Milford chronicle., 1901-09-06
MATTERS IN MARYLAND

Frederick, Aug. 29.-The Frederick Z
County Commissioners appointed Har- {
~ Dieter a special deputy sheriff. with
authority to summon as many aides
as reqaired, to preserve order among
the workmen Of the Baltimore and ,
Ohio tunnel, near Mount Airy.
Baltimore, Nd, Aug. Pit is
feared here that the British schooner
Victory Captain Kelly. which left this
port July TO for Tarpun Bay, has been
lost. A terrific hurricane swept the
coast soon after she got to sea, in
which numerous small craft were lost.
Hagerstown, Sept. 3.-Judge Stake
stopped William Wilmer and family
from giving an exhibition of rattle
snakes in Hagerstown. Wilmer lives
in the mountain near Cavetown. He /
has collection of 20 rattlesnakcs and
claims to be a snake "charmer" and
is proof against snake bites.
Prince Fredericktown, Aug. 3O-A
tournament was held at Prince Fred |
ericktown. Calvert county, yesterday. |
Ten knights contested for the crowns
and the prize. Duke Broome. Knight
OF Harry HOtspur, made a clean score
of nine rings and crowned Miss Olive
Somerville Queen of Love and Beauty.
Baltimore, Aug. 30.-At yesterdays
session Of the convention of the Or
der Of the Forcsters OF America, an
amendment was submitted by the
committee on laws to debar from
membership in the order any one who
is not an American citizen and does
not intend to become one. This was
finally voted down.
Baltimore, Aug. 27-Delegates to
the seventh biennial meeting Of the
Supreme Court OF the Foresters OF
4 America to the number of about 200
arrived yesterday in this city and after
enjoying an afternoons sport at one OF
the numerous resorts on the shores Of
the Patapasco, prepared themselves
for the work of the meeting which be-
gins today,
Cumberland, Nd, Aug. 29.-J. F.
Snyder, a Baltimore and Ohio brake
man, whose body was found along the
track near Grafton yesterday with the
head crushed in, is believed to have
been murdered. A tramp on whom
Snyder's revolver was found, has been
lodged in Jail Miners at Newburg, w.
Va, Snyder's home, started out to
lynch the tramp, but the officers eluded
them.
Hagerstown, Aug. 30.-Another game
of baseball for a purse is being ar.
ranged between Frederick and Hagers.
town. to be played at York, Pa, George
D Kailer has resigned as manager OF
the Hagerstown club and has been
succeeded by Dorsey NJ Lutz. Plans
are forming for a baseball league in
the Cumberland valley next season, on
~ local players to participate. Carlisle
Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Chambers
, burg have consented to join, and Ha
gerstOwn viii be asked.
Hagerstown, Sept. S.-BIiss Mary e
Plttman and Mr. Samuel L. Shives wer,
married at Hancock by Rev. Levi
Chambers This is the couple whit
We're swept by the food down Lickin,
: creek, which they attempted to eros
in a buggy when it was swollen b,
rains. The horse was drowned an,
Mr. Shives swan down stream 30
T. yards with Miss Pittman on one arm
= before they could land The DANCE
through which they passed resulted il
a strong attachment and marriage.
s Boyds, Sept. ga meeting of citizen
r and railroad promoters was held q
Damascus, IN Montgomery county. Tn
: object was to obtain right of way b
/ purchase and to interest the people i
a proposed steam railroad from Der
i wood through Damascus, Laytonvil,
8 Mount Airy and Westminster to Gettys
burg, Pa. The line is to be known a
e the Washington, Westminster and Get
y tysburg railroad 1t is proposed to ru
L trains over the tracks of the Baltimor
and Ohio railroad to a point near Der
Q wood and there branch off and ru
y over new tracks to Gettysburg, part {
; the route being already surveyed t
within four miles of Westminster.
d Boyds, Sept 1.-The Boyds Tel,
It phone company, which has lines j
Montgomery, Frederick and Caro-
counties, has sold out a majority
its stock to another company. The mi
$ jority of stock was held by Littleto
n E. Price, of Damascus. Montgome1
D. county, and Raymond Barnes, of Moul
Is Airy, Carroll county, numbering 81
out of 512 shares. The purchasers wei
George D. Git, Harry N. Git an
Thomas J. O'Neil of Hanover, p, a, an
Samuel l. Johns, of McSherrystowl
Pa. The purchasers are owners Of lin,
that connect Frederick, Westminste
= Gettysburg and Hanover Pa. This ia
= they will make connections with Il
= Maryland Telephone Company of Ba
:, timOre.
e, Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 31.-The co
a. sideration Of few table napkins WI
the incentive for the murder yeste
h day of Mrs. Caroline Klein in h
er home, 916 East avenue, this cit
George Klein, whose first wife WI
the murdered wOmans stepdaughte
committed the deed.
Klein had been on bad terms wi
the murdered woman since Ms seco1
st marriage several months ago. Yeste
day afternoon he went to the East Az
nue. house and began to abuse Nj
Klein for not sending him some ma
kins which belonged to him qua
lg rel ensued during which Klein tASe
ay the woman to the floor and kick
lie. her repeatedly with his heavy brs
ne ers' boots. He then went to hia ov
home, where he was arrested short
afteFward.