The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1913-02-13
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

While Patrolman Hawbecker was on
duty in Williamscort a burglar entered
, his home and ra~er oked the house.
Nearly 5000 was cleared at the an.
nual tea held last week by the Kings
Daughters Of Hagerstown The money
will be spent for charitable purposes.
large barn on the farm of Mrs
D. L. Rench, near Shepherdstown,
was burned together with eight horses
and farming implements.
John w. Young, Democrat, who is
ending his second term as clerk of the
Circuit Court for Allegany County, will
be candidate for reelection.
The committee having in charge the
sale of Red Cross seals in Hagers.
town during the Christmas holidays
report having sold $40 worth of seals.
Eight freight cars, valued at $4,000,
were destroyed by fire in the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad yard at
Brunswick
Prof. ]. S. Hemphill has resigned as
principal Of the schools at Mount Say.
age because of ill health and has re
turned to his home at Shippensburg,
Pa.
Major John A. Morgan, Of Elkton,
and Richard Barnes, of Charlestown,
have announced their candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Sherir
OF Cecil county
The new freight station of the Bal
timOre and Ohio Railroad Company
was not thrown open for use Monday
and may not be ready for use for sew
eral months
Hezekiah Harp, OF Middlstown, YVES
paralyzed Sunday while at the dinner
table, He was stricken suddenly and
was about to fall from his chair when
caught by his wife
The large store of the Dull Mercan.
tile Company, at Berlin, In the
Meyersdale region, was destroyed by
fire when the flames, apparently ex-
tinguished, broke out a second time
and destroyed the building
Chapel Hill Lodge, No. So, indie
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows. will
build a $4,000 temple on the lot ad-
joining Roberts Hall, Virginia avenue.
South Cumberland The building will
be three stories, Of concrete steel and
brick
Robert Rittenhouse, of Kingston,
member Of section gang on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
road, fell backward from a hand car
going at a good speed near Crisfeld,
and was badly injured. The car pass
ed over his body.
The directors of the Brunswick and
Frederick Railroad Company have de
cided to build the connecting link be
tween Jefferson and Brunswick this
spring. Several surveys have been
made but no route has been deter
mined upon.
Secretary Lloyd T. MacGnl, of the
Frederick Board OF Trade, is preparing
credit bureau, which will include the
city and large section of the coun-
ty. More than 1000 names have been
secured and are being arranged in &C
cordancc with a code
The firm of A. G.. & |. T. Salisbury,
operating several large packing estab
lishments and conducting a store at
Denton, has incorporated its business
under the name of Salisbury Bros,
incorporated. The company is capital.
lied at 100000
At a meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Kensington Bank, DR.. !
Eugene Jones resigned as chairman
and a member Of the committee, j. |
Philip Hermann was chosen to i'll
the vacancy on the committee and !
Alfred c. War was made chairman
The Navy Department accepted the |
resignation of Midshipman Peter p. |
Rodes, captain of the Navy football |
team last fall, and who was recently |
reelected, but declined to accept the |
honor for another season. Rodes was
appointed to the navy from Kentucky
and was member of thp class Of |
1914.
The receipts OF the Hagerstown |
Postofiice in January We're S5,S08, an |
increase Of about 81 OA0 over Ian |