Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-04-05
ALL OVER THE
STATE OF MARYLAND.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
ELKTON'S BIG BUILDING BOOM.
Bill to Increase the Salaries OF Appeal Tax
Court Killed In House Claude D. Butts.
Brakeman. Badly Injured - Mountain on
Fire-verdiet Of Aequiitai z An Irish Es.
tate Other News.

Maryland pensions; John O. ~ Saul
| (dead), Baltimore. SI2; Theodore
Wing. Baltimore, $40; Andrew Mulhol-
land, Oakland, $50: Samuel \. Temple
| tdead), Emmorton. ST.; Alexander ).
Mullin. (deadD. Clear Spring. SI2;
| Henry b. Schroeder. Pctersville. ST. !:
Emile Fuss. Bcrwyn. 50: Katherine
Sand Baltimore. 81: lIarrit Henry Bal
timorc 81; minor OF James T.. Mcchan.
Baltimore. $40; Greenbury Jones Witt
man. 50: Edward NJ. Botclcr Forest,
| vile. 50; Michael Fisher. Baltimore. 50 !:
Malinda /. King. Hagcrsiown. So Geo.
/ i. licnnebergcr. llager>,own So Chas.
ii. Erdman. Baltimore. 81; JOSEPH, Frt-
tiia. Baltimore. SIC: Catharinc L. Fish
Bccklcysville. So increasc-Zora NJ
Landlord. Cambridge s.. Presley Daw-
son. Inglcsidc. 50: Mary f. Williams
Baltimore. So: Henry Otfman. Frost
burg. SIe: Jom Rcifsnidcr. Emmtsburg
50: Vincent f. Coliec. Baltimore. ST.:
James X. Bell Baltimore s..
The Maryland Legislature adjourned
Tuesday morning al I.5o y. NJ. and the
Senate AT r..35 A. NJ. The Senate caused
the trouble by 4 squabblc ov,r the Shep-
herd and Applegarth oyster bills. Sen
ator Applcgarth threatened Ia talk all
night before he would permit the Shcp-
herd bill 10 pass, and So the Senate aG
journed sine die The House adjourned
i'll good order The Speaker OF the
House. Mr.. Noble l. Mitchell. OF Har-
ford. was presented by the members with
magnificent silver service. and PreSi-
dent fubncr. OF the Senate. received a
handsome loving cup from that body.
| Both presiding CfficcrS made short and
appropriate addresses al The close OF the
session.
For several onths past I.lk;on has
/ been experiencing building boom. all
the contractor, having booked contract,
for new dwellings for sc.eral month,
To come. Al the present time there J.
not 4 vacant house III the town. The
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
soon give ont contracts Tor changes 10 bc
made around l:lkton. The dangerous
curve al North street will be taken on,
the tracks being moved about 100 yards
north Of the PRESENT line In order to
make tins inn roVcment : pumbcr OF
houses will have to bc purchased
which VIII mea more work for the con
tractors i'll building new dwellings \
new passenger station will be erected
on North street
A west-bound Philadelphia and Read
ing freight train collidcd i'll Chambers
burg with Western Maryland engine
100. hooked to a caboose standing on
the track. The caboosc and tender OF
engine 100 were demolished. and Claude
ID: Butts. aged 81 years. brakeman. son
Of Rev. 5. +. Butts. OF Baltimore, had
his lett arm cut off, his RICH, arm LAGER
iicd and his head and body badly cut
and bruised He was i'll the caboose
when the engine hit the car He fell on
cushion and cushion fell On top OF
him. preventing his being killed He was
taken to the hospital
During severe wind and transform
IN lfagerstown. the roof was blown off
the house of \. W. Rudy. Al FunkStown
Trees and fences were blown down and
telephone systems damaged
James S Sclsom retired farmer.
dropped dead at his home i'll 1ilghman-
town. aged 50 years. y widow and TWO
children survive
William Anderson. OF Washington
was acquitted al Rockville II The charge
OF larceny lie took the injector Of T.
NJ West : traction engine 10 supply the
for his father. bui returned the article
The court said there WAS csgarls no cyi-
dence III icloniou, intent and that the
injector was evidently only borrowed a
damage silt Tor alleged malicious pros
ccutlor waa The sequel .: The acquittal
\ great fire : burning III the North
Mountains. III the vicinity Of Clear
Spring, Washington county One OF the
f1r, .tl suif
presents = magnificent spectacle from
the valley. TIE IRE w;.s started By hunt
erS. Scores 81 acres % finc timber land
have been burned over and ihc los, will
be heavy. There are no houses within a
mile of III" fire.
The annual reunion oi graduate OF
the Naval Academy will he held this
year on May ! a, Anuapo,,. All grad
yates are invited To attend Inc gradual
ing exercises April % and the reunion
May /. he treasurer Of the ASSOCIATE ION
should be notified not later than April
IS of those intending TO be present
Mr.. Walbach,S bill to increase the sal
aries OF the Judges OF the Court of APP
pcals and OF the Judges OF the Supreme
Bench OF Baltimore City failed in the
House through lack oil constitutional
| majority. lac bill 10 pension the Judges
was defeated three weeks age.
The bill introduced early in the scs-
SION To increase the salaries of the three
Judges of the Appca! lax Court Of Bal
;imorc Cily wa, unfavorably reported
by The city delegation and promptly
killed The bill was introduced by Mr.
Campbell and raised the salaries from
Saoo to $1,000 4 year.
Lewis y. Syes,er Iiagcrs,own at
torncy. has returned from Edcndcrry.
ireland. whittier he had gon. with James
March III the iniorc.; Of al estate val
ned at $4,000 left ~ March, grand
father Thomas Alar,h lanes March
was put in posse, son of the estate
The battlcship Indiana will again be
sent 10 Annapoi, 10. The summer cruise
| of naval cadets.
4 landslide OF goo tons OF rock and
earth occurred an the Philadelphia. vii
n,ington and Baltimore Railroad at
| RowlandSville. Cecil county
| \ lumber COMPANY with capital OF
| 100000 owning 1000 acres OF land III
| West Virginia. is 20 have headquarters
| IN liagcrStown.
George W Lockwood. dcsccndam, OF
| Peter Alrichs. Dutch governor OF Della
ware i'll 1000, died Il his home IN Cecil
| county.
Frank Jones. colorcd. charged with
the murder OF Israel Radctsky. mas been
placed on trial Al I;llicott City
i / y 4 Il.