The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-04-24

DtOIhtu al tAllS. lutN Threw q Deu
from an upstairs window and jumped
on It,
Elkton.-The trustees of West Not
tingham Academy, at Colora, Cecil
county, have invited Secretary Of State
William J. Bryan to deliver the com
mencement address at West Noting
ham Academy this year:
Louis P. DOub, a merchant and mil
Ter of Beaver Creek, sustained severe
injuries while walking through his
Touring mill Stepping upon a loose
board, he was thrown to the floor and
had two ribs fractured
Charles F. Yiands instituted suit
for $4,000 damages against the Mayor
and Council of Hagerstown. He fell
over a cellar door and alleges he sus-
tanned permanent injuries He claims
the cellar covering was defective.
While Grafton Brant. an aged Union
veteran of Hazen, was visiting in Cum
berland, his home was broken into and
$40, representing his last pension
money, was stolen. Mr.. Brant is a
widower and lives alone.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has awarded a large contract to the
Thomas w Pangborn Company. Of
Hagerstown, to install In the Altoona
shops a sand-blast equipment to be
used in cleaning steel passenger
coaches preparatory to painting.
Emanuel Balm, aged &c years,
Taneytown district farmer, committed
suicide by hanging himself from a
beam above the floor of his barn. about
mile from Taneytown. He is sur
vived by his widow. He was a son of
David H. Balm.
William NJ Petiet, formerly West
ern Maryland Railway brakeman. hurt
in 1911 in the Ridgeley Yards. brought
suit at Cumberland under the Employ
ers' Liability act against the Western
Maryland Railway for 10000 damages
for injuries sustained.
A portion of a second story porch at
the house of Frank J. Gabriel. Hagers-
town. gave way Thursday. and Elmer
Maloy and Harry Smith were thrown
to the ground and severely injured,
Maloy probably internally. It IS
thought two of his ribs we're fractured
Lake Rover, owned by the Buena
Vista Ice Company, on top of South
Mountain, near Pen-Mar, has been
drained to permit 'epairs to the bot
tom and one of the banks. damaged
by the recent foods. The old bridge
over the sluice-way was washed from
its foundations by the high waters.
Following a visit of inspection by
leading officials of the Western Mary
land Railway Company, it was an
nounced that new passenger station
would be built in Waynesboro, a new
Office for the local freight agent pro
vided and extensive track improve
ments made In the yards.
Alfred NJ. carp, of Colesville dis
trict, has announced his candidacy for
the House of Delegates. He is the
first formally to make known his de-
sire to represent Montgomery county
at Annapolis, but 1t Is understood that
Andrew J. Cummings, of Chevy Chase,
and Eugene H. Waters, of German
town, both of whom were members of
the last House of Delegates, will seek
reelection and that J. FUR White. of
Poolesville, and Charles R. Darby, of
GAINESVILLE, will be candidates.
irwin T. Kepler. of Barnsboro, Pa,
has been elected treasurer. and Clar-
ence Diggs, of North East, assistant
treasurer, of the new Elkton Banking
and Trust Company. which will short
ly start business in its new banking
house in Elkton.
w. Arthur Mitchell and Senator
Henry NJ Mccullough for themselves
Col George E. Mitchell, have sold their
three farms in Dorchester county to
the Land Improvement Company for
10000.
The contract for building the bridge
over the PatuXent river. on the Co
lumbia road, Howard county, has been
awarded to the Luten Bridge Com
pany, of York, Pa, for $2,6SS. The
bridge will be So feet long and 16 feet
wide. Work will be started next week.
Allen E. Kirk has sold his farm of
2S2 acres in the Sixth district to Clar-
ence NJ Garvine for $4,000. Catherine
A. Balderston has sold her farm of So
acres to Elmer ]. Reese for $4,000
Fredus F. Johnson has sold his FARM
of 20 acres to William R. Cameron for
sA,1OO.