Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-01-11
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER.
Tic Lates. happenings Cleaned From
All Over tic State.


Aaron Hill. Cumberland. SI2; Elizabeth
, Winks. Baltimore, S. Charles II. De-
coursey. Baltimore. SI2; Loretta {.
Bowlus. Middletown. So; Letitia Stan
| ley. Baltimore. s.: Raymond Short, Bal
timore. 50: Tobias Foutz. Frostburg.
/ So; William South. Funkstown, $I2.
The body of an unknown white man.
aged about Is years. was found floating
i'll the canal at Chesapeake City. From
! the condition OF his body il was evident
| that 1t had been in the water i week or
| ten days. There was nothing on the
| clothing by which the corpse could be
identified. although it is suspected that
! he was 4 farm hand Five dollars was
found in his pockets.
At recent meeting OF the congrcga-
! lion OF the Presbyterian Church nj For
est Glen. Montgomery county. it was
resolved to ask Tor release from the Bal
timorc PreSbytcry and seek admission to
the Washington PreSbytery.
The Hagerstown Fair Association held
an election At the Courthouse resulting
as follows: President John W. Stone
braker; vice-prc>idcnt. George "
Smith. Jr.; recording secretary, George
II. Hagcr: corresponding secretary,
Palmer Tenant The directors are En-
DRY a. Pry. B. Abncr Belts, Lewis r
Schncbly. John l.. Cost, DIR. a. 5. Ma
son. Daniel ". Reichard, Davies L
Kenly. Charles Webb OF j. John W
Gable and J. Ellsworth Stoncbrakcr
Fire Quilted the wholesale candy and
tobacco store of Melchor Carver in the
Edgar \. frey building EiagerStown
The fire started in a corrugated iron
wareroom in the rear OF the store from
an unknown cause. The stock i'll the
/ building. valued at $1,000, was ruined
by ire, water and smoke.
\ tenant house and barn. together
with their contents. were burned. on
the place OF Mr.. J. +. Zug. near Bowie.
Prince Georges county. Mr.. Zug Is
corresponding clerk in the Metropolitan
Bank. Washington. ID. G. The fire was
started by colored boy who slept in the
stable smoking cigarettes. The loss is
estimated at SI.eoo. with no insurance.
William A. Larncd. of New York city.
has bought the old Psca mansion on
Prince Georges street Annapolis. for
$4,000. intending to convert it into
hotel. The place was bought from John
Writ Randall trustee OF the estate OF
the late Richard Swami. The house is
ton Churchill describes in Richard
Carvel' as the home OF Dorothy Man
ners In order 20 fully adapt the build
ing to hotel purposes Il large Colonial
porch will be run along the entire front
OF the mansion. 4 magnificent drive
way will be constructed under the porch.
In the rear a large dining room and
kitchen will be built. which will be con-
nected with the southern wing 4 new
street will be run ont to King George
street. giving II rear entrance. which
will extend 10 the Naval Academy wall.
where some newly acquired blocks will
have been taken in. In the rear of the
house is a garden which was famous
in its day. In this garden is fine
spring. over which fountain will be
placed when the improvements are made.
The Paca house was built by Governor
Paca, who was Governor of Maryland
III 1872. 1t was sold by him to Arthur
Schaaf and was later purchased by Louis
North. Chancellor Theodore Bland
resided there in IS47.
Eight families OF Western farmers
arrived at Mullken Station, six miles
south OF Bowie. Prince Georges county,
from Morrison. Whiteside county. ILL.,.
bringing with them several carloads of
horses cows. poultry and farming nipple
ments. They are all thrifty. practical
farmers OF considerable means and come
to Southern Maryland on account al the
severe cold in the West They have
bought some OF the best land in what
is known as the forest OF Prince
Georges county. Mr.. C. Boice and f
/. Harrison purchased from the Hill
brothers 600 and 400 acres. respectively
Mr.. Peter Johnson the Igleliart property
OF $40 acres. just across the river in
Anne Arundel county. and MIR Wilbur
Heath. 400 acres from the Franklin Da-
Wis Nursery Company Mr. S L. Stacy
has purchased the Magaw & Davis farm
and canning house This land sold for
prices ranging from $25 to $,5 per acre.
! and it is considered to be some OF the
| best land III Southern Maryland From
/ the appearance OF the horses and stock
brought on from The West and the hust-
/ ling manner of the men with whom
your correspondent talked, there is rea-
son TO expect that some improved meth
DDS will be introduced by the new set
tiers. Several more families are expect
| ed from the same locality
i 4 young married couple from Koontz.
Va. arrived in Hagerstown OIL their
I
! House. They were assigned to room
Il. and before going to supper blew out
the gas. neither OF them having ever
seen 4 gasburncr After supper they
returned to the room. which was full
! OF gas. but they remained. The por-
tiers Smclled gas and searched until they
/, found where i, was escaping. The
groom said he had never sen that kind
, OF lamp before He had 20 stand on
the bed to blow the gas out During the
night watch was kept on the room for
fear the gaSburncr would not be opcra,-
ed properly.
The national bank, ci Carroll county
have declared scni annual dividends as
follows Union National Bank OF
Westminster. ; per cent; First National
Bank OF Westminster. A. per cent
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank.
81. per cent; First National Bank OF