The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-07
Maryland Affairs.

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in Washington county on Thursday.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad have
added 40 new locomotives to their rolling
stock.
Mrs. Catharine Hanshew, aged 81 years,
died in Frederick on Wednesday. She was
a niece of Barbara Fritchey.
Charles Rogers, aged 30 years, died IN
Baltimore on Sunday. He had been actively
ENGAGED in business in that city for over 60
| years.
Alfred Stout, colored, was sentenced to be
hung, at Belair on Monday, he having been
found guilty of numbering George Dittmar,
of Cecil county.
| The Coronet Steel Company, of Baltimore,
has been granted charter, and will soon es-
tablish in the vicinity of that city the first
open hearth steel furnace in the south.
Mrs. Mary Simler, of Hagerstown, dropped
dead in her garden on Wednesday morning.
This is the third death in the family in hive
months. She was seventy three years OF age.
Hazel Dell, formerly the residence of ex-
State Treasurer Stevenson Archer, was Of
fered at public sale at Belair on Monday for
the second time, but there were no bidders.
Six months ago little child of Daniel
Mosser, near Swanton, in Garrett county,
was lost Last Sunday its body was found
lying in the glade about mile from its home
About 400 house carpenters are on strike
in Baltimore to enforce acceptance OF their
demand for eight hours, to constitute the
DAYS work, the days wages to be as hereto
fore.
Vim. Kohlway, Jr., living at Round Bay,
Anne Arundle county, fell from barn on
Saturday and, striking upon sharp instruct
ment, disemboweled himself, from which he
died.
Henry Fauble, well known citizen of
Burkittsyile, Frederick county, died at his
home in that place on Friday night of last
week after a lingering illness, aged about 90
years.
Gen. George D. Utassey, of Baltimore, who
was found unconscious in room in
Wilmington, Del, hotel Saturday afternoon,
having inhaled illuminating gas, died Monday
afternoon.
James L. Foard, retired farmer of the
fourth district of Cecil county, died Wednes'
day in his 10th year. Three grown daughters
and two sons survive him. His wife died
several years ago.
John Scorback committed suicide on Fri
day afternoon of last week, in Baltimore, by
cutting his throat. He fell dead at the feet
of his mother. He was a laborer and had
been out OF WOTh lOI sOulcllihC'
Large hauls of herring are daily being made
on the Potomac shores in Charles county.
At the shore of George l.. Gale, who owns
the Chapman's Point fishery, $1,000 herring
were landed at on haul one Saturday last.
DIR. John Pierre Van Bibber died in ~Balti-
more on Thursday. His death resulted from
a surgical operation which was performed on
Wednesday morning, and from which he never
rallied He was the eldest son of DIR. Chew
Van Bibber, and was ~ years old.
w. II. and r. II. Edmunds have purchased
a tract of SO acres of land at the corner of
Roland and Belvidere avenues, Baltimore,
for 81 900 an acre. The land will be divided
into building lots by the purchasers, who
have organized the Plateau Land Company.
LYNX, the well known trotting horse own ed
by John Rudd, of New York, arrived at
Pimhco, Baltimore county, on Sunday morn
ing. Shortly after being stabbed fire broke
out and Lynx was burned to death. The
other horses owned by Mr. Rudd were rescued.
Last week collectors of taxes were appoint
ed in Charles county, and Mr.. Hicks, presi-
dent OF the board of commissioners, who was
absent on account of sickness, asked the APP
pointment of VIM. j. Cox for his district
Hicks request was not complied with and
Mr.. Hicks has resigned.
Four of the colored men who were put in
Chestertown Jail on suspicion of having muir
dered DIR. Hill, of Millington, Kent county,
were taken to Baltimore on Friday night
of last week and put in the city Jail, as it was
thought they would be lynched if they were
kent at Chestertown. Confessions of two
of the prisoners show that the right persons
were arrested.
The Princess Anne, Somerset county,
Herald Of Tuesday says; This has been the
worst spring on hotbed vegetables for the last
| twenty as the cloudy and cold weather caus-
| ed them to be so closely Rugged, that fun
| gus struck the beds, and thus killed many
tomato plants. The remedy for the fungus
trouble is powdered sulphur sprlnked over
| the bed and worked into the soil prior to set
ting plants as spots.
| A severe storm passed over the western
portion of Washington county, Monday after
noon. At Cherry Run sixty bents OF the
| trestle approach on the Maryland side to the
bridge being built by the Western Maryland
/ Railroad over the Potomac river at that point
/ for a connection with the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad we're blown down. Thirty work
men went down in the wreck. One man WAS
killed and a number injured.
| The Frederick City Elevator Company are
erecting large grain elevator on the line OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad within the
city of Frederick. The company expect to
do large business, as an elevator has been
badly needed there for number of years to
accommodate the grain trade at that point.
! More than 10000 bushels of wheat and corn
have been delivered in single day to the
dealers in the Frederick market
The four negro men who murdered DR..
Hill, of Millington, Kent county, mention of
which was given in this column last week,
,,,.a t,lyau u, Raltimpra for safety On Tues
day, at the coroner's inquest several negro
men stated that there was plot to kill DR..
Hill. The verdict charged Buck Brooks
with throwing the stones, Fletcher Williams
with cutting the Doctors throat and Frisby
Comegys and Perry Bradshaw with holding
the horse.
A large meeting of colored people was held
in Frederick city Wednesday evening. The
object was to ratify the action of the State
Colored Convention recently held at Anna
polls. Resolutions were adopted instructing
the Frederick county delegates to the Repub-
lcan State Convention to support colored
man for delegate at large to Minneapolis.
The resolutions also declare that the republi-
can party cannot rely on their support in the
future unless they are given proper represen-
| tation.
The independent Hose Company, of Fred.
ercK, has decided to celebrate its seventy
fifth anniversary during the coming summer,
and propose to make it one of the most notable
events ever held there under the auspices of
hremen. 1t is proposed to have fire com.
panies present from Baltimore, Washington,
Martinsburg, Hagerstown, Westminster, Cum
bertrand and other places in adjoining states,
and committee of twenty-five citizens has
been appointed to make arrangements for the
event. The date of the affair has not yet been
4 selected.
! The building of an electric railway com
menced, Wednesday morning, by big force
of men, on Francis street, near Fulton ave
nue., for the Baltimore and Pikesvile Rail-
way Company. The road is owned by the
Baltimore Traction Company. The line will
run out to Pikesville, from Retreat street, by
way of Francis street, to Pennsylvania ave.
nue. ard Liberty road. The electric line will
be built on Retreat street, near the Traction
Company's cable power house, and the trolley
system will be used. New steel rails for the
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