The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-04-04
Maryland Affairs.

Several families have moved from Mont
gomery county TO Seattle, Washington.
Since the 1st of last June there have been
1900 transfers of real estate in Montgomery
county.
Joseph Hummer, a farmer of Caroline
county, committed suicide on Thursday.
Financial troubles was the cause.
During March the fall of rain and snow at
the weather signal bureau in Baltimore meas
ured 7.94 inches. 1t was the greatest fall in
March for p years.
The Charles Rohr Packing Company S
building, in Baltimore, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday morning. The loss is estimated
at SIS 900; insurance, about 100000.
Mrs Mary Ryan, of Baltimore, made fire
with coal oil on Wednesday. The can from
which she was pouring the oil exploded and
the blazing oil enveloped her causing her
death few hours later
| W. T. r. Saffell, school teacher of Ralti-
more, died from heart disease and grippe on
Sunday last, aged II years. He was native
of Montgomery county, and was well-known
throughout the western part of the state as a
teacher and author.
1t has been discovered that William Wisong,
the defaulting treasurer of the Poor Associa-
| ton, in Baltimore, also took $4,000 of bonds
| belonging to the Maryland Synod Of the
| Lutheran Church, and $1,000 belonging to
Rev. John g. Morris.
Miss Maria L. Dorsey, well known and
wealthy maiden lady, died near Ellicott City,
on Monday. Mrs. A. J. Isaac died near the
same place, on the same day, having lived
twelve days without food or drink. Revs.
Frank r. and Chas. o. Isaac, of the NJ. p.
Church are sons of the deceased.
Philip Beck, one of the Oldest residents OF
Washington county, died on Monday, near
ChewSville, aged 93 years and days. Mr..
Beck was born in Germany, and came to this
country when quite young, and had been
engaged in farming nearly ever since. He
was one of the most prosperous farmers in
the county, and was a man of wonderful
energy and vitality. He leaves three sons.
| His illness was Of short duration. Mr.. Beck
was an old-time Democrat.
On March %, at Centreville, Queen Anne S
county, Mr.. and Mrs. Nehemiah Bailey cele-
braied the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage. Mr. Bailey married Miss Eliza A.
Fountain, of Dorchester county, the 25th of
March, 1871, and they have had born TO them
eleven children, six of whom are living
Vim. F. Bailey, who has six children; Thos.
c. Bailey, who was sheriff in the county in
1873 and 1874, and since then a commission
merchant in Baltimore; Misses Nina and
Annie Bailey: Nehemiah Bailey, who married
a daughter of Daniel c. Hopper, and is now
residing near Cape Charles City, Va, and F.
Julian Bailey.
At the opening Of the Methodist Protestant
Conference in Baltimore, on Wednesday,
President W. NJ. Strayer suggested that the
conference be divided, making two districts,
the line to be the Chesapeake bay and the
Susquehanna river. The territory of the
Maryland Conference embraces both the East
ern and Western Shores of Maryland, all o.
Delaware, the Eastern Shore counties oil
Virginia and several appointments in Virginia
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
In this territory the Methodist Protestant.
have 262 churches and II parsonages, valued
at 81 ,OO3, 91S, about 10000 members, DIG
Sunday schools, 2,9lS teachers, 20, 63S pupils
and received contributions for all purposes a
the last conference session of nearly $50,
600.