Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-07
ALL OVER THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Young Mans Mishap-Sever Experience
in Making q Call on Young Lady
Big Boiler ExrIotes in Eeston--A Young
Mothers Sad Dcath-Fire in Cecil County
-0ther Live News

Pensions granted Marylanders: ia
cob Goldsboio.:gi. Carmichael. Sc; Rich
ard II. Costin. tocomoke City, So; VIM
Shull, Smithsbu-g. IS: James l.. Reed.
Baltimore. SI2: Robert Cot,man, Prime
ess Anne. Sl2: Margaret Britman. Bal
timore. So; George Freeland. Cumber
land. SI2: Simon Doram. Cardova, Sic;
Albert Miller. Westminster. STA Jacob
w. Idle. Thurmon, $40; Raphael Lo-
max. Baltimore. $40: Lewis J. Coleman,
Frostburg. Sl2. Original Widows, &c
Amanda Sonnenberg. Baltimore SO;
Eliza Boyd. Baltimore. So: Ellen Nelson.
Baltimore. SIS. Enos ID. kcpmer. Oak
land. Sl2: Charles Dreamer. Baltimore.
50; Nina Wcisgerber. Baltimore, So;
Mary A. Howard. Baltimore, IS.
About $50 representatives OF the diff
ferent farmers organizations visited the
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton and College at College Park. and
thoroughly inspected varieties OF grow
ing wheats. lime plots. corn plots. fertil-
izer plots. grass plots and permanent
pasture. the dairy herd and barn, the
Horticultural grounds. garden and straw
berry patch and the different college
buildings. After dinner the farmers as
senbled in the college chapel. Mr.. Asa
B. Gardner Jr., OF Baltimore county,
was chosen TO preside MIR. Gardner
said that the first gin was fired in the
Maryland Legislature last winter TO ac-
complish what the farmers ought to in
sist upon. and that was TO make the
Maryland Agricultural College compare
favorably with other agricultural col
leges.
Mr.. Samuel w Hotter, of Mount
Philip on the Eastern slope OF Catoctn
Mountain, met with severe accident at
Broad Run. in the Middletown Valley OF
Frederick county. where he drove 10 call
on a young lady. While out OF the buggy
in lane opening gate, a dog ran up
and BIZ his horse on the leg. The animal
started TO run and Mr.. Hotter tried 10
check him. Seeing he would be jammcd
between the buggy and the fence. he re-
leased his hold. and was thrown violent
ly against the gate. the top OF which was
strung with barbed wire. He was
gashed under the chin and across the
lips: barb caught in the corner OF his
mouth and ripped his check open over al
incl: in length. He was otherwise cut and
scratched and presented frightful ap-
pearance. The horse continued his flight
and demolished the buggy. which was a
new vehicle.
The eastern section of Easton was
badly shaken TIP about o'clock the other
afternoon by the explosion OF 5o-horse-
power boiler at the Farmers packing
house Mr. L. s. Fleckins,ein. the man
ager. and his son. w n. Fleckinstein,
were testing the boilers preparatory &c
beginning packing Both were close 10
the boiler when the explosion occurred
and were severely bruised by flying
pieces OF the debris The boiler was il
a building which adjoined the main
packing house. and was destroyed. and
considerable portion of the north end
of the main building was hurled into the
air and carried into a field one-third OF
i mile distant The damage done is cs-
;imated 10 be about $500.
At Luttons Corner frame dwelling
owned by Thomas B. Miller. of Cherry
Hill, was destroyed by fire. together
with the household goods of a colored
critics caught fire, but by hard work
were saved.
Mrs Susan Longnecker. wife OF Jo-
seph c. Longnccker. dropped over dead
i'll the yard Of her home. at Chewsvillc.
Washington county. She was - years
old She was alone with two small chill
dren. whose cries brought assistance to
them.
The gold fever has again broken out
III Montgomery. 1t Is reported such dis
coveries OF gold-bearing rock have been
made on the farms OF Luther P''-A"tte.
Thomas H. Price and Benjamin F. Haw-
kins. near Hyat;stown: that crushing
machinery will be installed by interested
parties Gold in Montgomery is, howev-
or. an old story.
Frank Ackers was run over by load
cd wagon near his home, i'll Elk Neck.
Cecil county, the wheels passing over his
neck and breast. causing his entire body
TO become paraiyzed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
established an agency at Rawlings. with
+. w. Snyder agent. p S. Rodgers IS
agent at Tunnelton, in place OF \. J.
Bonafeld resigned
Miss Nina Me,zgcr daughter OF Rev.
w. s. I. Metzger. will be married in s;
John's Lutheran Church. Thurmont.
June IL. to Mr.. Custer B. Foreman, I
dental student in Baltimore.
Soft crabs are scarce and high in Girls
field on account of the heavy winds and
cool weather They are bringing from
90 cents TO $I.25 per dozen.
The Washington County Commission
crs have increased the property assess
nent of the Western Maryland Railroad
from $685. to S446373.
Mrs. Sarah a. Garlook. wife OF Harry
Garlock. died while sitting in chair al
her home in Hagerstown, aged c5 years.
Quite number of fish. j, is.said. have
been caught in the Potomac by the use
OF Iz-year locusts as bait
William Reed. a well-known Cecil
county farmer, died OF heart trouble.
aged IS years.
Some excitement was created in Port
Deposit by shooting alteration among
colored men. and later the shooting OF
one of them by police officer.
Two engines were damaged in col
lson at New Midway. Fireman Abel.
Of one of the engines. had leg broken
George Huff was declared not guilty il
the Circuit Court for Carroll County on
the charge of forgery.
NJ IoSeoh r Skirrett clerk ~ tho