Milford chronicle., 1901-05-17
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.

Cambridge. May 1O.-The interests
behind the movement to start two new
banks in Cambridge have consolidated
and applied for permission to start a
bank to be known as the Farmers and
National bank of Cam
bridge, Md.
Cumberland, May 13.-Daniel Valen-
tine, aged So years, a pioneer farmer
of Allegany county, who lived with his
son, J. F. Valentine, near Cumberland,
while sitting on a chair tying his shoe
this morning, fell over dead He had
just eaten a hearty breakfast.
Cumberland, May 10.-Fifty boys
employed in the Cumberland plant of
the National Glass company struck for
10 cents advance. Owing to their strike
the glassblowers were unable to work
The management refused the demand,
claiming that the boys have been adj
vanced Is cents in the last IS months
and have had the day shortened to
nine hours.
Cumberland, Md, May 11-An en-
CINE in a sawmill located in the noun |
tains near Glade farm, Pendleton |
county, w. Va, blew up Thursday, |
killing the owner, Edward Thompson,
and Frank Frances, the offbearer. !
Frank Thompson, the son of the pro-
/ prietor, William Barthlow and William
Loomis were all seriously injured.
4 Frances. was nearly decapitated, beside
having both legs torn off.
Centreville May 1O.-Lizzie Wilson,
colored, alias Lizzie Campbell, was con-
victed of manslaughter and sentenced
to three months in Jail for shooting
and killing Chesterfield Tilghman, a
small colored boy, with a shotgun in
front of the door of her house. The
! states attorney only asked for a YER
/ dict of manslaughter and the jury rec
commended the prisoner to the mercy
Of the court
4 Frederick, May 12.-William Sheets,
aged 20 years, and his only sister,
I Mary, aged IA years, were struck by
a the engine on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad of a Baltimore pas
G senger train at Mantz's crossing, east
9 of Frederick junction, at 1850 O'Clock
this afternoon and instantly killed. The
couple had taken some eggs and pro
duce to the cOmmissary of the contract
ors on the Baltimore and Ohio i'm
prOvement, and on returning stepped
. in front of the mail train to avoid {
passing freight on the other track.
Cumberland, May 12.-Robert Oracle
u aged q years, charged by the coroner
y jury with killing Thomas Golbronsol
on May 4, was captured in Allegan
10 county and is now in the CHAMBERLAIN
Is Jail. He stated that Golbronson struc
him first The testimony showed tina
ed Oracle was wearing a straw hat an
It's GOlbronson jocularly remarked that h
would like to knock it Off, when Graci
J., who had been drinking, struck Go
is bronson on the head with a bottl
fracturing his skull. Death Occurre
OF four days later.
lr- Hagerstown, May ia despera
u.s., fight took place May y near Gle;
OF Spring, Washington county, betwe'
two crows and black snake four fe
ten inches long. The snake had eatC
for the crows eggs from the nest, and Il
of birds attacked the reptile, one at
head, the other at its tail. The co
=. flict was watched at short range, al
a. when the snake was getting the bett
~. Of the birds Edward McCardell, t
watcher, seized a club and advanc
on the snake, which made for hi
n.y. but he succeeded in MASKING its he;
10, The crows tried to pick the snak
oeu eyes out. Mr. McCardell took the sna
to HagerstOwn.
'nle Hagerstown, May 13.-Judge Sta
less has granted a new trial in the case
Jew 5-year-old Arthur F. Lottig, who 81
GOD the MAYOR and council of Cumberla
ing for damages for injuries sustained
catching hold of a live municipal W
on house top in Cumberland.
lose case was removed to Hagerstown, TT
at the November term and the lad
be a verdict for $4,000. The new trial
on granted only on condition that
plaintiff agrees to take $4,000, VIII
and sum the court believes is a fair amo
in Of damages, and provided the defe
ant agrees to dismiss the exceptic
No., It is not known whether either S
A. will agree to this arrangement.
Oxford, May 1O.-The hard crab b
mess began several weeks earlier
- year than ever before. Some hoU
have been in operation for more t
A"'S two weeks. Usually trot line fish
has not begun until after the first 81
5Ieel ding of the crabs, the business bel
'OVV' ming for the season with the catcf
ny and shipping of soft shell crabs,
this spring the demand for hard {
meat came so early and was so pr
ing that the packers had to open u
win secure and hold their trade. The a
'stii "a age catch Of crabs per boat per
% 90 during the season is three barrels,
ania the average price 80 cents barrel.
5Si1c. railroad freight weight of barre
t d; live crabs is $50 pounds. One BARR
Ifav fat har0 crabs will yield 4 gallons
large "a pounds. For picking 215 cen
ioa2O. pound is paid. The top shells are 81
LARD and carefully cleaned for the de-
for crab trade.
ckens Easton. May 12.-There are a nuI
essed Of Talbot people working in thes
,1,9oa works at Sparrows Point. Som
-kens these who went from st. Michaels
'utter their families who remain in the
10 allege that money forwarded
NV. .seM Sparrows Point to st. Michael's
/. nc. been lost in transmission by mail.
col of the complainants is Mrs. Eliza
small, B. Stoker, who says her husband
i 15c her a S. note and when the
reg reached the St. Michael's Office it
quiet; the appearance of being steamed
a l. %. % when opened there was only 81
- Ton Mrs. Thomas J. Hunt says her hus
mar wrote her that in previous lettt
S. 400 had sent $40, and that she did no
! prime ,ln.e that money nor even the letter
1850: H. Collins and Frank Jefferson Sc
oughs in a letter to st. Michaels, which
3 A.25 not received. These are all respeC
iOn - and praisworthy people,