The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-13
Maryland Affairs.

county, has been jailed on the charge Oh
forgery committed in October, 1885
The residence of j. G. Plunmer, at
Arlington, Baltimore county, accidentally
burned on Saturday night; insured
Charles B. Keyworth, aged 80 years,
retired tailor died in Baltimore on Sat
urday night He was a native of England.
Adolph Hoon, convicted of horse steal
ing in the Hartford county court, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for 10 years.
The tanks and other apparatus for pro-
tecting Leonardtown, St. Mary county,
against fire have arrived, and the town has
now a well-equipped fire department.
John Wolfe's residence at Glenelg,
Howard county, was burned on Sunday
morning about 4 O clock. BY the assis
lance Of neighbors the contents were saved.
Greenbury Barcus, of Caroline county,
died on Sunday, aged 10 years Hemade
large fortune by growing small fruits and
peaches. He was prominent in Demo-
cratic politics and had held several county
offices.
Miss Ruth McCracken, of Northeast,
Cecil county, was bitten by pet dog last
week. Shortly after the dog gave evil
dence of rabies. The young lady has
been taken to the Pasteur institute in New
York for treatment
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Young, of South
Mechanic street, Ellicott City, celebrated
the Goth anniversary of their wedding
Saturday They were married at Ellicott
City in 1887 by Rev James Reilly. Mr.
Young is 81 years of age, and Mrs. Young
is 80.
Reuben Whitemore, demented man
of Al years, residing at Rocky Ridge,
Frederick county, has been taken to the
almshouse. Upon examination of his
premises they were found to be in worse
than filthy condition, and everything was
covered with vermin.
Robert Keller, who killed Joseph c.
Walker, in Keller's saloon, near Bruins
wick, Frederick county, has been sentenced
to eighteen years in the penitentiary, and
Ben. Butler colored, who killed another
colored man at the Lime Kiln cake walk,
was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
On February LIST, Virginia, aged two
years, child of Thomas j. HI. Archam
bault, of east Montgomery street, Balti-
more, swallowed a safety pin. In order to
find out whether the pin was open or not
the X rays were tried and the pin was
found to be open and every effort was made
to carry it to the abdominal canal. The
child was carefully treated and by the use
of the rays daily the pins location was
known to the surgeons, and on Saturday
night the pin was passed after FIVE weeks
of intense suffering.
Major Nathaniel Rives Chambliss, of
Selma, Alabama, died Sunday morning in
the Catholic Cathedral, Baltimore, where
he had gone in company with his wife and
son. The deceased was 63 years of age,
and death was due to heart failure. Mr..
Chambliss was an Episcopalian, and ex-
pressed desire to pay visit to the Cathe
dral The party reached the Cathedral
about 1890, shortly before high mass.
They stood in the rear of the church and
while they were admiring the beauties Of
the interior of the Cathedral Mr.. Cham
bliss was attacked by pain in the region
of the heart He dropped his cane, and
then sank to his knees. A number of
persons who were coming into the church
at the time saw him fall and thinking that
he had tainted carried him out on the por-
tico A physician was summoned, but by
the time he arrived the old gentleman
had died. Mrs. Chambliss stood over her
PROSTATE husband while Dr. Warfeld felt
his pulse and when the physician informed
her that her husband was dead she re-
marked what beautiful place to die
in. Major Chambliss was large cotton
planter about twelve miles from Selma,
Alabama For the past four months he
lived in Baltimore making his home at
the Bristol in order to be with his son,
Mr.. Hardie Chambliss, who is taking
post graduate course at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital Major Chambliss was a gradu
ate of the famous class of 1861 at West
Point. Immediately after graduating he
resigned his commission in the United
States Army, and going South allied him
self with the cause of the Confederacy.
He served under Gen. Albert Sydney
johnson, at Shiloh, and afterwards com
manded the arsenals at Selma and Charles
ton, S. G. After the close of the war
Major Chambliss accepted position as
professor of mathematics in the University
of Alabama He filled this chair for two
years, then resigned and devoted himself
to the business of cotton planting. He
married Miss Annie Hardee, daughter of
Gen. Hardee, who with three daughters
and two sons survive him. One of his
sons is studying at Hopkins, while the
other is at West Point.