The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-17
MARYLAND Affairs.


suicide by hanging near Elkton, on Tuesday
The attendance at Hagerstown and Frederick fairs
on Thursday was estimated Mt about 5000 each.
on Monday night the carriage and blacksmith
shops at churchville, Hartford county. were burned
over 225 names were given to the grand jury On
Monday for violation ofthe sunday law in Balt-
more.
sisto Gilardo killed his wife and then put bullet
into his own body at Patterson. Park Baltimore on
Tuesday night
/ On Sunday, two colored men fought near Easton,
and one was so severely cut in the stomach, that
death will ensue.
James Everett, aged so years, died on sunday in
Baltimore. He was in the employ of Henry James
! as driver and Waterman for 40 years.
George Bowser colored. aged years, attempted to
cross railroad bridge near Elktou ON Tuesday in
| front of train and was instantly killed.
In Baltimore, last week 2ll births and 1877 deaths
| were reported 116 marriage licenses were issued
seven applications for divorce were filed and two
divorces were granted.
Frank Handbeste. brakeman on the Philadel-
phia and Baltimore Central Railroad, was caught
between two cars Thursday night at Oetorara
Junction, and crushed to death.
On Friday OF last week the barn and stable of John
$. Cuttings near Arlington Baltimore county, were
burned; loss over s.. 600. The horses and cattle
were saved but all the provender and utensils were
destroyed.
Judge Hoffman, of AIegany county, called the
attention ofthe grand jury to the numerous viola
tons of the law in regard to the selling of liquor
and said he would inict the severest penalties in
each case.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at Belair, which
has been rebuilt. was dedicated by Bishop Bowman
who was assisted by Rev. DIR. John F. Goueher, of
Baltimore. 1t possesses some valuable relics of
Methodsm.
In Talbot county the three political parties are
taking steps to punish voters who make business
of selling their votes. The buyer as well as the
seller should be sent to the pententary and be de
prved of voting thereafter.
DR.. Christopher johnson, aged 50 years, died in
Baltimore, on Sunday last. He was one of the most
eminent physicians of this country. He never re-
covered from an attack of diphtheria contracted
while operating upon patient in 1884.
Rev. Dr. George Diehl. of Frederick. was found
dead in his bed on Thursday morning. He attended
1 the Lutheran Synod at Hagerstown last week and
returned with cold and congestion of the lungs
ensued. DR.. Diehl was 50 years old and stood high
/ in the church.
! DR.. VIM. Raglan, one of the oldest and best known
physicians of Hagerstown, died Saturday, after
long illness, at the age of seventy. Dr. Raglan was
for many years a school commissioner for Washing
ton county. He leaves a widow, two sons and two
daughters
/ John Robinson d Bro, of Sharpstown, Wicomico
county. have just closed their berry crate and
basket factory for the season. During the year they
manufactured 100000 berry baskets, 100000 peach
baskets and covers, 10000 berry crates and baskets
About one million feet oflumber used.
a large excursion from Baltimore, under the
auspices fvarious lodges ofthe Order of Nazarites
went to Frederick, on Sunday, to take part in the
dedication of hall recently completed there by
Ruth Chapter of the order The officers Oft grand
lodge from Baltimore formally laid the eome
stone of the new edifice.
A. P. Toadvine, farmer of Nutter's district
Wicomico county tried the experiment this year o
how many grains of corn could be raised from on,
grain planted. From the one grain planted
sprouted a stalk bearing four large ears of corn
The four ears contained by actual count 2,4@
grains, which, when shelled, filed three pint cups
On Saturday a large barn of George Stouffer nea
Cearioss Washington county, together with al
the hay and grain in the barn, were destroyed b.
fire. Loss about $500. Insurance on barn ant
contents, 5000. The fire caused by frightened
fowls upsetting lantern early in the morning
which had been set down in the barn by a farm
hand
Thomas Cornell, city councilman of Cumberland
died Saturday morning of paralysis, which suddenl
rendered him speechless two weeks ago while en-
gagged i'll public business. He was elected rs
Democrat to the city council in 1852, and again il
1890 He was born in county Limerick, ireland
and came to America in 1862, when he moved t
A D.;
Allegany county the occasion of the laying q
the corner stone of the public school building q
Westernport. All the bands of music lodges an
clubs in Westernport took part in the procession
and there were over six hundred school children il
line. Mr.. E. b. Prettyman, of the State Norma
school, oficiated, and Judge II. W. Hoffman, O
Cumberland, was present.
Mrs. Rebecca Seth, near Elkton. Cecil county, OIL
Friday of last week, celebrated her l03d birthday
Her father served as drum major under Gen. Lafay
cite in the revolutionary war, and died at the age
one hundred years Her grandmother lived to tn
age of one hundred and four years. Her HUSBAND
served in the war of 1872, and died at the age O
eighty-four years. She has been member of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church for sixty years.
A tariff reform club has been organized at Woods
boro, Frederick county with officers follows
President John NJ. Holbruner; vice president, DR..
| T. SlUIDuuBns tTeoSuTeT, JaCOD NJ NeMuldll. DoAIt
Of directors, DR.. Charles W. Goldsborough, Jane
Plunkard, James NJ Smith, John A. Ledwidge, join
| \. Parrick Jacob NJ. Newman. John p. Cramer Thu
Democrats of Middetown district, organized
tariff reform club, Saturday night, with DR.. Emory
N. Bowlus president The club started with @
members.
While looking over his fathers papers few day
ago James Laws came across two very old lant
patents, printed on sheepskin, from Frederick
absolute Lord and Proprietary of Provinces O
Maryland and Avalon, Lord Baron, of Baltimore
etc" one to William Winder, for land located il
Worcester county, on the southeast branch of thu
Wcomico river dated March 18TH 1854; the other is
John McLumeray. dated October 2Sd, 1862, for land
lying near land granted Winder. The writing Is
still plain and easily read
The large barn on the country place of Mrs. Saml
N. Shoemaker, in Green Spring Valley Baltimor
county, was burned Sunday morning. The barr
contained a lot of farm implements, carriages
horses, stock, harness, straw and hay All the lv,
stock was gotten out, together with several car
riages, but one carriage, some farm implements
several sets of harness and about 500 worth of hay
and straw were lost The damage is estimated al
$1,000 and is covered by insurance. The house
which was near the barn, was saved only by the
efforts of neghbors and farm laborers.
Raphael Pines died in Baltimore on saturda,
last aged 101 years, months and II days. Death j!
assigned the inrmties of old age, but he receiv
ed a fall about month ago which his children be.
lieve hastened it. Mr.. Pines was othodox He
brew in his religious belief, and most regular il
his attendance upon the synagogue services. HI
leaves five children three sons and two daughters
Raphael Pines was born in PTiusnilz, near War
saw Russia, in 1890. His father died at the age o
ninety years. He also had brother who lived to
| be eighty-six years old. Wheu boy of only fou
years he went to Cheder, the Hebrew school. and nj
the age of five years could translate the Penateuch
At ten years of age he began the study of the Tai
mud, and when he left school at thirteen years hat
been through the Bfishna The remainder of his
instruction consisted Of the Russian language and
the elementary branches. After he had been con
frmed in the synagogue at thirteen years of age he