The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-16
Maryland Affairs.

Annapolis.
Baltimore's fire department cost 1869, 325,-
SO for the past year.
Jacob Brown. aged "a years, died in An
napolis on the Sth instant
Mrs. Annie L. Kirk, died in Cecil county
on Tuesday, aged 104 years.
The grip is prevailing almost throughout
the entire State, followed by pneumonia.
DIR. James K Salisbury, aged "a years,
died in Caroline county on Wednesday from
the grip.
The headless body of an unknown white
man was found by some hunters near Fred
erick on Monday.
Allen Goslin, of Frederick, while returning
home on Tuesday night, was shot at three
times by some unknown person.
James Davis, colored, formerly known as
the Strong Man of Cecil county, died at North
east on Thursday, aged 81 years.
An electric railroad is to be built between
Upper Marlborough and Washington, d. c..
1t will be profitable investment.
Mrs. Wellington, mother of Geo. l.. We'll
lington, United States sub treasurer at Balti
more, died in Cumberland on Wednesday.
The prohibition vote in Maryland since
1884 has been as follows: 1884, 1892 1888,
4,767: 1891, 5,12O; 1892, 5,s77; 1898, 1886.
Mrs. Anna E. Braunroth died in Baltimore
ON Sunday, aged 90 years. Also, ohm Butz
Ter, aged 80. Both were natives of Germany.
Mrs. Catherine Riggs, widow of Remus
Riggs, died on Tuesday at her home, near
Brookeville, Montgomery county, aged 80
years.
Burglars are operating in Hagerstown. The
residence of VIM. johnson was entered by
two masked men Thursday night and robbed
of S535.
Thomas c. Ward, well known citizen of
Charles county, was 100 years old November
IS last. He is still hearty, and was in Balti'
more this week on business.
Belair, Hartford county, is to be lighted by
electricity, have an electric fire alarm, and
also road from that place to Van Bibber,
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Capt Charles Fl. Wickes, of Chestertown,
died on Monday aged 70 years. He read law
and shortly after being admitted to the bar
he left in 1S49 for California, overland, where
he remained two years.
Preparations are being made for huge
Christmas tree at the La Plata Town Hall, to
which all the children of Charles county have
been invited and in which all those attending
will be permitted to share.
At a parlor social by some negroes, at Hy-
attsville, Prince Georges county, on Sunday
night, free fight for all took place over
game of cards. Result-one man fatally cut
in the abdomen with razor, several cracked
heads, &c.
Fred Hayes, of Gainesville, Montgomery
county. was feeding hay cutter on Wednes-
day, when his right arm. was caught in the
knives and chopped off, inch by inch, up to
the elbow, above which the arm was crushed
and mangled.
Edward Lester, coored. has been arrested
on the charge Of numbering Fletcher Bias,
also colored, near Centreville, on Monday.
Lester had on pair of new boots which he
had taken off the murdered man. He has
made confession.
Winfield Parlette, of Dayton, Howard
county, was very seriously injured Wednes-
day morning at GAINESVILLE. While riding
colt. which SHE'D to the roadside, Mr. Par
lette became entangled in a barbed wire fence,
the prongs cutting him frightfully.
Frank NJ. Emory, of Towson, Baltimore
county, died suddenly on Sunday from an at
tack Of grip. DR.. John A. Craig, in his S1th
year, lied at Govanstown, from Bright's dis
ease on the same day. He was a native Of
Cambridge and owned large estates in Florida
and Mississippi.
The Hagerstown fair at their recent exhibit
ton took in SIS, 57S.63 and disbursed Sl2,-
661. u, making the net profits of the fair 81
916.9l. The sum of $780, sc was paid out
for premiums and racing The association
has s., 900 out on interest, $40, 450.59 assets,
and $32, 5000 excess of assets over liabilities.
Moses I. Nesbitt, of Cecil county, died at
his residence, on last Friday, aged SO years.
n, Mo(tnlla,n,b rbr,
was his housekeeper, died, aged Y years,
and on Tuesday morning Joseph Nesbitt, his
brother, who lived with them, died, aged So
years. The cause Of their deaths was the
grip. There were three corpses under the
same roof at the same time =.
Patrick Corcoran, an oyster dredger, on
Katie Darling, was murderously assaulted by
.ames Mitchell and Thomas NJ. Donoughue,
while asleep in his berth. During the day
the men had quarrelled, and after Corcoran
had retired he was slashed with knife and
chopped with Ratchet to such an extent that
he lies in precarious condition. The as
saulters are in Jail in Somerset county.
The Henry Record FIGURING Company of
Belair is now running its full force of millers
seventeen hours day, working until twelve
o'clock at night, on account of the overstock
of wheat. A great many of the farmers of
Hartford, who have since 1874 engaged ex-
tensively in wheatraising, this fall did not
plant half of a crop on account of tine low
prices. Much wheat has been fed to cattle.
On Friday of last week, John Spear, of
Massey, Kent county, requested John Brophy,
an employee to do something on the farm.
Brophy refused and was discharged. During
the day Spear went to the village store, and
while there Brophy made some threats. seized
a weight and started towards Spear. He was
warned not to advance but he did so and
Spear shot him, from the effects of which he
died on Monday
By reason OF the dsbapdipg of theatrical
company, the Annapolis Jail is made the re-
pository of very troublesome guest. The
visitor is a big-headed boy, known as Clar-
ence Dale, and who was the chief attraction
of the show. He is years old, and weighs
head weighs 40. He has to be dressed, fed,
ETC., and is altogether different from what
should be the character of inmates of Jail.
Harry B. Stembler, who has been letter
carrier at the Baltimore postoffice FIVE years,
was arrested on Wednesday on the charge OF
robbing the mail. Sembler is q years old
and lives at 1927 North Carey street with his
wife and child His district was bounded by
McMechen and Laurens streets and Druid
Hill and Madison avenues. tits alleged that
he took valuable letters intended for delivery
| in other districts and that he admitted the
charge to Postmaster johnson.
On Tuesday the Maryland Commission
| Agency sent to the floor of the Baltimore
Corn and Flour Exchange a small box Of
corn on tie ear, which was received from
/ AIR. Benson Bond, of Craig, Missouri. Mr..
Bond is an old Marylander. He has been in
Craig for several years, and is now president
of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of that
1 place He sent the corn on to Baltimore to
call the attention of the grain merchants here
! to lis high quality. The eobs are oyer twelve
inches long. uniform in size, and the grain is