The Democratic advocate., 1891-05-02
Maryland Affairs.

Hagerstown has n new gas company with n
capital stock of $4,000.
Baltimore county tax rate for this year is
81 cents on the 500, or cents less than last
year
Denton has fruit basket mandatory,
with orders enough on hand to run it through
the year.
A. W. Bissen, baker, aged As years,
drowned himself in hathtub in Baltimore,
on April a.
George Thomas, a colored mail carrier,
was arrested in Easton on Tuesday, for rob.
biug the mails
Fish Commissioner Rider, of Salisbury, has
placed 500, 900 young shad in the Manokin
river, Somerset county
Baltimore wants better telephone service or
the Legislature will be asked 10 revoke the
charter Of the companies.
1t is said that the Norfolk and Western
Railroad contemplate starting ear works in
Hagerstown, and will employ $500 hands.
A train on the Columbia and Port Deposit
Railroad, loaded with fish and phosphate,
was wrecked on Monday near Port Deposit.
The Garrett county tax rate has been fixed
for this year at 80 cents on the 500, and the
levy includes increased provision for educa
ton.
On Wednesday the residence and contents
of Capt. Virgil NJ. Franklin, of Anne Arundel
county, was accidentally burned; partially in
sured.
A dog was locked in the store of ID. Bethel,
Kent Island, one night last week. Result
dog upset lighted lamp and the store aud two
dwellings burned.
Mrs. Julia A. Robson, widow of the late
| Thomas X. Robson, editor of the Easton Star,
dropped dead in her residence on Monday
while talking to a visitor.
| Owing to the building of the Western Md.
Railroad extension and the repairs to the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, farm labor is
scarce in Washington county.
On Monday night the barn of Carlton
Speaks, near Creagerstown, Frederick county,
was set on fire and completely destroyed, with
all the machinery and one horse.
Mrs Rebecca d. Davis, of Baltimore, has
sold to Jarret NJ. Sheridan, of Frederick
county, 1863 acres of land in the fourth dis
trict of Howard county for 81, ,200.50.
Charles Adams Buchanan, aged 50 years.
died at the residence of his son in Baltimore,
ON April "a. Many years ago he was prom
inent lawyer and Democratic politician.
Mrs Florence l.. Biedler, wife of Ashby
l.. Biedler and daughter Of Mr.. Francis Den
mead, shot and killed herself at No. 1916 n.
Charles street, Baltimore, on Wednesday.
During April II, FOG immigrants landed in
Baltimore, being the largest number arriving
at that port in one month. On Thursday
there were landed from two German vessels
1867 persons.
The little town of Oxford, Talbot county,
with 500 inhabitants, has its planning mill and
chair factory. Its citizens did not spend their
energies in talking but went to work and
built their factories.
Thomas Davis, colored, aged sc years, died
near Annapolis on Wednesday He belonged
to the family of DIR. Richard Weems, and
remained with the family after emancipation,
preierring TO stay with them.
A blooded mare, belonging to Henry Held.
mann, of the fourth district of Howard county,
is the mother of twin colts. The animals are
thrifty and their diet is cows milk. One is
a male and the other a female.
A large tobacco barn on the farm of Mr..
Samuel j. Hammett, together with about
10000 pounds of tobacco, was totally de.
stroyed by fire in Calvert county, on Thurs
day of last week; partly insured.
Dr. VIM. Schiller, druggist, corner Charles
and Montgomery streets, Baltimore, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself on Satnr-
doy. Joseph Hushbeck, aged 81 years, of the
same city, also suicided on Sunday.
The country residence and most of the fur.
niiure of B. N. Baker, of Baltimore, near
Catonsville, was burned on Tuesday night
The building was frame, G0xl00 feet, and was
being reftted for the SUMNER Loss $50, ,00O
Four prisoners in the Frederick iail made
an effort to escape on Friday night of last
week by saving the bars across the cell win.
dows. On Saturday morning they were re-
moved to the dark cells and allowed one
meal day.
The colored Republicans of Calvert county
have resolved to support no man for Office
who was engaged four years ago in helping TO
defeat Republican candidates by using pastors
to cover Republicans with names of Demo
cratic nominees. They also resolved TO sup
port no candidate who is in favor of leasing
the oyster rocks.
Last week Harry Recher, a member of the
Hagerstown Bicycle Club, rode his wheel
across the large tabernacle now being built BY
the German Baptists. The roof incines at
an angle of about 45 degrees, and the entire
distance travelled was 30 feet He rode on
to the roof by means of long plank, passed
up over the peak of the roof and down on the
opposite side tide without dismounting.
A treasury draft for $1O,4 ,4O7 has been re.
ceived in favor of Thomas d. Lee, Henry A.
Lee, Joseph A. Lee and Virginia Waters,
children of the late Stephen D. Lee, of Anne
Arundel county, and administrators of Wm.
Duncan, Baltimore merchant. The draft
is to pay one of the French spolation claims.
The administrators are heirs also of Mr..
Duncan. He lost the cargo of the Lucretia,
which vessel was captured by the French and
condemned in the port of Santiago de Cuba
in 1899.
On Tuesday afternoon the Cincinnati ex-
press of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, going
west, ran into freight train at Warning
Station, near Rockville, on the Metropolitan
Branch. The killed were engineer Curtis
Elliott, of the express; fireman j. II. Murphy,
of the freight train; postal clerk Burdette and
a brakeman, of Washington, The injured
train; fireman N. q. Miller, Of the express;
postal clerk Milton Peacock, of Baltimore
No passengers were hurt, Loss over $50, 900.
George A. Bran, who was arrested on
suspicion of completely in the Richards mur.
der and robbery in Cecil county. was releas-
ed on Saturday after hearing on the charge
of stealing $35 from n man named Riley, of
which he was also acquitted No charge was
laid against him in the Richards matter, as
he had completely proved an alibi by the
evidence of several Baltimoreans, who testi.
fed to his presence in Baltimore when the
murder was done. Frank Ferguson sus.
pected Of being Bram's accomplice, is now
held only on charge OF theft, for which he
is wanted at Lancaster, Pa. The charge
against him in the Richards case was with
drawn,