The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-15
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ZenS meeting: commissioners. Patrick
Curran, Charles Tonry, William M.
Ross, John Martin and R. V. Dayton;
Bailiff, ]. D. Kalbaugh; Recorder, O..
| H. Bruce
The Farmers Institute for Montgom-
cry County was held at Rockville
Rev. Isaac NJ Motter was elected
president OF the Reformed Ministerial
Association of Frederick county and
Rev D. ]. Wolf secretary and treas
urer.
Frederick Lodge. Patriotic Sons OF
America. has petitioned the Represent
atives from Frederick county in the
| General Assembly to cndeavor to have
passed compulsory education law Tor
| Maryland
| A mad dog ran into the dining room
| of the residence OF William 5. Rich
ardson. on the Vanderbilt farm, four
miles from Marion Station. Somerset
county. Friday just after Mrs. Rich
ardson and five children had gotten
up from dinner. Just as the dog en-
tered the room he fell in fit. Re
started for one OF the children, his
eyes badly swollen. his tongue out and
his mouth fnll OF froth. The children
screamed Some jumped on the table
and others on the chairs. The mad
brute was about to bite William Asher
| the youngest of the children, only five
years old, when Mrs Richardson. with
! great presence OF mind and plenty Of
| pluck. grabbed an iron bootack that
was under the lounge and, throwing il
1T the dog, struck him between the
eyes, knocking out bis brains. He fell
| stiff on the floor, killed outright BY
The well-aimed blow Very likely this
| great presence OF mind OF Mrs. Rich.
ardson and the true aim she had at the
dog saved the children from being bit.
ten. The oldest of the children is only
| 10 years of age. Mr. Richardson, tleii
father, was absent at his oyster-packr
ing house, and no other man was at the
time i'll the house.
The women at Garrett, in the Mcy
ersdale coal field made lively demon
stration against two miners who refus
I'd to go on strike.
| DR.. 0. B. Stone, OF Liberty. Fredcr.
lck county, contracted varioioid in at
tending smallpox patient.
w. Il. Michael died at Franklin, near
Westernport, from blood poison. re.
! sultant from a broken leg. sustained in
Ia fall on the ice.
Charles p Cobaugh former Balti-
more and Ohio engineer died at Rock
wood, aged 81 years He served two
! cnlistments in the Union Army and
was Mason and member OF the
Royal Arcanum.
During the severe cold weather pre-.
vailing the past week Rev. DR.. Charles
"A. Grisc, pastor OF Ebenezer Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Easton, has
slept in tent erected on the back
porch OF the parsonage, on Dover
street. He has been in poor health
for some time, caused by an aggra
waited case of catarrh. In the early
part of last summer he consulted an
eminent physician, who told him that
the best way to effect cure was to
rough it-that is to stay and sleep
out of doors as much as he could. He
/ has followed the advice to the letter.
While taking his vacation last sum
mer he commenced to sleep out in the
open air. and upon his return home
ne has slept i'll tent every night. DIR.
Grisc says the remedy has proved cf-
iective in his case, as he feels better
than he has for ten years and has gain
ed 20 pounds in weight and is stronger
:han he has been for years. On one
Of the cold mornings recently when
he awoke he found the mercury clear
iown in the bulb of the thermometer.
He will continue to camp out, zero
weather or not.
The Public School Teachers Insti-
ute OF Somerset county closed i'll Prin
cess Anne after session of FIVE days.
The following report OF the legislative
committee was adopted: we belicve
the State should fix minimum amount
to be paid public school teachers as
salary, and then assume its payment,
or increase the State appropriations for
schools and require the county Off
Gals to pay no regularly appointed
teacher all amount OF salary below the
minimum. County school boards should
be left free to increase this amount as
much as they may desire The. subject
of increased compensation to teachers
has been thoroughly discussed by the
examiners but no effectual measures
have been taken. Each member of this
institute should urge upon the mem
bers OF the State Legislature from Som
erset county The necessity OF immediate
action"
A Clergyman in Oxford, desiring tc
remember the families OF his congre-
CATION, sent Christmas gifts. each with
card bearing the words From
Brother -" On card to accom-
pany his wiic's present read "Fro'-'
Your Sweetheart" Lo. and behold
On Christmas morning he was much
chagrincd TO sec laying upon his wife's
present a card reading From Brother
-" showing that through mistake
he had given the card reading From
Your Sweetheart to a member OF his
congregation. And now he is at los.
to know who received the card intend
ed for his wife.
Jacob Keplineer, OF Kcedysvillc.
finds poultry raising very profitable
On January 7. 1908. he began with 4.
hens, which layed 677s eggs during the
year. The eggs sold for $oS.S7. Dur.
ing the year IS chickens we're sold and
rs eaten by the family. After deducting
the cost OF the feed and incidental
expenses. there remained clear prof.
OF $3.50 and 81 fine. healthy hens to