The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-03-25
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.


Thomas Church, La Plata, has been
transferred to the German church at
Boston.
The biennial conversion of the
Maryland State Christian Endeavor
Union will be held at Westminster
in October next.
A number of Kent county farmers
have saved their fruit orchards from
the San Jose scale by spraying them
with sulphur, lime and salt.
Wild ducks by the thousand-nnal..
lard, canvassback, blackheads, and
other varieties-have made their ap-
pearance in the Susquehanna river
north of Peach Bottom.
The United States Fish Com
missions steamer Fish Hawk has ar
rived at Chestertown nd Capt. James
A. Smith expects to place 35,ooo,ooc
young yellow perch in Chester river.
While the schooner Annie Leonard
was at anchor at Hopkins Cove,
Hooper's straights, John Otis Gar
rison, son of Capt. John Garrison, OF
the schooner, Tell overheard and was
drowned.
By premature explosion of dyna-
mite Charles Paxton, of Belair, who
engaged IN blasting stumps, was
severely injured his face being cut III
several places and one of his arms
badly torn and wrelched.
The water of Eastern bay is filled
with drift stuff near Claiborne. which
greatly iiTterferes with the fishing
1t is supposed that the drift wood and
fotsam is coming from the Susque-
hanna river, as it dil the year of the
Youngstown flood.
Mrs. Henrietta Clary, o8 years ODD
of Hagerstown, widow of Nathaniel
CARY, was found dead in the kitchen
at her home by Ella Ferguson,
daughter of Justice Ferguson, who
called at the house to see Mrs. Clary
The body was lying on its back, with
an axe in the hand. 1t is thought Mrs
Clary had just returned from the
woodpile and fell dead as she entered
the house DR. J. NJ. Steck was called
in and he pronounced death due tc
heart disease.
Many dead crabs are being found
tank and Wye rivers 1t is thought
they were frozen. Crabbers along
these rivers say that crabs will be
search next season.
The project to construct an cleo
trio railway across South Mountain
from Boonsboro to Myersville to con
meet with the Frederick and Middle
town road has been revived with what
purports to be assurance OF success
in the near future The road viii be
an extension of the Hagerstown anc
Boonsboro railway, which is under
the management of the Hagerstown
Street Railway Company Surveyors
are ont running lines across the NOM
tain for a definite route OF the road
and contract has been awarded by
he r f6r ior 1har NJ
crossties and poles. All indications
point to construction of the road
during the coming summer Eventually
from Boonsboro to Sharpsburg and
Antetam battlefield.
Robert S. Crawford, of Philadel
Phia, and Hagerstown people, viii
establish a factory in Hagerstown foi
the building OF automobile Mr.
Crawford recently invented an I'M
proved automobile. The factory will
be located on his property in Surry
Addition. Mr.. Crawford founded the
Crawford Bicycle Works in Hagsrs
town, now owned by the Pope Com
pany.
May 1. Widrnyer was granted by
Judge Keedy at Hagerstown, an alb
solute divorce from her Husband,
Smith L. Widmyer. She was given
the custody of her children and al
lowed to assume her maiden name
May L. Watts.
The large number of persons who
patronize the Washington and Rock
vile Railway are interested IN the
bill now before the Legislature re
curing the company to reduce the fare
between the District of Columbia line
and Rockville from 20 to IS cents. OF
to s cents for each three miles oil
road. The fight against the passage
of the measure is lively.
Colored people of Rockville and
vicinity have organized a pay scnoo,
since the colored public schools closed.
with Charles p. Jenkins as teacher.
county, made formal application tc
Governor Warfield for appointment
as superintendent of the Maryland
House of Correction DR.. McCurdy
was accompanied by Senator Blddison
and the members of the Baltimore
county delegation in the House. The
position will not be filled until the
first Thursday i'll May, when the an
nua1 meeting OF the board OF managers
of the institution will be held. Col
J. Jesse Moore is the incumbent.
The Kent County Teachers Asso
citation viii meet in Chestertown on
March 81.
Dogs raided the farm of Col James
c. Norris, proprietor of the Hote!
Avon. near Easton, and killed every
duck in his large flock.
Mrs. Theodoric Porter, wife o.
Commander Porter, has returned te
Annapolis from visit in the South.
The congregation Of the Hyatts
Vile Baptist Church have extended
call TO Rev. Mr.. Hobson, of Chicago
Former Sheriff Robert Mackey, y
Blake, has been elected delegate &c
the Maryland Methodist Protestant
Conference as representative of Leeds
Circuit.
The State Board CT Education ma:
requested all teachers in public
schools OF Maryland to properly cee
brate March rs as Maryland Day" in
their schools.