The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-17
Maryland Affairs.

Crisfeld has been made Presidential
postolfice.
Frederick is erecting large shoe factory,
also a spoke and ice factory.
Mrs. Mary Spear Herman, well known in
literary circles, died in Baltimore Tuesday in
the seth year Of her age.
Aquilla johnson, colored, died in Balti-
more on Sunday night, aged Sc years. He
| had great reputation as whistler, being
able to whistle any time he heard.
| Sunday was the 10th anniversary of the
pasloraie of Rev. DIR. j. w. NJ. Williams of
the First Baptist Church, Baltimore, and it
was celebrated with appropriate ceremonies.
Sister Ignatia, in the world Miss Pequignot,
of Philadelphia, died of consumption in the
Convent of the Visitation, in Frederick, on
| Sunday. She was 40 years of age and had
been member Of the community for 2Oyears.
Gen. L. B. Tyler, ex-postmaster of Balti-
more, died on Friday afternoon Of last week
near that city, in his I'D year. He was n
native of Ohio, settled in Baltimore about
1865, married IL daughter of Gilbert Cassard,
and was made postmaster by President Hayes
in 1871
Alexander Butler, n trustee of one Of the
colored churches in Elicott City, was arrested
on Tuesday on the charge of stealing clothing
| from the line in the yard of James Case on
| January 5. On stripping him it was found
that he wore suit OF Undertaking belonging
to Mr.. Case.
The Washington County Agricultural and
Mechanical Association on Tuesday organized
for the coming year. The treasurer's report
shows the gross receipts of the last fair TO
have been ST., $3.50 and the net profits to
have been So ,45l.S9. They fixed upon Dc
tober IL, IA, 10 and l6 of this year as the
| time for the next fair.
William V. Harper, late agent of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company, of Montpe-
lier, Vermont, for the territory of Delaware,
MARYLAND and the District of Columbia, is
under $40, 900 bail in Wilmington, Del, on
charges fembeZzlement. 1t is said his short
age will amount TO $4,000.
The Washington and Chesapeake Railroad,
now applying for a charter in the District of
Columbia, will, if constructed, run from
Washington city to Herring bay, bold water
front on the Chesapeake, "a few miles below
Fair Haven, in Calvert county, passing di-
| rectly through Upper Marlboro and interSect
ing the Baltimore and Potomac Road near
the present depot at Upper Marlboro.
Col. William j. Best, general manager of
| the New York Improvement Company, was
| in I4eonardtown last week aud posting hand
bills calling for laborers to work on the South
ern Maryland Railroad between Brandywine
and Mechanicsville. The road will probably
| be in running order to Mechanicsville early
in February next. Two locomotives and
eighteen cars have been bought for the road.
| The rights of way secured by this company
contain proviso declaring that they are to
be null and void unless the road is completed
and cars are running over it to Point Look
ont on or before March 81 1892.
Charles Wellsworth, who escaped few days
ago from the Snow Hill Jail by assaulting the
| taller and who was shortly alterward recaptur
/ ed remains undaunted by his past experience,
and is regarded so incorrigible that it is con-
! sidered necessary to keep him securely man
arled lest he may injure his attendants. In
| some mysterious way he relieves himself of
his handouts, and recently when Jailer Bin
ner attempted to replace them Wellsworth
| snatched them from him and struck him Il
fierce blow. On Friday of last week as an
extra precaution an iron band was rveted
around the prisoners neck with chain at.
tached to it from the ceiling, so that with a
similar cham binding him to the floor, lailer
| Bnner thinks he has his bird securely Gagged,
although he maintains that he will yet escape.
The Baltimore American, of Thursday,
saws The financial statements of the city
government have been completed, and show
that the net surplus to the credit of the city on
December 3lst was $24, 2S4. Last year the
amount "Reminiscences, including outstanding
notes for the Bolton property, $4l5,OOO, was
about 1918, 900, all of which has been paid
off, and the surplus named remains to the
credit of the city. On December lst the
existing claims amounted to Sl2l, 622.47, and
the cash balance and amounts due the city
are $27O, Ol7.O1, which would leave IL surplus
of Sl4S, 3S4.54; but in this is included Sl24,-
40 due by the Western Maryland Railroad
for interest dHing 1890. Positive promises
have been made that this amount will be paid;
but as it was not paid at the close of the year,
and has not yet been paid, it cannot be in
cluded in the surplus In fact, other out
standing debts could be considered as n sur
plus with more propriety than this debt. The
total increase Of the Western Maryland Rail
roads Indebtedness to the city is placed al
1926, 900.