The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-12-30
MARYLAND STATE NEWS


houses, valued at about $1,000.
Miss Mary Sheridan and Mr.. Thomas
Fl. Lyons, both of WINDY Hill, Talbot
county, were married in Easton by Rev.
DR.. w. R. Green.
In Hagerstown Judge Keedy granted
an absolute divorce to Elizabeth Du-
gan, of Hancock, from her husband,
George Dugan.
The Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany has purchased of Capt. Leander
H. Kuhn the lighthouse property in
Hancock for $1,000.
Clarence E. Klotten, aged 23 years,
travelling salesman for Peoples Tea
Company, Cortland, N ", committed
suicide at the Franklin Hotel, in Ha-
;, gerstown, by turning on the gas. The
let on the burned was removed to allow
the gas to escape freely, the transom'
was securely locked, blankets stuffed in
the cracks of the doors and windows
and the cock turned on full. Klotten
went to the hotel Tuesday noon and
registered from Buffalo. He went to
bed about IL O'Clock At 8 A. M. J.
w. Dolan, the hotelkeeper, noticed a
light burning in Klotten's room. The
young man was not missed until night,
when one of the hotel employees went
10 his room and detected the strong
odor of gas. Ex-Sheriff M. Findlay,
Selbert burst open the door. Klotten
was lying in his night clothes on the
bed. The body was stiff. He had been
dead probably IL hours. Justice Hof-
man, after inquiring into the facts, de-
cided an inquest was unnecessary.
4 Between and o'clock Sunday morn
an old storehouse in townsville
Valley Lee district, ST. Mary's county,
was burned to the ground. The build
ing was unoccupied, and it is supposed
that it was set on fire by three dredg-
ers who stayed there during the night.
Mr.. O. ]. Moat, Of the Equitable Life
Insurance Company in Washington,
while attempting to get over the badly
snow-drifted road from Clarksburg,
Montgomery county, in his sleight, was
upset and thrown out heavily, knocking
one of his arms out Of place.
George Warner, of Edgemont, Wash
ignton county, Civil War veteran, on
his way home at night went TO sleep
along the road in a snowstorm and
slept II hours. He was discovered by
a neighbor, aroused with difficulty and
taken home When found he was all
most buried under the snow. His
hands were badly frozen.
While on her way to school Edith,
the c.year-old daughter of D. Put
nam, at Hansonville, was caught in
snowdrift and nearly frozen to death.
Mr.. Eugene Sponseller, who was driv-
ng along the road, saw the child buried
n snow up to her waist and unable to
move. He took her out and, wrapping
her in blankets, put her in his sleigh
and drove her home
In Montgomery county Miss Elsie
Day was confirmed as principal of the
public school at Slidell, and Miss Julia
NJ Shanklin, of Baltimore, was awarded
free scholarship in the Maryland In
,titute School of Art and Design.
The dwelling of Wickersen Jones, at
Dickersons, Montgomery county, was
burned to the ground, with all its con-
:ents. The fire was caused by the TALL
IF lamp A new dwelling of Mr..
Jones, now nearly completed and with
20 yards of the house burned, was
saved only by the wind blowing the
lanes away from it. A colored servant
;ei down stairs with the lamp, which
aused the fire. Loss $500.
Nearly 1000 persons witnessed the
,leighng carnival held in Belair the
other evening Prizes were awarded
Mrs. Herman Stump and Wallace
Brumnel for the best double teams, r.
=. Richardson and Dale Smith for the
5est single team Premiums were also
given ridiculous outfits. The Balair
Band headed the procession as it passed
before the judges.
1t has been unofficially announced that
Mr. Samuel Tickling, who for num-
Der of years has been associated with
/ he affairs of the Naval Academy, has
resigned his position as chief clerk in
he superintendent office. Mr.. Tickling
is now at the Soldiers Home, Fort
Monroe, Va. having gone there about
a week age for his health.
A movement is on among number
If prominent taxpayers of Annapolis
md Anne Arundel county looking to
! he organization of a taxpayers, asso-
cation. The object is to have the coun
W tax rate cut down and divert the
money now being expended IN directions.
| hat will be of more benefit to the peo-
pie. There is no complaint on the part
i Of the promoters of the scheme about
he amount of money required, but they
wish 40 see ii appropriated Iudiciously.
A list of persons who pay taxes OF
/ stipulated sum is now being prepared
and they will be asked to attend a meet.
ing at an early date, at which the hnal
steps for the formation OF the associa-
ton will be taken.
1 Charles Burdette, living in Frederick,
was arrested, charged by his neighbors
with cutting up his dead horse and stow
ing it away in his garrett TO be sold Tor
/ beef. Burdette denied the charge, and
showed where he had buried the horse
in his stable yard. Investigation reveal
ed the fact that only the refuse matter
from the horse had been buried. The
accused then said he had hauled the
carcass into the county. Finally the
four quarters of the horse, dressed like
beef were found in the garrett Bur-
dctte was then arrested, but on account