The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-27
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
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his house at his home, near Orrs-
town. When found by his wife the
boGy was still warm. He was SO
years old. He had been in i'll health
tor some time, and recently show
ed signs of insanity. He taught
school for many years.
Dan. E. Judy, the naval apprentice
WHO shot his wife and afterward him
self, has experienced but slight harm
from the wound The bullet, il
seems, merely made flesh wound in
his forehead His wife. it is thought.
Is not seriously wounded. Judy is
HOW ON board the prison ship Santee,
where he will be kept awaiting the
action of the town authorities.
The race committee OF the Agri-
cultural Fair Association of Prince
George County has arranged the fol-
lowing race program for their annual
meet August 10, IL, I8 and 49,:
Tuesday - Southern Maryl an d
10 Sos, trOt or pace, free-for-all, horses
srcd and owned in Southern Mary
land prior to January l, 1904, $I..5o;
a;35 trot, $3.50; mile heats, running,
two in three, $50.
Wednesday, 20 trot, $500; 2:2S
pace, 5000; falf-nile heats, running,
TWO in three, $50; three-quarter-mile
dash, $I2s.
Thursday-a:so trot, $500; 2;I7
.ce, 5000; hree-quarter-mile heats,
lung, two in three, $50; one-mile
LEI, SI5o.
rlday = Southern Maryland 800
,.azs, to horses owned and bred in
% thern Maryland prior to January
1904, $500; 2:4o trot, $3.50; 800
,see, $780, half-mi1e heats, running
.Mo in three, $50.
he purses amount to over $4,000.
1T a recent meeting of the mayor
ai.d council of Kenslngton, Messrs.
:, .lliam Nj. Terrell, Albert S. Galley
4il4 George w. Hyatt were appointed
own assessors. AT the recent ses-
SION of the legislature law was en-
..cled providing for reassessment
OF The property of the town, and the
seiec tion OF the gentlemen named was
the first step toward carrying out the
/ requirements of the law. 1t is claimed
THAR some property is assessed entire
. too high, some too low, while other
property has been overlooked en-
trey
Mrs. Mary c. Eakle, widow OF
Washington C. Eakle, wealthy busi-
ness man of Eakles Mills, recently
deceased, died, aged hfty-four years:
Her mother, Mrs. Annie Cushwa, OF
Gear Spring, and five children sur
vive.
7 The pike from Kensington to Whea-
ton, distance OF one mile, to COST
that district $1,000, is to be built TINS
summer under direction of the high
ways division of the Maryland Geo.
logical Survey. The survey is to be
made by Prof. A. N. Johnston, who
will have entire charge, and MODE!
pike is to be made of it. The BUSH
ness men and citizens OF kensington
have been wanting the road for some
wears to connect with the Seventh
Street pike at Wheaton, and from there
they hope to divert some of the trade
that is now going to Washington.
An insect which is doing great
damage to the peach crop has been
found in Frederick county, where It
has already wrought great havoc to
the blossoms, thus destroying the bud.
The work of the insect has been dis
covered in the vicinity of Rocky
Springs. and the crops of several
peach growers in that section have
already bees considerably damaged:
The insect eats hole in the side OF
the blossom. The nature of the dam
age. done differs from anything be-
fore observed by the peach growers,
and they are much alarmed. Speci-
mems of the injured blossoms were
sent to the state entomologist, who,
after examining them, wrote stating
that he had never before observed
similar damage to peach blossoms
and that he was unable to name the
insect by which it was done. The
state entomologist will visit Rocky
Springs for the purpose of making
an inspection and determining, If pos
sible, the nature of the insect:
Andrew Byrens, son of Michael
Byrens, while playing in the yard
at the home of Prof. c. c. Funk, at
Mont Alto, across the Mason and
Dixon line, lost his life by falling
forty feet into a we'll. Mrs. Byrens
and her son were visiting the family
of Professor Funk when the child
while looking into the well, lost his
balance ard fell, striking his skull
Mrs. Byrens. when she saw the lit
tie fellow fall, unmindful of the dam
ger leaped into the well after him.
Professor Funk, who witnessed the
tragedy, Immediately secured ropes
and help and brought the body OF the
unconscious mother and the son out
of the well.
TIE barn on the farm of Alvin
Spreacner, near Kemps, was destroyed
by tire. The loss is about $1,000.
The following are the graduates OF
the male and female high schools OF
Hagerstown: Miriam Long, salutato-
rian: Myrtle Binkley, prophet. Anna
Barlock, historian; Emily Hoffmeier,
Anna Holiday, Myrtle Binkley. es-
sayists; Bertha Young, Blanche Hoff-
master, Eva Stouffer, Julia Mckee.
Edith Sprecher, Lena Over, Maude
Newcomer, Clare Bester, Martha
Rinker, Evelyn Munson, Nena Wroe,
Harry Miller, valedictorian; Harry
Smith. orator; Richard Kieffer, ora
tor; Harry Newcomer, historian; Cliff
ford Hays, prophet; William Holiday.
William Yates, Ray Rohrer, Grover
Gabriel, Keller Waltz, Frank Russell,
Harry Kohler, Albert Wolf, Freder-
lick Zeigler, Morris Birely, John Gent
| mver The commencement will be