The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-20

Dr. Rowland d. Wolf, son of William
Wolf, OF Hagerstown, has been chosen
head Of the Protestant Hospital at
Norfolk Va.
At the annual meeting of the direct.
ors of the Young Mems Bible So
ciety of Frederick County Edward s.
Elchelberger was elected president.
A fire at w. S. Evans, on the Pent-
land farm, near Snow Hill, destroyed
all the outhouses, including the smoke
house, which contained all Mr.. Evans
supply of meat.
The new steel and concrete bridge
across the Nanticoke at Sharptown.
has been thrown open to the public
and the road on both sides is in good
condition.
Frank W. Brown, an employee of the
Springfield State Hospital, had his
shoulder dislocatod by falling from
the automobile truck Of that institu-
ton.
A large, frame barn on the farm of
John B. Shank, near Charlton Sta
ton, tenanted by Frederick Draper,
was destroyed by fire, the loss being
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
The international Bible Students
| Association is negotiating for the use
Of Mountain Lake Park as the place
for its next convention, which will be
attended by about 1000 persons,
Cumberland officials are mystifed
over the disappearance of "a non-col-
lapsible folding chairs from the City
Hall The police are unable to locats
them.
Samuel Barnhart, a Hagerstown
| clearinghouse keeper charged with
tapping the pipes of the Hagerstown
Gas Company and using gas for cook
ing and Illuminating purposes, wss
held for court by Justice Ankeney.
During 1912 $4,000 was spent at
Frostburg for building improvements
This does not include the new post
Office building and the Miners Hos
pital, to cost $40 900 and $4,000, re-
spectiyely
|, Former Congressman Milton q
Urner, father of Chief Judge Ham
mond Urner and one OF the most wide
~ known attorneys in Western Mary
land suffered an attack Of vertigo
while engaged on a case in court at
Cumberland and had to be assisted to
his home.
Cumberland.-James II. Fuertes, of
New York, chief engineer in the CON
struction Of the new Evitts creek
water system for Cumberland. met the
City Council and the members of the
advisory board here and gave assur-
ance that the water would be intro
duced through the city mains by June
1, when the Potomac river would be
| abandoned as a source of supply.
The Cecil County School Board ap-
! pointed James c. McCauley and II. B.
Hayes trustees Of School No. 4. Third
district, and Alfred Scarborough, OF
! School No 2, in the same district The
| board decided TO re-advertise for bids
| for the addition to the Chesapeake
| City school and also decided to allow
the high school teachers to attend the
meeting of the department. of super
intendents of the National Education
Association in Philadelphia
Albert Grenn, aged about 40 years,
stationary engineer employed by
the State Roads Commission. was in
stantly killed while working along the
Beonsboro turnpike. near Benevola.
He was on top of an engine, oiling the
wheels, when he was caught and whirl-
ed around several times. His head
struck against the side of the engine
and his skull was crushed. One arm
was torn off Glenn, who was former
ly a constable. resided at Funkstown.
Havre de Grace Gamers and tomato
growers are at odds regarding the
price to be paid for this years crop
of tomatoes At meeting of can
ners, those present agreed upon IS
cents a bushel as the maximum price
to be paid Not all the Gamers were
| present at the meeting Farmers in
this section have almost unanimously
declared they will not grew tomatoes
for this price. The average price last
year was 32}z cents bushel.
George Oster, of Osterburg, on the
Bedford division of the Pennsylvania
| Railroad, a few miles north OF Cum
bertrand, is seeking to interest num-
Der Of business men in the project to
establish an ostrich farm at Oster
burg.
The Norfolk and Western Railway
Company. it is reported, is negotiat
ing for the purchase Of the Doub farm.
in the southern suburbs of Hagers
town, as site for repair shops, engine
houses, transfer buildings and general
yards.