Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
MARYLAND.


would be built through Fairmont. but he
did not know how soon. Winslow 8. Pierce.
president of the Western Maryland. ac-
companed Mr.. Landstreet 1t is understood
that the Wabash has under consideration the
ticking over of the Morgantown and King
wood railroad controlled by Senator Elkins.
1t Is believed that the Western Maryland
will get the Little Kanawha with its coal
holdings. Negotiations with the Ramsy
syndicate are still in progress.
Hancock is making an effort to secure the
loca ton at that place OF the Wabash car
| repair shops.
The first annual tournament under the
auspices of the Homecoming Shooting Cup
will be held at Homecoming July 4 and ..
There will be twelve events each day. The
officers are: A. l.. Lawton, captaSn; Olin F.
burst, secretary; James b. Dixon. presi-
dent.
Frank Hayman. Baltimore and Ohio fire.
man, residing at Hyndman, was shot in
the foot by some nOn-uniOn men from VIII
iams, town nearby, who visited Hyndman
and were called ''scabs" by some persons
congregated on the street. The men are
filling the places of striking brickmak-
ers. One pulled a revolver and began
shooting. stopping only after the weapon
had been emptied. One shot struck Hay
man in the foot and another grazed the
breast of d bystander. After Hayman was
shot the non-unioniStS were chased out OF
the town with stones
The city of Frostburg has purchased a
rcaG-makng machine at a cost of $3.50. 1t
will be located near Mount Savage and will
be used to crush cinders and stone for the
streets of Frostburg.
Five members of wild west show, which
was exhibiting at Shaft near Frostburg,
were arrested for causing row, in which
rev divers were displayed Fines and costs
amounting to $500 were imposed by JUS
tice Chambers at Frostburg.
Rev. r. Johnson Campbell, who Is in
charge of Holy Cross Church, Cumberland,
will be ordained to the Episcopal priesthood
at Emmanuel Church. Cumberland, on July
o. He was formerly minister of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church On July 0 the
handsome memorial window to Mrs James
"A. Millholland. the gift of her daughter,
Mrs. Van Lear p. Shriver of Pittsburg. will
be dedicated.
James Mahon, one of the best-known
residents of Ocean, is dead, aged ffty-six
years. He was buried at Frostburg yester-
day with the rites of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians.
OrviIle Price, son of the late Dr. Andrew
Daille Price of Frostburg, died in Philadel-
phia of heart trouble. His remains will be
inferred al Frostburg, his former home.
Mrs Elizabeth Mitchell, widow of Fred
eTick Mitchell and daughter of Josiah NJ.
Porter, is dead at Eckhart.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Wineow, wife of Will
liam Wineow, died in Cumberland yester-
day, aged sixty-six years.
The new Homecoming council was organ
lied yesterday by the selection of the fol-
lowing: Clerk, John McGinn; treasurer,
Duncan r. Sloan; city attorney, William
Mel. Somerville; police justice, Cornelius
l.. Murphy; street superintendent, l.. ].
Duckworth.
DIR. ]. r. Garman entered suit here
against the Pullman Palace Car Company,
summons being served upon the agent of
the company in Baltimore for damages for
the loss of diamond which he wore in his
shirt bosom. He alleges that while he was
Pullman passenger on the Big Four near
Cincinnati that negro porter who had
charge of the car, there being no conductor
n nj nd na6 y1-ifh
Mrs. Harriet r. Dempster has entered
suit for divorce a mensa ct thoro from
Rev. ]. S. Dempster, who is in the real
estate business here, and who conducts a
dining room. The plaintiff alleges that his
income is $500 month She charges cruelty
and claims that the defendant has threat
ened her life. Mr.. Dempster came here
an evangelist. claiming to be a former
priest of the Catholic Church He has been
very successful in business.
Thomas Ham, who had both his right
arm and right leg crushed off in being
thrown under the wheels of Baltimore
and Ohio train, which he attempted to
board at Hyndman on Wednesday, died at
the Western Maryland Hospital here yester-
day. The arm was amputated at the
shoulder and the leg at the thigh. He was
twenty-five years of age and married His
remains will be sent to his home at Glen
coe, Pa.
John n. Snyder was found dead in bed at
his home here yesterday morning. He had
bttI WHISKY loi purposes,
and had gotten up to get drink. On the
same shelf with the whisky bottle was
bottle containing carbolic acid. Snyder got
hold of the acid bottle. His face and cloth
ing were burned by the poison. His daugh-
ter discovered his body, and he had evident
ly been dead for several hours Snyder was
a native of Germany, aged ffty-seven
years. and was a member of SITS. Peter and
Paul Church and member of the bene-
fetal society of that church. His wife died
several years ago. Three children survive.
Thomas E Golden, aged two years, son OF
Thomas E. Golden. is dead here from con-
vulsions, the result Of having eaten rasp-
berries.
John Hoskins Of Meyersdale has entered
suit against the Somerset Coal Company
for $4,000 damages. Hoskins was strike
leader, and claims that his reputation and
character were injured as the result of an
arrest at the instance of the defendant, and
that he was confined in Jail for twelve days
without hearing when he offered to pro-
cure bail.
James Horton former president of the
United States Leather Company, Is dead In
Middletown, n. Y, aged ffty-flve years.
He retired IN 1903 from the head of the
great leather concern on account of i'll
health. Mr.. Thomas c. Pownail general
superintendent for the company, left last
night to attend the funeral
Mrs. Ronald Stewart. aged thirty-three
years, who came here from Scotland with
her husband, a miner. about year ago
drowning herself in tank at Mine No / of
the Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company.
Homecoming.
John E. Taylor. who has been yardmaster
for the Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail-
road at Carlos, has been appointed superin-
tendent of the electric railway system be-
tween Cumberland and Westernport sue
ceeding w. r. Miller of Frostburg
The Allegany county school board award
ed the contract for the new school building
at GERMANTOWN, Frostburg, to Duggan &
Griffith. Frostburg, at 5000 The new
building at Borden Mine will be built by
DIN Gerlach of Frostburg, his contract
price being S1.535.
Miss Otie Nixon, daughter of Harrison
Nixon. was shot at her home in Oldtown.
1t is supposed that the shooting was done
by foreigners who are working on the rail-
road, as they have been making a practice
of discharging revolvers at night. Miss
Nixon was sitting near a. window when
bullet crashed through the glass and struck
her, lodging in the hip.
A son of Henry Wolford was badly in
Jured while bathing at Rhes Station, West
ernport, a boy having playfully thrown
stone into the water to splash the bathers
One stone tossed was large. and young VOL
ford was struck on the back of the head
and made unconscious. He was about to
drown when rescued. His condition is Sc
riouS,