The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-01-13
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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man, have been passed upon by Judge
William R. Martin, who ratified the
sale. The purchaser was William II.
Deweese, of the Denton bar. Colonel
Tilghman objected TO the ratification OF
the sale on the ground that the price
was inadequate, and for other reasons,
Examiner N AleA Hutson, of the
Circuit Court, took volunninous testi-
mony, but the court found that not
single one of the exceptions was sup
ported by the evidence. The farm was
purchased several years ago by Antonius
Heinrich, at the time when Holland
colony was being planted along the Chop
tank river, for $4,000 Heinrich soon
afterward went back to the Neither
lands, leaving Colonel Tilghman the
manager of the property under power
of attorney. He morgaged the farm,
and the recent sale made under fore
closure of the mortgage.
Permission has been granted the first
class midshipman to celebrate the burial
of "Math" and Skinny" This is
custom that has been followed by the
middles for number Of years, but in
the last year it was stopped by the acad-
envy authorities. "Math" (mathematis)
and Skinny" (physics) are the two
studies regarded by the middles as the
hardest during the course, and upon
completing them they celebrate by Civ
ing torchlight parade, all of them
being attired in weird costumes.
The Sheriff's jury awarded Ralph E.
fancy $2,25o damages for right Of way
through his property in Hancock for the
Western Maryland Railroad. The rail
road will run between his store and
warehouse. Before the condemnation
proceedings he asked for $a,5oo and the
railroad company Offered him $500.
Mrs Leila Widmeyer was allowed $7oc
for right of way for the Western Mary
land railroad through the Widmeyer
property in Hancock and $1,000 to her
two children.
Fire destroyed the barn of William R.
Clark, of Newberg, Charles county. Two
colts, two calves, carriage, buggy, I'M
dertaker's outfit, two mules belonging
to the county which were quartered for
the winter in the barn, Mr.. Clark's to-
bacco crop, hay, fodder and corn were
consumed in the flames. The loss is
estimated at about $500, with only
very small insurance.
The Medical Society of Talbot county
in Easton elected officers as follows:
President, DR.. Julius A. johnson, OF
Easton; vice-president, DR.. James A.
Stevens, of Oxford; secretary and treas
urer, DR.. Philip L. Travers, OF Easton;
delegate to Medical and Chirurgical
Society of Maryland, DIR. E. R. Trippe.
of Easton; censors, DR.. Samuel c. Trippe,
of Royal Oak; DR.. Joseph s. Garrison,
of Easton, and DR.. Charles Fl. Rose, Cor
dova
Floyd Yewell has been awarded the
scholarship to the Maryland Institute
of Art and Design, Baltimore, from Tai
bot county. He will fake thorough
course in sketch and color work as
profession and will also learn mechanical
drawing.
Ex-Judge Daniel R. Magruder, OF
years and is therefore entitled to pen
sion of $4,000 year, provided for by
an act of the last session of the Mary
land Legislature stipulating that amount
annually to be paid quarterly to retir-
ed Judges.
Geo, T. Bishop, of Cleveland, Ohio,
owner of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis Electric Railway Com
pany, proposes to give Annapolis un
sxcelled railway service between Balti
more and Washington if Annapolis will
give the necessary terminal franchise
Twenty-four residents of the Third
Election district of Anne Arundel coun.
ty have filed petitions in the Circuit
Court for a mandamus to compel the
Supervisors of Election to replace their
names upon the registration books as
voters.
Edw. Owens sold the farm Ashland
half mile from Cambridge, containing
g acres, to James c. Mears, of Chateau.
for $500.
congressman DR.. Isaac A. Barber.
wife and daughter, Miss Nellie Barber.
Of Talbot county, have gone to Miami
Fla, to spend the winter.
William Z. Sheiss died at Leitersburg,
Washington county, aged 60 years.
c. H. Williams, a colored preacher OF
Baltimore, is in the jail in Annapolis
charged with abducting I5-year-old col
bred girl from her guardian in Annapo-
lis.
Rev George B. Taylor. formerly of
Georgetown KY, has accepted call to
he passionate of the Rockville Christian
Church and assumed charge of his duties
He succeeds Rev. Burton H. Winston
The new pastor is a brother of Mrs
George S. Stone, of Rockville Place
Mrs. Susan. Hawkins died at the home
IF her son near Etchison, Montgomery
county, aged SO years.
At the Teachers Institute, held in
Hagerstown. State Superintendent NJ
Bates Stephens requested the public
school teachers of Washington county to
ascertain the sentiment relative to COM
pulsory education, SO that the State
Board of Education may know what
course to pursue in obtaining proper
legislation Prof. John B. Houser report
ed that it was the opinion of the teachers
hat compulsory education law could
1ot be satisfactory enforced at this time
William Turpin Phillips, Go years old