The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-27

for their winters meat supply.
The Medical Association of Hartford
county elected the following officers
President, DR.. J. Lee Hopkins, of
Havre de Grace; vice-president, DR..
Jay H. Stier, of Perryman, and secre-
tary, DR.. Charles Bagley. of Bagley.
Attempting to quiet horses which
were fighting, Harry NJ Merriken, a
fredericksburg farmer, was kicked in
the abdomen and rendered unconsci-
Gus. A farmland dragged Mr. Merri-
ken from beneath the horses hoofs.
Michael W Aker, editor of the
Queenstown News, Is claimant to
the title of potato king" of Queen
Anne's county. Mr. Aker raised a crop
OF 1000 bushels of Irish potatoes on
five acres of land
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment against Spinosa Giacomo for the
murder about two weeks ago of an
other Italian, Antonio Dorio, at a
boarding house at Security, two miles
east of Hagerstown.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has ordered the Western Mary
land Railway to discontinue the prac-
tice of replenishing its passenger cars
with water taken from the city mains
in Hagerstown.
Rev. Lewis Beeman Browne. rector
of st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
1nurmont, has accepted call to St.
Johns Episcopal Church. Havre de
Grace, and will enter upon his new
duties December l.
A F. Rothstein has resigned as sec
rotary of the Hagerstown Board of
Trade, effective December Is. He
has under consideration a position Of
fered him by the Board of Trade of
Georgia city
After search covering six weeks
and extending over Maryland Penn
sylvania and the Nirginias, Elmer
Snyder, farmer, near Clearspring, re
covered at livery stable in Harris
burg, Pa, his horse and buggy that
were stolen from the street in Hagers-
town on the night of September s.
John Archer, the newly-elected
Register of Wills for Hartford county.
has appointed Daniel H. Carroll as his
deputy. Mr.. Carroll has been for the
past six years a clerk in the office of
the State Shellfsh Commission. which
position he has resigned to take eff
feet December 10.
A tuberculosis dispensary in CON
nection with Annapolis Emergency
Hospital was formally opened Wednes-
day. The dispensary is in charge of
Miss Anne Doyle, Of Baltimore The
Nurses Training School. an adjunct
Of the hospital, established three years
ago. will hold its first commencement
in December. Governor GOldsborough
is expected to deliver the address.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee for Washington County, accord
ing TO sworn statement filed with
the Court Clerk, spent in the recent
election campaign $1.741S7. The re
ceipts amounted to S1,895,15 includ-
ing a balance of S77.15 from last year.
The largest contribution. $1,000, was
from Murray Vandiver The heaviest
expense item was $11S33 for postage
stamps.
Prof. CASTOR Costet, an assistant
instructor in the department of mod
ern languages at the Naval Academy,
mas been notified of his decoration by
the French Government Mr. L. Bar
thou, Prime Minister of France. has
presented him with the Palmes, and
title of officer dacademie Profes-
sor Costet has been a member of the
corps of instructors for number of
years.
Andrew Smith, % years old, employ
ed as a work train conductor by the
Maryland Electric Railways Can
napolis Short Line), was killed when
$500 volts passed through his body
Smith was one of a gang of men en-
gagged in driving piles at the draw
span of College Creek bridge He was
standing on the deck of the pile driver.
with one hand gripped about an iron
stay" His body suddenly quivered
and tOppled over, and was caught by
a couple Of workmen. 1t is thought
the smokestock of the pile driver came
in contact with a trolley wire.
Leaving his home to drive to the
home of his son. Wesley Miller, near
Leitersburg, Andrew Miller, 20 years
old, a farmer, was found dead on the
Jacobs Church road, near Leitersburg.
The team he drove was standing near
by.
Centreville poultry dealers are ship
ping hundreds of turkeys to Northern
markets The birds are bringing good
prices. An unusually large number OF
turkeys were raised in Queen Annes
county this fall The birds are fat
and of large size and are in large
demand in the city markets.