The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
MARYLAND STATE NEWS.
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down 10
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pied by two families of railroad enr-
ployes-Eugene Shagone, liveryman in
the signal tower, and Harry Neary, an
assistant track .foreman-was burned
Wednesday and both families left all
most destitute. The fire started in the
roof, and the second floor and roof wero
almost consumed before the alarm was
given. There was no time to save any
household effects. Mrs. Neary, who had
been sick, was not gotten out until the
fire had burned into the room, and had
very narrow escape. The property was
insured for $I,2oo; no insurance on tho
furniture. Neighbors are caring for thu
destitute families and have rendered SUBJ
stantial assistant.
Mrs. Singleton Albaugh, an aged lady
living near Burkettsville, Frederick
county, narrowly escaped asphyxiatiou
recently. She made fire in the stove
just before retiring, but forgot to re-
move some paper from the stonepipe.
The next morning neighbors found her
unconscious in bed. !
Mr.. T. Marion Young, contractor and
builder, of Damascus, Montgomery
county, died of Bright's disease, aged O.
years. He is survived by his wife and
daughter, Miss Ida, and by three broth-
Young. of Carroll county;
Luther H. and Frank, farmers near Da-
mascus.
Twenty-seven parcels of real estate
left by the late Judge Edward Stake, OF
Hagerstown, were sold at public sale,
The property is all located in Hagers'
town. The sale amounted to $2o,485.
Many of the properties were vacant lots
of ground.
Mr.. T. w. Marley. aged 80 years, OF
Brunswick, who had an arm and leg
cut off by freight train at Wevertont
died at the Emergency Hospital in Fred.
erick from the effects, of his injuries. Hd
was a transfer clerk in the railroad
yards at Brunswick, and Wednesday be-
ing his "Ny off," he spent it in riding
over theroad on freight trains. In pass
ing Weverton he fell between two cars
and his right arm to. the shoulder was
crushed and his right leg was cut of
above the knee. He served in the Span
War and fought with
Roesevelt's Rough Riders. He leaves
a widow.
The building of the canning factory at
GAINESVILLE now seems assured, as tho
whole stock of $4,000 has been sub
scribed. A meeting is to be held to buy
land and to select officers for the factory.
The erection of this factory will be a
source of much good to the farmers
there. 1t will be in the heart of fine
growing country.
Miss Louise Woodward, formerly Of
and DR.. Remington Ball.
of New York, were quietly married in
Jersey City. The bride is daughter OF
Mrs. Mary c. Woodward, of Hagers-
town.
Miss Louise Roman Baldwin, daughter
of the late c. c. Baldwin, of New York,
and granddaughter of the late J. Dixon
Roman, of Hagerstown, is having the
bodies and monuments of her deceased
father and mother and her brother Co
lumbus and her sister, Susan Blow Bald
win, removed from New York to Rose
Hill Cemetery in Hagerstown.
Franklin R. Zimmerman died at his
home near Mountain Lock Wa inington
County, aged about 68 years. 4Ae was a
locktender on the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal for about 20 years.
Mr.. Richard Poole, of Montgomery
County, is ill at his home, at Poolesville.
Jacob S. Grabill died in Frederick,
aged s. years, from the effects of in
iuries. sustained while assisting to move
4 piano. He leaves a widow and one
daughter.
Game Warden Peters caused conster-
nation among the fishermen of Kent
County last week by conhscating their
pound and stake nets. He announced
that if they would come to him for their
nets they might have same. The firsher-
men saw in the invitation a trap to ar
rest them, so they remained away. They,
however, found where the nets were, and
quietly went to the hiding place and re-
covered their property.
A large bank barn, owned by William
Watts and tenanted by Harvey Frina-
irock, one and one-half miles from Ha-
yerstown, was destroyed by fire together
with valuable contents. The loss is about
$1,000. The tenant estimated his loss al
$500. The contents were insured for
81, 500 and the barn for $500. Included
n the loss were two colts, 1900 bushels
Of unthreshed wheat, 80 tons of hay,
zoo barrels of corn, 10 tons of straw,
harness for "a horses, hay carriages.
four-horse wagon, two single wagons,
spring wagons, corn planters, grain
drills, buggies, self-binders and other
farming implements Two horses and
,wo mules were saved Mr.. Finafrock
entered the stable where the horses were, .
nut could not reach the spot where tho
wo colts were tied. He could hear the
yroans of the young animals as they
we're being burned alive. He attempted
o rescue them at the risk of his own
ife, but without success His clothes
,aught fire, his face and hair were burned
md he was partly overcome by the smoke
md heat
The 80 by 45-foot barn of William
virts, near Knoxville, Frederick County.
vas destroyed by fire together with SONS
If the farming machinery and the fodder
stack. A granary of corn near by were
'aved. The fire started in the straw
tack, from which it communicated with