The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-16
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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class at the Naval Academy, to recov-
or $1,000 for personal injuries sustained
by John Lyons, a Io-year-old child OF
Philadelphia. The defendant is charged
with having broken the plaintiffs leg
at the close of the Army-Navy football
game on November 26 last. Midship
man Mann says that the trouble occur,
red just after the football game and
grew out of the lads attempt to take
his (Mann's) megaphone. When the.
boy grabbed the megophona Mann start
cd in pursuit. During the chase he trip
ped the boy, and in falling the latter
broke his leg. 1t is not thought that the
injury was intentional. Nothing much
has been heard at the Academy about the
affair. An official of the institution said
that he did not believe the injury was
intentional, but that if summons was
served upon Mann he would have TO APP
pear in court to answer the charge. Mid
shipman Mann was appointed TO the
Naval Academy by the President.
Mrs. Alice Biggs, wife of Charles NJ.
Biggs, died at her home in Smithsburg.
Washington County, aged 81 years.
While cooking breakfast at the Airing
ION Hotel, Bedford, Mrs John Grouse
was killed by the bursting of the stove
The Governor maize the following APP
pointmcnts: Supervisors of Elections
for Ellicott City, John w. Brian, Ed
ward A. Powers and John M. O'Brien;
tor registration officer of the same city,
Paul P. Cullen. These gentlemen are
appointed under special act, and have
jurisdiction over the elections in Eli
colt City only. Ira Armsparger and H.
A. Hartman, of Baltimore city, were
appointed special policemen to protect
the property of the Western Maryland
Railroad. John c. Sheriff was appoint
ed judge of the Orphans Court for
Prince Georges county, vice his father.
D. 7. Sheriff, deceased. The Governor
designated Judge r. Irving Bowie as
chief judge Of the Orphans Court of
Prince Georges county, vice M. ]. Per-
kins, deceased.
Attorney General Bryan wrote to the
Wicomico County Commissioners in re-
gard to the new roads act, saying
There is unavoidable doubt as to the
constitutionality of the act. The Consti-
tuition prohibits this State from aiding
in works of internal improvement, and
the question is whether these improved
roads are not works of internal i'm
provement. GAS soon as convenient aft
err January I, 1905, Mr.. John ]. Donald
son, representing taxpayers in Balti-
more county, purposes to bring man
damus to test the validity OF the acts
of 1904. When it is remembered that
the act makes IN appropriation Of $780,
900, you can readily see how necessary
it is that the Court of Appeals should
L. ~ o-t kAf,
expenditure is made"
The case of Charles Barton, 81 years
old, tried for the murder of Simon
Talhelm, an aged evangelist and next
door neighbor of Barton, September IL
last, was finished at Hagerstown. The
jury, after being out about an hour and
a half, returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree. The evidence against
Barton was entirely circunstantial. Bar
ton did not go upon the stand.
Mrs. William H. Brownson, wife OF
the superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy, has given $Ioo to the Emergency
Hospital Fund OF Annapolis.
Mrs. Della Bentley, wife of John Bent
ley, died at her residence, in Annapolis
aged So years.
Fencing contests have been arranged
10 NC UCiu dt Tic naval hNduSiiJp I'M
napolis, every Wednesday afternoon.
A. N. Johnson, highway engineer
Maryland Geological Survey, estimates
that the cost of construction of the four
miles of road between Conococheagus
and Clear Spring, in Washington coun-
ty, will be $4,000
Crawford w. Spigler, aged 9 years.
died in Washington county from eating
hue HE
schoolhouse.
Ernest Allen, now serving three years
in the penitentiary, having been convict
ed of manslaughter in Prince Georges
county, was, on the recommendation OF
granted pardon.
The trustees Of the Agricultural Col
lege held their regular meeting at the
college. The members present were;
Governor War6eld, Messrs. Vandver
Atkinson, Everhardt, Stanley, Hill
Goldsborough, Merryman, Seibert, Pur-
nell, Slagle, Monroe, Councilman and
Evans. The recommendation made BY
Director Patterson, of the experiment
station, that an agricultural and horti-
cultural museum be established at the
college was adopted. The Maryland ex-
hibit at St. Louis will form the nucleus
of the exhibit in the proposed museum
The resignation of Capt. H. c. Keene,
commandant of cadets, was accepted,
and Professor Blandford, assistant in
structor in mechanical engineering, was
appointed temporary commandant. The
trustees readjusted the school calcn.
dar and cut out Thanksgiving and
Washington's Birthday as holidays. The
following members of the State Board
for Aids and Charities were present at
the meeting of the trustees: Gen. F. G.
Latrobe, Frank V. Rhodes. Thomas A.
Smith and A. Webster Smith. After
The adjournment Of the session Govern
or Warheld addressed the cadets in the
auditorium. The Governor said that