The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-01-18
Maryland Anairs.


lex county on Tuesday.
A Methodist Protestant Church is to be built at
Jamestown, Howard county.
VIM H. Brightwell, aged GO, died at Unionville
Frederick county, on Sunday.
Bennett II. Barnes. lumber dealer at Aberdeen,
Hartford county, has assigned. -
Albert Nef, aged II years, is in the Washington
county Jail on the charge of arson.
Wells and water courses are drying upin Howard
county. and great inconvenience results.
swindell Brothers glass works, Baltimore, were
burned Monday night; loss about $4,000.
Howard county has so strictly enforced their
tramp law that trampsdo not visit that county now
Burglars are at work in Howard county. Several
have been shot atand lett bloody trails in departing
skaters at Elicott City have the Patapsco lighted
by electricity at night and hundreds enjoy the
novelty.
Miss Matte Hammond, aged 16 years, fell on the
ice in Cecil county, and fractured her skull. She
will die.
Elkton wants to expend $4,000 on Its streets this
year, and will ask the Legislature to pass law to
that effect.
Schuyler Devilbiss aged about "a years, died near
townsville, Frederick county Saturday afternoon.
He was unmarried.
At Havre de Grace the susquehanna river is COW
cred with ice eight inches thick and all the houses
are being filled with fine ice.
The Druid Ridge Cemetery Company has been
incorporated. 1t proposes to develop one hundred
acres of land near Pikesville on improved methods
Bicycling on the ice at Williamsport is greatly
enjoyed The Potomac river for over 20 miles is
beautifully frozen and riders and skaters are taking
advantage of the novel sport.
Frederick steam brick works were burned Sunday
afternoon loss $4,000: insurance $4,000 Over &c
men will be thrown out of work. large contracts
had been taken and they turned out 900 daily.
A defective fue caused the burning of VIM. II.
Waters residence on Tuesday, near Belair; loss
81 600 insurance 5000 on house and contents. 1t
was built in Colonial times and was the oldest
building in the country.
Frederick Z. Birkefeld, Republican member of
the House of Delegates, from Baltimore county,
died last week. He resided in the 18th district.
new election will have to be held, though both
parties are opposed to it,
company has been formed in Washington, D.
c., to erect 100 room hotel at Ocean City. The
proposed site is on the beach halfme south of the
Atlantic Hotel. Several new cottages are being
built and plans have been prepared for others.
John Miller who lived near Freeland, Baltimore
county, died Tuesday, aged 95 years. Mr.. Miller
moved from York county, Pa, to Baltimore county
about thirty years ago. He had since conducted
the milling business He was a member of the
Methodist Episcopal church at Eklo Five children
survive him. as
Ex-state Senator Levi R. Mearns, aged about II
years. died at his residence, in Cecil county, on
Sunday night after lingering illness, due to COM
plication of diseases. Mr.. Mearns was staunch
Democrat and was a member of the Maryland
Legislature in 1868. He was afterwards elected to
the State Senate.
Mrs Mary Griffin, aged 80 years, died Sunday in
Baltimore at the residence Of Mrs. Mary Hanen, of
old age Mrs Griffin was born in Ireland, and came
to Baltimore about IS years ago in company with
six children all of whom have died since. Her
husband and four other children died before she
came TO this country.
The Queenstown Land and Improvement Com
pany, for dealing in land, timber, fruit and other
products of the SOIL has been incorporated, with
capital of 5000, by George A. salter, Edward
Stabler, Jr, Frank Ehlen J. Henry Baker and John
F. Williams. The company proposes to operate in
Maryland and Delaware.
There was an encounter between lawyers Henry
Stockbridge, Jr., and Thomas A. Mackall while en-
gagged in case in the Baltimore City Court on
Tuesday. Mackall called Stockbridge a liar and
the latter hit the former in the mouth. Judge
Phelps told both to leave the room Considerable
excitement existed, chairs, tables and books
were upset during the struggle to separate the two
men.
On Sunday morning just before service, Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church at Elkton, Cecil
county, was burned. The fire originated in the
Christmas decorations which caught fire from the
heater. The church was originally built in 1882,
and then rebuilt in 1857. 1t contained beautiful
memorial windows AID tablets, together with a
costly organ; the rector removed the valuable COM
munion service, vestments and church records.
colored man of good address appeared in An
napolis during Inauguration week giving his name
as James Andrew Garfield, of London, and stating
that he had business with the Stale Department
He had plenty of money, he said, but only in
checks. He rented a room of one of the leading
colored men of the city, who loaned him money to
see the town until his checks were Dashed the next
day. During the evening he became acquainted
with other colored citizens, who were much struck
with his importance and loaned him money. Mr.
Garfeld's business being over, the next day he de-
parted unseen from the capital.
Miss Edith May Cassell, only daughter of William
G. Cassell 1916 Edmondson avenue, Baltimore, was
married to Mr.. Alexander Contee Worthington, Jr,
on Saturday evening by Rev. Jacob P. Smith. The
bride is 10 years old and the groom but IL. Their
parents knew nothing of the affair until it
nounced by the couple that they had been married
The parents objected strongly to the union on ac-
count of the youth of the couple. Young Worth
ington went to Miss Cassells home early Saturday
morning, and after a few hours they left the house
together saying they would not be hack until late
Then they went and got married At present they
are languishing apart,
The large hippodrome on the Elkton, Cecil
county stock farm of William NJ. singerly of Phila-
delphia Pa, has been completed and is now being
used for the purposes of trimming horses preparatory
to entering them in the spring races. The building
is Of steel and ron with circular ends two stories
high, covering an eighth of a mile track, and con-
tanning fourtyfour box stalls The second story of
the building is fitted up with sleepingrooms for the
jockeys and bathroom and lofts for hay and straw
Down stairs is washroom with a sixty,gallon
boiler for hot water for stable use in addition to
Turkish bath for both jockeys and horses. The
hippodrome is well-lighted, and is without doubt
ofthe finest structures its kind in this country
The Baltimore Traction Company has made q
proposition to the Glyndon Prohibition Park AS
ISOLATION to lease the park for the coming season.
the park association to have the Of the grounds
uafs nOiu ana the Tract1On
Company to control the camp the rest of the sum
mer. The Traction Company desires to use the
park for picnic purposes and a summer resort
The company offers to pay rent OF $500 and to put
into the park electric lights and other improve
ments. Rev. DIR. H. NJ. Wharton of Brantly Baptist
Church, has also made an offer to rent the park.
DR.. Wharton proposes to conduct an old-fashioned
Virginia camp meeting on the grounds He expects
to bring to the camp number of distinguished
preachers and evangelists These offers win be
considered by the park association at its next
meeting.
Mrs. Matte v. Angelier, who is charged with
shooting and killing Charles F. Parker in the
formers store, at No. 1425 North Charles street,
Baltimore on Saturday, was committed to Jail on
Monday, after a coroner's inquest together with
her husband. Frank Angelier, who is charged with
being an accessory. While the woman admits
shooting Parker yet there is apparently some
mystery about the case, and the coroner's jury
thought it would be prudent thing to hold
Angeler Mrs. Angelier holds to her first state
ment-that Parker came into the store and made
some remarks to her that caused her to shoot him,
thinking she was justifable Another jury of in
quest held Mrs Marion E Hakesley responsible for
the death of her husband which was eaused nv n