Middletown transcript., 1914-11-28

NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Doings in Various Parts
Of the State.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
william Mcwilliams, SO years old.
died at Sharptown.
Charles P. BARLEY has bought the
Atwood farm, two miles east OF Elk
ton. for s2.OOS.
George s. Mills, who killed Edward
Lowe at Derwood, May 25, was con-
victed at Rockville of manslaughter.
Judge and Mrs. Fillmore Beall cele-
brated their silver wedding at their
country home near Beltville..
Fire destroyed tenant-house on the
farm Of the late Irving Pollett, near
Princess Anne.
While repairing the caves Of EN-
manuel Church, ChestertOwn, Fred
Robinson, carpenter, gathered 81
pounds Of honey.
Frank Gill has been appointed car
rier of the new rural mail route to
be established from Colts postof1ce,
near Chestertown.
The Montgomery county grand jury
refused to indict James w. Cummings,
charged with killing Harrison Weaver,
colored, a caddy at the Chevy Chase
Club.
The directors of the Elkton Nation
al Bank have contracted for a hand
some new chimes clock to be erected
In front of the entrance Of their bank.
ing building.
Climbing a pole of the Consolidation
Coal Company, at Acosta, Chris
Drung, aged II, was electrocuted. He
wanted to see how a transformer, sus'
pended from pole, worked.
While sailing down the Bay, bound
for the oyster grounds at Governors
run, James H. Murphy, captain Of the
schooner Harriet H. Lippincott, fell
overheard and was drowned.
Amid preparations for her forty
eighth wedding anniversary celebra'
tion, Mrs. Susan Wilmina Myers, wife
Of Charles G. Myers, died suddenly at
her home, in Frederick, from a com
plication Of diseases.
w. C. Hughes, who has been pro
prietor Of large drug store In Easton
for many years, has retired owing to
impaired health. He has presented
his business to Percy C. Fox, in ap
probation Of the efficient service rem
dered by Mr.. Cox, who has been the
chief clerk in the Hughes store for 20
years.
Samuel w. Bradford, of Belair, has
presented the county with handsome
portrait Of his father, former Cover
nor Bradford. The portrait was
painted by the celebrated artist, Os
car Halwig, and will be placed with
the collections Of celebrated Hartford
county men in the courtroom. Mr.
Bradford was governor from 1852 tC
1866.
Despite her defense that JOSEPH
Fish had grossly insulted and threat
ened her, Miss Susie Thompson. aged
Is, was convicted by a Circuit Court
fury at Rockville of manslaughter fol
shooting him on September %. The
Jury during the forenoon had reported
It was unable to agree, but the presid
ing justice ordered them to deliberate
further.
Miss Margaret BeVanS, the CIR
evangelist Of Scranton, Pa, began I
two weeks revival at Hagerstown II
First Baptist Church, the Rev. E. Kin
cald Thomas, pastor. Miss Bevans
who is q native Of Wales, is a singer
as well as a preacher. She came tt
America at the age of years anC
began preaching when Is years old
Recently she addressed a gathering
Of 800 men at CoatesVille, Pa, Is con
versions resulting.
Rebecca Emily Hadaway, the three
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Hadaway, Of the Cliffs, Ken
county, was burned to death. Mrs.
/ Hadaway left the children, two littl,
! girls, in the house, while she wen
/ across the road on an errand. Tn,
youngest child attracted the mother
attention by its screams for help, an,