The evening times., 1898-06-23
MARYLAND MELANGE.

The Pharmacists Of Maryland are In
| session at Blue Mountain, in that State
| Much attention was given yesterday TO
| the enactment OF law regulating the
| practice of pharmacy in the State which
| is regarded as of the most urgent i'm
| portance TO the public as well as to she
| druggists.
Albert Washington. colored made his
| escape from the jail at Chestertown yes
| terday, where he had been lodged under
| charge of burglary.
Mr. Walter W. Needles, of Chestertown,
suffered a loss Of sl30 yesterday by some
one robbing his trunk. which had been
| left at his residence.
The grading of the first mile of the
| Fox Creek Railroad at Cambridge. has
been completed. Application will now be
made to the commissioners of Dorches-
ter County for the subscription of So 0OI
of stock.
A box of provisions was sent from Fred
erick yesterday to the twenty soldiers
| from that place, who are in camp at
Fort Monroe.
At the eighth annual commencement of
the Middletown High School yesterday
there Were five graduates, viz: Misses
Grace Beard Edith Fink. Anna Kiepp,
and Edna Lighter. and Mr.. Walter L.
Remsburg. The exercises were of a more
than usually interesting character. Miss
/ Edna Lighter read the salutatory.
The coal shipments from the Georges
creek-Cumberland region by rail for the
| week ending Saturday, aggregated Q $40 ls3
tons and by Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
| ma! Ss2,1lS tons. The shipments by canal
are still decreasing from last year which
was one Of the poorest in the waterways
| history.
The Misses Settle, who were assaulted
by negro near Elkton, Monday night
are still suffering severely from the
shock They are not able to appear to
Identify man now held on suspicion
or having been their assailant
Mrs. Lethe ]. Brogunier. of Hagers-
town, has been granted divorce from
James A. Brogunier
Rev. William b. Dalton died at his
home in Salisbury, Tuesday. after a brief
illness. He was one of the Oldest men,
bers of the Wilmington conference His
last appointment was at Snow Hill. Md
Gov Lowndes has appointed and COM
missioned Henry Delozier justice of the
peace for the second district of Charles
County. He also recommissioned as ius-
uces Leonard c. Mills for the sixth dis
trict. Worcester County and Campbell
Darlington for the eleventh district. Bal
timore County.
The Democratic Congressional prima-
ries to be held on Saturday in Cecil Coun-
ty to elect delegates to the county con-
vention. which will assemble in Elkton
on Tuesday. will likely be tame Cecil
County for more than twenty years has
not had Democratic candidate for Con-
gress. A movement. however, is now on
foot among the Democrats to urge DR.
Charles NJ. Ellis. of Elkton to become a
candidate for the nomination
The ninetieth annual commencement
exercises of Mt. St. Mary's College.
which began at Emmitsburg last Sunday.
ended yesterday. They were most sue
cessful in every particular. The interest
ing ordination ceremonies, held Sunday
In the college chapel. when Cardinal Glib
bons raised to the priesthood nine theo-
iogians, began the commencement exer-
cises.
Daniel Hall. colored. was convicted of |
murder In the second degree yesterday |
In the circuit court at Towson for the |
killing of William Sweigert. at Laura |
vile. on the 22d day of last May. As |
soon as the verdict was announced Judge |
Burke sentenced the prisoner to fifteen |
years imprisonment in the Maryland |
and he was Immediately |
taken to that institution by Deputy |
Sheriff George w. Feelemyer