The evening times., 1899-10-11
New York Cotton Market.
OBITUARY NOTES.

ELLICOTT CITY. Nd, Oct. 11.-Dr
William Il. Hardey died of paralysis at
'Montrose," his home, near ClarksvilIe,
Howard county. Monday night, aged seven
ty-nine years. DR.. Hardey was a widely
known practicing physician and public
spirited citizen. long identified with the
educational system of the county. He was
school examiner for eigth years. He leaves
two sons and four daughters. The sons are
John T. Hardey, formerly a member of the
Maryland house of delegates from Howard
county, and DR.. Hillary Hardey, of BaIti-
more.
HAYRE DE GRACE, Nd, Oct. 11-Dr
John II. Cochran, one of the most promi-
nent physicians in Maryland, and one of
the leading Republican politicians in
Hartford county, died at his home. In this
city yesterday afternoon after a brief ILL
mes of ten days from heart affection DR..
Cochran was born on June 25. 1888,
and was married three times. His first
wife was Miss Catherine Owens, by whom
two children surviye-Misses Edith and
Clara Cochran. DR.. Cochran was a gradu-
ate Of the Maryland University, and had
been in active practice for about forty
years. He was elected mayor of Hayre
de Grace in 1892, and served for one year.
He also served several times as a member
OF the city council. At the time of his
death he was surgeon for the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Com
pany at this point, and served in that ca
pacity since its inception.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, Oct. 11-Charles
A. Martin, the Oldest man in Washington
county died last evening of general de-
bility, aged nearly ninety-eight years. at
the home of his son-in-law, Jacob z. Fish
er. in Hagerstown. He was never sick He
was the son of Thomas Martin and was
born in Baltimore in 1902. He came to
Hagerstown in 1920, when Hagerstown was
a hamlet Of a few thousand people He
married Miss Margaret Wright who died
and then Mrs. Hatfield, a widow, who Gied
several years ago. He was a cigarmaker
by trade, sexton of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and for fifty years was police
man, constable, and city market inspector,
PRINCESS ANNE. Nd. Oct 11.-Col.
Ephriam G. Polk died at his residence.
about two miles from Princess Anne. YES
terday in the fifty eighth year of his age.
Colonel Polk had been in failing health
for the past three years, having sustained
stroke OF paralysis in 1896, since which
time he had refrained from active work.
He became editor and proprietor of the
Princess Anne Marylander' in 1878.
which he continued to edit until June,
1898. when he sold the paper on account
of failing health to Mr. William H.
Dashiell, who subsequently consolidated
with the Herald" published by Mr..
Charles Wesley Fontaine. under the name
of the ''Marylander and Herald" Mr..
Polk was elected to the Maryland Iegisla-
ture from Somerset county in 1878, and was
again a candidate for the legislature in
1893, but was defeated. He was appointed
q ~ fha hOo rS -
county by Governor Brown in 1892 for two
wears and at the expiration of his term
was reappointed for six years and contin-
ued to hold the same until June last, when
he resigned on account of his health. Mr..
Polk leaves one son, Prof. Earl b. Polk.
principal of the Washington High School,
at Princess Anne. Colonel Polk's remains
will be inferred in the Presbyterian church
yard at Princess Anne tomorrow morning.