The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-06-30
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
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sided with his parents near Buroville,
was taken to Denton jail, charged with
killing his father, Lewis Stayton- Dep
uty Sheriff Dukes made the arrest
Justice Steele summoned jury of in
quest, of which County Treasurer Chas.
H. Whitby was foreman. States At
torney Goldsborough went with the jury
to Stayton's cabin. Lewis Stayton, the
father, who was about 81 years of age,
lay dead on bed. According to the
testimony of neighbors who were at the
Stayton home, the accused had returned
from Bursville and was drunk and dis
agreeable and talked harshly to his
mother. The father, who also had been
drinking, attempted to drive him away
from the place and hight followed which
lasted some time. In the struggle the
young man fired his pistol, and laying it
aside seized his father and choked him
into insensibility on bed. Richard
John Satterfeld, neighbor, attempted
to protect the old man, but was driven
away, as were the others, by the des-
perate young man.
Miss Kitty Bready, of Adamstown, has
been appointed principal of the public
school at Boyd, Montgomery county.
Justice George F. Abrahams, of Ken
sington, Montgomery county, has re-
ceived cross of honor from the Daugh-
tiers of the Ionfederacy.
1t is reported that a contract will
shortly be awarded for double-tracking
that portion of the Metropolitan branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad be-
tween Gaithersburg and Germantown
and from Dickersons to Washington
Junction, in all about II miles.
The choicest part of the Cover farm,
west of Hancock, has been purchased
by the Union Realty Company, of West
Virginia The latter company has also
obtained an option on the Frank Little
properties, north of Hancock 1t is UNI
derstood that the tracts will be laid out
in building lots.
Major William A. Thompson, United
States Army, military instructor at St
Johns College, has announced the ap-
pointments of cadet officers. The high
est honor, that of major of the battalion,
has been awarded Cadet Edward 7.
Clark, of Ellicott City, Md. For his
efficient work with the battalion Major
Thompson presented Armine w. Smith,
the major of last term, with cavalry
scabbard.
During severe thunderstorm that
passed over the lower part of Dorchester,
the barn of Mr. Purnell Aspin, of Wool
ford, was struck by lightning and con-
sumed with all its contents.
The dwelling of Mr.. James Bousch,
at Weems Creek, near Annapolis, was
destroyed by fire, together with nearly
all of its contents. The loss was about
$1,000, partly insured.
After a conference between leading
officials of labor unions, the strike among
the workmen employed upon the new an
mex to the State House was declared
off and the men returned to work. The
settlement is only partial, however, as
an investigation is pending in the case
of Electrician Mooner and the local
union of electrical workers. 1t was over
Mooner that the trouble occurred, the
unionists on the building claiming that
he was a non-union man In connec-
ton with the arbitration of the matter
the business agent of the carpenters and
joiners of Baltimore came to Annapolis,
as did Mr.. Sullivan, of the painters and
decorators, and Mr.. Johnson, Of the
electrical workers. The non-union cleo
trical workers whom it is endeavored to
replace by union men are in the employ
of Baltimore contractors who, it is said,
have SO far refused to sign the union
scale.
The will of Mrs. Alice c. Bowie, widow
of Ex-Governor Bowie, has been pro-
bated at Upper Marlboro. All the sill
verware goes to Oden, Carter Lee and
Washington B. Bowie; to William D.
Bowie, a secretary; to her three daugh-
tiers, all of her jewelry and the sum OF
$I,Iso each, to be equally divided among
her sons and daughters. The balance
of the estate is left to her son, Carter
Lee Bowie, of Baltimore, in trust, to
collect all rents, issues and profits, to be
distributed among her children equally
the trusteeship to end at the death OF
said children and the parents share OF
said trust to go to their respective chill
dren absolutely. She also wills to her
sister, Mildred Carter, of Baltimore, the
sum of $780,
The body of drowned man, supposed
to be an oyster dredger, was found on
the shore of Fishing Creek, eight miles
from Annapolis. 1t has not been iden-
tilted.
Miss NJ. Grace Matthew, of the Pres
byterian Hospital, Chicago, was offered
the position of superintendent of the
Washington County Hospital, which she
accepted.
Mr.. Edward S. Phillips was elected
director in the Farmers and Merchants
National Bank of Cambridge, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Ed
ward c. Hopkins.
The Caroline County School Board
elected Edward M. Noble Superintend-
ent of schools, vice w. S. Grouse, re-
signed. Professor Noble is a graduate
of Washington College and also of
Swarthmore. He is native of Caro-
line county, and for the last FIVE years
has been principal at the Caroline Coun-
ty High School, at Denton. He is about
80 years of age.