Middletown transcript., 1916-11-25

The State Road Commission has
awarded to L. G. Dennerman & Co., OF
Baltimore, the contract for new con
crete bridge over Little Elk Creek
nsar EIkton, for $17,5A5.
John H. Shaab, of Elkridge, who was
appointed recently to serve the unex
Pfred term of the late Grosvenor Han
son as County Commissioner for How
ard county, took the oath of Office be
fore Hart B. Noll, clerk of the Circuit
Court.
While cunning near Gambrill, Il
miles from Annapolis, on the An
RApDlIs, Washington and Baltimore
Electric Railroad, DR.. Oscar McNemar
a physician of that vicinity, was acci
dent2IIy shot and painfully but not
dangerously hurt.
The Montgomery County Commits
sfOners. have appointed George B
Rensburg and Clyde Harriss tax asses
soFs Tor PolIesvile and Darnestown dis
4Tacts, respectively. Mr.. Remsburg sue
eeeds Harry Williams, and Mr.. Harriss
takes the place of Harry c. West.
Benjamin Howard, a farmer, was
shot in the stomach accidentally in
Thomas Eaton's gunshOp, West Den
ton. He died a short time afterward
while being taken to Easton Hospital
AEr. Howard was standing near Mr..
Eaton, who was working on loaded
gum. trying to extract shell.
William T. Delaplaine, son of Mrs.
r. B. Delaplaine and the late w. T.
Delaplaine, founder of the Frederick
News, was married to Miss jamie H.
Quynn at the home of the brides par
enEs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Quynn,
IN Frederick, by Rev. Henri L. g. Kief-
fer. pastor of the Evangelical Re-
termed Church.
The farm property Of the late Sen
2t0r David Seibert, of Clear Spring, for
years a director of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College, was sold. His home
1Hm Of 293 acres was purchased by
Richard Cushwa for $95 per acre. An
other farm, known as the Mountain
Farm, Of 263 acres, was purchased by
Finley Seibert for SAP per acre.
I.ittleton Pusey, of Indiantown, acct
AentaIIy shot himself and died in
StaRtIy. Mr. Pusey's son said his
9ather had gone to the house to get
lbs gun in order to shoot a squirrel.
Just as his father opened the door he
heard the report of the gun and the
click Of the screen door. A coroner's
jury gave a verdict of accidental
death.
Oscar G. Murray, chairman Of the
board of directors of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, and party of officials
Of the company from Baltimore were
the gnests of Brunswick on the occa-
sion Of the dedication of the new pipe
organ which Mr. Murray donated to the
employees of the Cumberland division
4n the railroad branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Emerson r. Crothers, nephew of the
3ate Gov Austin L. Crothers, and Mrs.
3Laud M. Holt, of Philadelphia, daugh-
4sr OF Mrs. Thomas Hogue, of Elkton,
were married in Philadelphia. Mr. and
Mrs. CrOthers are spending their
zunOymOon at Atlantic City. Mr..
EnOthers was secretary to Governor
CrOthers during the latter's admins
CratiOn and is well-known throughout
the State.
Chester LIE Roy Baker, II years, and
a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Baker,
was crushed to death in a head-on col
gfslOn on the Hagerstown and Freder-
.drk Railroad, near Clifton. Young
BAKER stood near his brother, Murray
Baker, motorman of the linemen's
car, when two freight cars pushed by
a freight motor crashed into it. The
front of the linemen's car was
smashed, the youth being caught in
the Wreckage.
judge Oscar Lesser of the State Tax
Commission, appeared before the
Washington County Commissioners
relative to the reassessment now going
"A. Judge Lesser explained that his
visit was largely to get acquainted, and
that he was before the board to answer
any questions. He was piled with
sauestiOns for more than an hour. He
WAS told that to follow the schedule
laid down by the State Tax Commits
sion for fixing the value of various
buildings would make them cost more
than they could be erected for now.
BrOokview bridge, which spans the
Nanticoke river, between Eldorado and
BrOOkview, gave away, just as auto
mobile truck No. of the Philadelphia
Gas Company started across it. The
truck. which weighed $4,000 pounds,
was driven by Ray Young and was
aoaded with $50 gallons of oil for use
on Maryland State roads. The truck
and driver plunged into the river, but
the driver jumped and escaped with