Middletown transcript., 1915-08-07


Montgomery county in the person of
DR.. John Gardiner, of Clarksburg,
bringing the number of aspirants for
the four nominations to be made up
to eight.
Sweeping in bedroom Of her home
near Rockville, Mrs. William C. Veirs
stopped down to pick up what she
took to be a rope. Just as she was
about to touch it, however, she dis
covered that 1t was black snake. She
screamed and the reptile was killed by
others in the house.
A barn on the farm of Zachariah B.
Magruder, at Fountain Mills, II miles
from Frederick, was burned. together
with 800 bushels of wheat, this years
hay crop, quanatity Of corn, farm
ing implements, machinery and horse
valued at 1925. Neighbors with buckets
saved the house and adjoining build
ings.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company effected a settlement with
Mrs. Elizabeth r. Fritz, widow Of
Charles R. Fritz, Hagerstown, travel
ing fireman, who was killed in June
when two passenger trains collided on
a bridge near Thurmont Mrs. Fritz
sued for $4,000 damages and was paid
$4,25O in settlement of all claims.
The home of Bedford litter. at Cliff
City, 10 miles from Chestertown, was
struck by lightning and Mrs. Bessie
Long, the housekeeper, killed. Mrs.
litter was badly stunned. Mr.. Tit
ter was knocked down by the same
flash that killed Mrs. Long. He did
not lose consciousness. Mrs. Longs
clothing was set on fire, but Mr.. Tit
ter put out the blaze with blanket.
Edward Little, assistant cashier Of
the Hancock Bank, was awakened at
2 o'clock in the morning and stared
into three revolvers held by three
men. He was bound and gagged and
the robbers then left. The young man
sleeps over his fathers store, which
was robbed. About $25 was gotten
from the store, some money from Mr..
Little and gold watch.
Samuel Sharp, aged "a years, was
killed at his home, near Tannery,
when he was thrown into the fiywheel
of a 2O-horsepower gasoline engine
His skull was crushed and one Of his
legs broken. Mr.. Sharp was operat-
ing a feed grinder, when the belt drop
ped Off He attempted TO step across
the belt, which was attached to the re-
volving hywheel of the engine, and
caught his foot He leaves widow.
Pearl Fraley, IA years old, daughter
Of the late Faltine Fraley, was
drowned in the Savage river, near her
home, in Garrett county. She had
been berry picking with two younger
sisters, her brother-in-law, Columbus
Beaman, and the latter's sister Bar
bara. They were wading at a point
where the Little Savage empties into
the Big Savage, when Pearl Fraley
slipped on a rock into a deep hole.
Efforts to save her were unavailingi
So thorough and scientific is the
treatment given patients in the new
John Hubner PsychOpathic Depart
ment of the State Hospital for the In
sane, at Springfield, that private patti
ents are seeking admission and are
willing to pay for the treatment and
accommodations sums far in excess of
the charge Of 81 per day by the State.
These applications were made known
at the monthly meeting Of the board
of directors by Superintendent J.
Clement Clarke.
The County Commissioners Of Allie
gany county filed petition in the Su-
perior Court Baltimore. for a writ of
mandamus requiring DR.. Arthur P.
Herring, secretary Of the State Lunacy
Commission, to approve the commits
slOners report of receipts and dis
bursements in 1914 in connection with
Sylvan Retreat, the county hospital
for the insane. Until this is done, 1t
is stated, the county will not be re-
imbursed by the State for its expendi-
lures in excess of $10O a year for each
patient The petition was filed through
Walter C. Capper and Alfred s. Niles
attorneys.
An epidemic of hog cholera has
broken out in Princess Anne and is
causing great anxiety among the far
mers. A disease which is playing
havoc with poultry has made its ap
pearance. County Demonstration H
S. Hppincott has been working in con
junction with officials of the Mary
land Agricultural College Experiment
Station with a view to checking the
cholera. In his efforts to stamp out
the disease the County Demonstratol
has been teaching many of the loca
farmers the use Of cholera serum anC
the manner in which hogs should b.
ipnoculated.