The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-03-19
Maryland Affairs.

Durllg Tile week ITO tdlhlc were potNc'
from Baltimore.
VIM. Dadds, aged 80 years, died in Anna
| polls on Monday.
House burglars are operating in Howard
county, and are meeting with success.
Joshua Council, No. Royal and Selec
| Masons, has been instituted at Easton-
Owing to the yellows 100000 peach tree
were dug up in Kent county the past winter
Alexander McComas, the well-known gun
smith of Baltimore, died suddenly on Satur-
day last, in his I'D year.
The fair for the benefit of the Baltimore
Hebrew Orphan Asylum, which closed OF
Saturday night, realized $4,000 net.
Michael Connolly, of Baltimore, convicte
of assaulting Mary E. Cavey, an idiot, was
sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiar,
on Wednesday.
Attorney General Poe delivered an address.
in Hagerstown on Friday night of last week
at an entertainment given by Washington
Lodge, Knights of Honor, of that city.
Joseph Trueman, colored, nominated Mon.
day night for the city council by Hagerstowr
Republicans, is said to be the first colored
man ever nominated for office in Washington
county.
Isaac Wilson, well-known resident o
Washington county, committed suicide by
hanging at his home in Bakersville, on the
18th instant. Cause poor health and des
pondency.
Benjamin g. Fitzhugh, aged 10 years, q
highly respected and we'll. known citizen oil
Frederick, died on Tuesday. He had beer
clerk of the circuit court and judge of the
orphans court.
Among the articles sold at public sale last
week, formerly the property Of the Misses
Bergen, of Frederick, was an old Bible brough
from Germany in l719, bound in sheet iron,
with copper edges.
VIM. II. Randle, dealer.in botanical med
icines, on West Baltimore street, Baltimore
committed suicide by hanging himself in the
store on Tuesday. Dependency was thu
cause. He leaves family.
Vivid lightning and violent thunder pervail
ed during the snow storm on Thursday o
last week on the Eastern Shore. Much dam
age was done to the fruit orchards and shade
trees by the almost cyclonic wind tina
| followed.
Rev. Walter A. Mitchell, rector of St
Johns parish, Washington county after 20
years service, has resigned to accept a cal
to church in Philadelphia, Pa During hi
pastorate the church property has increased
| $60, 200.
| John T. DeFord, former well know
resident of Queen Anne's county, but for the
past thirty years connected with the Treasury
| Department of Washington, d. c.; died oil
Monday. Mr.. DeFord married a Miss Har'
per, member of prominent Queen Anne
family. He leaves one son.
| The house occupied by William Rortsb,
and family, on the farm of Mrs. A. L. Il
Ward, in the upper part of Cecil county, wa
burned at $50 o'clock last Friday morning
Roberts and family had to throw out feather
beds from second story and jump to them in
order to save themselves The weather was
bitter cold, and the family sought shelter in {
carriage in the barn. They were bare footed
and in their nightclothes, and had almost
persisted from the cold.
Dr. Alex. II. Bayly died in Cambridge
| Monday morning after long illness, aged a
years. The deceased was one of the mos
notable physicians of the State outside o
Baltimore city. He was a member Of thu
Medico Chirurgical Society and president o
! the lunacy commission. The citizens o
! Cambridge owe more to him for its beautiful
shade trees and gardens filled with flower
than to any other of its residents. He haC
/ been mayor of the town for over thirty years
resigning on account of age, and had mos
| CtlIeluii1 Aht buoiiASoS thhN
of the corporation.
Norris Barnard, one of the most prominen
farmers of Kent county, died at his home
near Still Pond, Sunday morning, ofparalysis
| aged sixty five years. He was attacked Satur
| day evening, and never recovered conscious
ness. Mr.. Barnard went TO Kent county
twenty-five years ago from Pennsylvania anC
purchased Howell's Point peach farm. He
/ ru,.d nna IF tho host aStataS n the county
and was known as live, energetic citizen.
He owned a large nursery in Kent and hello
AN interest in one near Hagerstown. he
| leaves n widow and several children. DE
was prohibition candidate for State Senator
last fall.
On Friday of last week Harry Wiley /
white youth and Charles Richardson, color
/ ed man, became involved in quarrel or
| Taylor's Island, Dorchester county, wher
| Wiley drew 4 keen bowie. knife and plunged
it into Richardson's neck. Richardson dice
! in three or four minutes and the body was
taken in charge by those present. Wiley
was taken into custody. He is son of Capt
John Wiley, a well-known citizen OF th'
island. Richardson is said to be from Secre
tary creek, Dorchester county. Wiley says
he was compelled to kill Richardson in self
defense, and asked for a thorough investiga'
ton.
In the storm of Thursday of last week mucl
fencing and great numbers of trees were
blown down in st. Mary's county. The
dwelling house of John A. Camalier, in Leo
nardtown, was unroofed Many barns and
other outbuildngs have been blown down
and considerable damage done. Several
chimneys were overthrown on farm neal
Leonardtown. Immense hailstones are report
ed to have fallen in some sections OF the coun
ty A gentleman who was caught in the
storm five miles north of Leonardtown re-
ports that the hail was so severe that he was
compelled to seek shelter under his buggy
until the storm was over.
About ten o'clock Saturday night john
Richie, aged about twenty, son of the late
Chief Judge Richie, of Frederick, requested
Charles Smith to stay with him overnight as
no one was at home. Young Smith repaired
to his fathers residence, on East Second
street, accompanied by Richie, to obtain his
consent. Richie remained on DIR. johnson S
porch, awaiting Smith return. While stand
ing there he observed Charles Tucker, aged
about forty years, who lives directly opposite,
come out of his house and level gun at him.
Before Richie could move Tucker fired, part
of the load taking effect in his face and neck.
Smith appeared upon the scene by this time,
when Richie, who was running, called to him
to run for his life. Tucker now directed his
attention to Smith, and fred at him, the shot
penetrating his overcoat. Owing TO the social
standing of the young men, the affair has
created deal of excitement Tucker mis-
took them for burglars, and fired upon them.
1t is not thought that Ritchie's wounds
will prove serious.
THE WHIsKEY QUESTION.