The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-12-26

years ago he and his wlle celebrated their
golden wedding.
Hog cholera is raging in several localities
in Washington county, and quite number oil
people have been deprived of their meat for
winter by the disease.
Francis T. King, aged 73 years, died in
Baltimore, on the 18th instant. He was
philanthropist of the largest ideas and was
prominent in business circles.
Gen. John R. Kenly, distinguished vet
eran of the Mexican and civil wars, and
lawyer, died of pneumonia in Baltimore on
Sunday. He was native of Baltimore and
born in 1922.
The Circuit Court for Cecil county adjourn
ed Monday on account of grip among the
lawyers and witnesses. The case against
Frank Fell for perjury, which was on trial,
was continued.
Cardinal Gibbons on Saturday morning
ordained 20 young men in the Cathedral at
Baltimore-eight priests, six deacons and II
sub. deacons One of the newly ordained
priests is Charles Randolph Uncles, a coored
man. about 80 years of age.
The grip, which has been so prevalent in
Frederick the past week or two, has attacked
all the officers and employees of the First Ma
tional Bank here, except one, and the direc-
tors had to be called in to assist in transact
ing the business of the institution.
While sitting with his family, on the evening
of the 18th instant, Major Edward r. Pether-
bridge, of Baltimore, fell forward from his
chair and when member of his family reached
him he was dead. He was in the Mexican
war as captain of an artillery company.
Thomas B. Noppinger has been committed
to Frederick Jail in default of $500 bail to
await the action of the grand jury. lie is
e. 10 , riri- lalnno-
ing to Mr. Davis, near Park Mills, Frederick
county. Noppinger claims TO have come from
Cockeysville, Baltimore county.
On Monday Jacob Hecht died in Baltimore,
aged GA years. He landed in Baltimore a
poor boy and by industry worked himself up
to the highest point in business circles. He
was prominent in everything looking to the
advancement of Baltimore interest and was
large contributor to all charitable objects.
Mrs. Catherine James, widow of Washing
ton James, died in Frederick on Wednesday,
aged 80 years. She leaves six children
Joshua and William James aud Mrs. Nuss.
baum, of Frederick, Mrs. David I. Bennett,
of Baltimore, and Mrs. William Pugh and
Mrs James d. Hamilton, of Dunkirk, New
York State.
On Saturday of last week VIM. Boward, of
Hagerstown, was helping Upton Moore to
maui LOUDER OH hTS. w L. IldHllbOl Osih
! Hill farm, near Hagerstown. The horses in
the team became frightened and attempted
to run away. In trying to stop them Boward
fell to the ground. The wagon passed over
him, broke both legs between the thigh and
knees and otherwise injured him.
Owing to a failure of the air brakes to act,
a passenger train on the Northern Central
Railroad ran into freight train at Baltimore,
on Sunday. Charles r. Miller, conductor;
Robert Fantam, engineer, and Thomas V.
Dawson, fireman of the passenger train, were
injured. The freight train had several oil
tank cars in the rear which exploded, took
fire and burned 1876, 900 gallons of oil.
| The committee appointed by Bishop Paret,
of the Baltimore Diocese, to select site for
the proposed Episcopal Cathedral at Wash
ington, have accepted a donation Of l42 acres
of land, just north of the city limits, from
Francis &. Newlands and II. p. Waggaman.
The property is said to be worth $500, 900.
The transfer of the land will be made as soon
as Bishop Paret approves the selection.
On Sunday the bank barn and contents on
| the farm Of j. Calvin Cronise, near Frederick
were burned. Six cows, two horses and several
calves were burned to death. On the same
day, in Frederick, Samuel Klines large ice
house and stable on the property of Thomas
Smith was burned. On Monday the barn on
the farm of Samuel Claggett near Petersville,
was burned, together with all its contents and
two horses.
| Walter Durham, one Of the gang of labor
ers who were run into by Western Mary
land passenger train while at work in the
| Union tunnel last October. has entered sep
I arate suits in the Court of Common Pleas,
Baltimore, against the Baltimore and Potion.
&c and Western Maryland Railroad Compan,
les, claiming SIS, 900 damages in each case.
| Durhams skull was crushed and his right leg
was hurt so badly as to necessitate its amputa.
| ton. He also sustained other injuries.
Joseph Booth, well-known market gar
dener and manufacturer ofic cream, died of
heart failure at his farm, rear Elkton, Cecil
county, on Sunday, after long illness. He
was in the Slst year Of his age, and was born
in the village of Robin Hood, near the city
of Bolton, Lancaster county, England. He
| landed in Philadelphia when nineteen years
old, where he followed the trade of weaver
/ and patternmaker. lie settled in Cecil coun
ty in 1852 and began farming at Locust Point.
Says the Hagerstown Mail :-Inthis county
and mostly clustered about Leitersburg, there
are IS voting men, who bear the last name of
| Hartle, one of prominence in our community,
aud one unstained by any acts of evil against
man or his laws. Mostly farmers, and all
| SiheWy men Ol Lne SOIL, anu all democrats
with one single exception, ID. s. Hartle of
this city. 1t is very probable that this is the
strongest family in this county and not only
old Washington county, but every Democrat
is proud of them. May there be many more
like them, only without any exceptions at ALL
Jos. Heferman, night Waterman at Chap
pell's factory, at the foot of Cross street. Bal
timore, met with a very peculiar death Tues
day night. He has been in the employ of the
company for long time and has always done
his work thoroughly, and for once did his
duty a little too carefully. In looking into
all the hooks and erannies about the place he
met with his accident that resulted in his
death. When the Day Waterman Hill found
Hefferman the latter's head was caught in the
water closet and from the position of the body
it was evident the man had stumbled and then
fell into the closet head-foremost. Whether
death resulted from suffocation or drowning
is not known as the dead mans arm was
pressing the knob that turns the flow of water
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