Milford chronicle., 1901-08-02
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.

Maryland, Western Pennsylvania and
West Virginia met at the Queen City
hotel here yesterday.
Cumberland, July 23.-The negro vot- /
ers of Cumberland have fitted out an /
election room in connection with their !
school for illiterates, which has been |
running for several months, and here !
all negroes will practice in voting.
Ellicott City, July 25.-An unwel-
come guest of the Howard House, FL
licott city, last night was a polecat.
How the little animal ever made his
appearance in these parts is as much
a mystery as how he determined to
put up at the hotel, for there are no
pOlecats within many miles of Ellicott
city, so far as known.
Baltimore, July 27.-The hot wave
which has hung over Baltimore
for the past week was dispelled last
night by one of the fiercest thunder
/ storms ever experienced in this city.
It came from the northwest and lasted
an hour, during which time inches
of rain fell. The mercury dropped 10
degrees in as many minutes. More
than a score of houses were struck
and three women were stunned in
the city.
Hagerstown, July 25.-All of the ar
rangements for the Presbyterian re-
, union, which is to be at PenMar on
Tuesday, July 80, have been completed.
The Presbyterians of four states will
be represented Pennsylvania, Virgil
MIA Maryland and West Virginia. The
three branches of the Presbyterian
church will also be representative
Presbyterian Church north. the Pres
byterian Church south and the United
q Presbyterian church.
Ellicott City, July 23.--Chief Judge
Jones will hold court in Ellicott City
all week. something unusual in How
j ard county when the court is sitting
e neither in regular nor intermediate SEES
= sion The first to come up will be tn
= hearing in the injunction case o
Q George L. Mowen against Jacob Shew
&c growing out of the recent electric ligh
: transfer in Ellicott city. Other tele
phone cases will follow. to take up tw
. or three days, and other matters WI
consume the entire week.
IS Cumberland, July 25.-Chief
$ Police Robert A. Lilly, of Ell1ins, v
,e Va. for the shooting of whom negr
se William Brooks was lynched Sunda
re- night at Elkins died at the hOspiti
here last night from his wounds. III
r. authorities are hunting for a negres
II companion of Brooks, who also sh'
le Lilly Citizens declare she will me
1. with Brooks fate if caught Brook
a BODY was cut down at noon yesterda
ty after hanging 16 hours. The coroner
a Jury rendered a verdict of strangul
ton at the hands of unknown person
IN Cambridge, July 23-The Cambria
-, Public library was yesterday open
for examination 1t contains sever
i hundred we'll selected volumes Of f
H. ton. reference and miscellaneo
as works. Among the contributions to
Ill library were 100 volumes, presented
art Mr.. John E. Hurst, of Baltimore. He
Phillips L. Goldsborough gave Thacl
,as RAYS works and Mrs Joseph H. Jof
H. son a complete set of Bulwer's wor
- The library was founded through
iiSSy efforts of the ladies of the Curr'
LIZ Events club.
Easton, July 25.-Wye camp meeti
Ia held every year at Wye, within tn
ain minutes walk of Wye station,
has Queen Annes railroad, will begin
ke- session of ten days encampment
| &, morrow, July 26, continuing u
no. Tuesday August 6. The camp is i
L?. delightful grove, with plenty of
ce!lent water. Ministers of comma
ing positions, both in Wilmington
Baltimore conferences, will prei
There will be three preaching serv
a day.
mi Crisfield, July 23.-Soft crabs
60 been scarce this summer and have /
80 bringing in the Crisfeld market
JILL dozen for the past ten days.
)me scarcity of crabs does not seem tC
200 of much disadvantage to the crabt
to because they are getting cents ap
4 af- for them this season, where they
Wind only / cent last season. Some Of
ard best crabbers are making from 81
-aod S25 a week, and even boys are rex
- ing exceptional wages. The den
" - for crabs is steadily increasing, an
llnS supply this demand the packers of
ton. meat continue operations winter
NIL summer.
ton, Hagerstown, July 23-Samuel
and Martin. Of Hagerstown, died this m
iven ing of peritonitis at the Maryland
10, versity hospital. Baltimore, aged
- years. Last Friday night ne was {
"a y ated upon for appendicitis. In
IS OF Governor Lowndes appointed
Weet Judge of the Orphans court for "
0rnet ington county to fill a vacancy.
the was appointed in 1890 United
gauger and was stationed at Baltil
,hOo1 He served throughout the civil W
,aIo. Battery A, First Pennsylvania
efore a. 10 nc e. Iio,,taDont since 10,
ram was engaged with Daniel Slower
shade stove and tinware business in Ha
and town.
X. Belair, July 2S.-The Demo
about County convention was held in
row today to select five delegates t
state convention. The greatest
+b;s moEy prevailed, and. although
were a large number of the diff
mo- candidates for the county offices
lseIy' were present today, the best of f
ID the seemed to prevail. Mr.. A. Finne,
Sun breath, principal of the Darli
Academy, presided, with Mr..
from Luckey as secretary. The foil
friday delegates were CHOSEN; George
Y and Ty A1ternata ss't were also G
me in as follows: Philip G. Spencer. 10
aving Cole, John T. Monohan, B. Frank
Vim Fter and Leon Hoffman.