The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-12-17
Maryland Affairs.

full legislative and county tickets in 1893.
Thomas Cassard. well-known business
man of Baltimore. died on Tuesday aged 20
I years.
George Biddle has been elected secretary
and examiner of the public school board of
Cecil county.
The Citizens National Bank OF Frederick
city, at the close of business on the 9th in
| slant, had on deposit 81 ,347 ,234. 10.
The Canned Goods Exchange, of Balti-
| more, demand of the Governor that the oys-
ter Gull law shall be strictly enforced.
Laurel, Prince Georges county, is to be
| lighted by 100 32candle power incandeseent
electric lights, at a cost of $1,000 per year.
Judge Stake has ordered the Washington
county commissioners to pay the schoo
! funds to the old board Of school commission
! ers.
A Baltimore lady recently entertained,
during convention. three guests, strangers
/ to her and to each other, named Mrs. Sprin-
kle Mrs. Shower and Mrs Storm.
One hundred and two acres of mountain
| land adjoining the lands of the Blue Noun
tain House were sold at public sale at Ha-
gerstown. on Tuesday. at $500 per acre.
]. J. Robinson. editor of the Homecoming
Star, who had been sentenced by Judge
Stake to ninety days in Jail and to pay fine
of 800 for libel, has been pardoned by Gov.
Brown.
Miss Elizabeth Appleman. of Middietown,
Frederick county, was l0l years old on Sun
day. \ large gathering of relatives and
friends were present, the old lady enjoyed
the reunion and dinner very much.
The 10th annual convention Of the State
Grange met in Baltimore this week new
assessment and good roads are The chief
needs of the grangers. Gov Brown was
criticised for his veto of the assessment bill.
Catharine, the youngest daughter of Hon
l.. +. McComas. died at the home of lsr
grandfather, c. W. Humrichouse on Friday
night, of last week, near Hagerstown. at the
age of thirteen. She had been in bad health
for some time.
The large barns and other ourhiuldings on
| the farm of Capt. Andrew Woodall, of
Georgetown, Kent county. were totally de,
stroyed by fire on Saturday, together with
six horses, some other stock. quantity of
grain and provender and a large stock Of
farming implements. There is about s., 900
insurance.
About two months ago two bags of clover
seed were stolen from Senator David Sci
bert's barn, near Clear Spring, Washington
.
were found buried in the straw in the Seua-
tor 5 barn yard. The thief evidently thought
things We're getting hot for him, and he re-
turned the seed to keep out of trouble.
At Annapolis, on Monday, a marriage Ii.
cense was issued to Pompey Miller. who
gave his age as eighty, and May johnson.
aged fifty. Pompey is a well known colored
man and the people of the third district.
where he lives, say he is nearer ninety than
eighty years. He is widower.
Alexander Browns cotton warehouse and
five adjoining structures in Baltimore were
destroyed by FIRE Tuesday morning There
were about $4,000 bales of cotton in the
storehouses and the loss will reach $780, 000
James Lindsay, aged 30 years. one of the
firenen, was buried beneath a falling wall
and was killed.
An effort will be made in the near future
to organize a company to build an electric
railroad from Frederick to Middletown. and
thence perhaps to Hagerstown. 1t is also
proposed to provide a system Of incaudescent
lighting for Walkersville, six miles distant,
by power to be furnished over wire from
the plant in Frederick.
Barney Moore. well known farmer of the
18th district of Cecil county. has made quite
success selling colts of his own raising. During
the present year he has sold six colts for
$3.50. an average of S49l.66 for each colt
Not one dollar had been spent on any of
them for training or handling The colts
were of Hannis and Gilt Edge stock.
Christian Bushey, well known aud re.
spected farmer, committed suicide at his resi-
dence, near Buckeystown. Wednesday morn
ing by shooting himself with pistol. He
had an attack of the grip last winter, which
left him in bad health and caused a mental
depression and dependency that prompted.
| it is thought, his self destruction He was
about A years of age, and leaves a widow
but no children. He is said to have been in
comfortable financial circumstances.
Judge Waters, on Tuesday. at Belair, sen
fenced George Grey. colored, to paw fine Of
$500 or 90 TO the House of Correction for
twelve months, for violating the local option
law. Ben Preston and Charles Kell, both
colored, were each fined 800. with the alter
native of six months in the House of Correc-
ton for a similar offense. Louisa Herbst
was convicted of selling whisky in Havre de
Grace without license. The penalty pre-.
scribed is $500 fine and imprisonment in the
House of Correction.
Rev. DR.. Isaac j. Martin died in Ellicott
City ON Thursday He was rs years of age
and was a resident of Ellicott City for As
years. He was stricken with paralysis about
two weeks ago, and since that time had been
confined to his bed. DR.. Martin was born
in New Jersey in 1915, and spent the early
part of his life in Philadelphia. He was
graduate of the Philadelphia College of Phar.
macy. DIR. Martin has been a life. along mem
her of the NJ. +. Church. He leaves two
sons Roswell A. and DR.. Isaac j., Jr, also
two daughters.
The barn of Lemuel II. Amoss, near Ben.
Harfnrl hurpaI Monday
evening with It's contents, consisting of crops
and farming implements. The building was
maliciously fired. Mr. Amosss dwelling.
house. partly built was also set on fire. but
was saved A quantity of shavings had been
gathered together aud set on fire in the house,
but by the early discovery of the fire and the
prompt arrival of neighbors the fire was ex-
tinguished before much damage was done.
The barn is insured for 800 and its contents
for $500 in the Hartford company.
Michael g. Dorsey, one of the oldest and
best. known of Howard county's residents,
died at the home OF his son-in-law James T.
Clark, of Columbia Monday AFTERNOON, aged
~ years. He had been in failing health for
the past year. He had been a widower for
a number of years. His children now living
are Mrs Louis Gassaway, of Annapolis.
Mrs. James I. Clark and Mr. Theophilus J.
Dorsey, of Howard county. Mr. Dorsey's
family in Howard is extensive, and there are
connections not only in this but in other states.
The present home of Mr.. Mr.. Clark, where
Mr.. Dorsey died, is the old Dorsey hame-
stead. The deceased was the last of the
brothers and sisters.
Messrs. Smith & Schwarz, builders, have
purchased two tracts of land, aggregating Az
acres, at West Arlington. Mr. W. s. G.
Williams sold $50 acres for S24, 900 to the
purchasers, and the additional SO acres were
obtained from the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company on private terms. After "A survey
is completed it is proposed to construct an
avenue 100 or Ia feet wide through the
property length Of about two miles The
tract extends from the Traction Company's
land at West Arlington to Powhatan, and
the avenue will afford a direct roadway be
tween the Traction Companys branch cleo
trio road from the Pikesvile line and the
/ Powhatan terminus of the horse car line of
the Traction Company from the Edmondson
avenue stables. 1t is said this horse car line
will soon be equipped with electricity. The
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