The Democratic advocate., 1894-02-17
Maryland Affairs.

Elk. sheriff Charles D. Knepper, of Wash.
ington county, died suddenly on Monday.
Salisbury is to be lighted by electricity; all
the machinery is ready and the wires are up.
Work ON the new railroad from Washington,
d. c., to the Chesapeake Bay has commenced.
George W. Padgett, died in Frederick coun.
ty. on Sunday from paralysis, in his SD
year.
Mrs. Margaret Maddox. aged a0years, died
on the 9th instant. in Elheoii City, from
pneumonia.
Geo. W. Padgett, ex-county commissioner
of Frederick county. died at his home, on the
Manor on Sunday He was in his SD year.
Owing to the prevalence of diphtheria in
parts of Caroline county the schools are closed.
Several deaths have occurred from the dis
ease.
The President has nominated John l.. Nc
Atee, native of Hagerstown, to be associate
justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Territory.
On Monday the dwelling of Samuel Wot
ring, Oakland Garrett comfy, was burned.
Two children, aged II and : years, were
burned to death.
General Lueien B. Northrop. commissary
general of the Army of the Confederate States
Of America, died at the Pikesvile home on
the 9th instant, aged SO years.
John A. Rankin, of Elkton, was "a years
old on the 7th instant. He is strong and
healthy, reads without glasses and shows
no signs of old age. He is a member of the
California 40 Pioneer Club.
On the 9Th instant, while Charles w Sand.
ers, of Hagerstown, was putting a cartridge
into a breech. h.loadng gun at his place in
IL i ,.,sI
and IS shot entered his foot
James Allen. colored, has been lodged in
Jail in Prince Georges county for ASSEMBLING
a twelve-year old daughter of Thomas Simps
son. Both the girl and her younger brother
identified the man. 1t is thought he will
be lynched.
The schooner Samuel Fl. Walker sailed
from Baltimore, December 18th, for Wey
mouth, Massachusetts. and since then moth
ing whatever has been heard of the vessel.
She has been given up for lost, with her crew
of 10 men.
In the circuit court OF Talbot county, one
day last week, judgments to the amount OF
of $50, ,00e were entered. Snort crops, no de-
mand Tor canned goods and the dullness of
the oyster trade the present winter are the
reasons assigned.
Last week some miscreants gained enter
ance to the carriage house of Rev. G. W.
kiracofe, pastor of the United Brethren
Church, at Myersville, Frederick county. aud
badly damaged his buggy. They cut and
slashed the top TO pieces and cut pieces out
of the dash.
On Monday night Somerset county expert
enced very unusual phenomenon IN the
visit of a thunder. storm. The storm last
ba pI
was unusually severe. This was going on
while winter weather with snow was roaming
over most of the United States.
Mrs. William johnson died on Sunday in
Hagerstown Suddenly, in her G5th year. On
the night of December IA two men entered
her room and, with drawn revolvers, com
PEELED her to give them all the money she had !.
This occurrence unnerved her aud she had
not been well since.
Extraordinary interest is being manifested
in Kent county in the tomato pack this year.
According to soil tomatoes are contracted for
at from S. 80 to 800 per ton. Some Of the
Gamers have engaged the growth of 400 acres.
and up to Thursday Of last week over $500
acres had been contracted for.
The Hagerslown Mattress and Upholstery
Company has filed bill in equity to redeem
OF mortgage of s., 900 which the Middle
States Loan, Building and Construction Com
pany has against it. The grounds upon which
relief is asked are usury, fraud and violation
of contract.
Jerry and John Simms, colored, had fight
on the bridge between Hyatisville, Prince
Georges county. aud Badensburg, Monday
night. Simms was badly cut about the head
and hands and was thrown into the creek.
Two farmers heard his cries for help and took
him out of the water bleeding and in very
weak condition His assaiant escaped.
The livery stable of Samuel I. Shippers, in
Northeast, Cecil county. was totally destroyed
by fire at 3 clock Monday morning. A large
barn, carriage house and other outbuildings
were consumed. Six horses, valued at 500
apiece, four cows, eight tons of hay, fifty
bushels of corn, SIS worth of feed, seven
sleighs, nine carriages aud wagons and large
amount of harness and other articles were
DESTROYED. The loss to stock and fixtures is
estimated at 81, 800 Two other fires, in the
same county occurred the same day.
Wolf Il Schuyler, builders, OF Hagerstown,
ON Saturday filed petition ia the Court of
Equity asking that receiver be appointed
for the Surbridge Manufacturing Company,
makers of BICYCLES The bill alleges that
there are mortgages OF $500 on the com.
pany's baildings and machinery and that the
company is fnsolvent. The company was or
ganized August 20, 1892, with capital stock
of $50, 900. On September 30, 1898, Mr.. X.
G. Surbridge, one of the incorporators, pur-
chased the plant
Mrs. Rosa l.. Steele, widow of |. Nevett
Steele, died Saturday night in Baltimore aged
6S years. She had been in failing health for
ten years. Mrs. Steele was born in Frederick,
and was the daughter of the late John Nelson,
who was Attorney General of the United
States during the administration Of President
TYLER. She was member of Emmanuel
Protestant Episcopal Church and was iden
tilted with the charitable and other work
of the Church. Mrs. Steele leaves the follow
ing children Rev. |. Nevett Steele, of Trinity
Church. New York; Charles S.. Steele, a
LAWYER of New York; John N. Steele, s.
Tagart Steele and Henry NJ Steele, of Balti-
more, and Misses Mary, Rosa aud Kate
Steele, also of Baltimore.
Charles John Morris Gwinn, ex attorney
general of Maryland, died at his home, in
Baltimore. on Sunday morning. On the 4th
instant he was taken with the grip, followed
by pneumonia. He was born in Baltimore on
October 81, 1922; graduated at Princeton,
read law with the late John II. b. Latrobe,
was admitted to the bar in ls43. Mr.. Gwinn
was a Democrat and filled several elective
and appointive positions; his reputation was
national, and he assisted in framing the plat
forms and conducting The national campaign
of the Democratic party in 1876, 1880, 1884
and 1892. He was delegate to the national
conventions of the party in 1860, 1868, 1880,
1884 and 1892 He was usually called upon
to represent the Maryland delegation on the
committee on platform. Mr.. Gwinn married
daughter of the late Reverdy Johnson who
survives him, also one daughter, Miss Mary
NJ. Gwinn. who is interested in educational
work and is teacher in Bryn Mawr College,
near Philadelphia.