The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-08
Maryland Affairs.


we're burned Wednesday morning.
Baltimore county taxrate this year may be
ST on the 500, as the Indebtedness is over
$3.50, 900.
Highlandtown and Canton, by public meet
ing, have decided that they will oppose all eff
forts at annexation TO the city,
Mr.. Henry Kayton, native of Germany
and an artist and musician of Baltimore once
Drminent, celebrated his 9th birthday on
Wednesday.
Mrs Elizabeth Powell, aged sc years, died
in Montgomery county. on Sunday. Mrs.
Frances C. Sweet, aged 80, died in Havre de
Grace, the same day
Samuel Edmonds, senior member of Ed
monds Il Son, Baltimore, while suffering from
temporary mental trouble, on Saturday,
drowned himself in the river.
Henry Brown, aged "a years, died in Bal
timore on Sunday. He was a native of Den
mark, had resided in Baltimore over 60 years,
and was sail rigger by profession.
A fight between two negroes in Baltimore,
on Saturday, about woman, resulted in the
stabbing of VIM. Norris by James Z. Carroll
thirteen times from which he will die.
Four Mormon elders are now visiting from
house to house among their followers in Buck
dlley, focNcu VI
families in that section have protested their
faith.
H. H. Botkin, of Charleston, West Vir-
ginia, student at the Baltimore Dental Col
lege, accidentally shot himself on Monday
night while handling revolver. He died on
Wednesday morning.
Representative Barrett, of Massachusetts,
has introduced bill in Congress TO remove
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napolis to some point further north. 1t is not
likely to receive much consideration.
Roger W. Gull, attorney and agent for the
Reform League of Baltimore, has plenty of
time or money or both, for he has investigated
the late election in Baltimore aud his report
covers about two and half pages in the Bal
timore News. The result-nil.
The heavy wind and rain of last week drove
the ice ont of the Susquehanna river into the
bay, and the prospects of filling the large
houses along the river are slim. The ice was
about six inches thick, but was hardly suffi-
GENTLY thick for the large houses to use.
Mayor Hooper's message TO tie City Coun-
ell, Baltimore, on Monday calls attention to
wasteful expenditure of the peoples money,
suggests many needed improvements, the
adjustment of useless offices, and criticizes
the course of the trustees of the jail in holding
secret meetings.
Mrs. Matilda Blume, who has been practic
ing medicine in Highlandtown and its vicinity
for the past three years, was committed TO
the Canton police station, Baltimore county,
Sunday night on the charge of causing the
death of Mrs. Ellen Sauers by performing
criminal operation.
Mrs. Catherine Z. Gordon, wife of the late
Judge Josiah H. Gordon, died at the residence
of her son, Robert H. Gordon, in Cumberland,
on Thursday morning, in her I'D year. Mrs.
Gordon was daughter of Michael limbaugh,
of Washington county, this State, and was
married to Mr.. Goraan in lS49.
Mrs. Sophie Frost, one of the Oldest and
best-known residents of Ellicott City, died
early Thursday morning from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis received few days ago.
She was ~ years old. She was the widow of
the late Elias Frost, of Howard county, and
an aunt of Col. Thomas H. Hunt, vice
president of the Patapsco National Bank of
Ellicott City.
Notwithstanding the law which imposes a
penalty of from $40 to 81 900 for any minister
in Frederick county who fails to file his re-
turn marriage certificate with the clerk of the
Circuit Court within thirty days after per-
forming the ceremony, local minister a few
days ago filed with the clerk large number
of return certificates of marriages which he
had performed during the past several years.
A rock weighing about 30 tons, loosened by
recent rains, fell from the mountain side on
the north track of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad at the west end of Doe Gully tunnel.
Washington county, Tuesday afternoon.
Chicago express train No. . passed the spot
only FIVE minutes before the rock fell. The
track was blocked during the several hours
that it required to blast the rock away.
Maj. Welcome G. Clemens, aged - years,
of the Confederate army, died at the residence
of his brother-in-law, Col. W. Armstrong
James, near Reisterstown, Baltimore county,
on January 81. He was a Northern man by
birth, but had resided in the South from the
time he was II years old, Joined the Confeder-
ate army, and was in almost every engagement
in which the army of Northern Virginia was
engaged.
Boring has ceased at the quarry of the
Washington County Marble Quarry Company
at Suffers, near Bakle's Mill, after reaching
a depth of 81 feet in solid rock, with every
indication of still greater depth of marble
A number of holes were bored inches in
diameter, and the largest piece of core taken
out measured 16 inches. The marble is pro
nounced the finest kind and inexhaustible
in quantity. The company, which commenced
operations only recently, has expended not
less than SIS, 900 at the quarry. A large force
will be put to work getting out marble to fill
big orders.
Miss Mary Ann Weems, aged 81 years, died
in Annapolis on Monday. The deceased was
descended from A. Matthew Hawkins, who
was one of the original settlers of Anne Arun-
del in lG49 She was the niece of Rev. Ma
son l.. Weems, the pastor and first biographer
of Warrington, who gave the Ratchet story
first to the world. Miss Weems was also, on
her mothers side, the niece of John Ridgely,
surgeon on the United States ship Philadel
phia when that frigate was captured in Tripoh.
The deceased was from her youth a member
of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Sallie S.
Hodges, aged 80 years. died on the same day.
near that city.
Lawrence Frank Kehoe, who sued the
Western Maryland Railroad Company for
$4,000 damages for injuries by being run
over by freight car of the road, has been
awarded $l2, 600 damages at Towson, Balti-
timore county. The railroad company will
take the ease to the Court of Appeals. The
accident to Mr.. Kehoe occurred on the night
of July 80 last at Howardvile Station. He
was attempting to cross the tracks in buggy,
when the vehicle was struck by freight car.
The collision threw Mr.. Kehoe out and the
car passed over his left leg, cutting it off be-
low the knee. The company claimed that the
accident was due entirely to the negligence of
Mr.. Kehoe.
Louis A. Stolpp, proprietor of the confec
tionery and bakery ut 8l4 Madison avenue,
Baltimore, was assaulted Saturday at his place
of business by young colored man known
only as William" He had employed the
man about his establishment for short time
in various minor duties and discharged him
last Tuesday. On Friday the man entered the
store carrying a huge club. Mr.. Stolpp, sns-
pecting that he meant trouble, kept watch
full eye upon him, and he had no chance of
committing an assault, if such were his inten
ton. Saturday he came hack again and asked
for small quantity of cakes and taffy. While
Mr.. Ssolpp was wrapping the sweet-meats in
paper William suddenly struck him blow on
the left side of the head, causing a severe cut
and closing one of Mr.. Stolpps eyes. Mr..
Stolpp did not see what kind of weapon was
used by bis assailsnt He was rendered IN
conscious by the blow.
In the United States Circuit Court at Jack.
sonville, Florida, Miss Mary j. BENNETT, for