Evening journal., 1902-03-15
MANY DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY
Laurel Man Becomes Deaf Alter Under
going an Operation
speclai 10 tho evening Journal.

Special 70 the Evening Journal
Laurel. March 15.-Mrs. Maria Prit-
ohard. who recently died near here,
aged "a years, was an aunt Of Former
Speaker u. b. Riggln, and came from
Ia family noted for longevity. Speaker
Riggin lost his mother, three aunts and
an uncle within a few months, whose |
aggregate ages amounted TO over 400 |
years. He has living an uncle, the
Hon. Thomas L. Cannon, who was
Legislator I'm the forties, and an aunt.
who are each 80 years old. During the
past year there were ten deaths in the
families Of the former speaker and his
wife.
While Vernon Elliott and Miss Beu
lah Carey were driving home from
social given at the home Of Robert
Hastings. one evening recently, the
horse jumped from a bridge into the
large canal ditch spanned by it. The
carriage was completely demolished
and the occupants narrowly escaped
drowning the water being about six
feet deep. The hat, gloves and spec
tacles belonging to Mr.. Elliott were
carried away by the rushing waters.
WhOOplng cough and chlckenpox are
epidemic.
The body of Thomas Clark, who dis
lappeared from home while drunk %
month ago, has been found.
Farmers in this vicinity are much
behind in their work. owing to the
wet condition OF the ground, caused
by the heavy rains.
r. r. Bounds. a farmer, living about
fifteen miles west of Laurel. has two
remarkable animals One Is a COW and
the other n large hog. The two were
let run in O pasture field with others.
and formed n strong attachment for
each other.
Alberta Phillips. the 4-year-old
daughter OF Purnal Phillips. Of near
lCoulbourns Postoffce. was fatally
burned Friday while her parents were
away from home.
On last Thursday afternoon A.
. Frank Russell who lives near Mar
della. twelve miles from Laurel, met
with a terrible accident He was out in
, the woods alone Telling timber and I'm
1 Telling q tree It fell against another
r tree. which broke IL off and the end
4 came back with great force and struck
g him on the side of the head. How long
fAAs AAhAHNAA wac III AiAN MNONn uAAil MN
, was hit no one knows. He managed
D to walk to his house. which was not
a great ways off and carried his axe
, but he has not been able 10 speak or
D tell anything about it since He is I'm
q critical condition. but his physicians
Drs. Wilson and Ewell. feel hopeful
L of his recovery.
E Raymond Allen. of Allen, Md; Ed
ward Dashlels and Messrs. Burnett and
salisbury. Of Wilmington, were in
town yesterday.
Former Senators John NJ. c. Moore
! and William T. Moore. Captain George
X. Phillips, and o. V. Wootten, who
have been In Baltimore looking after
. the Orlando v Wootten. which was
driven on Diamond shoals during the
storm returned home yesterday
= Henry Clay Davis is in Virginia.
J. James J. Galloway has returned
4 from Wilmington and Philadelphia.
a y Mrs Elva Quillen. Mrs. William
Ward.Mrs Martha Kenney. Mrs. Jane,
ID. Splcer. Mrs. George c. Spicer. Mrs
Charles A. Hastings and Thomas L
Cannon are dangerously i'll.
c. Wales Hastings and Elijah ant
d George Gray kenney. have recovered
"a their health sufficiently to gat out.
T. Jackson Waller. n leading cloth
Ter, of Laurel. went to Philadelphi;
D. three weeks ago. suffering with wha
p was supposed to be a severe case O
.e nasal catarrh. When the doctors fin
b ished their examination they decide,
!. that an operation was necessary, an,
,e a part of the bene was taken out. Tn
m wound healed nicely and Mr.. Walle
m was preparing to return home when h
- became totally deaf The surgeon
"a think some part connecting the ca
'e drum was struck during the operation
~ Another operation will be performe
l. in an attempt to restore Mr.. Waller
,h hearing.
'e MANY Of the Peninsula Gamers hav
he contracted to pay ss per ton for tc
nd mat0es this season. This is an increas
~ OF % per cent. over last year
The people OF lower Little Creek an
'e, upper Wicomico counties are greatl
agltated over the attempts to hay
. special legislation pass the Marylan
Il Legislature to relicense the Marylan
he side of Delmar. which was dry lal
W. year
Mrs. Ellen Vickers. of East Ne
Market. is guest OF Mrs. Edwar
Fowler