The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-02-25
Maryland Affairs.

While asleep in church at Pocomoke City,
on Friday night of last week, some one pick
ed the pocket of-John Banks
Mrs. Elizabeth Anbel, Of Frederick city,
was 81 years old on Wednesday. She IS
native of Hesse Cassel, Germany.
Nearly all the roads in Frederick. Washing
ton and Alegany counties were blocked by
the drifting Of the snow on Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
On Sunday the store of Charles A. Ridgely,
near Jerusalem Mills, Baltimore county, was
burned. Loss S25C0, insured in the Balti-
more County Company.
Hog cholera has made its appearance in
the upper part of Cecil county. Mr.. England
lost 54, valued at $3.50. The hogs were re-
Gently purchased in Tennessee.
Incendiaries are at work on the lower East
ern Shore. Several barns have been burned
recently, together with their contents, entail
ing much loss, especially in food for horses
and cattle.
Col. Charles Duffy, well-known as the pro-
prietor or the Imperial Hotel, Baltimore,
dropped dead while on his way to n bank IN
Williamsport, Pa, on Monday. He was in
his 74th year.
The steamer Chowan, of the Maryland
Steamboat Company, on Saturday ran down
the sloop Mary in the Choptank river, off
Oxford. Three of the sloop's crew were
drowned and two rescued.
The residence and contents Of kilroy,
Forest Hill, Hartford comfy, was burned ON
Friday night of last week. In the cellar were
100 bushels of potatoes, which were roasted.
The property was insured. On Saturday the
residence of John Payne, in the same county,
was also burned Both fires we're of incen-
diary origin.
Mrs. Harriet Catherine Staylor, who died
in her 8lst year, on the 18th instant, in Balti-
more, was born on the Eastern Shore. Her
father kept an inn at Owingss Mills and the
Hand House, on Paca street, Baltimore. She
was the widow of John p. Staylor, who died
two years ago, in his S4th year. Mrs. Staylor
had born to her 26 children, 81 boys and
girls. But three of the children are living.
Joseph Lawrence. the twelve year-old son
of John Lawrence, brick mason, OF VII.
lanshung. Caroline county, has inner tied
propertyin New York city valued at $50, 900.
The property will be held in trust until the
boy becomes of age. The inheritance is from
his uncle, Joseph Lawrence, a wealthy con-
tractor. who died in Talmage's Tabernacle,
Brooklyn. The youth will be sent off to New
York to be educated.
About forty newspapers of various names
have been published in Frederick county since
the first paper in the county was issued by
Matthias Bartgis, on January 4, 11S6. This
first paper, called the Maryland Chronicle
and General Advertiser, was printed in Ger
man and English, and was sold at sixpence
copy. At the present time one daily and
seven weekly newspapers are published in
Frederick City and County.
Martin Burns and Elias Hoover two farm
labore-s, were instantly killed Wednesday
morning by the fast mail train at Stottler's
Cut, west of Chewsville, on the Western
MARYLAND Bailroad. They we're on top of u
two horse load Of furniture and attempted TO
cross the track. The engine struck the wagon
and knocked the two men many feet from the
engine. The railroad was strewn with the
wreckage offurniture and wagon. The driver,
john Sneckenberger, and the two horses
escaped injury.
Mrs. Francis A. Stewart, widow of the late
Colonel William d. Stewart, died Friday
night of last week, of pneumonia, aged IS
years She was Miss Harris before marriage
and was born near Staunton, Va. Her hus.
band was an officer and distinguished himself
in the Confederate army. Mrs. Stewart leaves
three children William ID. Stewart, of Roam
oke, Va; Miss Martha Stewart, founder Of
the Stewart Institute, college for young boys
and girls, in Hagerstown; Miss Mary Belle
Stewart, of Georgetown, d. c.
The grand jury of Frederick county COM
pleted it's labdrs on Saturday and was dis
charged. During the two weeks it was in
session 1873 witnesses were examined, "a pre-
sentiments found and 80 cases dismissed. In
submitting its report the grand jury took oc-
casion TO call the attention of the court to the
non compliance with the law on the part of
the managers of a number of churches, school
houses, &c., in the matter of having doors to
open outwardly for the better security of life
in time of FIRE or other danger.
George W. Slagle, well. known resident
of Jefferson, Frederick county, and the owner
ofseveral farms in that vicinity, was pronounce
ed on Saturday by ajury to be insane upon the
subject of religion. He had been making il a
practice for some time past to stand on the
street corners, and, with Bible in hand, deliv-
err lengthy exhortations. He claimed that
his name was Divinely changed to that of
Michael, and that he was communicable fight
the battle Of peace on earth and good will to
man. In the fear that he might imagine him
self called upon TO do some personal injury,
it was decided advisable TO have him COM
mitted to Montevue Hospital for treatment,
and this was accordingly done by the court.
On business and other subjects Mr.. Slagle is
said to be perfectly rational.
The new Holy Trinity Memorial Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church will shortly be complet
ed at Sharpsburg, Washington county. The
church is 60 BIZ 43 feet, with spire 96 feet,
high, and is now under roof 1t will be a
memorial to Union soldiers who fought and
fell in the late war. Survivors Of Number
of Union regiments have contributed TO the
building and ornamentation Of the strueture-
Among these are George H, Washburn, Of the
One Hundrts; and Eighth New York Req.
ment DIR. S. NJ. Whistler, of the 0ne Hun
dred and Thirtieth Pennsylvania DR.. A. II.
Tot, of the Ninth New Hampshire; Thomas
Camant, Of the One Hundred and Twenty
fifth Pennsylvania. Mrs Florence Hicks, of
Haverhill Mass, win put in memorial win
dow in memory OF relative killed at Burn
side Bridge. Rev. J. W. LiugIe is the pastor