The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-08-26
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

ne SCIVeu III LOHSSlfeetS corps,
Pikett's division, Hunters brigade,
and was in all engagements of that
division throughout the war. He leaves
two sons-William and Ernest Gun
nell, of New York-and one daughter.
A gasoline launch owned by Harry
R. Foltz and Walter Sharrar, of Ha-
gerstown, exploded on Antietam creek
near Funkstown. Adam S. Mowen
and his I8-year-old son, Roy Mowen,
were seriously burned, their faces be-
ing unacceptable. Messrs, Fotz and
Sharrar, who were also on board, es-
capped by jumping into the creek.
Mowen and his son, who are ma
chinists, were repairing the machin-
cry when the explosion occurred. A
defective pipe allowed quantity of
gasoline to escape. which ignited from
an electric sparker By hard work the
launch was saved from the flames.
The season for fishing with the rod
and hand line is now at its height at
Annapolis Jack taylors have made
their appearance in the Severn river
and numerous parties have been going
out to the fishing grounds and have
made good catches. The pier at Bay
Ridge, Talley's reefs and other spots
in that vicinity are the favority grounds
for fishing outside of the Annapolis
harbor, while others prefer the creeks
or places in Severn river where rock
and perch are caught in large num-
bers. The railroad bridge over the
river is most desirable spot for rock
fishing with the hand line. Rock fish
are quite plentiful about there, though
they seem to bite only between the
tides.
Several persons cut loose and start
ed over the summit of the Big Vein
Coal Company's tipple at West Sails
bury fifteen mine cars, of which some
were loaded. Some of the cars kept
the track and passed safely through
the tipple and piled up in 1emolish-
ed heap along the railroad. Others
left the track and tore up the plane
for almost its entire length. The
planes is entirely wrecked, necessita-
ting the laying of new rails the entire
distance. The loss is about $1,000
James Philip. manager of the COM
pany, states that he has clues to the
identity of the miscreants.
Mrs. Rebecca Pyles, with Mrs. Her
man Noehier, VI Wasnnso, -
Iloing aiohg me olo Na.ior Hi 10,
tween ClarksDure ana Iiya..sisc~n w.
ne morse ran On, lhl1Mns ine a,,on
tne buggy, ana DIedA'ne 'hs o
Done OF MIS-. Iyles, anu othei M US
very Pain1uily pluisihg no Th.
Noenier escaped WITH piu'oe9 Ans
buggy was aenlonsheo.
At Buck Lodge team OF M. +.
Wades became scared at a passing car
and threw the driver, an old colored
man named Simms, under the team,
badly injuring him, and painfully
scratching Robert Young, foreman on
Mr.. Wades' farm.
The canneries of the Eastern Shore
have begun packing tomatoes, and IN
few days the pack of that fruit will
be on in earnest. Large quantities
of peas and corn have been canned,
but tomatoes form the principal crop
which the Gamers use. The outlook
in Caroline and adjacent counties is
for a heavy pack, although last year
Eastern Shore for the tomato output.
TdIIHeIS HHQ tHlS tHelI IllOSt Piohldpie
crop, and the acreage this year seems
to be larger. than ever before 1t was
thought, owing to the low prices which
have been obtained tor canned goods
during the past season, that many OF
the canneries would go out OF business,
but instead all the established houses
are preparing to handle all the toma.
toes their capacity will admit, and
new enterprises are noted at various
points; bonemian wnlte laDor -
again Deing iargeiy useo Dy tne paek-
ers TINS year' ana ,nousanas ol these
WORKERS nave aireaoy put IN an appear.
i T ND bs .n d a III over ~
n .ne anI o 'o''Sa a. wv 'l~
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Inc woman Snrlstian ieInpel-
K.a4s,,;,,a Iii. 1870 ~ s nms foi,ous.
p rss;gsn. Me- Mn c,;n,n rc' U;es
nras;dsnt NJ E.,sn ,sonrd-
ina s $780, Me- NIL Thomas.
on rs ....a M. ILL.,
pnaenpsroer e $1,000, ME- Enns