The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-06
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
ior Rapid Reading.

Will WOItHy MdotCl J. H. 1AsSl II TN
chair. The Worthy Master reported the
most promising outlook for the grange
movement, both national and State.
He reported 10000 subordinate oranges
organized and a membership OF over
100000. 1t has steadily increased its
membership, and is now a strong or
ganization, reaching up from the District
through county and State to the ma
ton. Those who are active in the
grange know the value Of such an or
gailization to them. Any individual
group member in good standing, he said,
in the State of Maryland can with
confidence deal with a fellow-member IN
any other State.
Assistant Postmaster Lewis F. Nc
Comas, Hagerstown, is i'll. He is 70
years old and up to his present illness
he has never required the services OF
physician. He is an uncle OF Senator
Louis E. McComas.
Mrs. Kate Bitner, wife of J. c. Bitner,
Shady Grove, was badly hurt IN a run
away accident while sleighing with Rev
William Koontz Mrs. Bitner was
thrown on barbed wire fence. The
Rev Mr.. Koontz was badly bruised.
The trustees of the Chapel of Chris
tan Endeavor, mission of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Hagerstown have
about decided to close the chapel.
A fine auditorium to cost about $1,000
is to be built at Washington Grove,
Montgomery county.
In Boyd Hall, Boyds, most sue
cessful musicale was held for the benefit
of the Presbyterian Church and large
sum was realized The program was
under the direction of John w. Will
Jams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Mullikin
near Trappe, celebrated the eighteenth
birthday of their daughter, Miss Grace
F. Mullikin. The house was prettiiy dec
GRATED with holly and mistletoe.
Mr.. Joseph R. Collision, of Easton,
and Miss Nellie NJ. Parrot, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Parrot, Of
Windy Hill, near Trappe, were married
in Easton by the Rev. E. P. Roberts.
The annual meeting Of the Mary
land Horticultural Society was held at
the Maryland Agricultural College. A
large exhibit was made of fruits and
vegetables, for which prizes were award
ed. Capt. R. w. Sylvester made the ad-
dress of welcome, and there were
number of other speaks on horticultural
subjects. Prof. W. B. Atwood, of Vir-
ginia, spoke on "The Growing of an
Apple Orchard" The president of the
society, Mr.. A. L. Towson, of Wash
ington county, delivered his annual adj
dress.
Lawrence Gardner, one of the pris.
oners who escaped from he jail at Eas-
ton was captured at Queen Anne. Mr.,
George c. Moore, of Queen Annes, call
ed Sheriff Cannon up over phone tell
ing him of Gardeners appearance there
The Sheriff and deputies captured the
runaway without much trouble. He re
fuses to tell anything about the other
ecaped prisoners, although it is thought
he knows where they are hiding.
The receipts of the last Hagerstown
Fair were $27,87I.46; expenditures were
$26,26S.Io; profits, $I,6o3.27. There il
a balance in the treasury of SS,47o.43
which will probably be spent for land
to be added to the fair grounds.
The Reynolds farm, near Kingston
Talbot county, containing SIG acres, be
longing to W. J. Seward, of Dorches
ter county, was sold to Mr.. Thomas
E. beaverton for $4,000. The Powell
farm, in Miles River Neck, Talbot coun
ty, containing I78 acres, was sold te
William P. Hall for $I2,ooo.
Mrs. Mary Tull died at the home O.
Mr.. Peter NJ Tilghman, in Crisheld
aged 70 years.
While driving spirited horse in Girls,
field Andrew Polyette lost control o,
the animal. which ran over William
Brown, colored, who was seriously i'll
jured.
In Hagerstown Mrs. Edith Blanch,
Middlekauff asks for absolute divorce
from her husband, Harry R. Middle
kauff.
Governor Warfeld granted pardons il
the cases of Daniel Carr, now in tht
penitentiary, and George Kell, under sen
tence in Baltimore county. judge
Burke, of Towson, signed the petition
for Keil
The Cambridge Female Seminary j:
now a stately building, having been re
Gently repaired, enlarged and improved
at an expenditure of $4,000. ]. Der
Brown was the architect and Henr,
y. IdtCIitlt tllc uuliuSi VI ihc HolipeoiiN
structure.
The people OF Ridgey, Caroline
County, were much alarmed when it be
came circulated that barrel Of flou'
in local bakery contained strichnine
Saturday night George Gibbs, colored
purchased several pounds of flour from
the shop. Next day the -four was made
into bread, and was so bitter that Georgs
and his wife threw it out to their dogs
and one cat. In few hours all the dogs
and cat were dead, with every indication
that poison was the cause of their death
DIR. j. C. Madara ON Monday sent &c
the bakery for few Of the puff loafs
baked from the same barrel and also
found them to have bitter taste and be
lieved that s,rychnine had been put
into the flour After consulting with
DR.. Enoch George, county health Officer
at Denton, the balance of the -four in the
barrel was sent to State Chemist Penne.
man, OF Baltimore, to be analysed
There is no clue as to how poison, if any