Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1917-12-15
MARYLAND NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS

years O.d, OF West Annapolis. was
killed He was dccapitafed when his
body was drawn in By the swift moy
ing apparatus Hinton was employed
by the Raymond Concrete Construc
ton Company. which has subcon.
tract FOR the foundations for the al
di,ions to Bancroft Hall. the dol,
mitory % the midshipmen AT The
Naval Academy. In some manner his
arm became cntanglcd in the chain
cogs and before the machncr, could
be stopped he wa dead Hinton
leaves widow and three children
Playing war" with chum- Younger
than he and using real guns and am.
munition 10 pick on the enemy"
Webster Shorb. II. near Boyds. was
shot and instantly killed Tho mother
is Frustrated from the shock The
boy IL the son OF The late Daniel W
Shorb. who died about month ago.
II was said that during the afternoon
the boys played war firing Of The
usual wooden guns with mako.hclieve
explosions ANA deaths thry picked UP
loaded shot gun and blazed AWAY
At the enemy" who happened % be
young Shorb
More evidences OF prussiani-m have
been unoarthed in Frederick city and
county and Will result In The turnlna
in of Information 10 federal authorities
for action one woman appeared on
the street with a breastpln CARRYING
medallion OF the Kaiser Recent Ger.
man Victories in Italy have brought
proGerman sympathizers 10 the front.
One a few days ago voluntarily ad
mitted that he "is for the Germans
And what the Germans are doing 20
the Italians they viii do to the Allies.
including the United States" he Il
reported 10 have said
Fighting the enemy and winning
the war with food has never been
taken more literally than By the good
housewives of Wicomico county All
during the summer these excellent
housekeepers preserved and iellied
and canned until now they have
turned their armory into food.sup
ply base ana have filled the rooms
that used TO be stocked with '"-.
guns and other grim instruments OF
warfare with canned and dried fruits
and vegetables
County Commissioner he Wilton E.
Parlett was accidentally shot in tho
right shoulder and arm while hunting
with his brother-inlaw The TWO We're
on opposite sides Of ravine near Mr.
Parlett's home when a flock Of birds
started NJ and NJ Parlett's com
panion fired
Mrs Joseph W. Brooks. whose hus
band Is a member OF the Dorchester
County BOARD Of Education commit.
teed suicide by taking carbolic acid
Prolonged illness IS supposed 10 have
been the cause Mrs. Brooks had bu,
recently returned from Baltimore
hospital
r Harris Archer. ot Belair. has re-
cclved a letter from his son capt
Harris Archer. Jr. now stationed al
Camp Mcclellan. Admission Ala in
which he stated that he had been ap
pointed judge advocate. and that he
had been ordered TO take the physical
examination for immediate service
abroad
II. Dorsey Etchison formally an
nounced his candidacy for Congress
from this district on the Democratic
ticket TO succeed CONGRESSMAN Fred
n Ziehlman OF Allegany county Mr.
Etchison points out that but two rep
resentatives OF the Sixth district have
come from Frederick county in IN.
past so years
George b. Westcott. 81 years old
died at his home. in Chestertown. OF
paralysis. He was the son OF the late
Nicholas D. Wesicott. for years
prominen, merchant OF Chestertown.
In a head.on collision on the West
ern Maryland Railway. one mile west
OF Garrett. on the Connellsville diyis
ion, d. W Pittman. conductor. Ridge
ley. W Va. was instantly killed
Through the action OF the national
government in giving priority 10 steel
structural work for the new plant. bida
on which have gone out. the Kelly.
Springfield tire plant in Cumberland
will be completed and ready for opera
ton within one month OF the time orig
inally set for It's starting
Adam Scott. aged 10 years native
of Nova Scotia. but for many years q
citizen OF Vale summit Md. is dead.
Allegany and Garrett counties will
supply their full quota for the Y NJ c
a. work among the soldiers
Friends of Reno $. Harp. OF Fred.
erlck. will make a fight for him for
State Treasurer to succeed John VI.
Dennis al the coming Legislature
barn on the farm OF Adams Bros.