The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

young ladies in Queen Anne's county.
Theodore S. Pattison, formerly
principal of the Easton (Md) AGA
denny and at present of the Hurlock
| Academy, in Dorchester county, was
run over and painfully injured by the
automobile of Hubert H. Wright.
Some bones were broken and bad
bruises inflicted, though the hurts are
not of serious character.
At the Naval Academy thorough in
struction will be given the midshipmen
in the use of the different systems OF
wireless telegraphy. Complete appa-
ratus for the purpose has been in
stalled, and the Navy Department is
considering plans for establishing a
training school at Annapolis for op-
orators of wireless telegraph.
George E. Martin, of Hagerstown,
a student in the Dental Department
of the Maryland University, has gone
to the Maryland University Hospital
in Baltimore for an operation for can
Ger caused by corn on the small toe
of his right foot. He frequently trim
med the corn with knife, and cancer
was the result.
Mayor A. C. Strife, of Hagerstown,
and his wife have gone to the st. LOUIS
Exposition. Mr.. Strife will also attend
the biennial encampment of Knights
of Pythias at Louisville, KY.
Governor Warfeid has made the
following appointments of general
measurers and inspectors of oysters
Baltimore City-William Pohler,
Andrew ]. Berger, John w. Ringrosei
Thos. T. Tankersley and VIM. J.
kennedy.
Annapolis-John H. Brazel.
St. Michaels. Talbot County VIM
E. Caulk.
Cambridge, Dorchester County
Walter Sherman and Philemon Geoge-
han.
Cris6eld. Somerset County-Chris,
L. Stirling.
John [. Highbarger, a retired
cabinetmaker and undertaken, hung
himself from an apple tree in the
rear of his residence in Sharpsburg.
He had been in failing health for
some time and recently sustained
stroke of paralysis At times his mind
wandered Mental and physical
troubles are believed to been the
cause of his taking his life.
Several weeks ago the Mayor and
Town Council of Glen Echo put
license tax of $40 on each carriage
in the town which hauls passengers.
1t created much opposition and it has
been repealed.
Governor Warfield has appointed
three new military members of his
staff with the title of colonel. They
are Marshall T. Warfeld, of Howard
county; W. Hopper Gibson. of Queen
Anne county, and John T. G.. Lee, Of
Hartford county.
The semi~annual meeting of the Tai.
bot County Medical Association was
held in the courthouse at Easton. DR.
Thos. Cullen. of Baltimore, and DR.
Brice w. Goldsborough, read papers
before the association. There are 2s
members
A Sheriff's jury condemned a right
of way of the. Western Maryland Rail.
road through the property of Mrs,
Annette Delaplane, in Hancock, and
awarded her ST 200 damages.
The second contested election oil
city officers at Annapolis in two years
was settled by an opinion handed down
by Judges Reviel and Thomas, oil
the Circuit Court The bill of COM
plant filed by Chief of Police Howard
B. Taylor against the mayor qualifying
the new police officers was dissolved
and the demurrer of the defendant
sustained by the decision of the court.
The suit grew out of the recent cleo
ton, the grounds taken by the plain
tiff being that the election should, ac-
cording to one section of the city code.
have been held on the third instead OF
the second Monday in July. There
was, however, another section of the
code which conhicted with this.
While Attorney Frank Wagaman
was sitting in his Office in Hagerstown
pistol ball crashed through the win.
dow close to him. The glass was
shattered by the ball. It's not known
who fired the bullet or whether it was
an accident. 4
Mr.. George Cunningham, who farm
ed Col. Ohio S. Lees place, near
Belair, died from lockjaw. While
driving along the road in front of
the residence of DR.. John M. T. Fin
ney last Saturday night his arm was
wheel. A portion pierced the heshy part
were inflicted and he was badly used
up. LII. fHiiiSy hod MN SCut u d
hospital in Baltimore at once and last
Tuesday he returned. The disease that
caused his death soon developed and
nothing could be done more than to
temporarily ease his suffering. He
was about 40 years old and leaves a
widow and seven children.
William Kane, white, a hotel ON
nibus driver, formerly of Indian
Springs, was held for court at Hagers-
town by Justice Hoffman on the
charge of criminally assaulting Miss
Edna Dovenberger, the Is-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Lizzie Dovenberger,
of Hagerstown. The girl is said to
be weak-minded. She testified that
Keene drove in buggy to her house
Wednesday night, told her to get in
drove out in the country about two
miles and assaulted her. Her mother
testified that Kane brought her daugh-
ter back about II P. M. Her daugh-
ter was crying. DR.. J. Mop. Scott
also testified against Kane. Kane did
,ot IN On the stand tn dafa,,it -