Middletown transcript., 1916-09-02


near Pocomoke City, was struck By
lightning and destroyed by fire.
Jacob Gearhart, an aged resident ol
Shady Grove, who had his leg broker
twice before, Wednesday fell and frac
tured the right kneecap in four places
The Cumberland Automobile Club
has under consideration plans fol
building a home and a mile race
course.
Mrs. Frank Fox. 45 years old, OF
Alberton, was struck and instantly kill
ed by a B. & o. R. R. passenger train
at Ellicott City.
NJ. Jerome Myers, sixty-three years
old, a farmer, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his barn near
Taneytown.
Robert G. Ritchie, of Shaft, repre-
sentative of the Grand Union Tea Com
pany, left home apparently to attend
to his duties and has not been seen or
heard from since.
Three persons were stunned when
struck the Lutheran Church
at Braddock, Frederick county. The
barn of NJ. E. Linthicum, near Brown
Frederick county, was struck
and burned.
Charged with shooting at Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad detectives, Robert
Williams. a colored youth, of Elkton.
was committed to the Colored Home
for Boys until he reaches his twenty
first birthday.
The barn on the farm of H. B. Bru-
baker, near Mechanicsburg, was struck
by lightning and burned with 300 bush
els of wheat, 500 bushels of potatoes,
ESQ bushels of oats, six thoroughbred
cattle and farming implements, entail
ing loss of $500, partly covered by
insurance.
Mrs. Agnes B. Crawford has sold to
Philip Kershner her 265-acre farm
in Williamsport district, along the
Potomac River, for $4,000. The farm
has 200 acres of cleared land. One
dwelling upon the property is one of
the finest colonial houses in the coun-
ty, and was built by Gen. o. H. VIII
liams.
Bernard J. Rupert, 26 years old, Of
Cumberland, while coming down the
National Pike from Frostburg, collided
with an automobile driven by E. Lee
Combs, a Piedmont (W. Va) newspa-
per man, at Clarysville, and Rupert
received injuries that resulted in his
death shortly after reaching Cumber-
land.
During severe wind and thunder
storm that visited various parts Of
Dorchester county, considerable dam
age was done. Five boats were cap
sized at lower Hooper's Island, and a
colored girl, about 18 years old, was
killed by lightning near the draw
bridge.
The large barn and stable on the
,arm of Bradley Simpson, at Dayton,
which was purchased from William T.
Hobbs several days ago, was struck by
lightning and burned, together with
about five tons of hay, corn and oats,
farming implements, one wagon, har-
ness and one buggy. A driving horse
belonging to Mr.. Hobbs was saved.
The contents of the barn belonged to
Mr. Hobbs, who had not vacated the
premises.
Providing the fishermen are orderly
and do not trespass on private prop
srty, Justice August T. Brust, of the
court, decided that fishing
IN Sunday was not violation of the
aw. Charges of fishing on Sunday
made against nine Frederick county
men, among whom was Alderman E.
1uy Albaugh, were dismissed. Deputy
Sheriff Charles White, who made the
arrests, failed to appear in court to
press his charges.
Grosvenor Hanson, a member of the
Board of County Commissioners, OF
Howard County, is in critical condi-
ion as a result of a stroke of paralysis
which he received Saturday last while
sitting on the porch at his home, Bel
mont. Lawyers Hill. He was appoint
ID County Commissioner by Governor
Jrothers to fill out the unexpired term
If the late Jacob Werner. Two years
4go he was elected Commissioner to