The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-01
MARYLAND STATE News.
Condensed Late Dispatches Boiled
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coal gas. The family retired and
the gas escaped from a defective fire.
place heater. They were found I'M
conscious. At
Mr.. John @. Barlow, chief engineer
of the Western Maryland Railroad,
met all the engineers who have been
working in the vicinity of Waynes-
burg, Uniontown and Meyersdale at
Uniontown, paid them and discharg-
ed them from furtherduties.
The dwelling on the Hickman
Farm, about seven miles from Dem
ton, belonging to the estate of Col.
P. w. Downes, was burned, with its
contents. The farm was tenanted
by Washington Breeding, who, with
his family, barely escaped being
burned to death.
At the annual election of officers
of Frederick Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, in
Frederick, the following were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Re-
gent, Mrs. Francis Markell; regis
trar, Miss Eleanor Johnson; secre-
tary. Mrs. ID. Charles Winebrener;
corresponding secretary, Miss Willie
Richie; treasurer, Miss Martha Nc
Cleery; historian, Miss Julia M. Belt,
of Dickerson. A communication, was
received by the chapter from State
Regent Mrs. ]. Pembroke Thorn, of
Baltimore, announcing the election
of Miss Willie Richie as member
of the committee to represent the
State chapter at the Jamestown Ex-
position. Miss Ritchie was also
elected a delegate to represent Fred
erick Chapter at the National Con-
gress to be held in Washington dur
ing the week Of April 10. Mrs. Clay
ton o. Reedy was elected alternate.
Baltimore capitalists have COM
pleted plans to establish on the KEEL
Ter and Bradbury farms, near Bis
sell, on the Western Maryland Rail-
road, portland cement factory to
cost 100000. Mr.. Douglas H. Cor
don, Baltimore, is at the head of
the syndicate. Employment will be
given to about $50 men at the start.
The tracts purchased by the syndi-
cate contain rich deposits of lime
stone Shale will be. shipped from
Williamsport, where the company
recently purchased tract of shale
land. Prominent biologists have
made tests of the rock on the COM
pany's property and pronounced
them of a quality especially adapted
to cement manufacture. The first
unit of the plant, to install which
will cost about 100000, will be
built Immediately. Additional units
will be added from time to time:
Mrs. Caroline Henderson Webster,
widow of Col Edwin H. Webster,
died at her home, Engleside, near
Belair. She had been in ailing health
for the last three months, and her
death was not unexpected. Mrs.
Webster was born at Poplar Grove,
the family home, in 1922. Her
father was the late James McCor-,
mick, formerly of Washington. He
purchased a small farm for few
| thousand dollars in the vicinity of
| what is now the Johns Hopkins Hos
| pital, Baltimore. A portion of the
building stands on the property.
| This Investment has since yielded
several hundred thousand dollars
and was the foundation of his for
tune. Mrs. Webster's husband was
an officer in the Civil War and af-
| terward member of Congress. He
was one of this States prominent
| lawyers. He was twice collector OF
| the port of Baltimore and mad spent
| all of his life in the public eye. be-
ing elected a member of the State
! Senate of Maryland before he at
| tanned his majority. His twenty
| first birthday came before he took
| his seat, however. Mrs. Webster was
| a woman of many quiet and unosten-
| tatious charities. She gave literally
| to every deserving object and was
| one of the main supporters of the
| BeIair Presbyterian Church. whose
present beautiful structure was
| large.y the financial work of her hus-
band.
Adam S. CARTS, the Hagerstown
| lawyer who was sent to the House
of Correction for two months for
assaulting his neighbor, Jack"
Shelley, and who was pardoned by
| Governor Warfield. returned home.
| He was met at the depot by his wife
and children and very affecting
scene ensued CARTS greatly improv-
| ed in health during his stay at the
institution. He said his two months
experience there was equal to two
years in college, as the insight into
human nature gained by him was IN
/ valuable.
AdOlpnuS H. tidlllh5Ion'
| ick's new postmaster, received his
commission from Washington sand
took charge of the office. He sue
ceeded Garrett S. De Grange, who
had been postmaster for two terms.
James W. Robinson, the new assis-
| tant postmaster, sus,sesds ex-Mayor
| VIM. F. Chiffon.
The Chestertown Water Company
received the resignation of Mr.
i Thomas w. Eliason, who has been
president for the last year and I'M
| der whose direction extensive i'm
proyements have been made. Hav-
| ing disposed of his stock. he resign
ed. The new officers elected were as
| follows: President, Fred G. Usilton;,
| treasurer, Jefferson B. Bacchus, sec
| rotary and manager, William B. Usll-