Middletown transcript., 1915-10-02
MARYLAND news
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Doings in Various Parts
Of the State.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


perhaps fatally, hurt, and one Of the
children was badly injured. The in
jured were taken to the Washington
County Hospital, Hagerstown. The
gypsy band passed through Hagers-
town, travelling in dilapidated auto
mobiles. Mrs. Joseph c. Roulette and
party, Of Hagerstown, while passing
Sideling Hill in an automobile found
the gypsy mother lying bleeding along
the road, with her husband standing
over her. Drs. P. E. Stigers. w. 8.
Gray and w. r. Sappington, Hancock,
were summoned. The mother has a
fractured skull and but little hope is
entertained for her recovery.
Hood College opened its twenty
third annual session at its new home
In the northwestern suburbs Of Fred
erick. The college had been located
in the heart of Frederick for % years
and the new buildings, costing about
$175.0O0 were opened to students and
the public at informal exercises held
Thursday morning. The new college
is located on the old Scheutzen Park
property and occupies At acres. Two
new and modern structures have been
erected: Alumnae Hall, the gift Of its
alumnae, and the dorrlitory. Alumnae
Fall cost about $4,000 and includes
the administration Offices, rest and re-
,ception rooms, class rooms, labora-
tories, libraries and reference rooms.
Nine Cumberland merchants were
arrested at the instance Of Miss Mary
Caplon, Of Baltimore, State Labor In
spector, charged with violations of the
Female Labor law. Eight were fined
$5 each by Justice Jacob B. Humbird.
In all cases there was a technical vio-
lation, the notices of the law not hav-
ing been posted, and in three cases
conviction was on having worked fe-
male employees longer than the pre-
scribed 10 hours. It is stated appeals
will be taken.
The Maryland Hotel, a two-etory
frame building at Highfield, owned by
BENJAMIN Shockey, burned to the
ground. The fire started from a lamp
which had been kept burning during
the night in one of the Railways in
the rear Of the building. The greater
part of the furniture, owned by
Charles Corwell, Waynesboro. pro
prietor, was saved. The fire burned
with rapidity and all efforts to check
the flames were unavailing. The loss
is about $4,000; partly insured.
John ]. Rinehart, of Ringgold, who
was killed in an automobile wreck neal
Chambersburg Wednesday evening, II
days ago made application for $4,000
insurance on his life. The policies
two, each for $5,000-were received by
the agent Tuesday evening and he in
tended delivering them Wednesday
AS no premium had been paid, the
policies are not in effect, and Mr.. Rine
hart's heirs-wife and seven children
will not receive any part Of the in
surance.
John, 10-year-old son of C. Edward
StoufEer, Western Maryland Railwa!
night telegraph operator at Edgemont
was run over and killed near Edge
mont by a locomotive which he al
tempted to board. The boy had beel
riding the engine and attempted II
grab the hand catch on the tender
was too high and he missed his holI
and fell under the locomotive. Hi
body was cut in two across the hips.
The body Of John Davis, aged q
who lived with his father, was foun
along the Baltimore and Ohio track
near Pattersons Creek, about 10 mile
east Of Cumberland. 1t is suppose
that he was struck by express trai
. No. Is as he was walking along tn
track. The body was identified by tn
dead mans brother, who took 1t t
Springfield, w. Va.
Calvin Summerfield Urner died SUI
denly on his farm, one mile froI
: Unionville, while following harro'
in the field. He was in his sixt!
: third year. Death was due to hear
trouble and indigestion. Mr.. Urine
was found by workmen who were
, an adjoining eornf1eld and noticed th
harrow standing still.
= The September term Of the Frede
lck grand jury completed its 15-da
!. session and filed with Judges Urine
and Worthington its report in whiC
the dominant feature was the scorin
Of the present primary election la
and the recommendation that the la
be repealed.
> Roy Chism, 20 years old, was injure
? probably fatally, by falling from IL
y second-story porch at the home Of 10
: eph Ground, near Security. The ba
y lister against which he was leanir
! broke. He sustained several fracture
a ribs, large scalp wound and his ski
v was apparently fractured.
, Lyman R. Porter, Of Federalsbur
8 has purchased the Frank A. Port
farm at Burrsvllle, for $6,255.
Pay Director Samuel Bryan, U.
N, and Mrs. Bryan, of Annapolis, ha
announced the engagement of the