The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-09-15
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.


middle-aged white man, has been detailed
at the Rockville Jail He was arrested
in the lower section of Montgomery
county and committed to the House of
Correction for vagrancy. While at the
latter institution his mental condition
became bad, and he was returned to
mssioners were without authority to
commit him to any institution for treat
ment at the county's expense because
he is nonresident, so Metzell was al
lowed to remain at the Jail. Repeated
efforts have been made to find his rela-
tives, and his identity has just been es-
tablished. The man happened to men,
ton the name OF lawyer living in Lam
caster, Pa. Jaier Trail communicated
with this man and received a reply iden-
tifying Metzell and stating that he would
be sent for The mans brother-in-law
arrived in Rockville and took him to
Lancaster.
A new and fatal disease has attacked
turkeys in Dorchester county. George
R. Martin, of Church Creek district, has
lost ITO turkeys out of stock of 1870
in the last 10 days.
Death again brought sorrow in the
home of Mr.. James Tribbitt, farmer
near Henderson, Caroline County when
his attractive little daughter Fannie, aged
10 years, succumbed to typhoid fever.
This makes three deaths in tie family
within the last 10 weeks. the mother and
eldest daughter having died from the
malady. There were nine members of
the family, several of whom are now crit
ically i'll with the disease. AT the home
Of Mr.. Enoch Satterheld, near 1ngleside,
Queen Anne County, is another case OF
fever similar to that which has caused
sorrow in the Trib5itt ia nily Dr.. Enoch
George, county health officer, has visited
both the Tribbitt and Satterfieid homes
and is taking every precaution to check
the malady.
A young colored woman named Kath
crime Green passed into i trance in the
barn of Mr.. Bernard, near Rockville. All
efforts to arouse her having been unavail-
ing, an ambulance was procured and she
was conveyed to the county alnlshouse.
Physicians were summoned and repeated
attempts were made to restore her to
consciousness, but without success. The
young woman had an experience of this
kind about year ago, when she remained
in comatose condition about three
weeks. The doctors say it is a cataleptic
affection.
William Riley, of Hagerstown, was
found dead in bed. He was with party
of friends late at night, and when they
parted he remarked that he had never felt
better in his life. He boarded at the
Lands House and when lie did not ap-
pear at breakfast the landlady went to his
room and found him dead Apoplexy
caused his DEATH
Josephus Ground, an aged citizen of
Leitersburg, was run down by the Blue
land railroad while walking across the
bridge over Antietam creek. To escape
being struck by the engine, he crawled
down along the side Of the bridge and
hung suspended by crosste. The train
was stopped just after the step of the
baggage car struck him, intlicting severe
injuries in his forehead Had the car
moved two feet farther he would have
been. hurled from his perilous position
and knocked into the creek, so feet be-
low. The trainmen rescued him.
Mrs Mary A. Hickman, wife of MiSh-
ael Hickman. died suddenly in Hagers-
town, aged 63 years. Worry over the,
death of her grandson, Samuel Hook
man, at Elgin, ILL.,, caused her death.
When she received the news OF his death
she was paralyzed and blood vessel
burst The following children survive:
Samuel M. Hickman, Elgin. ILL.,; Harvey
and Henry Hickman, Alexandria, Va;
Mrs. c. Henry Garlic, New York, and
Mrs. William Leach, Hagerstown.
The Brunswick extension Of tine Har-
pers Ferry Electric Light and Power
Company has been organized at Bruins
wick by the election of the following di-
rectors: DR.. H. S. Hedges, Mr.. ]. I.
Martin, Mr.. c. r. Gregory, Mr.. Will
liam Schnauffer, Mr.. G. T. Hogan, Mr..
H. NJ. Jones, Mr.. F. E. Alder and z. T.
Brantner The electricity will come from
Harpers Ferry, the line having already
been run from that point to Brunswick.
Poles are now being erected and wires
strung to supply the town life light
o. P. Eichelberger was elected Cor
poration Clerk of Brunswick, succeed
ing A. B. Hedges.
F. P. Rose & Bro, of Greensboro,
who operate large canning establish
ment. on the Eastern Shore, have glad
dened the hearts of the many farmers
with whom they contracted last spring
to grow them tomatoes at $3.50 ton by
voluntary raising the price to 81 ton.
This will include all tomatoes precious
ly delivered at their canning house, also
future deliveries. The Messrs. Roe are
receiving a great deal of praise from
the growers of tomatoes, who had been
bemoaning their i'll luck.
l.. T. Yoder, of Pittsburg, owner of the
system at Mountain Lake Park, has been
granted franchise for system of wat
err works and sewerage for Oakland. He
will put in both water and sewerage for
the town, the work to be completed by
May 81, 1906. He IS to charge Pittsburg
rates for water. which are very reason
able, and the charge for sewerage will be
less than city rates. Oakland is to have
20 freplugs, to be placed in the resident
and business portions of the town, and
will cost the town an annual rent OF S25
each. Several drinking fountains will be
hIished hstf at M cost To the town.