The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-12-03
Maryland Affairs.

Robert Kennert succeeds GoV. brown as
president of the State agricultural and me-
chanical association.
Daniel Holiday, well-known dry goods
merchant of Baltimore, died in that city on
Saturday night, aged 6S years
Colonel Henry Il. Bateman, well-known
in Maryland political and business circles,
died on Wednesday at Easton, aged So years.
Policeman Lennon, of Baltimore, was
seriously bitten by large dog on Sunday
morning last He is now at the Paseur In
stitute, New York, for treatment.
John Francis, aged % years, son of Bishop
William Forbes Adams, of the Diocese Of
Easton, died on Thursday of last week. He
was an unusually bright young man.
For the past four years the safe of Jacob
L. Towson's warehouse, at Smithsburg, Wash
iugton county, has been broken open. On
Friday night of last week the safe was again
opened, but only small amount was obtained.
A cow on the farm of A. B. Marine, near
Snow Hill, stuck her tongue through II crack
in the partition separating her from a mule
in the next stall and the mule bit off about
one-half oft The COW will have to be killed.
Henry j. Brewngton died in Salisbury on
Sunday, aged 10 years. He had been in the
hat business for about so years, and was the
oldest merchat in that place. He was twice
married, and by his first wife there are four
children living.
George w. Price and John NJ. Keleher are
in custody in Baltimore. They are charged
with mutilating United States coin. The
coins were not counterfeit, but had been re-
duced by means of acid The coins were
placed in a glass Jar filed with weak solution
of nitric acid. By the addition of salt chic
ride the silver in the coin was sweated out
From each silver dollar 100 grains Of SILVER
were taken.
Mr.. John L. Mathews died on Tuesday i'll
Baltimore, in the 4ith year of his age. Mr..
Mathews was born in Oxford Pa. and removed
to Baltimore seventeen years ago to accept
position as civil engineer on the Western
Maryland Railroad At the time of his death
he WAS engineer and roadmaster OF the West
ern Maryland. His wife, who was Miss
Slaymaker. of Sunbury, Pa, survives him,
with threesons.
Rev. John Squier. Presbyterian minister
and member of the New Castle Presbytery,
died on Saturday afternoon last. Mr.. Sqnier
was secretary and treasurer of the Cecil coun
ty school board, which position he had held
for about twenty years. He was pastor of the
Port Deposit Presbyterian Church at the
time of the breaking out of the war, and re
signed to accept 4 call at Snow Hill, Md.
leaves three daughters and son, who is a
member of the Cecil county bar.
The exceedingly rough weather Of the past
month has required the farmers and others of
Garrett county to use up a great deal of their
provender, which was scarce in the beglnn
ing, and the scarcity at this time, with long
winter season ahead, makes the outlook any
thing but pleasant. The long. continued
drought made the hay and fodder very short,
and the supply of food for cattle is limited
A great many people have tried to sell their
stock, but prices are very low, and it is almost
impossible to sell at any price. Some persons
have offered to give away their mich cows
rather than buy feed till spring. The ponds
and lakes are covered with ice five inches
thick.
Relic. hunters have visited Southern Mary
| land, and last week they found the old home
stead of the late Mrs. Surratt and offered
| SIS, 900 for the building and the large farm
attached. 1t is their intention to have the
/ edifce torn down and carried to Chicago,
where it will be re erected. This large frame
building fronts on the public road leading
| from BrandywiRe to Washington, and about
ten miles from the latter city. 1t was at Sur
rats Hotel that John Surratt, ST., and his
wife, Mrs. Lizzie Surratt, nee Jenkins, began
| life, and here the two boys and one daughter,
] Annie, were DOTH. AllcE lnt utdtu vi MIS-.
| Surratt the place was untenanted and for
many years no signs of life were seen in this
once hospitable home. 1t was purchased
some years ago by Mr.. Robert Hunter and
recently came into the possession of Mr..
| Wheatly. of Charles county. Last spring
extensive repairs were added to the house
| and during the past summer many Washing
ton people spent the heated term there.
Leopold Schneider, veteran of the Mexi-
lean war, died on November "a, at his home,
near Linganore, Frederick county. He was
born near Wurtemburg, Germany, October
20, 1915, and was in his 18th year. Mr..
Schneider came to this country just prior TO
the Mexican war, and was among the first to
join the American army. He served during
the entire war, and was present at the cap
4 tdre Of the City of Mexico. Mr.. Schneider
was a man of superior education, and had
travelled extensively in Europe and the
United States. He spoke the English, Ger
man, French, Italian and Spanish languages
fuently. He leaves widow and six chill.
dreu-two daughters and four sons. His
remains were inferred in Locust Grove
Cemetery, at Linganore, on Saturday, nj
noon. Mr.. Schneider was member of the
Catholic Church, was IL good citizen and an
enthusiastic Democrat.
The old First Methodist Episcopal Church,
corner of Charles and Fayette street, Balti-
more, is being torn down in order allow the
widening of Fayette street. 1t was opened
in 1912 and was occupied for religious work
for nearly 80 years. The building is one OF
the most historic church edifices in that city
and was the successor of the old Light Street
Church. Ia February, IVA, Rev. Francis
Asbury, Robert Strawbridge, Jacob Garby
and A. Whitworth opened subscriptions for
building Methodist church, and in April OF
the same year the building of the Lovely
Lane Meeting House was commenced on.
Lovely lane, which extended south of Baltl
more street, near the present bed of German
street. In October, IVA, Captain Webb. an
English local preacher. delivered the first
sermon in the church, which was for a mum
Der of years the principal Methodist church
in Baltimore. In 1874 the Thirteenth Con
ference of the Methodist Societies of the
United States assembled III the meeting house
and formed the Methodist Episcopal Church
in the United States of America. In the
same edifce Rev. Francis Asbury was ordan.
ed the first Methodist bishop in the New
World Rapidly the congregation grew until
it was too large for the old meeting house,
and in 17SG it built new church on the
northwest corner of Light street and Wine
alley The new building was burned in 1876,
but another structure, which was also called
Light Street Church, was erected on the
southwest corner of Light street and Wine
alley. Ia the second Light street Church the
first Sunday school in Baltimore met. A
6art of the Light Street congregation built
and occupied in 1912 the ediice which is
being torn down. The building was then the
handsomest church in the United States, and
was the first Methodist church in the world
to contain pews. All seats in Methodist
churches before 1912 had been free.