Middletown transcript., 1914-08-22

IVlAk ILAND NEWO
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanIngs From All
Over the State.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
John Reiser. rs years old, died at
his home, near Easton.
Eastern Shore Odd Fellows held q
big rally at Ocean City.
Two women were injured in an auto
mobile collision near Easton.
Fire destroyed the dwelling ana
store of Frederick w. Hambruch. two
miles from Annapolis.
Lightning destroyed the barns Of
james Moxley and Tobias Watkins in
Montgomery county.
w. G. Seavolt, aged 49 years, a
was found dead by his
at Hagerstown.
Fire wrecked the storehouse and
dwelling at fredericksburg, owned by O..
G. Williamson.
Three persons were injured at Hur-
lock, Caroline county, when passen-
ger train struck Walter A. Coulbourn's
surrey.
The county school board has ap-
pointed Miss Matte R. Whitaker, OF
Colts, principal of the academy at
GaIena, Vice Miss Prince. resigned.
Fire destroyed the large barn on the
farm of John F. and Charles H.
Javins, near Colesville, Montgomery
county. Six horses and colt perish
ed in the flames.
]. Howard Allnut has sold his farm
Egypt, situated near Buckeystown, to
Dennis Shankle for $24,O0O. The farm
contains 277 acres and is one of the
finest in the county.
WilIett Ewing, of Coatesyille, Pa
formerly of Calvert, Cecil county, and
Miss Edith Holt, for several years
vice-principal of the Cecil County
Agricultural High School at Calvert
were married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.
Holt, in Elk Neck, near 'Elkton.
The Bull Moose party represen
tatives from all the counties on the
Shore except Dorchester met in Sails
bury Wednesday to discuss party mat
ters in general and the nomination OF
q candidate for Congress. There vii
be a mass-meeting held August "a, al
which time the congressional candt
date will be named.
The Hartford County Farmers AS
sociation, the owner Of the Belair Fail
Grounds, has made arrangements with
the Hartford Agricultural and Breed
ers' Association for use Of its grounds
near Havre de Grace, from September
21 to September 80, for horse ant
cattle exhibition, with trotting ant
running races and steeplechases.
John B. Hanna, chairman OF th'
Republican State Central Committee
and Murray Vandiver, chairman Of thu
Democratic State Central Committee
have selected Tuesday, September Is
as the date for holding the Statewide
primaries in Maryland. Candidate
for United States senator will b.
selected for the first time under th1
method.
The storehouse and dwelling owne,
by o. G. Williamson, fredericksburg
was wrecked by fire. Sleeping owe
the store, which was occupied by S
M. Graham & Son, general merchaI
disc were two families, both of who1
had narrow escapes. Both familie
lost all their household goods, Will
the merchandise of Graham & So
was ruined by smoke and water. Tn
loss will probably reach $4,000.
During a recent storm hghtn1n
struck the large barrack on the far1
Of Thomas Owings, near Long Cornei
Howard county, burning it down, K
gether with about 25 tons Of hay an
a lot of farming implements. Two co
ored farm hands who had gone in tn
barrack to get out Of the rain Wer
knocked down by the lightning, an
one Of them was badly injured. Fou
head Of cattle in a neighboring hel
were killed.
Learning that squirrels were be1n
killed in Montgomery county, althoug
illegal until November 10, Deput
Game Warden H. P Crawford starte
on the trail of the hunters and cam
! ,,vo,, +1.yn vo1nsy whifa men and co