The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-18
Maryland Affairs.

Baltimore City on Saturday made assignment
Bya vote of 476 to 800 Annapolis on Monday re,
fused to issue $50, 900 Improvement bonds.
An unusual number of counterfeit $40, 81 and -
silver certificates are in circulation in Baltimore.
The Maryland steel Company has received a
large order for steel rails from Tampieo Mexico
Frederick city and county is overrun by tramps,
and they are frightening men, women and chill
dren.
James F. Tate. a prominent and well-knOwn bus
mess man of Baltimore died Saturday last, aged
g. years.
The Claremont abattoir has been sold TO a COM
mttee representing Philadelphia syndicate for
| Sl2O,O0O
Several farms were sold in Iiagerstown last week
at from >12Oj to $40 per acre. mountain land from
Sl.05 to SI3 per acre.
Miss Henrietta F. Hague has been appointed as
deputy clerk by the recently elected clerk of the
circuit court Of Cecil county.
Nearly every country store in Western Maryland
has been tapped this fall, especially where the
towns not Ii, hted at night.
John A. Kretzer satiOnmaster of the Western
Maryland Railroad at McDonogh, died of heart
failure on "Wednesday, aged "A years
4. y. Clendenin x Bro, phosphate manufacturers
of Colora, Cecil county. Thursday made an assign
mcnt for the benefit of their creditors.
charles II. smith ex-cIerk of the county com
mi>Sioucrs of Cecil. has entered suit against John
:. settle of Leeds, for $4,000 for false arrest.
VIM. Bowley. colored. aged ~ years is wanted
in Dorchester county on the charge of numbering
his <iStcrinaw with an axe on Sunday night.
Augustus Copenhaver and wife, of Baltimore,
celebrated their golden wedding Wednesday.
All their children and grandchildren dned with
them.
sharpsburg, Wicomco county, has lost three old
| residents recently, viz Eli Robinson, aged s.
| wears; Thomas Robinson. SS Mrs. Elizabeth Phil
/ lips. 90
clinton WE colored was convicted on Monday
in the Circuit Court ut TowsOn of burning the barn
of Thomas Thompson. in the Fifth district of Bal
tim0rc county.
The social Hall of Rock Hill College, near Eli
colt City was burned Thursday of last week.
BY the efforts of the StreHts and citizens the main
buildings were saved
The recent heavy rains in Howard county are
having a damaging effect on corn which has not
vet been housed. Quantities of husked corn cannot
he haulrd from the fields. OWN" to the mud,
samuel Darby, aged - years, died i'll BarneSvllc,
Montgomery county, on sunday. He was Judge
of the Orphans Cont for two terms. and director
in the bank ut Rockville. lie leaves two sons.
Washington county growers have shipped :m.Nm
barrels of apples this season. They sold for Sl.:a
per barrel in the orchard. There are as many more
To he shipped which will command from - {" s..
per Darrell.
ON Wednesday morning the store of Wm. : Ray
al Pearl. Frederick county. robbed of 800 in
cash and $40 i'll goods. There were several persons
engaged in the robbery several sized footprints
left in the mud.
The Franklin High school at ReiSterstown. Balti
more county. which had to close several weeks ago
on account of the prevalence of diphtheria in the
neighborhood has resumed work, with the same
/ number of pupils il had before closing.
4 verdict was rendered against the County Com
. mis>iorers of Washington county, on Tuesday, in
/ the damage suit of Charles d. Grove injured in a
collapse OF a bridge over Little Tonotowav Creek.
The jury assessed damages at 5000: motion for Il
new trial filed.
\ receiver was appointed in Baltimore on Satur-
/ day for the Columbia and Maryland Railway Com
I pany the Boulevard Line pending the determine
ton of suit for the foreclosure of the first mort
gage, securing 1000 bonds of $1,000 each. \ reor=an
! izatiolt of the company is under way.
Charles Williams colorcd who was released
/ serving five years for larceny. committed for
the action of the grand jury the 10th instant by
! Magistrate Birer of Frederick to answer the charge
/ of stealing lap robe from G. \. Castles store
Nearly 1000 loads of freight were handled on the
| second division of the Baltimore and Ohio the past
week. This is big record ON the average, daily.
300 loads Of freight are received from the Cumber-
land and Pennsylvania Railroad and l25 leads from
! the West Virginia Central Railroad at Cumberland.
The lengthy contest of Robert W Clark IT. col
orcd. for admission to the Maryland school of Art
| and Design. Baltimore. has been decided against
him. 1t was vigorous fight to break down the
color line ut the institution. Judge Ritchie dis
! missed the petition for mandamus for Clark's ad-
! mission and found against Clark on every point,
declaring that Clark could not ask for such manda-
mus under the Constitution of the United States or
under the contract of the city with the institute.
The will lie taken TO the Court of Appeals and
may reach the United states supreme Court as Il
question of Interpretation of the Constitution of
! the United states is involved
\ correspondent of the Benton. Caroline county,
Journal writes The two prize hogs of Queen
| Anne's county have been killed and weighed at
SudcrSville. The hog raised by Miss Katharine
Radcf weighed SD pounds, and the one dressed
! by ]. f. George weighed 7l0l. pounds. The prize
! of II $40 gold piece. awarded by the Town Council.
| granted to Miss Radcff NJ. F. Allaband,
! superintendent of the poor, killed Ii hogs which
! weighed 40Sj pounds. Howard Towers, of Fowling
| Creek, Monday killed hog which weighed
$685. pounds Alexander Mason who lives near
! Longs school house. on the same day slaughtered
! one which dressed 5l7 pounds
Mrs. Maria Barton Key died on the 10th instant
at the convent of the Sisters of Bon Secour, Balt
more from nfrmities caused by old age. She was
daughter of Nicholas Sewall, of Cedar Point St.
! Marys county. The homestead where she was
| born i'll 1871 first obtained by the Sewalls in
! 1876 when ii patented to Nicholas Sewall, a
| step-son of Charles, third Lord Baltimore In 1883
! she married to Philip Barton Key, knsman
of Francis Scott Key, author of ''rhe StarSpangled
Banner Her husband at that time lived in
! Georgetown, ID. c. He a son of Philip Barton
Key, who represented Maryland in Congress from
| 1907 to 1878.
David Kifer, a Republican member of the Board
of County Commissioners from Allegany couRty,
has forwarded his resignation to GOV. Lowndes
| The reasons moving Mr. Kifer To send his resigna
ton to the Governor not known, but it is pre-
sumcd that they grew out of the failure of Clerk
Miller to be reelected at the organization of the
| new Board last week. At that time MIR. kiter was
called into the vault of the Commissioners office
| by Mr. Miller it is said, and when Mr. kiter came
out to take his place on the bench he was pale ana
i'll trepdatOn, stating that he had been threatened
with the law 1t is known that Mr.. Miller is pre-
| pairing charges against Mr.. Kifer Mr.. Kifer is a
| hold over member, his time expiring two years
| hence
Trainmen from Cherry Run, Western Maryland
Railroad, report a daring robbery, which occurred
Tuesday night at the home of an old German living
along the Potomac, near Sir Johns Run. The rob-
| bers broke i'll the door of the house and attacked
| the old man and his son. brutally beating both.
They next built fire OH the floor to torture the oc
cupants to make them disclose where they kept
| their money. The robbers secured about $50, and
made good their escape. The young man was able
to walk to the railroad station, where he reported
the robbery. He presented distressing appear
ance. His head was badly injured by the blows
the robbers administered, and covered with
blood. The old man was also badly wounded, and
is in critical condition. No clue could be found
l~ol;n hat Gnx hoo