The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-14
Maryland Affairs.

Cambridge is to have water works. The
cost will be about $4,000.
Can't. VIM. T. Rice, died in Baltimore on
Sunday night in his s0th year.
At Havre de Grace, on Thursday, twelve
large ice houses and warehouse were burned.
Mrs. John O'Neil, aged SO, died in Ellicott
CITY, on Tuesday. Mr.. O'Neil is over 80 and
is still active.
The Maryland Worlds Fair Commissioners
| have authorized the erection of a S2O,OO
building on the Worlds Fair grounds
On Saturday last a vote was taken in Charles
county on moving the county seat to La
Plata. The proposition was defeated by
majority Of 327.
Mrs. Lousia Wood, mother of Mr.. John b.
r. Wood, of the Frederick bar, is dead at her
home near Goshen, Montgomery county,
aged eighty years.
At Leicester, Howard county, on Sunday,
the house of Mrs Robert Mitchell, occupied
by S. Sterett McKim, was burned, including
| contents; loss $4,000.
Northern and Western farmers are pur-
chasing land on the Eastern Shore. There
have been several sales re Gently OF land at
from 81 to $50 per acre.
Jonathan Newcomer, formerly of Hagers
town, died ut A tlantic City, N. D., on Sun
day. He was one of the best known hotel
keepers in Western Maryland.
Mary L. Thomas, colored, aged 81 years,
died in the city hospital, Baltimore, on Mon
day. She had been suffering from dropsy
and weighed over 400 pounds.
,Joseph 5. Waddle died at his home in EN-
mitsburg, Frederick county, Tuesday night,
aged sxty-lwo years. He leaves a widow
and four children, three sons residing in st.
Joe. Missouri.
Owing to the low price Of fruit last year
and the poor prospects this year many far
mers of Caroline county have taken up their
peach trees and planted the largest acreage
in corn ever known in the county.
On Thursday "a fire at Upper Marlborough,
Prince Georges county, destroyed the Ga
zelte printing Office together with its contents,
a large storehouse and some small buildings;
Joss over insurance about 100000.
Perry Fegenbaker, of Homecoming, was
killed in the koontz mine on Saturday.
quantity of coal from the roof of the mine fell
upon him and broke his neck. The young
man was married less than two weeks ago.
Hamilton Macfarland Brown, of Baltimore,
died on Sunday from the effects of a fall from
a carriage on Saturday evening. He was re-
turning from u pleasure drive when his car
riage collided with wagon, throwing him
violently to the ground
The barn of Joshua Albaugh, on his farm,
near Lbertytown, Frederick county, was
destroyed by fire Wednesday evening. The
fire is supposed to have been the act Of an
incendiary. The provender in the barn, a
calf and farming implements were burned;
loss about 81 800.
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dence and smokehouse on the farm of DR..
Joseph A. Holten, near Centreville, Queen
Anne's county, were burned, together with
their contents; insurance $500. The dwell
ing was one of the oldest in the county.
Josiah Hammond, aged "a years, residing
near Sharpsburg, Washington county, at
tempted to kill his wife and then tried to com
nit suicide, on the 9th instant. 1t is presum-
ed that his mind was suddenly unbalanced as
he and his wife had lived happily together
for over so years.
A strike occurred at the silk mills, Hagers
town. on the 9Th instant They were receiv-
ing 81 per day and wanted So. They be-
came riotous when their demands were refus-
ed, and it was only at the point OF pistol
that the superintendent induced the men to
leave the building.
The Glen Burnie Clay Company of Anne
Arundel county, finished building two large
kins for burning pottery, at cost OF S2,OOO
for each kiln, and will Immediately com
mence the manufacture of the choicest kind OF
pottery. Five dwellings have been contract
ed for to be built at once.
Harry Munshower, aged Is years, was kill
ed on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Brunswick, Frederick county, on Tuesday.
He was engaged as a freight brakeman on the
railroad, and was at work, when he caught
his foot in the track and was run over by
freight train before he could extricate himself
from his position.
The storm of Wednesday afternoon was
very severe III parts of Howard, Anne Arun-
del, Montgomery and Prince George coun-
ties. Hail fell at the Relay House to depth
of about six inches. Fruit and grain was in
iured, buildings, fences, &c, blown down.
Hattie Ward, aged five, of Deerwood, Mont
gomery county, was killed by lightning.
John Oshauo, head miner in Belt tunnel,
Baltimore, was buried alive Tuesday by tons
of earth which fell upon him while at work,
His body was recovered at o'clock in the
evening, more than eight hours after the man
was buried. Guy Consalzo, who work
ing near Oshano, was knocked down by the
falling earth. He was eXtricated by fellow
workmen. Oshano was an Austrian, aged 20.
VIM. C. Edemy, colored, of Hagerstown,
has been arrested for cracking the safe OF
Chicago restaurant. He was employed as u
waiter in the restaurant and studied out the
combination of the lock and at favorable
opportunity stole $500 and left Detectives
| tracked him for nearly three weeks before he
was arrested He told several stories but
/ finally confessed his guilt and was taken back.
.
| vile, Wicomico county, was burnt down on
| Sunday. The fire was caused by the four
year, old son of Mr. Richardson. While play
| ing in the barn he lit match and soon the
whole structure was in flames. There were
600 bushels of corn, three oxen, three horses
one dearborn wagon, one cart, one wagon
and one carriage. Loss, $4,000, insurance,
| 800.
Under chapter 207, acts OF 1892, the sure
ties on the bond of Stevenson Archer, late
treasurer of the State of Maryland, made a
full settlement with the State officials on the
9th instant, and the amount, S37 ,202.3S, was
turned over to the general fund. The settle
ment was made by Mr.. Ste 'enson A. Williams,
attorney for the bondsmen, in the presence
of the comptroller, treasurer and attorney
general.
The colored people of Milinglon and
Chestertown have adopted resolutio ms deeply
deploring the brutal murder of DR.. Hill, and
com mending the action of the authorities in
preventing the white citizens from taking the
law into their own hands. The people also
express the hope that the guilty parties will
suffer the full penalty of the law, and de-
nounce the sale of liquors in the community
as means leading to the murder.
Miss Mary Hollingsworth aged about IS
years, died at the residence OF Dr. John H.
lamar, in Elkton, Cecil county, on Tuesday.
She had been afflicted for about year with
heart disease, which caused her DEATH Miss
Hollingsworth was born at Elk Landing,
and was descendant of one of the Oldest
families Of that county, several members of
which were very prominent in the Revolu-
tinary War Mrs. DIR. r. c. Mackall and
Mrs DIR. John II. lamar are her sisters.
A committee of prominent citizens applied
to the Hartford county commissioners on
Wednesday for an appropriation upon the
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