Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-10-04
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

| la-ged 10: liRntinS ana heating pC--
poses.
Several Canadian Indian women are
singers in the Salvation Army squad a:
Easton.
Mrs. George A. Ash. who has been
quite i'll at her home Holly Hail. Elk
ton. with appendicitis. is greatly inn
! proved.
Congressman Jackson has given a
fine building Tor hospital at Sails.
bury and the cornerstone will be laid
on his birthday. October 49,
Miss Lettia McMullen. the young
daughter OF the late John F. McMul
len. Is believed TO be recovering, alter
desperate illness. from typhoid fever.
William +. Spanglcr. who disappear
ed from Willamspo-t. has returned
home after three months absence. UNI
able TO tell anything about his wander
I ings.
/ Thornton Cooper. colored. employ
or near Chillum. Prince Georges
county. shot and instantly killed Harry
Warner. also colored. at a picnic one
mile east OF Mrirkirk
This has been a prosperous year in
Talbot county for all crops except hay.
which was a failure. as it most ire
q"ently is. except on the small areas
adapted to grass. The yield OF wheat
was surprisingly good-Say 20 TO IS
bushels TO the acre planted The corn
crop is large and weather conditions
were favorable to cure the fodder. La
Dor conditions are very unsatisfactory.
The negro farm hands refuse 10 work
- Il,,,. lnrI Tho
towns and many OF them say they do
no: have to work. and they don't.
Some get pensions. some make their
women work. and all contrive to live
IN some way or other without wo-k.
a number OF farmers brought Bohc
.::ians from Baltimore and put them
Ill the fields cutting corn. They make
good workmen. but the negro is the
natural unskiled laborer OF this coun-
try. Politics and public schools. how
eve-. have caused distaste for the
fields. The fruit crop oil Talbot this
year Is good and the tomato crop was
larger. with higher prices for the
grower. than ever before.
The Calvert County School Board
has ordered air-tight stoves in which
to b"rn wood Tor heating all tho
penscd with the use OF coal entirely
The public Offices in Prince Frederick
will also follow the example OF the
School Board and use wood for heating
purposes. Stoves Tor burning wooc
are being put up generally. and as s
matter OF TACT no coal OF any conse
quence will be used in the county the
coming winter. The increased de.
rand Tor enlarged wood-piles will give
laborers constant employment; so tn,
strike IN the coal regions Is no: worry.
ing the people OF Southern Maryland
To any great extent and they are MOI
going to suffer either in consequence.
OF it.
Although the entire amount OF SIS.
oco capital stock OF the Baltimore ant
+ Chestertown Trolley Line Compan,
has been subscribed. it now looks as
though the incorporators must abandoa
the enterprise. thereby losing their for.
ieit OF S2.5co 10 the county. Only fom
persons along the proposed route be.
tween Chestertown and Rock Hall vi,
Rochester are willing to offer right:
OF way. while number who had made
s"ch offers have withdrawn their ten.
der OF land. To condemn and pay 10,
the right OF way would cost $4,000. ar
amount which the hackers OF the en-
terprise refuse TO pay.
Thomas Bull OF North East. Cecil
comnty. aged 65 years. committed sui.
eide by drowning himself in the North
East river. He had been drinking
heavily OF late and told several friends
he was tired OF living and was going
down TO the river and end his lie
He took off all his clothing jumped
into the water. swan oft some distance
and was seen TO turn around, as ii he
intended TO come back to the shore,
when he sank out OF sight. His boi
was recovered. He was a woodchop-
per. veteran oil the Civil War and a
pensioncr.
Joseph H. Savin. residing five miles
i-o-, Centrevillc. purchased a bull at
4 recent sale and lett it in field. when
he sent young man by the name OF
C-onshaw after him. Alter securing
the bull and while driving i; home the
animal turned and poked Mr.. Cronshaw
several times with its horns. whe-eupon
the young man picked mp 4 stone and
struck the bull in the head with il. kill
ing the animal instantly. The bull was
a thoroughbred.
Professor Hammel. Superintendent: OF
the Manual Training Schools OF the
State OF Maryland. was in CriSheld in
specting the Manual Training School
there The new building is frame
two-story single roof building and is
joined 10 the High School Manual
Training. has only been extended IRON
the senior second to the fifth grade thus
far. Prof. Spencer c. Still has charge
OF this department.
4 new bank barn OF J. c. Burk. at
Path Valley. Washington county. was
b"rned. together with the contents. in
Guiding live stock. Loss $1,000, partly
insured.
Sunday. October 5. is set for the ded-
ication OF the monument to Gen. Phil
Reed. the hero oil Cauk'S field i'll Kent
COUNTY. Hon William NJ Marine. OF
Baltimore. will deliver the address
The body OF a youth aged II wears.
found along the tracks oi the Phiiadcl
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
Dad. near Perryvillc. Cecil county. was
identified as tlla; oi Joseph Miller. son
oi George w Miller, OF Wilmington.
Del.
The dwelling OF Harry s Ditto. near
Dry Run. Washington county. was de
troycd by fire. together with nearly all
the furniture The family escaped in
their night clothing.
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