The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-14
Maryland Affairs.

Henry Baker, aged "a years, died on Mon
day. near Eklo. Baltimore county. He leaves
a widow and several children.
Rapid transit in Baltimore claimed its 3lst
victim on Monday. The small boy or girl
cannot knock out the electric car.
p Murray Brooks, a hay and grain dealer
of Baltimore, has been suspended indefinitely
from the Corn and Flour Exchange.
William Estery, l6 years of age. fell dead
in Frederick city on Wednesday from heart
disease, caused by cigarette smoking.
HARRISON p. Graves, aged A years, a wool
inspector of Baltimore, was found murdered
on Tuesday afternoon, and his pockets rilled
of everything except SI.0S.
George W. Morris, aged so years, well
known business man of Baltimore. died sud
denly on Sunday afternoon while walking on
Cathedral street with his daughter.
The canning factory of George NJ. Murray,
at 0denton, Prince Georges county, was
burned on Monday. 1t was caused by the
explosion OF gasoline soldering machine.
B. F. Cosden, residing near Centrevile,
Queen Anne's county, last week bought a
flock of sheep, and at night dogs attacked
them, killing eighteen and wounding three.
The dead body of an unknown man was
found in the woods of Edward Quicksell, near
Elkton, Cecil county, on Wednesday. A rail
road coupling pin was found near by with
blood on it.
Mrs Elizabeth Coulson, of the sixth dis
trict, Cecil county, died on the 9th instant,
aged Sc years. She belonged to an old fam
lily whose ancestors settled in that district
over 200 years ago.
On Tuesday, about a. m, the barn Gu
the farm of Col. Oswald Tilghman WAS burned,
together with 8 horses, = cows, grain and
farm utensils loss over $4,000. The fire was
started by tramp lighting his pipe.
James Dykes, of Ellicott City, has in his
garden u pumpkin vine, which has this year
eight pumpkins, the combined weight of
which is over $50 pounds. The aggregate
weight of the three largest is $50 pounds.
The Bergman farm near Dayton, Howard
county, containing 220 acres, has been sold,
Thomas Bergman being the purchaser of III
acres for $3.50, and William f. Bergman
being the purchaser of SO acres for 81, $50.
VIM. C. McCreany, of Towson committed
suicide on the 9th instant. He had been sut
fering from melaucholia for some years. he
was SO years old, a native of Cecil county,
well connected, and his brother was making
arrangements with his physician at the time
of the deed to remove him to an asylum.
The list of Baltimore pensioners has been
investigated by special examiners, and it is
said that they discovered a number of irregu
larities and their inquiries have developed "a
state of affairs approaching very closely the
lines beyond which several of the pension at
torneys and a number of pensioners would be
liable to criminal prosecution.
The sheep folds of number of farmers in
the Fifth district of Howard county have been
invaded by dogs recently. and much loss
tailed. Seven fine Southdowns belonging to
Hon. j. L. Hardey were killed last week,
and a dozen badly wounded. OF the flock of
William L. Bergman, in the same neighbor-
hood, six were killed and fifteen crippled.
Chas E. Kabrick, aged rs years, of Buck.
eystown, Frederick county, was killed on the
railroad at GAINESVILLE Station on Saturday
night He was employed by II. l.. Black,
and was delivering milk at the depot He
failed to notice an approaching train, which
struck him and his team, demolshing the
latter and throwing him distance of 40 feet.
At North East, Cecil county, on Tuesday
night, by falling against curbing around his
pump. Frank REYNOLDS sustained IL fracture
of five ribs on his right side. One or more of
the ribs penetrated the lung, caused slight
internal ieWqrrhage, followed by rapid swell
ing of his right side. Mr.. Reynolds has pass
ed three score years and his injuries will
prove fatal.
The only child, three year old son. of
Sylvester Baldwin, residing at Donghoregan,
Howard county, was drowned in the Carroll
Mill Dam, at that place, on Saturday alter
noon. The child had been missing from the
house but short time, and on search being
made the body was found in the dam, about
fifty PAGES from the dwelling. He had acei-
r. 4 tb Ia, aIa
which he had been playing. The water at
that point is about four feet deep.
Mr.. Quterbridge Horsey and daughter,
Miss Annie, who recently graduated in Paris,
Miss Hicks, governess, and Miss Rutedge
were all injured in Il runaway accident at
Knoxville, on Sunday. While driving from
their home, near Hurkilissille, 10 brunswick
the horses became frightened by a freight
train and ran off, throwing Mr.. Horsey
against paling fence, cutting a large cash
ia his head and his right ear. The ladies
were thrown out about hundred yards fur
Their on and injured considerably, excepting
Miss Horsey, who escaped with a few bruises.
At the HageFstown fair, this week, was an
exhibit from the Experiment Station OF the
Maryland Agricultural College, There were
shown ~ varieties of wheat, varieties OF
Irish potatoes. IA varieties of watermelons,
u varieties of tobacco plants and , varieties
of corn. The grains were all grown on the
grounds of the Experiment Station. One
sample of wheat WISCONSIN Triumph,
welded 46 ITO bushels to the acre. and the
'iDieig' AZ $40 bushels to the acre. 'iSil.
ver's Yellow corn yielded oyer 100 bushels
to the acre and some ears attained length
of ISL inches.
Mr. VIM. H. Ruby, commissioner of immi'
grafton at Baltimore, has forwarded 10 the
commissioner of immigration ut Washington
his report for September and also for the
three months ended September 80. The
number of immigrants who arrived ut BATH
more in September was l,953, OF whom 926
were malesand l,027 females. They brought
oyer a total of $43 ,469.75, an average per
capita for oil oyer Eixteep years old of S33S. go
The following are the pationaities, numbers
and per capitas of the September immigrants;
Germany, l 1852 immigrants, S4l.65 per cap
tia Russia, $50, $50. sol Poland, 70, $40.0si
Hungary, l02, $23.4l; Austria, 200, Sla.O4 !
Bohemia, l05, S23. 56i England, !, $780, Swe
den, 3, $3.75; Denmark, 8, So; Finland .,
$40. For the quarter the number of immi
grants was 8,0l7 of whom 3,052 were males
and 1865 females, having total of Sll0,-
639. This is an average per capita for all
over sixteen years old of $27.l6.
The suit of Rev. W. H. H. Powers, rector
of trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, Tow
son. for legal separation from his wife, Louise
Shelly Powers, was deoided on Monday when
Chief Judge Fowler signed decree granting
the petition for separation. An agreement
was made between d. G. Mcintosh, counsel
for Mr.. Powers, and Robert Roddy, counsel
for Mrs. Powers. A decree was prepared
and brought by Messrs. Mcintosh and Roddy
to Baltimore. where it was signed by Jatlge
Bowler by consent Of counsel. The decree
is for legal separation. the plaintiff to pay the
defendant $50 a month until January |, 1885,
and after that at the rate of $500 year, pro-
vided Mrs. Powers leaves the rectory and
does not return to 1t or to Towson and does
not interfere in any way with the household
of Mr.. Powers, wherever he may reside.
The custody of the younger children of the
couple is given TO Mr.. Powers, but Mrs. Pow
ers is to have the infant two months or longer
each year if she desires. Marguerite Powers,
n dauphter is 10 choose whether she will live