The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-05-06
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Board of Aids and Charities and the
Board of Education. Two additional
members of the Board OF Aids and
Charities were provided for by tlls
act of the last legislature, making the
number of the board seven. The
members just appointed are Hon.
lone Lee Carroll, Howard county,
lanes Bond, Samuel Rosenthal, Jr.,
Reuben Foster and Ferdinand c. La
trobe. of Baltimore Cali reappoint-
ments), and Messrs. Thomas A.
Smith, of Caroline county, and Frank
C. Rhodes, of Baltimore city, add1-
tional members. The members OF the
State Board of Education as APP
pointed are E. Stanley Gary, Balti-
more city, six years; John G. Rogers,
Howard county, two years; Zodock
P Wharton. Worcester county, four
wears; Clayton Purnell. Allcgany
county, four years; Glenn H: WORTH
ington' Frederick county. six years,
and Robert C. Cole, of Baltimore
city, six years. The latter two are
new appointments.
MILAN Murray, of Baltimore coun.
ty. one OF the inmates of Springheid
State Hospital, met horrible death
by throwing himself under wagon
loaded heavily with coal for the IN
stitution. Attendant Capies had
party of patients at work on the road
near the village when the accident
occurred. Justice Curley summoned
a iury. with T. NJ. Anderson foreman.
which rendered verdict of suicide:
The victim was badly mangled and
crushed. Murray had been confined
at the institution for about II months,
The body of an intent child, which
showed signs of having been muir,
dercd, was found on the farm Of
Christian Lehman, four miles north
of Hagerstown. The officers are look
ing for its parents.
Miss Katherine Updegraff. daugh.
ter of George Updegraff. the glove
manufacturer, died at her bone, on
Potomac avenue, Hagerstcwr:. OF .ap..
pendcitis, aged Is years. She fao
been sick ono week. She is survived
BY her parents and one oTotie.-.
Miss Gertrude Malloy, daughter 81
George Malloy, residing at Mount
Savage, was frightfully burned by the
explosion~o of coal oil alrip. She
had turned the wick down to blow
oft the fame, when the explosion
occurred. Her face and body are
burned Her condition is serious.
At meeting of the directors OF
the Second National Bank ot belairi
which was held Monday, the resig-
nation of Cashier Walter, Finney was
accepted. The affairs of the bank
have since been i'll the hands OF its
president, Thomas H. Robinson. and
John d. Worthington, one OF the d.
rectors. Mr.. Finney left Belair on
Monday evening and drove to Edge
wood, on the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad, where he
took train for Baltimore. He was very
popular with the patrons OF the bans
and brought considerable business to
it through his individuality. Much
regret is felt that he left the town SO
abruptly without telling his friends OF
his intention. The capital stock OF
the bank is 100000 and the surplus
and undivided profits by the, last
statement were about $4,000. Sena-
tor Robinson is president and IT
William S. Archer Joseph b. Han.
way, George E. Silver, w. Beatty
Harlan, John D. Worthington and Dr
Martin L. Jarrett directors.
The annual commencement OF Wash
ington High School took place in the
huQlIOIluIIl, L lliSCSoh Ahhh~.
were three graduates, Morris Henry
Adams. Miss Beulah Agnes Dyer and
Miss Ellen Elizabeth Huntington, all
of Princess Anne. The distribution
of diplomas and honors was made
by Mr.. Henry L. D. Stanford, presi.
dent of the board of trustees of the
school.
The commencement exercises of the
Crisfeld High School were held in
the opera house. that city. The grad
yates were Mark c. Lewis, Elworth
H. Colbourne and Frel B. Gerald.
Willie T. Higgins. Edna Newman and
M. Alice Higgins. Rev. w. S. Phillips
delivered the address to the graduates
and Prof, F. E. Gardner presented
the diplomas. A feature of the oc-
casion was tambourine drill under
the supervision of Mrs. A. E. Good
rich.
A small party from Washington.
composed OF Sir Henry Durand, Brit
ish ambassador at Washington; Gen.
George B. Davis and others, spent an
afternoon in going over the Antietam
battlehelds. They came over the b. q
o. in Royal Blue club car as tar as
Keedysville and took carriages IRON
there over the field. The party re-
turned to Washington at night.
A rise in the Potomac river is
affording sport for fisherman, who are
catching numbers of carp and suckers.
James Bird caught in the river at
Williamsport German carp weigh
ing sixteen pounds, together with
number of other fish.
Miss Sarah Lenowitz, who resides
at Halpine, two miles east of Rock
vile, was seriously injured in a run
away accident few days ago. While
out riding with a Mr.. Schlossburg
and two small children her horse took
fright at a passing train near Garrett
Park and ran away. The entire party
were thrown out, but Miss Lenowitz
was the only one to sustain serious
injury.
Frank Miller, liveryman ane
horseman of. Chambersburg, com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself
He was Respondent because of threats
of a suit for damages by physi-