Middletown transcript., 1917-03-17
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Chester L. Gragunier was electro
cuted while repairing an auto-truck at
Hagerstown.
Three persons were injured in a col.
lision at Hagerstown between a pas.
senger train and runaway freight.
Harry H. Rutherford has purchased
the 237-acre Gassman farm, between
Falling Waters and Spring Mills, from
William Keller for $4,000.
Mrs. Rae Phillips, wife of L. B.
Phillips, Adams Express agent in Elk.
ton, was seriously burned at her homa
when a gasoline stove exploded.
Gale Dean, deserter from the Coast
Artillery, was captured in Talbot coun-
ty. He is charged also with burglary
in Caroline county.
Deputy Sheriff J. Wesley McAllister,
has announced his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination as Sheriff for
Cecil county.
Chicken thieves visited the farm Of
Frank Hessy, at Cecilton, and carried
off more than hundred chickens. The
thieves used a wagon to carry off their
plunder.
The March meeting of the Ceciltor
Community Club was held Saturday.
Prof. Grantham, of Delaware College
addressed the gathering on Efficiency
in Farm Management"
The Allegany Realty Company has
been incorporated by Congressman
Fred. N. Zihlman, Peter G.. Cowden,
Charles H. Holtzman and Harry
Footer.
The new school building at Eldorado
Samuel E. Hooper, principal, was dedi-
Gated Saturday night. Addresses were
delivered by Superintendent Noble,
former Congressman Kerr and Darcy
Brinsfeld
At the annual town election held at
Port Deposit, the following Commits
sioners were elected for the ensuing
year: A. N. Vannort, A. M. Vanneman,
Robert L. Stebbings, George E. Trow-
bridge, Lewis w. Abrahams, William
P. Chick and Hugh Falls.
The barn on the farm of William F.
Liden, near Smithville, tenanted by
Frank Miller, was burned. A lot of
feed and farming implements were de.
stroyed, but Mr.. Miller saved his stock,
although one of his colts was badly
burned.
Two Baltimore boys giving their
ages as Is and the names of John
Diehl and John Burns are in the Bel
Air jail, where they were remanded in
default of 5000 bail each of the action
OF the May grand jury. They are
charged with highway robbery.
John c. Foster mill owner, was seri-
ously injured at his mill near Federals-
burg. He was testing and setting a
new saw for his workmen, when his
right hand came in contact with it.
His thumb was cut off at the joint and
the forefnger had to be amputated.
His middle finger was badly cut.
Harry Wright, a freight brakeman
on the Pennsylvania Railroad. had to
jump from box car to save himself
from drowning. Wright was on top Of
carload of flour which ran off the
end of a side-track into the Susque-
hanna river. The end of the car
caught against log on the wharf and
was prevented from sinking.
The Rev. ]. Stewart Hartman, SUI
perintendent of the Hoffman Orphan.
age or the Reformed Church, near Lit
tlestoWn, Pa, and who recently was
extended a call to the pastorate of the
Reformed Churches at Leitersburg.
Cavetown and Wolfsville, was attack
ed by an enraged bull on the orphan.
age farm and severely injured. His
left hand was broken.
Prof. G. H. Afford, of the limited
States Department of Agriculture. who
mad charge of county farm agent work
IN. Maryland, has resigned to become
held agent, having charge of four
States, Virginia, West Virginia. Ken.
lucky and North Carolina. Prof T.
3. symons, of the Maryland Agricul-
lural College, will handle the work re-
lnquished by Professor Afford along
with his present work.
Al meeting at Princess Anne near.
y go of the leading farmers of tbe
county pledged themselves to start
ano support an organization for tho
'etterment of conditions among the
,omato growers of the county. The
1ew organization will be known az the
tomato Growers Association, and its
'hlef object will be to protect the
armers IN the sale of their products
ma TO foster bigger and better bust.
less.
women police for South Africa ara
by an authority on law
Ind order "to meet social nroh,oms