The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-01-08
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4 Nm. talbot, aged 20
ed near Redland, Mont
accidentally shot and kiln
! shotgun He. had for sd
| trying to shoot hawk,
that seeing the hawk fly
where he was reading
| gun by the muzzlc aim
/ load struck him in the
| blew his brams out. Il
had been in bad health "a
and this gave rise to a 4
had committed suicide.
OF Mrs. Harriet NJ. Ialb
wives him. He leaves two
brother. One is single
is Mrs. Harry Davis, q
| Tenn The brother is |.
bolt, Of Brooklyn. N. X
was employed by firm
neys in Washington.
Odd Fellows Hall, 4
badly damaged by fre
| the other morning. A
alarm and Boonsboro'
was soon on the scene a
born fight succeeded IN
| she flames. The loss is
surance, Of which there
the building. The desk
the records Of lie Grang
| OF the Oldest Odd Fellows
in Western Maryland. W
| A hole was burned throu
where the desk stood AM
+ room, where the Junior O
American Mechanics are ho
was set on fire. The woc
| ablaze and every window
cracked by the heat. The
| OF brick, two stories.
Mrs. Anna Harbaugh, az
wife of Leonard Harbaugh,
lasville, Frederick COUNTY
dead while feeding poultry
She was stricken with apof
Mrs. Susan Hoover, wid
neon Hoover, wtoilived at
for many years, died at the
grandson, Mr.. Thomas Sch
Boonsboro, aged 70 years,
Zero temperature was
| other morning at vario,
Washington county.
Christmas Day in A
celebrated even more exit
usual, despite the rainy we al,
all the residents and the Ecptld
large number OF visitors particip
in the interchange OF visits and q
mas greetings. The midshipmen
given a full days holiday, which
spent by them with relatives and
in the town. In the old armory
Naval Academy in the Afternoon
pupils of the Academy Sunday Sd
consisting Of children OF naval of
were treated to Christmasst502
the usual distribution OF pres
mander G. M. Stoney acti
Claus. After the children
was over an informal d
participated in by the ~
the usual attendants at
envy hops. Superint
Buildings Haslup wa
handsome set OF sill
and forks by the
served under him
Office. The pref
made by his fiji
r. Sullivan.
The Kensirf
decided to
amend the q
to proyiA ID
trty by IA
present plai
not exceed
county, thI
that the ~
simply adopts
as that OF III -
by those wh6f fan
considerable propcrN
the county ASSESSOR, a.
sessments are too low. w.
too high. The proposed
will leave the matter OF tq|
ment entirely With the prop
tuted authorities OF the tow
Blanchard McFarlanc. -
William c. McFarlanc, was aecie
shot in the right leg few days J
while ducking on the Chester r
AS young McFarlane stepped into
boat he accidentally knocked over
of the guns. 1t exploded and the
tire calf OF his right leg was torn az
The young man will probably -
Louis Davis. the 24-year-o
Mr.. Robert Davis, of Centrq
accidentally kicked by ST
received severe scalp wouI
The outbuildings on \
Jumps farm. in Still Pond
county, were burned, toget
the crops and farmig
the tenant, Horace
Jump saw a man runff
the place as soon as the
covered. The buildings
i'll the Kent Mutual.
Henry S. Eavey. a
and prominent citizen
died at his home i'll
cigthy-fourth year OF |
seated in his chair id
rounded by the ipeMbci
when he expired
Miss Francina Fries NJ
pointed superintendent of tin
Maryland Hospital.
William Wilson. aged 65. piof
miner Of the Georges Creek reg
was killed by fall OF top coal in Ap
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