The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-24
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled DowD
for Rapid Reading.


the state fishery force and, with one
exception, made the appointments Tor
the captaincies for all the state police
boats They are as follows:
McLane (steamer)-James A. l ur-
ner, OF Wicomico county.
Anna B. Smith-Joseph r. Downey,
of Kent county.
Frolic-John K. Jones, of Queen
Anne county.
Eliza Observation-Disclosures G. Har-
per, of Talbot county.
Julia Hamilton-Thomas N. Wheat
ley, of.Dorchester county.
Nellie Jackson-Robert +. Walter,
of Wicomlco county.
Helen Baughmar-Alfred T. Law
son, of Somerset county.
Nav Brown-William H. Sanders,
of Anne Arundel county.
Daisy Archer-James H. NOVEL;, OF
Anne Arundel county
Folly-J. Thomas Bond, Jr., OF st.
Mary county.
Bessie Jones-G. A. Maddox, of St.
Mary county.
The appointment of the comman-
der of the other Dorchester county
vessel-the Brown, Smith and Jones
was postponed.
David H. Harms died Sunday night
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. w.
D. Middlekauff, near Bakersville,
Washington county, aged 81 years.
Two daughters survive-Mrs. Mid.
dlekauff and Mrs. Katherine Light, OF
Detroit, Mich.
William Patterson, while handling
a rife in the store Of R: Thomp-
son, Easton, accidentally shot Clar-
ence Wright, young business man.
The ball struck him on the right loot,
going through his big toe, and badly
burning the other part of his foot,
making painful and ugly wound.
A severe storm passed over the
western section of Washington county
Sunday evening. Hail fell in quanti-
ties. At Clear Spring lightning struck
the residence of Jacob Sword. The
current ran down the rainspout and
ripped up the cement in the cistern.
Elmer Toison, standing near by, was
severely stunned. While services
were in progress in Mount Carmel
Church lightning struck large tree
in the churchyard, splitting 1t to the
roots.
A.pert Johnson, aged II years, SON
of Louis G. Johnson, of Rockville,
lew udyS dkO ~ q
measuring six fee, and two inches IN
length and six inches in circumference
He spied the reptile crossing the
county road near Rockville and i'm
mediately made dive for him. He
caught the snake by the back OF the
neck and brought him to Rockville,
where he has since been on exhibition
at Mr.. Johnson's place of business.
Roy Mcpherson, who escaped from
the house of refuge, Baltimore, was
arrested in Hagerstown by Detective
Alexander and will be taken back TO
Baltimore Mcpherson escaped three
months ago, and his time would have
been up shortly. He was sent to the
institution eleven years ago.
The following appointments OF cadet
officers and non-commissioned officers
in the corps of cadets at the Agri-
cultural College are hereby announced
for the coming year. Field and staff
Cadet major, W. White; lieutenant
and adjutant, G. Sturgis: lieutenant
and quartermaster, E. D. Digges,
Non-Commissioned Staff-Cadet ser
geant major, J. ]. T. Graham; color
sergeant, E. 7. Oswald: quartermaster
sergeant, w. B. Harris; chief
trumpeter, C. S. Ridgeway.
Gov. Edwin Warield in his address
at the commencement exercises OF
the Maryland Agriculture College
said that the greatest eulogy he could
possibly deliver for the Maryland Ag-
ricultural College would be to read
the report of the college work as
furnished him by the annual report OF
President Sylvester. He congratulated
the trustees and faculty upon the
great progress made by the institution
in the last few years. He also said
that the good work of the Maryland
Agricultural College is nowsrecognized
not only in this State, but throughout
the entire country. The Governor
congratulated the cadets upon the
fine impression they made at St.
Louis during their visit toSthe Fair,
and voluntarily promised to have hung
up in the State House at Annapolis
picture of the cadet battalion, taken
on the Fair grounds. The Governor
said he had understood most of the
farm. If this were true, he claimed,
majority of the successful and cele-
bratej men of cur country were rear
ed on the farm.
Mrs. Arthur Owens died at her
home, Greenock, Anne Arundel county.
She leaves husband and three sons
Lieutenant Arthur B. Owens, United
States Marine Corps, now stationed
at Beaverton, in the State of Wash.
irgton; Rudolph Owens, of Pittsburg,
Pa, and Dr. Ed. B. Owens, recent
graduate in medicine at the Maryland
University.
The four-year-old son of Scott Per-
kins, colored, of Easton, accidently
met death by swallowing eight pills
taken from box at the home of his
grandmother. The pills were pur-
chased several days ago from medi-
cine vender.y
The planning mill of D. w. Hess, at
Scotland, north of Hagerstown, was
destroyed by fire. The loss is about
$1,000, partly covered by insurance.
The Jacob Tome Institute Alumni
I Association has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, Hervey Hutchinson; vice-pres-
ident, E. L. Haines; secretary, Miss