The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-24
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Cumberland.-The farmers Of Ale
gany and Garrett counties held Joint
meeting, at Earl Michael's farm. be-
tween Frostburg and Grantsville DR..
A. G. Mccall, who has had charge Of
the experimental work on farms for
several years was in charge of the
meeting and explained the work.
Prince Frederick-Judge John P
Briscoe, chief Judge of the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit and members of the
Court of Appeals, who has been crit
ically ill at his home here for several
days, is reported to be on the road to
recovery. The judge was stricken
with pneumonia and for awhile his
family and friends feared the outcome.
Leitersburg.-A a meeting of the
Leitersburg Community Club, Prof. 1.
Keller Shank, of the memorial COM
mittee, reported that site had been
secured for the monument to be erect
ed in honor of the Leitersburg boys
who went to war The monument will
weigh five tons. The names of the
service men will be Inscribed on a
tablet
Cumberland.-Ma William A. Hus-
ter, Republican nominee for States
Attorney, spent S91316 in his primary
fight, according to his statement filed
with the Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
With the exception of $159.40 for
travelling and hotel expenses and S25
given the Election Supervisors, all was
spent in advertising, more than $500
going to two Cumberland newspapers.
Easton.-Mr. Reuben E. Greenhawk,
aged rs years, Of Baltimore, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben N. Greenhawk,
of near Easton, died suddenly at the
home of James E. Wood, near Rock
Hall, Kent county, where he was visit
Ing. Young Greenhawk had just been
mustered out of service, having been
on overseas duty for IA months in
Company F and A of the 4th Supply
Train.
Hagerstown. - The Washington
County Chapter of the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association was formed here
with Joseph w. Wolfnger, chairman;
Charles w. Harman, treasurer; D. w.
Richard, city chairman; John E. Stone
braker, county secretary; DIR. Conrad
Clever, ministerial chairman; c. Neill
Baylor, v. N. Simmons and Leonard
D. Emmert, publicity committee. An
active campaign for funds for a Roose-
velt memorial will be waged October
20-2y
Hagerstown.-Mrs. J. S. Brown,
aged 64, committed suicide by hang
ing herself at her home, near Scot
land. Her husband found her swing
Ing from rafter at the head OF the
attic stairway. Mrs. Brown was not
dead when cut down and Dr. j. H.
Kinter was summoned, but she ex-
pfred before the physician arrived.
Mrs. Brown for eight months had been
suffering from a nervous breakdown
and worry over her son, Verne >.
Brown. who had been overseas.
Easton.-Never in the history OF Tai
bot county has fishing with hook and
line been as good as it is this season.
and local fishermen are catching them
in large numbers, principally rock,
perch. trout, hard heads and spots.
Easton.-Thomas S. Gay, me-
chanic, while working on the roof of
the home of A. L. Tharp, slipped ana
fell 30 feet, breaking his leg and arm.
He was rushed to the Emergency Hos
pital, where he Is in critical cono'
tion.
Annapolis.-That the Baltimore city
piggery lands acquired by the city on
Bodkin Creek, in the upper section
of Anne Arundel county, has proved
itself a nuisance, is the substance OF
the petition for an injunction filed IN
the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel
county here in behalf of about 4o
property owners by Attorneys Lester
L. Stevens, Bruner R. Anderson, T..
s Stinchcomb and Osborne l. yell
lott. This case has been in the courts
on a previous occasion, but now 1t IS
presented at new angle. The petl-
TONERS claim the plant Is nuisance
in every way, and ask the court 10
take such action as is necessary TO
have it abated.
Hagerstown. Mrs. Lettie ".
Michael, near Boonsboro, believes her
son Austin G Michaef, reported killed
in battle in France, is still living, al
though the War Departments RECORDS
show that he died. Immediately after
he was reported among those VINO
made the supreme sacrifice, Mrs
Michael began to have visions, sleep
ing and awake, in which she saw her
son alive and at work IN CIVILIAN
clothes. These visions were tortlneo
by conflicting reports which hltefeo
through from France Fellow soldiers
claimed they saw him wounded ana
carried to the rear, but not dead. MRS.
Michael appealed to the local Reo
Cross to aid her in investigating the
fate of her son, but the War Depart
nent insists that young Michael was
killed. A picture of his grave will De