The Washington herald., 1909-06-30

b half Of q noted freak OF nature in This 10
cality. The Devils Backbone. fen VS.
- terday. the debris landing on The mack,
% the Pennsylvania Railroad with Ion,
crash. The Devils Backbone. croDs o,,,
on the mountain side opposite Corrin.
sansfiile. this county. about three milo,
fom Cumberland. This ridge OF rocl- ran
straight up the mountain side and iufted
out conspicuoUsly.
Hager town. Md-Charles C. Keedv ?
son Of Judge A. L. Keedv. of this citv
has gone 10 Booth Bay. Me. to enter rho
service of the government asa hatcher.
al tha1 place Ar Keedy le~corlv ,--s5,,-
aied from The Washington County Higb
School
Rockville. Md.-Among the contests now
going on among the Democrats or Mont
gomery County for nominations. one mar
IS beginning 10 attract widespread inter
esI Is that for the nomination for register
or Wis There are but two asDirants-
( a. Clinton Alinutt. the incIrabenr and
Joseph Reading. Of Rockville boiF ~
whom have their coats of ana are b,s-
/ Ting night and day in quest OF votes Mr.
Alinutt IS now serving his twelfth veor In
the ofilee. having been twice elected 10
the position.
/ HagerstoWn. Md.-Gideon Norman
I resident OF POndsviUe celebrated l,ss
eightieth birthday by waIzing 10 this CITY
ana hack home. a distance OF rrrerrv
miles with the thermometer stan5ins, AZ
- degrees IN the shade AIr. Norman Is
an eN-Confederate soldier
College Park. Md-Robe-t II Rrs,e-
OF The Maryland Agricultural College
VINO since his graduation here has been
employed as the assistant veterIna-fa, ~
the Asryland Agricultural E-xnerr,,,,-,+ g
ton. in which capacity he has had Vide
experience in the testing or cattle fo- t,,-
herculcsis and other diseases. has. received
lhe appointment Of dairy and cattle in
spector Tor the Panama Canal Con,n,is-
son Mr. Runner has resigned his pres
ent position and VIII sail for Panama
rom New York on July l. His home is
IN virginia He is graduate Of the
class OF 1S0S
Fairmont. ". va-An unsuccessful at
tempt was made 10 wreck the Polish
Catholic Church AZ Monongah. Powder
vas placed under The wall and set OF
put the charge was not heavy enough 10
co greater Damage 10 the structure than {
me breaking OF windows. Father Sexfor 4
was IN the rectOry near by when the ex-
picslon occurred and was shocked. Blood }
mounds were pat on the trail. but no ar
rests have been made.
Frederick. Md-The Frederick County Z
tax rate for lSO9 has been fixed by me 4
county commissioners al sgls cents on the
800 which is ( cents hlgher than last
year rate The commissioners state thar
me increase IS necessitated by the new
primary election law. improvements AZ
Monievue Hospital and q new loc,l
schcol law requiring al increase OF z 200 (
IN the appropriation for school purposes
tne TOTAL appropriation for which IS So 90
Hagerstown. Md..-The first denomins-
iional reunion OF the season al Pen-Mar
this summer viii be held by The Reformed
Of Maryland. Pennsylvania vir-
sinis, West Virginia, and the District Of
Coiumoia on July T. The PRINCIPAL ad-
lress VIII be delivered by Rev. Dr- Theo-
lore +. Herman. OF Allentown. Pa. Music
Nill be Furnished by bands and a traired
choir.
HagerStown. Md.-Alexander Parrott !
aged seventy years. died last night al the
home OF his son. George Parrott. super
ntendent ot 5he Fahrney Memorial Home
or the Aged. Al san Mar Washington
,ounty. He hsd been IN three weeks of
stomach trouble Re was a member OF
he Brethren Church.
Wheeling. ". Va-Members % the
Slack Hand are believed TO have been
esponsible for the complete destrucrior d
Z the plant OF The Youghiosneny and i
'hio Coal Company. al Barton. II was 3
estroyed by FIRE yesterday. The blaze q
tarted from an explosion OF dynamite q
nder the big power plant. and spread =
nth great rapidiu- until al the wo-lzs =
-ere burned.
his Is one o. tee biggest mines IN r
lis section o. the country. en,pIovins- =,
0o miners and loading 1--WE coal trains H
oay- The loss VIII amount 20 5000
Cumberland. Md.-The eighteenth annual r
CT 81. MlchaeTs Parochisli
,hool, al Frostburg. was held last even
e in The FrostbuTg Opera Ho=Se. The
-adUatnE class is composed o. Kat5- u
en- Elizabeth Wolfe. Alice CecHis Nc n
lister. Margaret Adelaide Grant. Eatb- A.
Inc Adelgunda sullivan, Anna Flizabetb :,
cGuire, and Mary Angela McKenna- sI
Mrs Evelyn Kirk Dies :