The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-17
Maryland Affairs.

Washington county at from $50 ts $50 each
Robert J.. Halliday, aged "a years, the
well known Baltimore florist. died on Sunday
night.
At Chestertown the sirawboard mills are
running n hours daily to fill orders for
1000 tons
Al Arlington. Baltimore county. new N.
E. Church South Is 10 be built which will cos,
about 81, 900.
Henry Willis. aged 81 years, died near
Hagersiown on Monday. He was a native OF
Emmiisburg.
1 P. A. Wilmer. who has been school ex
aniner of Washington county for long time
! has resigned.
! Hog pens are being robbed in Baltimore
county. The hogs are killed in the pei,s and
then taken away.
Dogs are killing sheep in Hartford county.
ana several cows have been sto. by unknown
persons in the same county.
{ The As national banks of the Stale, excin
sive of Baltimore, had on deposit at the close
of business on February IS. $500, 1927.
The Maryland Historical Society celebrated
It's 50th anniversary on Monday. Ii was at
tended by large number of prominent cit
zens.
Morris NJ Spooner, of Charlottesville.
virginia. GDmuiiAtu eblcIut DFulu EllAi
Park. baltimore, Monday. This is the
18th suicide ia the Park
At Oakland station. Western Maryland
Railroad, dwelling and cigar factory. occu
pied by James Walter, was burned on Sunday.
The occupants were absent at the time.
Oxing TO the closing of the inlet from the
ocean into Sinepnxent Bay. the oyster trade
of Worcester county has failed Oysters
must have salt water to thrive and produce
we'll
Mr.. John +. Ford, the well known iheatri-
cal manager, died ON Wednesday. in Balti
more, very unexpectedly. He had been sick
for several weeks aud seemed 10 be in q fair
way to recover.
The season is so far advanced in Somerset
county. that such work that occupied the
truckers aud farmers until the middle OF
April WAS finished last week, and the peach
trees are in full bloom.
The next meeting Of the Maryland State
Teachers Association will be held in the Hall
of the House of Delegates, Annapolis. on
( Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. July
10Th 18th and l2th. 1894.
Arthur l.. Reese, chief electrician of the
Maryland Steel Company, in Baltimore, was
accidentally killed on Monday afternoon
while preparing some electrical apparatus
/ he was 10 use in lecture electricity Mon
day evening.
The barn on the property OF the late George
A. Davis, near Pylesvile. Hartford county,
was burned to the ground on Sunday. The
live stock and some of the wagons and
machinery were saved. The barn was insured
1 for 81 $50 and the contents for 81 900 in the
Hartford company.
1t is estimated that the Harrison tract, near
Hancock, Washington county, will yield
40. 900 cords OF wood. and Baker Bros, the
lime burners, of Buckeystown, Frederick
county. who are operating the wood chopping
/ industry. are said to have made 100000 by
the venture.
The Daily News Building was sold at public
sale on Tuesday for 81 600. and the plant on
private terms 10 number of business men of
Hagerstown. who will form u stock company
and prosecute the business under the name
of the News Publishing Company. 1t will be
continued as Democratic newspaper.
A species ofsRhite clay has be found in
Somerset county that is superior TO the best
stone known for roads Il has been used
for two years on one of the heaviest travelled
roads and has been thoroughly tested. The
clay has been found in sufficient quantities TO
be placed on the roads and the work is 10 be
done at once.
George " Mentor Baltimore and Ohio
brakeman. was killed near North Branch,
7 miles east of Cumberland. on Sunday. He
was drawing brake on coal car when the
brake chain snapped in two. Me nlor fell
between the cars and was run over. He Is
from Brunswick. where he leaves widow and
three children.
large barn belonging to Thomas j. Mil
Ter, near Monkton, Baltimore county. was
destroyed by fire Monday. together with
horse, colts, 3 mnles, several head of cattle,
| hogs, a quantity of hay and straw, 20O0
bushels of grain and farming implements and
machinery. The origin of the fire is not
known.
Early Saturday morning fire broke out
in the barn of Orlando Ridout, in Anne
Arundel, and in IA short time,'the barn aud an
adjoining courthouse had been burned TO the
ground. Six horses, several cows, 100 bar
res of corn, IA quantity of hay fertilizers and
cloverseed were destroyed. One horse was
rescued. Insured in the Montgomery lnsur-
anee Company.
Two very old residents of Howard county
died March 8. They were Edward Day, who
died at Glenelg, in the 18th year of his age,
and Miss Susannah Duvall, who died in Eli
colt City, in the 92d year other age. Within
two weeks four other old residents have died.
They were John Proctor, aged 102 years;
.
and Mrs. Harriet Buckingham, IS.
William B. Lawrence, moulder at the
foundry Of Armstrong & Co., at PerryvilIe.
Cecil county, was stabbed in the neck and
heart and killed on Saturday night at the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
depot at Havre de Grace by William Bouldin.
The men had been drinking, and quarrelled
over the Mitchell Corbett fight. Bouldih was
arrested and locked up in the Jail al Elkton.
In the trial Of the suit instituted by the
Rehoboth Methodist Protestant Church, at
Williamspori, Washington county, to eject the
United Brethren in Christ congregation, who
are in possession of the property, and to de-
termine the validity of a will left by Peter
Light, deceased, and TO determine if the title
of the church which the United Brethren hold
is good the jury awarded the property to the
United Brethren.
Geo. Meats, a farmer of about 55 years of
age, living on the Simon Coffman farm, in the
neighborhood of Tilghmanton, Washington
county, committed suicide on the 9Th instant.
He was in bed, and made request of his
wife for an orange and razor with which to
peel the same. Instead of peeling the orange
he drew the razor across his throat and sever
ed the iugular vein He died before physi
clan arrived Mr.. Meats leaves five children.
He had been suffering with grip aud melan-
cholia.
Sunday afternoon James Conner, aged II
years was almost instantly killed at Baltimore
street and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
in Cumberland, by a fall with horse. The
animal had passed down Baltimore street at
a rapid gait Near the railroad the horse
began to slip. Conner checking its gait,
looked back at something which had attract
ed his attention. As he turned in the saddle
his horse caught one foot in the railroad track
and FELL Conner went down with one leg
under the horse, while his head struck heavily
upon the track. The young man died a few
minutes later at the Western Maryland Home,
nearby.
Ex.County Commissioner John W. Rems-
burg, of MiddletoYn, Frederick county, was
found by his wife sitting on the front porch
of his house on Tuesday afternoon with sew
eral cuts on the right side of his neck and
| bad wound on the left side. Near him was
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