The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-12-12

MAITLAND NtWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
William A. Kimble has been ap-
pointed constable for Williamsport.
The Hagerstown Board of Trade
elected Palmer Tenant president.
An S10pound bell has been donated
to st. Pauls Episcopal Church at Ber-
lin.
A misstep resulted in Dr. J. A. Pee
pies, of Rock Springs, sustaining a
fractured leg.
James Burke has announced his
candidacy for the postmastership of
Havre de Grace.
gerstown Fair were sS,126.17, the larg-
est in its 5S years history.
Thrown from a horse, which tread
upon him, Alvin McCleary, of An
dora, sustained a broken leg.
SiXty-eight persons have been con-
verified at the revival in the Church
of the Brethren at Hagerstown.
German S. Bussard has been elected
secretary of the recognized Board of
Trade of Hagerstown to succeed A. F.
Rothstein.
Twelve-year-old Gardner Bowers
was arrested in Hagerstown, charged
with stealing Hiram L. Smiths $50
watch
An Easton jury gave Mrs. Addie H.
Ford $2SS damages in her suit against
the mayor and council of Salisbury
for running a sewer under her wharf.
Edward Tawes was shot in the hip
Sunday by Ernest McCready, at Girls
field. The shooting followed a dis
pute over a game of craps.
Miss Ruth Mentzer, a graduate of
the Washington County Hospital, has
been appointed superintendent of ST.
Charles Hospital, Roanoke, Va.
In an encounter with two burglars
IN his barn near Fountaindale, David
Wilkinson sustained a broken arm
and collarbone and severe wounds on
his head.
A petition asking the Legislature to
make clearspring dry" and for amend
ments to the present high license law
In Washington county, is being cir
culated in Clearspring district.
The strike of the machinists in the
employ of the Western Maryland Rail-
way at Cumberland has not been set
tied. 1t is said outside labor is being
secured to take the places of the men
who walked out.
For being disorderly at the Perry
vile passenger station Justice Ash, of
Elkins, sentenced George Jones, Her
man McIntire and John Smith, all of
Oak Hill, Pa, to six months in the
House of Correction.
The Cotillon Club of st. Johns Col
lege has arranged a series of eight
dances to be given in the college gym
nasium on the following dates: De
cember II, January IS, February s and
20, April II, May 1. Is and 20.
At meeting in the Courthouse at
Elkton local legislation for the county
was discussed and the repeal of the
present Road Engineers law was de-
ctded upon, all the members of the
Legislature from Cecil having been
pledged previous to the election.
The Washington County Commits
sioners received plans from the State
Roads Commission for the construc-
ton OF three and half miles of high
way from Smithsburg to the State
line where 1t will join the Pennsyl-
yania State road.
Caleb c. Magruder, reelected Clerk
Of the Court of Appeals, entered upon
his second term Of six years last
Thursday. Mr.. Magruder appeared be-
fore the Governor and took the oath,
the administration Of which was wit
messed only by members of the clerical
force of the executive offices.
After A years of married life Will
liam c. Beall, of Frederick, has filed
"a bill for divorce His wife was for
merly Miss Theresa Catherine Eaves.
They have 13 children, all of age ex-
cept one, who is 10 years old In his
bill Mr.. Beall charges that his wife
deserted him and that the separation
has continued for more than three
years.
Frank Beard, resident of the
South River section of Anne Arundel
county, FIVE miles from Annapolis, was
killed under peculiar circumstances.