The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-29
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

Washington County's corn crop is now
being harvested. 1t is tremendous one,
the largest in the history of the county.
While the acreage is about the same, the
crop, it is estimated, will be at least one
third greater than any previous crop.
Sample stalks that measured sixteen feet
high have been brought to Hagerstown
and put on exhibition, and it is not I'M
usual to see whole fields the stalks OF
which measure ten or twelve feet The
quality of the corn is fine The season
was unusually favorable, and the farm
er, stimulated by the scientific lectures
delivered before corn planting time by
agricultural experts who passed through
this section on the famous Corn Spe-
cial,' took great care to plant the best
seed and to follow the approved methods
suggested by the lecturers. The corn
crop throughout Western Maryland and
in the northern counties of Virginia and
West Virginia is large. Farmers every
where are experiencing much trouble in
securing sufficient hands to harvest the
crop, although good wages are offered.
The apple crop in this section will also
be great one. The quality of the fruit
never was finer. Thousands of bushels
have already been sold on the trees at
about $I.5o per barrel.
Elwood V. Amos, who came from
Orange, Va, and has recently been en-
ployed as an engineer on traction en-
CINE at the Maryland Steel Company's
works, was found dead on the tracks
of the Sparrows Point Railroad at Turn
ers Station. The body was horribly
mangled, train having cut some of his
limbs from his body Relatives of the
dead engineer claim that he was robbed
and killed and his body then thrown
on the track.
James Shives, three miles west of Han
cock, succeeded in capturing the famous
belled buzzard that has attracted much
attention throughout Maryland and adj
joining states the past two years. The
bird had been seen in the western Sec
ton OF the county about week ago.
Last Sunday horse belonging to Mr.
Shlves died, and the carcass was pulled
into distant field. The carcass at
tracted flock of buzzards, including
the belled buzzard, and Mr.. Shives de-
cided that he would try to capture it.
He built an enclosure about the carcass,
and placed within steel trap, the jaws
of which were wrapped with rags, so as
not to injure the bird. The belled buzz
card was the first to enter the enclosure,
and few moments later was caught i'll
the trap. After removing the small brass
bell, which was securely fastened about
the birds neck, the buzzard was set
free The bell bears the name of B.
Allen, of Alabama, and the figures 1903,
indicating the name of the birds former
cor nd ft,a I,ka ,s,1
leased
Miss Nora B. Welty, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. David Welty of Fairplay, and
Mr.. William G. Barnheisel, of the United
States Navy, were married at the home
of the brides parents. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. M. Tom
hnugh, pastor of the First Brethren
Church, Hagerstown. A reception, at
tended by about so guests, followed the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Barnheisel left
at night for Niagara Falls, where they
will spend their honeymoon The groom
was formely chief gunner's mate on the
Hull. He is now unattached and is do
ing shore duty.
c. H. Wade, Western Maryland
freight brakeman, was struck on the head
by switch bar at Edgemont and seri-
ously injured
City Councilman Frank L. Bennett is
i'll at his home in Hagerstown with ty-
phoid fever. His Io-year-old daugh-
ter, Mildred, is also threatened with
fever.
The Orphans Court at Hagerstown
passed an order requiring the admins
traitors to pay the costs in the suit insti-
tuted to determine who was the legal
widow of the late G. Walter Bowman.
The costs amount to $442. The court
also decided that 5000 counsel fees should
be allowed J. c. Lane, of Hagerstown
w. H. Spedden, city clerk of Cam
bridge, has completed the levy for 1905.
The taxable basis is $2,7oI,573. The tax
rate is As cents on $Ioo on real and per-
sonal property, and IS cents on 500 on
bonds.
Thomas A. Noble has sold the Glen
Oak Hotel property at Hurlock to Frank
E. Hastings for 5000. Mr. Noble will
move to Baltimore
Missing from his home since Septem-
Der 9, the remains of Johnson Lewis
were found floating in the Pocomoke
River at Shabaroon Point, three miles
from Snow Hill, by passengers on the
launch Mabel. The conorer's jury de-
cided it was case of accidental drown
ing, and that there had been no foul
play. Lewis was forty years old, and
leaves a widow and one child
Addison Hardesty went on the lawn of
Mr.. c. T. Lanahan, in Sudlersville,
Queen Anne's county, and began an ar
gument with that gentleman. Blows fol-
lowed, and during the engagement Mr..
Hardesty broke two palings over Mr..
Lanahan's head and tore his shirt nearly
off, Mrs Lanahan, who was suffering
with a weak heart, was witness 10 the
fight and became so frightened that she
died within few minutes. She was
about So years of age
The discovery by Mrs. John D. Gra-
bill, who lives near Clemsonville, that
paris green had been put in a pot OF
coffee which was being prepared for
dinner saved the family and seven farm