Middletown transcript., 1916-09-16

MARYLAND NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS
Pleasant Grove Fair Association held
its fifth annual fall exhibit at Black
Barren Springs.
James T. Anthony, OF Queen Anne
county, has been chosen candidate for
Congress from the First Congression-
al District, by the Prohibition party.
The ladies of Cherry Hill have or
ganized a Century Club. with Mrs.
John Work, president; Miss Ada
Davis, secretary, and Miss Nellie Dean.
treasurer.
Amos Gilbert, of Calvert, is confined
to his home suffering with injuries re-
ceived when he was knocked off
freight car at Rising Sun while un-
loading lumber
The Cecil County School Board has
at its disposal free scholarships to
Blue Ridge College, Maryland Instf-
tute, Charlotte Hall and the State
Agricultural College.
With appropriate exercises the
Patriotic Order Sons of America pre-
sented the Cecil County Agricultural
High School at Calvert, with a largo
American flag.
Prof. J. W. huntington, superinten-
dent Of schools of Colds borough, N. c.,
has accepted the superintendency OF
the State Normal School, and will
enter upon his new duties tomorrow.
Earl Foltz and John NunamekeF
were injured when their automobile
ran over an embankment at the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad crossing on
the Funkstown pike and turned turtle.
Guy Suite, II years old. son of Mar
shall Suite, near Chaptico, was almost
instantly killed near Mechanicsville
when he was struck by the automobile
Of Charles A. Fox, of Baltimore driven
by Mr.. Fox's chauffeur.
Edward L. Dawson, who for a num-
ber of years had charge of the draw at
Bush River, died at the ~heme of
Charles Gallon, Tbs body was taken
to his former home in Seaford. Del,
for burial.
The Public Service Commission Of
Maryland, has reduced the toll charge
over the Perryville- -Havre de Grace
bridge, which spans the Susquehanna
River, from one dollar to fifty cents
for automobiles.
Former Governor P. L. Goldsborough
has entered upon his new duties at
the National Union Bank, Baltimore,
of which he was chosen president a
month ago. He will make Baltimore
his home.
Supposed to have been struck by an
express train, the body of Otto q.
King, thirty-nine years old, of Lans-
downe, was found lying along the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
Winans. A widow and seven children
survive.
Owen Houpt, 18 years old, was
fatally burned when he slipped and
fell into cinder pit at the Colonial
Iron Works at Riddlesburg, near Bed
ford. He was rushed to a hospital ON
a special car, but survived his in
juries but short time.
Delegates from all sections of Cecil
county gathered at Calvert, attending
the thirty-first annual convention Of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union. Mrs. C. NJ. Reisler delivered
the address Of welcome, to which Mrs.,
John F. Johnson responded.
Floyd Cramer, 16-year-old son Of
James Cramer, Shippersburg, was in
jured, probably fatally, when he fell
beneath a Cumberland Valley Railroad
freight train near his home. Both
legs were crushed off. He jumped
the train with the inteuion of going
10 Harrisburg and lost lis balance.
The lly-Springfeld Tire Com
pany's new plant will Ge built in Cum
Derland, the officers Of the company
having notified George G. Young, Sec
- kba of