The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-29
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.


stroyed over 100 acres of pine timber,
number of cords of wood and fence
rails, the estimated damage being over
$4,000. The Baltimore and Ohio ran
? special train to take trackmen from
he line of the road to fight the fire.
Frederick K. Phleeger, well-known
miller residing several miles south
west of Middletown, died suddenly of
congestion of the lungs while sitting
up in bed reading. He was 81 years
old and leaves widow and several
children.
Alexander Carter, of GAINESVILLE, an
ex-Confederate soldier, died at his
home of general debility, aged 70
years. He is survived by widow
and six children
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company has forces of men at work
laying new steel rails on the Shenan-
doah division between Hagerstown
and Shenan 1oah, Va The new rails
weigh eighty-five pounds and replace
the fifty-six and sixty-seven pound
rails that have been in use. When
the work of laying the rails has been
completed new stone culverts will be
erected on the division The company
proposes to bring this division up to-
the standard SO as to permit of rum
ming fast and heavy trains,
Under an act from the recent Legis.
lature, Incorporating the town OF My
ersville, the citizens Of that place
have nominated ticket to be voted
for at the first election, to be held on
May 2. The ticket nominated is as
follows: Burgess, VIM. M. Bittlei
councilmen, Messrs. Isaiah Moser, ST.
mon P. Raymer and Lloyd M. Koogle
Because it stood on the right OF
way of the Wabash extension from
Cherry Run to Cumberland, the Epis.
copal Church building at Milestone
was placed on rollers and rolled
hundred feet away from the proposed
railroad route
Denton had its first fire since the
town has had its waterworks the 9TH
er night. A small house on Gay
street caught fire from some unknown
Cause and was well-nigh burned when
the alarm was given. An adjoining
building took fire, being within five
feet of the first one, but was saved
from total destruction by the fire
company. Both buildings were occu-
pied by cdored tenants.
Parsons Island, containing zoo
acres of land, situated in the Eastern
bay, has been disposed of by Capt.
Francis Lee, of Kent county, to
Thomas Ryan, of Baltimore. tn is
land is of rich soil and is sepal2 ted
from Kent Island by strait nearly
mile in width and an average depth
of three or four feet at mean low
tide. 1t is Mr.. Ryan's intention to
improve the property and stock it
with rabbits, quail and other game.
During the summer Mr.. Ryan will
spend a good portion of his time on
the island, and will visit the place dur
ing the fall and winter to shoot game.
He is offering twenty-five cents for
live rabbits, which he wants delivered
to him next fall. He only asks for
200 for his first trial at raising them.
He has purchased several dozen part
ridges from parties in Virginia, which
will be delivered to him next fall.
The Governor appointed the follow
ing as members OF the state board O
commissioners of practical plumbing
August E. Erdman, Patrick F. Bar
ry and John Trainor, all of Balti
more. He also appointed w. w
Dunbracco and Frederick F. Drew
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state board of dental examiners.
William Jones died suddenly at thu
home of his son, in Upper Kent coun
suddenly and expired He leaves thret
children-Mrs. Theodore Hayes, Mrs
George Lohand and George Jones. HI,
was about 70 years old.
The Governor set May 20, 1904, al
the day on which Howard Matthew,
shall be hanged for the murder Of
Hugh McAvoy. The warrant haa
been issued to the sheriff of Howard
county.
The four students of Washington
College who were found guilty of as
sault upon William A. Earickson, an,
other student, were fined S. and cost,
each.
Governor War6eld pardoned Paul
M. Reese, who was convicted of lar
ceny last September in the Baltimore
City Criminal Court and sentenced
to one years confinement in the peni
tertiary.
The tax rate of Garrett county has
been increased 4 cents, and is now
81 cents on the $500. With the state
rate, the total is $I.ISK. The in.
crease is largely due to the appro.
priation of $1,000 for smallpox funds
The taxable basis of the county is
SS,o47,5 $50. The levy aggregates $751;
54725. OF this amount $4,000 is sci
apart for schools and about $4,000
for the roads.
Fires are burning on South Noun
tain at several points, and from re
ports the flames have not yet been
checked by the fre-fghters. A large
FIRE has burned nearly to the top OF
he mountain just east of Smithburg
destroying valuable timber on the
land of Thomas Brown and Gar
1enours Bros.
The Governor appointed Hugh Wal
er Scott as commissioner for Charlie.
county to fill the unexpired term OF
B. F. Dement,, resigned.
John H. Wiles. brickmason. OF
who is 70 years old, per
ormed the remarkable feat of running