The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-05-12
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

young chickens that beat the record 1or
laying. They were Matched out on Oc-
tober 20, 1904, and although now only
little over months old, have laid 7e
eggs.
The tax rate of Hartford County has
been fixed at ST. on the 500, the same
as last year. The county is spending
$500 for Improvements on the court
house and levying $4,000 for the mac
adamizing of roads, now in course OF
construction under the terms of the
Woolsey requests.
The Washington County Rural Letter.
Carriers Association have made ar
rangements for the annual meeting of
the State Letter-Carriers' Association
in Hagerstown, in July Edward L.
Burger, Hagerstown, was appointed
chairman of the committee on general
arrangements.
Hagerstown Camp, of Woodmen of
the World, unveiled monument, cost
grave of Curtis Smith, deceased mem
Der, in Smithsburg Cemetery. Elias B.
Hartle, of Hagerstown, delivered the
Grafton.
There has been big slump in the
crate and basket business on the PENN
sula this season, and the many nlanutac-
turers in Wicomico county will have to
carry over much of the stock nnanufac-
tured this season. This condition was
brought about by the fact that last year
was such poor berry season that
thousands of crates purchased then were
not used, and the prices of berries were
so low that many hundreds of acres OF
vines were plowed under. The weather
this spring has been so unfavorable that
the demand for crates and baskets has
beer the lightest for several years. Elk
perts say that thousands of quarts OF
berries have already been destroyed by
the frosts, and that unless the weather
warns up considerably the crop will, be
extremely short.
Detective Spandeur, of the Smith.
West & Lyons Agency, of Baltimore, ar
rested Benjamin Warren, ,colored, for
having caused the death of two horses
belonging to Mr. William H. Vansant.
of Annapolis. The negro admitted the
crime and was held for the action of the
grand jury.
The stockholders of the Southern
Maryland Telephone Company, at Me-
chanicsville, elected the following Off
Gals and directors: J. F. Coad, presi-
dent; ]. B. Ballenger, vice-president; L.
]. Canter, secretary and treasurer; Zach
ariah R. Morgan, George M. Thomas.
The company is pushing its work vigor-
nection through the Chesapeake and Po-
ton,ac Telephone Company at Brandy
wine within 80 days
The Annapolis City Council adjudged
Patrolman James Freeman, OF the city
police force, guilty of the charge Of NAL
treating Private James Griffith. of the
Marine Corps. Griffith was disorderly
several nights ago and the officer freely
used his nightstick on him.
The directors of the Automobile Com
pany of Hartford County, in Bcair. elect
ed the following officers: William Z.
Robinson, president; II. S. O'Neill, sec
rotary and treasurer, and ]. Alexis Shriv-
er, general manager 1t was decided to
establish a route between Carney and
Belair and Belair and Havre de Grace.
Other lines are more than likely to be
established from the terminus of several
on the city suburban lines.
The following officer of the Washing
ton County Hospital Association have
been elected: President, John G.
Bower; vice-president, D. Abner Belts;
secretary, James P. Harter; treasurer.
Edward W. Mealey The County Com
missoners have entered into agreement
to levy annually i'll perpetuity $4,000 for
maintenance of the hospital and the May
or and Council of Hagerstown ST 900 an
nually in perpetuity. The hospital will
be ready to receive patients inside of 90
days.
The Town Commissioners of Oxford
Talbot County, say they will furnish free
sites for factories and exemption from
town taxes to those who will erect and
conduct a factory employing 20 or more
hands. These sites are directly on the
Tired Avon River, with 2o-foot depth
of water within so feet of the shore
Mr.. H. S. Matthews, the secretary of
the Board of Town Commissioners, will
furnish all the desired information to
those seeking location.
The dwelling and barn on the farm
of George Slime, at Red Hill, near
Keedysville, Washington County, was
destroyed by fire. Only about half of
A valuable stallion in the barn was
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started by sparks falling on the roof
from chimney. The barn caught fire
from dwelling. Loss will amount to
several thousand dollars, with only
small amount of insurance.
Carey Kingdom and James F. Green
were unanimously reelected Town Clerk
and Bailiff of Rockville.
Arthur H. Owens, Elmer Campbell and
William ]. Bernard have been elected
Town Commissioners of Perryville.
Two additional cases of smallpox have
developed at Hagerstown, both mild and
under quarantine.
The following have been appointed
Tax Collectors in Dorchester County for
zoos ]. NJ Vincent, Thomas K. Wheat
ley, Robert NJ. Hurley, Harry Spillman,
Robert L. Simmons, Levin T. Keene,
William H. Davidson, William w. Mum
bley, Lee Jones, J. E. Todd, Thomas H.
Lawson, Octive Corkran, William F.
Brohawn, John B. Nabb, Joseph Lord,