The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-31
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THINGS SEEN AND HEARD
Hagerstown.--MissV Virginia Delosier,
aged Is, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Delosier, attempted to commit
suicide by shooting bullet into her
left breast at the house of a neighbor.
Striking rib, the bullet was detected
Surgeons state that she will recover.
Hagerstown.-TwenSyf1ve thousand
people attended the closing day of the
sixty-fourth annual exhibition of the
Hagerstown Fair. 1t was the first time
that the fair was held on Saturday
and the. attendance was so large that
the Fair Association will probably de-
eide to hold a fve-day Sair In the fu.
ture.
Rockville.-As result of injuries
sustained when an autoltruck he was
operating was struck by Baltimore
and Ohio train at Halpine Station, this
county, Bernard D. Ray, foreman on
the farm of John F. Wilkins, near Hal
pine, died In a Washington hospital.
He was 20 years old and is survived
by a widow, who formerly was Miss
Magaha. Of this county, and three chill.
dren.
Rockville.-The incorporators of the
Montgomery County Hotel Company,
recently organized here to erect in
Rockville modern, hotel to cost ap-
proximately 100000, have elected the
following officers: President, Harrison
L. England, of Rockville; vice-presi-
dent and manager, William H. Hager,
of Washington; secretary, Eugene w.
Cissel, Of Rockville; treasurer. W. Rus
sell Brewer, of Rockville.
Sharptown.-The large shipbuiIding
plant of the Eastern Shore Shipbuild.
ing Corporation was sold here at trus-
tees sale and was purchased by John
s. Smith, of Salisbury, for s31, 900. The
clubhouse and lot adjacent were pur.
chased by B. P. Gravener for 5000. The
Disharoon property was purchased by
George Bounds, of Hebron, at $3.50.
Mr.. Bounds also purchased the yacht
for $3.50.
Rockville. - Registration In this
county shows 1853 names entered upon
and 824 erased from the books for the
20 precincts, net increase In the
county's registered vote Of 233. The
Democrats made net gain in the
county of 27, but the Republicans had
the better of the registration in eight
of the 20 precincts. The total vote of
the county is now 7,906s Of which 1920
are affiliated as Democrats, 3,013 as
Republicans and 23O unafflliatea.
Rockville.-Russell Watkins, of the
vicinity of Cedar Grove, this county,
who was arrested several days ago on
a charge of violating the local option
law of the county, pleaded guilty be.
fore Judge w. Frank Gather in the
police court here to having intoxicat.
ing liquor in his possession with the
intention of selling it and was fined
500 and costs, which he paid. Sew
eral days ago, the home of Watkins
was visited by Deputy Sheriffs Stanley
Gingen and Somers Darby, who confis.
Gated barrel of blackberry wine.
Hagerstown.-Mrs. Edgar P. Shrad-
er, mentally deranged, made three un.
successful attempts to commit suicide
at her home here. First she saturated
her clothing with kerosene, set fire to
the garments, then turned on the gas
in full. Her son discovered her in
blaze and beat out the flames. She
then opened the veins in her wrists
and gashed her throat with scissors.
When her third attempt failed 1t re.
quired the combined efforts Of several
neighbors to restrain her from further
attempts. Dr. William Nihiser and De-
hoff dressed her injuries. She has been
ill several months
College Park.-The faculty of the
Maryland State College has issued
statement denying that the formation
of an instructors union in the college
is contemplated. This statement reads:
''The faculty of the Maryland State
College desires to correct statement
recently made in the press to the ef-
feet that the college faculty had taken
steps to form a union.
cat the request of L. V. Lampson,
national organizer, he was given op-
portunity to present what was being
done in this regard in other institu-
tions. Only few faculty members at
tended and no action whatever was
taken"
Frederick.-Leo M. Creager, 80 years
old, a merchant of Thurmont, was shot
through the heart and instantly killed
by one of two burglars who cracked
two Office safes and robbed two other
places in this city.
The shooting took place in the peach
orchard of l.. T. Schildt, near the
Western Maryland Railroad station,
Thurmont, and the burglar and muir.
derer, who was being pursued by
Creager, is still at large.
The other man giving his name as
Frank Williams, and claiming Chicago
as his home, was arrested and is now
in Jail. He carried a valise containing
a burglar outfit, including electric
drills, saws and quantity of dyna
mite.
Hagerstown.-The -four mill, grain
elevator, warehouse, general store,
cider mill and other buildings, together
with 5000 bushels of wheat, one car
load of -four, machinery, coal and
large quantity of merchandise, owned
by former County Commissioner Jacob
M. Middlekauff, were burned at Spiel.
mans Station, entailing loss of $685.
900, with light insurance. The Fair
Play restafiee, loeated In one OF the,
buildings; WAS also husnsa, but seas
Of tha mall vss saesa.