The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-12-18
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

Chestertown merchants have organ
Red to draw shoppers to that town.
Hagerstown's Board of Trade has in
augurated safety first" campaign.
Advertising for wife, Emmanuel
c. Fink, an Evansville farmer, receiv-
ed Sc replies.
The trial of Mrs. Virginia Rutter,
indicted for arson in Cecil county,
has been postponed until March.
The 176-acre Ward farm, near An
dora, has been bought by Harry w.
Coslett, of Philadelphia, for $4,000.
Many rabbits have been found dead
in the vicinity of Hopewell, supposed
ly from cholera.
The new Cecil County Commission
ers elected ]. Frank Blake, Of Childs,
president
The revival in the Church of the
Brethren at Hagerstown closed with
14S conversions.
The muskrat season has opened in
Wicomico county and the trappers find
the animals very plentiful.
The Kings Daughters will present
a stocking filed with presents to every
poor child in Hagerstown
Harry J. Trentes, of Chambersburg,
has purchased the Temple Theatre at
HagerstOwn, from Ernest Westfall.
Two hundred dollars worth of
watches were stolen from C. Byron
Bender's jewelry store in Hagerstown.
Elected a member of the legisla-
ture, Richard A. Shallcross has re-
signed as town commissioner of Rock
Hall.
The Wilmington District Epworth
League held an all-day institute at
North East.
Mrs. Keller, wife of r. D. Keller, was
injured in Funkstown by being struck
~ an unidentified automobile
Howard Baldwin, Robert Walker,
Willard Anderson and Weldon Toll
linger, of Aldino, have gone to Flor
ida to spend the winter.
Edward W. Taylor, of Elkton, who
has been reappointed trustee of the
poor and insane in Cecil county, has
served 16 years in that position.
Authorities at Hancock are endeay-
oring to locate the relatives of IS
year-old James Dryer, of Philadelphia,
who came there suffering mentally.
The new board of commissioners of
Cambridge organized Tuesday by re
electing Isaac o. Taylor, president, and
Emerson C. Harrington, counsel.
Charged with trespassing while
hunting and assaulting Frank Long,
James w. Gearhart, of HagerstoWn,
was arrested and held in $500 bail
for a hearing.
Married three months ago, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Boyd were nearly asphyX-
lated by coal gas at the residence of
Mrs. Marion Harris, in Hagerstown.
where they boarded.
After being closed since early last
summer for general Improvements,
the John Wesley Methodist Church,
near Princess Anne, was rededcated
Sunday with all-day services.
The Peoples Banking Company
will open new bank in Liberty next
month. The incorporators are Jas.
NJ. Sappington, B. F. Hammaker,
Maurice F. Starr and Milton Carter,
of this county, and S. Raymond Sen
seney, of Carroll county. 1t has
capital stock Of $4,000. About S.
600 has been spent for site.
A movement has been inaugurated
at Rising Sun for better train service
to and from Baltimore. A petition is
being circulated and will be presented
to the Public Service Commission, ask
ing that the railroad company be COM
PEELED to show cause why the present
schedule, which, it is alleged, dis
eliminates against Baltimore, should
not be abolished and better service
provided
The Montgomery County Percheron
Horse Breeders Association was
organized with the following officers:
President, Major John Mcdonald;
vice-president, George c. Fry; secre-
tary, William ]. Stallsmith; directors,
Willis L. Moore, P. F. Gormley, G. A
Jackson, Max w. Wenner and George
c. Fry
DR.. James J. Murphy was reelected
chief of the medical staff of Annapolis
Emergency Hospital DR.. Louis B.
HenkeI was elected secretary, and Drs.
William Welch, Walton H. Hopkins
and John A. Russell were chosen
members of the executive committee
The Montgomery County Commits
sioners have appointed Samuel D.
Byrd, of Jacksonville, member of the
board of trustees of the county aims
house to represent the Third collection
district. He takes the place of Charles
Lyddane.