Middletown transcript., 1916-09-23

Over one hundred delegates repre-
senting the churches Throughout Cecii
county gathered in the Perryville
Methodist Episcopal Church attending
the annual convention of the County
Sunday School Association.
The School Board of Cecil county
have granted the following free
scholarships from the county to Lane
Seitz, Bowie, Charlotte Hail. to Joseph
c. Suter, Baltimore, Maryland Insti
tute of Art and Design, and to Reese
NJ Marsh, New Windsor, Blue Ridge
College.
Franklin Mace, IS years old, died al
his home near Montrose. He leaves
the following children: Franklin Mace
Of Bladensburg; Samuel Mace, O.
Washington, and Charles R. and
Arthur NJ Mace and Mrs. William G.
Councilman and Mrs. Winfred Z
Berry, Of Montgomery county.
Maryland after all may not lose lie
Naval Proving Grounds now located al
Indian Head. It is stated at the Nay
Department that new cite for the
testing of guns to be placed on tat
big battleships will probably be Sc
lected on some isolated section on tEs
Eastern Shore of Marvlarl l.
Two women were injured near Fed
eralsburg when two teams-one drive"
by George Hubbard and the other by
Mrs. John L. Paul-crashed togethe!
on the State road. Mrs. Paul's car
riage was demolished and she and
companion, Miss Bessie Doak, were
hurled into a deep ditch, Mrs. Paul re
ceiving severe cuts and bruises AM
Miss Doak minor injuries.
A Western Maryland Railway
freigh train was wrecked near Pearro
Eighteen cars, six loaded with wheat
were derailed and rolled into tie
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trains
are being detoured around the wrech
over the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The track was badly torn UP and many
of the cars were demolished. TIE
wreck was caused by broken rail,
The large barn and sheds on the
farm owned by Mrs. A. Z. Drennen ami
Mrs. John NJ Tucker, near Elkfon
were burned, together with 1900 bush
els Of wheat, 60 tons of hay, quantity
of straw, all farming machinery ard
two COWS. The farm was tenanted by
Walter Laws. The loss is estimated
at $4,000, partly covered by insur
ance. The origin of the fire is un
known.
Douglass Shipley. farm hand, .
years old, whose home is near Unity,
Montgomery county, was committed TO
Jail at Rockville On charge of muF-
dering his baby daughter, about one
year old. His wife, formerly Hattie
Lavenner, of Montgomery county. Is
his accuser. After being brought t.
Rockville, Shipley admitted, it is said.
striking the baby, but declared he had
no intention Of killing it.
Despondent and having formed
suicide pact with her chum, Miss WI
moth Adams, of Frederick, an enl-
ploye of the OK Fibre mop factory,
swallowed Saturday a small quantity
of laudanum. A co-worker saw the
girl take the poison and notified an
official Of the department. The girl
was taken to the Offices of DR.. L. S.
Burck, the company's physician. She
will recover. The chum Of the gir!
failed to keep her part of the agrea
ment.
Caught attempting to steal the auto
mobile Of DR.. Louis B. Henkel, Of An
napolis, two young men who gave their
names as Charles and Myron Dickin-
son, 18 and Is years old, respectively
were committed to the Anne Arunde
County Jail in default of the fines i'm
posed following hearing before DR.
William S. Welch, police justice Of An
napolis The lads confessed. Tit
boys said their home was in Bridge
port, Conn, but the police officials be
lieve they are from Baltimore.
The Rev. F. C. MacSorley, paste
Of Union Methodist Episcopal Churc
fredericksburg, was taken i'll in Il
midst of his sermon and had to
taken to his home: Mr.. MacSorl
has been suffering from a cold for So
eral days and it is supposed he ov
taxed his strength after he had be
preaching 10 minutes. The congre
ton was dumbfounded when he sd
he would have to stop and then sa
into a chair. Dr. R. K. Jefferson "
summoned and administered rest
atives.
Leon, sevenyear-old son of M
Albert Smouse, Of near Oakland, "
burned to death while playing with
jack o. lantern. He had cleaned 4
a large pumpkin and placed light
Il. As 1t did not burn bright enou
for the boy, he poured kerosene on
light. An explosion followed,
Leon was enveloped in flames. Z
mother WIS badly burned trying
save him.
A luncheon case Of English inv
ton is SO shaped that it will a
servo "a a foot rest In an automob