The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-08-28
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER

The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
The 140-acre Udel farm, near Falls
and Chalmers Ferguson, of Salem, Va,
for $1O,5OO.
Rev. E. II. Sothoron, rector of Holy
Cross (Rock Spring. and Christ Prot
estant Episcopal Churches, preached
his farewll sermon Sunday.
William ]. Johnson, a retired United
States naval officer, of Brooklyn,
n Y, has purchased the 1S5-acre farm
of Thomas H. Harlan, near Chesapeake
City, for 10000.
William Johnson, of Brooklyn, n Y,
has purchased from Thomas Harland,
for $4,000, a farm of 1856 acres, To-
Gated one mile north of Chesapeake
City on the Elkton-C Chesapeake City
State road.
The will of Mrs. Sallie F. Herbert
Of Williamsport, who died recently,
was probated in the Orphans Court
Her entire estate is left for life to her
husband z. NJ. Herbert, and at his
death it is to go to her niece. Malinda
L. Byers who IS made eXecutriX.
The Cumberland Orchard Company
has been granted a certificate of in
corporation, with a capital stock of
$4,000. The company will engage in
fruit raising. The incorporators are
Eugene Lands, Henry L. Dougherty
and Charles Beamer, of Cumberland
and Socrates F. Parks, of Virginia.
The Cecil County Commissioners
have appointed Miss Alvada Ferguson
and Miss Ada Davis, of Cecilton, to
scholarships at the State Normal
School, and Albert Steele, son of Prof
George A. Steele, of Baltimore, to the
scholarship at Charlotte Hall Acad-
envy
The annual mountain chautauqua at
Mountain Lake Park ended with a re-
union of old soldiers, Union and Con
federates. The address was made by
Rev. N. II. Holmes. Rev. DR.. Charles
L. Mead, Baltimore, lectured on
Americas Message and Mission in the
World"
The Maryland Real Estate Company
was incorporated in Hagerstown with
a capitalization of $4,000, divided into
5000 shares. The incorporators are
Harry s. Meyers, Nevin J. Brandt
Christian NJ. Horst, John G. Ernst,
Andrew K. Coffman and Charles c.
Easton.
A reception was given Miss Eliza
beth Patterson at the home of George
w. Biles, Brick Hill Farm. by the
members of Rock Presbyterian
Church. Miss Patterson is a member
of the church and will sail in a few
days for China in company with a
number of missionaries to work in
the foreign mission field.
Driving from their home at Carsins
to Hayre de Grace, Miss Lillian Gallup
and Miss Maude Greeland were held
up by an unknown negro and robbed
Of their money. The robbery took
place near the Havre de Grace race
track. The negro stopped the horse
and grabbed the purse on the buggy
seat and escaped
Announcement is made that the Sec
rotary of the Navy has issued commits
sions to Prof. Carlos w. Cusachs and
Prof Theodore w Johnson as profess
sors in the corps of mathematics OF
the Navy. The commissions carry with
them the rank, pay and other emolu-
ments of first lieutenant of the
service
President Fitzgerald of the Western
Maryland Railway, met a party of
Cumberland business men interested
in the project to build new hotel
They have the site at Washington and
Water streets, adjoining the Western
Maryland property, but it is not big
enough, and the object is to have the
Western Maryland add land to it.
Robert Young, 6-year-old son of Viii
liam Young, Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal lock tender at two locks near
townsville, accidentally shot himself
with a cat rife. The boy found the
gun in the sitting room and shells on
the mantel. He got these and loaded
the rife. The gun struck against the
msntel and was discharged The bull
let entered the boys eye and lodged
in his brain. His mother, hearing the
shot, rushed to the room and found
her son lying on the floor with the
blood streaming down his face. He
was brought to the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital and died at midnight.
The canning season for Wicomico
county is ready to start The tomato
and sweet potato crops show a heavy
FIELD and the canning experts who have
gone over the field state that the fac
tories will have trouble in handling
and packing the crop. The farmers
and truckers of Wicomico county have
had an exceptionally prosperous year
All the small fruits and vegetables,
especially the cantaIoupe yield, have
been profitable. AS much as $500 an
acre net have been reported for canta-
loupes In all it is considered that
tie filters of the soil In this section of