The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-05
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

ran into a draft of box cars that had
been pushed on the main track at the
end of Brunswick yards. The passen-
ger train had come around a short
curve at the rate of about 80 miles an
hour and struck the forward box car,
cutting it in two. The passenger en-
CINE was overturned and the train
derailed. Engineer Hand and his
fireman jumped and escaped. None OF
the passengers was hurt. Conductor
Henrik, of Baltimore, in charge of the
train, Immediately investigated and
found that all escaped. The track was
torn up for some distance. Wreckers
from Baltimore, Mount Airy and
Brunswick soon cleared one track so
that trains could be sent east. and west
without delay.
The grabbing season at Annapolis is
now at its height. One firm has ship
ped 800 gallons of picked crab meat
to Washington and other nearby mar
kets. The shipments of the dealers
average about 1000 gallons per week
The soft crab catch has been below
the average. and the prices have re-
NAMED high.
! John P. Wagner, president of the
State Board of BARRIERS Examiners.
was in HaSerstown to see local
barber who had refused to take out
a BARRIERS license. The barber fatty
told President Wagner that he did
not propose to take out license, as
he regards the law unconstitutional
E. o. Donald, of Washington, D.
c., was arrested by Constable Reyn1
olds near Sharpsburg for running
around the country nude. Justice
Morrow sent Donald to Jail in de-
fault of payment of ST and costs for
disorderly conduct.
Alfred Snowman one of the best
known farmers of Washington coun-
ty, died rather suddenly at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. William H.
Armstrong, at Cedar Lawn, near
Hagerstown, aged II years. He had
been in failing health for many years,
The management of a factory in
"a large Northern town have written
to Mayor Jones of Annapolis, ask.
ing what inducements that city could
offer for the establishment of
branch of their factory. The factory
it is said, will employ 100 hands. The
Mayor has turned the letter over to
the Business Mems Association.
! Benjamin Carter, who resided al
Avery, three miles from Rockville,
died Wednesday night. aged "a years;
His widow and FIVE children survive
him. !
The project to build trolley road
along the Waynesboro pike from
Hagerstown to Waynesboro, Pa
through Leitersburg, distance of "a
miles, has been revived. 1t is under:
stood the projectors are getting op.
.tions on the stock of the turnpike
company, with the view of purchasing
a controlling interest. John w. Field.
man, of Hagerstown, is conducting
the negotiations.
Sergt. Charles E. Ball, of Company
F, Maryland National Guard, located
at Easton, was elected second lieu.
tenant of the company.
Cornelius c. Reese, native of Wash
ington county, died in Altoona, Pa
aged 70 years.
: Antonio Marco stabbed at Elk
Lick mine last Saturday, will die. J.
Rodda, his assailant. is in Jail. The
fight was the outcome of one of the
numerous feuds originating in the old
country.
A man supposed to be ]. T. Bos-
well, of Accokeek, Prince Georges
county, was killed on the Chesapeake
Beach railroad, near Marr's Station
The man was asleep on the road: The
body was thrown into ditch. There
was large scalp wound on the left
side of the head. The man was seen
early in the morning at Chesapeake
Junction and boarded train at 2.3o
going to the beach At Richie Sta
ton, having no ticket, he was put OFT
the train. The jury of inquest rem
dered verdict that it was an I'M
avoidable accident.
Miss Edith D. Ultz has been ap-
pointed principal of the public school
at GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county:
vice Miss Hardcastle, resigned, and
Miss Fannie M. Snouffer has been
appointed principal of the school at
Jamestown, vice Miss Montgomery,
resigned.
Samuel A. Merritt died suddenly
near Locust Grove, Kent county. He
was 70 years of age and leaves
widow and three children.
Mrs. Mamie Melvin, by John G:
Rogers, her attorney, has filed bill
lot QiVOrce from James +. MCiNh
at Ellicott City. The allegation is
cruelty.
c. C. Wheetlock, who was award
ed the contract to erect the new.
Hyattsville Public School for $Io:-'
1877, failed to file bond and the build
ing committee rejected all bids and
will readvertise.
Albert Hetrick, farmer near Bit
finger, Garrett county, accidentally
shot himself through the left hand
while cleaning revolver.
John Ball, of Brunswick, who died
Friday, was buried on Sunday by the
Red Men, of which organization he
was one of the Oldest members.
A dog bit number of persons at
Clarksburg, Montgomery county. 1t
was killed and its head sent to the
Pasteur Institute in Baltimore
Among those bitten were Hartley
Saunders, of Baltimore, and two
children of Mrs. Minnie S. West, OF
Baltimore