Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-04-26
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.

MATTERS IN MARYLAND.
Frederick, Nd, April Charles H., b
alias "Cephus," Overs, colored, was
hanged yesterday in the jail yard at I
this place for the murder of Charles
Mcdonald, a young white man. The
negro, who was only Is years old, dis
played unusual courage on the scat
fold.
Annapolis, April 22.-There will be
a meeting on Saturday next Of Demo-
Gratis of the county in each election
precinct to go over the registration
lists and ascertain the residence Of
legal voters with a view of furnishing
the census enumerators with complete
lists of voters.
Cumberland, April %. - After a
shutdown of the shafting works Of the
Cumberland Steel company for one
week, during which 200 men were Tide,
the grinders, who struck for So a day,
resumed work this morning at the old
rate of $3.50, and the plant is again
in full operation.
Cumberland April 2.-Representa-
tive George A. Pearre said today that
the plans and drawings for Cumber
lands public buildings are about COM
pleted and ground will be broken early |
this summer. The building, which will |
cost 100000, will be used for sessions |
of the United States court, which will
be held here under an act of congress. 4
Cumberland, April 21.-Colored resi-
dents of Cumberland have organized
the Western Maryland Educators asso-
citation, with the view to establishing
schools to teach illiterates how to use
the new ballot in voting. The officers
are: President, John Howard; vice
president, Robert Trent; secretary, Al
bert W. Morris; financial secretary.
William Hail.
Frederick, April 1S.-Two represent
atives of the Eastern Milling and Ex-
/ port company, from Philadelphia, were
/ in Frederick today appraising the
plant of the Mountain City Milling
company. This property is to be taken
in charge of by the company, which,
it is stated, has absorbed 80 of the best
Touring mills in Pennsylvania, includ-
ing the Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
Reading mills.
Salisbury, April 1S.-The $4,000
damage suit for Islander brought by DR..
Paul Jones, of Snow Hill, against Isaac
N. Hearn, which had been on trial in
the Wicomico circuit court at Sails
bury since last Friday morning, was
concluded today by a verdict for S1OO
for the plaintiff. DR.. Jones sued Hearn
for alleged SANDER in connection with
the name of Mrs. Sallie J. Hearn. wife
of Thomas Hearn, son of the defendant
Cumberland, Md, April 19.-The
strike of the grinders at the shafting
= works Of the Cumberland Steel com
e pany resulted in the decision of the
e operators to close down the works
+. which means enforced idleness fol
q about 200 men. The mill will continue
4 idle until a force of grinders is Sc
cured. The grinders have been receiv
> ing $3.50 a day, and they demand So
y The plant has been very busy, running
e night and day
. ChestertOwn, April 21.-In the circui
u court for Kent county James S. Smith
S, of Rock Hall, who sued the American
Is Strawboard company for $4,000, wa
awarded $4,000 damages by the jury
d The suit was for damages to Mr.. Smith
IF 8-year-old boy by one of the company
70 wagons on the public road last summe
On the first ballot one juryman vote
for $4,000, two for $4,000, one fo
u $4,000, two for 81 600, and others range
lg down as low as $4,000.
/ Annapolis, April 18.-This mornin
Sc three colored men reported to State
lg Attorney Daniel R. Randall the fine
IN ing Of corpse floating in South rive
tn on Hill Point, near the bridge Jul
~ tice Of the Peace Charles G. Feldmeyt
Te and DR.. c. w. Claude drove to IL
70 place and brought the body to Annal
- oils, and it proved to be the remain
= Of Capt. zebulon B. Pritchett, who WI
- drowned on the night of last Jan.
az from the bugeye Richard Smith, viii,
a he commanded.
~ Baltimore, April 2O.-The jury in Il
no case Of Capt. John E. Pearson, who W
Ia charged with scuttling his own schoo
ed er, the c. w. Buoy, brought in a We
ID dict yesterday finding him guilty, al
he was sentenced to go days in ia
to Members Of the crew testified that t
fv- captain knocked a hole in the botto
Ie of the schooner with a crowbar for t
-. purpose, it was assumed, of avoidi
the payment to his crew of WAC
amounting to about $500. The capita
DC claimed the affair was an accident.
e. Centreville, April 19.-Dr. Thomas
no Carman, of Ohio, came to Centrevi
yesterday after an absence of 81 yea
lm he having been born here "a years al
by He related many instances which hi
ute pened when he was a young man a
tbe remembered well some few things Il
took place in Centreville before
moved with his parents to Baltimo
i"J Some of the oldest citizens fail to
lec1 member his family. While here
lhe visited several of our oldest citizens
me- hope of finding some clew to his re
tives.
was Hagerstown, April 19.-Mrs. EN-
de- P. Hauk, who recently bought 275 &C
low of land at Fairview, Washington col
at ty, and others will be at Fairview n
tbe week and get their plans into sha
tod The Improvements will cost in
- neighborhood of $15O,OOO or $780,
nv - I Thirty-fve frame and log cottages
al be built at once and work started o
four story hotel The first two stol
will be of stone and the third
fourth of frame. An observatory
be built on top of Fairview peak, dri
ways laid out and the old Fairy
Inn pulled down. Work will begin
two weeks. The plans also call 70