The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1890-12-06
Maryland Affairs.

Richard Cromwell, Sr., well known fruit
grower of Anne Arundel county, died on
Saturday morning.
AT Towson, on Monday, the trial of the
bondsmen of Stevenson Archer was fixed for
the 18th instant.
Mary King, of Baltimore, made fire with
coal oil on Monday, which resulted in the
severely burning of herself and mother.
VIM. Cushwa, prominent farmer of the
Clear Spring district, Washington county,
died on Thursday morning, aged about eighty
years.
Thomas Sloan was killed by the falling of
a tree, which he was cutting down, on the
farm of Col. D. NJ. Matthews, in Dulany's
Valley, Baltimore county, on Thursday.
The police census of Baltimore, Just taken,
makes the population 455, 427. The Federal
census made the population 434, ISL, or 2l,-
27G less than the census taken by the police
force.
On Monday the Steinback Toy Company's
factory, in Baltimore, was burned. 1t was
| full Unfinished and unfinished goods. Between
800 and 500 persons are thrown out OF work
by the fire. Loss $4,000; partially insured.
DR.. Justus Dunott died near Elkton, Cecil
county, on Monday in his Goth year. He was
q native of Wilmington, Del. About 40 years
|
practiced medicine there until 1865 when
he removed to Frederick and had charge of
Montyiew Hospital. He returned to Elkton
about 10 years ago.
The trustees for the bondholders of 1874 Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal seem to be
in earnest in their intention to repair the
waterway and deposited at the Farmers
and Merchants National Bank, Baltimore,
on Monday upwards of 100000, to pay the
bondholders of 1878 in full, with accrued
interest. 1t is stated that by May LIST, the
time specified by the Court for the compile.
ton of the repairs. the canal will be in full
operation.
: The sawmill owned by Thomas l.. Carpen-
) ter at Plum Point, Calvert county, was totally
! DESTROYED by fire on Tuesday morning about
four o'clock. Mr.. Charlton, the engineer,
r was sleeping in the mill at the time and knew
nothing of his danger until the mill was fall
, ing, when he was aroused to find his chance
5 of escape slim. Not being able to make his
: escape from the windows, he fought his way
to the door, and in doing so was so badly
], burned that his life is despaired Of Nc
C insur ance.
A hearing was begun in Baltimore on Mon
day in the Injunction suit of property owner:
on Howard street against the Belt Line Rail
road Company. The bill of complaint recites
that the city ordinance and act of Assembly
: are both invalid, because they authorize the
Belt road to take property without due pro
!; cess of law; that an Injunction ought to b'
i granted because the property of the corpora
J ton will be mortgaged for all it is wortl
l. before the road is begun, and, therefore, an!
e judgments obtained by the complainants fo
; damages will be worthless; that the roa'
Il ought to proceed by condemnation by jury
&c as in cases of other roads; that damage
d should be paid before the road is built
= Miss Mary X Baer died at her home il
;. Frederick on Wednesday night in her S9tl
year. She was a daughter of Henry ant
= Elizabeth Baer, deceased. Her father wa
- a soldier in the revolutionary war, and serve
= with distinction under Gen. Geo. Washington
n in number Of engagements. Miss Baer wa
=, a member of the Evangelical Lutheran
y, Church, East Church street, and was one O
~ the original founders of the Sunday school
=. which was organized in 1920, and served wit
- ability as one of the female managers 70
or many years. Owing to in6rmites she wa
- compelled to give up the position, anS has nc
- been able to attend to the dr:tIes rtanGe pas
!, 's three years.
"A The Sinepu..osnt Beach Company has be-
4 inc,,. porated by Robert G. Keene, Theophil
:, -, rrdnis, DIR. ]. Pembroke Thorn, Samuel
Il Rowland and Charles A. Coombs. The con
he pany owns eight miles of beach at Sinepuxe
rs. Bay, the terminus of the Baltimore and Eas
lis ern Shore Railroad, adjacent to Ocean Cit
re The land, which contains $500 acres. HI
ne been geographically surveyed and laid :.
No into 5000 building lots, divided BY street an
'is avenues. The plan acknowledgements cenprlse
tn, the building of wharves and an electric raj
way, and it i thought the pssfESSe i ha
on onesE.ae and the Atlantic ocean on tn
d DINER side of the property. The capital stoc
of the company is 100000, which represent
G. the purchase price of the land. The direC
l. tors of the company for the first year are tn
If incorporates and Messrs. Joseph B. Seth
" Edward Austin jenkins, John F. Waggaman
,r of Washington, and Gabriel f. Duval. A
"A a meeting of the directors the following off
N GERS were elected: DIR. J. Pembroke Thorn
! president; Mr.. Theophilus Tunis, vice pres
a dent, Mr.. j. Frank Turner, secretary an
r treasurer; Messrs. John F. Waggaman, R.
n Keene, Theophilus Tunis and DR.. J. PEN
If broke Thorn, executive committee.
i, For some time past the several churche
e. Of the Methodist Episcopal Conferences hav
IL been voting as to whether women shall
lc sent as lay delegates to the conferences
n Only members of churches over 81 years o
Is as follows: Baltimore district reports 70
lie women delegates, 495; against, 916; total vot
lie of the district, 1,411 full members in district
" 1889. The vote is about one-fifth of the tots
~ membership. East Baltimore district returns
e 574 for, SS9 against; total vote, 1853; humble
u, of members in district, 8,4l7-an estimate o
lie about one-iifth voting. West Baltimor
lie district reports Ais for, 567 against, tota
Is vote of 1852, with 8,945 members, maxim
l. the average vote cast about one-sixth of thos
10 entitled to vote. The total vote in thes
Re three districts is 8, 1885, in a full membership
d Of q, 051, showing an average-alowing one
fourth as not entitled TO vote-of about on
1t vote in six of those entitled to vote. Tn
d vote for women is l,484, against 2,37s
Of majority against, SsS.
n 1.-THE indications are, however, that the ful
lie returns from all the conferences throughou
W the United States will show that the vote
h in favor of the women. In the west the vot
d in their favor is unusually strong, being 6,
nor oapt 4