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

Singerly's paper mill, at Elkton, was dam
aged by fire on Sunday.
Christian Thomas, aged 81 years, died
near Frederick on Wednesday.
The grip is prevailing in Cecil county, and
many families are Frustrated by it.
Princess Anne is going TO have trades
display and masquerade on the 29th instant.
The Maryland State Grange met in Balti-
more, on Tuesday, and was in session several
days.
| Dr. Francis Donaldson, an eminent physi-
clan of Baltimore, died on Wednesday, in
his 69th year.
On Tuesday Joshua Cockey bought the DR..
]. Caldwell farm, $40 acres, near Dover
Baltimore county, for $1,000.
Slate quarries have been opened at Jams
vile. Frederick county. The slate is said to
be equal to that of Hartford county.
Mrs Elizabeth Appleman, of Middletown,
Frederick county, was 100 years old on De-
cember II. She enjoys good health.
A whale recently stranded on the beach of
| Worcester county, measured 2Gs feet in
length, feet across the mouth, Is feet girth
Charles Baker, lawyer of Easton, has
been disbarred by order of Judge Stump.
Baker obtained money and failed to pay it
over.
VIM. H. Hilleary. aged 20 years, died on
| Friday of last week, in Frederick. He was
elected Surveyor for the fourth consecutive
time in November last.
| Thomas f. Turner, colored, of Baltimore,
being Jealous of his wife, shot her and then
made an attempt upon his own life. Both
are dangerously wounded.
John W. Siemon's lumber yard at Snow
| Hill, was burned on Monday. There were
over 500, 900 feet of lumber in the yard, and
the fire is the work of an incendiary.
A barn on the farm of Charles NJ. Martin,
| in Charles county, was burned on Wednes.
nesday, together with this seasons tobacco
crop, utensils and ten fattening hogs.
VIM. Copperthries, who had been commit.
ted to the Baltimore city Jail for trifiing Of
fence, committed suicide on Tuesday by
leaping from the fourth tier to the ground
| floor.
who was installed in Office last week, is re-
ported seriously i'll from the effects of a
hemorrhage He is about fifty years old and
unmarried.
VIM H. Bostick died on Sunday in Easton.
He was "A years old He was one of the
best known citizens of Talbot county. Mr..
| Bostick was Democrat, and had filled
numerous offices.
| On Wednesday night fire started in the
electric light and power house of the B. & o.
Railroad, at Brunswick, Frederick county,
causing a loss of over $4,000. Aid was
sent from Frederick.
Fully one fourth of the citizens of Talbot
county are suffering from the grip, which is
very much more severe than it was year or
so ago. In some places schools are closed
and work almost suspended.
Charles Randolph Uncles, young colored
man, will be ordained priest of the Roman
Catholic Church on Decem Der 10. The GER
emory will be performed by Cardinal Glib
hons. Mr.. Uncles was born in Baltimore.
An explosion occurred at Steelton, Balti-
more county, on Sunday night. by which foul
men we're Killed and five seriously injured.
A furnace was being blown out and gas ac.
cumulated resulting in an explosion.
Robert c. N. BRINE hanged himself from
a tree Sunday morning on Ash avenue, near
Merryman's lane, Baltimore. He had been
suffering from nervous prostration for several
months. He was 50 years old and unmar-
ried
Rev DR.. James l.. Vallandirgham has
Just completed his 3Sth year as pastor OF
Christiana Church. Presbyterian, near the
state line in Cecil county, which was organic
ed in 1899. Six pastors have filed the pulpit
during 1872 years.
Mrs Ellen Trapnell, widow of Rev. Jos.
| Trapnell, former rector of St. Mark s Protest
ant Episcopal parish at Petersvlle, Freder-
lex county, died suddenly in Burkittsville,
on Wednesday, from the effects of Bright S
disease, aged 62 years.
The Maryland State Grange met in Balti-
| NAOMI ~, Tuacdav with IDE dalauotar rraSaut
Thomas f. Shepherd, of Carroll county,
chairman of the executive committee, stated
that the agency handled 100000 worth of
produce during the year.
A decision was given in Baltimore by
Judge Dennis in the matter of the trust
estate of Noah Walker, sustaining an auditor s
account, showing that the Indebtedness of s..
Hamilton Caughey, the surviving trustee, to
the estate amounted to Sl99, l4S.
Paul J. Hoffman, near Denton, Caroline
county, died from heart disease on Monday.
He was taken with the grip about week ago
which resulted in heart disease. He was a
native of Pennsylvania, but moved to Caro-
line county about twenty years ago, and soon
became known as thorough agriculturist.
Mrs Catherine Lucretia Bowie, widow of
the late Judge Richard Johns Bowie, died on
Monday, near Rockville, Montgomery county,
in the $50 year of her age. Mrs. Bowie re-
Gently had stroke of paralysis, and because
of her extreme old age little hope Of her re-
covery was entertained. Her husband, the
late Hon. Richard j. Bowie, was for some
time member of Congress from this State,
and was at the time of his death, in 1881,
chief Judge of the sixth judicial district.
Attorney General Whyte, of Maryland,
has asked leave of the United States Supreme
Court to file bill in chancery in behalf of
the State of Maryland against the State of
West Virginia to settle dispute over boun-
DIARIES. Maryland claims that the western
boundary is meridian line running south to
the first or most distant fountain Of the Poto
mac, and that West Virginia has wrongfully
asserted title to a strip Of land several miles
wide between the south branch of the Potomac
and the present generally recognized line.
The divorce proceedings at Towson be-
tween John Carroll, of the Caves" and his
wife, Mary r. Carroll, have been terminated
by an amicabe settlement between the coun-
sci for respective sides. The terms are ::
l. There is to be a deed of separation be-
tween the parties, by which they are to live
apart as if divorced mensa ct thora. 2. Mr..
Carroll is to pay her monthly allowance to
support the two young children, Douglas and
Marshall g. Mrs Carroll is to have the
custody of Douglas, nine years old, and Mar
shall, eighteen months old, and Douglas is to
be allowed to visit the Caves for three
months in the summer. 4. Each party as
signs the interest in each others property to
the opposite party. s. Mr.. Carroll is to pay
all the costs of the proceedings in court, and
the court is to be asked to allow the papers
to be taken from the files.
GAVE 25 PER CENT.