Middletown transcript., 1915-11-13

Regiment Armory during Maryland
Week, November 16 to 20.
Frank DearnbeYger was found dead
in the carriage shop of Sharar Bros,
Hagerstown. Death is supposed to
have been due to heart trouble. Dearn-
berger was fully dressed when found
and evidently had gone into the shop
to sleep.
Ross Hall was injured and horse
Of Milton w. Race, Frostburg, was kill
ed when an automobile driven Dy
Morris Dantzic struck the animal upon
which Hall was riding at Narrows
Park. Dantzic says the horse turned
out into the road as he was passing.
Mrs. Martha ]. Hignutt, aged SO
years, died in Williston, Caroline coun-
ty, from burns received when her dress
caught fire while she was burning
leaves in her yard. She was feeble
and was unable to put out the flames.
Before aid could reach her she was
fatally burned.
Charles, the eight-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schmidt, Hagers-
town, is dead; his sister, Catherine,
AGED seven, is seriously injured, and
the mother is suffering severaly from
shock as the result of an automobile
accident on the state road, about a
mile west Of Hagerstown.
The Mayor and Council of Hagers-
town granted franchise to the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad Company to
lay tracks across certain streets and
alleys in this city, as a part Of the
proposed branch from Hagerstown to
Security. The franchise provides that
it shall be forfeited If work on the new
branch is not begun within one year.
Earl Mckenzie, aged 19, son OF
Charles Mckenzie, was crushed to
death in the mines of the Brothers
Valley Coal Company, near Meyers
dale, before the eyes of his father, with
whom he was working. A fall of coal
broke his neck. The father worked
frantically Is minutes and recovered
the body, but life was extinct.
Rev. Charles w. Taneyhill, 73 years
old, of Hancock, retired minister,
and Miss Ruth Brock, 2S, of Hancock,
were married in Hagerstown by Rev.
W. L. Lynn, pastor of Washington
Square Methodist Episcopal Church.
The groom is a minister of the Metho-
dist Church and a member of the Ohio
Conference, and has been living at
Hancock for several years.
William o. Stout, of Cumberland,
summoned DIR. Thomas w. Koon to his
home to pick number of shot from
his back. He declared he was unable
to explain how the shot got there. He
said he had been down the street Mon
day, but did not remember having any
trouble or being shot by anyone. Mrs.
Stout said she did not know her hus
band had been shot until yesterday
morning. His condition is not serious.
lily my -
Lowman, building contractor, is in
the Washington County Hospital Ha
gerstown, suffering from serious in
juries sustained in falling from the top
of house, upon which he was work
ing, at Friendship Park, Halfway. He
fell 80 feet to the ground and was
picked up unconscious. His injuries,
consisting of a compound fracture of
the left arm, badly bruised and lacer-
ated right arm, deep wound over his
left temple and badly cut chin, were
dressed by DR.. Herbert L. Kneisley.
In the case of the Allegany County
Commissioners against the American
Coal Company to recover $500 in dues
and assessments under the Miners
Relief law, passed by David J. Lewis
when he was member of the Mary
land Senate, argued before Judge Hen
derson, former Judge Ferdinand Viii
liams, counsel for the coal company,
attacked the constitutionality of the
act. claiming 1t was contrary to the
Fourteenth Amendment of the Consti-
tuition of the United States in that it
deprived the miners of their property.
Walter c. Capper, for the County Com
missioners, and T. Taylor Smith. for
the Consolidation Coal Company.
argued that the law was constitutional
because it was properly passed by the
Legislature of Maryland in the exer-
else of the police powers of the State.
Judge Henderson withheld his de-
cision.
Dewitt Hart son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Hart, of Riverdale, a member
of the sophomore class of the Mary
land Agricultural College, was killed
by an express train at the Riverdale
Station in full view of his mother.
Young Hart and his mother were wait
ing at the station for local train to
pass. Just as 1t pulled away the boy,
who was 1s years old. dashed around
the rear, directly in front of the ex-
press, whose approach had been hid
den by the local. He>was struck and