Middletown transcript., 1914-07-11

| Is UNDERSTOOD, Will luSLFucI their ueAO
gates to the State convention of Eagles
at Frederick this week to work fol
Hagerstown as next years meeting
place.
The Cumberland Ministerial Asso'
citation, composed of the Protestant
ministers Of the churches in that city
has adopted a plan Of getting closer to-
gether by exchanging pulpits-
John Frederick Stine, aged II, one
of the best-known dairy farmers in
Frederick county, dropped dead at his
home near Frederick of apoplexy while
chasing cows out of cornfeld.
Harry Poole, of Long Corners,
slashed his father-in-law and mother
In-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Green,
and their nephew, Constable Lawrence
Green, at picnic near Mount Airy.
Charles w. Rauth sold a three-story
brick storehouse and dwelling in Ha-
gerstown for which he paid $5,760 in
1895 to David P. Schindel, druggist, for
$4,000.
The County Commissioners of Caro-
line have fixed the tax rate for county
purposes at 81 on the 800. The basis
is now nearly $11,OOO,OOO.
DR.. Edward F. Buchner, Of Johns
Hopkins University, was elected pres
ident Of the Maryland State Teachers
Association.
The Rev. Joseph H. Spence, u years
old, a native of Queen Anne's county,
Maryland, died in Parkersburg, W. Va.
J.. F. Leary, of Rock Hall, has been
elected president of the Maryland
Pharmaceutical Association.
The tax rate for Frederick county
was fixed at $1.1O.
NONClAOl AAOPCOSCA
the State roads in Somerset county.
James F. Rinker Gied at Westmin-
ster.
Miss Florence May Williams was
married at Boyds to Nathan Smith
White, of Baltimore, by the Rev. o.
A. Gillingham. They will make their
home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Edward A. Rodey, wife Of the
postmaster at Ellicott City, died Tues
day morning, aged AZ years. She was
Miss Emily Cotterill, of Berkeley
county, Va.
Because of increasing the levy for
public school purposes in Cecil coun-
ty from 100000 to $4,000, the board
of county commissioners has found
it necessary to increase the tax rate
from $1O5 to s1.10 on the $780,
William H. Sacks, newspaper
man, 40 years old, died Tuesday night
at the home Of his father, John P.
Sacks, in Hagerstown. For Is years
he was employed on the stats of
Hagerstown, Baltimore, Harrisburg
and Lancaster newspapers.
Mrs. Katherine Grifith, widow Of
Frank Grihith, died suddenly at her
home near Unity, Montgomery coun-
ty, aged 70 years. She is survived by
two children, Artemus Griffith and
Mrs. Harry G. spurrier, both of this
county. Mrs. Griffith was daughter
of the late DR.. Artemus Riggs.
In a brilliant address before the
Maryland Bar Association, at Cape
May, Judge Edgar M. Cullen, Of New
York, gave observations on the infu-
ence exerted by the executive over the
legislative department
In his suit before the Hartford coun-
ty circuit court against John N.
Spencer for commissions on the sale |
of corrugated iron pipe to the COM
missioners Of Cecil county, Captain
George w. Williams, of Port Deposit, |
has been awarded $14O6O.
The suit of John G. Thompson, su-
pervisor of election, Havre de Grace,
against the mayor and city council,
for one years salary, resulted in a /
verdict in favor Of Hayre de Grace.
The costs Of trial are placed on the
city.