The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1890-12-13
Maryland Affairs.

Towson, Baltimore county, on Wednesda.
for taxes.
Lewis H. Doll, mayor of Frederick, diec
suddenly from heart disease on Friday nigh
Of last week
There is more corn and pork for sale il
Charles county this fall than has been know
for many years.
The residence of Joshua Horner, Jr., nea
Govanstown, was burned Thursday afternoon
loss over $4,000.
On Tuesday the residence of States Attor
ney James NJ. Munroe, at Annapolis wa
damaged by fire; loss $4,000.
The National Bank Of Cockeysville, Balti
more county, has been organized and viii
commence business about January list.
The barn and stables of P. M. PasterfelJ
at Royal Oak, were burned on Saturday
morning with lot of grain and provender.
Arthur Covert Caldwell, of Victoria
British Columbia, committed suiside il
Bllimore on Thursday. He was a student
at the Dental College.
Joseph Mottu died on Wednesday at hi.
residence in Pikesvi!le, in the SD year o.
his age. He had lived in Pikesville during
his whole life. He leaves widow.
The residence of ex Governor PHILIP
Francis Thomas, in Easton, has been pur.
chased as residence for the Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Easton.
Col. Samuel A. Graham, a well known
lawyer and prominent Republican politician
of Wicomico county, died in Salisbury on
Sunday night from paralysis, aged 62 years.
On Sunday, during the absence of the
family, the residence and store of r. II.
Smith, at Winchester, Cecil county, were
burned. The fire was caused by defective
Aue.
Rev. VIM. Kershaw, of the NJ. E. Church,
died near Elkton, Cecil county, on Wednes,
day, in his 74th year. He was native OF
England and came to this country when II
years old.
Mrs Marion Caroline White, of St.
Michaeps, died on Saturday, aged IS years.
She was the widow of the late DIR. Award NJ.
White, of Talbot county, and the sister OF
Judge Henry Goldsborough, of Baltimore.
Thomas Jenkinson, who was born near
Easton, August 18th, 1874, died a few days
ago at Westminster, Pa, where he had lived
for many years, in the 9th year of his age.
He was member of the Society of Friends
and belonged to a family well known in
Talbot county.
years, well known local preacher of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died at his
residence, at Frederick, Sunday night, Of
a complication of diseases. He was chap.
lain of Montevue Hospital and of the Fred
eriek Rihemen.
The Western Maryland Land and Invest
ment Company of Frederick county was in
corporated in the court III Frederick on Mon
day with capital stock of $4,000. The in
corporators are colored men, and represent
Frederick, Carroll and Howard counties.
The object Of the company is to deal generally
in land.
Clinton, about nineteen, son of John H.
Gibson, well known resident of Carksbnrg,
Montgomery county, was instantly killed by
a runaway team on Tuesday afternoon. He
was helping to rack fodder in lot in which
are some apple trees, and in trying to stop
the runaway horses, was crushed between the
wheel and an apple tree.
At Centreville, on Monday, Alexander
Bond, colored, received notice of having
secured pension of S2,730. He was SO
overcome with excitement that he came very
near dying in the magistrates Office. Res.
toratives had TO be applied and he was car
ried home in wagon. He recovered suffi-
ciently to sign the proper papers.
Frank Robinson, of Haden's Station,
Queen Anne's county, has girl baby eleven
DAYS old with no middle finger on either hand
and no middle toes; the thumb and forefngel
and great toe and next one are webbed
together and third and fourth fingers and toes
webbed together. It has no upper lip OIL
Jaw, no palate and almost an extra nose.
The Frederick Manufacturing and De
hot
have secured for location there within the
next four months, among other industries, q
large pottery, steam brick plant, shoe
factory, foundry and plane works, spoke
factory, cannery, ice factory, &c. These
establishments will furnish employment fol
from 500 to 1000 hands, many of them skill.
ed laborers.
Miss Elizabeth Hopkins died in Baltimore
on Wednesday. About two weeks ago while
walking in her house she tripped and fel
down the cellar stairway. breaking her RICH
leg Just below the hip, and never, recovered
from the shock. She was 80 years old, &
native of Montgomery county, but had lived
in Baltimore for over 60 years. Her niece
Mrs. Fanny NJ. Gilmore, was buried from
her residence on Wednesday.
The steamer Maryland, of the Atlantic
Transportation Line, which sailed from
Baltimore for London on the 9th ult., pu
into the Delaware Breakwater in distress oil
Saturday. Last Monday mountainous tidal
wave swept the vessel, and Captain Luck
horst, who was on the bridge at the time
Boatswain Joseph Deigwell and George
Tyler, cabin boy, were killed, and severa
others were badly injured. More than 300
head of cattle were lost, and every movable
thing was swept from the decks,
linton Radcliffe died on Saturday at hi
home in Liberty, Frederick county, from the
effects of a stroke of paralysis received oil
Thanksgiving Day. He was born nea
Monrovia, that county, in 1914, and thu
greater part of his life was spent in Liberty
district, where he was engaged in farming
He leaves a widow, who was a daughter o
the late Daniel Sweadner, of Liberty, ant
seven grown children-Dr. J. NJ. Radcliffe
of Frederick; C. C. Radcliffe, of Decatur
Illinois; Mrs. John Buchey, of Luray, Va; tn,
others are residents Of Frederick county.
Bernard Rvering died in Baltimore oil
Wednesday in his 95th year. He was one G
the Oldest members of the Masonic fraternity
in this State, having been one of the charter
menbers of st. Johns Lodge. Mr.. EverinI
was born in Westphalia on February 20
1876, and came to Baltimore in 1923. de
was one of the founders of Trinity Germal
Lutheran Church, and for many years file,
the Office of interpreter in the Crimina
Court. In March, 1859, Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
ing celebrated their golden wedding. Mrs
Eyering, who is now about seventy year
old, survives her husband, without any child
rem.
The delivery of the S., 900, 900 bonds OF the
Belt Railroad Company, of Baltimore, tn
entire issue of which has been sold to
syndicate of bankers composed of Alexande
Brown & Sons, of Baltimore; Brown Broth
ers & Co., Of New York and London, an
other leading bankers, was begun this week
1t was at first stated that the entire lot woul
be delivered at the same time, but they wi
only be passed to the syndicate as the Be
Railroad Company wants money to nay to
the work. 1t is supposed that the deliverie
VIII be at the rate Of about 100000 pc
month.
p, The organized band of robbers, who hav
been operating in Eastern West Virginia
Western Maryland and one or two of tn
southern counties of Pennsylvania for year
past, has been about broken up through III
hctivity Of the DETECTIVES. Five of the 'mepl
/ hove &c fba hand o'ra nouf in the West Vii