The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-28
Maryland Affairs.

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at Phoenix, Baltimore county. All were
killed.
Thomas H. STREET., aged Sc years, died in |
Hartford county on Sunday. DE was one OF
the most prominent men in the county.
George Simpson, aged about &c years, was
found dead in his barn near Elkton on Sunday |
morning by nephew. Death was caused by |
heart disease.
James Alfred Pearce has presented Wash !
ington College, at Chestertown, with an ink
stand made of wood from the famous St
Mary's mulberry tree.
DIR. Marius Duvall, Medical Director of the
United States Navy, retired, died suddenly on
Saturday at his home in Baltimore. He was
nearly 70 years Of age.
Robert Z. Clark, secretary and agent in
Washington of the Southern Land Company
of Baltimore, is reported to have disappeared,
owing large sums of money.
Peter Murray died near Wetheredville,
Baltimore county, on Sunday. He was in
the 9th year of his age, and a native OF Ire
land. He leaves a widow.
Milton Hardcastle, colored, of Baltimore,
died recently from spontaneous combustion.
He frequently drank from gallon to gallon
and half of whiskey day.
The Frederick grand jury, on Saturday, in
their report, recommended an investigation Of
the species Of gambling carried on at church
fairs, stores and elsewhere in the county.
S. Zedricks, colored, was convicted at
Frederick of forgery, and sentenced to years
in the penitentiary. Zedricks forged note,
on which he secured suit of clothes valued
at Sl3.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed the de-
cision of the lower court giving to the trustees
of the bondholders of 1874 of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal the right to repair and operate
the canal.
Owing to the tariff on tin plate and compe
tition Eastern Shore and Delaware packers
refuse to pay over s. per ton for tomatoes.
The truckers say they will not sell for less
than $3.50 per ton.
The Baltimore City Council has decided
to investigate charges against the House Of
Refuge for Boys. Former inmates and officers
claim that abuses exist in the place; that boys
are cruelty punished, and that the Refuge is
improperly managed.
| A. W. Wilmington, Il salesman, was cut IL
times on Tuesday by James NJ. Kennedy, a
medical student from South Carolina, at
their boarding house in Baltimore. They
uuarreled about some trifling matter and it
resulted as above stated. The wounds may
| prove fatal.
! A fully rugged three masted schooner loaded
with thirty musical members of the infant
| class was the feature of a missionary annlver-
sary at Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church,
| Baltimore, on Sunday night last. 1t occupied
| the pulpit platform. The program consisted
! of choruses, duets and solos by the 200 child
rem of the Sunday school.
/ The trustees of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal bondholders of 1874 will, it is stated,
| begin to repair the canal as soon as possible.
| 1t is said that the attorneys Of the Washington
and Cumberland Railroad will attach their
operations and try to prevent the restoration
of the canal by beginning proceedings to con-
denim the Bedot Canal from Washington to
| Cumberland for the use of the railroad.
At the annual meeting of the agricultural
Society of Montgomery county, at Rockville,
the report of the treasurer showed a surplus
OF 81 ,009 in the treasury after paying the
expenses of the last fair. The following
officers were elected President, Robert H.
Miller; vice presidents, II. J. Grey, VIM. E..
Muncaster, Jas. A. Boyd, John e. Bentley,
Lee Offutt, G. I. Snouffer; treasurer, Edw. c..
Peter; secretary, John Z. Muncaster; execu-
tive committee, J. H. Bogley, H. H. Miller,
George Shaw, VIM. Dorsey.
The residence of James H. Davis, at lay
louisville, Anne Arundel county, caught FIRE
on Sunday and was consumed, together with
nearly all the furniture. The insurance will
not cover the loss The building stood on a
lot adjoining the Methodist Episcopal Church,
which was only twenty feet away. At one
time the church was in great danger. The
pastor, Rev. j. W. Steele, was just about
closing his sermon when the cry of fire was
raised. The entire congregation at once set
to work to save the burning building and
protect surrounding property, and through
their efforts the flames were prevented from
spreading.
Mr.. Stewart Difenderfer, of Baltimore,
has bought Hepsey, one of the most remark
able dogs of the St. Bernard breed in the
world. She was purchased of II. Chapman,
of Bath, England. The price paid was 81 900.
Hepsey is a rich orange in color, with deep
black standings and perfectly marked face,
/ broad, with white blaze, white chest and legs,
and tip of tail partially white. She stands
about 81 inches at the shoulder, and is very
heavily built all through, being very massive
in body and bone, and having very large
skull, with deep, heavy square muzzle. She
| has a remarkable head Hepsey is in whelp
to Scottish Prince.
Nearly fifty business houses in Baltimore
employing travelling statesmen were swindled
! by a sharper, who had been operating there
| for several weeks. The man was a good
talker, and represented himself as the agent
of the United Travellers Transportation Com
mittee, which, he said, had for its object the
obtaining of an interchangeable mileage
ticket, good on all railroads in the United
States. He brought with him printed blanks,
which he filled out, and on receipt of 81 gave
an acknowledgment. The scheme was so
plausible that the merchants subscribed
! quickly, being glad TO become member SO
cheaply. On Friday of last week the Secretary
| of the Merchants and Manufacturers Associ-
alton received letter from Louisville warning
him that man named W. II. Koopman, who
/ had embezzled $1,000 from the Travellers
| Protective Association, was reported to be
operating in Baltimore as agent OF an imagi-
nary association. The warning came too
late, for the man had decamped.
| Capt Charles Thomas, Y. S. N, retired,
died on Tuesday night at his home in Balti-
more, in his 10Th year. Capt. Thomas was a
brother of the late exGov. Thomas, and was
/ born in Easton, Md. He was appointed a
midshipman in the navy February Ind, 1929,
which was the same date that Admiral Porter
entered the service. Capt. Thomas career
in the navy included duty on the sloop of war
Erie, West India squadron, 1929 to 1882;
sloop of war Peacock, Brazil squadron, 1882
to 1884, and from 1884 to 1885 he was at the
naval school at Norfolk. July Bird, 1885, he
was promoted to passed midshipman, and
! from 1886 to 1889 he was attached to the
irigate United States, on the Mediterranean
squadron, after which, until 1910, he was on
the receiving ship at New York. September
s, 1871, he became lieutenant and performed
duty on the frigate Constitution, of the same
squadron, until 1874. From 1916 to lS47 he
was attached to the receiving ship al. Balt.
more, and during the Mexican war was on
the sloop Germantown, of the home squadron.
In 1901 he was again on duty on the Balti-
more receiving ship. From 1851 to 1868
Capt. Thomas was unemployed. From 1868
to 1864 he was on special duty at Philadel
phia. In 1867 he was commissioned captain,
shortly after which he was placed on the re-
tired list. He leaves a widow and several
children.
George Johnston, u well known newspaper
and historical writer, died at his home in
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