Middletown transcript., 1914-02-14

| pos1C, on May Ii.
The first herring of the season was
caught near fredericksburg by James F.
GambrilL This is regarded as a sure
sign of an early spring.
C. G. Brandenburg, a Western Mary
land Railway fireman, fell from an
engine in Hagerstown and was severe
ly injured.
Miss Sallie Bechtold, of Havre de
Grace, was overcome by leaking gas in
her bathroom and was found uncon-
scious.
J. Augustine Mason, of Hagerstown,
has been elected president and gen
eral counsel of the Security Cement
and Lime Company.
Chestertown Volunteer Firemen
have elected T. D. France, president,
and George G. Cannon, chief OF their
organization.
Miss Mary Lassell, who disappeared
from her home in Kent county Is years
ago, has been located by her sister in
Holquin Hospital, Cuba.
One hundred and seventy marriage
licenses were issued to New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware couples in
Elkton in January, an increase OF 20
over the previous month.
An amendment to the bill providing
for a $4,000 bond issue for public
park for Hagerstown has been drafted
and will be introduced at once into the
legislature.
A stone from King Solomon's quar-
ries has been presented the Goats
Lodge of Masons at Easton by DR.. c.
D. Harris, editor of the Southern
Methodist.
Warm weather has started spring
activities among farmers near Del
mar Plans made assure the greatest
acreage Of cantaloupes in the history
of this section.
Peter Welsh, 101 years of age, died
at Barton. He came from Ireland in
a sailing ship in his youth. He worked
at the opening of the first coal mines
in the Cumberland region.
The Eureka fertilizer plant at
Frenchtown, has been sold by R. c.
Thackery, Frederick T. Haines and
William S. Evans, trustees, to the Lam
caster Chemical Company, Of Lancas-
ter, Pa, for $1O,259.
Miss Elsie Guiberson has been ap-
pointed principal at Oak Grove pub
lie school, succeeding Miss Fannie
Peach, who accepts the appointment as
deputy postmistress at the North East
Office.
An automobile driven by J. P. Ahern,
president of the Millington National
Bank, struck and seriously injured
Charles, the 11-year-old son of c. H.
Harris, merchant in Millington. The
lad ran in front of the machine.
While cunning in a small skiff,
Bryan Wood and Alvin McCauley, Of
Galena, had a very narrow escape from
drowning when their craft upset,
throwing both men into the water.
They were rescued by fishermen.
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Because it was warm there, J.
Lewis Demmitt, 45 years old, retired
on the top of lime kiln near Woods
boro and dropped off to sleep. When
he awakened both his legs were
charred. He was hurried to Montevue
Hospital, where it was said both legs
probably would be amputated.
Citizens Of the eastern section of
Montgomery county are interested in
the bill introduced in the State Senate
by Senator William Holmead, of
Prince Georges county, providing for
an appropriation of 100000 for the
construction of pike from Sandy
Spring, this county, to Laurel. A large
part of the hauling done by the farm
ers Of the eastern section of this coun-
ty is to Laurel
At the annual meeting of the Hagers-
town Automobile Club, Inc, at the
offices of the board Of trade, the fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi- !
dent, DR.. ]. Roger Laughlin; vice
president, DR.. Victor D. Miller, Jr.; sec
retary. Roy Dancer; treasurer, Charles
M. Dancer; directors, Mayor ]. Nc
Pherson Scott, William B. Littleton, S.
H. Weihenmayer, Ernest Brining, H. |
Dixon Mclaughlin, Albert Heard, H. |
w. Kaylor, David P. Schindel and J.
Ellsworth Stonebraker.
The Pennsylvania authorities have !
been requese-d to arrest William |
Esicks, who IS wanted at Elkton on
the charge of larceny of horse and /
buggy from Edward Taylor, a livery
man. The team was stolen over a
week ago.
The Hagerstown Mercantile Pro
tective. Association has been organ
lied. W. C. Hepperle, formeEly gen
eral superintendent of the Hagerstown
Electric Railway Company, was
elected directing chairman and w. A.
johnson. formerly Of Baltimore. secre-
kary and Office manager.