The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-05-15
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Upper Marlborough, Prince George
county. is to have bank.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad have
ordered from the Baldwin Locomotive
Works % new engines
Charlotte Hall academy, st. Mary
county, viii celebrate its centennial and
commencement on June -.
The reassesslnent in Frederick county,
including the work of the board Of control
and review, will cost about $40, 200
a. r. Weldon, attorney at law in
Queen Anne county, has been presented
by the grand jury for obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses from Ex-Governor Rey-
nolds, Of Delaware. He was released on
bail.
Circulars which were sent to the navy
yards inquiring as to the appointment Of
some of the employees are causing some un-
easiness among workmen at the Naval
Academy. Already Democratic boss
painter has been removed te make room
for a Republican, and it is stated Demo
cratic carpenter viii soon be politically de-
capitated to give Mr.. Armstrong, Re
publican of Baltimore, a job. Naval
officers generally condemn the removal of
employees on political grounds as democrat
izing to the service These appointments
come direct from the Secretary of the Navy
and must be obeyed by the superintendent
The FIVE watchmen at the academy are
among those who received these 'informa-
ton circulars.
Alexander Bechhofer, publisher of the
Baltimore Herald, died on Friday of last
week, after a lingering illness. Mr.. Bech-
hofer was in the 47th year of his age. He
was native of Roth, Bavaria, and had
the advantages of liberal education.
Coming to America in his goth year he
almost Immediately entered the ranks of
working newspaper men. In January,
| 1881, he associated himself with the Morn
ing Herald, and in 1883 became its gen
eral manager. -Four years later he, together
with several others, purchased the paper
from William J. Hooper, the controlling
interest in the publication going to Mr..
Bechhofer. Since that time the career
of the Morning Herald has been one of
uninterrupted success. A widow and
three daughters survive the deceased.
Mrs Elizabeth A. Turpin, one of the
most prominent of the elderly leading mar
ried women of Centreville, died Friday
night of last week at the home Of Col
Edwin H. Brown, her son-in-law Mrs
Turpin has been stricken several times
during the past year, each time sinking so
low as to make her condition desperate
Mrs Turpin was Miss Elizabeth A.
Neall, of Philadelphia She was the third
wife of DR.. Walter S. Turpin, one of the
most prominent and wealthy physicians of
Centreville. She was "A years of age,
and widow at the time of her DEATH
She was the step-mother Of ex-State Sen
ator w. T. P. Turpin Three of her own
children survive her They are Mrs.
Edwin Ii. Brown, of Centreville; Mrs. W.
G. Cahall, of Philadelphia and Mrs.
Harry Frazier, of Richmond The cause
of her death was general debility. Du-
ring the entire course of her active, relig-
ious life she was warm supporter of the
Methodist Protestant Church
Wicomico county has long been famous
for fine oysters and fish, but recently an
event occurred which is destined to become
historic in medical annals as the birthplace
of triplets whose appearance in this world
was under extraordinary circumstances.
Mr.. Matthias Windsor, an oysterman, %
years Of age, and his wife, hardy woman
few years younger, were the parents of
two children who had been born one at a
time. On the afternoon Of April 26 there
was trouble in the Windsor household, and
DR.. Landlord was hastily summoned He
had no trouble to bring into the world No.
of the trio and all went well, but now
followed the extraordinary circumstances
of the case. On calling the next day the
doctor was surprised at the request of Mrs.
Windsor to walk into the next room to see
the baby. The mother continued to sit
up and walk about until about three O clock
in the afternoon, when DIR. Landlord was
again hastily sent for, and at five o clock,
P. NJ, April 81, just twenty five hours
after the birth of the first child, two more
children were born to Mrs. Windsor The
latter births were perfectly natural, and
mother and children are doing we'll The
children are all boys and weighed, respect
lively, 81, 81 and Z pounds, very healthy
but rather spare of flesh. They look so
much alike that they have been tagged to
prevent confusion. No. l !.as been named
Landlord, after the physician; No. 2,
Matthias, after the father, and No 3 has
as yet no name, but Omega has been sug-
gested. DR.. Landlord is physician of
long practice and vouches for the truth of
the circumstance, but declares that he has
never known of parallel case.