The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-02-19

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Washington county commissioners
broke the deadlock existing for sew
eral weeks over the appointment of
county attorney, when they elected
former Justice Elias B. Hartle. pro
gressiye Democrat to that office.
At meeting of the women of Ches-
tertown a hospital committe was
formed, with Mrs. J. H. Thompson,
chairman Funds will be raised this
spring to purchase the Westcott man
sion to be used as local hospital
The mangled body of Edward Perry
Middleton was found on the Balti-
more and Ohio tracks near North
Branch. 1t is supposed Middleton was
returning from Cumberland when
struck by train
Rev Cosby NJ Robertson, of Blu
chanan, W. Va, has accepted call to
the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church at Cambridge and will remove
with his family to Cambridge on
March l.
The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, after being closed for the past
six weeks undergoing repairs, was
opened for traffic. The first vessels to
go through were the Ericsson steam
ers plying between Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
NJ. D. Kirk has been appointed chief
engineer for the Davis Coal and Coke
Company, with headquarters, Cumber
land. This is a newly created office.
Mr. Kirk comes from Glover, Pa,
where he was chief engineer for the
Ebensburg Coal Company.
Dr. Clarence l. Benson, of Port De
post, and Miss Margerty Krauss,
manual training instructor at Tome
Institute, were married last Wednes-
day evening at the home of the brides
parents in Philadelphia. DR.. and Mrs.
Benson will make their future home
at Port Deposit.
An engagement of much interest to
society in Port Deposit, Baltimore and
New York was announced when Sam1
C. Rowland multi-millionaire of Port
Deposit, announced the coming mar
riage of his daughter, Miss Dorothy
Rowland, to Frank H. Winants, of New
York. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Playing with lighted candles used
on birthday cake, the 2-yearold
daughter of Albert S. Dyer, of Freder-
lex, was so seriously burned that she
| is not expected to live. The child
was alone in the house with her s.
year-old brother when the accident
occurred
| The will of William T. Clark, former
Judge of the Orphans Court for Cecil
county, who died last week at his
home at North East, was filed for pro-
i bate Thursday in the registers office
at Elkton. His estate, valued at S10,-
600, is left to his widow during her
lifetime and at her death to be divided
among his children.
Topping from the top of loaded
spring wagon, Roy Hugh Specht, the
10-year-old son of D. NJ. Specht,
Doubs, was partly scalped when the
wagon wheel passed over the back
part of his head. 1t required nearly a
dozen stitches to close the wound.
About three stitches were required TO
close the wound over the eye. He also
| has a slight conclusion of the brain
His condition is serious.
| Heart balm in the sum of $4,000
is asked by Miss Mae r. Moser from
Lloyd c. Bartgis, formerly of Myers
Vile. in breach of promise suit filed
by Miss Moser's attorneys, Stoner
& Weinberg simultaneously Miss
Moser's father, George w. Moser, filed
a suit against Bartgis for $4,000 for
the loss of his daughters services
brought about by Bartgis' relations
with Miss Moser. Bartgis left Mary
land about three years ago and mar
ried another woman.
st. Louis factories in 1912 numbered
2,585 and had an output valued al
$3A5,657,438.
Artillery officers of the United
States army have succeeded in direct
ing the fire of coast defense guns from
points as far distant as eight miles.
! A series of electric buttons, the cor
rect combination of which to produce
results is known only to the author
lied, features new automobile
starter.
That he has invented malleable
aluminium alloy with steel's strength
but with only one-third the weight OF
brass, is the claim of an English
chemist.