Middletown transcript., 1915-03-13
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

A delegation OF citizens from Clear
spring, headed by DR.. J. p. Perry, petit
toned the County School Board to
erect an addition to the Clearspring
school, to cost about $4,000, to meet
the demands of the new high school
recently established there. The School
Board promised to make the improve
ment, provided the County Commits
sioners make the necessary levy. The
delegation then went before the Coun-
ty Commissioners and requested that
provision be made for the addition to
the Clearspring school.
Sheriff Benjamin Peyton Whalen
shot himself above the left temple
while sitting at his desk in the Sher-
IFS Office at Rockville. He is now at
the Georgetown University Hospital,
where the physicians said late tonight
that he has an even chance for his life.
Whalen's action was in keeping with
warnings which he had given his wife,
his attorney and others. 1t had been
well thought out and was brought
about by his constant brooding over
his i'll health and official matters
Judge M. L. Keedy took from the
jury the case Of Albert A. Hemp
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, removed from Frederick county,
y1pon p,,hroioeiava ~ v,ravare h,y oo,,ueal
for the railroad. Hemp sued for $751;
900 damages, alleging that on August
21, 1912, he was permanently injured
when his team of six horses. which he
claimed were frightened by the un-
necessary blowing of the whistle of
locomotive, ran of. His left leg was
mashed and he was otherwise injured.
Former County Tax Collector Abner
Bingham, of Weverton, was appointed
an inspector OF the newly-created
Maryland Employers Liability Com
mission at salary of $500 year.
He was former Progressive Republi-
can leader of Washington. county,
member of the House of Delegates for
two terms, and at preesnt is chairman
Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee of Washington county, and
close friend Of Charles D. Wagaman, a
member of the commission.
Edward c. Ebert was awarded $500
damages in his suit for IS, 900 against
the Hagerstown and Frederick Rail-
road for the death Of his young son.
The case lasted two and a half days.
Thirty witnesses were summoned for
the plaintiff and 10 for the defense.
The boy attempted to cross the track
in front of the car and had his right
leg crushed, dying from his injuries.
Another big real estate deal was
closed in Hagerstown when Peter S.
Brewer and John D. Meyer, merchants,
purchased of Mrs. Annie e. Knode her
two-story brick property for S42 900, or
more than $1,000 front foot The lot
fronts Al feet on North Potomac street
and is situated midway between the
Public Square and the market house.
| Carroll Seward, a young man, is in
the Cambridge Jail charged with two
| robberies and suspected of others.
He has been boarding at a hotel and
during his temporary absence search
of his room revealed burglars outfit
and several revolvers, as we'll as suit.
cases filled with articles identified as
those stolen from merchants.
Floyd Sackman, who pleaded guilty
of perjury in connection with the case
of Mrs. Minnie Leggett, sentenced tc
the penitentiary for 16 years for shoot
ing her husband, was sentenced by
Judge Keedy, at Hagerstown, to three
years in prison. 1t is alleged Sack
man gave Mrs. Leggett the revolver
she used to kill her husband.
Harmony prevailed at the Demo
cratic city primaries in Hagerstowr
Tuesday. In tire Fifth ward Benja
min F. Hunsberger was nominated
without opposition for city council
man, and in the First and ThirC
wards City Councilmen John F. Dli
fendall and j. Harry Schenler, re
spectively, were renominated by &C
clamation.
Deputy Sheriff benson arrested a
Salisbury William Acker. Of Center
vile, N. j.. who eloped with Mis-
Josephine Whelte, a school teacher
who has been boarding at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Acker, and lodged him Il
Jail. He refused to discuss the matte
except to say that it was love match
} TIE Rev. Samuel s. Wingert. 7
years old, bishop of the River Brett
rem Church, died OF paralysis at Fiv
Forks. near Hagerstown.
The annual parade and oyster roas
Of the Easton volunteer fire depart
ment took place at Easton. The street
were lined with spectators, VIII
cheered the fremen as they passed
, Between 40 and so bushels of oyster
were consumed.
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