The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-19
State of Maryland
school For Deaf.


Frederick. semiannual meet
ing of the board of visitors of the
Maryland Schools for the Deaf was
held at the institution here. The
members present were President,
John Black, of Baltimore; Vice Presi-
dent Spencer c Jones, of Montgom-
cry County; Secretary, H. Clay Naill,
of Baltimore; Treasurer, Henry Will
liams, George r. Dennis, Jr., DR..
Steiner Schley, D. Guy Thomas, of
Frederick; M. D. Chapster, of How
ard County; John X. Shaw, Jr., DR..
Bernard c. Steiner. of Baltimore;
Palmer Tennat, of Hagerstown; w.
T. P. Turpin, of Queen Anne's Coun-
ty; Alexander D. Irwin, of Snow Hill,
and William B. Mobley, of Montgom-
cry County. The meeting was de-
voted principally to preparing and
approving biennial reports. The BIZ
ennial report of President Charles
w. Ely, showing the work and prog
ress of the institution, was unani-
mously accepted. The board will
ask the Legislature for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for 1911 and the
same amount for 1912. Professor
Ely's report showed ITO pupils at
the school in 1908 and 118 in 1903.
Struck BY Train.
Hagerstown.-Elm Russell, aged
26 years, and Harry OFT, aged %
years, were injured by being struck
by train in the yards of the Cumber-
land Valley Railroad, just west of
Shippensburg. The Dung men, with
John Strayer, had finished the days
work and were walking on the west
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train, but thought twas going from
them. Strayer, first discovering the
error, jumped off the track and
shouted to his companions. Before
the engineer could stop the train the
locomotive struck Russell and OFT,
who were brought to the hospital.
OFT had compound fracture of the
right leg and several broken ribs
had punctured his lungs.
Rock Hall Fire.
Chestertown-Two dwellings were
burned at Gratitude, near Rock Hall.
The fire originated in the summer
kitchen of Mr.. Marion Downey's'
house, in which there had not been
fire for several weeks. No one
was at home except lad of Is. He
was in the store attending to BUSH
ness when the fire was discovered by
passerby. Before help arrived the
dwelling and store were burned, en-
failing loss of $4,000, on which
there was $3.50 insurace on store
goods and 5000 of furniture and
$1,000 on building. Mr.. Benjamin
Kramer's dwelling, adjoining Mr..
Downey's, also took fire and was de-
stroyed. The handsome piano anF
some furniture were saved.
Union Station Urged.
Hagerstown.-A meeting of resi-
dents was held under the auspices
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association at the Courthouse in the
interest of union depot for Hagers-
town. Mr.. Wilfred H. McCardell,
was chairman of the meeting.
Speeches were made by Messrs., Mon
roe Cushwa, H. c.. Koehler, local
agent for the Western Maryland Rail-
road; Edward w. Mealey and County
Attorney Alexander R. Hagner. A
committee of SO was appointed to
draft a letter to be sent to the presi-
dents of the Western Maryland, Nor
folk and Western, Cumberland Val
ley and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
roads, requesting meeting of the
committee and presidents either in
Hagerstown or Baltimore. At this
meeting it is proposed to discuss the
whole matter.
Wright Aeroplane Idle.
College Park.-The Wright airship
is still in the Government shed, but
has not yet been repaired. 1t is
badly damaged, the rudder and one
biplane being crushed Lieutenant
Foulois is on duty here, but Lieu
tenants Lahm and Humphreys have
gone to their respective regiments.
It is not likely there will be any
he HAvarDy oviQ.