The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-02
Maryland Affairs.

John o. Neil, died in Ellicott City, on
the 9th of December, aged lob years.
Robert Perry, the third Of the eight boys
bitten by maddog in Baltimore, died on
Saturday.
At Aberdeen, Hartford county, on Sun
day, Walkers storehouse and contents
were burned, also the residence of Mrs.
CLANCY.
Elder Daniel Sigler, aged 60 years, a
we'll known elder Of the Winebrenarian
Church, 5f Frederick county, died sud
denly on Saturday.
Mrs. Nathan Jarman. near Goldsboro,
Caroline county, has shipped to Philadel
phia markets this season, 1.0l31 pounds
Of dressed poultry.
Laura Smith, aged Ia, Of Somerset
county, was burned to death ON Christmas
day. She was preparing something at the
stove for her baby sister.
The recent fire on South Mountain. in
Washington county, thawed out the rattle
snakes, which fed to the open country,
and we're killed in large numbers.
The new assessment for Caroline county
has been completed The basis has in
creased over $500, 600, which does not in
clude mortgages, bonds aud stocks.
A daughter of Hiram Gardner, aged 4
years, of Queenstown, Queen Anne s
county, fell into tub Of scalding water
one day last week and died an hour later.
Over FIVE thousand pounds of poultry
we're shipped from the railway station at
Berlin, Worcester county, during two
days Of last week, for which shippers re-
eeived about | 2 cents a pound.
George O. Demuth, Baltimore piano
dealer, is under arrest, charged with forg-
inc the name of Herman T. Gernhardt to
notes amounting to SO. 900. 1t is said
that there are other forgeries amounting
to as much more.
AZ the close of business ON December
II the % National Banks of Baltimore
showed loans and discounts of S31, 50, :
232. 81; individual deposits So, 264, S22. :
80; capital stock sl3, 243, 26O; surplus
81. cog. $50 90, and undivided profits of
81 301, 669 20.
Henry Irwin, aged IS. died on Satur-
day last in Denton, Caroline county. He
was native of Ireland and served in the
British army during the Crimean war.
Though penniless when he arrived in this
country he died wealthy. The Masons
had charge of the funeral.
WilFamsport, Washington county, is
getting an unenviable reputation for law
lessness. On Christmas Eve some person
or persons went into the Lutheran Church
and demolished the organ and took the
clapper out of the bell The perpetrators
of such vandalism should be severely cow
hided
Conrad Sommers, aged Al years, saloon
keeper at Highlandtown, suburb of Bal
timore, was shot and instantly killed Christ
mas afternoon, by Nicholas White, 40 years
old. Sommers playfully butted White with
his head, whereupon the latter drew re-
volver and shot Sommers through the
heart. The men were fast friends, but
White is of a surly disposition and quarrel
some when drinking. Before arrested he
threatened to clean out the saloon.
j. w. Gormerly, timer, of Reisters-
town, was taken to Glyndon by the VIII
Transport express of the Western Maryland
Railroad, Christmas day, and carried to
the depot by the Dyer brothers. Engineer
Robert Duncan, stated that whilst the
train was running at its regular rate the
man walked into the train, and was thrown
several feet. The train was stopped, Cor
,nerly was placed aboard, and taken to
f;lyndon. He was dazed, but DR.. r. j
Henry, who examined him, could find nc
injury other than cut on his left leg.
From Glyndon Gormerly was sent to his
home in Reisterstown
The Methodist Protestant Church at
Buckeystown, Frederick county, which
has recently been built at cost Of SIS,
900, was dedicated on Sunday with APP
propriate ceremonies, beginning at 10. 30
A. NJ. when the dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev Thomas H. Lewis, D..
d., president of Western Maryland Col
lege. Exercises of the Sunday school and
church societies were held in the afternoon,
aud in the evening, at Z O. clock, sermon
xas preached by Rev. Paul Moore Strayer,
son Of the PASTOR Rev. VIM. M. Strayer.
The latter had ger eral charge of the dedi-
eatory services, and assisted in the exer-
cises. The new church was designed by
Architect jackson G. Gott, of Baltimore,
and erected by W. L. Duyall & Son, of
Frederick. 1t is built of Port Deposit
granite, with roof of fadeless green slate,
and was dedicated free of debt. The
style of the church combines the ecclesi-
astical with the colonial, giving an effect
that is very impressive and beautiful, and
in thorough harmony with the picturesque
situation of the structure, on an eminence
at the southwestern end of the village. 1t
contains an auditorium, Sunday school
room, pastor room and classroom, all on
one floor, the pastor room occupying an
alcove on the right of the pulpit, the same
space on the left containing the organ,
which is fine pipe instrument The
interior of the edi6ce is finished in hard
syood and oil, and the pews are comfortable
aud arranged in semi-circles. A hand
some Brussels carpet covers the floor, and
the tower is occupied by sweet-toned
bell, made at the McShane foundry, in
Baltimore. A full set Of chimes will be
placed in the tower. All the rooms in the
church can be thrown into one by means
of roller partitions, thus making one large
room for use on special occasions.
Loss of Life and Property by Fire.
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