The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-03-11
Maryland Affairs.

Cambridge, Dorchester county, is to have
water works, with 100 pounds pressure.
On Wednesday 81 horses from Pennsyl,
yania and .Illouis were sold at from $40 to
SlT5 each, in Baltimore.
About thirty feet of the new dam Of James
s. Gary d Sons cotton mill at Aiberton,
Howard county, has been washed away.
Burglars robbed the desk Of Warner Welsh,
clerk to the Montgomery county commission
ers, on Tuesday night. In their hurry they
left package ofS90
Wilson Townsend, one of the Oldest and
best known citizens of Baltimore county, died
on Monday night of paralysis at Stemmer's
Run. He was Ga years OF age.
Rev, John McEimoyle, Of Tioga, Pa, Pres
byterian Church, who received call from
the Presbyterian Church Of Elkton last week,
has accepted. The salary is 81, 900.
Richard Kirk, aged 70 years. died on the
9TH instant. He was a native Of Montgomery
county, resided there all his life, and was one
of the most prominent and active citizens in
the county.
John Adams, an old eolored Democrat Of
Hartford county, while attending the Inaugural
ton ceremonies on Saturday, had his pockets
picked He was relieved Of $50 in green
backs, IS in silver and a silver watch and
chain.
On Wednesday night the barn and con-
tents on the farm of g. o. Wilson, at Loeb
Raven, Baltimore, was burned. Fifty horses
several cows, and all the oqtbuiIdings, har-
mesa, hay, straw, implements, farming utensils,
etc., were consumed. Loss S45, 600.
John Freedenburg, who had been missing
since the LIST instant, was found dead in Druid
Hill Park. Baltimore, on Wednesday. The
l.. hoie
in his head and one in the heart, with a re
volver lying at his feet. This is the 18th
suicide in the park since its opening.
Twelve months ago fine Attorney COW,
owned-by Messrs. JOSEPH, and Hugh McAvoyi
Of the third district q Howard county, gavt
birth to tw3n calves. Last week she again
repeated the performance. The quartetie Of
calves are all living. A remarkable fact IL
connection with the case is that the mother
of the calves is "A years old.
A strong effort will soon be made by a
number Of we'll known citizens to induce the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to extend its
line direct from Frederick to Washington,
The distance to be traversed would be less
than forty miles, and many advantages. it i,
claimed, would be obtained. The building
Of this road, it is believed, would mean also {
promising future for Frederick city.
About 9 O'Clock last Sunday evening the
boiler of the freight engine No. 4S of the
Western Maryland Railroad exploded at Eas
Haeerstown station, fatally injuring engineer
Smith and fireman Lefever, and badly scald
ing Raleigh Hoke, brakeman. The engine
which was drawing a very heavy train, had
lust passed the station when the accident &C
cured All three men were IN the cab a
the time and the force Of the explosion blew
them ont Besides being scalded, Leiever'
back is broken and Smith is badly manglet
/ and one of bis eyes is torn out. Hoke. 1t j,
thought, will recover. After the explosion
| the engine continued on its way east. En-
CINE No. "A was sent after the runaway train
All the persons injured were from Hagers
town.
It is understood that the Catoctin iron fur
naces, two miles south Of Mechanicstown
! Frederick county, have been purchased by
1 syndicate OF New York capitalists, represent
| ed BY W. B. Price, of Baltimore. Thes
| furnaces have been owned and operated dur
ing the past. three years by the Catoctin Noun
I tain Iron Company, of which Thomas Cor
such. president of the First National Bank Q
/ Frederick, is president The consideration
il not vet known. The price at which tn,
concern was purchased three years ago wa
between S75, 900 and $4,000, which was con
sidered very low price for the property
Some of the first cannon made for the Ameri
| can army during the Revolutionary war wer
! manufactured at the Cat0ctin furnaces.