Milford chronicle., 1901-07-12
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.


Rockville, July 6.-The annual camp
Meeting of the Woman's Christian
Union will be held at Washington
4rove. this county, from the 18th in
slant to the 23d. inclusive.
Cumberland, Md, July AS John
Oeermer, a clerk in drug store here,
was removing a revolver from a shelf
IN the store yesterday afternoon the
weapon was discharged and the bullet
struck and killed Clinton Billmyer, a
customer.
Cumberland. Nd. July S.-Major J. I
NJ Burns. United States army, retired,
was accidentally shot in the abdomen
at Mountain Lake Park yesterday. His
son knocked down a shotgun kept for
burglars. and it went off, the shot
striking the major. He may not re-
cover.
Cumberland. July 5.-Mr. Robert
Feaga. brother of Mr.. William Feaga,
private secretary to Senator Yelling
ton. was so severely burned about the
face and eyes by an explosion of pow.
der on the Fourth that it will be ne
cessary for him to keep in a dark
room several days.
Havre de Grace. July 6.-Mr. Rob.
ert Taylor, chief car inspector for the
Philadelphia Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad Company. with head
quarters at Peryville. died suddenly
at an early hour this morning of pneu-
monia. aged So years. He had been
sick but three days.
Williamsport, July 6.-Mrs. Daniel
Brewer. an elderly lady living near
Big Spring, along the Potomac Valley
Railroad, near here. was severely in
ured by falling from cherry tree
She was rendered unconscious by fall
ing upon her head. and sustained a
broken arm and other injuries.
Cumberland. Nd. July 9.-Twenty
! steei cars on the West Virginia Contra
/ tracks at Westernport broke loose las
evening and ran wild down a steel
grade They crashed into freight OF
a siding. piled up many cars and tor
the end out of the Maryland Automo
| bile Works. Grover Fuller, a bystand
er. was caught in the wreck and crush
ed to death
Laurel. July 5.-The Laurel electri
light plant will shortly come under mi
nicipal ownership. The water board
on behalf Of the town, has agreed t
buy the plant foT $500 This is $40
less than the price Originally asked b
the Laurel Electric Light COmpan.
which at present owns the plant. TIL
plaut was installed eight years ago {
a cost of $4,000.
Ell;ton, July 5.-A number of yOun
ladies of the Elkton Methodist Epi
copal Church have started a nov
plan to raise money for the imprOv
ment fund of the church. Fifty-tv
2 girls have agreed to be weeks. who's
j duty it is to get seven persons to
p, days; each day to pay two cents p
s week for 4S weeks. BY this plan it
4 expected that nearly $50 will be rails,
for the fund during the year.
O Denton. July 6.-Joseph FleetwoC
c residing at fredericksburg. Carolil
q county. was Frustrated by heat
: Thursday and soon afterwards
,, came violently insane from the
fects. 1t was necessary to conf
< him. He was brought to the Ca
u line Almshouse this morning. An
L fort will be made to arrange wi
Il the Board of County Commissions
IS at their meeting on Tuesday, to Sc
4, him to Spring Grove.
a Chestertown. July 6.-Thomas Sto
ton Wickes. a member of the old m
C camille firm of Wickes & Bro. Chest
st town, died suddenly of apoplexy y
~, terday afternoon, in the 69th year
= his age. He was a successful busin'
- man, and retired from active bl
- ness some years ago. He leaves
10 valuable land estate and cOnsidera
valuable property in Chestertown
IS the form of business houses and bu
e' ing sites.
wv Cumberland, July 6.-The city co
ell last night, in special session,
ak pealed the old general license o.
nance and re-enacted a new ordina
er- along similar lines, except that
If new ordinance does not require a
I'm cense tax on vehicles except tn
,o used for hire or hauling for pay.
the repeating of that section impos
a license fee on farmers coming
town in vehicles. the city authori
"u have probably settled the many tire
ere les that arose from the taxing Of
farmers and which the farmers cl
no drove them to carry their produces
on, other towns where no vehicle lice
in was required and at which points
have Deen doing their trading, to
ro- loss Of Cumberland merchants.
; in Baltimore July 6.-Major Tho
W Hall. a prominent journalist
on. editorial writer for the Baltin
th Sun. died last night at his reside
ite In Ruxton a suburb of this city. M
Han was a native of Baltimore, WI
ne was born in 1888 He studied
in the University of Virginia, and (
per after being admitted to practice
rch ~ ,.,. ,,.a,o.o,od II, io,rra1iern &c
r tor and one of the prOprietors of
Baltimore Daily Exchange, and a
put ward as editor of the Sun. The Sc
krn sentiments of these two pa
and caused their suppression by the
ms, eminent at Washington in 1851,
,irg the arrest and Imprisonment Of
do editors Upon his release in No
Der. 1852 Mr.. Hall ian the bloc
and entered the Confederate arm
We a captain subsequently rising to
III rank of major He took part in I
The ,attles in Georgia, Tennessee
nge- Virginia At the close of the
the Major Hall resumed the practiC
part law and became a member of the
luti- toral staff Of the Baltimore Su
1870 His articles on subjects in
Dr ing questions Of international
=. constitutional law we're quoted /
II the leading journals of the count
,I I GLENDALE,
d III $. E. Reed has sold to the Queen ANN
Nv of Co. about one-half acre of land SURF
,,,ol, ing the station here for $50 cash. Thi
greatly facilitate their ability to b
freight, and enable them to enlarge
has grounds, and enhance the convenience
4 Of comforts OF the travelling public.
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