Middletown transcript., 1915-12-04

ler TWO members OF tne AagefbLoWht
Sewerage Commission, made an in
Bpection Of the sewerage systems Of
and Carlisle. Hagers-
town ls planning to install q sewerage
system. The necessary enabling acts
to secure legislative authority for the
construction of q sewerage plant are
being prepared and will be submitted |
to the Legislature for early passage.
The dwelling occupied by Henry |
Klachus, manager for the Misses Foley |
on their farm, near Mayfleld, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with all its
contents. The fre was discovered by
Mr.. Klachus, who had gotten up to see
the time. Klachus had no idea as to
how theS fire originated. The loss is
estimated at about $1,000, partly COW
cred by Insurance. Mr.. Klachus and
his family had to walk in their night
clothes and bare feet about mile to
the house Of their nearest neighbor.
Miller Bullock, SO years old, a farm
er, OF Pleasant Hill section, attemuted
to cross the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road tracks in front Of Elk Mills
Passenger Station, when he was
struck by a local freight train and re-
ceived injuries that caused his death
an hour later. The local freight was
shifting cars near the station, when
the farmer started to cross the tracks
directly in front Of the engine.
Seldom has Easton seen a throng
such as gathered at the courthouse
there for the preliminary hearing of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Marshall, father
and stepmother of Grace Marshall. No
testimony was introduced at the hear
ing, bail being fixed at $1,000 each, and
the prisoners were released for the
action Of the grand jury, which meets
in May.
Samuel Powell, aged 7S. a retired
contractor, of Hagerstown, committed
suicide by hanging himself in his
stable. For some time Mr.. Powell had
been in failing health, and despOnd-
ency, due to his prolonged illness, is
believed to have been the cause for his
act. A member Of his family discover
ed the body dangling from rope at
tached to rafter.
The directors of the James F. Pow
ers' Foundry Company of Elkton,
have organized by electing George Nc
Quilkin, president; Thomas B. Miller,
vice-president and general manager;
William Sterling Evans, secretary, and
William R. Witworth, treasurer. Mr..
Miller is the retiring Register Of Wills
for Cecil county.
The State Central Committee Of Dor
chester County has recommended the
appointment of G. Walter Wright as
postmaster of Cambridge to succeed
William H. Medford, who resigned to
become Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
Miss Lorraine Nilsson, of Baltimore,
who recently won prize as the most
shapely girl in that city, has offered to
give her blood, by TRANSMISSION, to save
the life of Grace Marshall, now in the
Emergency Hospital at Easton.
Worthington P. Wachter, Demo
cratic candidate for tax collector of
Washington county, who was defeated
for reelection by two majority by
John B. Fleming, Republican, will con-
test Flcming's election.
The State officers of the Maryland
Patriotic Order Sons of America paid
an official visit to Washington Camp,
Hagerstown, when 12 new members
were initiated and nine applications
for membership were made.
States Attorney N. Calvin Trice, Of
Cambridge, has served notice on A.
Stengle Marine, returned elected
States Attorney at the recent election
by 21 votes, that he will contest his
election.
| With between 5000 and $500 men
women and children crowding around
the gallows, Frank Grano, the Italian
was hanged at Snow Hin for the mur
der of Levin P. Robinson, Robinson't
wife and Alonza Redden.
John H. White, manufacturer o.
leather goods and veteran Of The
Civil War, died at his home, neal
North East, aged seventy-three years
! Richard X. Barnes, Of Charlestown
who was recently elected Sheriff O
Cecil county, has received his commits
sion and will assume charge Of thu
1 office in Elkton this week He ha'
appointed former Sheriff ]. Wesley Nc
Allister his deputy.
Friends of Scott M. wolhDger, re
tiring States Attorney for Washing
ton county, announced that Wolfnge
may enter the primaries next Ma.
for the Republican nomination 70
Congress from the Sixth district, t
succeed David J. Lewis, Democrat
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The largest two direct curren
dynamos ever built have been CON
pleted in Germany, each with capa
city of about $4,000 sixteen candl
power lamps.
The Spanish government has estal
lished a course OF free. Lectures O