The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-08
STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

killed himself He was found at that
time near his home by his son, Adam
Bechtold, who notified Justice James i.
Pritchard. The Justice, after thorough
investigation, decided that the shooting
was accidental and that an inquest was
unnecessary Mr.. Bechtold had placed
his gun against fence, and after climb
ing over and IN attempting to pull It
through the bars struck the trigger.
The entire load entered the abdomen,
and it is thought that death was almost
instantaneous. The accident occurred
within the sight of Mr.. Bechtold's home,
where he had been in the habit for years
of going to shoot sparrows and rats
about the premises. He was 60 years
old and had always led an active life.
About o'clock the other morning the
store of Parker & Carey, on Water
street, Cambridge, was set on fire. The
alarm was sounded quickly and no ma
terial damage was done. The same store
was fired week ago. A watch has been
kept on the premises ever since, and when
this mornings fire occurred James E.
Summons was arrested, charged with
setting the place on fire, and lodged in
Jail.
A tomato war between packers and
growers is now on at Ridgely. Owing
to the shortage of the crop and the cut
ting down of the acreage tomatoes are
selling, delivered at the railroad siding
at Ridgely and at Downes, at rs cents
basket This would mean on an aver
age to the farmer of about SIS ton for
his goods. Last year the Gamers paid
the growers So ton, and as the yield
was very large the packers were losers.
This year the growers contracted for 30
a ton. delivered to the factories. When
it became known that the crop was al
most failure throughout the State city
buyers became interested and offered
the farmers over twice as much as their
contract calls for with the Gamers. Many
of the farmers in this locality have
broken their contracts and are shipping
to the cities. William H. Deweese, at
torney for two packing houses in Ridge
ly, laid injunctons on the tomato crops
of c. H. and H. H. Dean and ]. H.
Pfoutz, farmers near Ridgely. lnjunc-
tions have been prepared against other
growers, but upon promises to deliver
their goods the injunctions are held up.
In the Capland turnpike case, in which
a number of persons brought suit to
have the tollgate abolished until the
road was put in condition, Judge Keedy
passed an order confirming the inqulsi-
ton of the jury that viewed the road
and pronounced it in bad repair. The
court ordered that no toll shall be coli
lected at the tollgate until the turnpike
shall be put in good order and repair.
The costs of the proceedings, about 500.
are put on the turnpike company, which
will at once begin repairing the road.
The Gapland turnspike is comparatively
a new road George Alfred Townsend
was one OF the leading men who organ
lied the company.
Mrs. Catherine Dawson, widow of
James N. Dawson, died at Marty, their
family estate in the Neck District of
Dorchester county, in the eighty-second
wear of her age. Mrs. Dawson before
her marriage was Miss Muer, menu
Der of one of the first established and
longtime influential families in Dor
chester, but all of the name have died
or moved away. She leaves but one
child surviving her, DIR. John I. Daw-
son, of Marty.
William Davis committed suicide by
hanging himself with rope in the eel
lar of his home, in Corbetts Addition
to Hagerstown. He was in i'll health
for long time and was very respondent
In order to hang himself he stood on
a chair, fastened the rope around his
neck and then kicked the chair from
under him. His feet touched the floor,
and it was necessary for him to draw
them up. He strangled to death. He
was found by his housekeeper, Susan
Mccall, who, when she returned home,
found the house locked. She got m
window, and, missing Davis, made a
search, finding him swinging by rope
in the cellar. Sheriff Downin and JUS
tice Johnston went to the house and
cut down the body. He was IS years
old.
The Town Council of Midland, Allie
eanv county. has decided to install an
up-to-date sewer system. The contract
for 10 carloads of 24-inch main pipe
was awarded to the Berkeley Stoneware
Company, of West Virginia, whose rep
resentative, Mr. Lee Lingenfelter, was
here a few days ago measuring the line
and mapping the route.
Misses Nelley Dorsey De Lashmutt
and Mildred Lee De Lashmutt, of Mount
Airy, nave returned from a WISH "
Ocean City.
Virginia Burt. aged ~ years, daugh-
ter of Pittsburg merchant. was married
to Granville Reppeto. aged 70 years, in
Oakland They were runaway pair.
The girl pretended she was going to a
picnic.
The new Western Maryland Railroad
Station at Hancock, Washington coun-
ty, will cost $4,000.
The Hotel Dixon, Cambridge. has been
sold by its owner, Mr.. w. Lee Dixon,
for $4,000 to a syndicate recently in
corporated under the name of the Cam
bridge Hotel Company. The present
landlord. Mr.. w. A. Wall, who is one
of the incorporators of the new COM
pany, will continue the hotel as here
tofore.
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