The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-14
Maryland Affairs.

Thomas Warren, residing near Warren fac
tory, Baltimore county, died on Sunday, IN
his S4th year.
Ernest Forbes, colored, convicted of assaut
on Miss Bertha B. Phipps, has been sentenced
to be hung on April 3.
George NJ. Smith, aged years, one of the
best known citizens of Centreville. died on
Monday from Bright's disease.
The first herring of the season of 1891 from
the Choptank were brought to Easton on
January S1st by J. Fl. Carroll, of Caroline.
Can't Hiram Woodward, of Poplar Springs,
Howard county, died suddenly Tuesday night,
aged 81. A widow, three daughters and four
sons survive him.
The Maryland Farmer, published in Balti-
more, has suspended. For a long time it
was prosperous journal, but of late years it
had been gradually declining.
| Owing to the slow payment OF taxes. the
| school commissioners of Baltimore county
have been compelled to borrow $4,000 for
present needs. On the 3lst of January there
were S92, 900 in taxes uncollected.
Joseph Thomas, colored, aged II years,
died in Baltimore on Friday of last week. He
was highly respected by all and by his indus
try and careful investments leaves an estate
of over 100000.
Gipin Reynolds, a well-kno farmer Of
Fulton township, Lancaster county, Pa, was
attacked by Hungarians at Port Deposit Cecil
county, on Monday, and so badly beaten that
no hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Noah Walker 4 Co., the well-known mer.
chant taiors and ready made clothing dealers,
Baltimore, made an assignment on Thursday.
1t was the oldest firm of the kind in the coun-
| try, having been established in 1926
of Pythias, began its 23d annual session in
Baltimore on Tuesday. Three new lodges
were instituted during the past year, making
95 in all, with u membership of $500 and
reserve fund of $2S7 900 in the treasures of
the various subordinate lodges.
During the year 1890 there were manufac-
tured in Maryland 9, 500, $40 pounds oftobacco
3,O70, 030 pounds of snuff, 1903, 5000 pounds
of cigars and 81, 284, 600 pounds of cigarettes.
The total tax amounted to Sl,359, 6G6.05.
The imports during the year were 20,2l9
pounds of leaf tobacco valued at SOL, 1877,
and 6,G42 pounds of cigars, valued at $40, 46I.
The exports were 1862, 951 pounds of
tobacco, valued at So, $50, 57G; 252 pounds of
cigars, valued at 81 ,62S, and G,259, 200 pounds
of stems and trimmings, valued at Sl0l, POI.
The new American National Bank of Bal
timore began business on Wednesday morn
| Ing. ne Danh Is lOGdltu temporarily ~ OtO
North Gay street. The officers of the bank
Schott, cashier. The directors are John
Bauernschmidt, James Bond, Wilmer Brin
ton, NJ. D., Lewis Z. Wilcox, Alexander
Harvey, Joshua Horner, Edward Key, Thos
X. Worthington, Frederick P. Steiff, Louis
Strasberger and Frederick Walpert. The
capital stock is 100000. The building at
the southwest corner of Gay and High streets
has been purchased, and a new bank build
ing will be started there about the first of
next month.
Gustave w. Lurman, one of the road com
missioners for the first district of Baltimore
county, which is noted for its good roads,
says that during the past year from five to six
thousand perches of stone have been put upon
the roads, and that five or six miles more of
roads have been macadamized. The super
visors had in that district. he said, about
$4,000 year to spend on the roads, which
includes the amount derived from the 10
cents extra levied for road purposes. If this
extra levy is continued for about two years
more, Mr.. Lurman says, all the roads in the
district will be in first class condition. About
wo.thirds of the stones placed upon the
roads are broken with a stone smasher,
making them more uniform in size. Stone,
he says, is easily gotten in the first district
Forged paper of Henry McShane & Co.,
bell and brass founders, in Baltimore, to the
amount of $40, l4S, has been circulated among
the banks and business houses of Baltimore
and New York. The paper, which is in the
nature of bills of acceptance, was forged, it is
alleged, on Autographed forms of acceptance,
such as are used by the New York Smelling
and Refining Company of which b. Schutze
is the president. OF the forged paper S14.
14S was received in Baltimore by Mr.. Godef-
frey from Post, Martin & Co., brokers, of
Wall Street, New York, and $4,000 was sent
to the Western National Bank for collection
by the Atlantic Trust Company, of New York.
The paper for the last amount was returned
to the Trust Company, with the information
that it was forged, and payment was refused,
The first notes were returned to Post, Martin
& Co.
The twenty first annual report of the eye
and ear department of the Baltimore Medical
College, S02 North Howard street, has been
prepared by Prof. George Reuling, the sur
| geon in charge. The number of eye cases
treated was 1,272 and the number of ear
cases 1863. The operation for cataract was
performed 81 times and proved successful in
each case. Glaucoma, a dangerous disease,
characterized by hardening Of the eyeball
and severe frontal headache, was operated
successfully in % cases, and in two cases the
| patients cOulu only De reviewed OF tnelr SUI
iering because sight was too far gone to be
improved by an operation. The operation of
removing blind eyebal for the purpose OF
saving the sound eye from sympathetic dis.
ease was performed 81 times. Inner squirt
was relieved in y cases and external squint
in IA cases. The institution has four large
public ward-roOms, and also a number of
nicely furnished private rooms in the second
story. 1t is in charge of a board of lady pa
tronesses, of which Mrs. w. f. Bruno is the
president.
The population by districts of the several
counties of this State has been issued by the
census bureau. Following will be found the
population of Baltimore, Howard and Fred
erick countless: Baltimore county-First
district, 1927, Second district, 4,56l, Third
district, SAB, Fourth district, 4,479, Fifth
district, 1881, Sixth district, 1926, Seventh
district, 1872, Eighth district, 5,957, Ninth
district, 1877, Tenth district, 2,S3s, Eleventh
district, 4,977, Twelfth district, 1920,
Thirteenth district, 4,173. Total. 72,909.
Howard county-First district 2,262, Second
district, 1922, Third district, 2,052, Fourth
district, 3,002, Fifth district, 2,20l, Sixth
district 1880. Total, 16, 269 Frederick
county : Buckeystown, 2,651, Frederick,
10,49S, Middletown, 2,619, Creagerstown,
1,l05, Diminishing, 1926, Catoctin, 1892,
| Urbana, 2,40s, Liberty, 1885, New Market,
| 1854, Hauvers, 1,415, Woodsboro', 2,492,
Petersvile, 2,943, Mount Pleasant, l,756,
jefferson, 1925, Mechanicstown, 2,724,
jackson, 1890, louisville, 1,72J, Woods.
vile, 1882, Linganore, 1,22l, Lewistown,
1885, Tuscarora, /, ITO. Total, 1852.