The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-24
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
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Miss Amy Motter, daughter of Judge
John c. Motter, of Frederick, had thrill
ling experience and narrow escape from
death with runaway horse, but for
tuntely, owing to her presence of mind
and nerve, she escaped without injury
The horse, which was hitcfed to trap
took fright, and while running at top
most speed colored man ran into the
road and attempted to check the animal
The horse swerved side and leaped clean
over the fence into field, carrying the
trap with him, the fence fortunately
yielding against the wheels of the trap
All during the wild run of the horse
Miss Motter remained in her seat and
held firmly to the reirls, endeavoring to
check his speed and to steer him clear o.
other teams and obstacles in the road
After the leap she got the animal under
control.
The Circuit Court for Montgomery
| County has decided that the mortgage
| tax law, which applies to Montgomery
| County and other portions of the State
is constitutional The decision was in the
case of Benjamin II. Miller, of the Sandy
| Spring neighborhood, against Stephen B
| I,yddane, tax collector, and was an ap-
peal from a justice of the peace. a
year or more ago Mr. Miller refused tc
pay mortgage tax bill for the purpose
| of making a test case. A number OF the
| residents of the Sandy Spring neighbor
| hood agreed to share the expense OF the
| litigation. Collector I~yddane entered
| suit before Justice of the Peace John b
| Brewer, at Rockville, and was giver
i judgement in the full amount Of the tax
| es alleged to be due MIR. Miller Their
took the case to the Circuit Sourt, VIII
the result stated. 1t is prooaoie tnat tne
case VIII be taken to the eourt OF Ap'
! peals.
Another note OF warning was Iouna II
the rural mail box OF MIR; John K
| Stonebraker OF funkstown, washington
County. He declined to dlvulge the con
| tents OF the note, but 1t is Understood II
was printed by the same hand tina:
| printed previoits note OF warning found
| in the mail box recently, telling Mr.
| Stonebraker to be on the lookout tor the
| Black Hand" A few days afterward
! attempts were made to burn his barn and
dwelling. Monday night his housekeep-
| sr, Mrs Edward Kuhlman, was assault
| ed as she stepped out of the back door.
| The handsome new building of the,
Montgomery County National Bank. OF
| Rockville is now completed and opened
! for business The building is one of the
| finest bank structures in Maryland out
| side of Baltimore Its cost is understood
4 to be $4,000 in addition to the site,
| which was purchased for $1,000 Col.
| Spencer C. Jones is president; Mr.. Hat
tersly w. Talbot, vice-president; Rich
! ard III. Stokes, cashier; George NJ. Hun
ter, assistant cashier; Russell Brewer
| teller; George p Henderson, note clerk.
and j. Gardiner Darby, discount clerk.
| Master Dewey Kirby, aged IL years,
was accidentally killed at the home OF
| his uncle, Mr.. Jack Jester, near Ches-
tertown. Mr.. Jester was preparing &c
go hunting and had placed his loaded
gun in a corner behind some bags while
| he stepped into another ROOM During
| his absence the lad got the gun, and i
was accidentally discharged. the whole
! load taking effect in his stomach. Tho
bows home was in Wilmington, and he
(, was on visit to his uncle.
Chas. Fisher, colored, of Burkittsvilie
| Frederick County, aged 70 years, who fell
| and shot himself while hunting opos-
| sums near Brownsville, Washington
| County. one night last week, died from
his injuries. The load entered the call
Of his leg, mangling it and breaking
both bones. Injured as he was, ne
,rawled some distance and called foi
help, which was afforded, and he was
taken to his home.
The Mayor and Council OF Rockville
and the Washington and Rockville rail
way Company have at last agreed upor
.erms and the company will be allowed
10 extend its road from its present ter
minus, east OF the town limits, to the
courthouse AT special meeting OF
he Mayor and Council on ordinance
granting the road the right of way was
adopted Under the provisions of the
ordinance the road must be extended the
entire length within 80 months. The
speed limit in town is fixed at eight mile:
IN hour. 1t is understood that work or