The midland journal., 1904-03-11
STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Henry Graw, a relative of the Emperor
If Germany, is dead at Bellevue, the
Washington Co nty Almshouse, aged 81
years He was admitted to the asylum
ast fall At one time he was wealthy
5anncr, but in recent years became pen
liless. He received an annual pension
from the Emperor of 1854.
A few days ago Senator Jones intro
iuced in the legislature bill repeating
,he law requiring all ordinances affecting
electric railroads to be submitted to
vote of the property owners of Rockville
for ratificali IN. If this bill becomes
aw it will leave the matter of admitting
the Washington and Rockville Electric
Railway, which was driven from the
town about a year ago, with the town
council. A petition is now in circulation
opposing the proposed change.
Several serious breaks occurred in the
street water mains of Elkton, the result
Of the mains freezing.
The damage to the Havre de Grace
High. School, caused by the recent fire.
has been adjusted at $500.
| Lieut. Percy F. Archer, of Belair,
member of the United State Marine
| Corps, has been ordered to Washington
for duty as acting assistant quartermas-
| ter of the battalion forming there fol
iuty in the Philippines.
George A. Blake, of Elkton, recently
| appointed School Commissioner for Cecil
county by Governor Wartield, will enter
upon his second term May l.
The County Treasurer of Hartford
| county reports the number OF delinquent
taxpayers quite large this year.
Miss Rosa Hornberger has been ap-
pointed as assistant in the Belair Post
office by Postmaster Bouldin.
After executing his pension papers be
fore Magistrate p NJ. Groves, in Elkton,
Saturday, William Reed, colored, of Elk
Neck, started to get into his carriage
when he dropped dead.
While workmen were excavating oD
the west bank of the Susquehanna river,
north of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington railroad bridge, they discov
cred the skeleton of a, man. The bones
were dry and apparently had been in the
ground number of years
Both the naval Jury Of inquest and
the coroner's jury exonerated Quarter
master Harry Snowden, of the torpedo
boat destroyer MacDonough, from all
blame in connection with the death OF
Yeoman r. p. Matthews, whose death
followed blow delivered, as alleged,
| by Snowden's fist 1t was shown that
there was merely playful scuffie be
tween the two men, Snowden is much
depressed over the affair. The Naval
Academy surgeon who performed the
autopsy on Matthews found that the
vertebrae of the neck had been dislo
Gated and the medulla had become con
gested by being struck by the edge OF
a table when he fell from Snowden's
blow.
Mrs. Susan Hays, widow of Wilson l.
Hays, is dead at her home in Hagers
town of a complication of diseases, aged
about rs years. Her husband who was
one of the pioneer stationery dealers of
Hagerstown, died about 30 years ago
Mrs. Hayes for number of years was
helpless invalid, being crippled with
rheumatism. She is survived by the
following children: Ira W. Hayes pub
is er of the Hagerstown Globe; Rufus
NJ. Hays and Chester r. Hays, OF the
irm of X. NJ. Hays and Bros. all OF
Hagerstown, and Leroy Hays, of Phia
ielphia.
Mr. Harry of Frederick, introduced q
dill, in the house to incorporate the
Jatoctin and Pen Mar Railway Company
The incorporators named are Messrs.
John III. Maugans, G. Upton Gross
lickle. A. L. Hauver, Gideon O. Harne
Worth B. Stottlemyer. Henry NJ War
'enfeltZ, Michael Kline, Jonathan d
English Calvin T. Fox, Joseph w
Brown and Ayrus w. Blickenstaff The
;apital stock is $50, 900, with the privil
,ge of increase to $500, 900, the shares tC
DC $50 each The company is authorized
% use steam or electricity as motive
power. The route of the proposed rca
to extend from Myersyile, Frederics
county, through or near Ellerton, Middle
point, Wolfsville, Garfield and Foxvillt
% Pen Mar. The company is authorized
% sell electricity for lighting and motive
purposes
Two tame hyenas are reported to be
;avorting near Richai dsmere, and one
has established its headquarters at Fox's
MILL
William A. Barwick and John w,
Smith have been appointed carriers foI
the new rural ree-delivery route, tc
start from Sudlersville Postoffice on
April |.
j. b. Ross of Cordova was badly in.
! jured by the swapping of Tree branch
in the woods at Easton. He was badly
cut in the forehead and may lose the
sight of one eve.
Captain James A. Smith, master oi
the United States Fish Commissioners
steamer Fishhawk. has arrived in
Chestertown and will inaugurate par
for the restocking of Chester River with
| yellow perch.
State Entomologist Quintance is mott
| flying farmers to look out for San jose
scale in their orchards. From severa
sections of the Eastern Shore comes re
| ports that the continued cold weather
this winter has killed the scale.
With the Legislators.
Among the bills passed by the House
were the following
To provide sewerage system for
| Hyattsville.
To empower authorities of Hagerstown
to borrow $1,000 for public improve.