Middletown transcript., 1914-07-18

The directors of the Washington
County National Bank, Of Williams
port, have contracted for extensive inn
provements to be made to the interior
Of the bank during the summer. The
work will be done. by firms of Indian
apolis and Baltimore, and when COM
pleted the bank will be one Of the
handsomest in the State.
The Parker Hosiery Mill, Frostburg,
is installing 10 new knitting machines,
the first Of 80 to be added to the
equipment. This plant ia now employ
Ing more than 100 hands, turning out
800 pairs Of stockings a day. With
the additional machinery it will re-
quire about ITS hands and will turn
out from / 900 to 1900 pairs a day.
The twenty-frst annual Local
Preachers Campmeeting will open at
Leslie, Cecil county, July % and con-
tinue to August 8. The camp will be
in charge Of the Rev. E. 8. Hammond,
assisted by Evangelist H. G. Snyder,
Of Pitman Grove. The music will be
directed by Prof. William N. Thomas.
Not for years has Easton expert
enced such a building boom as is on
Rt present. A large number of build
Ings are in course of construction and
more contracted for. Every mechanic
in the town is busy and there is a de-
mand for more.
Stricken with paralysis while on top
Of a wagon being loaded with wheat
Maurice E. Shaff, farmer, near JET
ferson, fell to the ground and is in a
serious condition.
The Nelson Bell farm, containing
100 acres, near Bradshaw, has been
purchased by Edward Herring, Of
Frederick, for $500.
An explosion Of gasoline in an auto
mobile resulted in fire which de-
stroyed the barn on the farm Of H. E.
Sands, near Potomac, Montgomery
county.
John Neal, Of Port Deposit, has
established a seasons record for rock
fishing. In 80 minutes Tuesday he
landed two fish that weighed "a and
20 pounds.
In attempting to get out of the way
of one automobile, Miss Grace Pres,
ton, Of Churchvflle. stepped in front
Of another car at Aberdeen and was
Knocked down and seriously injured.
John Frederick Stine, aged II, one
Of the best-known dairy farmers in
the county, dropped dead at his home,
near Frederick, of apopleXy, while
chasing cows out of q eornfeld.
The new plant Of the Prest-o-Lite
Company at Elkton has begun opera
tions. Two other new industries,
hosiery mill and textile mill, will
start operations shortly.
Taking advantage Of an optional
law passed by the recent legislature,
the board Of county commissioners has
decided to put to work on the county
roads prisoners who are serving term
sentences in the county Jail in Belair.
Chief Judge Constable has granted
the motion for removal in the Whit
aker estate case, involving about $780,
900 from the Circuit Court for Cecil
county to the United States District
Court.
While John Neal was angling in the
Susquehanna River, short distance
above Port Deposit, he landed two Of
the largest rock fish caught with hook
and line in the river. One of the fish
tipped the scales at "a pounds and the
other weighed % pounds.
At the annual meeting Of stockhoId-
ers of the Elkton and Middletown Rail-
road Company, held at Elkton, the
following dir &tors were elected: A. J.
County, Henry Fatnall, Louis Nelson.
James Fahnestock, William H. Mack
all. Samuel c. Rowland, Fred T.
Haines, Charles B. Finley, Sr., and H.
Arthur Mitchell. The directors organ
lied by electing A. j. County presi-
dent; Henry Tatnan, vice-president;
Louis Nelson, secretary, and James
Fahnestock, treasurer.
The nomination Of John H. Blades
for postmaster at Pocomoke City,
which was held up in the Senate on
account Of charges being lodged
against him, has been confirmed on
recommendation Of Postmaster Cen
eral Burleson, who had the charges
investigated and found to be untrue.
During a severe storm in Cumber-
land Mrs. Julian Shanholt was shocked
BY lightning. The bolt struck the
chimney of the house, knocking the
TOP of, and tore its way inside, break
ing through in i've different places.
The Cecil county board has awarded
to Samuel B. schofeld, of Frederick.
a scholarship to Western Maryland
College. The board has several more
scholarships to award at the State
Normal School and st. Mary's Female
Seminary.
Seated on the porch Of her home
near PetersVille, with her husband and
seven children, Mrs. Thomas Harder
was struck by lightning during a
thunder shower and killed. The bolt