The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-16
Maryland Affairs.

| Milton White, aged 81, died on Saturday
in Cecil county.
Margaret Ann Platt aged 81 years, died in
Frederick on Tuesday.
Hon. Thomas Heating is i'll with the grip
at his home in Centreville.
BeIair had a sleighing carnival on Monday,
which was largely attended
The Legislature adjourned on Thursday I'M
til clock Monday night.
Samuel Bowen, aged 80 years, was married
in Calvert county, on Tuesday.
The American Institute of Mining Engi-
neers will meet in Baltimore to-day.
The Maryland Tariff Reform Club is ar
ranging for a series of educational meetings.
Charles McRea, a we'll known merchant of
Baltimore, died on Saturday from the grip.
Benjamin Carr, the second oldest resident
of Calvert county, died on Tuesday in his S4th
year.
Mrs. Catherine Martin, of Baltimore, com
mtted suicide on Thursday, by cutting her
throat.
George Robinson, Baltimore street car
driver, has been arrested on the charge of
bigamy.
The grip has been unusually fatal in Fred
erick Washington, Allegany and Garrett
counties.
Margaret Houck, aged IS years, died in
Mt. Pleasant district, Frederick county, on
Monday.
James Carp, of Elkridge Landing, Howard
county. died from pneumonia on Tuesday, in
his 74th year.
Hon. John A. Creswell left an estate val
ued at 500, 900, which, after few legacies,
he left to his wife.
A national bank is to be started at White
Hall, Baltimore county. The stock, $50, 900,
has been subscribed.
From the LIST to the 18th instant inclusive
there were 81 deaths of persons in Frederick
city from pneumonia.
George A. Selighman, aged 60 years, a
well-known school teacher, of Washington
county, died on Monday.
N. N. Mock, of Hartford county, has been
appointed custodian of the records of the
Baltimore Custom house.
The twentieth annual convention of the
farmers ofSandy Spring, Montgomery county,
will be held next Tuesday.
After being closed for nearly six weeks,
owing to scarlet fever, the public schools of
Annapolis opened on Monday.
DIR. John W. Millar, of Charles county,
died on Tuesday, aged go years. He had
been paralyzed for several years.
In Garrett county the snow was from Is
to "a inches deep, and the mercury has ranged
from zero to 10' above during the past week.
The old banking firm of j. j. Nicholson Il
Sons, 100 Baltimore street, Baltimore, made
an assignment and closed its doors on Thurs
day.
Lycurgus N. Phillips, aged 20 years, a
prominent and well-known farmer of New
Midway, Frederick county died ON Wednes-
day.
George Seigman, of Washington county,
was taken suddenly i'll while addressing a
Sunday School, on Sunday, and died shortly
after.
Young ladies' in fashionable circles of Bal
timore are taking fencing lessons in the hope
that they will become even more graceful
than at present
Mrs. Charles L. Trail, of Frederick, died
on Saturday in Marseilles, France, atthe resi-
| dence of her son, Charles B. Trail, who is
United States consel there.
Mrs Mary A. Norris, aged rs years, daugh
| ter of the late Evan McKinstry, and widow
of Nicholas Norris, of Frederick county, died
in Baltimore on Wednesday.
| Oakland Mills, Howard county, is much
excited over a mad-dog scare. Several dogs
were bitten by strange dog that showed
sigas of rabies. A child of VIM. Whips was
bitten by the same dog. Many of the dogs in
| the vicinity have been killed.
Rev. VIM. Horner, of the NJ. f. Church,
aged 81 years, died in Baltimore, on Saturday.
He was born in Adams county, Pa, and was
member of the dry goods firm of c. r. Hor-
ner & Co., until 1865. He leaves children,
25 grandchildren and six great grand children,
and his death is the first to occur in the fam
lily for AZ years.
A colored girl in the employ of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Rutledge took their live months
old child and buried it in snow bank, al
Parkton, Baltimore county, on Monday night
/ because she was prevented from going to q
negro festival. When it became known what
she had done the neighbors wanted to lynch
her. She had previously poisoned one of the
children.
Mrs Mary G. Worthington's will was proven
in the Orphans Court of Baltimore county
on Tuesday. The income from $1,000 i.
| given TO st. Johns Episcopal Church, Balti
more county; the income from $500, 900 to hei
son, John folly Worthington; the income
from $50, 900 to her grandson, Leonetto Clip
riani, and all the remainder to her daughter
Mrs. Salie H. Conrad, who is executrix.