Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-01
NEWS
SHORT ORDER.
The Lates: Happenings Cleaned from
all Over the State.
THE APPOINTMENT or JUDGES.
terms OF Three Members OF the Beach Ex-
p;re This year-Burned by a child-Fired
Barn and Tried to Put II Out With a
lineup Presentation Of Masonic Jewels
Sent 20 the Penitentiary.

These pensions were granted to Mary
anders: Charles Henry Swailcs. Beau
cue. 50: Jonas Williams. PASSPORT SI+:
Mary +. Beyard. Clcarspring s.; Ed
ward l.. Hamlin. Frcndsvillc S. Ben
iamin +. Hartley. Crumptcn. SO; James
| K. p. Robinson. Bishops Head. 81: Cy-
/ rus Harden. Baltimore. $40: Henry Del
bert Elkton. So: David y. krebs. Balti-
more. $40; Grafton Boon. Baltimore. SI2;
William c. Boswell. Baltimore. Si2
| Thomas w Brightvcll. Frederick city
| SIe: Martha Walker. Baltimore. S.
| Sarah Hall. Baltimore. $50; William II
Course. Baltimore 50: James G.. Nugcni
Baltimore. So: Thomas ]. Niblight
Ncavitt. SO: Mace Woodland. Chap;ico
$40: Joseph II. Davidson. Baltimore
S24; William II. Jenkins. Baltimore. SI2
John Carpenter. Baltimore SIe: Frances
\. DodSon. Cambridge. So: Ann Nc
Nunemakcr. Catoc;in Furnace s..
The joint annual meeting oil the Vans
willie Farmers Club and the Patuxcn
Planters Club OF Prince George,
county was held AT the residence %
President X. W Sylvester. OF the Mary
land Agricultural College Mr. Charlie.
H. Stanley. OF the Evansville Club, pre-
sided. with MIR George t. Lowercc sec
rotary DIR. r. S Hill. president OF the
Southern Maryland Agricultural As
ISOLATION. suggested the adviSabiliiy OF
the Nansvillc Farmers Club giving
prize for white potatoes At the fair III
August next. Prizes for tobacco. corn
and wheat have already been offered. tc
be competed Tor by the five Southern
Maryland counties. \ resolution was
passed that the Evansville Club give .
prize for white potatoes OF SIS.
The Elks Fair i'll Hagerstown realized
$1,000. and the money will be applied TO
the building fund.
William II. Swigcrt died OF pncumo-
mia at Shady Grove. Washington county.
aged 70 years. He was school teacher.
Edward Ricketts, frame dwelling. near
Huyett. Washington county. was burned
to the ground with much OF its contents.
The fire started from defective tluc
i'll one OF the upstairs bedrooms.
The members OF Howard Masonic
Lodge. No IoI. OF Elkridge. with their
families. assembled i'll Bells Hall to wit
ness the presentation OF past masters
Jewels to the last two worshipful masters
II the lodge. Justice David /. Forgan. OF
ST. Denis. and Mr. Samuel \. carp. OF
with banquet AT which about - took
part; The presentation address was de-
livercd bv Justice Henry 5. Bell the
newly installed master OF the lodge. \
musical and literary program followed.
the performers being members OF the
lodge and their families.
Governor Smith will have the appoint
ncnt OF three Judges this year. The
term OF Chief Justice James McShcrry.
OF the Court OF Appeals and Chief Judge
OF the Sixth Circuit: OF Judge J. Upshur
Dennis. OF the Supreme Bench OF Bal
tiers. OF the Third Circuit. will all expire
on the S,h OF November. Their success
ors canno; be elected until the general
election OF 1908 and the vacancies exist
ing Tor one year must be filled by cxccu
tive appointment The next terms To
expire will be that OF Judge Wright. OF
Baltimore city. i'll 1908. and OF Judges
Fowler Burke and Harlan III 1904.
Willie Grimm. years old. son OF Har-
mon Grimm. set fire to his fathers barn.
near ROhrersvilc. Washington county.
The barn and contents. OF fodder. hay.
busgies, harness and farming i'npic
mcuts. were destroyed. Mrs Grimm got
child saw what lie had done he took
lineup and went to the spring for water
10 extingliish the FIRE The property was
not insured
\ barn. together with its contents. con
sisting OF hay. straw. wheat and farm
ing implements. belonging to Israel
Shugh. of Hoffmanvillc, Baltimore
county. was accidentally set on fire and
destroyed Mr. Shugh. while attempt
ing to back his buggy into the barn. up
set lantern into some hay on the floor
The loss is about 500, with no insur
ancc.
Plans are being formulated for rapid
extension OF telegraph and telephone
lines on the Maryland Delaware PENN
sula. and in short time this territory
will be as well equipped. if not better.
than any rural region OF similar extent IN
the United States with standard Sys
TEN OF telephones. As well as an adequate
telegraph system.
A rear-cnd collision between West
ern Maryland and a Philadelphia and
Reading freight occurred at bamboo.
damaging the cabooSc al the rear oi the
Western Maryland train, which was run
into.
The Cecil Farmers Club. II, ar Colora.
elected the following officers PreSi-
dent. Alfred Kirk: vice president Rob
crt T. Cameron: recording secretary.
Cecil +. Ewing: corresponding sccrcta
y. Maurice {. Rceder: treasurer. J. II.
Maxwell
Postmaster Samuel 7. Wiley has been
authorized to establish the rural free
delivery from Colora. Cecil county. on
March /. The carrier selected is J. w.
Wiley The number OF square miles
covered is nine number % houses serv-
ed I43. population served 6oS and length
OF route is miles
Harmon Burrow. OF Addison. COM
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Baldwin have
issued invitations for the marriage OF
their daughter Jane TO DR. Frederick J.
Cotton. oi Boston. At Baldwin Memoir
Al Church. Waterbury. Anne Arundel
county on Saturday. February s.
The farmers OF Colora. Cecil county.
have decided to ask s. per ton Tor all
tomatoes grown for packing purposes.
The packers offered s. per ton an adj