The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-02
Maryland Affairs.

An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. John Shatfer,
near Elkton, was suffocated in bed on Sunday
night.
The Boonsboro Keedysvile Electric Rail-
way Company have completed the purchase
of the right of way, and work will begin at
once.
George Wagner, of Sparrow's Point, who
was badly burnt at the Maryland Steel Com
pany's furnaces Friday, died Saturday morn
ing.
Barton, Allegany county, is suffering from
"a violent attack of the grip, and severe pneu-
monia follows. Last year meningitis prevail
ed to II very fatal extent.
Frederick dealers have shipped over five
IONS OF turkeys to eastern markets. From
Cecil county about 1000 head were shipped
to Philadelphia and New York.
Two large warehouses on South Gay street,
Baltimore, were burned on Monday night
They were occupied by several firms whose
loss over insurance will aggregate S2o, 900.
Footpads are operating on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Conductor j. j. Will
hide was held up and robbed of his watch at
the water station at Gray's tank, near Eli
colt City. on Saturday night.
Samuel Hamilton Caughy, died in Balti-
more on Wednesday night, aged "A years. In
1887 he became connected with the clothing
firm of Noah Walker & Co, and remained
with it until it Dissolved in 1890.
On "Wednesday, November 8, 1888, the
creeks and rivers on the Eastern Shore, froze
up and navigation did not open until in the
Spring. Salt and store goods had to be
brought by wagons from Philadelphia.
Several weeks ago dog bit Mr.. Shipley
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county, also several cows, hogs and dogs.
The cows have shown symptoms OF rabies
and much alarm exists among the people.
Ezekiel Flemming. u prominent contractor
of Harrington, Del, has purchased OF Harper
Carroll 900 acres of timber on the Dough
oregan Manor estate, in Howard county.
Several steam sawmills will be erected, and
the timber will be converted into lumber for
railroad purposes
Mrs. Margaret Aurela Crolhers. wife of
Alpheus CrotherS, and mother of Senator
elect Charles C. Crothers, and States Attor-
ney Austin l.. Crothers, died near Port DE
post ON Monday morning ailera short illness.
in the 18th year Of her age. Her husband
and s sons survive her.
Laurel had narrow escape from disasr
uos fire on Tuesday. The stables of the cot
ton mill and contents were burned together
with three mules. Loss $1,000; men, women
aud children worked with such energy as to
prevent lis spreading, and II change OF winu
added much to their efforts.
Mrs. Shipley, wife of Richard V. Shipley,
of the third district of Howard county, died
at her home near West Friendship ON Monday
She never recovered from injuries sustained
in fall from IL window in August last. the
circum Stances of which were unusual. She
got up in the night TO take i'll from Il shed
roof n lot of dried fruit. when she stepped
from the wrong window and fell TO the ground
Rev. W. Ii. Stone, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church of Salisbury announced 10
his congregation on Sunday that he would
accent n call II IL Presbyterian church near
Kennedywl!e. Kent county. Mr.. Stone 5
decision 10 ally himself with the Presbyterian
Church was IL great surprise TO the people.
He has been IL minister in the Methodist
Protestant Church for about II years and is
regarded as a very bright man.
The Hartford county almshouse contains As
inmates ~ of whom are insane. The new
county commissioners have visited the aims
house farm and pronounced it to be one of
the besl-kept farms in the county. 1t con
tains 2S3 acres and is situated one mile south
OF Belair, in one of the prettiest valleys III the
State. The stone house upon it contains 70
rooms. Two houses ofmedium size lie in the
background for the colored inmates.
Luther Courtney and Henry Taylor, under
sentence of death for the murder OF Capt.
Frank Courtney, in Somerset county, set lire
to the bedcloihing in their cells. They had
been furnished with implements to release
the chains by which they were fastened to the
floor, SET fire to their bedding and hoped to
make their escape. but the sheriff gave the
alarm and went 10 the cell so as to prevent
their rushing out and escaping. They Will
be hung on the 18th instant.
Robert Kirkwood Martin, chief engineer
of the Baltimore water department, died snd-
denly of he art disease at his office, in the City
Hall on Friday of last week. He was con,
sidered one ofthe best uniformed men in his pro.
fession and had been connected with the water
department of Baltimore since 1857. New
York city had frequently requested his ser
vices, and several times had offered him
Sl0 900 year to act as consulting engineer.
He was II native of Caroline county, and was
born in 1880.
Henry Deitzbaugh was before Justice
Eckslein, of Frederick, on Saturday for alleged
violation of the liquor laws by selling liquor to
minors at the City Hotel bar. He turned the
that the two young men who obtained the
liquor had represented themselves as of age.
Consequently, according to the new law. be
was dismissed, and the two minors were held
in $50 bail each to answer before the grand
Jury This is the first case under this law,
and its outcome is watched with much interest.
The penalty for minor representing himself
as of age and obtaining liqnor thereby. is n
fine of not less than 81 nor more than $50, or
Imprisonment in jail for not less than nor
more than 30 days, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
Henry Williams, colOred, who caused the
death Of james j. Dobbin by striking him in
the head with a brick, was convicted of man
slaughter in the Criminal Cour:, in Baltimore
on the 24th ultimo, and was sentenced to hive
Years in the penitentiary. Dobbin, who was a
dealer in second hand furniture. was injured
near midnight on the Dist of last July, on South
Caroline street, and died four days alterward
from a fractured skull The evidence for
the State was that Williams and colored
/ woman we're passing Dobbin and two Other
white men, and that Williams threw the brick
after Dobbin had demonstrated with him for
quarreling with the woman
| The Fourth Annual State Convention Of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
! deavor will be held in Brantly Baptist Church,
| Baltimore. December 9th, 9th, and 9Th, open
/ ing with Devotional Service. in the after
4 noon, by Rev. DR.. Francis E. Clark. the
| founder Of the Society and President OF the
United Society. An address on the Problem
Of the Unemployed in the evening by DR..
Clark. Wednesday morning Rev. Maltbie
| ID. Babcock of Baltimore. will preach the
convention sermon, aud Rev. j. L. Cowan
| Jonathan Hayseeds), of Pittsburg, will con
duct Parliament on the prayer meeting.
] In the evening the annual address by the
4 President of the State Union, VIM. e. Per-
kins. Mr. Robert E. Speer, of New York,
and Mr.. John G. Wooley, of Minnesota, will
speak on Missions and Gospel Temperance,
respectively. Thursday will be occupied
with business, but in the evening there will
be an address on 'sChiislian Citizenship
by Rev David James Burrell, of New York.
and another on Ready by Rev. I. H..
Lewis, Of Westminster, closing with the Con.