The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-09
Maryland Affairs.

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Hog cholera and grip are prevailing in
Hartford county.
A Hedgesville, Allegany county, fruit grower
has set out A, 900 plum trees.
John X. Harvey died in Baltimore county,
on the 9Th instant, in his 93d year.
Thos. W. Anderson, aged rs years, the
oldest merchant in Cambridge, died on Sat
urday.
VIM. Preston Stun. jewelry engraver of
Baltimore, committed suicide on Monday,
owing to i'll health.
George W. Snoufer, of near Licksville,
Frederick county, died at his home of paral-
ysis Sunday night, aged 10 years.
Mrs. Susan Sgler, widow of George Sigler,
died at Smthsburg. Washington county, on
Saturday, aged 81 years. Six of her grand
children acted as pall-bearers. She had 22d
grandchildren.
The great game of foot bali between the
Cadets from West Point and those of the
Navy was played on Saturday, at Annapolis
in the presence of large audience, resulting
in victory for the Navy by a score of to 4.
A Princess Anne paper announces that one
of the young men of that town has 324 love
letters in his possession, more than one for
each working day in the year. Of course
good girls don't write love letters on Sunday
Fire broke out in the Heiser Building, 81
and 81 South Paca street. Baltimore. a few
minutes before O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
In three hours the flames wrought Il damage
Of over 100000, burning out the heart otthe
block bounded by Paca, German, Greene and
Lombard streets.
DR.. C. NJ, Ellis through his solicitor, has
filed a bill for the sale of Odd Fellows Hall
in Elkton. The property is owned by the
plaintiff and the heirs Of the late James b.
Groome. The bill states that the property
cannot be divided without loss and injury.
The total number of deaths in Baltimore
during the month of November was 776, an
increase of &c, in comparison with the cores
ponding month of 1892. The death rate per
j 200 for the whole population was 20.46.
OF the total number of deaths sos were white
persons and IFS colored, death rate 1858
for the first named and 30.0S for the last.
George A. Gambrill died on Thursday,
November 30, in Frederick county, at the
residence of his son-iu-law, John B. Bartho.
lew Mr.. Gambrill was SO years of age. He
was born at Annapolis and educated at st.
Johns College. For a number Of years he
was clerk of the Court of Appeals in Mary
land, and was private secretary to Postmaster
General Creswell during Grants administra-
ton.
Nathan Trail, Sr., miller and farmer, died
Monday at his home, at Piney Grove, Allie
gany county, aged 81 years. His estate con-
sists mostly of mortgages and bonds and is
valued at between $45, 900 and $4,000. He
owns considerable real estate in Hancock.
Mr.. Trail made the bulk of his money in his
l.. l.. a 1a1
through deep streams pushing logs and RATS.
He is survived by a widow, but has no child
rem.
Every member of the Frederick bar has
signed paper asking the Legislature to ex-
tend the term of Judge John A. Lynch.
Judge Lynch was elected in 1867 and re-
elected in 1882. He will be 20 years of age
in 1895, two years before the term for which
he was elected will expire. 1t therefore be
comes necessary for this Legislature to grant
an extension to allow the full term of ID years
to be served and to conform with the reqHiFe.
ments of the constitution of the State.
Leonardtown, ST. Mary county, is to have
telephone line that will put it in communi.
cation with the outside world. Leonardtown
has never had railroad, telegraph or tele-
phone The steamer Sue has stopped at the
town on her runs up and down the Potomac
Now it is necessary to drive about sixteen
miles to Mechanicstown to send telegram,
but work will soon begin on the erection of a
telephone line between the two towns. 1t
will cost about 500 or 81 ,000 all of which
was subscribed at a recent meeting of the
people of Leonardtown.
At Rockville, on Monday, William Leonard,
who was convicted last week of murder in the
first degree, was sentenced by Judge Nc
Sherry to be executed in Frederick. The
condemned man never moved muscle while
the judge was speaking but kept his eye
fastened upon the floor When asked if he
had anything to say he arose and said: am
nearly so years old and up to the time of this
| sad affair have never been arrested. | did
| kill Anderson, but it was entirely accidental -
William Leonard killed Jesse r. Anderson
at Lime Kiln, Frederick county, on Septem-
Der last
| Mrs. Ann Wiley. widow of Alexander
! Wiley died suddenly, in the 9lst year of her
age, at the residence Of her granddaughter,
| Mrs. William l., Russell, Arlington, Balti-
more county, on Tuesday. Her father,
William Dawson, was at one time ilnprison-
ed in Cambridge Md. prison for giving testi-
.mony against the 'hireling ministry" AS
| preachers under salary were sometimes called.
He was released without trial. Mrs Wiley
leaves 8 children, 20 grandchildren, y great
grandchildren and great great grandchiId.
She had one sister living, Mrs. Elizabeth X.
Winingder, of Baltimore city.
/ During our late civil war, says the Crisfield
| Leader, Company Il was stationed here to do
guard duty. In the company was one Law
son Howard, we understand He became
enamored with Miss Caroline Lawson, daugh-
ter of Capt. Travis Lawson, who married
Il D.,r.,, O.. I l.. 4
in another column. He proposed marriage,
but she declined because she was already en-
gagged to be married to Mr.. Sterling, whom
she soon aiterward married. Nothing more
was thought OF the love affair until a few days
ago. Howard located in New York after The
war and never married. He became very
wealthy, but it seems he never forgot the girl
\ be loved while sojourning here as soldier.
| He died about two months ago, and in his
viii he remembered her to the tune Of $40, 600
We understand that Towards uncle is con.
testing the will. If the will however, is sus-
tanned, the children of Mrs. Sterling win get
the amount.
Abe Moore, colored, known as the Hard
headed Coon Of Canton Baltimore county.
who has made record for himself in splitting
inch planks with his head, tried the trick once
too often aud fractured his skull on Saturday
A crowd Of men begged the old man to show
how hard his head was, and he said hewould
obhge them Twice he raised a plank aud
brought il down on his head, but with no
success, and the old man then got angry. He
stood the board against bumper at the
end of one Of the many railroad tracks, stepp-
ed back about three feet, and with head
lowered ike an angry bull rushed fiereely at
the board. The next moment the old man
lay full length in the street. He had struck
the plank with terrific force. and he
thrown backward re- .s6. 6usi
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