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 Committee Correspondence Be-
tween Maryland and Virginia Agricultural
College Dcbaters-A Carp without Eyes
Farmers Satisfied Who Have Come to
Maryland TO Live.

Farmers Satisfied Who nave IONIC 10
Maryland to Live.
Maryland pensions Daniel c. Ride
aour. Edgemont $40: Patterson I.
Bradley. AIarydel. So: Elijah Under
wood. Bcngies. 50; George Wilson Po-
mona. s.: Joseia I. Philip. Annapolis.
$50: Mary Ann Pinder. Sudlersville. So;
Rachel Fiaherty. Baltimore. So: William
Davidgc. Annapolis 50; John Stockdale.
Hampstead. SI,: Charles W. Daneker,
Baltimore. SI2; George l. Hurier. Gil
pen, s.: Samuel Harrison. Crumpton.
SO: Thomas NJ. Dukehart. Baltimore.
$40: Milanda C. Friend. Friendsville. 81:
Hannah Carrie. Baltimore. So: Susan a.
Greene. Ridgely. IS: Robert Holly. Car.
sins. So: William II. Hughes. Royal
Oak. So.
J. Duncan Almony. OF Hartford county.
has been arrested. charged with the muir
Ter of Horace Sutton, OF Baltimore coun-
ty. who died from fractured skull De
cember ;.
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. Viii
liam T. Hamilton. is i'll with stroke CT
paralysis.
Charles Edward Wolfe, aged IS years,
died i'll Frederick.
The Spring Hill Club. a colored So
cial organization. was raided in Chester
town and found handsomely furnished
with rockers. tables and other articles
stolen from the porchcs 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 Wolfingcr. one OF
Washington county'S delegates at An
napolis. says the bill 10 repeal the mort
gage tax will not pass the House. The
bill has passed the Senate. He says he
took poll OF the House and there was
large majority against the repeal. The
Washington county delegation is against
repeal The income TO Washington
county from the tax is $4,000 yearly.
The preliminary trial at IVES. I'm
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. Tbs
orators and their subjects were dS io.-
lows: r. B. Carman. Taylor. Md,
Freedom and Patrioiism:' II. S. K-b-
nson. Cambridge. Md. Democracy and
Progress" G.. l. Humphreys. Cove
Point Md. Christian Ethics in Indus
trial Problems = George Meeders. k>n.
ncdyvlle. Md. Individuality u. {
Hancock. Grecnbackvillc, Va. .hG
Pathfinder OF Civilizations" J. Da.'son
Williams. The American lnSt;tutioI:
r. H. Lewis. Westminster Md. "Dai.
iel Webster" These seven stud .at:
were selected by the faculty after a re
port OF grades in composition and ne
livery by the professors OF English and
oratory. and they spoke in the above or
der determined by lot. The Judges wee
selected by the faculty and were gov
crned BY the rules OF the intercollegiate
contest. The judges decided in favor
of G.. |. Humphreys as principal. and
4. X. Carman as alternate. The college:
composing this association are ST. JOINS,
Maryland Agricultural. Washington anc
Western Maryland. The first contest
was held at Western Maryland College
the second at ST. Johns College. and the
third at Maryland Agricultural College
In reply to a communication received
from a Joint committee OF the Virginia
Legislature suggesting meeting witt
the Maryland committee iii Washington
Senator Moses has suggested 4 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. ). vii
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 5
GraSon OF St Marys county and Sen
ator Moses is secretary. The Virginia
committee is as follows: Senator c
Harding Walker. X. p. Bruce and "
W. Sale and Delegates s. Wilkins Mat
thcws. w ID. Cardwcll George y. Hun
ley. John NJ. Lycll and NJ. NJ. Greene.
Mr.. +. P. Gibbs OF Hardesiy Prince
Georges county. says that in 4 few days
ne intends to make 4 trip West for the
purpose OF inducing other Western farm
ers 10 come TO Prince Georges county
He came from Illinois two years ago
and settled in Prince Georges. and IS
we'll satisfied He says the soil is fertile
ana TIE Climate anu illaTNctS are HDpO.
Some "a OF his former neighbors in ILL
nois purchased land in the county recent.
~ Secretary Badenhoop. OF the Bureau
OF Immigration in Baltimore. has sent
pamphlets and maps of Maryland to dif-
fercnt 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
aane or recreation may take place on
the Sabbath and allowing stores In open.
mas been Withdrawn Mr. Henkel stated
that he introduced the BIZ! by request.
but that after talking with 4 nuiuhe- oi
| his constituents he found that thcy were
opposed 10 the bill He has accordingly
| asked that il he not reported by he city
| delegation and has taken il oft o: the
| cngrosSing room
\ public debate was held in the assem-
bly hall OF the Maryland Agricultural
| College 10 determine who is 10 represent
the institution in the intercollegiate ora
torical contest in April! r. Laurie
| Mitchell. OF the senior class aud Pre-
ton l.. Peach. OF the Junior class. repre-
sented the Morrill, Literary Society OF
the college. and Arthur 5. HirSt OF the
senior class and Horatio Knight Brad
ford. The New Mercer Literary Societ,.