The citizen., 1897-08-20
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Maryland News Matters Tersely
Told for the Benefit of Busy
Readers.


John Dalrymple was accidentally
shot in the head by James Buck in a
"bee-hunt' escapade near Port Deposit.
Miss Catharlne Gruber shot and
mOtally wounded herself with a pistol
in Wiliamsport.
VIM. II. Boulden. track walker was
killed on the p. w. and B. Railroad
near Perryville.
Thomas Kelly, OF Philadelphia, was
found beside the railroad in Cecil
County, unconscious, and is supposed
10 have been drugged and robbed.
VIM. G. Crow died in ElktOn.
Good conduct medals We're awarded
to Naval Academy marines for "fidel-
ity, obedience and zeal"
Saturday and Sunday.
Two valuable barns were destroyed
by lightning in Washington County
and two dwelling houses were struck.
Acknowledgement Clataugh's friends
won in the Carroll County Republican
primaries.
The Frederick Republican Conven-
tiou instructed the judiciary delegates
for Motter for judge.
Protest has been made by the j. w.
Bond Company on account of the re-
jection of their bid to supply station
cry for State purposes.
Tax Commissioner Keating says no
charges have been flied against him
that he knows of
Governor Lowndes entertained Mr..
Abner Mckinley, the Presidents
brother, in Cumberland
Lewis Jones. eighteen years old, was
drowned at Whitehaven, Wicomico
County. The Confederate Veterans
have organized camp at Cumber-
land.
Monday.
During the electrical storm on Sun
day considerable farm property was
destroyed in Kent, Howard and Wash
ington Counties.
The naval cadets are returning from
their summer cruise.
Hartford packers expect that the to-
mato crop will be short
The Marlboro fair will open to-day
The Republicans of Carroll County
nominated their ticket by acclamaton.
Charles Spangler has received the
nomination for fire marshal of Hagers-
town.
Harry Reed and William Miller were
wounded in quarrel over fair part
ner at dance in Washington County.
Another large mineral tract has been
opened in Allegany County.
Tuesday.
Labor Statisticiau Cbas. H. Meyers
has been going through the Maryland
coal region aud gives hopeful report
of the business outlook and talks about
Republican party politics from the
labor point of view.
The Kent Republicans nominated a
full county ticket.
The Republicans of Wicomico nom
mated couI6iy ticket and adopted res
buttons endorsing the course of Cover
nor Lowndes and Senator Wellington.
Judge Revell rendered decision in
the Brooklyn pool-selling case.
The Southern Maryland fair opened
at Upper Marlboro with good attend
ance.
Rev. L. Dewitt Talmage speaks
highly of Mountain Lake Park and the
Chautauqua there.
A very heavy wiudstorm was expe-
iANhNSh VII biC bsty
of Worcester County.
John Harding was accidentally
drowned in Kent County.
A violent assault was made by some
man unknown upon Mr. Joseph w.
Archer in Hartford County.
Wednesday.
Cattle sheds and horse stalls on the
Easton fair grounds were burned in
Talbot County.
A coroners jury rendered the verdict
that Edward Wedge, colored, came to
his death in Marlboro by pistol in
the hands of colored jockey named
Jackson.
Mr.. j. Oliver Wadlow is reported to
have declined the Carroll County DEM
ocratic nomination for Register of Wills
on account of ill-health
The Western Maryland Railway is
building large transfer station at Ha-
gerstown to meet the requirements of
increasing freight business.
The body of DIR. Eppa HI. Coumbe,
drowned in lie Compt's bay, has been
recovered and sent to Washington
City.