The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-11-07
Maryland Affairs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Duvall, of Baltimore,
| celebrated their golden wedding on Monday.
Charles A. MARYLAND, well known builder
of Baltimore, died from paralysis on Tuesday,
aged 62 years.
New York and Boston capitalists have pur-
chased the controlling interest in the Balti-
more sugar refinery.
Emmanuel German Church of the Evan
gelical Association, Baltimore, celebrated its
tiftieth anniversary on Sunday.
Rebecca Williams, colored. of Crisfield,
probably the Oldest person in the state, died
at the age of LOG years. on Monday.
Harry S. Woods, lG years old, was crushed
to death at Baltimore, on Saturday, by being
caught in machinery in a cotton waste factory.
J. Frank Turner, a well known farmer of
ST. Mary's county, died on Saturday at the
residence of his son-in law, at Bacon's wharf.
Col Edwin H. Webster was stricken with
paralysis on Monday, which has turned into
acute pneumonia. He is in a critical condi-
ton.
Rev. W. Strother Jones, who was rector of
ST. Thomas Chapel, at Owings' Mill, has
accepted call to St. Johns Church, Roches
ter, N. Y.
The Fifth Regiment will visit Raleigh, N.
c., fair next week. Gov. Jackson and staff,
and several state and Baltimore officials will
accompany them.
Capt VIM. B. Really, of Elkton, Cecil
county, had his skull fractured by stone
thrown by Joseph Deamon, and it is supposed
will die from the blow.
Samuel Burns, aged 81, died Monday eve
ming at his residence, near Bayview, Cecil
county, of heart disease. He enjoyed good
health up to the time of his death, which was
sudden.
A young man named John Shafer, Jr., a
silk weaver, had one Of his eyes knocked out
Monday night, in Hagerstown, by a bottle
thrown across Jonathan street by some I'M
known person.
Col. Vannort, the Republican candidate
for Governor, was taken quite sick Wednes
day morning, and has been in bed since.
His defeat in his own county KENT is a
severe disappointment to him.
George Sim, aged 20 years, who was in
iured by runaway team, near Woodsboro,
Frederick county, few days previous, died
on Saturday night last. Mr.. Sim was the
gate keeper and endeavored to stop the team,
but he was knocked down and trampled upon.
A son of Capt. Robert Battersby, of Elkton,
Cecil county, sixteen years of age, while gun
ming Monday, was accidentally shot by Thos.
Harlan. Over POO pellets were taken out Of
the wound, which was in the breast. His
condition is very precarious, and it is feared
he will die.
Daniel C. Staples was arrested in Baltimore
on Monday on the charge of bigamy and
perjury. He was arrested by Detective
Mitchell on warrant sworn out by Mrs. Mar
garetta Ii. Staples, who claimed to be his
wife, and charged him with having married
another woman.
Judge John Hightman, a well known and
highly respected merchant of Burkittsville,
Frederick county, died suddenly in his store
Tuesday morning about o'clock. He was
elected Judge of the Orphans Court of Fred
erick county by the Republicans few years
ago, and was about 68 years old.
On Saturday, while on their way to the
wharf, at Milestone Landing, st. Mary $
county, the horses driven by Charles Brewer
ran away. Mr. and Mrs. Brewer were thrown
out and the lady had one arm broken and re-
ceived injuries that are considered serious.
The carriage was demolished. Mrs. Brewer
was removed to her home, near California.
| A barn on the farm of Daniel o. Staley, on
the road between Knoxville and Burkittsville,
Frederick county, was destroyed, with its
contents, by fire on Monday at noon. About
| fifty barrels of corn, a lot of hay, grain and
implements were destroyed. A short time
before the fire several children we're playing
in the straw stack near the barn, and it is
supposed they were playing with matches,
causing the fire. The buildings were insured.
Nicholas Goldsborough was found dead in
bed Saturday morning, October 81, at Powell
Point, his residence, in Talbot county. He
went to bed in perfect health, apparently,
Friday evening, having returned that day from
Baltimore to his home. Mr.. Goldsborough
was about sixty years old. He was a civil
engineer by profession, and had been en-
| ployed on the Western Maryland, Virginia
Midland, Drum Point and other railroads
| He had always been identified with the agri-
cultural interests of Talbot county. His wife,
who died two years ago, was Mary Hill Car
ter, of Virginia.
The following sales of real estate have been
made in the 4th district of Baltimore county ::
| Messrs. Thos. E. Clark & Sons, Of Baltimore,
who purchased the Anderson Bonaparte estate
near Woodensburg, have also bought about
100 acres adjoining them to square up their
| front to Woodensburg, at about $50 an acre.
/ Elisha Brown, of Arcadia, bought of Joseph
/ NJ. Gushing so acres of land adjoining his
present farm for $4,000. Joseph Lloyd has
| purchased a farm from DR.. Gibbons, on the
| Dover road, of 40 acres, fer $1,000. 1t is
nicely improved. This property adJoins the
estates of Jacob d. Gest and Mary II. Worth
ington. Thomas Gill, of Fairview, has pur-
chased from Mrs. Roop mill and farm of &c
acres at 500 per acre. The property of the
late George NJ. Gill, known as Mantua Mills,
was bought at foreclosure sale at $50 per
acre by Andrew Gill.
A large barn on the Bell Hill farm, near
| Elkton, owned by the heirs of the late VIM.
De Goey, was totally destroyed by fire on
| Monday morning, together with all its con
tents, consisting of large quantity of hay,
farming implements, harness, &c. A large
quantity of grain and four carriages we're also
destoyed, and their respective sheds. Several
pigs, confined in the barnyard, were slowly
roasted TO death. This was one the largest
and finest barns in Cecil county. The loss il
estimated at about S., 600 over the insurance.
The fire attracted large number of neigh
bors and citizens from Elkton to the scene
but they were unable to save anything.
high northwesterly wind, which blew the
flames away from the house saved it. The
fire was caused by n small boy who was visit
ing at the house. The fine residence on thi!
farm was burned to the ground n number o
years ago, then owned by the late Hiram Me
Cullough.