The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-09-05
Maryland Affairs.

Baltimore county agricultural fair begins next
week.
A postofice has been established at Eylersyille,
Frederick county.
The first steel rails made in this state were shipped
from Sparrows Point on Thursday.
Rev. DIR. Arthur J. Rich, of Hannah More Acade-
my, Resterstown is recovering from severe Illness
The library of Tilghmans Neck public school.
Queen Anne's county, was stolen on Sunday night
John Coster of Baltimore, went to New York on
Saturday to sail for Germany, and was buncoed out
of 500.
VIM. Y. Deford, aged 70 years, retired Baltimore
merchant, died suddenly at the Isleof Shoals n. H.
on August 2S
Mrs. Ann Pampel, aged 50 years, died in Frederick
on Wednesday. She was the widow of the late
Henry Pampe
Mrs. Robert Garrett of Baltimore, on Monday
night gave one ofthe handsomest balls ever known
at Newport, Rhode Island.
The oyster police force of Maryland has been
ganized into the Naval Militia, and will form one
battalion of three batteries.
Much sickness of a typhoid character prevails
among the state troops who were recently encamp-
ed at Loreley, Baltimore county.
George n. Wager, a carpenter, on Saturday fell off
a ladder a distance of % feet while at work on a
house in Baltimore and broke his neck
Cardinal Gibbons Sunday dedicated the new
Calvert Hail. in Baltimore, to the cause of Christian
education. Bishop Keane preached the sermon.
On Saturday last John Deford of near Centrevillc
while loading peaches, had his scalp torn off by the
sudden shutting of car door. He will not recover
Edward Stake, of Hagerstown, has been nominated
by the Republicans of the fourth judicial circuit
fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJudge SyeSer.
Ezra R. W. shekells. well known farmer of Anne
Arundel county, dropped dead on Monday. He had
gone to a field for a horse and was stricken with
paralysis.
William Keyser, near Glyndon, has opened new
road running to Reisterstown, Baltimore county.
1t is called Chatsworth avenue and will be decided to
the county.
On Tuesday a fight took place at Centerville,
Queen Anne's county, between colored man and
woman. The woman seized axe and split the
mans head open.
Washington county is likely to have an over pro-
duction ofnewspapers. Hagerstown has now five
dalies and five weeklies while there are several
weeklies published outside the CITY,
David Ruth, of the firm of S. Ruth d Son. tin can
manufacturers, of Baltimore, disappeared from his
home the 9th ult and has not been heard of since
1t is feared that his mind has been unbalanced by
business trouble
fire at Elkton, Sunday morning destroyed nine
buildings and damaged two others, causing loss of
$4,000. Incendiarism is suspected. The town has
no water works and assistance sent from Wilm-
ington, Del, is miles distant.
On Friday of last week the dwelling and storeroom
of John w Welker, at Mt. Pleasant, Frederick coun-
ty, were burned insured for $1,000. The fire was
caused by throwing lighted match on the floor
which was saturated with coal oil.
George r. Woods assignee of MORTGAGE sold ON
Tuesday 16O acres ofland, near Beckleysvie, Balti
more county, TO Charles A. Calp for 81, $50. This
farm sold not many years ago for 5000, but IN
cluded at that time dwelling house, which has
since burned but which was not worth more than
1900
Rev. Henry scheib, pastor of Zion German Church
Gay street, Baltimore, is very i'll, having been
stricken with paralysis about a week ago. Mr..
scheib born July s. 1905, at Bacharaeh a small
town on the Rhine. In 1899 Mr.. Scheib married
Lisette d. Eisenbrandt. who died two years ago.
Five children survive. One daughter married Rich
ard VAIL son is professor in the University of
South Carolina, Columbia.
Nathan Robinson shot and killed George c. Durno,
on Tuesday, the stock farm of Gen. E. p. Beale,
at Hyattsville, Prince Georges county. The men
quarreled over small matter, the lie was passed,
blows given and the shooting followed. Durno was
superintendent of the farm and Robinson had been
employed on it but discharged on Monday.
Robinson Immediately gave himself up, and says
the shooting was done in self defence.
James owings died at his home in Upper MARI
boro' bilious dysentery Monday morning He was
the son of Basil owings owner of Owngss Mills,
and was born at owingsville, Howard County, 63
years ago. For many years he was in the employ of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Woodbine sta
ton. During the late war he took up his residence
in Friendship Anne Arundel and removed to MARI
boro where for % years he kept store. He leaves
a widow and five children.
James Sloan, a retired merchant died on Tuesday
morning at his home, in Baltimore, aged &c years
AT one time MI. Sloan a member of the firm of
Sloan & Calwel importers of wines and liquors. but
had not been engaged in business for 25 years. He
travelled extensively and took great delight in fine
paintings, of which he had a large collection. He
was friend of Cruikshank the etcher and many of
that artists best works were possessed by Mr. sloan
who also had fine collection of Barge bronzes Mr..
Sloan was unmarried.
Parry A. Roger Il Co., dealers in plumbers sup
plies at Baltimore became financially embarrassed
and on Monday, It is charged, shipped quantity of
goods, liable to attachment in the schooner A. II.
Lennox, the Captain of which was left behind. On
Tuesday the tug Dandy started in pursuit, and We'd
nesday it was learned that the schooner had passed
through the Chesapeake and Delaware canal for
Philadelphia deputy sheriff, Captain Murphy, |
of the Lennox, and other interested parties then
started for Philadelphia by rail. The schooner was
captured on the New jersey shore on Thursday.
Noah Walker Caughy. of the firm of Noah Walker
* Co., died Wednesday night in Baltimore, of pneu-
molia- Mr.. Caughy had only been sick for-two !
yeeks and his death was 10 WAC tha
of Michael Caughy and the nephew of Noah /
Walker He was born in Baltimore in 1928, and in |
1919 went to California during the gold fever He |
sailed from Baltimore on the ship Greyhound. The /
trip took over 40 days. Mr.. Caughy engaged in t
business in San Francisco but burned out dur
ing of the large fires in that city. During his
stay in California he contracted chsgres fever which
completely broke his ealth down. In 1852 he re-
turned TO Baltimore, and in 1858 he married Miss
Mary Jane Tormey, of Frederick the daughter of /
Patrick Tormey In 1854 Mr.. Caughy entered the firm
Of Noah Walker & Co., of which he was member ut
the time of his death. He leaves five children.