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

The agitation in regard to a high school
at Centreville has been revived by recent
correspondence on the subject between
the board of school commissioners and
the board of county commissioners.
Scholarships in the normal school at
Centreviile have been awarded by the
school board to Miss Edna Bryan daugh-
ter of Mr.. George L. Bryan, of PIney
Neck; Miss Ethel B. Clements. daughter
of Mr. c. w. Clements, of Crumpton, and
Miss Gertie Morgan. of Centreville. The
board decided to attend the National
Teachers Association, to be held in Wash
ington on the 18th instant
a ladies' auxiliary to the Railroad Y. NJ
c. A. at Hagerstown was organized Tues
day evening, with the following officers:
President, Mrs. S. H Long; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. IL. II. Miller; secretary, Mrs.
j. j. Winch, jr.: treasurer, Miss Mary
Sissler. The auxiliary will hold regular
meetings on the first Thursday of each
month.
The noted "Whooley Ghooley" case
again came into prominence in Hagers-
town yesterday. when testimony was
taken by Examiner r. j. Hahn relative
10 the distribution of the reward of $500
offered for the arrest and conviction of
the cemetery desecraors. The claimants
III iiC tsiSt ilt SoISldptt henry
man. John CLANCY and William Sharar,
of Williamsport: Sheriff NJ. F. Seibert.
ex-Sheriff Charles E. Smith, ex-Deputy
Sheriff Gatrell and Detective NJ. B. Rit-
ter, of Hagerstown. CLANCY and Sharar
were represented by j. A. Mason and T.
A. Brown: Sheriff Seibert by Col. Buch-
anan Schley; Smith. Gatrell, Ritter and
Curfman by A. c. Strife and w. H. A.
Hamilton. States Attorney Wagaman
appeared for the State.
A committee of the Evangelical Re
formed congregation of Frederick, ap-
pointed to secure memorial to the late
Rev. DR.. Daniel Zacharias, for over thir-
ty years pastor of the congregation, has
contracted with Augustus Lukeman.
New York artist, for tablet of Tennes-
see marble, surmounted by a figure in
bronze relief. with appropriate inscrip-
ton. which will be placed in the church.
John NJ. Lucas. son of Mr.. John W.
Lucas. of Boyd's. was killed last even
ing near Hunting Hill. Montgomery
county. While young Lucas was telling
tree it caught in another tree, break
ing off dry limb, which fell and struck
him on the head, crushing his skull. His
death was instantaneous. He was sew
enteen years of age.
Mrs. J. W. Bender was brought to the
Western Maryland Hospital, Cumber-
land. on Sunday last from Grantsville.
Garrett County, suffering from appendi-
citis. caused by the swallowing of a cher
ry seed. The case had so far developed
when she arrived that there was little
hope of any relief. She gradually grew
worse, and died yesterday morning Mrs
Bender was a well-known member of the
Amish Settlement. near Grantsville. She
was forty-two years of age, and leaves,
besides her husband, fifteen children.
Capt. John H. Wright, of the canal
boat Leiper Read, was found on his boat
in a dying condition yesterday. His boat.
which was lying just below the Consoli-
dation Coal Company's wharf, Cumber-
land, was found sunk two days ago.
and Mr.. Wright was compelled to get out
of his berth in his stateroom, and go
through the water in an almost dying
condition. He managed to get on the
deck of the boat. and laid there in the
sun for one day. and was found by some
boatmen. who had him remove to the
hospital, where he died yesterday morn
ing.
The shipments from the mines of the
Cumberland Georges Creek coal region
for the week ending Saturday. July 2.
1S9s were 66.519 TONS and the. total ship
mems for the year to that date were
2.0i0.7 762 tons. an increase of 190009 as
compared with the same period of 1897