Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-22
MARYLAND NEWS
in SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Woman Thought to Be Alive In Her Coffin
A New Lighting Plant Teachers Mutual
Benefit Association Oyster Exhibit
Railroad Right Of way-Severe Cunning
Accident-kiiled by Cars

peU. baltimore. 10. wesley DHLLdIu
Westminster SIe: Jonas Williams. East
port. SEQ; Andrew J. Miskimon, Balti-
more. S47: George II. Richardson. West
minister: Sal: William Ohio. Baltimore.
S.,S: Harriet ID. Cook Baltimore.
kicI Brown. Baltimore. So: William f.
Bivens. Middleburg. sIe; Thomas Bouie
Baltimore, SO: Georgia Champncy. Bal
timore. 50: Elizabeth Edcr. Baltimore.
| So: John w. Eyler. Frederick. So: Adam
Franz. Baltimore. SIe.
An II-vear-old daughter OF Edward
Tucker. OF Frederick county. was as
saultcd. il is charged. by Grover {. Fritz.
! son OF farmer
Fifteen or twenty residents OF Carroll
county have formed 4 party TO go TO Col
orado. where they will settle and grow
sugar bectS.
The Circui, Courts for Montgomery.
Howard and Cecil counties have opcued
for the March term.
The citizens ticket won in the town
election at Smitlisburg. Washington
county.
Elkton reelected its old Board OF Town
Commissioners
The bill to divide Baltimore county
into five groups for the purpose OF elect
ing county commissioners will be favor
ably reported to the House.
A meeting OF the board of trustees OF
the Maryland Agricultural College was
held in the college building Al College
Park The board heard the reports ni
Capt Richard w Sylvester. presidcn, oi
the college; Harry J. Patterson: director
or the experiment station. and Secretary
and Treasurer Dr. Joseph X. Owens. The
| treasurer report showed that on March
10 there was balance in the college
treasury OF about Si7. and balance III
the experiment station treasury al
| abou, So Captain Sylvester suggest.
cd that the member, OF the board
go to annapolis i'll relation to the
college appropriation OF 100000 now
pending before the Legislature. The ma
joriiy OF the board resolved to go 10
Annapolis this week to urge the Finance
Committee and the Committee on Ways
and Means to favor the passage Of the
bill before those committees making ap-
preparations for the college. experiment
station and farmers institutes. This
measure was opposed and voted against
by Mr. Charles i. Calvert. Mcs>r>. Stan
ley and Evans spoke i'll favor OF IL The
board voted III favor OF an cncampment
oil the cadets OF the college in June next.
probably at Colchester In the absence
oi Governor Smith. Mr.. Dodge presided
, 1t is understood that the College Appro-
the State from iorccloSing its mortgage
| until the expiration nj 10 years.
Mr., James Snyder. aged 7S years. fell
dead At her home Plum Run. OF heart
| disease The funeral services were held
in Tonoloway Baptist Church There
was tremendous sensation when the
I'D OF the coffin was opened in the church
! and il was noticed that the corpse was
moist and warm and there was moisture
! III the glass OF the coffin lid. Mrs. Sny-
| der always had horror OF being buried
alive and frequently spoke oil it, As
| soon a. these evidences OF lie manifested
! themselves relatives sent po>tliaSte for
DR. St;gers. vino hurried To the church
| md applied the usual test and found that
| The heat and moisture were due to de
composition. Mrs. Snyder was an un-
Usually large woman and Tell dead after
I'm ,hing a hearty meal.
| Milford CapclS aged 10 years. SON OF
| William CapelS. shot his RICH, hand and
| tDNCA OlCdii III Oll MliIlt IOl
| wild ducks He lives on the Queen
Anne's side OF Chester river and rowed
| across TO the Kent shore To find game
In drawing the gun from the boat one
barrel was discharged. the entire load
'aking effect i'll the hand and forearm
He was forced To row his boat entirely
across the river with his remaining hand
He was taken to Chcstertown and DIR.
". Whaland and H. c. Shippers ampu-
atcd the injured hand and forearm
The Pennsylvania Railroad will not
,ay the money asked at ChcStcrtown for
light OF way through property for the To-
al branch to Chester river. The bust
less people almost unanimously petit
Toned FOR depot near the business cen
,oSt OF right OF way Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Usilton asked $4,000 for the right
through her property and the company
| refused.
Chairman Brocning. OF me city dele
CATION. introduced in the House a bill to
authorize the School Commissioners OF
Baltimore city to require all teachers in
he public schools OF the city to Join the
Teachers Mutual Benefit Association.
With the bill nc filed petition numcr-
,usly signed by teachers and taxpayer
orayin2 the Legislature to pass the bill
| Howard Dunbar aged 2S years. en-
oloyed by the Hall Signal COMPANY. was
<illed at Covington. on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. where 4 corps OF
~orkmcn were putting up new signals
He ATTEMPTED TO jump on the caboosc
ii a freight train. which, was backing OH
1 siding. hut missed tho car and fcll I'M
Ter the wheels His neck was broken
The Secretary OF State. Mr. Wil;rcd
Bateman. has on his desk 4 smooth stone
about As large cOcoan,t 20 which "a
pvStcrS are attached The stone was
clicked up IN Talbot waters. and it i, al,
exhibit which illustrates the enormous
growth and productivcness oi oysters.
| Two Baltimore and Ohio express
trains have made the rim between Wash
ington Junction and Washington. q
miles. i'll ~ and IS minutes. in spite oil
delays during the run.
In the House MIR Foutz. OF Baltimore
rity. introduced bill Incorporating the
Peoples Electric Company OF Baltimore
City. The incorporatorS named are r
f. Motley. William l.. Thomson. II. c
I:vatt. H. l.. Rodgers ard c. W. San
dcrs
a committee OF Easton citizens l,a,
been appointed to visit Annapolis with
the purpose OF having the Queen Anne
Railroad extended 10 that town.
\ delegation OF wcll-known Elktor