The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-10
Maryland Affairs.

ern Central Railroad in Baltimore
The Washington county attorneys have
decided to organize bar association.
The Baltimore Conference of the NJ. f.
Church is now in session at Frederick.
Prisoners in the penitentiary have contrib
uted S435 for relief of the poor of Baltimore.
Sylvester Roe. of Cecil county, died on
Tuesday from being gored by bull on Sun
day.
Col. John Thomas Sim, a well-known resi-
dent of Frederick died on Saturday last, aged
Il years.
Charles county ex- Confederates are raising
funds to fit up memorial room in the Pixies
vile Home.
W. H. Billmyer. of Shepherdstown, West
Virginia, attempted suicide in Hagerstown,
on Monday.
Horses and hogs are bringing better prices
in Frederick county this spring than for
number of years.
A eve owned by Daniel Houpt, of Wash
iugton county, recently dropped six lambs
and all are living.
The local elections at Williamsport and
BoonesbOro resulted in substantial victories
for the Democrats.
Several farms have recently been sold in
Anne Arundel county. at public sale, at from
SZi TO so per acre.
Vim. r. Brewer has been appointed clerk
of Circuit Court No. >, Baltimore. in place of
Capt. Suter, deceased.
Stephen Bailey, colored, died recently in
Caroline county. He was one of the largest
taxpayers in the county.
j Mrs. Margaret Guthrie. widow OF the late
Adam Guihre. died Saturday night at her
home. in diminishing, aged 81 years.
Since the first of January there has been an
unusually large number of deaths throughout
the State of persons over 20 years of age.
An electric railway has been chartered to
run through Montgomery. Howard and Balti-
more counties. 1t has capital Of 81 .OOO,O 900.
The Howard county school board have
passed Il resolution opposing the adoption by
the Legislature of Senator Smith free school
book bill
Vim. p. King, aged 30 years. prom
nent and el-know citizen of Baltimore.
committed suicide on Tuesday. He had
been Il sufferer from caIarrh.
In Kent county the public school teachers
are excited over the contemplated reduction
in their salaries, owing to the depressed Goa
ditiOn of monetary matters
On Thursday of last week J. W. Niblock
died at Frenchtown. aged 81 years Mr..
NlbAONh was bbih at AiC l@ihtth jan "hNi iAA'
father was sheriff of Cecil county.
Body snatchers from Washington, d. c..
are operating in Prince George county Two
negro men have been arrested and they have
confessed, duplicating several others.
Rev. Dr. VIM. F. Brand. rector of ST.
Mays Protestant Episcopal Church, at Bel
air. celebrated his 50Ih anniversary ON Sun
day last. DIR. Brand is so years old.
Fully one-haf of the peach orchards of
Talbot county have been removed owing To
the yellows. Tomatoes. sweet corn and vege
tables for packers will take their place.
Messrs. Hutchins Bros. near Woodbine.
have sold their farm, containing 2S3 acres OF
improved land. to James ". Wordsworth,
OF New Market, Frederick county. for s., 900.
A despatch from Cumberland says that
every mine in Georges Greek region will
resume operations within the next ten days;
1000 men who have been out OF work since
the close down will be re employed
John II. Proctor, aged l02 years. died near
Ellieou City on February %. He was a
native of Virginia, but had resided IN Howard
county for long period. His wife, VINO died
several years ago, was over 80 years old.
Daniel Cutler, a well-known citizen of JEFF
ferson, Frederick county, died suddenly from
heart trouble on Monday morning, aged 81
years. He leaves a number of children, one
of them being Rev. NJ. l.. Cutler. Lutheran
minister of Appolo, Pa.
Mrs. Ann Z. Colliaower, who was para
Iized on Sunday in the formed Church. in
Frederick, died the same night at the resi-
) dence of Mrs. Martha Wilcoxon. Mrs. Col
liaower was the widow of Rev. Wm. +. Coli
flower, and was in her'sad year
Baltimore county commissioners have re-
fused TO pay a bill presented by DR.. +. q.
Darling for yaccinating about fifty children
in the Towsou public school. The refusal is
upon the ground that the parents OF 10 or ~
of the children are able to pay the doctor S
fee.
Snow Hill has several champion gastrono.
misis. one of whom astonshed the boys the
other night by eating in tie space of 10 min
utes 2S bananas, orange and stew oil
oysters. and then offered TO bet his OK against
"a gold watch that he could eat 10 more ban
anas. He said he wasn't hungry, either, for
he had Just had his supper.
+. G. Se!by will build a canning factory
near Lisbon, Howard county, for the cam
ing of tomatoes He has leased the pro
posed cannery to Mr.. Webster, of Hartford
county. To encourage the enterprise Mr..
Selby has agreed to plant from 80 to 40 acres
in tomatoes. Other farmers have agreed tc
plant from ? to 10 acres each.
The March term of the Baltimore county
Circuit Court began on Monday. The Grand
jury presented Dr. Alden 5. Miles for entic-
ing Miss Maud Atkins from her home at
Lansdowne for immoral purposes. The girl
has been taken to the House of the Good
Shepherd, where she will be kept until the
case against Miles is concluded.
The depression in agriculture is evidenced
by the change in pastors salaries in Kent:
Five years ago Chestertown and Still Pond
NJ Z. Churches paid the highest salaries in
the Wilmington Conference. They paid 81,
} 600 peryear. At recent meeting OF the
board of trustees of these churches the former
dropped to 500 and the latter to 5000.
WIN. Findlay, of Mt. Savage, AlIegany
county, died Monday evening, aged IS years.
He was a native of Scotland, and came 10
America in 1888. He leaves a married son and
daughter, fifteen grandchildren and one great
erandchild The predecessors OF the Union
Mining Company, owners of lire clay mines,
employed Mr.. Findlay 81 years. He helped
to open the first Mt. Savage clay mine.
William H. Ruby, Commissioner of Imigra.
lion at Baltimore, has submitted report, IN
which he states that All immigrants arrived
in Baltimore during February The new
comers were from these countries: Germany,
253; Russia, 81; Austria, 10; Hungary, 10;
| Bohemia, 26;Gaiicla, IL: Norway. A; England,
l. They brought with them an average OF
S23. % for each one over Is years of age.
Annapolis celebrated its 2OOth anniversary
on Monday. March ), by a parade, speeches,
etc. During the parade the horses OF John
/ Gales, Jr.. and Frank Small collideG, head
TO head. and both horses dropped dead The
riders were also thrown together by the i'm
pact and were dangerously hurt Small was
probably fatally injured. He remained un-
conscious since the accident, and it is believ-
ed he has received internal injuries. Gate,
was also seriously hurt about the head and
5 body.
Miss Cora, daughter of Henry o. Devries
was married on Tuesday, to Mr.. Reuben r
Casssrd. son of the late G.. Carlton Cassard,
' of Baltimore, at Woodland, the Howard
county home of Mr.. Devries. The ceremony
{ was performed by the brides brother, Rev
B. F. Devries. The bride entered the parlol