The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
Maryland Affairs.


Mrs. Mary Swope died in Washington conn
~, last week, aged "a years.
Several public schools have been closed in
Cecil county. owing to scarlet fever.
C. 0. Dougherty, of Somerset county, last
week killed hog that weighed 40 pounds.
Hagerstown finances are in such middle
as to require expert accountants to straighten
ont the books.
A number Pennsylvania capitalists are
going to start stock and breeding farm in
Hartford county.
Henry Leonard, colored, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for 10 years for an attempt
ed assault upon white girl by the Anne
Arundel court.
Crisfeld, Somerset county, will hold an
election today for postmaster. There are four
candidates. None but Democrats will be al
lowed to vote.
Mrs. Mary Buckner Carter. wife of Bernard
Carter, the well-known Baltimore lawyer,
died on Sunday, aged 81 years. Nine child
rem survive her.
In Queen Anne's county seven tax ,0llec-
tors have been indicted as defanlters. There
are 10 tax collectors in default to the State TO
the amount of over $22,O0
VIM. B. Miller died in Montgomery county.
on Friday of last week from muscular rheuma-
tism. He leaves widow and two children.
He was elected sheriff in 1885.
In Anne Arundel county, on Monday, John
Stallings was arrested for selling two rabbits,
under the new game law, passed by the last
Legislature, and fined $40 in eaeh. case.
Seven of the striking miners were convicted
in the Allegany county court on Tuesday.
Several other men are also under Indictment
for obstructing men on their way to work.
Harry NJ, Buckingham, an actor, was IA
tally burned at the Front street theatre, Balti-
more on Monday. He was dressed to take a
female character and his skirts accidentally
caught fire.
1t is expected that a new Catholic summer
school will be erected at Emmitsburg at an
early date. This will serve as a convenient
Eastern school, there being one in the West.
at Madison, Wis.
Samuel Snowden, well-known member of
the Baltimore Bar, died suddenly on the 9th
instant. He was a native of Anne Arundel
county, was in his cd year, and had been
practieing law for over SO years in Baltimore.
VIM. T. Brantly has resigned as Secretary
of State and will enter upon his duties Is re-
porter for the Court of Appeals. Edwin Got
has been appointed Secretary of State by the
Governor and was sworn in on Saturday last.
James A. Davis, a well-known citizen OF
Cecil county, died on Monday, in his 10Th
year. He had been clerk of the court for II
years and declined third term. In politics
he was Republican, and was noted for his
great charity. Three children survive him.
Edith May Thompson, of Talbot county,
though only years old is a musical wonder.
Her family came to Maryland from Minnesota,
owing to the i'll health of Mr.. Thompson, her
father. When only three years old she could
repeat almost any air she heard sung, and as
she grows older her memory and vocal powers
increase.
Captain Warner G. Welsh, a prominent
Democratic politician of Frederick county,
was paralyzed on Friday of last week at his
home in Liberty, and is in critical condition.
He is Go years old. Captain Welsh was Q
Confederate officer during the war. and has
since held number of important offices IN
this state and under the government.
W. H. Ridgway, the proprietor of large
stock farm near Hyattsville, Prince George
county. Sunday evening shot Robert Smith, q
eolored laborer in his employ, seriously wound
ing him. The men had an argument over the
Harvesting of horse, and Ridgway. after try
ing to strike Smith with pitehfork, retreated
to his house. Smith followed him, and re.
ceived charge of shot in his right thigh.