Middletown transcript., 1915-05-22
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Commissioner Charles D. Wagaman,
Of the State Industrial Accident Com
mission, held a hearing at Cumber-
land in the case of Harry Haller. a
former watchman of the Western
Maryland Railway, found dead near
the watch box on the West Virginia
end OF the bridge, December "a. The
widow, Wilhelmina Haller, asks COM
pensation. The railroad company con-
tends Haller was murdered. A. Taylor
Smith, attorney for Mrs. Haller, con-
tended that even IL Haller were muir
dered he was entitled to compensation,
as he was performing his duties at the
time. The point at issue is whether
Haller was engaged in interstate COM
merce when he met his death. II he
was his widow Is not entitled to COM
pensation under the State law. The
commission reserved decision.
The Boonsboro High School COM
mencement will be held May 26. The
baccalaureate sermon will be preached
Nay % in the Trinity Reformed
Church by the Rev. DR.. Charles e.
Wehler, of Frederick. The declama-
ton contests will take place May "a.
The Rev. DR.. A. B. Station, of Hagers'
town. will present the Atwood gold
prizes. Glass Day exercises will be
held May 25. Judge Martin L. Keedy
will make the address to the graduates
and present the diplomas to the fol-
lowing: Verda Ethel Long, Gladys
Magdalene Thomas. William Preston
8ast, Inez Eudora Alexander and
Richard Watson Bomberger.
Robert, the 9-year-old son of John
Hastings, farmer near Federalsburg'
was bitten in the face by dog. The
boy was playing with a number OF
school children when the dog came
into the crowd and attacked him
lercely. The boys comrades fought
the dog in an effort to keep him from
biting their playmate, but he sank his
teeth in the boys cheek, inficting
severe decorations. One Of the dogs
teeth caught the boy in the corner OF
the mouth and cut deep cash about
an inch long.
The commencement exercises Of the
Easton High and Manual Training
School will be held June II. The class
night entertainment will be held June
Is. The graduating class Is composed
of II girls and boys, and will be Ad-
dressed by the Rev. Kingdom Handy.
Of Baltimore. The graduates are:
Stella Callaghan. Emily Harrison.
Mildred Norris, Marie Callaghan, Edith
Corkran. Robert Roberts. Oscar Trail,
Berton Bostwick, Olive Mallonee.
Mamie Shane. Elizabeth Pearce, Goldie
Henry, Helen Pyper and Mary Wood.
The School Commissioners have pre-
pared the following estimate OF the
cost of maintaining the nine high
schools of Montgomery county for
next year: Rockville, $1,000; Sandy
Spring, 1886; Gaithersburg, $500;
Brockville, $4,000; Damascus, $1,000;
Germantown, $1,46O; DarnestOwn
$1,000; Chevy Chase. 5000; Pooles
Vile, 1880 The total estimate cost
is $2S,685. Of which about $1,000 will
be contributed by the State.
Mr.. Bashore, of the Eastern Shore
| noa1 r4stota CoD1oDv Was sariOuaIV
injured at Salisbury when q freight
train struck his automobile. He at
tempted to cross the tracks in front
Of a freight, which was running back
ward at about Is miles an hour. The
cars hit his machine while 1t was tT
tho middle of the tracks and complete
ly demolished 1t. Mr.. Bashore was
thrown out and bruised. He was takeT
to the Peninsula General Hospital.
Miss Cecilia Fieseler, 38 years old
daughter of the late Mr., and Mrs
Henry Fieseler, died suddenly in thC
Sunday-school room of st. Martini
German Lutheran Church, Annapolis
While engaged in rehearsing mum
Der of children for Chlldren's DaS
entertainment Miss Fieseler wal
stricken with hemorrhage of the brain
followed by a stroke of apoplexy. Sht
expired within FIVE minutes,
Luther Cole, Of Lovettsville. Va.
vas found on the Baltimore and Ohi'
tracks, near Knoxville. with his skull
crushed. He had been struck by
train and killed. His suitcase hat
| A... h.dl.. tom hv the train MI