The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-08
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Gown
for Rapid Reading.

cousin in Kansas he will inherit
about $4,000.
Mr.. Charles N. Hargett, president
Of the Maryland State Bureau of I'm
migration had two fingers of his right
hand cut off while adjusting set OF
snlves in reaper on one of his farms
n Frederick county.
Gen. Lew Wallace expects to be
n Frederick July 9. to celebrate the
tortieth anniversary of the battle OF
the Monocacy
DR.. ]. H. Curran, professor of his
tory and economics at the Jacob
Tome Institute, will prepare for the
Economic Association of the United
States photography on the subject
of wages. DIR. Curran is at present
spending his vacation at Wayne, Pa.
The heirs Of Samuel Yeakle sold
to Charles w. Rauth a two-story
brick business house on West Wash
The Second National Bank of Bel
air has elected Harry F. Adams, OF
Baltimore, cashier in the place OF
Walter Finney, resigned. Mr.. Adams
goes to Belair from the Old Town
Bank, of Baltimore.
Col. Albert w. Sisk has been elect
ed president of the School Board OF
Caroline county and Prof. William S
Grouse has been reappointed County
Superintendent of Schools.
George E. Harrison, retired mer.
chant of Crumpton, died at his home
in that city. He leaves widow and
three sons-George l. Harrison, one
of the county commissioners of Queen
Anne county; John and Henry Har-
rison. He was about 70 years old.
Two Baltimore ladies, Miss Childs
and Miss Clark, who are the guests
of Miss Mabel Towson. at Smiths
burg, with the latter, figured in
runaway accident in that place. A
frecracker exploded in the street by
a boy frightened the horse the young
ladies were driving, causing the ami
NAL to run away and upsetting the
trap. The ladies were thrown out.
badly bruising Miss Towson, while
Miss Chlds and Miss Clark escaped
with slighter injuries.
]. J. Sweeny, plasterer employed
at the Naval Academy, attempted to
commit suicide by jumping into the
Severn river near the foot of King
George street, Annapolis, but was res.
cued by Police Sergeant George T,
Hahn, of Annapolis. 1t is thought
that he is mentally unbalanced. He
is from Providence, R. l.
The new assessment for Allegany
county has just been completed and
$5oI, 44I4I is added to the taxable
basis. The new basis will be $25,.
2oo,o2I.27. The new assessment will
net nearly $4,000 additional taxes.
The Governor and his entire staff
will go to St. Louis to attend
the celebration of Maryland day iE
September. The uniforms for the
members of the staff are now being
made.
Mrs. Frank King, residing near
Cedar Grove. is suffering from severe
injuries sustained by falling from
cherry tree. Her Back is severely in
jured.
A party of colored men near Galena,
were struck by lightning. One man.
Robert Poor, was killed outright, and
another was rendered unconscious.
Three others in the party were stunn-
ed severely.
The county commissioners for Mont
gomery county met at Rockville and
signed the levy for the year 1904. The
tax rate was fixed at ninety cents on the
SIoo, being an increase of 4 cents over
the preceding year. The rate for Rock
Vile and Bethesda districts will be two
cents higher, because of the Washing
ton and Rockville turnpike. and a
similar rate is fixed for the Fifth col
lection district because of the pike
from Kensington to Wheaton.
The bids for constructing the new
Rockville High School building were
opened by the school board and were
as follows:: Charles H. Welt, $23,o2I;
Alfred c. Warthen, $4,000; Martin
Helm, $3I,3S4; Richardson & Burgess.
$3I,725. All of these bids were far in
excess of the amount of money avail
able for the purpose, so the plans will
have to be modified and new bids
advertised for.
The Kent school commissioners
awarded the contract for the erectios
of the Colts schoolhouse to B. w
Duling & Son, of Millington, and fol-
the erection of the Piney Neck school
to J. w. Downey.
Patents granted to Marylanders;
Richard H. Ferguson and L. N
Provost, Baltimore, wire stretcheri
Frank L. Fisher, Cumberland, com
bined brake and mud guard; Oliver ID
Goodell, Baltimore, insecticide com
pound; {. X. Weaver, Baltimore, |
lifting bucket; Philip Lindemeyr, Bal
timore. vessel top; George H. Len
non, Baltimore, toy bench or settee;
Frank R. Wood and D. F. Sham
berger, Sparrows Point, automatic |
train signaling and recording system
Amos B. Halter, Brunswick, boile,
check.
The bids tor $I2,5 worth of bonds
issued by the school board of Dor.
chester county, and Endorsed by the
county commissioners, were opened
at the Office of the school board. The
Eastern Shore Trust Company bid
the par value for the entire issue
F. A. Morris, of Hollywood, bid the
par value for $4,000 worth, same tc
run ten, fifteen or twenty years: Bake'
Watts & Co., bankers, of Baltimore
bid $Ioo.26 and accrued interest
Townsend Scott & Sons. of Balti
more, bid $I2,oo4. SO for the entir'
issue, or $Ioo.83 7-Io. The bonds were