The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-29
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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night The question debated was, Re-
| solved, That the attitude of the United
States relative to Colombia and Pana
MA is entirely justified" The decision
was given to Messrs. Sturgis and
Merryman, representing the Morrill, So
ciety and the negative side of the qucs-
ton. Messrs Cruikshank and Parker
represented the New Mercer Society.
Miss Julia H. Hamilton has bought
the first automobile manufactured at the
Pope Works in Hagerstown. She saw
it on exhibition at the automobile show
in New York
Edward NJ. Mobley, court bailiff OF
Hagerstown, was paralyzed and is in
precarious condition.
Mr.. c. c. Lamb, who is employed as
baggage master by the Annapolis Stor-
age and Transfer Company, was badly
injured by being thrown from a train at
Pasadena.
1t was stated on reliable authority
that there is no probability that the
ShepherdStown end OF the Baltimore
and Ohio cutoff between Cherry Run
and Harper's Ferry will be constructed
this year. 1t was further stated that the
work would likely be delayed for at least
couple of years, for it is the present
intention of the company to build the
lockwood cutoff, on the Pittsburg
division, before it undertakes the build
ing of the Shepherdstown cutoff, which
will, however, be constructed eventu
ally.
Jacob H. Armstrong, aged 90 years
Civil War veteran, died i'll Hagers
town OF cancer, with which he was at
flicted for eight years. He was native
of Leitersburg. He served in Com
pany A, Seventh Maryland Regiment
and belonged to Reno Post. Grand
Army of the Republic. His widow and
nine children survive.
Miss Lizzie Bovey died of congestion
OF the lungs at her home, in Cavetown,
aged "a, years. She died in the same
house in which she was born. HeI
home waS,tbe third house built in Cave.
town. She never rode on a railroad
train or an electric car. She and her
sister, Mrs. Sarah Salesman, lived to
gether.
Mr.. George M. Lloyd died at the
home of DR.. Thomas L. Higdon, near
Wayside. aged IS years. He gradu-
Law School at the head of his class:
He was a fellow student at the uni
yersity of the late Barnes Compton
Mr. Lloyd never entered upon the prac-
ticc OF the law, but took UP teaching
as a profession He was at one time
a member OF the State Board OF Ed
ucaton. He served as School Exam
liner OF Charles county for more than
20 years, voluntarily retiring from the
position in the fall OF 1879 Subsequent
ly he served for four years as presi-
dent of the Charles County School
Board, and then retired to private life
Pen-Mar Council, Royal Arcanum,
held reception in Masonic Temple
Hagerstowrl, in honor OF several grand
officers from Baltimore, who paid an
official visit to the local lodge. The
visitors we're Grand Regent E. C.
EicheIberger, Grand Vice Regent Ed
ward S. Strobhar, Grand Treasurer y.
]. Juvenal, Past Grand Regent j. B.
Yeakle, Past Grand Regent Charles
Hogendorp and Mr. Max Miller, all
OF Baltimore. After the reception
banquet was held.
Edgar H. Cashell has sold his $50
acre farm near Redland, Montgomery
county, to Elmer Stnp. OF Frederick
county, for $4,000.
Robert C. Reeder has been appointed
teller OF the First National Bank o.
North East, Cecil county,
Mr.. Milton Bopst, aged IS years
was struck by an eastbound train neal
Woodstock, on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and instantly killed.
A gang of young negro men, among
them one of the name OF Honey Bee,
has been arrested and put i'll the Eastor
Jail charged with robbing hen roost:
and meathouses. Many depredatlons
OF this kind are complained OF in Tai.
bot county. OF the gang arrested
it is said, they are worthless young
negroes, who loiter around the street
corners during the day or shoot crar
and play cards. They will not work
and at night, under the cover OF dark.
ness. they ply their nefarious trade o.
stealing.
William L. Moberly died at the
Emergency Hospital, Frederick, o.
paralysis, aged 7a years. He leaves q
widow, three sons-Ernest, Levi anc
Lewis-and two daughters-Mrs
Harry Rowe and Miss Rebecca Mob
srly, all OF Frederick. Five brothers
and one sister-Lewis, Charles and Ed
ward, OF Frederick; David, of Balti'
more; Hiram, OF litlli, Oilo, anu vi ,
Hammond Welty, OF Frederick-also
survive him. He was for years leader
OF Mobley's Band, which at the out
break OF the Civil War went with Col.
John R. Kenly's First Maryland Regi-
mcnt Mr.. Moberly served as leader
OF the band in which three OF his broth
ers served as musicians He and his
brother Charles were taken prisoners
at Front Royal and were confined in
Libby Prison at Richmond, Va, for six
months. He was for 40 years mem
Der OF the Masonic Order.
Arthur d. Willard. attorney, filed an
application in the Circuit Court for the
appointment of a receiver for the Ex-
aminer Publishing Company, OF Fred
erick, and the dissolution OF the firm.
The Examiner, which is the official or
gan OF the Republican party in Fred
erick county. was founded in 1873. The
ownership has been changed many
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