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 SPEAKEI

Joint Oyster Committee Be'
tween Maryland and Virginia Agricultural
College Debaters-A Carp Without Eyes
Farmers Satisfied Who Have Come TO
Maryland to Live.
Maryland pensions: Daniel c. Ride
| lour. Edgemont. $40: Patterson I.
Bradley. Marydel. So; Elijah Under
| wood Bcngies. S. George Wilson. Po-
nona IS: Josefa T. Philip. Annapolis.
| $50: Mary Ann Pindcr, Sudlersville. So:
Rachel Flaher,y. Baltimore. 50: William
| Davidgc. Annapolis. 50: John Stockdale.
| Hampstead. $Ie: Charles w. Danekcr.
Baltimore SI2; George l. Huricr. Gil
| pen, 81; Samuel Harrison. Crumpton.
50: Thomas NJ Dukehart. Baltimore.
| $40: Milanda c. Friend. Friendsville. s.:
Hannah Carrie. Baltimore. So: Susan a.
| Greene. Ridgely. s.; Robert Holly, Car
sins. 50; William H. Hughes, ROYAL
Oak. So.
J. Duncan Almony, OF Hartford county.
| has been arrested, charged with the muir
Ter of Horace Sutton. OF Baltimore coun-
| ". who died from 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. oil Ha-
| gerstown. brother OF the late Coy. Viii
| liam T. Hamilton is i'll with stroke OF
paralysis.
Charles Edward Wolfe. aged IS years.
: died in Frederick.
The Spring Hill Club. colored So
| cial organizations was raided III 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. Woliingcr 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 poll OF the House and there was
a large majority against the repeal. The
| Washington county delegation is against
repeal The income 10 Washington
county from the tax is $1,000 yearly.
The preliminary trial at Wc'..rn
! Maryland College. to select principal ard
alternate representatives in the :our:f
| to take place at Washington College.
! April Is. was held Friday night. fhl
orators and their subjects were ds fo,-
| lows: X. B. Carman. Taylor, Md,
Freedom and Patriotism:" II. s. K.p
inson Cambridge Md. Democracy and
Progress" c. l. Humphreys. Cove
Point. Md. Christian Ethics in Indus
trial Problems: George Meeders. N>n.
| ncdyville. Md. individuality H. [
Hancock. Greenbackville, Va. hd
Pathfinder OF Civilization J. DaNson
Williams The American lnStituIiol:
T. ii. Lewis. Westminster. Md. Dan
icl Webster These seven stud mt:
were selected by the faculty after Re
port OF grades in composition and ne
livery by the professors OF English and
oratory. and they spoke in the above CT
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. arc
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 communication received
from a Joint committee OF the Virginia
Legislature suggesting meeting with
the Maryland committee III Washington
Senator Moses has suggested q meeting
within the next ten days. The commit
tees are to deal with the Joint oyster in
terests. especially i'll the Potomac. The
Virginia committee. through MIR. ). vii
kins Matthews. the chairman. suggested
meeting at Washington after the SEES
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 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 5 Wilkins Mat
thcws. W. ID. Cardwcll. George Y Hun
ley. John NJ. L.ycll and NJ NJ. Greene.
Mr.. f. p. Gibbs. OF HaTdcSty. Prince
Georges county. says that in few days
nc intends 10 make 4 trip West for the
purpose OF inducing other Western farm
ers to come TO Prince Georges county
He came from Illinois two years age
and settled in Prince Georges. and is
we'll satisfied He says the soil is fertile
and the climate and markets are good
Some p of his former neighbors i'll Hi
nois purchased land in the county rcceu;
~ Secretary Badcnhoop. OF the Bureau
OF Immigration in Baltimore has sent
pamphlets and maps OF Maryland to di;-
fe-cnt 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
Henkcl. providing that any "heaithful
gane or recreation" may take place on
the Sabbath and allowing store, 10 open,
mas been Withdrawn Mr. Hcnkel stated
that he introduced the bill by request.
but that after talking wiit a number OF
his constituents he ioi,nd that they were
opposed To the bill He has accordingly
asked that il he not reported by he city
delegation and has taken il out q: the
| cngrossing room.
| \ public debate was held in the Assem-
| bly, hail OF the Maryland Agricultural
| College to determine who is 10 represent
the institution in the intercollegiate ora
torical contest in April r Laurie
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