The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-03-05
Maryland Affairs.


Horse thieves are operating in Cecil county
During February 416 marriage licenses
were issued in Baltimore.
Baltimore city thieves are operating in
Hartford and Baltimore counties.
A four year old colored child was accident
ally burned to death in Denton on Monday.
Rev. Dr. Wilson, pastor of Franklin Square
Baptist Church, Baltimore, celebrated his 5Oth
anniversary on Sunday.
While playing around bonfire in BaIti-
more, on Saturday night, Annie Ellick. aged
five years, was burned to death.
John Beck, of Baltimore. was knocked down
by train on Tuesday night and his head was
completely severed from the body. He was
deaf
Middletown Valley, Frederick county. was
partially submerged by the overhowiYg of the
creeks caused by the heavy rains of Sunday
and Monday.
Patrick Smith, aged 81 years, died in the
Baltimore city Jail on Monday. He was
committed for one year on the charge of
counterfeiting.
Prof Bernard C. Steiner has been appoint
ed librarian of the Enoch Pratt Library,
Baltimore, in place of his father, DR.. Lewis
FL. Steiner, lately deceased.
Timothy Higgins, Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad engineer, was killed at Cumberland
on Tuesday, and his body placed upon on the
track by persons unknown.
A large pin-oak tree on the farm of T. j.
Reisler, near townsville, Frederick county.
was cut down by Thomas and Emory Boone
last week, and made nine cords of wood
The old chair owned and used by the first
Governor Of Maryland, sold at Mrs. Gorsuchs
sale. in Libertytown, on Saturday last, brought
SIS, and was purchased by Miss Rachel Lin
thicum, of that place.
Walter II. Page, editor of the Forum, Ed
ward H. Sanborn of Philadelphia, and
Thomas p. Grasty of Baltimore, have pur-
chased the Baltimore Manufacturers, Record.
paying about 5000, 1000 for it.
While repairs were being made to the lock
at Two Locks on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, at the head ofslack water the water was
drawn off, and twelve bushels of fish in the bot
tom of the basin were caught. The fish were
principally carp.
The safe ofthe Union Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers of hosiery, at Frederick,
was blown open on Monday and only S27. 80
was obtained by the burglars. The watch
man heard the noise. and Immediately fired.
The burglars left.
James o. Murphy. residing near Hope,
Queen Anne's county, while on his way to
Centrevile last Tuesday, shot with revolver
and killed bald eagle that measured six feet
and eleven inches from tip to tip. When
shot, it was sitting on the branch of tree
that stood by the roadside.
The entire plant of the American Straw
board Mill at Chestertown, Kent county,
was consumed by hire Monday night 1t
tho laaruact mill nf tho Lind aSt pf
the Ohio river, employed 60 persons, and had
a capacity of Is tons a day. In the yard were
u loaded wagons, which were also burned.
The mllwas valued at $4,000, and was in
sured for over $4,000.
David Edwards, of Montgomery county,
was tried in the Washington County Court
last week upon the charge of outraging his
own daughter and found guilty. The court
sent him to the penitentiary for twenty one
years. The offense was committed IN Mont
gomery county last June, and the case was
subsequently removed to that county for trial.
Edwards is 63 years old.
John NJ. Mason died February 26, at Easton.
from blood poison, brought on by an attack of
disease ofthe kidneys. He was in his 44th year,
and had all the appearance of hearty, strong
and robust man until attacked with his dis
ease, about a month ago. A few hours before
MS ueHIl MS wife uleu Suuueull lTONh pdEdI-
ysis of the brain, brought on by fatigue and an
xiety She was of the same age as her hus-
band. They leave four children all young.
While returning home on Tuesday night
VIM g. Cadwallader, residing on the Fred
erick road, near Baltimore, was seized by
three men who demanded his money. He
resisted, when one of them gashed his throat
with IL knife and the others robbed him of
about S23 Cadwaliader was so exhausted
that he fell tOthe ground and lay there for
several hours before reliefcame. In addition
to the wound in his throat therewas an ugly
cash on his head and one his of hands was
bruised badly.
Rev. William II. Ironsides Reaney, of
Libertyiown, who was nominated to the Sen
ate on Friday of last week to be chaplain
in the navy. is Il son of Henry Reaney, an ex-
officer of the navy. His father was serving on
board the famous old lronsides at the time Of
his birth. Hence the peculiar middle name.
Father Reaney was recommended for the
position he has Just obtained by Cardinal
Gibbons and a large number of prominent
representatives of Catholic churches in Mary
land and the East.
The cornerstone of two new buildings for
the Women's College in Baltimore was laid
on Thursday. The college was opened in
now over $50 students in attendance, and
more than one hundred applications for ad
mission had to be refused last year owing
to lack of accommodation. One of the new
buildings is to be devoted exclusively to
Latin school. the other will be for college
home. The Latin school will be independent
of the college, but will prepare students there
for. The new buildings will cost about sl75,-
600.
John II. Marhencke, a truck farmer, who
lived on the Belair road, at Gardenville, Bal
timore county, was found dead in his wagon
about noon on Wednesday at the corner OF
Gay street and North avenue, Baltimore.
The team was seen going out the road with
out driver by George Rute and a companion.
They stopped it and found Mr.. Marhencke
lying lifeless on the floor They drove the
the wagon to the northeastern police station,
where Coroner Cockrill found that Mr.. Mar
hencke's death had been caused by paralysis
of the heart. Mr.. Marhencke was in his 18th
year, and leaves widow. He was native
of Germany, but had lived in Baltimore coun'
ty fifty years.