The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-07-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late De.pa ches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

IT'S new steel DIlQSe across tHe ouS-
quehanna river at Perryville. The
American Bridge Company and the
Pennsylvania Steel Company will
each construct one-half of the bridge,
and it is stipulated that the work
be completed within one year. The
contract is one of the largest given
out by the railroad company this
year. The new bridge is to be
double-track steel structure, and when
completed will have cost little over
ST ,ooo, 900.
The coroner's jury in the case OF
the young mulatto girl, Maggie Luff-
bury, aged IS years. found murdered
in thicket in Calvert county, rem
dered a verdict that the girl was
murdered by persons and in man.
ner or by means unknown to the
jury. The general impression is that
the girl was assaulted and then
murdered. No arrests have been
made, but, the investigation is still
continued.
Mr.. George Heller, of Eastport.
Annapolis, is arranging for the plant
ing of large quantity of oysters.
He tried the bedding of oysters on
previous occasions, but was unable
to protect them from thieves, and
that is the trouble everywhere. The
State fishery force is not constructed
for protecting planters.
A very sad accident occurred while
the westbound freight train was
coupling cars on a siding at Preston.
Caroline county K S. Ewing was
caught between the couplings and
killed. He lived only about five
minutes after the accident. He was
a brakeman on the Baltimore, Chesa-
peake and Atlantic railroad, 70 years
Of age, resided in Pittsvile, Nd, and
was married He was son of Rev.
E. o. Ewing, Methodist preacher,
of Crumpton, Md.
Two large barns and number OF
outbuildings on the farm of Joseph
R. Benson, on Marley creek, Anne
Arundel county were destroyed by
fire about $50 p M. The buildings
contained quantity of farming i'm.
plements and feed. The loss is
$1,000, covered by insurance. Mr..
Benson's dwelling was saved by
the good work of party of berry.
pickers he employs. Mr.. Joseph
Hodges, a nearby farmer, led the
work of fighting the flames, and in
spite of the high wind the residence
was not injured.
The Masonic lodges of Maryland
and Eastern Pennsylvania will have
a reunion at Pen-Mar July 26. The
speakers will be Thomas ]. Shryoek,
John M. Carter and Graham Duke.
hart
The Belair Circulating Library has
been discontinued and will be per
manently closed July 81.
In Kent county dogs raided the
sheep of Mr.. John Moffett and killed
50 of them.
The cornerstone of the new wing OF
the Frederick City Hospital was laid
with Masonic ceremonies. This wing
cost $4,000 and was the gift of Mrs
James M. Hood.
Benjamin House died at his home,
in Greensboro, Caroline county, aged
90 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Stork, Of
Baltimore, are the guests of Mrs
Haddie Clagett, of Leesburg.
Rev +. l.. Miller has resigned as
pastor of Mount Calvary Lutheran
Church, Westernport, Allegany coun.
ty. and will go on a three months
tour of Europe. He is a son of Rev
Victor Miller. of Leitersburg, Md.
Lightning struc small shan:y oc.
cupied by four Slavs at Hancock,
Washington county, killing one OF
the men and seriously injuring an
other, while the other two escaped
They had taken shelter at 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon from severe storm
The
sition on a sand hill and an oak tree
stood beside it. The lightning struck
the tree and ran into the house. The
name of the man killed is unknown.
He was IS years old. The injured
man is in a very critical condition
Rev. William Hoffman,, the new
pastor of St. Matthew's mreGanm
pastor of St. Matthew'S German
Lutheran Church, arrived in Hagers
town, with his bride, from Mount
been pastor of church. A committee
and asked him to explain certain sem
sational publications that were printed
in Illinois, which he said he had never
seen, but were probably forwarded tc
Hagerstown by enemies. Mr.. Hof-
mann and his wife demonstrated
to the committee the untruthfulness
of the reports and satisfied the com
mittee entirely.
The regular monthly meeting o.
the Board of Managers of the Mary
land House of Correction was held
Thursday, Governor Warheld presid
ing. On the Governors arrival the
old custom of first eating and then
working was reversed, as he stated
on entering the board room that he
believed in working first and eating
afterward. This simple announce
ment settled the business and the
board got down to work at once
Superintendent Moore's report was
read by Secretary Stearns and shows
that there are $50 inmates in the insti.
tuition, 40 of whom are females. The
cost of feeding each prisoner per day
for the last month was 6H cents. The
revenue derived from the various in.
dustries employing prison labor fol
the month was $2,432.43, as against
S2,I4I63 for the month of May The