The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-09
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Dowr
for Rapid Reading.


ford. The suicide used a 32-calibeI
revolver and the bullet entered the
right temple and lodged in the skull
little higher up on the opposite side
of the head. Its course was directly
through thes brain which caused in
slant death.
Mrs. Susan O'Brian, of Washing
ton, fell dead in the roadway neal
Brunswick while returning from
fishing party in company with he'
nephew, Mr.. Stump, and his wife.
By habeas corpus proceedings Johr
D. Yingling, charged with shooting his
son-in-law, William Gorum, at Park
Mills. Frederick county, has been re-
leased on $500 bail tor court. Gorum
is reported to be improved.
The cornerstone of new Metho
dist Episcopal Church at Blooming
ton, Garrett county, was laid by Hiram
Lodge of Masons, of Westernport.
The tax rate of St. Mary's county
for 1904 is 81 cents on the $Ioo
against o6 cents last year.
Jacob Coffman, aged eight years
son of William Coffman, farmer liv
ing about FIVE miles west of Hancock
was. probably fatally injured by thu
explosion of can containing tive
pounds of rock powder. which wa:
stored in the garnet. The boy drillet
hole in the powder can. Then h,
struck match and showed it into thu
hole. An explosion that shook the
building followed. The boy wa:
frightfully burned. The sight of botf
eyes was destroyed. The house caugh
fire, but the flames were extinguished
A ladies' tournament will be held
on the grounds adjoining the Brooke
vile Academy, at Brookeville, Mont
gomery county, September IA.
Reginald H. Ridgely. graduate Of
Stephens College and a former resi-
dent of Annapolis, has been appointed
assistant at the State Normal Schoo
No. 2, at Frostburg, vice Charles E
Dryden, resigned.
The vessels of the Atlantic squa
dron, which brought the midshipmer
from their practice cruise, have all LET:
Annapolis roads, with the exception
of the monitors Nevada, Florida and
Arkansas.
Edward Slifer, of St. James, Wash
ington county, has filed suit for $Io,
900 damages against his father-in-law
Samuel A. Cross, for enticing the
plaintiffs wife. Mrs. GAIA S. Slifer.
away from his home Slifer is young
farmer and married Cross daughter
three years ago. She is now staying
at her fathers home.
Over eight tons of shelled lima
beans were expressed to Baltimore
Thursday from New Windsor, Car
roll county, besides what the canning
factory bought.
The authorities of Mountain Lake
Park have revoked the franchise for
waterworks granted L. T. Yoder. and
it is the intention to issue bonds with
which to install new system.
Policeman Broderick was arrested
at Oakland on a warrant sworn out
by Chas. A. Ashby. of Crellin, charg.
ing him with murderous assault and
with cruelty to animals. At Oakland
some men driving a team belong te
Mr. Ashby are alleged to have been
disturbing the peace late at night, and
Broderick fired five shots at them
when they refused to halt, two of the
bullets taking effect in the horses.
John p Ayres, Baltimoreans, who
was arrested on warrant sworn out
by Mr.. William A. Hollenbaugh,
charging him with jumping his board
bill at an Annapolis hotel last winter,
has been released from custody, Mr.
James P. Bannon having paid his bill
CONSERVATION has been produced
among the fishermen of Washington
county by the provisions of new
law, which became known only upon
receipt of copies of the published laws
of Maryland enacted at the recent leg
islature, prohibiting one person from
giving to another a drink of liquor
on boat upon the Potomac river or
upon the property of the Chesapeake
and Ohio canal. 1t is declared un-
lawful for any person or corporation,
with or without license. to sell, give
or barter any Intoxicating beverages
to any person on the Potomac or on
the canal property. 1t is also unlaw-
full to issue to any person or corpo-
ration a license for the sale of liquor
in any quantity upon the Potomac OF
canal property The penalty for vio-
lation is fine of from $Ioo to 5000 or
three months imprisonment, or both
fine and Imprisonment.
Mr. Abram Hopkins died suddenly
of heart disease at Perryman, Har-
ford county. while sitting on the porch
of the business house of Gavey &
Schirling. For many years he was
conductor for the street railway COM
pany of Baltimore, and for the last
two years was employed on Black Is
land, Hartford county. Hs leaves one
sister, the wife of Justl,A Richard
Taylor, of Perryman. He was So
years of age and unmarried.
The School Commissioners for Tai
bot county have rearranged the SAL
aries of the entire teaching corps OF
the county, with the exception of those
receiving over thousand dollars sal
airy. All teachers who received the
minimum salary of 5000 per annum
now receive Sc per week, or $3I2 per
annum. Those who received $500 now
get $I2 week, or $3.50. Those whose
salaries were $500 annually receive
$3.50 a week, or $7o2 year. All teach.