The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-10-16

State road two miles from Centre
Vile, and was caused by Mrs Sparks
horse taking fright at a motorcycle
ridden by Turner Baden. of the State
road corps. Having her baby in her
arms, Mrs. Sparks was unable to man
age the horse. The mother had the
ligaments in her right shoulder torn
and the babys head was badly lac
Grated
The Cecil County Commissioners
awarded $4,000 worth Of per cent.
30year bonds to Townsend Scott &
Sons of Baltimore, at their bid OF
S103S7. The proceeds OF these bonds
will be used by the county in con
structing permanent stone and gravel
roads. The commissioners awarded
the contract for concrete bridge over
Big Elk creek. near Elkton, to re-
place the one destroyed in the recent
storm, to the Luten Bridge Company
Of York, Pa, for $4,244
Mrs. James H. Cullen and daughter,
Miss Cecil Cullen. while driving from
their home. at LawsOns Corner. were
thrown from the buggy and severely,
if not fatally, injured The horse be.
came frightened and started to run
Mrs. Cullen, who was driving. los.
control of the animal and in turning
corner the runabout struck a tele
phone pole and the occupants We're
thrown some distance from the car
ri 'bn
destroyed
The quarterly meeting of the Coun-
ty Medical Society was held at the
Washington County Hospital and was
largely attended. A number of out
of-tOwn physicians We're present, in
Guiding DR.. Miller. of Philadelphia:
DR.. J. B. ANDERSON, of Waynesboro,
and DR.. Keefer, of Chambers burg Or.
J. Roger Laughlin, Hagerstown. read a
paper on Ankle Joint Injuries" Dr..
Victor D. Miller, Jr. Hagerstown
read paper on Typhoid Fever"
The stockholders Of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad a Pennsylvania sub
sidiary have elected the following di-
rectOrs: VI. c. Kennedy, Chambers
burg; Samuel Rea, John p Green. \.
p. Shortridge, W. W. Atterbury Henry
Tatnall George II. Dixon. A. J. Coun-
ty. all of Philadelphia; George II.
Stewart, Shippensburg; Spencer c.
Gilbert. Harrisburg; Lewis s. Sadler,
Carlisle NJ. c. Kennedy was re-
elected president
The stockholders Of the Washington
County Branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad in Hagerstown have
elected the following officers and di-
rectOrs President, Daniel Willard:
secretary c. w. Woolford; treasurer.
J. V. McNeal; general manager. c. W.
Galloway; directors, &. L. Potter, Bal
timore; Clinton +. Miller Weyert0n.
and Harry H. Keedy. Jr., !. Clarence
Lane and ]. Ellsworth Stonabraker.
Hagerstown.
An exhibition of Dorchester county
horticultural products will be held in
the armOry in Cambridge on Novem-
Der Is. There will be a number of
cash and other prizes. \ large cup
will be given by Cambridge East
New Market. Hurlock and .Nanticoke
oranges for the best 10 ears Of corn.
Three cups are being Offersd by Dor
chester pomona oranges for the best
acre Of corn.
Miss Nellie Casey. public nurse for
Washington county, made her report
for the five months just ended. In
that period she made 1852 visits, of
which 6S4 were made to the in
digent sick. The miscellaneous visits
amounted to 37S. Miss Casey now
has 135 patients on her visiting list
In the five months 80 patients were
discharged and died.
The Western Maryland Realty Com
pany was incorporated at Hagerstown,
with a capitalization OF $4,000 by
Charles a. Gardner and Mabelle L.
Gardner and Aaron f. Beecher and
Alice A. Beecher, of Funkstown
With a view to establishing a free
delivery system at Havre de Grace,
Postoffce Inspector Partridge visited
Havre de Grace to aid Postmaster
Carroll in perfecting plans.
Mrs. Emerson c. Harrington. presi
dent of the Woman's Club of Cam
bridge, gave reception at the club
rooms to members of the organiza-
ton. Mrs Edward c. Wilson. of
Goyans, president of the Arundel
Club. and vice-p president Of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs, was
the guest of honor
Schley Park was selected as the
name of the new park for Frederick
In a contest which ended Thursday
night. The fight was between "Schley
Park" and Francis Scott Key Park"
The greens" led by Charles McC.
Matthias, polled $3.50 votes for Schley
and oranges" led by Edgar H. Nc
Bride, polled 1889 votes for Key.
In place o; W. Spencer Sparks. who
resigned after a disagreement with
the Centrevllle Town Commissioners,
Cook Baxter, superintendent of the
street cleaning department has been