The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-09-18

crop had been thrashed.
Plans have been drawn and the con
tract will be awarded in 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 a
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
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 graduate of
Georgetown University Medical School
and has been assistant resident sur
geon at Providence Hospital. Wash
ngton
The barn on the farm of Joseph
Gray, near CARROTS Mills. was burned,
entailing a 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 a frac-
tured right arm and decorations about
the head and confusion of the body,
was brought to Hagerstown and taken
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Cleve-
land Gossner
Charles and Ralph Kefauver. aged 16
and II years, respectively, of Eakles
Mills, were arrested on the charge of
breaking into the residence of Mrs.
Mary f. Wyand and carving off a
double barreled gun, a 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
200 800 shares, by Robert NJ Rupp,
Grin F. Baltzley and Edgar S Darner,
to 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. anu-organization
candidate. has one plurality over
Richard K Barnes. of Charlestown.
organization candidate The vote be
ing: Morgan, 1913; 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
p8ny in which large quantity of pow
der and dynamite was stored The ex-
plosives were 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: f. A.
Spangler, treasurer; G. f. Carver ].
E. Powles, David NJ. Hurley. John
Fiery, Capt. George l.. Fisher, execu-
tive committee; George f. Mayhem,
chief director; George VI. Rouzer and
Robert E. Rowe, assistant directors.
The lives of several passengers were
saved by the prompt action of Motor
man David Walker when a car ran
into an open switch on the Hagerstown
and Frederick railway, near Funks-
town, and collided with a freight
motor.
Two fires, both believed to have
been of incendiary origin, entailing a
loss of more than $4,000 in property
and live STOCK occurred on the farms
of County Tax Collector Robert w.
Medford anG Alonzo Wright, of Fed
eralsburg.