Middletown transcript., 1915-02-27


him in the eye with such force 1t is
feared the sight will be completely
destroyed.
By the terms of a settlement, the
Western Maryland Railroad Company
will pay Charles A. Lewis $1,000 for
injuries and damages alleged, to have
been received when a team belonging
to the complainant was struck by
train at a road crossing near Sabillas-
vile.
Lewis ]. Ort, member of the Board
Of School Commissioners of Allekany
county and vice-president of the First
National Bank of Midland, died at the
Western Maryland Hospital from
paralysis. He was stricken on Febru-
ary Q. while in Cumberland to attend
a meeting of the School Board, and
never regained consciousness.
Harry E. Voakes, of Wheatly,
Ontario, Canada, and Miss Hattie
Moore, of Centreville. eloped to Elk
ton and were married by the Rev John
McElmoyle, pastor OF the Elkton Pres
byterian Church. The young man,
who has been visiting friends in Eas-
ton for several weeks, recently met
Miss Moore, who is nurse in the
Emergency Hospital of that town.
The Howard County Commissioners,
after a conference with Chief Engineer
Shirley decided not to build the Wood
bine-Lisbon road at this time, and all
bids were rejected. Howard county's
allotment of the State aid road fund is
already overdrawn by about $4,000 and
a re-allotment will not be made until
March 1.
The City of Baltimore was the loser
in the Court of Appeals in the case of
Henry L. Brack and Emma c. Brack,
owners of land in Baltimore county a
portion of which had been condemned
in order to be used in the new water
supply system of the city. 1t was
held by the Court of Appeals that the
lower court should not have rejected
evidence tending to show the special
value of the property for the purpose
for which 1t was to be used. The opin-
ion was written by Judge Urner The
tract condemned consisted of A acres
situated In the middle portion of the
Brack land and the amount awarded
was $15,967.
DR.. Ryan Devereux of Chevy Chase,
has rendered to Governor Goldsbor-
ough his resignation as a member OF
the board of county public school COM
missioners, to take effect at once. He
will, it is understood, be succeeded by
Stanton ]. Peele. of Chevy Chase,
formerly chief judge of the United
States Court of Claims. DR.. Devereux
has been a member of the board three
wears. and for about a year its presi
dent. Several months ago he an
nounced his intention of relinquishine
| his duties but delayed sending in his
resignation until certain work pertain
| ing to the schools in which he was
| particularly interested was completed
Fire was discovered on the L. S
ship Reina Mercedes, Naval Academy
1t was located between the sheathinf
of the ship ana the coGferdam. A cal
to fire quarters followed. The ships
side was cut into and the flames were
eXt,nguished Only slight damage wa!
done. The fire is supposed to have
originated from the throwing of th'
lighted stump of cigarette in th'
space between the cofferdam and thu
sheathing, which is filled with grounC
cork. The Reina Mercedes is a priz'
of the Spanish-American War, havini
been taken at Santiago, Cuba.
Between so and 70 members of tn,
Alumni Association of the Maryland
Agricultural College attended the an
nual banquet of the association, at thu
New Ebbitt. Washington. Amoni
those who addressed the association
were Or. ]. B. Whitehead, of John
HOPKINS University; President II. j
Patterson, of the Maryland Agricul
tural College: H. II. Holzapfel, of Ha
gers,own; V. p. Veitch. of the Unite'
States Department OF Agriculture; Di
W. w. Skinner, Of Kensington. Nd
and others. r. NJ Pindell. of tn
Southern settlement and improvement
ORGANIZATION of Baltimore, presided.