The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-21
MARYLAND STATE NEWS
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled Down
for Rapid Reading.

The little II-year-old daughter OF Mr.
Benjamin Smith, of Browningsville,
Montgomery county, was burned to death
Saturday She had attempted to kindle
fire with coal oil, which split on her
dress and ignited as the blaze blew UP
from the stove when match was put
to the coal oil on kingling wood.
In Allegany county the Republican
primaries will be held September and
the Democratic primaries October 8.
These will be the first trials of the new
primary system of direct nominations.
Lee Harper was badly slashed with
razor in a quarrel with Charles Green
along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
in the suburbs of Hagerstown over
woman. The end of his nose was cut
off, the right ear split, his cheek laid
open and two serious gashes made in his
neck. DR.. H. S. Herman dressed his
injuries. Harper preferred no charges
against Green
1t is stated rights of way have been
secured in St. Mary's county for the ex-
tension of the Washington, Potomac and
Chesapeake Railroad from Mechanics
vile to Esperanto.
Surveys have been completed for the
proposed electric railway between Ha-
gerstown and Waynesboro.
DR.. James S. Chaplain says: "a re-
markable optical illusion was seen in
Trappe, Talbot county, about 7 o'clock
in the evening of July II by several of
Our citizens. As described to me by
Mrs. John R. Mullikin, who saw it from
her yard, it appeared abaut half mile
distant in the lower stratum of the at
mosphere as a miniature representation
of the Choptank river, the winding OF
the shores, with the water and the
bushes, in perfect representation. The
mirage lasted about 80 minutes. The
day was very hot one, with the atmos-
phere very damp. The river is about
three miles distant in direct line"
1t is now practically assured that a
Young Mems Christian Association
building will be erected in Brunswick.
For the erection of this building the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
will contribute $II,5oo conditioned on
the people of Brunswick contributing
$4,000. This conditional sum is now
practically assured.
John Fisher, the dog catcher of An
napolis who is taking the pasteur treat
ment in Baltimore, is said to be in
serious condition. 1t is feared hydro
phobia has developed from the bite of
dog which he had caught unlicensed
and put to death. No attention was paid
to the wound at first, but his leg be-
came swollen and his attending physi-
clan had the dog disinterred and sent
its head to Baltimore for analysis. This
was done by DR.. N. G. Keirle and strong
symptoms of rabies were found. Fisher
returned to his home in Annapolis with
out the knowledge of the physician He
suffered severe commissions, however, and
was sent to Baltimore again to continue
the treatment.
A child of Mr. and Mrs Iobn Robin
son of Sharntown died after several
davs' suffering and great emaciation from
the effect of drinking cows milk. The
child had been fed constantly from birth
with milk from COW whose feed had
been changed from dry to green. The
changed condition of the milk, which
was affected by the cows food, made
the child puny and sick.
Tho N.v,, Academy authorities have
been notified that . most ;mnos;np fleet
If war vessels will assemble off the
C.,es and escort the remains of Admiral
Iobn P.nl Iones 70 Annanol;s the latter
oart of The r,on+h A. that noint Al.
p mir S;osbee's squadron Of escort con.
s;st;ng of tse cr1;ers RroolIvn Calves
ton Tacoma and Cbattanoooa will he
Joined hv the North Atlantis battlcship
squadron, under Admiral Evans, con-
sisting of the Maine, Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois. Massachusetts. Kearsarpe. Ala
bama and Kentucky; an additional
cruiser squadron under Admiral Brown
son, composed of the Maryland Vir-
GINA. Colorado and Pennsylvania. and
the French cruiser Jurien de la Graviere
now in the harbor of Baltimore. This
splendid fleet will proceed I'D the Chesa-
peake and anchor. according to arrange.
ments. off Annapolis. on the 22d.
Gov Edu;r w,rfeId will he the
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