Middletown transcript., 1915-07-24

-tAu tue CdnulualeS nominated were
chosen. After spirited contest for
the secretaryship nomination Albert
Neuhahn, Baltimore, who held the
ofice nine years., withdrew An un.
successful effort was made to recon
sider the nomination. Thomas E.
Poole, Cumberland, was elected secre-
tary; DR., G. A. Thied was elected aerie
physician. The newly-elected officers
were installed by District Deputy
Grand Worthy President William
Gettrust, Baltimore.
Invitation has been extended the
automobile owners Of Cumberland and
Frostburg to attend a good roads
meeting to be held by Pennsylvania
and Maryland autoists, July 20, at the
Summit House on the National pike,
near Uniontown, Pa. The object is to
arouse interest in the maintenance of
the National pike. The Summit House
is ~ miles from Frostburg. The meet
ing Is being promoted by the auto
mobile clubs of Uniontown, Washing
ton and Brownsville, Pa. Governor
Brumbaugh is expected to attend.
Edgar Merriman, son of J. w. Merri-
man, of Brunswick, jumped from
boat into the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and was drowned. The lad and
q companion secured the boat and
started on ride. LAWSON House,
owner Of the craft, saw the boys and
shouted at them. Young Merriman be-
came frightened and leaped into the
water. Several persons witnessed the
drowning but were unable to assist.
His companion reached the shore and
ned. The body was recovered.
John w. Weishaar, SO years old, a
farmer near Mount Airy, was crushed
to death when a horse he was driving
fell upon him. He was found half an
hour after the accident pinned beneath
the animal, which was unable to
extricate itself from the wagon and
harness. Weishaar was assisting a
neighbor to thrash and went for load
of water about a quarter of a mile
away. When he did not return search
was instituted for him. He is sur
vived by four children.
Prof Nicholas Orem, secretary Of
the School Board for Talbot county,
received letter from Prof. Sydney S.
Handy. who is attending the summer
school Of Columbia University, tender
ing his resignation as principal Of the
Easton High School, of which he has
been principal for the past 13 years.
His resignation is to take effect, i'm
mediately, as he has been elected to
the chair of English in st. Johns Col
Iege, Annapolis.
Philip D. Laird, Of Rockville, made
formal announcement of his candidacy
for the House Of Delegates, subject to
the decision of the Democratic pri-
mary. His announcement was expect
ed. as 1t was known that many of the
leading citizens of the county had been
urging him to become a candidate.
He will be supported by the Peter
faction, and his friends believe he will
be nominated.
The record yield of wheat so far
thrashed this season was obtained by
Aaron Middlekauff, Fairplay, who,
from II acres, thrashed 500 bushels,
or a yield of about 35 1-S bushels per
acre. A wagonload of raking taken
from the field is still to be thrashed,
which likely will increase the total
yield by 10 bushels.
Aloysius Sheppard, colored, charged
with criminal assault on Miss Mildred
Clark, a white GIRL near fredericksburg,
Caroline county, was arrested near the
scene of the crime, and after being
identified by his victim was taken to
Baltimore to avoid a possible lynch
ing.
When James Merriman, B. & o.
freight brakeman, stepped from his
train at Hagerstown he was handed
telegram saying his young son, Edgar,
had been drowned in the c. & o. canal,
at Brunswick, when he fell from a
boat.
Clarence Altvator, about thirty
eight years old, prominent citizen Of
Tunis Mills committed suicide at the
home Of his brOther-in-law, Hugh Nc
Neal, about two miles from Easton, by
shooting himself through the right
temple with pistol.
Virgil Watson, riding a motorcycle,
was instantly killed at Hebron by run
ming into fast-moving B., C. G. A.
express train. Watson was riding at
q high rate of speed and could not
stop at the railroad crossing, striking
the third passenger coach head on.
The South Mountain Fruit Growers
Association, of Smithsburg, is making
arrangements to entertain the mem
bers of the Maryland State Horticul-
tural Society July 29 and 9O at Pen
Mar Park, where the annual summer
meeting of the society will be held.
At the annual meeting of the com.
munity of Mountain Lake Park the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year; President, ]. P. Nc
Kee; secretary, L. A. Rudisill; treas
urer, NJ. M. Schrock; policeman. ]
Lee Hayden; annual committee, F. p
Arnold and ]. Power Allen. The an
nual report shows the expenses of the
community to have been $2,05O.