The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-03
Maryland Affairs.

On the 1st instant, Vim. Hopkins, of Cam
bridge, gave each Of his nine children 5000.
On Christmas day the barn and contents on
the farm of Andrew Mullinix, in Howard
county, were burned.
Mrs. Ann Mccormack died in Baltimore
ON Tuesday, aged 80 years. She was born on
New Years day, 1900.
Cerebro spinal meningitis is prevailing
among the horses and mules of Anne Arundel
county, and over 20 deaths have occurred.
There we're 1859 deaths and &, 234 births in
Baltimore last year; 1896 marriage licenses
were issued and 333 applications for divorce
were filed.
Decatur II. Miller, one Of the best known
merchants and business men of Baltimore,
died from Brights disease on Wednesday
night, in his list year.
William Dempsey a veteran harness max
err, who was for thirty years in the employ of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Mount
Glare, died on December 26 in Baltimore,
aged So years.
The farmers convention to be held in Belair
on the 9th instant will be addressed by Prof.
II. Il. Alvord, of the Maryland Agricultural
College: Prof. Robert Ward, Chief Veterinary
Inspector of Maryland, and others.
An attempt was made to burn Pocomoke
City, Worcester county, on Monday. Shavings
and dried grass, saturated with coal oil, were
set on fire in various parts of the place, but
were extinguished without doing any harm.
The steamship Thanemore, which left Bal
timore on November 2Sth for London, is
given IN for lost. She had on board "a Off
GERS and seamen and II cattlemen. She car
ried 1870 head Of cattle, and had general
cargo valued at Sl75, 527.
Thomas Moreland, aged As years, died at
| his home in Baltimore, on Sunday afternoon,
| from swallowing carbolic acid with suicidal
! intent He leaves widow and young son.
1 1t is intmated that grief over the death of a
| brother in Washington was the cause Of the
/ suicide.
J. b. Kelley, of Baltimore, travelling sales
man for c. O'Leary & Co., of Roanoke, Va,
was taken suddenly i'll while on his way home,
near Cumberland on Sunday, and died soon
after reaching the latter place. He was &c
years old and leaves IA family.
Luke Herman, retired merchant, fell from
: the fifth to the first floor at the Carrollton
/ Hotel, Baltimore, on Monday afternoon, and
was almost instantly killed. Mr.. Herman
/ was is years of age and for several years had
| been in i'll health. He was bachelor, but had
Il large relationship throughout the State.
Henry Ahrendt, aged ~ years, died il
Baltimore on Tuesday. He was born il
! l.auterberg, Harz, Germany, learned the trade
! of iron founder and became foreman of the
celebrated koenigshuette foundry of the
| Kingdom of Hanover In 1857 Mr.. Ahrendt
with his wife and five children came TO the
| United States, and entered the Weiskitte
Iron Works in Baltimore and Joined the firm
Jacob Knipp, a native of Hesse Darmstadt
Germany, but for 60 years resident of thi!
country, died of dropsy on December 26 a
his home, in Baltimore, in the S9th year o
| his age For 40 wears Mr.. knipp was in the
employ of +. l.. Parker & Co., but for the
last IA years had not been engaged in any
business. He was one of the oldest and mos
prominent members of the Otterbein Church
on Conway street. He leaves five sons anC
four daughters.
Daniel Dean, colored, aged 50 years, dice
at his home in Frederick on Wednesday nigh
of last week from lockjaw, caused by hos
bite Dean was assisting at a butchering tel
days ago, and while helping to pull one hos
out of pen was severely bit in the hand by
another, which was trying to make its escape
He paid but little attention to the wound in
hicted at the time and afterwards took COLI
in it, which resulted in his death. He was
married man.
Hall, of the First district of Anne Arunde
county, went to the stable to feed his horses
he found Il valuable young mare with its throa
cut, the windpipe being entirely severed TIL
lend, who committed the act, ran the butch
er's knife down the throat Of the animal
About a month ago valuable COW belonging
10 Mr. Hall, was found dead in the bottom O
a well in the neighborhoed.
On Saturday last the barn OF the Misse
Ramsburg, near Jefferson, Frederick county
was burned. The fire was discovered at 4. 81
o clock, and spread so rapidly that nOthin:
could be saved. The barn and corn criI
were burned to the ground, and one horse
one colt, six COWS, one bull, three young cat
tie, $50 barrels of corn, 500 bushels of whea
and all the hay and fodder were destroyed
The building was insured in the Montgomer.
County Company, but on the stock there wa
no Insurance.
George p. Whitaker, the well known iron
master and millionaire, died at his home a
Prneipio Iron Works, in Cecil county, oil
Wednesday morning, on his S7th birthday
after an illness Of some months, Of the mfr
mites incident TO old age. He was born il
Berks county, Pennsylvania, December 3lst
1903, and was the son of Joseph and Mar
Whitaker, who were of English extraction
and was the youngest of a family of fourtee
children. He owned 800 acres of land il
Cecil county, besides iron and coal lands il
Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia.
Washington Sample, an aged man an
owner of a small farm near Graceham, Fred
erck county, was found dead at his home o.
Friday of last week, with one of his hand
shot off and his throat cut from ear to ear
In the room in which he was lying was toun
an old musket, with the stock burst, and TIVE
fingers of his hand which had been blown of
lying on a bureau. 1t is believed that he wa
preparing to go hunting when the gun ex
ploded and injured him, and, having no on
with him to assist him, he cut his throat rattle
than endure the prospect ofbleeding to death
The old man was in comfortable circum
stances. His remains were buried on Sunday
Lewis A. Birely, one of the oldest citizen
of Baltimore, whose connection with charita
bic and reformatory institutions has made hiI
prominent in that city, died on Sunday at hi
home, 63l West Lombard street, from para
yss. He was born in Frederick in 1918, an
was the son Of Lewis Birely, a well-know
tanner of that place. He went to Baltimor
in 1887, and engaged in the wholesale leathe
business ON Cheapside street, in which h
continued until short time before the wa
broke out when he associated himself with W
II. Oler in the ice business. In this firm h
remained until the present Cochran 0ler lie
Company was formed, when Mr.. Birely with
drew from active commercial life, but still
held an interest in the concern.
Improvement at Patapsco.