The Democratic advocate., 1894-07-07
Maryland Affairs.


Sixty cottages have been built at Ocean City
this season.
On Sunday, in Frederick, Cardinal Glib
bons confirmed 100 persons.
Howard county has 20practicing physicians
and Anne Arundel county A.
Wheat in Howard will be short one. fourth
and is much injured by the scab.
Edward G. Hoskins, aged As years, COM
mitted suicide in Baltimore on Monday.
Ten mad dogs have been killed in one dis
trict of Kent county during the past week.
Mrs. Nancy Dukes. aged "a years, died in
Greensborough, Caroline county, on Monday.
John Foehlick and John Sellman were
drowned while bathing i'll Baltimore on Sun
day.
Mrs. Margaret, wife of Capt. VIM. D. Bur-
chinal, of Kent county, died on June 30, aged
66 years. sans
During the past six months 2ll5 marriage
licenses were issued in Baltimore decrease
of 227 as compared with last year.
During the past six months 63 business en-
terprises, with capital stock of $2,SG5, 500
have been chartered in Baltimore.
Owing to the washing away of bridges and
damage to roads Cecil countys tax rate has
A recent census shows that Salisbury, Wi
comico county, has 1888 inhabitants, an in
crease of 423 since the census OF 1890.
Mt Clare shops, b. & 0. Railroad, in Bal
timore, after being closed for two weeks, are
running again with 100 men on the roll.
S. B. Weeks of Kent county, has been ap-
pointed confidential clerk to the Commissioner
of Education, at Washington. ID. C.; salary
$1,000. w f
Dorchester county's tax rate is 9Si cents
on the 800, an increase of three cents caused
by the heavy court expenses and the cost of
insane paupers.
Philip Walsh, Jr., one Of the leading build
ders and lumber dealers in Baltimore, died
suddenly on Sunday from heart disease, aged
As years. M 3.f|.-
In Baltimore, on Sunday, Anton -Kaptain
and Henry Richards, drank quantity OF
carbolic acid by mistake for whiskey, and
both of them died from the poison.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Williams, of German
town, Montgomery county, both died on Sat
urday, only few hours intervening. They
were each 81 years old and leave a large
family.
Charles Slaysman, aged % years. an en-
ploye of the Northern Central Railroad, was
crushed between "a wall and car near Calvert
Station, Baltimore, on Saturday and died the
same day. HI a' ilf..
Henry, son of John Stableford, of Orange
vile, Baltimore county. was shot Monday
night in the store of John A. Hartman in that
village by Henry Kline, who was playing with
a revolver THAT wasn't loaded.
In Caroline county the droughtis becoming
serious Raspberries and blackberries can
not near reach the average, while late peas
are almost a total failure. flt does not ram
soon the growing corn and tomato crops will
be greatly hindered. da'a u
James A. Swarbrick, employed as hagman
at the Church street crossing IN Hagerstown,
by the Western Maryland Railroad Company
for five years, dropped dead on June 20 while
at his post reading newspaper. He was 6S
years old and was native of England.
Rev. VIM. E. Starr, pastor of Corpus
Christi church, Baltimore, celebrated his 18th
anniversary on Sunday last On Monday
evening he was rendered q reception and a
purse Of $4,000 was presented to him which
will be used in building a residence.
Mrs. Catherine Eader died near the Tono-
loway Baptist Church, near Hancock, Wash
ington county, aged about "a years, on Fri
day. On Saturday Mrs. Sue B. Maxwell,
wife of W. E. Maxwell, with whom Mrs.
Eader resided many years, died from con-
sumption.
Probably hundred Sunday schools will
meet in convention on Saturday and Sunday,
under the auspices OF the Montgomery county
Sunday School Association at Boyds. Special
trains will be run and thousands of people
will be in attendance. Prof. Percy S. Foster,
of the Moody choir, and other noted singers
will be present. Ha Is
rara10S has
been placed in All Saints Episcopal Church,
Reisterstown, in memory of Rev. DIR. Arthur
j. Rich, deceased, who was the rector OF the
parish since its foundation, and of the Han
nah More Academy for more than 40 years.
A memorial service was held in All SAINTS
Church, on Thursday morning
The Somerset Herald, of Tuesday, says
VIM. II. Ross, Of Fairmount, raised l22o
bushels of wheat. Il. James Mitchell, who
resides near Rehoboth, raised 4l0 bushels of
wheat on IA acres Frank Fl. Dashiell, thresh-
ed his wheat crop, amounting to 1000 bushels,
last week. He had % acres that averaged II
bushels TO the acre. Judge Page has held
containing u acres on which he sowed 10
bushels Of wheat. Last Wednesday A. W.
Reddish threshed his crop and got 26s4 bush
els from the q acres. a.-.
All the miners concluded on Saturday last
| to 90 to work. Ii they had kept to their hrst
determination, not to strike, they and their
families would be in a better condition; the
State would not have been put to such heavy
! axnense in keeping the militia under arms
for several weeks, industries, using the coal,
would not have been compelled to work on
halftime, entailing a great loss TO both EN-
ployees and owners, and all this trouble
caused by the walking delegates from an
other state who had no interest whatever IN
the men, except to create a false sentiment.
Mrs. Ella Crum, while at the house of her
father, Edward Cramer, near Mount Pleas
| ant, Frederick county, attempted on Satur'
day evening to commit suicide. Mrs Crum
| has made several previous attempts to Kill
herself. and it is thought her mind has been
seriously affected for some time. Saturday
she went to one Of the upper rooms In her
fathers house and finding revolver, which
belonged to her brother, fired two shots at
her head with it, only succeeding IN grazing
the scalp. She was apprehended before she
could fire again, and is now suffering from a
severe attack Of nervous prostration.
The extensive plant of the Viaduet Manu-
featuring Company, located at Relay, near
Baltimore, and which manufactures electric
| instruments and supplies, was twice struck by
| lightning during storm early Saturday MORN
ing, anu all tnaI HOH Ittlidlus VI ehO PAe-'-S-
the four brick walls of the main buildings and
a charred and smouldering heap of debris.
The loss on buildings and stock is placed at
$50, 900, on which there is an insurance OF
S35 900 The actual loss to the company
will. however, be much greater, because OF
the interruption to business, which was quite
active, and the difficulty in replacing the de-
stroyed stock. By the fire 125 men are
thrown out of work.
John Bencker, an aged German, indicted
for the killing of Catherine Bencker on the
10th of last April, was tried by jury on
Monday at Towson. He was adjudged guilty
of manslaughter, with a recommendation to
the mercy Of the court. Mrs. Bencker was
killed at house near Rosedale, twelfth dis
trict. Her wrist was cut with razor. beneker
was also cut on the wrist at the same time,
but his life was saved. States Attorney Dun
can told the Jury that he would not ask for a
verdict of murder in the first degree. de ad-
ded '.It was agreed, | belive, that they
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