The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-04-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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Town Council.
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee, of thu
Washington Diocese, will be at Pinck
ney Memorial Church, Hyattsville
Sunday afternoon, May 8, for the pur
pose of administering the rite OF con
frmation.
Governor Warfeld has appointes
Chas. E. Dobson deputy game war
den for Montgomery county.
In Hagerstown Noah E. Thoma'
was divorced from his wife, Mary +
Thomas, and granted the custody o.
their two children.
A large frame bank barn on tht
farm of ]. Robert Ground, on Antle
town, was destroyed by FIRE early the
other morning, together with sever
registered Holstein cattle, farming I'M.
rlements, feed, etc. The building ane
contents were partly insured. Mr.
Ground believed the barn was set or
fire. When he returned home late al
night he saw two unknown men stand.
ing in the shadow near the barn and
Then he passed one of them whispered
to his companion: There he come:
now; if he comes UP, let him have it..
Mr.. Ground passed into the dwelling
a short distance away, retired ane
was soon afterward awakened b.
shouts of fire. The barn was mass
of flames when he reached it. III
tried, with neighbors, to save the cat
tie, but failed, Mr.. Ground was sur
erised to find his horses, which hae
been rescued, hitched along fence
some distance from the burning barn
How they got there is a mystery
Two tramps had been given per
mission to sleep in the barn. Some
believe that while smoking they set
the barn on FIRE, and that they saved
the horses and tried to save the cat,
tie, but failed in the attempt. Others
think the tramps fled after they saver
the horses.
DIR. Clarence E. Strife, of Hagcrs
town, a son of ex-Justice Samue
Strife and brother of Mayor Abra
ham c. Strife and Lieut.. Samuel M
Strife, United States Navy (retired)
has been appointed an active assistan
surgeon in the United States Navy.
Little Minnie Lee, the 3-year-olt
daughter of Joseph A. Lee, of Soutl
River Bridge, Anne Arundel county
whose arm was shattered by shotgun
in the hands of her brother, aged Il
years, is doing very well at the Elmer
gency Hospital, in Annapolis. - Dr.
Bloodgood, of Baltimore, did not am
putate her arm, as it was expected hi
would, but set it. The physicians have
decided that as soon as she is strong
enough to stand the trip they viii
send her to Baltimore Il is expected
to be very prolonged case, possibl.
10 weeks.
Mrs. Mary Belle Baker, of Bruins
wick, Frederick county, has filed ar
application for an absolute divorce
from her husband, Charles A. Baker.
Allen B. Spier, of Cumberland, ha'
been appointed co-receiver tor thu
Miners and Merchants Bank of Iona,
coming, which suspended recently. HI
will represent the depositors.
The committee to build new court.
house in Somerset county organize
with Judge Page as president, H. Fill
more Landlord vice president and II
P. Dashiell secretary. A subcom-
mittee to visit several counties ant
examine courthouses and report or
them was appointed as follows: Josh
ia w. Miles, o. T. Beauchamp, II
Fillmore Landlord and Thomas H
Book.
Bishop William Forbes Adams. O.
the Diocese of Easton, has an OK
ceptionally fine crop of hair on the
front part of his head. A few Sun
days ago he was holding service ir
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church.
Easton. A little girl was there witt
her mother. 1t was her first time
The child was looking over the back
Of the pew in front of her and coul6
see only the Bishops brow and the
hair above. She thought it was cat
and called aloud to it: Pussy cat
Pussy catw When the Bishop sal
down, the child turned in disappoint
ment to her mother and said: "Puss.
cats gomez
Mrs. George Hoffman, near Gross
Allegany county, while out feeding
her chickens received a paralytit
stroke and was compelled to lay out
in storm then prevailing for over
three hours.
A dwelling house in Gaithersburg
Montgomery county, owned by Gid
con d. Briggs, and occupied BY
Coleman A. Mahan, was badly dam
sged by FIRE. The furniture was most
~ saved.
The members of the board of coun-
ty commissioners for Washington,
county returned from a trip to New
York and Pennsylvania inspecting
iails, with a view of getting plans OF
ideas for a new Jail or making exten.
sive Improvement to the present one
in Hagerstown. They visited Long
Island City, Kingston, N. Y, Leba-
non, Harrisburg and Carlisle, Pa, and
inspected the Jail at each place.
At the annual fremen's convention
held in the City Hall in Hagerstown.
Chief Fire Marshal Charles A. Spang-
Ter was declared the unanimous
choice Of the fremen of Hagerstown
for reappointment to the Office OF
chief Are marshal. John H. Middle
kauff presided at the convention and
w. H. A. Hamilton was secretary.
Mr.. Spangier, who is one of the
pioneer firemen Of Hagerstown, has
hlIed this Office continuously since il
xrne rreafAd