The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-25

have purchased of Harry NJ Carroll
and Sewell Noble a tract of land at
fredericksburg, and will erect one of
the largest automobile garages on the
Peninsula.
James Moore, II years old, return
ing from school at Beryl, near West
ernport, was run down and killed by
a Baltimore and Ohio helping engine.
He was son of Charles Moore,
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 Shellfish Commits
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 E. l.. Smith.
Milton Parrot, II years old. son of
William PARROT, near Tuckahoe
Bridge, was wounded by the accidental
discharge of his gun. The calf of his
left leg was blown off He was
brought to 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 11A 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 100000 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 Beneyola.
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 Williamsport pike on which
Emmanuel Hoffman is the tenant
Cumberland Council, No. $50,
Knights OF Columbus, has elected
George D. Landwehr, Henry ]. Click,
Michael ]. Welsh and William f.
Walsh to represent the council at the
missionary conference to be held in
Boston next month
the dress she wore ABOUT the house,
Mrs. Charles Smith, wife of a farmer
near Starkey's Corner, has vanished.
Howard Usilton, young carpenter,
is said to have accompanied her and
the couple is reported to be in Will
mington, Delaware.
Of oh mi nv
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 a leak off Love Point and
came near sinking. The cargo of 500
baskets of tomatoes was thrown over
board and passing tug towed the
sinking vessel into Jackson's creek.
Queen Anne's county farmers are
suffering heavy damages to their corn
crops through the depredations of
large focks of blackbirds. In droves
of thousands, the birds descend upon
the fields and eat the tassel off the
corn, causing the ears to fail to
mature. Thousands of dollars have
been lost. The blackbirds have paid
no attention to the cold weather and
have not yet begun their migration
southwark.
An Infatuated COW attacked the IL
year-old daughter of Foster Ahalt,
near Middletown, fracturing two ribs,
spraining her left shoulder and in
finting severe bruises all over her
body With two younger brothers, she
went to field to drive in the COW,
which had given birth to calf When
some distance away the COW made a
dash for the children. The boys
climbed over a fence, but the girl was
caught and tossed in the air on its
horns. The animal then rolled the
child on the ground until it beca1Ne