Milford chronicle., 1901-08-09
MATTERS IN MARYLAND.


Cumberland, Md. Aug. Mrs. Fe
Tx Matthias and her TWO children. ageo
IS and years, died yesterday at their
home on Towards Lick mountain
near Moorefeld, w. Va, from eating
toadstools which the dead woman had
gathered and prepared under the i'm
preston that they were mushrooms.
Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 5.-FranB
Borst, aged SO and married. steward OF
the Turnverein Vorwaerts, of this city.
committed suicide by drowning yester.
day morning at a river resort in con.
sequence of domestic troubles. A
newspaper, folded so as to display the
account of another suicide, was found
with his clothing on the beach.
Denton, Aug. 2.-The school commits
sioners have reelected School Examl-
ner William s. Grouse. Mrs. ETA Plum
mer, of Greensboro, was appointed
principal Of the Goldsboro academy
Miss Anita Smith. of Ridgeley, will be
the assistant teacher Miss Bessie
Deekins has been appointed assistant
of Hillsboro academy.
Brunswick, Aug SIN the munich
pal election Of Brunswick today the
candidates all ran as lndepen emit or
citizens nominees. Lawson House was
elected over G. A. Hood in the Third |
ward, T. A. Sigafoose and E. W. Flynn /
each received the same number Of votes |
in the Second ward and L. NJ. Shores
was elected in the First ward. He had |
no opposition.
Baltimore, Md. Aug. 3-Joseph Hun
ter, 55 years old, was killed and seven
others were injured yesterday in a
trolley line collision between a con-
struction and a passenger car. The
brake on the construction car got out
Of order and it cOllided with a car
loaded with people at North and Park
avenues. Hunter had both legs
broken and died last night in the City
Hospital.
Crisfield, Aug 2.-Oyster planting in
Somerset county is now an absolute ne
cessity, and a five acre law including a
general survey Of the natural beds and
bars should have been passed at
the extra session Of the state leg
islature. The young growth In Tangler
sound can only be protected by a plant
ing law. which will render it profitable
/ for the oystermen TO return the seed
oysters to the bottoms.
Salisbury, Nd, Aug. 5.-Three per-
sons were drowned while bathing yes
terday afternoon at QuepOnco, on Sine
puxent bay They were: Miss Ethel
L Philips, Of Baltimore; Miss Jennie
White, of Whitesburg, Md, and G. G..
Radcliffe, of Salisbury. The three I'M
fortunates suddenly found themselves
in a deep hole. The ladies became
frightened and grabbed Radcliffe, who
was good swimmer, and dragged him
with them.
Crisheld, Aug. Robert Whiting
ton and Peter Marshall, both negroes
while drunk in Crisfield became in
} vOlved in a dispute which ended in
Marshall drawing razor and cutting
Whittingtons throat from ear to ear
almost severing the iugular vein, and
slashing him three times very severely
on the body. Wilmington is in very
precarious condition and his recovery
Is doubtful. Marshall after the cutting
r made good his escape and as yet has
1 not been captured.
r College Park, Aug. 2.-The plans fol
t the hospital at the Maryland Agricul
e tural college have been completed b!
a, A. L. Harris, OF Laurel, and accepted
!, by the committee OF trustees, composed
II of Allen Dodge, Charles H. Stanley
e Clayton j. Purnell, w. Scott Whitefort
; and President Sylvester. The hospita
+ will be a one story brick building. will
= a slate roof, will contain four wards,
d nurses room and kitchen, and vii
% be located west of the main cOlleg
p building.
Rockville, Aug. 2.-The Republica
, factions in Rockville district are en-
i gagged in the liveliest kind of a contes
u for control of the delegation to tn
/, county convention and of the distTiC
S. committee to be elected at the primar
7 election to be held Saturday. The strug
:, gle is between the friends of Ashley
p Gould and Thomas c. NOyes on the on
= side and of Capt John Mcdonald o
10 the other. Postmaster James P. B. Veil
re is directing the contest for the GoulC
ar Noyes faction, while County Coul
1t Clerk Dawson is personally conductin
in the contest for the Mcdonald peopl
is Much interest is being shown in Ii
outcome.
a, Chestertown. Aug REV. c.
Denroche, Capt Columbus A. Lear
do William French and c. c. Hopper,
lg committee of those interested in pr,
ly viding a suitable monument for Il
of grave Of Gen. Philip Reed. the hero
no Caulk's Field. and to place a suitab
g. memorial on the scene of the battl
have visited Caulk's l. leld and locate
the spots. Of particular interest. tt
on scene of the fight of 81 years ago
OF today covered BY waving corn feel,
on and heavily fruited orchards. WhC
he the battle took place a great forest CO
nd cred the hills and a portion Of Il
Id valley The exact spot on which
=. Peter Parker was mortally wound,
and where the IA British seamen kill
:. by the Kent county militia were buri
- was located with q satisfactory degr
MS Of certainty.
, NlGuGA In nus NV -
lie. Coleman, pastor Of st. Johns Cathol
to church, announced to his cOngregati,
ed last night that he was going to inaug
roc rate a matrimonial bureau in
:, church. Think of it," said Faith
Coleman-"a congregation like on
with over 1000 members. and you s.
'eu dom hear of a marriage There CT
I'm tainly is something wrong and this
ent what am going to endeavor to recti
is There is no reason for this state
&C. affairs, as there is plenty Of marrial
able material right here. and ev
nh much past that age. and am goi
to endeavor to utilize it TO advanta
= or know the reason why" He said
;es would announce his plans next Sund
ly, evening. He had most of the you
he ladies giggling during his remarl
ne while the young men looked serious
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