The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-09-10
Maryland Affairs.

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Kitty Bond, colored, was burned to death
at Port Deposit, Cecil county, on Saturday,
while cooking out doors.
S. H. Tinley's sash and planning mill, on
on west Pratt street, Baltimore, was burned
Saturday morning, loss $4,000.
Many horses are dying from spinal menin-
gifts in Patapsco Neck, Baltimore county.
Several farmers and truckers lost from two
to six head.
! A barn and outbuildings on Larry Reese's
farm, near Millington, Kent county, were
burned Sunday night. In the barn were
| 500 bushels of wheat.
| Gov. Brown has appointed Samuel c.
Thompson, sheriff, st. Mary's county in place
of Francis y. Thompson, resigned. The
appointee is the father of the young man who
was under age.
About two weeks ago Charles s., son Of }.
W. Brandenburg, of Ceresville, Frederick
county, was kicked in the stomach by cow
Inflammation of the bowels ensued and the
boy died on Wednesday last.
The residence and contents of Arthur W.
Landlord near Pocomoke City, was burned
after the family had retired, on Tuesday,
nothing was saved. Insured in the Mont
gomery County Companyfor 500.
Enoch Pratt, of Baltimore, is "a years old
| today, September 10. He is still active and
| looks after his many private interests and ut.
tends to his public trusts with as much vigo
and application as in his younger days.
There were % cabin and 742 steerage pass
engers landed from the German steamer in
Baltimore, on Thursday. All the bedding of
the steerage passengers was burned and the
ship thoroughly fumigated before landing.
Michael Kaiser, Baltimore county mer-
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! left foot nearly shot off Saturday by the acct
dental discharge of his gun while out hunting.
1t is thought amputation will be necessary.
An extra stock train ran into a coal train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. near South
Fork, Pa, Monday morning Both engines
were wrecked and brakeman W. A. Ferguson,
aged % years, of diminishing, was instantly
killed.
Anna Ross and George Truly, both colored,
have been arrested, in Baltimore, on the
charge of robbing Levi Warner, colored, and
; pitching him out of three story window on
Sunday night last. Warner died on Tuesday
from the fall.
Since the grand jury made its report Fred
erick city has been thoroughly cleansed.
Lime and other disenfectants have been
literally used, cutters seraped, hog pens
abolished and everything removed likely to
Gaithersburg, Montgomery county, had
So, 900 fire on Saturday last, about 2 a. M,
causing the destruction of Hogan's bakery
While the fire was in progress an attempt
was made to rob the safe in the railroad
office, but the thieves were not successful.
On Saturday last Harry Boyd was held in
81, 500 security for the action of the United
States grand jury upon n charge of robbing
the postoffice at Mt. Carmel, Baltimore coun-
ty and Frank KelbGugh, of the same county,
was held in $500 security on charge of send
ing threatening postal cards through the mail
Miss Margaret Lee Chapman, daughter Of
the late Mayor Chapman, of Baltimore, and
, Mr.. George NJ. McComas, deputy collector
of Baltimore, were married the in Church of
the TRANSPORTATION, at Blue Ridge Summit, on
7 the Western Maryland Railroad on Monday.
1t was the first wedding ever held in the
3 church, and the guests at the several hotels
filled it.
D In the Hartford county court, on Tuesday
George Guy, Albert Cook and Benjamin
: Preston, colored, were held for court, charged
with violating the local-option law. Guy wa
held for court in thirteen cases at 500 bal
in each case; Cook in four cases, at $3.50 in
4 each case, and Preston in five cases, at S15(
5 each. In default of bail they were committed
to Jail.
: Charles H. Mann, of Towson, died Monda,
night at the residence of his son in Washing
ton. He was 81 years old. Mr.. Mann wa
a prominent Mason. He was well known il
. Baltimore, having been at one time hotel
l keeper there. He was the father of C. H
Mann, who has been for many years door
a keeper of the press gallery of the House o
a Representatives.
Adam Spangler, of York county, Pa, who
| L. &c LII Dzl A
ton, Charles county, has nine carpenters bus
4 at work erecting buildings. A large anC
= eommodious hotel, storehouse and dwelling
4 are nearly completed. Mr. Spangler intend:
r to erect three more dwelling houses, and say
: he has parties in York county who will move
l in as soon as the buildings are completed.
Cecil Manor, the home of Col T. E. Hogg
: president of the Union Pacific Railroad
| situated near Port Deposit and said to have
been the finest residence in Maryland, having
: recently been built at a cost of 500, 900, was
totally destroyed by fire Monday night, to
= gether with all the furniture. The fire i,
supposed to be OF incendiary origin The
building was As by IS feet and was four and
a-half stories high, and Colonel Hogg spared
neither pains nor money to make it complete
n in every respect. The house was not occupied
:, at the time. 1t is fully insured, Col, Hogg
d will probably rebuild,
:, A letter from Emmittsburg, says:-Miss NJ
Frances Winter, having passed creditable
t civil service examination, has been appoin /
u ed position as teacher in the Indian schoo
!. at the Colorado River Agency, Arizona Ter
n ritory, and will leave at once to fill the ap
pointment. Rev. Charles Reinewald, o
Braddock, Pa, has received and accepted 6
/; call from the Lutheran congregation, and vii
enter upon his duties as pastor October lst
| 6f he Rafnr naf
4 Church, has rendered his resignation as pas
= tor of that charge, which will take effect dur
q ing the coming month.
. The swallow nuisance continues with un
abated vigor at the Naval Academy, Anna
polls. From 5000 to 10000 swallows gathe
Is every evening in FIVE or six maple trees il
n front of the Superintendent residence anC
:: make evening and morning hideous with the
+ cries. All efforts to drive them away have
It failed, and bell and gong are kept going al
intervals to drive the pests from the two tree
s. next the Superintendent's house. Every
e year from thel5th of July to October this dis
y agreeable rendezvous is maintained by tn
il swallows.
q Sales of real estate at the court house doc
u last Saturday aggregated $l2, l60, most of
: being Wicomico farming lands. The rea
u estate of the late John Turner, of Nanticok
g Point, was among the most valuable sold
and some of it brought over 500 per acre
n One tract of q acres sold for 81. $50, and an
other of II acres brought LOO. This is
pretty good showing for these farm lands
e situated, as they are, more than q mile
J. from Salisbury. Wicomico lands are increas
! ing in value. The Perry Anderson farm
. situated on the road from Salisbury to Guam
!, tico, and containing 205 acres, was purchas
t ed by W. S. Moore for $500.
: Mr.. John.Eshleman, who was overcome b
t gas at the Franklin House, Hagerstown, Of
Sunday, died Wednesday morning, Mr.
l. Eshleman retired about II O'Clock on Satur
g day night and was not discovered until nearl
r 2 CLOCK on Sunday afternoon. The gas wa
a turned on full and his room was small an
closed. the wonder was that he was foun
alive at all. The fact that he has lived a
the time is rather remarkable. He was IN
conscious all the time since he was found OF
Sunday He was ahont forfv vaarS Of a1