The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-01-08
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHO1T ORDER
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.

George NJ. Bushey, a member of the
Washington County School Board
died at Cavetown.
Ebenezer G. Davis, former member
Of the legislature, died at Willards, in
Wicomico county.
Mrs. Emily Hannah Coulson has re-
signed as principal of the public
school at New Bridge.
AS an appreciation of her services
as organist of Moore's Methodist
Chapel, at Blake, Miss Sarah Ewing
was presented with SIS in gold.
While a guest at the residence of
Sylvester Bowlsbey, of Zion, F. II
Bothell, of Bucks county, Pa, died
suddenly.
Leroy c. Longfellow, real estate
owner, was shot and seriously wound
ed by Clarence Z. Caulk in Caulk's
jewelry store, at Sharptown.
Governor Goldsborough appointed A
Tyler Smith a member Of the Board of
School Commissioners for Allegany
county, to succeed Henry Irving, re-
signed.
A large bank barn on the farm of
George S. Thomas, near Mount Pleas
ant, with its contents of 40 tons of
hay, 80 tons of fodder and a quantity
of wheat, corn and farming imple-
ments, was burned Sunday night.
Henry Burlin, ~ years old. a farm
er, attempted suicide at his home, at
Rock Hall, by cutting his throat with
a razor. A wound two inches in
length was inflicted, and the sight of
blood caused him to cry for help.
Blood-poisoning developing from
the prick of twig of holly while she
was engaged in making wreaths
caused Mrs. William NJ. Wright, of
fredericksburg, to lose the middle finger
and a portion of her right hand.
Michael Nusbaum, a 70-year-old
farmer, near Frederick, joined the list
Of wife hunters by advertising in a
local paper for a helpmate. He is a
widower and has five children, four
of whom are married. His only re
quirements is for a good housekeeper
A pulpit light of brass has been
placed in Trinity Church, Elkton, in
memory of the late Alfred Wetherill
who for a quarter of a century was
senior warden of Trinity parish. The
light is the gift Of his nieces, the
Misses Marian and Julia Young, of
Elkton.
Otis Brown. a young man of POGO
moke, accidentally shot himself in
Stevenson's woods. He went out
alone to shoot rabbits and while
creeping through the underbrush the
hammer Of his gun caught in a bush
and the piece was discharged. The
entire load struck his shoulder.
Wilmer c. Bouchells, a farmer of
Mechanics Valley, while driving a
team Of four horses near Pleasant Hill,
suffered a stroke of apopleSy and fell
to the road. He was found shortly af-
terward and died while being carried
into nearby farmhouse. He was
about 62 years of age, and is survived
by a widow and three sons.
Michael Dunnigan was arrested by
Game Warden Heller on a warrant
sworn out by Walter Roby on the
charge of hunting on the property Of
the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club.
owned by Baltimoreans and situated in
the mountains west of Hancock. Dun
nigan was fined $50 by Justice Rems-
burg
The tracks of the Western Maryland
and Cumberland Valley Railroads at
wrecking of double-header west
bound freight train on the former
road. The wreck was caused by the
lead engine leaving the tracks. Pas
sengers on trains of both roads were
transferred. No one was injured.
To eat homegrown watermelons on
New Years Day is unusual in Caro-
line county, but John w. Stowen, of
Fredericksburg, had one which he de-
clared was fine. The melon, with five
others, was carefully wrapped in pa
per last September and placed in an
unheated room. One Of the other
melons, cut a few days ago, proved
equally as good.
Given a hearing before Magistrate
Cameron, Elkton, on the charge of kill
ing two foxhounds owned by Cor
nelius Davis, an adjoining farmer,
Charles Crawford, of near Cecilton,
was fined $25 and costs. The hounds
when shot were on Crawford's farm,
and he alleged that he suspected they
were the dogs which had been killing
his sheep.
The will of Frank P. Brewer, the
cashier of the First National Bank of
Mercersburg, who recently committed
suicide, was probated. He left his en-
tire estate to his mother for life. At
her death each Of the daughters of his
deceased sister, Miss Nettie Bishop, is
to be paid $500, the residue of the
estate going to his only sister, Mrs.
Jamie Byron. wife of Lewis T. Byron,