The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-03
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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dict for the plaintiff for $4,000. Nc.
Cauley had sued for $4,000 damages
A similar suit filed by McCauley
against Abram Shockey, brother OF
Samuel Shockey, has been removed to
Carroll county for trial.
The pyrotechnic display and parade
of Illuminated craft in the Susquehan-
ma river a year ago was successful
that its projectors have deci led to
Make float night" an annual event
about the time of the commencement
exercises of Tome Institute. Plans
have been launched for a more elabo.
rate display than that of last year
and June 9 has been selected as the
date,.s In cssesof unfavorable weather
on the 9th the program will be carried
out on the evening of the 10TH.
~ 1t is ins Easton reported that bugs
have destroyed the early watermelon
plants, together with the apricot crop.
Miss Edna Speakman, daughter oi
H. c. Speakman, agent OF the Adams
Express Company in Easton, has beer
awarded the P. A. B. Widener Euro
pean fellowship for achievement in
design at the Philadelphia School Of
Art and Design By the terms of the
fellowship fund is placed at the dis
posal of the student to meeI the ex-
pense of years advanced study IN
London and Paris. Miss SpeakmaD
will sail in August.
Articles of incorporation of the
Hartford County Boat Club were filed
at Easton, with the following as in.
corporators: Col. Herman Stump
Williams S. Forwood, Jr., William H
Harlan, Harry D. Hanway and Stew,
enson A. Williams. 1t is organized
for social purposes and for boating.
with the power to aquire or lease from
the Hartford Boat Club of Hartford
county its land and premises on which
is now erected a clubhouse.
Elmer E. Brady, proprietor of the
Hotel Dixon, Cambridge, died after
long illness. Mr. Braly was the sor
of Martin and Phoebe Herbert Bra.
ly, and was born at Hagerstown, May
~, 1861. In 1887 he married Miss
Mary E. Cranwell, of Hagerstown
and then pegan hotel life in Cambridge
where he was very successful. He as
survived by widow and daughter,
Miss Helen Braly; his mother ,arle
sister, Mrs. Willis, and brother, Her
bert Brady.
At meeting of the officials of the
IMOHtRQIIlcTy SouHty hhtlSdiCOli ISn-
que, held in Rockville, it was decided
violators of the local option law along
the Conduit road. The reported fla.
grant violations of the law along that
thoroughfare on Sunday last was re.
sponsible for the conference 1t was
learned that not only has the local op
ton law been violated with boldness.
but that gambling games of various
kinds are daily operated and literally
patronized. 1t is understood that
States Attorney Robert B. Peter
who has also been advised of the
violations of the law along the Con
duit road, has stated that he will
cooperate with the Antisaloon League
n the effor. to enforce the law
THE Governor has commissioned 81
new deputy game wardens to serve
in various parts of the state. They are
as follows: Lawrence Mccormick,
Robert H. Gilbert, George Dobbir
Penniman, Oregon M. Dennis, Jas
]. Larkin, John w. Eidell,' Walter w
Crosley, Julius c. King, Herbert 6,
Wilson and Daniel c. Smart, of Bal
timore city; Charles W. Whitaker
John B. Longnecker, Edwin A Cock.
ey, Noah Walker, Thomas Seth and
Harry Malcolm, of Baltimore county;
William Linden of William E., and
Peter Chisholm, of Garrett county;
Henry L. Birmingham, of Somerset
county; James F. Hersheiser and Rob-
ert Hawthorne, of Allegany county;
| Walter Nichols, of Caroline county;
]. ]. White and w. c. Brandenburg,
Of Carroll county; Bernard G. Kalen-
! berg, of Frederick county; Samuel J..
Fort and James B. Clark, of Howard
county; William D. Porter, of Prince
Georges county; John A. Barker, OF
St. Mary's county; William A. Arm.
strong and Richard L. Hamilton, OF
Washington county, and Edward b.
Hardcastle, Clifford Morris and
Thomas ]. Smith, of Talbot county.
The Governor has appointed Capt.
! D. F. Pennington special police OH
GER to protect the property OF the
Baltimore and Annapolis Short Line
Railroad Company in the vicinity OF
he State rife range, Glenburnie, Anne
Arundel county. Hinkel V. Matthews
las been appointed a special officer
O protect the property of the North
irn Central Railway Company, the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ION Railroad Company and the Union
Railroad Company.
The Adjutant General is in receipt
Of a letter from the Office of the
Military Secretary of the War Depart,
ment stating. that as a result OF the
late inspection of the different part:
Of the Maryland National Guard i
has been decided that Maryland is one
of the States in which the troops arr
Sufficiently armed, uniformed ant
equipped for active duty in the field
and as such entitled to the benefits o
the act of Congress approved January
81, 1908, and known as the Dick Fed
eral Militia Act.