The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-04-14
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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at GrlmeS station, on the NOIIOlk anu
Western Railway He fell on his head,
broke his neck and died instantly. He
was bookkeeper in ]. D. Eakle's store,
at Bakersville and to get exercise rode
young horse to Grimes Station. He
was talking to Misses Emma Middle
kauff and Louisa R~eler, when, without
warning, he was seen to real and finally
to plunge head foremost to the ground.
The horse ran off, He was librarian
of Bakersville Lutheran Sunday School.
Messrs. Strahorn and Mullikin, coun-
sci for John NJ. Shippers, convicted of
the willful murder of Albert Constable,
and sentenced to be hanged, have filed
notice of appeal and have until May
IS to prepare their bill of exceptions, if
they conclude to move for new trial.
1t is likely that the case will be carried
to the Court of Appeals on the grounds
that the confession was improperly adj
mitted, and that Harris, convict muir
derer, should not have been allowed to
testify.
Mrs. L. c. Quinn and other ladies of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union are making great effort to raise
the necessary money to acquire large,
convenient and suitable residence prop
erty that has just been offered them for
the general and marine hospital which
they are trying to establish in Girls
field 1t is considered that such an in
stitution is badly needed. If the money
required can be raised the necessary al
terations and improvements will be made
and the hospital furnished for patients
by September or October /.
Mr.. John A. Hersch, an aged and re-
spected citizen of Rock Hall, Kent coun-
ty, died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. A. Casey. He was born in Low
ell, Mass, December I, 1876. While
yet youth his parents moved to Balt-
more city, where he was educated in
the public schools. He was at one time
on the police force of Baltimore. He
is survived by two sisters and brother
Mrs. E. A. Watkins, of Washington,
, who is two years older than he; Mrs.
M. L. Sumwalt and Mrs. Charles H.
Hersch, of Baltimore. He also leaves
seven children
The Talbot County Fair Association
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Robert F. Walker; vice-president,
John c. Henry; secretary and treasurer,
Charles R. Wooters.
The Rockville Town Council has noti-
fed the Standard Oil Company to dis
continue at once the storing of gasoline
within the corporate limits of Rock
Vile
Several nights ago all of the outbuild-
ings on the farm Of Tyson Baker, near
Colesville, Montgomery county, were
consumed by fire. The stable, corn
house, poultry house, 40 barrels OF corn
and lot of poultry were included in
the loss.
The board of governors and visitors
of St. Johns College, Annapolis, have
accepted the offer of Mr.. Andrew Car
negie to give $4,000 for library build
ing at the college. President Fell, of
the college, was instructed to address
letter to Mr.. Carnegie stating that
steps would be taken to comply with the
conditions of the offer. The conditions
are that ST. Johns raise a sum equal
to the amount to be given The total
amount available for the building would
then be $33,4oo.
Mr.. Daniel M. James died at the home
of his daughters, Mary A. Roberts and
Miss Esther L. James, in Cambridge,
aged rs years. For many years Mr..
James was successful commercial trav-
eler for New York house, but retired
some six or seven years ago on account
of feeble health. He married Sophia
E. LIE Compile, youngest daughter OF
Capt Samuel lie Compile, formerly of the
United States Navy. She died several
years ago.
The newly elected members of the Ha-
gerstown City Council took their seats
and the Republicans now have complete
control. Mayor A. c. Strife submitted
his annual message. There is bal
ance in the city treasury of $1,000 The
bonded Indebtedness is $I344oo. All OBJ
legations have been met and the munich
pal lighting plant is on paying basis,
but sanitary sewerage system is as
far off now as it was when authorized
in 1892. The Mayor says: There are
those among our people who think we
will some day pay dearly for the delay"
On the water-supply question the Mayor
says: THE city seems to be at present
at the mercy of the water company"
and some insurance companies are clam
oring for higher rates unless certain
Improvements are made.
David P. Miller has purchased the
Green Point farm, near Narrows Park,
Cumberland, from George Clauson, for
$4,000 He will lay the tract out in
buildings lots and start town.
The case of Mrs. Alice C. Bowie,
widow of Gov. Oden Bowie, of Col
lington, Prince Georges county, against
the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company, of Harrisburg, Pa, was tried
before a jury at Upper Marlboro, and
compromise effected. In the summer
of 1902 Mrs. Bowie and Mr.. w. Booth
Bowie, both of Collington, each pur-
chased device from the Mccormick
Harvesting Machine Company, which
it was claimed would cut corn and bind
it into bundles at the same time. Coun-
sci agreed to compromise and judg-
ment was entered for Mrs. Bowie in the
sum of 500 and costs. The same dis