The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-02-05
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| -dtulS POISONOUS iduTel leaves any
drinking laudanum. She either took
100 large a dose OF laudanum or the
combination OF the drug with the laurel
as the physicians succeeded in saving
her life after working with her with
stomach pump and entities for several
hours. The laurel by itself or the laud-
,num alone was sufficient to cause
ieath. She was married less than
year ago. She was about p years old.
Domestic troubles and i'll health caused
her to take the poison.
George Forney died in Brunswick
! A few days ago he pared his corns with
razor and blood poisoning developed
which caused his death. MIR. Forney
| was 81 years OF age and was Chief IN
| Spector OF cars of the Baltimore and
/ Ohio Railroad at Brunswick. He was
| a native OF Winchester, Va. Five chit
dren survive him.
! Considerable interest was manifested
| in the Farmers Institute held at len
| treville. Professor Massey, OF North
/ Carolina, and Mr.. John Gould, OF OHIO.
! well-known authority on dairy mat
ters, addressed the meeting. Both OF
these gentlemen have been with Mr.
VIM. L. Amoss, the director, during
January. Their places will now be hill
ed during the February and March m
stitutes BY Mr. Edward Van Alstyne.
OF Kiiiderhook, n Y, a fruit and dairy
specialist, and Mr. +. g. Tice, OF Os-
wego, n. Y, who has been practicaiiy
engaged in market gardening, frtlit ana
poultry and who has been prominent
worker in the New York State Ear
mers' Institutes the past two years
Miss Anna L. Bremen. OF Baltimore
a successful poultry raiser closed the
meeting with a very practical and IN
teresting talk on successful poultry
raising. Large numbers OF ladies' were
"a the audience. and Miss Brenpens
remarks caused frequent enthusiastic
applause. She was asked great many
questions, which also brought out val
liable information to poultry raisers
The high price of eggs and poultry this
winter has induced many farmers III
this vicinity to become more interested
IN poultry raising Miss Bremen and
lie other institute wosllers were enter
taiiied at dinner by Honorable and Mrs
W. T. P. Turpin.
The smallpox situation at Oakland
j. clearing There has been another
death. Mrs Blanche Crane at LocE
LYNN, Austin, w. Va, few miles west
oil Oakland, is still under quarantine:
no trains being allowed to stop at that
station There are I25 persons Gnaef
quarantine at Tunneton. Newburgl
w. Va. is also under strict quarantine
there being 20 cases at that point
The 1-year-old daughter OF Mrs. Viii
liam Kippeon, near Mount Pleasant,
died of smallpox. This is the third
death in the family from the disease
The father, William Rippeon, died on
January Q and Edward the 3-year old
SON, died on January 26. The mother
and a 5-year-old daughter. the only re-
naming members Of the family, are
both very i'll with the disease. The loss
of her two children this week. 1t Is
feared, will have such a depressing Ct,
feet upon the mother that she too VIII
succunb to the disease, and but very
little hope is entertained by the physt
clan for the recovery OF the remaining
daughter.
MIR. Henry Carroll. aged 60 years. o.
Caroline county, residing Just across
Dover bridge, was stricken with pa
and went downstairs when he was
stricken. He was found by his wife or
the floor where he had fallen. She sent
Tor a physician, who found that he had
lost the use OF his right side.
John w. Snyder, of Welsh Run, re-
ceived telegram stating that his SON:
Walter Scott Snyder had been killed al
Seattle, Wash He was caught under
falling timbers and crushed to death,
Young Snyder was brother OF Mrs,
M. F. Hays and Mrs. J. w: Bemis-
derfer, OF Hagerstown. and Winter ID
Snyder. OF Alaska.
One OF the goldfish ponds on the
farm OF Richard Kefauver. near Mid.
dletown, Frederick county. broke and
about $500 worth OF fish was lost.
]. s. Jameson died at Westernport.
aged 70 years. Mr.. jameson was
leading merchant and had been presi-
dent OF the First National Bank OF
Piedmont since its organization. lie
was a director in the Citizens National
Bank, ex-presidcnt OF the Allegany
County School Board and was Knight
Templar and an Odd Fellow.
A large barn belonging to William
NJ. Glenn, near High Point, Hartford
county, was destroyed by fire. together
with most OF its contents, The blaze
broke out about 4 o'clock and quickly
spread. so that ii was with great dii-
hcuity that the live stock was saved.
a number OF nogS IN an ADJOINING pen
were burned to death before they could
be gotten away from the hire. Included
among the contents destroyed was
large quantity Of corn, hay. straw. oats
several sets of harness. farming inn
( plements and two wagons. The build
ing was practically new and no insur-
ance had been placed upon it or the
contents, thus entailing total loss. Mr.
Glenn is firmly of the opinion that the
building was fired BY tramps, who are
seeking shelter where it may be found
during this cold weather. Farmers in
Hartford county are using every effort
70 keep this class OF people off theii
premises.
Mrs. Martha Hardesty, wife OF Mr.
William NJ Hardesty. died at her home,
near Burnt Mills, Montgomery county,
aged 68 years. Her death was sudden
iron, heart failure In addition to her