The citizen., 1913-09-19

Shdu4gs
Crushed beneath a falling horse. /
Eliason Legg the 12-year-old son of |
Hr. and Mrs. j. II. C. Legg, is lying /
at his home in Centreyille in critical |
condition.
DR.. Chyde B. Stouffer, of Hagerstown, |
has been appointed by the board of |
regents as campers physician at the |
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
shich.
The large frame barn on the farm
ot Mrs David Rubeck, tenanted by |
Newton Knavel, located near Dry Run, |
was destroyed by fire just as the wheat |
crop had been thrashed.
Plans have been drawn and the con |
aract will be awarded in a short time !
for rebuilding the Summit Bridge |
Methodist Church, which was destroy |
ed by lightning a few weeks ago.
Ralph B. Wyand, of Hagerstown, one
OF the first honor graduates of the
Washington County Male High School,
class of 1912, has been appointed
teacher of the commercial course of
the High School at Middletown.
The large barn and carriage house
on the farm of Harry w. Milburn.
south of Elkton, was struck by light
ming and destroyed together with
large quantity of hay, farming utensils,
carriages, etc.
The new Republican State Central
Committee for Washington county.
organized by selecting County Tax Col
lector Abner B. Bingham. of Weverton,
former Bull Moose leader, as chair
man, succeeding ex-State Senator
Thompson A. Brown, who retired.
Capt. George L. Fisher, for many
years commanding Company B. First
Maryland Regiment, now train caller
at the Cumberland Valley Railroad
depot Hagerstown, was thrown from
a moving passenger train at the depot
and severely injured, sustaining a
sprained ankle.
DR.. p s. Madigan. of Washington,
has been appointed resident physician
Of the Allegany Hospital of the Sisters
of Charity He is a graduate Of
Georgetown University Medical School
and has been assistant resident sur
geon at Providence Hospital Wash
ington.
The barn on the farm of Joseph
Gray, near CARROTS Mills. was burned,
entailing loss of about $4,000. One
horse, 300 bushels of wheat, the hay
crop, feed, several hogs, harness and
farming machinery were also destroy
ed. The dwelling house, nearby,
caught fire and was damaged.
Lloyd Stouffer. of Security, who was
struck several days ago by train at
Ann Arbor, Mich. sustaining frac-
tured right arm and decorations about
the head and confusion of the body,
was brought to Hagerstown and taken
10 the home of his sister, Mrs. Cleve-
land Gossner.
Charles and Ralph Kefauver, aged 16
and u years, respectively, of Eakles
Mills. were arrested on the charge Of
breaking into the residence Of Mrs
Mary f. Wyand and carrying off a
double-barreled gun, camera and a
wrist bag, containing several Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad tickets.
The Rupp Manufacturing Company
was incorporated at Hagerstown with
a capitalization of $4,000, divided into
200 500 shares, by Robert NJ Rupp,
Orin F. Baltzley and Edgar S. Darner,
10 manufacture automatic hand milk
bottle Gaping machines and other ma
chinery and tools
The official vote of the Democratic
primaries in Cecil county shows no
change from the unofficial figures ex-
cept in the vote for Sheriff. John A. |
Morgan. Of Elkton, anti-organization
candidate, has one plurality over
Richard K. Barnes, of Charlestown,
organization candidate The vote be
ing: Morgan, 1,O43; Barnes, 1,O42, and
Algard, 40.
The large livery OF the Union Mining
Company, Mount Savage, was destroy
ed by fire. The livery was operated
by Patrick Welsh who saved his live
stock. Adjoining the barn is the
magazine of the Union Mining Com
pany in which large quantity of pow
der and dynamite was stored The ex-
plosives we're removed.
At the annual meeting of the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company,
Hagerstown, William H. Armstrong
was reelected president. w. NJ
Rouzer was elected vice-president;
Harry X. Recher, secretary; E. A. |
sSpangler, treasurer; G. e. Carver, ]. |
E. Powles, David NJ. Hurley, John !
Siery, Capt George L. Fisher, execu-
i've committee; George E. Mayhem,
chief director; George NJ. Rouzer and
Robert E. Rowe, assistant directors
The lives of several passengers were