of hiss sgc-
John Cook aad Jsfiersoa Ncsbils, 81 Clear
sprinF. Washington county. sent iishiae 90
Tuesday az Dam No, 8, IN the Potomac
, While they wese ogi upon she uvsF in skif
thcy got 10 wrestling. &c., daring whsch oae
Of the urn was throun uat of The boat 81
r cudeAyoriug 10 pull him IN shs seeond va
!. also shra~u into the wAtcr. strong breeze
carried The boat ap stream bcyond ihe reach
!. of the men Nssbitl succeeded IL reaching
the shnrr, bat a. Cook c0nlA not sEim be va
= drowned The deceased Was u0i married
Z lie vas aged about j. years aud folioues
shoemakTuE.
Frank r. Kirby & Bro, contractors on th'
: Baltimore and Drum Po,ut Railroad, ubil'
: engaged ia removing a lafsr h0.i0w stump ot
!. The farm af ]. Roger Wooicn. iu Anne AruH
: Del county, we're surprised II the appearance
Of monster black snake. which as oaoc pro
: ceesled to coil himself abogs ghe foyeiess Of &
h mule standing near. Ia a very short uus
. the male team SIS ia 4 very mixed coalition
!. The snake vas promptly attacked BY very
], large bail terrier, sho caught him about -
! inches from the bead and held on through al
!, the struggles e she mule. The msn "a tbs
. meantime werc engaged in killing snakes
the stamp appearing 70 b. tall Of them ans
: very vicious showing fight on their exit from
) the hole. Men armed wigh shoyels KILLED iI
al forty.seyeu. The one thai attacked Tbs
mule measured SIX feet seven inches in length
r and eight inches in Circumference Tbs
smallest one vas three feet tWo inches long
n The tree has long beea known as a refuge to