Middletown transcript., 1915-11-27

The annual harvest home dinner of
the farmers clubs of Howard county |
was held at Ellicott City. Farmers,
bankers, merchants and professional |
men attended. Covers were laid for |
200. Following the dinner, which |
consisted of Howard county's del |
icacies, questions of vital interest to
the farmers and the community in
general we're discussed. Col. William |
S. Powell presided.
Mrs. Van Lear, aged wife Of Major
John Van Lear, while going to church
Sunday, was struck by a bicycle rid
den by a boy, knocked down and in
jured. perhaps fatally. She was car
ried into her home unconscious and is
suffering from shock. DR.. ]. Walter
Humrichotise rendered medical atten-
tion, finding serious pressure on the
brain caused by her head striking
upon tbeistreet when she fell.
Eight hundred school children were
given a vacation in Cambridge Mon
day until after Thanksgiving in order
that the schoolrooms and books could
be disinfected to prevent the spread
of diphtheria, of which there have
been few cases in town and num-
ber in the county. Grades up to the
sixth are affected by the closing order
Bishop Alfred Harding, of the Dio-
cese OF Washington, oficiated at the
laying Of the cornerstone of the new
Pinkney Memorial Church and parish
hall, HyattsVille. A number Of promi-
nent Episcopalian and other ministers
were present, Baltimore and Washing
ton being well represented.
Judge John e. West, of Rockville,
has been designated by Governor
Goldsborough as chief judge of the
| Orphans Court for that county for
the four-year term for which he was
recently reelected. He succeeds
Judge Remus R. Darby
Mrs. Emma Shippers, aged 81 years,
wife of Edward e. Shippers, farmer
| Of North East, died at the Union Hos
| pital, Elkton, from injuries received
when she was struck by an automobile
driven by Manley o. Simpson, of Front
Royal, Virginia.
After considering proposals from IA
Of the largest sanitary engineering
firms in the country the city officials
have awarded a contract for the
engineering work on the proposed
Crisfeld sewer system to Ezra B.
Whitman, of Baltimore.
Graduated from Pennsylvania State
College last June, Miss Florence Pow
dermaker, of Baltimore, has been made
assistant chemist in the city Health
Department. Miss Powdermaker ap-
peared for work half an hour ahead of
her co-workers.
| Counsel for O'Malley, in the Howard
county election contest, took an appeal
from the order of court granting a
mandamus compelling the election
supervisors to canvass the disputed re-
turns.
Tldge George C. Merrick, retired, OF
the Seventh judicial circuit Of Mary
land, died at his home near Upper
Marlboro of acute indigestion and
heart trouble, aged II years.
William A. Barton, of townsville, a
Democratic candidate for Judge of the
Orphans Court at the recent election
died Saturday. He was 65 years ole
and was retired farmer.
Mrs Mary Findlay Van Lear died
at Hagerstown as result Of injuries
received by being hit by bicycle
ridden by boy.
John Baumgartner, general manager
Of the Frederick Brick Works, wa,
crushed to death by the caving in o
bank of earth.
Burglars blew open the safe in tn,
Aberdeen Postofice and got ava!
with 500 in money and $1,000 il
stamps.
Charles J. Robinson was acduittel
at Belair of the charge Of numbering
Henry Daily, colored.
The papal power was established Il
4s2 A. D. by Gelasius, bishop Of Rome
the wiz Of the monarch being mad
Hubordinate to that Of the Pope.
A British trade exposition at Glas
, gov IN 1916 Is recommended By tn
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