Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-18
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

Pensions granted Isaac Croft. Lao
pans. SIC: John w Murray. Easton. SS;
EiiJah Smith. Mount Airy. SIG: John
NJ. Gerber. Baltimore. SIo Margaret ]
Clark, Baltimore. So: Elizabeth Warren
Leon. So: Granville w Daniels. Baiti-
more, SO; Charles NJ. Thomas. Cunber'
lard. IS: Amanda Davis. Snow Hill,
IS: George T. Lewis. Frederick, S.
Charles F. Smith. Andersontown. $40:
minors Of Henry ]. Pullett. Baltimore,
SIe: Henry Key. Hagerstown. IS
William I. Smith. Baltimore, S.: Sam
uel ]. kinna. Harmony, $40; Milburn
Purnell. Cambridge. So: Susan a. SOM
crvile. Baltimore. So: Minerva Griffin,
Ellicott City SS; Caroline Won Hartung.
Baltimore. So
David C. Alter. charged with rob
berry. surrendered 10 the Washington
county authorities a; Hagcrstown.
The Black Rock Knitting Company
OF Hagerstowa. capital stock $1,000.
was Incorporated.
The Crown Prince OF Siam visited
Annapolis and was entertained at the
Naval Academy.
George Shawbaker 20 years old
was drowned il his fathers ,ilillracc Al
Monrovia.
Nathan Talbot. an aged resident Of
GAINESVILLE. Montgomery county. Is
dead
Walton Taylor's large barn. near
Preston. was destroyed by fire.
The Wood Valley Schoolhousc il
Cecil county was burned during school
hours.
Abncr E Wootcrs. aged 70 years
al the residence OF his son. George W
Wooters.
Officers OF the Naval institute have
Rear Admiral II. G. Taylor: secretary
and treasurer. Lieut. Z. /. Beech:
members OF the board OF control. Com
,nander c. F. Colahan. Commando.
Hugo Os,erhaus. Lieut. Com. w. +.
and \. NJ Terry.
left arm cut off. his jaw broken in two
ternally. after being conveyed on an
engine from Moran,own TO Mount
Savage. got down from the engine and
walked about 100 yards from the rail
road TO a physicians Office.
Col. Charles F. Macklin. Inspector
general OF the Maryland National
Guard. in his report to the Adiutant
General regarding the recent cncamp-
ment OF the First Regiment a; Belair.
highly compliments the regiment.
J. n. Nussear. a carpenter. 20 years
DID, was fatally injured by falling from
building at Emmitsburg
\ number of the leading citizens OF
Bowie. Prince Georges County. held
meeting and took action to repress law
lessness practiced by some few unruly
characters who assemble at some public
pieces. making il very obnoxious to
ladies and children The following was
adopted: I'VE. the Citizens Law and
Order League OF Bowie. organized for
the purpose Of suppressing lawlessness in
our town. pledge ourselves 10 do oar ~
most to more cffectually bring TO justice
all parties violating the law. A COM
mittee was appointed for the purpose OF
investigating all licenses granted and &c
see that the law was complied with. a
large crowd was in attendance and ever,
one present seemed to be Of a desire that
nothing radical should be done and that
a conservative course should be pursued
and all violators OF the law should be
The board OF trustees Of the Maryland
Agricultural College met Friday. The
president reported that ia students had
registered at the college this wear. whicl,
is more than ever before He also re-
ported that there had been some hazine
at the college which had caused the with
drawal of several new students. and tina,
Andrew T. Ewell had been expelled on
this account The beard Endorsed his
action and said that hazing m"st be dis
continued. even If half OF the students
had to be dismissed. The board ap-
proved the appointment of c. F. Austin.
# the Alabama Experiment Station. as
associate State horticulturist. and also
the appointments OF H. n. Lansdale and
]. w. s. Scarborough as assistants in
the chemical department.
The convention OF the w II. and
+. NJ. S. adjourned at Middle
town. The old officers were reelected.
They are: President. Mrs. P. A. He'll
man. of Baltimore vice president East
ern conference. Miss NJ H. Morris. OF
Baltimore: vicc-rresident Middle con-
ference. Mrs c. w Baughman. OF Tn
iontown. Md: v;ce-president Western
conference. Mrs. c. V. Spielman. Of Hag-
erstown: recording secretary. Mrs Jas.
p Reese. of l-u;hcrville; corresponding
secretary. Miss Mary Baylies. Of Bait
more: treasurer. Mrs. s. +. Ziegler OF
Baltimore The standing committees
xere not appointed. and the place OF rext
meeting was LETT TO a committee 70 de-
.ide.
Horse thieves are GENERATING in lower
Cecil county. Stephen Boyer. Of Sassa-
;ras. los; fire horse and carriage the
oast week He went to hotel and
litched his horse under she'd When
le came out it was gone. and no trace
las been found of it. W. H. Dushanc.
II the same neighborhood. also lost his
cam. and it has been traced TO West
chester. Pa Mr.. Dushanc says he Il
sure that his team was stolen by i negro
formerly employed by him.
The jury in The case Of State vs.. Alex
,nder Wooliord. at Denton. indicted foi
assault upon Hester Starkey. after being
out more than three hours reported &c
court that there was no possibility OF
verdict being reached. Immediately
thereafter the case was submitted to the
court. Woolford was acquitted. The
October term Of court was then adj
journed.
Mr.. Arthur Basil and Miss Ola Cox
both OF Annapolis, were married al the
First Methodist Church by Rev. /.
+. Peters.
John L. Fi;che;t. highly respected
citizen. formerly OF Accomac, was
found dead in bed at his home in Pun
goteague. He had been suffering iro:l
heart disease for some time. and /: Is