Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-21

i:c !rce,ion OF New Buildings Trustees
Named Public School Wheat Harvesting il
Talbot Contractor Her: b. al.-Coopcr
age Company Incorporated Other News.
Pensions granted :, Marylandcrs:
William !! l!"cae;:. Wc,ternport. 50 /;
ko"o:, Ennclls l.ston $40: Thomas A.
Nc;hken. Oakland So; Joseph b. John
son. Baltimore. : George w Kirk
Easton. ST.: minors OF Hiram H. Smoot
Baltimore. ST.; John II. Williams. Bal
timorc. So; James NJ Hteshew, Cumber-
lard, $40; Solomon Cottman. Princess
Anne. $40; John O. Dennison. Frost
burg. Sd; Frank Adams. Howardville.
S24; John W Chase. Easton. IS; VIM
Nelson. Keep Iryst. So Lloyd Kane.
Baltimore. st; Rcbecca Garrttson. Oak
wood, S. Henry Wells. Cambridge 50; :
Mary {. Giipin. Mountain Lake Park. IS.
he annual meeting OF the board OF
trustees OF the Maryland Agricultural
College VAS held in the college building
At College Park. The entire faculty and
all the assistants OF last year were re-
elected a the same salaries except James
>. Robinson. professor OF horticulture
md botany. who. while reelected to fill
that CHAIR. had his salary CT, to onc-half
II what II was last year. or $3.50. and Z.
/. Sandston. who has filled the chair OF
professor OF botany and horticulture
during the absence OF Professor Robin
son during great portion of last year,
3n account OF sickness. was elected as
Mr.. Robinson associate and his salary
raised to $500. The committee on
grounds was authorized to select sites
tor the new buildings TO be erected. On
recommendation OF the committee on ed
ucation. Henry Holzapfel. Mayor OF
ftagerstown. and Albert c. Towers. OF
the Eastern Shore OF Maryland. both OF
the Class OF 1893. but who were dis
missed by exPresident Harry f. Alvord
during their vacation Enthusiastically. will
he awarded the degree of bachelor of
scicnce II the prcScn; faculty thinks them
deserving. The finance committee rec
commended that no buildings be erected
either At Tie college or cXperimen. station
during the coming year. except those al
ready provided for by the act of the last
Legislature.
The board OF school commissioners for
Somerset county held a special meeting
Tor the purpose OF hearing arguments
Tor and against retaining the present
teachers i'll the Princess Anne High
School. Quite number OF the patrons
OF the school are dissatisfied with the
way the school has been conducted BY a
part OF the present faculty. consequently
they appealed to the school board for a
change. The board. after listening to
fl-A II
question. appointed three trustees to the
school. with power to say what changes.
If any. are necessary to be made among
the teachers that will he for the bes, in
terests OF the pupils of the school. The
trustees were appointed. and the general
opinion is that the matter will be adj
justed 10 the entire satisfaction of all
interested parties.
Louis J. Gardner. building contract
or OF Annapolis lost his balance
while working on a scaffold. fall
ing distance of 20 feet to the
ground beneath Two ribs were bro
ken While he received painful cuts
about the head. it is not thought his in
juTies will result seriously. Mr.. Gard
ner was working on the construction OF
the residence OF Mrs. McNair. widow OF
the rear admiral. for which he has the
contract.
The Kent Circuit Court. through Chief
Judge Pearce. has rendered a decision in
the contested election cases. Judge
Pcarce i'll his decision says that the con-
icStan,s must show cause why there
should be 4 recount or the ballot boxes
opened. Testimony on.this point will be
taken this week before Justice Willard
Melvin Robert r Hill is contesting
Treasurer Jesse r. Copper. Benjamin
Davis Is contesting the shcriff's office
against Sheriff Fletcher.
Wheat harvest is on in Talbot. but
only in small way Harvest will last
all the week and run into the following
week for wheat that was of late planting
in the fail. The crop is 100 per cen.
better than il was supposed il would be.
While. as 4 rule. there is no heavy
growth of straw, the wheat has headed
ard grained finely. The grains are large
and plump.
Lightning struck the barn owned by
Daniel g. Beard and Court Clerk George
3. Oswald. near Chcwsvlle. Washington
county. tenanted by Daniel NJ. Beard.
The lightning killed COW and calf
and set FIRE To the barn. but the flames
were extinguished by buckets OF water
The Hagcrstown Cooperage Company
has been incorporated. the incorporates
being J. V Jamison. Charles r. Medairy.
John l. Bike, A. b. Almony, John G.
Bower and Francis H. Miller. The cap
ital stock OF the company is SI2.soo
The company has purchased tract Of
land al Big Pool and erected factory
there
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage OF Rev Robert Elmore. for
merly pastor OF the Christian Church at
Rockville and Miss Josephine Smythe.
OF farewell, Va.
Miss May T. Barton has resigned as
principal OF the Friends Normal lnsti-
tute at Rising Sun. and Miss Laura
Balderson. of Dolington, Pa. was Sc
lected for the place
The New York Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Company has pur-
chased new equipment.
Mrs. Anna Funk Martin died in Ha-
gerstown while on visit, aged Is years
The stable and carriage shed of w W.
Sweigart. railroad agent at Bruceville
Junction. were destroyed by FIRE Loss
is imposed to be $500 TO $500.
Miss Nina B. Cooper and Mr. Bruce
NJ. Helm were married i'll Hagerstowr
bv Revs. A. B. Station and George \.