The times., 1898-06-12
MARYLAND MELANGE.
News Notes Gathered in the Nearby
Towns and Cities.

Cardinal Gibbons will administer confirmation
and VIII preach at st. Pauls Church, klllcott
City, tomorrow.
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa,
has conferred the degree OF a. NJ. in course on
Rev. X. Otis Spessard, of Union Bridge.
Thomas J. Wisner, near Patapsco. left his home
eight or ten days ago and has not been heard fron
since His present location is not known. He has
a wife and children.
Capt. Whitfield Stansbury, Of Hampstead, has
been appointed as assistant mastering officer on
the staff OF Gen. David L. Stanton, department
commander of the G. A. r. of Maryland.
The governor has appointed the 18th day Of
August 1895 for the execution of Summerheid j.
Dennis, OF Worcester County, who was sentenced
TO death for the murder OF America Holland.
The State board of health has decided TO issue
orders TO the boards OF health in the several coun
ties for the vaccination of all children upon
whom that operation has not been successfully
performed.
About thirty deer were born in Druid Hill PARK,
Baltimore. during the past few days. One OF the
fawns escaped from the park yesterday. afternoon
and ran quite distance on the Pimlico road.
1t captured after chase and returned TO the
park.
Miss Daisy Cunningham, aged twenty-nine years
died Friday afternoon at the home of her father,
William Cunningham, at Clear Spring, from
spinal trouble. She had been i'll for long time
and is survived by her father and brother.
She is niece of Hon. b. A. Richmond, of Cum
berland.
Cambridge because of his disapproval OF the man
ner in which money is being expended for a sew
erage system for the town. Bonds TO the amount
of s., 900 recently sold by the commissioner
and Mr.. Leonard alleges that he had been ignored
in expending the same.
Lawrence, the six-year-old son OF p. II. Bail
lcre, residing on Merrick Avenue, near Ellcott
CITY narrowly escaped being bitten by a moi sonou,
snake day this week The yOungster had
gathered bunch Of honeysuckles, and taking
it to his mother, when he felt something strug-
Cling in his hand. He dropped the flowers, from
which crawled a copperhead.
Mrs Esther Donneliy aged ninety years, died
of old age on last Wednesday at her late nome,
No. 100 West Lexington Street Baltimore. Mrs.
Donnelly born in Manchester, England, in
1905 and came TO this country when -four years
of age. She the daughter OF William Brad
shaw, broadcloth manufacturer. She lived in
Baltimore ever since she came TO this country.
A letter has been received by Rev. Joseph H.
Martin, pastor of the Ellicott City A. NJ. f.
Church, who is a native OF the West Indies, from
his father residing at st. Thomas, in which is
detailed interesting facts regarding the pres
ent situation in that country, caused by the war.
The scarcity of food was beginning to assume an
alarming phase the price of barrel OF flour be-
ing $50, and the prices of other commodities were
in proportion.
The board Of trustees of the Maryland Agricul
tural College met at the college at Laurel yes
terady. The governor of Maryland presided, with
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, Attorney General Cla-
Charles II. Stanley, Allen Dodge David Seibert
Charles II. Evans Charles W. Slagle, James NJ
Monroe, W. Scott Whiteford, and Murray Vandi-
yer; absentees Treasurer Thomas J. Shryock, J.
Writ Randall and Clayton J. Purnell. Capt. R.
W. Sylvester reelected president of the col
lege
A meeting of temperance advocates held
at Cambridge Thursday night to discuss measure:
10 prevent the sale of cider and ginger in Cam
bridge. As a result of the prohibtory laws o.
the county, a fourishing traffic in Jamaica ginger
has been built up by several OF the drugstores
and cider of various kinds has been literally dis
pensed, The ginger is said to be particularly
fine substitute for whisky. resolution was
adopted that the chairman of the meeting be
empowered TO appoint committee of seven per
sons to secure, if possible, such evidence as will
cause the arrest and conviction of any persons
selling either cider or ginger contrary to the law
OF the town.