Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-26
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Gathered From
All Sources.

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mont. So: VIM. H. Seidenstriker, Ha-
gerstown. ST.: Martha J Stokes. Balti-
more. So: minor oi James A. Hamilton.
Baltimore. $40: George ). Smith Catoc.
lin Furnace. So: VIM. r. Mitchell. Bal
imore. 50; Robert l. Hall. Tuls Cor
1er. Sc: Samuel Sclby. Crisheld, So;
George l.. Burman. Baltimore, s.; Rob
ert n. Weller. Scots Level. $40; Fran
lis E ?. Morrow. Snow Hill. Sl2: Flea
1or F. Adams. Guys. SIe; Edward
Lock. Baltimore. 50. Mary A. Graves.
Cumberland. So; Saliic Carroll. Princess
Anne. SS: Jane Addison. Laytonsvllle.
So; VIM Henry Goodsell. Myersville.
$40; Cicero A. Moore. Baltimore. $40;
Lily Camper. Cambridge. So; William
Reed. Elk Neck. SI2
Engineer VIM Everhart. OF the Bal
tmore and Ohio Railroad had his lace
badly crushed by mail crane. which
struck him while his train was n mo-
ton
Mrs. Isaac J. Hisby committed sui
eide on Sunday near East New Market.
Dorchester county. BY hanging herself
with bride rein.
A heavy wind and rain storm visited
Crisfield and vicinity and damaged oys-
ter houses and blew away crab floats
Miss Ethel Beaumont OF Hagers-
town. was married in Edinburgh. Scot
land. to Mr.. Edmund Monroe. OF that
city.
Lightning struck the barn OF George
+. kindley. near Frederick and de
stroyed it. \ horse persisted III the
flames.
Henry Gross. colored. was killed by
lightning near Malcolm while digging
potatoes.
The County Commissioners OF Wash
ington county will erect a wooden pest
house.
Henry Beck was appointed overseer
OF the poor i'll Caroline county.
a stock company is being organized
10 construct new modern theatre in
Annapolis.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Reynolds, widow.
died in Hagerstown. OF cancer. aged 70
years.
Prof. F. c. Wyand. OF Eaklcs Mills.
Washington county. mas accepted po-
sition as teacher in the School for the
Deaf at Frederick City.
Lloyd Jackson. colored. is in Rock
vile jail charged with assault with in
tent to murder James Evans. aged IS
years. son OF Charles Evans. OF Glen
IsNII'p.
Mrs. Harriet \. Gregg who was sta
ton agen, Tor eight years at Principle
Furnace. on the line OF the Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Cecil county. died July 20, aged IS
years.
The figures of the school population
OF TIE State OF Maryland upon which
the Comptroller will base the apportion-
,,Nio-.I --i,Nnt- have
been tabulated and are given below. The
school age is between 5 and 20 years
These figures include youths OF 8 and &c
years. but not those oil and 20, 4.
the law specifics the enumeration OF al
between those extremes: Allegany
white. I6.60o; coiored. ago. Anne Arun
del W. o.273: c. 5000; Baltimore city
W. 1850: {. Io2I2; Baltimore county
". 23.I7o: c. 3,I2o Calvert. W. 1920
c 1891: Caroline ". s,77S: {. 1907
Carroll. Oily: c. sol: Cecil, s.o77:
LILY; Charles. ". 2.s3I {. 3.5I5 Dor
chester. ". 1854; c. $40: Frederick. "
1880: c 1916: Garrett. ". $500 {. IS
Hartford. w. 6.5oS: { 1893; Howard, "
$3.50: c I,46o: Kent. ". 1904 c 2.26I
Montgomery. ". COIL: c. 3,5et; Primo
Georges. ~ 5.l2I; c 4oo7: Queer
Anne's W. 1850: c 24IS: Somerset,
$40: c. $3.50 ST Mary'>. u. 2.Q67;
.s.o75: Talbot. " .S.S2s; {. 1870; Wash
ington. W. lass: c 900: Wicomico.
5.42S; {. 2o35; Worcester. ". 1896;
2.so-. Totals for counties. ~. 10000
c. $3.50: totals for city. W. 1850;
1912; totals for State y. 27S. 500:
1851.
The Annapolis City Council ne: i
special session 10 consider the g-ant;E.
OF a new charter 10 the Washington
Baltimore and Annapolis Eiecgric Rail
road Company but action was post
poned |, is said the new ci!arte: wi
be granted upon condition that the olt
charter be given UP. besides paving
TAX on each pole and each lineal iCo'
OF roadbcd. During the session til;
Council fixed the city tax rate Tor IN;
ensuing fiscal year at 75c. on the SIoo
which is 4 decrease OF Is cents under
that OF last year. when il was % cents
Besides reducing the tax rate. the pres
en-, administration has paid OFF ole
debts OF 5000 lett over By the last
Council. including an electric light bill
OF $500
During a severe electrical s,orn, in
Cecil county Arthur CARRIE! Goodyear.
ager % years. was struck by lightning
and killed He was employed as i farm
hand for William Walters and was hanl-
ing in hay on the Collins farm. owned
BY John f Alexander, OF Elkton, when
he met his death The storm was a.
companied by the largest hail seen
there for years. the stones being As
large as walnuts. The hail fell for IS
minutes. and in some places almost COW
cred the ground. Corn and tomato
crops were considerably damaged by
the hail
L. T. Yoder. OF Pittsburg. owner .;
the waterworks at Mountain Lake Park.
about which there has been much con-
plant from the residents has entered
into an agreement with the board oi
directors 81 the park whereby he will
execute bond III the sum oi $4,000.
which will be forfeited ii tx supply o;
water fails alter August /. 1902 Mr.
Yoder is firm believer in The preScn;
gravity system Should he fail in his
present agreement the board Of drec-
tors was authorized to pat in plant %
COS: $4,000.
Miss Mamie Good and Mr. Ernest Mi