Middletown transcript., 1914-03-21

The Cecil County Commissioners
have reappointed George Bouchelle
keeper Of Bohemia River bridge and
James G. Layman at Chesapeake City.
The Chestertown Volunteer Fire
Company is making an effort to have
the town adopt an improved fre-fght.
ing system.
The corporate towns of Caroline
county, through their counsels, are
working together on bill to be pre-
sented to the legislature providing for
uniform charter for all of them.
The committee appointed to consid-
er the matter of new court house
for Elkton, Cecil county, recommended
that structure costing 100000 should
be built.
The Department of Agriculture of
the Hagerstown Board of Trade will
furnish the farmers of Washington
county with literature pertaining to
anu
II the legislature passes the bill
granting authority to the school board
at fredericksburg to issue bonds, ST.
900 high school building will be
erected.
The Washington County Commits
sioners have appointed Isaac D. Grove
and John Hammond road supervisors
for Williamsport and Sharpsburg dis
tricts.
Plans are under way at Federals-
burg for the formation of a stock COM
pany to erect one Of the largest lum-
Der and fruit package mills on the
Peninsula
George " Grouse, one Of the best
known residents of Gaithersburg, died.
aged 81 years. His death was due to
pneumonia and followed an illness Of
only a few days.
Ten applicants are after the post
mastership at Betterton, three for the
Worton Office, and two each for post
master at Kennedyville, Galena, Still
Pond and Rock Hall.
The committee in charge has de-
cided to hold the next annual reunion
of the Odd Fellows of Maryland, Penn
sylvania, the Virginias and the Dis
trict of Columbia at Pen-Mar Park,
August 6.
John E. Alexander, about IA years
old, head of the firm of Alexander &
Son, hardware dealers of Elkton, died
after three days illness of pneumonia
He was one of Elkton's wealthiest
residents.
A company of Boy Scouts has been
organized at Sharptown with the fol-
lowing officers: Scoutmaster, Joseph
P. Cooper; president, Lynn Mann;
secretary, Fred Walker; treasurer,
Percy Reynolds.
W. T. Lewis and David Primrose,
convicted of horse stealing, were
found guilty in the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, and sentenced to term
of two years in the Maryland Peni'
tentiary.
Feeling most keenly the loss Of its
principal industry, the plant of the
American Can Company, residents of
Havre de Grace and vicinity have
started a movement looking to the or
ganization of an independent can com.
pany in that city.
The case of Mrs. Virginia Rutter
and her maid, Mollie Simms, both of |
Philadelphia, indicted by the Circuit !
Court for Cecil county, on a charge of |
arson, was continued until the Sep |
tember term of court. The women |
are accused of setting fire to the dwell
ing of Mrs. Josephine Maurer, near
Woodlawn,. Cecil county.
A Philadelphia dairy company will |
complete in a few days cooling sta
ton at Queen Anne's at cost of $5, 900. |
1t is expected that the shipments Of |
milk from that place will soon amount |
to car load a day. The farmers liv-
ing near the place in Caroline, Talbot
and Queen Anne's counties, have made |
additions to their herds.
A company known as the Dorchester
Farm and Mill Supply House, In
corporated, has been organized in
Cambridge to deal in farming imple- |
ments, mill machinery, etc. Former
Senator William F. Applegarth is
president and D. B. Prettyman and !
Samuel w. Linthicum, vice-presidents
The Washington County Commits.
sioners appointed the following sub.
supervisors of roads, each to have un.
der his charge 40 miles of road; Isaac
D. Grove, Williamsport; John Ham
mOnd, Sharpsburg. and NJ Potter i
RQhrersYille.