Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-10-13
What's Going On in
Maryland


Republicans OF MonisomeT, county
met NJ Rockville and nominated candi.
dates for the House of Delegates and
other Offices in the county
Rev Dr W f. Watson pastor OF
the Baptist Church at HalIisonburg,
has resigned his charge because OF
bad health
Alfred w Cover. superintendent Of
assessments in Frederick county. ssu.
mates that the county's taxable basis
will be increased about 90. CCoOt0
More than twenty btquests are
made In the will OF the late Miss Ellen
eelsam Ridgely. Middleton. which
was filed for probate in the Orphans
Court THURSDAY
The Frederick County Auditing
Commission scored the of1oes OF The
treasurer and county commissioners
for the unsystematic methods Of book
keeping
Under The auspices OF the Horticul.
tural Society an exhibition Q. flowers
and vegetables was hello in the
Masonic Hall Evansville Prince
Georges county
An overturned lantern caused the
destruction by fire OF a bank barn OF
W. Gary Lakin. near Jefferson, includ-
ing l500 bushels OF wheat. me entire
hay crop. two drills. wagon. corn
crusher fodder cutter and al harness.
together with other farm machinery.
The loss IS estimated az 7.cCC
To date l62S has beer raised IN
Washington count, for TIE soldieps
and sailors library fund OF this sum
less than 1850 was coniributed in
amounts OF So or over Many school
children gave penny 20 the fund The
campaign Will proceed until the coun-
tvs apporiionmeni of 1900 Laf been
raised
Memorial services In homo! OF Assoc.
eiate Judges Henry l.. u. Stanford. OF
Princess Anne. and Robley l.. Jones.
Of Worcester county. were held in the
Court House AZ Princess Anne just be
fore the adjournment OF the Septem-
Der term Of the Circuit Court Taking
part In the exercises were members
OF the bench and bar OF three counties
Somerset. Worcester and Wicomioo.
The skeleton OF white man was
found in the woods near Aberdeen
High School BY soms OF the children
while ~ play. The health officer. Dr..
C. II. Kriete. thinke the remains are
those OF = man so YEAR, OF more OF
age Residents OF Aberdeen are try
ing to fnd soms clue to the identity OF
the man. Seven dollars were found
in the clothing. which we've in fairly
good condition
Paul weacock. OF Washington. was
seriously injured when an automobile
In which he was riding plunged down
an embankment at u bridge on tho
Brookland road. Il few miles from H,-
attsville After nrstaid treatment he
was taken TO a Washington hospital.
W A. Smith. OF Grand Rapids, Mich.
was pinned under the car His leg
was broken. Robert GodfIc, OF Wash
ington. suffered broken leg
The barn. barracks and other build.
ings on the farm OF Samue! Rigs. OF
r. near Mount Zion. were burned Two
thousand bushels OF wheat, large
amount OF hay and straw and a mum.
Der OF farming implements were de-
stroyed, and TWO horses persisted in
the flames The loss is placed at t14..
600 II was with difficulty that the
flames were prevented from spreading
TO the dwelling and hard work also
was required TO save corn shocked in
q nearby field. several shocks OF which
caught from sparks
The Bethesda Branch OF the Mont
gomer! County Chapter o! the Red
Cross WAS organized at Bethesda last
evening with the following oficers;
Chairman. George p. Sacks vice.chsir-
man. Charles II. Becker: secretary.
Mrs. Robert J. Service: treasurer. MIRA
Walter +. Perry. The oficers and Mrs
George Il. Hamilton compose the
executive committee. The orga'
ton meeting was largely attended. Ad.
dresses were made by Preston D. Ray.