The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-20
MARYLAND Affairs.

reduced to So cents on the 500.
Frederick Black, well known citizen, die
at Emmitsburg, on Tuesday in his seth year
Recent frosts on the Eastern Shore hav
caused great loss to the berry and peach crop
An effort is being made to form anothe
county out of Allegany and Garrett counties
Mary A. Bowman, colored, aged &c years
was accidentally burned to death in Baltimore
on Wednesday.
Gen. Joseph B. Seth has resigned as com.
mander Of the oyster navy. He has made al
efficient officer.
Mrs. Sarah Parlett, wife of Joshua Parlett
died on Sunday last, near Towson, Baltimor,
county, in her Goth year. Her maiden name
was Cole.
o. f. Day, Son & Co.'S, harness, saddlery
and trunk mandatory, west Baltimore,
street, Baltimore, was burned on Tuesday
afternoon. Loss 100000.
Everything necessary for the building of the
electric passenger and freight railway from
Frederick to Middletown is in readiness and
work will soon be commenced.
The question of a law to forbid oyster dredg-
ing altogether, is agitating the people of
Somerset county. Such bill will probably
be presented to the next Legislature.
On Monday the barn on the farm of Theo-
dore Munroe, in Anne Arundel county, was
struck by lightning and with its content was
consumed, except the cows, which were
saved.
A terrible explosion of dynamite took place
at Texas, Baltimore county, on Sunday, jarr-
ing buildings within radius of ten miles.
The dynamite was stolen by some boys from
the warehouse and exploded for fun.
AT the close of business on May 4, the A
national banks of the State, outside Of Balti-
more, showed that the loans and discounts
amounted to $40, SOC, 273.1 Is; capital stock
81 1913 800; individual deposits 50, 623, sos go.
5 Plum Point, Calvert county, has been sold
toia syndicate of Washington capitalists. 1t
is said the company will erect a large hotel
and divide the $50 acres of land into building
lots: The purchasers intend to establish a
summer resort at the point.
Baltimore had bicycle parade on Wednes-
day night which was participated in by
hundreds Of wheelmen. Broadway was
illuminated by electric and other lights and
every inch Of space was filled with spectators.
1t is said to have been the best conducted
carnival its kind ever held in this country
A certificate of incorporation Of the Church
of the United Brethren in Christ, known as
Salem, located near Becklysville, Baltimore
county has been issued. The trustees are ].
f. Armacost, G. W. Armacost, Lewis Meilke,
William Royston and Oliver Cox. Rev. 7.
Wagner is pastor of the church, which is a
part of Rayville Circuit.
The two hundredth anniversary of North
parish, Cecil county, will be cele
brated May 25i in St. Stephens Church, Cecil
ton. Mr.. D. P. Davis will read the history
of the church for the first century and Geo.
Biddle for the second century. Bishop Cole
man, DR.. Grammer and John S. Writ will
make addresses and poem by Mrs. Hard
castle will be read.
A receiver has been appointed for the Balti
mere and I4ehigh Railroad Company. The
bill alleges that the Forwarding and Railroad
Company and the Baltimore and Lehigh
Company are insolvent, and that their securi-
ties have deteriorated in value under present
1t also charges that n large
number of bonds of mortgage of 100000
covering the railroad properties have been
fraudulently appropriated and used for illegal
purposes.
Maj. Robert Alfred Williams, who had
been for many years financial and CONNER
cial editor of The Baltimore American, died
on the 18th instant, at his home, in Balti
more, of Bright's disease, after an illness of
several weeks. He was in his list year, and
leaves a widow and two children, Mrs.
William C. Page, of Baltimore, and A. B.
Williams, of South Carolina. The remains
were taken to Richmond, Va, the birth
place of the deceased, for interment.
John Campbell White, Jr., of Ilchester
Howard county, was thrown from his horse
tb g How
afternoon, and sustained injuries from which
he died an hour later. Mr.. White was riding
in company with his brother, Arthur White,
when suddenly his horse reared back, throw
ing him from the saddle and against a tree
near the roadside. Physicians were summon
ed, was but it was found that medical assist
lance was of no avail Mr.. White was the
son.of Mrs Charles II. White, about 35 years
of age and unmarried.
Vim. II. jackson L Son Salisbury, have
consummated a deal with the Beaufort County
Lumber Company, of North Carolina, by
which they come into possession of hundred
million feet Of standing virgin forest yellow
pine timber. The tract is near Wilmington,
N C. The Messrs. jackson will work it at
their Whaleyville (Ya.) plant and will prob
ably begin to manufacture it some time next
year. Much of it will be transported in the
rough from Whaleyville to the Salisbury
factory, where it will be turned into box
material for the Standard Oil Company.
The Presbytery of New Castle, in meeting
in Rodney street Church Wilmington Del
aware, ON Tuesday, peposed Rev. James
r. Campbell, of Snow Hill, Maryland,
from the ministry, he having been convicted
of conduct unbecoming minister. The
sentence of the Presbytery was pronounced
by its Moderator, Rev. William P. Swartz,
Pastor of Central Church, Wilmington, Del,
who was prosecuting attorney at CampbelPs
trial 1891. Campbell was charged with hav-
ing secured divorce from his wife, Mary A.
Campbell, contrary to the laws of the Presby
terrain Church. and married again, which
marriage was declared adulterous He was
sentenced to be deposed from the ministry,
but an appeal was taken to the Synod Of
Baltimore, which sustained the action of the
Presbytery. An appeal was taken from the
Synod to the General Assembly, which met
in Portland. Oregon, in 1892, but it was not
before that body. All the courts
open having been exhausted, Campbell was
twice cited to appear for sentence, Tuesday
being the second time appointed. He did
not appear, and sentence was pronounced in
his absence.
..Dumbarton, the beautiful country seat
of the late Noah Walker, was sold on We'd
nesday at auction under the provisions of his
will. John Waters, the builder, was the pur-
chaser. The price was SOS. 1853, which is
$2l1 an acre. ''Duebarton" contains 469
acers, and is situated on the Reisterstown,
Green Spring Valley and County Court roads
and Seven Mile lane. 1t is short distance
from Pikesville and is three miles from the
present Baltimore city limits. The estate
is made up of eight separate tracts, being part
of an original grant of !, 200 acres from Lord
Baltimore to John 0ulton, made IN 1892, and
was known as Oulton's Garrison. 1t passed
through several hands, and in the early part
ofthe present century belonged to Christopher
Herman, who sold it to Edward A. Cockey,
who in turn willed it to his son Samuel o.
Cockey. Samuel o. Cockey sold the main
portion of the estate in 1854 to Noah Walker
for ,$s5 an acre. Mr.. Walker lived there until
1s74s when he died, leaving life interest iil
it to the late Patrick Henry Walker, and pro
viding that it should be sold when Hamilton
C. Walkers, Noah Walkers grandson, should
have attained his majority.
A dispatch from Springfield, Ohio, May
l6, says: At $40 this forenoon Big Four
freight engineer discovered the blood covered