The evening times., 1898-07-11
MARYLAND MELANGE,


News has reached Annapolis that Pri-
vate Marine William T. Smith commit
ted suicide on board the United States
Yankee In New York haroor. Friday aft
ernoon by shooting himself in the right
temple with a revolver. He was captain s
orderly and was stationed at the cabin
door. He went into, the cabin and got
the revolver. and. placing It to his tenn
pie. fired. He had been a sergeant him.
self several times during his enlistments.
but was reduced in rank for violation of
rules. He was a good clerk and tele-
sraph operator. Cr
Mr. Theodore Corner.l of North Severn.
has in his possession . small American
flag which he found on the Fourth OF
July morning tightly held in the claw of
crab He was fishing at his farm on
Greenbury Point and when he caught
the crab found to his amazement 1t had
in its grip a small United States flag.
which had probably fallen overheard
from some Fourth of July excursion on
the water.
The large bank barn on the farm of
Daniel Leathermon. near Lewistown.
was struck by lightning Friday night and
totally destroyed. together with his hay
and wheat crops and farming imple-
mentS
Dr. Cadmus Dashiell died at the resi-
dence of his daughter. Mrs. II. II. Rob
ertson in Princess Anne. Saturday af-
noon. in the eighty-fifth year of his age.
DIR. Dashell was born in Tyaskin dis
trict, then in Somerset county. now Wi
comico county. in 1913. He received an
early eduration at private schools and
graduated from the Maryland University
of Medicine at Baltimore in 1896. He
moved to Princess Anne In 1857 and con-
tinued the practice Of his profession. He
was several times a candidate for local
offices on the Whig ticket and was post
master of Princess Anne during the
Hayes administration
James Price, colored, aged thirty-five
years. has been committed to the Eikton
jail by Justice Philip NJ. Groves on the
charge of burglary and felonious assault
upon Mrs. Sarah Simon. aged sixty-five
years. Mrs. Simon resides alone on
North Street extended and on Friday
night shortly before midnight. while not
yet asleep. was startled by tAa fumes
from a match. She raised herself up in
bed to ascertain the cause Of the trouble
when she saw a coiored man strike an
other match. and as ne did so slowly
crept up to her bed and before she had
time to ge. out was caught by the negro
and dragged to the floor. She and the
negro struggled for time. Mrs. Simon
getting the best of her assailant, as she
used her finger nailS to good effect, and
the negro fled.
On Saturday head and foot-s.ones were
placed to the Confederate dead, who lie
in the cemeteries at North East. Cecil
County, by the local Grand Army pos $
and a committee of citizens. The school
children took part In the exercises under
Prof Fackner. The Confederates buried
at North East are Messrs. White and
Lowndes. Rev. W. A. Wise made a few
well-chosen remarks. and was followed
by 1. II. Ford, who presented the stones
to the Wingate Post. G. A. R.. ON behalf
of the citizens. DIR. T. A. Worrall who
is veteran of the late war, responded
Protestant Church. and who served in
the Confederate army. officiated.
Wilbur Twigg aged sixteen years, and
his brother while gathering wood near
their home. on Gown Creek. Allegany
County. picked up q piece of hollow log.
which proved to bedasd den Of copperhead
snakes. The reptiles darted out, fleeing
in all directions. and the two boys killed
sixteen. One of the snakes was old, but
the rest were young. = 5e-
Mrs. Edna w. Robinson. who. until July
L. was connected AS hesid surgical nurse
of the Maryland G4nerals Hospital, Lin
den Avenue and Madison Street. Balti-
more. received orders Saturday night
from Surgeon General Sternberg. at
Washington, ordering her to the Letter
United States General Hospital at Chick
amauga. Ga. She left for that place yes
terday morning. .,sf.
Mayor F.. NJ. Sciindea of Hagerstown,
is confined to his 6ed. 5n Potomac Ave-
rue, Hagerstown. By Illness.