The citizen., 1913-09-26
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER

Tho Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
W. Wiley Ritchy has been appointed
clerk of the Hagerstown Fair races,
succeeding Harry H. Harman, who
resigned
Hart's Methodist Episcopal Church,
la Elk Neck, observed its one hundred
and thirtieth anniversary with appro-
pirate exercises Sunday.
Representatives of nine conclaves
OF Heptasophs elected Charles NJ NJ.
Wingate, of Dorchester, district deputy
supreme archon and John 3. Nichols,
of Caroline, alternate.
Miss Anita Dowell, of Calvert coUn-
ty has accepted a position as Eng
lish teacher at the Maryland State
Normal school Miss Dowell is a
graduate of Goucher College.
Several Philadelphia capitalists
have purchased of Harry NJ. Carroll
and SeweH Noble a tract OF land at
Fredericksburg, and will erect one OF
the largest automobile garages on the
Peninsula.
James Moore, u years old. return
ing from school at Beryl. near West
eruport. was run down and killed by
a Baltimore and Ohio helping engine
He was a son of Charles Moore, a
miner.
Capt. Goodman Bramble states that
Cambridge oystermen on the first day
of the longing season caught 80 or 40
bushels Of oysters on ground set aside
for leasing by the Shelfsh Commis
sion as barren bottom.
The Social Service League OF Mont
gomery County has decided TO incor
porate and has appointed the following
committee to prepare articles JOS
eph Janney, Rev. John r. Henderson
and Robert f. L. Smith
Milton Parrot. II years old, son OF
William Parrott near Tuckahoe
Bridge was wounded by the accidental
discharge of his gun. The calf OF his
left leg was blown OFF He was
brought 20 the Emergency Hospital
Josiah F. Smith, Of Pleasant Walk,
holds the record for big peaches
grown in that section this season. He
picked one that weighed "a ounces
and measured 11& inches in circum-
ference.
A certificate of incorporation was
filed by William R. Gorrell, A. Free
born Brown and Thomas J. Brown for
the incorporation of the English Steel
Cross Tie Company. The capital stock
is $4,000: The principal office OF the
corporation will be in Hayre de Grace.
The Hartford county grand jury has
recommended that the sheriff and his
deputies be more vigilant in keeping
down the tramp nuisance, and also
recommended that the magistrates be
more severe with their sentences
when tarmps are brought before them.
John r. Miller, wife and child were
severely injured while driving along
the National turnpike, near Benevola.
An unidentified automobile, said to
have been without lights, crashed
into the buggy, upsetting it and throw
ing the occupants into the road
Farmers have commenced harvest
ing the corn crop in Washington coun-
ty, which, notwithstanding the severe
drought, will be fairly good. The first
corn cut was on the Findlay farm,
along the Wiliamsport pike, on which
Emmanuel Hoffman is the tenant.
Cumberland Council, No $50,
Knights OF Columbus, has elected
George D. Landwehr. Henry J. Click,
Michael J. Welsh and William +.
Walsh to represent the council at the
missionary conference to be held in
Boston next month.
Taking with her all her clothing but
the dress she wore about the house,
Mrs Charles Smith, wife of farmer
near Starkey's Corner. has vanished
Howard Usilton, a young carpenter
is said to have accompanied her and
the couple is reported to be in Will
mingtOn, Delaware.
On the charge of obtaining money
by false representation, Joseph Lamp
ley, of Havre de Grace, escaped from
the courtroom before a second war
rant, charging forgery, could be
served. it is alleged that Lampley
forged the names of F. D. Horner and
]. E. Carey to checks.
En- route to Baltimore with a cargo
OF tomatoes, the Eve Clarence, a buy
eye, Capt Fogle Collier of Winches-
ter, sprung leak off Love Point and
came near sinking. The cargo of 500
baskets of tomatoes was thrown over
board and a passing tug towed the
sinking vessel into Jackson's creek