The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-11-06

suited as follows: Samuel Graham,
Salisbury, president; George NJ. Up
shur, Snow Hill, president; f. c.
Fulton, Salisbury, secretary; Edward
H. Taylor, Stockton, treasurer, and an
executive committee consisting of Will
liam L. Holloway, Berlin; Robert Duer,
Princess Anne, and w. S. GOrdy Sal
isbury.
Maggie Dixon, a domestic employed
by Clerk of the Court Harry w Bow
ers, Frederick, was arrested, charged
with knowledge of the robbery of be-
tween 500 and $500 in cash and jew
elry. A negro man and woman,
thought to be Dixon and his wife, were
seen at the house during the absence
of the family a short time before the
burglary was discovered When an at
tempt was made to search their home
Dixon attacked the Sheriff and was
shot.
Because Of the large number of Wis
itors from all sections of the country
the Annapolis Naval Academy authori-
ties have decided to secure guides to
show them through the Government
buildings and grounds, instead of de-
failing members of the corps of watch
men. The guides will not be paid by
the Government Men who have been
retired from the service will engage
in this work, their compensation to be
by per capita charge to persons COM
prising sightseeing parties.
Judge Brashears, in the Anne Arun-
del Circuit Court imposed the heaviest
penalty upon Benjamin w. Swiesko,
proprietor of a Fifth district resort,
who pleaded guilty to two charges of
violating the liquor laws by selling on
Sunday. A fine of $50 and costs was
assessed in each case, and as it de-
veloped that Swiesko had been in court
on similar charge on a previous oc-
casion, Judge Brashears ordered the
revocation of his license.
Charles Raguerki pleaded guilty be-
fore Judge Brashears at Annapolis to
an indictment charging him with VIC
lating the liquor laws by selling beer
In the Fifth district on Sundays This
is the first indictment of the Kind that
has been returned by the present
grand jury, but it is understood other
cases are being investigated.
Rev. w. S. shrimp, pastor of the
Winebrennerian Church of God, at
Germantown, near Blue Ridge Summit,
has been transferred to the pastorate
at Butler, Pa He will be succeeded
at Germantown by Rev. Samuel Kipe,
of Hagerstowr, pastor of the church
at Edgewood.
w Reginald Spielman, for seven
years operator, train dispatcher and
assistant train dispatcher of the West
ern Maryland Railway, has been APP
pointed chief train dispatcher of the
Middle Division of the Western Mary,
land Railway, with headquarters in
Hagerstown.
Several trees in the orchard on the
farm of J. H. Saunders, near Silver
Spring, are bearing a second crop of
apples, which have attained a com
paratively large size. The first crop
was destroyed by hail early in the
year Immediately after the storm two
trees blossomed again.
The Cotillon Club, of St. Johns Col
lege, has arranged a series CT dances
for the winter social season at the
college, the opening number Of which
will be given on December II. The
other dates are: January 16, February
6 and 20, April l, May Is and 30.
A series of moral and scientific lee
lures will be given every Friday after
noon at the Winter Street School,
Hagerstown. The first series, relating
to moral subjects, will be delivered
by the ministers of the city.
Work was begun concreting the
streets of Port Deposit. 1t is planning
to make a concrete drive through the
business portion of the town this fall
and continue the work in the spring.
Thirty shares of the stock of the
Hagerstown Bank, par value SIS, sold
for $101 a share. Twelve shares of
First National Bank stock, par $40,
brought SIS a share Thirty-two
shares Of First National Bank stock,
par Bank stock, par $40, was sold for
$1435 a share.
Rev Walter G. Haupt, for five years
rector of Old St Johns Protestant
Episcopal Church, Havre de Grace,
preached his final sermon Sunday and
will leave this week for his new charge
at Reading, Pa.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad has
ordered from the American Car and
Foundry Company equipment that will
replace 25 per cent of it's wooden GERS
with all-steel cars. The order calls
for thirteen 70-foot passenger coaches
and three 70-foot combination passen-
ger and baggage cars.
Japan's purchases of foreign machin-