The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-03-13

der mortgage foreclosure proceedings,
to Rebecca Murray, for $20,5O5. The
hotel is a new one.
c. H, Weber, division manager at
Frederick Of the Chesapeake and Pc
tomac Telephone Company appeared
before the executive committee Of the
Farmers Association Saturday and
asked that the petition before the
Public Utilities Commission for an in
vestigation Of telephone charges in
that county be withdrawn.
William II. Shipley, Of Frederick,
commander, of Alexander Young Camp
of Confederate Veterans, celebrated
the seventeen anniversary of his birth
Friday. He survived Pickett's charge
at Gettysburg, having entered the
charge in "Stonewall" Jackson's
brigade
The movement for a new charter for
Hagerstown has been revived. V
Monroe Cushwa, president of the
Board of Trade, has appointed com
mittee to draft new city charter and
make provision for an extension of the
city limits
Miss Fannie NJ. Clement super
intendent of the Rural Nursing Branch
Of the American Red Cross Nursing
Service has selected Frederick as a
final training place for nurses for
rural work.
While 100 persons We're attending a
dance at the home of William Funk
near Beaver Greek, robbers went
through a number of carriages hitched
outside the residence and carried off
robes, oyercOats and gloves.
Rev. Richard B. Frampton, aged 81
years, died at his home, near Royal
Oak, from the infrmities of age. In
early manhood Mr.. Frampton taught
school in several Of the counties Of
this State and also in Virginia
Mrs. Charles Ridge, near Emmits-
burg, was held in the sum of $500 bail
charged with shooting at Mrs Robert
Mitchell with a revolver. The two
are ueighbors and have large families.
Several of their children became in
VOWED in a quarrel, when older mem
bers of the family took up the trou-
Bile After an exchange OF words Mrs.
Ridge, it is alleged fred one shot at
Mrs. Mitchell. The bullet went wide
of its mark.
Attorney-G General Poe advised the
County Commissioners that Sylvan Re
treat, the Cumberland institution for
the insane could not be converted
into State hospital along the lines
suggested by Dr. A. P. Herring, sec
rotary of the State Lmcy Commission.
without additional legislation, which
he suggests be asked as the next meet
ing of the General Assembly.
A number of warshirs were engaged
in target practice in Tangier Sound
Thursday and Friday The report of
the guns made things lively in Girls
field. Buildings were shaken, win
dows were broken and people in the
outlying district, not knowing what
the trouble was, were very much
wrought up. The old Texas was the
target
The Worcester Fertilizer Company,
capitalized at $4,000, has been formed
at Snow Hill with Montgomery Stage,
of Indiantown, as president; E. H.
Forks, vice-president, and the follow
ing directors: H. W. Perdue, w. p.
Coane. f. c. Shockley, d. F. Forks,
John L. Mason, o. NJ Purnell, \. c.
Holloway, Matthew PurneH, ]. w
Hancock, Z. Cherrix, John H. Truitt
NJ. Stagg, L. B. DisbarOOn, E. j
Shockley and A. c. Hancock, D. Frank
Forks will be manager
The three damage suits instituted
aginst the Pennsylvania Trojan Pow
der Company, New Jersey corpora
ton, with headquarters at Allentown
Pa, in the United States District
Court, at Hagerstovn, by Ryland
Scott, 14-year-old son of Mayor j. Nc
Pherson Scott; James L. Trees, fore
man of the Potomac Valley Stone and
Lime Company's quarries, at Pines
burg. and John W. Hopkins, Mayor
SCOTS colored chauffeur, who each
sought $4,000 damages for personal
injuries sustained have been settled
the three receiving $1,000.
The municipal election at Smiths
burg will be held March II, when {
Burgess, Assistant Burgess and three
Town Commissioners viii be elected
1t is said John w. Ferguson, the
youngest Burgess in Maryland, viii
decline a denomination. Assistant
Burgess Robert Barkdoll and Tow
Commissioners Philip Clark, Charles
Hollingsworth and r. e. Smith vii
stand for denomination.
Thomas L. Lechlider, of ColesvillC
district, has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination fol
Sheriff, to succeed Sheriff H. Howard