The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-22
MARYLAND. STATE NEWS.
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notice of court, with leave of any party
| upon 20 days notice to the other party,
not less than six months prior to expira-
ton OF any calendar year, to move for
! dissolution or modification of the order.
| The last time an extension was granted
| Judge Stake extended the tim from May
I, !, 1901, to January I, 1906 1t is the
| opinion in Hagerstown that the Balti-
| more and Ohio Railroad Company, which
| has had practical control of the Chesa-
| peake and Ohio canal for some years,
! IS not as anxious to retain control of the
waterway as formerly, since the Western
Maryland Railroad has built its extern
sion to Cumberland
A young woman of Fungstown, Wash
ington county, has offered for sale her
two little children for SIS apiece Ono
of the children is a boy, years old,
and the other is a girl, 8 months old.
The woman is employed as a domestic,
and as she cannot have her children with
her, she is reported to have offered to
sell them. 1t is alleged the parents of
the young mother will not allow her to
come home and will not take charge of
her children. Driven to these straits,
the desperate woman decided to part
with her babies
Treasurer Hadaway, of Kent county,,
had an unusual experienc. A gentle
man walked into the office at Chester
town and deposited $I5o, which he said
was sent by gentleman living in the
Second district who desired to pay it to.
ease his conscience The contributor
stated that prior to 1896 he. had not been
paying as much taxes as he should have
paid and wanted the county to get this
money. Since 1896, he said, his property
was assessed all right. The money will
be turned over to the use of the county.
1t is the first conscience money ever
paid to Kent county official.
The Ernest Darby Elevator at Seneca,
on the Potomac river, burned down;
loss $4,000. The elevator had much
wheat and corn and other grain stored in
it. The warehouse of w. B.. Tschiffely
near by was saved. This elevator re-,
ceives wheat for storage for shipment
by canal and is largely patronized.
The baby deserted at the Brunswick
Hotel, in Cumberland by an unknown
woman, who is thought to have come
from Meyersdale, has been adopted by
Mrs. B. NJ Flaherty, of Cumberland.
Charles Brown, colored, aged so years,
was killed in the woods on the farm
belonging to the McKenney heirs, near
Centreville, by tree falling on him,
crushing him to death.
A boy IL years old, son of Mr.. Lewis
Gardner, of Germantown, Montgomery
county, found dynamite cartridge, and
not knowing the character OF the explo-
sive struck it and was thrown down, re
ceiving only slight injuries How he
escaped death was marvellous.
James Wishard died at Fairvew,
Washington county, aged IS years.
The family and friends of Mr. Charles
F. Saeuberlick, truck gardener near
Bladensburg, are considerably agitated
as the result of his failure to return from
a business visit to Washington Tuesday
morning. He is president of the Vor-
waerts Social Club of Bladensburg, and
a director of the almshouse of Prince
Georges county He wore gray suit
of clothes, with black overcoat and a
black plush cap. He came to this coun-
try from German about 81 years ago
He is about AZ years of age and has
wife and eight children.
The electric current from the Shen'
andoah river plant of the Harpers Ferr.
Light and Powr Company was turnd on
in Brunswick by Miss Uppi, agd 10
years, daughter of President Bready
After short period the power company
will be in position to quote rates on
cheap electric power, which will natur-
ally attract manufacturing plants to Bruins
wick, as there is an abundance OF good
labor available.
Harry Shelter, barber, who worked
in Hotel Hamilton, Hagerstown, was
overioyed to learn that he had fallen he'll
to an estate valued at $1,000 in cash
and lot of realty in Oil City, Pa, his
former home. He has given up his JOB
and will leave in few days for Oil City
The property comes to Shelter by the
death of his father.
Fire of supposed incendiary origin
destroyed large bank barn on the farm
Of John F. Hargett, near Germantown,
together with its contents, including rs
cattle, horses and quantity OF hay,
straw and farming implements. The
loss is estimated at $1,000, on which
there is small insurance.
The MARYLAND State Turnpike Associa-
ton in session at Hagerstown, elected
officers for the ensuing year as follows:
President, William n Armstrong, OF Ha-
gerstown; vice-president, Abraham c.
Strife, of Hagerstown; Secretary and
treasurer, o. c. Warehime, of Frederick;
counsel, George R. Dennis, of Frederick;
executive committee, Washington county,
Arthur L. Towson and Samuel Strife;
Frederick county, Charles S. Shook and
E. D. Shriver; Howard county, E. G.
Selby and w. Harper; Carroll county,
Geo. W. Albaugh and DR.. ]. H. Billings.
A resolution was adopted and copy
of il ordered to be sent to the Postmas-
Ter, protesting against efforts of the Gov
eminent to reduce the toll rates Tor
nail routes and complaining that the free
delivery system has reduced local travel
and toll income of the turnpike companies.
A resolution was adopted condemning
.he present law limiting the speed of
automobiles and calling upon the Legis-
lot,,re m resist all efforts on the mart of