Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-03-15
MARYLAND NEWS
In SHORT ORDER.
Tic Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
TESTIMONIAL TO THE SPEAKER.
Joint Oyster cmmittee-Correspon BE.
tween Maryland and Virginia Agricultural
College Dcbatcrs-A Carp Without Eyes
Farmers Satisfied Who Have Come to
Maryland to Live.

FARMERS SauSIeu VINO ttaNs sows :"
Maryland to Live.
Maryland pensions: Daniel c. Ride
aour. Edgemont. $40; Patterson I.
Bradley. Marydel. So; Elijah Under
wood. Bcngies. So: George Wilson. Po-
mona. s.; Josefa 7. Philip. Annapolis.
$50; Mary Ann Pinder. Sudlersville, s.;
Rachel Flaherty Baltimore. 50: William
Davidge, Annapolis. SO; John Stockdale.
Hampstead. SIa: Charles w. Daneker.
Baltimore. SI2: George |. Hurler. Gil
pen. s.; Samuel Harrison. Crumpton,
So; Thomas NJ Dukehart. Baltimore.
$40; Milanda c. Friend. Friendsville. 81:
Hannah Carrie. Baltimore. 49, Susan A.
Greene. Ridgely. So: Robert Holly, Car
sins, So: William II. Hughes, Royal
Oak. So.
J. Duncan Almony, of Hartford county,
has been arrested. charged with the m,ir-
| Ter of Horace Sutton. of Baltimore coun-
| ty, who died from a fractured skull De
cember 5.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association of Hagerstown has objected
to the bill entitled Department Stores,
now before the General Assembly.
James Hamilton. aged 7S years. OF Ha-
gerstown. brother of the late Gov. Will
| liam T. Hamilton. is i'll with a stroke OF
paralysis.
Charles Edward Wolfe. aged 70 years,
! died in Frederick.
The Spring Hill Club. colored So
| cial organization, was raided in Chester
town and found handsomely furnished
with rockers. tables and other articles
stolen from the porches of residents of
Washington avenue last summer. The
president and other officers are under
arrest to explain their possession OF the
goods.
Mr. Joseph w Woliinger. one OF
Washington countys delegates at An
napolis, says the bill to repeal the mort
gage tax will not pass the House. The
| bill has passed the Senate. He says he
took a poll of the House and there was
large majority against the repeal. The
Washington county delegation is against
repeal. The income 10 Washington
county from the tax is $4,000 yearly.
The preliminary trial at Western
Maryland College. to select principal and
alternate representatives in the fourth
oratorical contest OF Maryland colleges,
to take place at Washington College.
April IS. was held Friday night. The
orators and their subjects were is FOL
lows: R. b. Carman, Taylor. Md,
Freedom and Patriotism Fl. s. RIB
inson. Cambridge. Md. Democracy and
Progress: G. l. Humphreys. Cove
Point. Md. Christian Ethics in Indus
trial Problems George Meeders, Ken.
ncdyville. Md. individuality" II. {
M h,
Pathfinder of Civilization" J. OaNson
Williams. THE American institution
T. ii. Lewis. Westminster. Md. "par-
were selected by the faculty after re-
port OF grades in composition and dc.
livery by the professors OF English and
der determined by lot. The judges were
selected by the faculty and were gov.
crned by the rules of the intercollegiate
contest The judges decided in favor
of g. l. Humphreys as principal. and
r. R. Carman as alternate The college:
composing this association are St. Johns.
Maryland Agricultural Washington anc
Western Maryland The first contest
was held at Western Maryland College
the second at ST. Johns College. and the
tiii u at -hSi NCANS~-
In reply to a communication received
from a joint committee OF the Virginia
Legislature suggesting meeting with
the Maryland committee in Washington
Senator Moses has suggested meeting
within the next ten days. The commit.
tees are TO deal with the joint oyster in
terests. especially in the Potomac. The
Virginia committee. through Mr.. s. VIII
kins Matthews. the chairman. suggested
a meeting at Washington after the ses-
sion. Mr.. Moses thinks a preliminary
meeting should be held before the end
of the session. The chairman OF the
Maryland committee is Mr.. Charles s
Grason. OF St. Mary's county. and SEN
ator Moses is secretary. The Virginia
Harding Walker. r. p Bruce and w
W. Sale. and Delegates S. Wilkins Mat
thews. w. ID. Cardwell. George Y. Hun
ley. John NJ. Lyell and NJ. NJ. Greene.
Mr.. +. P. Gibbs. of Hardcsty Prince
Georges county, says that in a few days
ne intends TO make a trip West for the
purpose of inducing other Western farm
ers to come to Prince Georges county.
He came from Illinois two years ago
and settled in Prince Georges. and is
well SdttSIcQ. Tie says tile SOIL - IeTtliS
and the climate and markets are good
Some 2, of his former neighbors in Illi-
nois purchased land in the county recent
w. Secretary Badenhoop. of the Bureau
of Immigration in Baltimore. has sent
pamphlets and maps OF Maryland to diff
ferent people in Illinois and Nebraska
and will also write letters notifying the
residents of these States OF Mr. Gibbs
coming.
The Wide Open SUNDAY bill, intro
duced in the Legislature by Delegate
Henkel. providing that any ''healthful
gan:e or recreation" may take place on
the Sabbath and allowing stores to open
has been withdrawn Mr.. Henkel stated
that he introduced the bill by request
but that after talking with number OF
his constituents he found that they were
| opposed to the bill He has accordingly
| asked that it be not reported by he city
| delegation and has taken it out o. the
engrossing room.
| 4 public debate was held in the assem-
bly, hall OF the Maryland Agricultural
| College to determine who is 10 represent
the institution in the intercollegiate ora
torical contest in April. r. Laurie
Mitchell. OF the senior class. and Pres
ton L. Peach. of the junior class. repre-
scented the Morrill, Literary Society oil
the college. and Arthur s. Hirst. OF the
senior class. and Horatio Knight Brad.
ford. the New Mercer Literary Societ@