The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-13
Maryland Affairs.

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Edward Dunsmore, colored, a native OF
Cecil county, died a few days since, aged los
years.
Some persons are actively engaged in poi
soning horses, cattle. sheep and dogs in Gar
rett county. -
Cora Wise, aged sixteen years, committed
suicide in Baltimore, on Saturday of last
week, by drinking laudanum.
Henry Stiekney, who died in Baltimore
last week, gives over half II million dollars to
charitable and religious organizations.
VIM. T. Brantly, member of the Balti-
more bar, has been appointed Secretary OF
State in place of Edward W. LeCompte, de-
ceased.
Joseph B. Stafford, well-known tobacco
commission merchant and Democratic politi-
clan, died in Baltimore on Monday night,
aged 81 years.
Washington county will sell SIS, 900 worth
of bonds on July l, and Wicomico will sell
as many dollars worth of strawberries before
June is far advanced.
William Wilcexon, proprietor of the Union
Foundry and Slave Works at Frederick, has
made an assignment. The liabilities are es-
timated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
james NJ. Evans, of Cecil county, died on
Monday from Brights disease. He was "a
Democrat in politics, had been Judge of
the Orphans Court with exception of four
years since 1867, and was director in the
Rising Sun National Bank.
The Navy Department has been advised
that the Russian, Italian and Argentine war
ships now lying at New York will proceed to
Annapolis in time to be there June /, at the
Naval Academy commencement. They Will
be escorted by several Of the modern ships
of the United States.
At the commencement of the Pennsylvania
University of Medicine in Philadelphia, on
Wednesday, William Stump of Maryland, OF
the first year class, won the prize for proh-
cheney in fracture dressing and he also got
honorable mention for the best anatomical
preparation made in the dissecting- room.
Police magistrate C. II. Eckstein, of Fred
eriek city, is doing a good work. During
1890 over 1900 tramps were committed TO the
county Jail, at cost TO the county of over
$4,000. In 1892, owing to the new tramp
law. by which tramps are sent TO the House
of Correction, that amount was saved to the
county.
A serious break in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal occurred near Hancock on Satur-
day last. About a quarter of a mile of the
canals banks were swept away by the high
water, and the Potomac river and the canal
were merged into one stream. Considerable
damage was inflicted to the canal from Will
Transport to Hancock.
Great damage was done by the flood in the
Shenandoah and Potomac rivers in Frederick
county, last week. Considerable damage re-
suited from the overflow of the Eastern
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Prince Georges county. In Hartford and
Cecil counties nearly all the rivers and streams
overhowed their banks and caused great loss
to mills and recently plowed fields.
During the high tides in Somerset county,
last week, Vim. H. Ross had 81 ewes and
SO lambs drowned the balance of the flock
were rescued. In some localities potato beds
and strawberry patches were covered with
water; pigs and chickens were drowned and
other damage done. Luther t. Miles, one
of our county commissioners, lost one hun
dred chickens, most of which were large
enough to fry.
Secretary of State Edward w. LeCompte
died at his home in Cambridge, on Friday Of
last week, aged 81 years. Mr. LeCompte
had been in bad health for year or two
from consumption and complication of dis
eases His funeral took place on Sunday
and was largely attended by State officials
and others. Mr.. LeCompte was native OF
Cambridge, and was descendent of Antonio
LeCompte, a French Huguenot refugee.
States Attorney Edward S. Eichelberger,
of Frederick county, has issued invitations to
the States attorneys of the various counties
in Maryland to meet in Baltimore during the
month Of June for conference, and such
recommendation as may seem best in regard
to a criminal code and the revision of the
criminal practice and pleading in the State.
This action has been suggested in the view OF
the manifest Inconsistencies of the present
criminal law and process, and the hope is
entertained that something substantial may
be accomplished in conservative way by
such a conference of men specially skilled in
this branch of law.
Samuel 7. Beacham died suddenly on Fri
day night of last week, in Baltimore, he was
taken sick in the morning at his Office and
was compelled to return to his home. He
improved very much and at supper time had
apparently recovered, but while carrying on
an animated conversation with some guests
at supper he fell over dead. Mr.. Beacham
was 70 years old. He was born in Baltimore
and was the last of the sixteen children OF
Abraham Beacham, soldier of the war OF
years in ship building and at the time of his
death he was the head of the ship-building
firm of j. S. Beacham Il Bro. His wife and
two children, son ahd daughter survive
him.
The Salisbury Advertiser, of May 9, says
The little village of Fruitand is about three
miles south of this place, on the N. Y. P. &
n railroad. Notwithstanding its proximity
to the commercial centre the Eastern Shore
it has a character of its own, impaired
by its business men. AS indicating the
volume of business done by the firm of. 81. A.
Dulany & Sons the following figures will illus
trate: From March Goth to April 81, 1893, in
elusive, the firm shipped to Philadelphia, 81,
500 pounds of poultry nine tenths Of all of
this was dressed. The largest single ship
ment was 1910 pounds, made Gu April fth.
To dress this quantity, from five to fourteen
women were employed three and four days
each week. They received for this work two
cents per fowl. Some Of the plnckers have
become quite expert and can dress over fifty
fowls per day, thus earning more than dol
lar for a days service. All this poultry was
bought in small lots of the country people,
and the above figures emphasize the fact that
the poultry product of the county is no insig.
nilicant factor in the mediums of commercial
exchange.
Mrs. Catherine Tollberg, widow from
Gutenberg, Germany, died on Thursday af-
ternoon of last week, in Baltimore, from
heart trouble, brought on by excessive Joy at
meeting with the son she had not seen for a
score Of years and whom she believed to be
dead. Mrs. Tollberg was about SIS years Of
age. She arrived in Baltimore on that very
day from the old country, with her daughter,
on the German steamship Stuttgart. Their
purpose in leaving the Fatherland was to visit
another son and daughter, who had emigrated
to America and settled in Baltimore. On
their arrival the mother and daughter were
met at liocust Point and brought to the resi-
dence of Fritz Tollberg, at No. 708 East
Baltimore street. This son, who knew of
her coming, had prepared to receive her by
enlarging his house and renovating Through
out in her honor. He hoped to surprise her,
and be succeeded. She did not recognize in
him her son Fritz, but slowly and carefully
he weat over his history and led up to the pres
ent time, ard finally told her he was Fritz.
The Joy at finding him, the long-lost son, was
too much for the lady, and she fell in Q swoon,
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