Middletown transcript., 1914-01-10

| 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, Y years old, a farm
er, attempted suicide at his home, at
Rock Hall, by cutting his throat with
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 7O-year-old
farmer, near Frederick, joined the list
OF wife hunters by advertising in a
local paper for 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
EIkton.
Otis Brown, 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. BouchelIs, a farmer of
Mechanics Valley, while driving
team Of four horses near Pleasant Hill,
suffered stroke of apoplexy and fell
to the road. He was found shortly af
terward and died while being carried
into a nearby farmhouse. He was
about 81 years Of age, and is survived
by 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 |
North Junction were torn up by the |
wrecking of a 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. Stowell, 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 few days ago. proved
equally as good.
Given 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 {
who recently committed y
suicide, was probated. He left his en- {
ire estate to his mother for life At ! I
1er death each of the daughters of his
deceased sister, Miss Nettie Bishop, is
% be paid $500, the residue of the
estate going to his only sister, Mrs. i
Jennie Byron, wife of Lewis T. Byron,
If Hagerstown. I
The Mayor and Common Council of
Iyattsville, adopted the much-discuss- t
ID segregation ordinance, and it i'm i
nediately became effective. There t
vas not dissenting vote. The ordi {
lance was prepared by Corporation s
Jounsel Vincent A. Sheehy, and fol. G
ows closely the text of the Baltimore
ordinance recently adopted on the sub
ect. It requires the use of separate n
'locks for residences by white and n
olored people, and its object is de-
Jared to be FOR the purpose of pre-
erEing the public peace and to pro (,
note the general welfare Ill b