Middletown transcript., 1914-04-04

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on the Choptank River.
Miss Vera Knight, for eight years
instructor of the kindergarten depart
ment at Tome Institute, has resigned
and will be succeeded by Miss Lillian
E. Pugh.
Part of the plant Of the Hess Car
riage Company, Hagerstown, was
burned. A quantity Of wagon wheels
and machinery was destroyed. The
loss is covered by insurance.
The residents of Crisfield and the
surrounding country thought they had
been struck by an earthquake until
they found that Uncle Sans Atlantic
feet had begun spring target practice
in the Chesapeake Bay.
Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, of the Port
Deposit district, has filed bill in the
Elkton Court for a divorce from her
husband, F. Kurtz Taylor, former
county treasurer and prominent mer
chant at Blythedale.
Homer Smoot, of Delaware College,
has been appointed coach at Washing
ton College, Chestertown, succeeding
Thomas W. Kibler, who has gone to
San Antonio, Texas, to manage a base
ball team in the Texas League.
Fire which started in the kitchen
partially destroyed the home Of Cap
tain Bradshaw, near Hopewell, and but
for the timely arrival of neighbors the
entire building would have been de
stroyed.
Lynwood B. Jacobs, of Newark, act.
ing as engineer for the Deibert Tex.
tile Manufacturing Company, has com.
pleted plans and specifications for 9
freproof factory to be erected at Elk
ton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, wife of Will
liam Taylor, wealthy farmer, of
Cumberland, died at her home, on the
South Branch of the Potomac, aged
SO years. Her husband is 1O1 years
old and enjoys excellent health.
Harry Poland, eight years old, son
of Price Poland, near Mount Savage,
was probably fatally injured when he
was run over by the mortorbus plying
between Cumberland and Mount Saw
age.
Charles A. Cook, Of Elk Mills, has
been appointed guard at the Maryland
House Of Correction, succeeding
Cleaver Potts, of Elkton, who has
signed with the Baltimore baseball
team for the season.
While cooking at her home in Del
mar the clothing Of Mrs. Sidney Tyler
caught fire and she was soon en-.
veloped in flames. Her cries brought
her husband, who was badly burned in
an attempt to extinguish the flames.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Tyler were severely
burned and it is feared that the latter
will not recover.
The stockholders Of the Cambridge
Manufacturing Company have decided |
to double the capital stock Of 100000. |
the issue being offered to stockholders |
at $50 a share. The capital obtained
will be used to extend it's business and |
to avoid borrowing money. The com.
pany conducts a general milling and |
manufacturing business here.
While Fred Turner was operating
his sawmill in Charles NJ Walkers
woods, Frederick, sparks blown by q
high wind set fire to straw which was
close to barn and carriage house.
Other sparks were blown to the fod.
der stacks, which were destroyed. The
barn and carriage house caught fire,
but Turner, with the aid of neighbors,
extinguished the blaze before the
buildings were entirely destroyed.
Maryland Day was generally OBJ
served by almost every one, both
young and old, throughout Wicomico
county. Appropriate exercises were
held in all the schools Of Salisbury and
an address was delivered to the High
School students by Mrs. Hester Dor.
sey Richardson, wife Of former news.
paper editor Mrs. Richardson's ad.
dress was patriotic and her subject
was Monuments of Baltimore City.
The schooner Murray Vandiver,
which is being rebuilt at the yards Of
the Seaford Marine Railway, will re.
enter the bay trade under the name Of
Emily and Catherine, after the daugh-
ters Of the president of the company,
Joseph H. Milligan, of Seaford.
A certificate Of Incorporation has
been granted the Shippers Traffic. In.
yestigating Bureau Of Cumberland.
Chas. M. Barnard, Henry G. Thomas,
Claude T. Jett, Motley Barnard and
David Miller are the directors and the
capital stock is $1,000.