The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-24
Maryland Affairs.

Typhoid fever Is unusually prevalent
this fall throughout the State.
La Plata (Charles county, postofics
was robbed last week of postal cards.
money, &c.
Schools in Cambridge, Dorchester coun-
ty, are closed on account of diphtheria.
Anti-toxine is being used in the treatment.
Jacob Welty, well-known resident Of
Washington county, died on Friday of last
week at his home near Edgemont Of
Bright's disease, aged about IS years.
In the county of Prince Georges, on
Saturday, a verdict of not guilty was given
in the case of Mordecai Plummer charged
with the murder of DR.. VIM. W. Waring,
few months ago The evidence was that
it was a case of self-defense
At Denton, Caroline county, the resi-
dence of Howard Melvin, editor of the
Journal was burned on the 18th instant.
Loss $1,000; insured. The fire broke out
Just as the evidence was concluded at the
evening session of court in the case of Mrs.
Maria NJ. Wilson vs. the Planters Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Washington
county. This case grew out of the Feb
ruary fire. A compromise was had in the
morning. Mrs. Wilson accepted $500,
being one-half of the amount of the policy.
The declaration in the suit of the Peo-
pies National Bank of Hagerstown, on the
bond for S15, 900 of Edward Hoffman,
assistant cashier, who failed several weeks
ago for large amount of money, has been
filed. The declaration charges that on
September 10 Edward Hoffman converted
to his own use the sum of S12, 900, the
funds of the bank, and that on September
% he converted to his own use the sum Of
S4.219.15, the funds of the bank, and
that on or about September 23 he left the
city and has not been heard from since
The sureties on the bond are Mrs. Mary
Hoffman, mother of the defaulter, and
John l.. Nicodemus, of Hagerstown.
The name of Charles 4. Garitee was
stricken from the roll of attorneys allowed
to practice at the Baltimore bar by the
Supreme Bench on the 18th instant. Mr..
Garitee was charged with having received
an illegal fee from Hannah NJ. McCreary,
amounting to S12, in pension case. Ii
was also charged that he had been sent tt
jail for the offense by Judge Morris in the
United States District Court Whether
guilty of perjury or not, says the court,
1--WE are all satisfied from the evidence, al
repeated in full before the court, that the
respondent, in the testimony given by him
in the McCreary case, was, in repeated in
stances and in respect to important matters
guilty of false and corrupt swearing.
The simultaneous disappearance of Mrs
Charles McIlhenny and a Swede by tn,
name of Boden from Hyattsville, on Sat
urday, October Is, has created sensa
ton. Mrs McIlhenney is the daughte
of the late Gen. Schoepf, of the Unitet
States army, and is about 40 years of age
Fourteen years ago she married Mr.. Chas
McIlhenney. son of prominent Episcopa
minister of Virginia. The families of bOtl
stand high in social circles, and much sym
pathy is felt for Mrs. Schoepf and family
consisting of mother, three brothers ant
two sisters. Mr.. and Mrs McIlhenne
have one son, twelve years old, and he
too, disappeared for a time. Mr.. an
Mrs. McIlhenney have lived in modes
circumstances ever since the marriage, an
the union has been happy one, so far a
is known. Mr.. McIlhenney taught school
but recently he established bakery.