The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-09-02
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Charles A. Miller, near WeStoveri
Somerset County, was burned, togeth-
er with its contents, including a pair
of mules. Loss, $1,000; insurance.
$500.
Mrs. Nellie May Bowers filed bill
in Hagerstown for an absolute di.
vorce from her husband, Raleigh w.
Bowers.
The Montgomery County Museum,
which was recently established under
the auspices of the Rockville Woman's
Club, was opened Thursday to the
public. Some months ago Miss Mary
Dorsey Davis offered her own collec.
ton of family relics as nucleus and
it was decided to undertake the work.
A clubroom was procured and during
the summer it has been fitted up,
Miss Davis collection includes many
articles which were used by her fam
lily from the middle of the eighteenth
century until the Civil War and is
known as the "Allen Bowie Davis
Collection" in memory of the last
male representative of the donors
family Other relics have also been
contributed and an interesting exhi-
bition is the result.
At the Naval Academy September 8
an examination will be held of appli-
cants for the position of subinspector
in the department of steam engineer
ing, at salary of Sd day.
Miss Matte Goodpasture, of Nash
vile, Tenn, en- route to Atlantic City
in a Pullman parlor car, dropped
diamond ring valued at 5000 into the
washbowl of the car, and it is thought
the jewel either lodged in the drain
pipe or fell to the ground somewhere
between Newark and Wilmington,
\ Del. Miss Goodpasture is visiting
Miss Nellie Allnutt, near Jacksonville,
Montgomery county.
The midshipmen's new quarters at
the Naval Academy were placed in
grave danger of destruction by FIRE
the other evening. A blaze was dis
covered beneath some scaffolding in
an areaway in the north wing of the
large granite structure by the night
Waterman for the Noel Construction
Company. of Baltimore, which has the
contract for the building. The fire
originated in two barrels of pitch.
which burst forth in big volume of
blaze and smoke. The siren whistle
announced the fire-alarm, and the mid
shipmen of the fourth class, the work
men in the yard, a squad of marines
and sailors soon responded and had
the flames extinguished before any
more serious damage was done than
the burning of the scaffolding which
will amount to about $50. This is the
first fire of any kind that has occurred
at the academy in the last score OF
years.
Police Justice Feldmeyer, of An
napolis, decided the test case of the
city against Joseph Trautwein to COM
Ipel the latter to take out licenses for
}slot machines recently placed about
J the city by the defendent. The Justice
! decided the case in favor of the de-
fendent, holding that the city had
no chartered authority to tax such
machines.
( Mr.. Harry Fleming's barn. in Tuck
J ahoe Neck, Caroline county, was
\ destroyed by fire. A large quantity
Of hay and horse which had been
in the Fleming family for 2S years
were consumed in the flames. Loss,
$1,000, with no insurance.
Alfred Stouffer, well-known cit
izen of Hagerstown, died of general
debility, age 81 years. He leaves
| widow and two daughters, Mrs. Mary
Hess, of Baltimore; Mrs. Adeline
MaySlles, of Oregon. Ill.
Mrs. c. c. Stipe, of Hagerstown,
had narrow escape from being burn
ed to death by a gasoline stove ignit-
ing while she was in the act of light
ing the wick. The fluid had leaked
out and caught fire from the match. In
an instant the stove was in flames and
an oil stove standing within a few
feet also ignited. Mrs. Stipe was
overcome by the flames and fell in "a
faint on the floor, and only the prompt
discovery of the fire saved her. Her
child was in cradle near by and its
screams attracted the attention OF
neighbors, who ran into the house
and carried the senseless woman and
child out The house was damaged.
Miss Mary Carr, daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Arthur Carr, of Hyattsville,
was struck by an electric car on the
! City and Suburban railway, but fort
unately escaped serious injury. Misc
Carr became absorbed in the passing
of two trains on the steam road, and
walked directly in front of the electric
car
The stable and adjoining sheds on
the farm of Harry Fleming, near
Hillsboro, were totally destroyed by
{ fire. The family horse persisted in
the flames and large quantity OF
fodder was destroyed. There was no
insurance. The origin of the fire is
4 unknown.
Mrs. Solomon Nom, living near
Shutdown, on the mountain, found use
for hatpin on discovering a large
copperhead snake emerging from I'M
der the porch almost at her feet She
ran the pin through the snake, pinning
the reptile to the ground, and then
ran for her husband, who came and
killed it. The snake measured over
four feet in length.
Harry Stouffer, aged ~ years, living
near Smoketown, was seriously injur-
ed by tree falling on him His
hip was dislocated, one leg crushed
and he was injured internally. II is