The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-10-03
Maryland Affairs.

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Charles Il. Rothhaupt, shoe dealer in
Baltimore. committed suicide on Wednesday.
| A barn and contents on the farm of VIM
Jones, near Cayott's Corner, was burned on
Tuesday.
A mare owned by W. Brice Beckwith, of
| Dorchester county, died last week, aged 80
years, months and 20 days
James II. Frazier fell from an electric car
at Sparrow's Point, Baltimore county, on
Sunday, and broke his neck.
Charles Warnecke, of Baltimore, split his
wife head open with an axe, on Wednesday.
She will die from the assault.
On Monday, the fine large barn of Charles
Kahler, six miles from Baltimore, near the
Philadelphia turnpike, burned. Five hogs
persisted.
OnSunday morning the warehouse of Henry
Bros, foreign fruit dealers. on Pratt street,
Baltimore, was damaged by fire to the amount
| of $4,000
Emmons Blaine has accepted a position as
assistant to President Mayer, ofthe Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company. His headquar-
tiers viii be in Chicago.
Miss Lizzie Kubler, of Baltimore, has re-
uounced the Lutheran faith and will join the
Hebrew. She will marry Rabbi Wilmer, of
4Nth A4AfNhs NOhhsf SUM.
Henry Talbot, colored boy, escaped from
the Elkton jail on Wednesday. He was serv-
ing a term for theft and was also held as a
witness in a murder case.
Prof Edwin Rhett Walker, of the faculty
ofthe Baltimore Medical College, was stricken
with paralysis Wednesday night while attend
ing the opening of the college courses, and
died shortly after.
On Friday night of last week at colored
festival at Obligation, in Anne Arundel coun.
ty, a quarrel took place between Charles
johnson and John II. Johnson, Jr., when the
latter was cut so severely that he died.
| William Swindell, senior member of the
firm Of Swindell Brothers, glass manufactur-
ers, in Baltimore, died Sunday, aged II years.
! He was the first manufacturer to substitute
Cumberland coal for heating purposes in place
of rosin.
The new building recently completed for
tie use Of the Sunday schools of the Lutheran
church of Frederick, at a cost of SIS, 500, was
dedicated on Sunday. Rev. Il. L. Baugher,
D. D., of Gettysburg, Pa, delivered the dedi
Gatory sermon.
Two freight trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad collided, near Cumberland, on
Sunday morning. Engineer Charles Ernest
and William Thorp, who was sitting between
the cars near the engine, were fatally hurt
and died in a few hours.
President Harrison has pardoned Frederick
l.. Schaum, who was sentenced by Judge
Morris to years Imprisonment in the Balti-
more city jail from July 10, 1883, for embez-
zug SIP from the Drovers and Mechanics
National Bank by false entries.
Frank Fell has been indicted in Cecil county
for perjury. He was the chief witness in the
SANDER suit of W. Smith Campbell against
Haines, in which the verdict was $4,000 dam
ages for the plaintiff. Campbell himself has
been indicted for subornation of perjury and
attempting to bride witnesses for defense to
absent themselves.
The Prohbitionists of Howard county an
nounce the following local ticket State
Senate, John Patrick; House of Delegates,
John I. Layner and Edward carp; Judges of
Orphans Court. John w. Hobbs, Stephen G.
Hood and Milton l.. Becraft; county commits
sioners, John w. Ward, James Parsley and
H. II. Stausfeld; sheriff, Benz. r. Hipsley.
The barn of the Antetam paper mill, near
Hagerstown, belonging to J. w. Stonebraker,
f was destroyed by fire on Saturday, with forty
tons of hay and valuable agricultural ma
chinery, but no horses or live stock. The
insurance on the barn was $500, and its con
tents $3.50. One of the fire engines from
Hagerstown was taken out and used to pre-.
vent the fire from spreading to the paper mills,
! which are close by.
In Baltimore, last week, John f. Moore
was fined 500 and costs, and Chas. A. Moore
S2j and costs, for assaulting and beating John
C. Scharl, keeper of toll gate on the Belair
road. They were called upon to pay some
back toll, when the gate keeper stated he
would have to sue them. They replied they
would give him something to sue for. Justice
Warfeld gave the accused severe reprimand
and intimated that recurrence would be fol-
lowed by more severe penalty.
The Republicans of Frederick have nomi-
mated the following county ticket: Clerk of
the court, Samuel 7. Hafiner; States attor-
ney, Edward S. Eichelberger; county commits
soners, John Peter Jones, George C. Huifer,
Lewis H. Burlus and A. II. Maxell; sheriff,
4. d. Doty; register of wills, John II. Cut
shall; State Senator, Peter Lugenbeel; House
of Delegates, Il. Clay Anders, T. NJ. Biser,
W. II. Hyder Cyrus Flock and William p.
Morsell; Judges of the Orphans Court, Isaac
Lowell Andrew N. Cramer, w. w. Boone.
DR.. Henry NJ Ewing died Monday night at
his home, Mt. Washington, Baltimore county,
in his j9th year He was anative of Laneas-
ter county, Pa, and graduated from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1857. In 1858 he
located at Mt. Washington, where he had
lived and practiced his profession ever since.
He was member Of the Academy Of Medi-
cine and the Maryland Chirurgical Society.
For a time he was visiting physician to the
county almshouse and surgeon for the North
ern Central Railway Company. Dr. Ewing
was also chairman of the Democratic execu-
tive committee for Baltimore county. He
was always interested in politics, but never
rau for an Office. A widow, four sons and
one daughter survive him.
Frederick county Democrats have nominal
t ed the following ticket For clerk of the
circuit court, John l.. Jordan, of PeteTsyille
district; register of wills, James X. Waters, of
MechancstOwn; sheriff, VIM. II. Cromwell,
of Woodsboro; state senator, James NJ. New
man, of Woods boro; house OF delegates, j.
Roger McSherry, of Frederick; J. Sheridan
Biggs, Creagerstowni r. Frank Sappington,
Liberty; Joseph ". Gaver, Frederick; NJ. j.
Grove, Buckeystown: county commissioners,
William Morrison, OF diminishing; Melvin
Cromwell Buckeystown; J. Il. Delauier. Ca.
toctiu; Frank House, Petersville; w. NJ.
Gather, Linganore; judges of orphans court,
}. Il. Mills, of Liberty; Harrison Miller, Mt
Pleasant; b. j. Collifower, Mechanicstown;
state S attorney, Frank l.. Stoner, of Johns
villei county surveyor, VIM. II. Hilleary.
George W. johnson and his son have been burned
to death by the prairie fires near Beaver creek
North Dakota An old man named Tabor has been
SO badly burned, wiliamsport, that his re-
covery is doubtful. Three men reported 10 have
persisted in the Holland settlement
Forest fires have been raging all over Chippewa
county, Wisconsin Considerable timber land,
barns containing summer crops stock, etc. have
been burned. Several villages have been burned.
On all sides reports of fires spreading rapidly
oeivod.