The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-01-13
Maryland Affairs.

Capts. John K. Myers, aged SO years, and
John Leithizer aged rs years, both of Havre
de Grace, died January 6.
In Baltimore, last Sunday night, five driv-
ers of the Adams Express Company were ar
rested for stealing packages.
The oldest person in Cecil county is Thomas
Corcoran, of Lombard who, if he lives until
next July, will celebrate his 102d birthday.
Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr, was
acquitted ofthe charge of hazing last Saturday,
but was Immediately rearrasted on new
charges.
At Perryville, Cecil county, last Saturday,
two ice houses were burned and several build
ings narrowly escaped, owing to the very high
wind. Loss $4,000
After 46 years of married life, Mrs. Marga-
ret J. Hunter, of Baltimore, seeks a divorce
from her husband, Andrew Hunter, on ac-
count of i'll treatment.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grammar, widow of Patrick
Grammar, and mother of Police Justice Eu-
gene Grammar, Baltimore, died December 81 at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Null
len, at Bloomington, Allegany county, aged 81
years. She was native of Baltimore.
When completed the new bridge of the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad over the Susquehanna
be 4,l53 feet long from abutment to abutment,
or S6S feet longer than the old bridge. twill
be % feet wide and will have double track,
so that trains can cross each way at the same
time.
Rev. John W. Kirkley, aged 81, the oldest
local minister of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in Baltimore, died December 29 at his
home, at 237 South Calhoun street. Mr.. Kirk
ley is survived by two sons, Mr.. j. w. Kirk
lev, of the War Department, at Washington,
and George S. Kirkley, of Baltimore, and one
daughter, Miss Ella Kirkley.
Over y fine barns have been burned in
Washington county within few months. The
latest one was on the farm of David G. Spes-
sard. All the live stock was saved, but the
farming implements and machinery were de-
stroyed, along with 800 barrels of corn, Is
tons of hay, two large straw stacks, all of the
fodder and ether provender. Mr.. Lantz was
in Hagevstown at the time of the fire.
DR.. Thomas Warfeld Simm ons, aged SO
years, of Hagerstown, who was operated on
Thursday of last week, died December 80, at
the Washington County Hospital. He was
born in Frederick county, ana was son of
Major James S. Simmons, one of the defend
ers of Baltimore in the War of 1872, command
ing the American forces on Loudenslager's
Simpson, who died in 1873, aged "a years.
At the closing session of the Washington
County Teachers institute, in Hagerstown
last week the legislative committee, through
its chairman, Prof. John B. Houser, principal
of the Female High School, recommended the
passage of a compulsory school law. The
committee also recommended that, through
legislative enactment, high school teachers be
given the right to appeal to the State Board
of Education in event of grievance between
teacher and school board. Action by the lat
ter body, at present, is tnai.
The number Of immigrants arriving at Bal
timore during the past year was 64,076, as
compared with 80, 300 for 1904 and SO, 265 for
1908. OF the immigrants admitted at the port
last year 80, ,226 were Hungarians, IA, S92 we're
Russians and L ,65l were Austrians. Only
one immigrant from each of the following
countries was admitted: Portugal, Greece,
Sweden, Spain, Wales and India. Of the
number admitted 4, 235 expressed their inteu-
ton to settle in Maryland. OF these 1,025
were Germans, LOO were Hebrews and l ,0O5
were Poles.
Mrs. Sarah E. Ray on December % cele-
brated her 102i birthday at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. John W. Forrest, zoos Har-
ford avenue, Baltimore. She spent the day
quietly, except for visit in the afternoon to
a mernber OF her family number Of blocks
from her home. Many Of her friends remem-
bered her with presents aud several sent letters
Of cougratulation Mrs. Ray retains posses
sion Of all her faculties and is unusually ac.
tive. She does not look older than 20. She
rises early each morning. Her eldest son,
Thomas Ray, is "A years old, and her youngest,
George Ray, Is -. She had 10 children, and
8 are living. The grandchildren number "a,
the great grandchildren fl and the great
great grandchildren > Mrs. Ray was born in
Easton, Talbot county, and was married to
Joseph Ray 76 years ago.
At Belair, Hartford county, on December
25, the annual Christmas reunion of the family
of Rev. and Mrs S. A. Hoblitzel took place
IT their home and was marked by The usual
exchange of gifts and the recital Of family
"reminiscences. The home was prettily decor
ated for the occasion aud an elaborate dinner
was served late in the afternoon. The inter-
esting part of the day was when all present as
sembled in the dining room after the break
fast to exchange gifts. The parents received,
besides purses Of money and useful gifts from
loved ones present, numerous handsome gifts
aud tokens ofremenbrance from many friends
in other fields of labor which Rev. Mr.. Hoblit.
zell has served in his 46 years of ministerial
work in the Maryland Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church. A ChrisIpes tree,
profusely decorated, was provided for the
grandchildren. All the members of the fam
lily, children and grandchildren, were at home,
with the exception of one of the seven sons
NJ. Dale Hoblitzell-who is at Saranac Lake,
| n Y, where he went last May for the benefit
of his health, after having spent more than
three years at Western Maryland College,