The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-28

z. Potter Steele, of Denton, was
elected register of Wills for Caroline
county.
Jesse B. Foard has sold his 109-
acre farm, near Jarrettsville, to Sam
uel FOard for $4,000
The public schools at Stevensville
have been closed on account of diph-
iberia in the community.
While angling in the Kent Narrows,
Frank II. Purnell caught a rockfish
which weighed 2912 pounds.
The recent election cost Kent coun-
ty $4,000.
The Hartford county grand jury has
strongly recommended that the auto
mobile law be vigorously enforced
Gold prizes were awarded at the
corn show held at Cumberland
Falling from a straw shed, Maynard
Harrington, Of Pennington, sustained
serious internal injuries.
J. w. Wood, of Newport, Del. has
contracted for the erection of a $4,000
residence at Iron Hill, Md
u. Potter Steele has been appointed
register of wills of Caroline county
to succeed the late Robert j. Jump.
As d result OF losing a leg when
he fell from a Pennsylvania Railroad
train Sherwood Rea. of Conowingo, is
IN critical condition in d Baltimore
hospital
The Chambersburg, Greencastle and
Waynesboro Electric Railway began
the construction Of trolley road from
Hi8htield to Monterey.
Otto L. Belts, arrested for deserving
his wife, was fined 500 at Hagers
town by Justice Daniel w Doub, who
The State Board of Public Works
rejected all bids for 100000 good
roads per cent bonds
Samuel J. Slater, 81 years old, died
at his home, Maiden Point Talbot
county.
Rev. T. r. Van Dyke has been elect
ed president Miss Anna Colona, Of
Berlin, secretary. and John Dulaney OF
Salisbury, treasurer of the Salisbury
District Epworth League.
The 211-acre Cosden-Hendrix farm
near Centeryille, has been bought by
Edward H. Parker. Of Salem, Mass,
for *15,440.5o.
seven miles west of Centreville, occu-
pied by him as a dwelling and store
was destroyed by fire
James G. Turner. merchant Of
Hancock. while hunting was accident
ally shot and painfully wounded.
While playing in the yard with his
elder brother, William Sirman, the s
year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Sirman, Of Salisbury, was struck in
the face by piece Of wire, infiteting
serious wounds
Following an epidemic at Brunswick,
Mount Airy and the vicinity OF Ridge.
Vile hog cholera has broken out in
Emmitsburg district, with serious re-
suits.
Folger McKinsey The Bentztown
Bard has accepted the invitation Of
FTostburg Lodge OF Elks to deliver the
address at the annual memorial serv-
ices Of the lodge to be held in the
t'rostburg Opera House Sunday, De
ccmbeT l.
The following instructors have been
snployed for the Washington County
Teachers Institute, which will be
held here January l to s: DR. Stanley
t. Krebs, Swarthmore, Pa; DR. Jos.
sph Fl. Apple, president Of the Won
ans College, Of Frederick, Md. Dr. NJ
Bates Stephens, State Superintendent
Of Education; Prof Samuel North. OF
the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute;
Miss IpeE NJ Johnson, OF the State
Nor nal School, Baltimore; Miss Lyaa
Lee Tail. superintendent Of the gram
mar grades Of the Baltimore public
sohools; Miss Gertrude F. Morgan, Of
the State Normal School, Frostburg,
and DR. w s. Curreil, OF Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Elkton - The carriage in which
Samuel W Mefiil, farmer, was driv-
Ing to his home near Eastville, Cecil
county, from Middletown, Del, was
struck at the Pennsylvania railroad
crossing at Middletown by a north
bound passenger train. Meglll was
instantly killed and the vehicle de-
nolished