The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-01-09
IMPORTANT NEWS
QUICE'
Happenings In Various Sections d
Old Maryland
NEWS ITEMS FOR OUR READERS

Rockville.-For the second time
within a few months, thieves broke
into the large mercantile establish
ment of Thrift & Waters, at German.
town, this county.
Frederick.-Samuel D. Thomas, for
mer register Of wills Of Frederick
county, died. suddenly on Wednesday
from acute stomach trouble. He had
been in failing health for some time.
He was So years Of age. He was elect
ed register of wills on the Democratic
ticket in 1909, and served one term.
Prior to that he had been engaged in
the plumbing business and also in
real estate. He is survived by his wife
and two sisters.
Chestertown.-The program of the
thirty-third annual meeting Of the
Peninsula Horticultural Society, to be
held here January s, Z, 8, 1920, has
been completed by the executive com.
mittee and promises to be one Of the
most interesting held in recent years.
In addition to horticulturists and 1agri-
culturists from Delaware, there wifi
also be delegations from other horti.
cultural societies to extend greetings.
The exhibits. of fruits and vegetables
bid fair to outclass anything previous
ly shown at an annual meeting.
Cumberland.-John D. Harvey, OF
German, Garrett county, wao died
there Thursday, was well-known Con-
federate veteran. He entered the Com
federate service November 7, 1852, and
was assigned to McNeilrs Rangers,
where he distinguished himself as a
brave soldier in the many engage
ments in which the Rangers took part.
He participated in the capture Of Gen.
erals Crook and Kelly, at Cumberland,
when few of his troopers entered the
about the town 1000 Federal soldiers,
got the two commanders and success
fully landed them at Richmond. After
the close Of the war, Mr.. Harvey re-
cessfully agricultural pursuits.
observation-disclosures S. Seipp, Of
Baltimore, deputy grand master, and
retiring grand lecturer of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Maryland, who re-
Gently became vice-president OF the
Title Guaranty and Trust Company.
Baltimore, is to be given dinner by
the Masons of Cumberland and vicinity
al the Masonic Temple, Friday even
ing, January Is. Covers will be laid
for 300. Grand Master Charles G..
Homer, Jr., and other prominent in
Masonry are expected to be present.
The committee in charge of the ar.
rangements is composed of DR.. G. G..
Shoemaker, chairman; Sanford H. Blu.
ley, secretary; Franklin H. Ankeny, J.
r. Atkinson, Benjamin F. Biser, Doug
las H. Bauer, Harry Footer. Irwin T.
Holland, William L. Morgan, ]. Milton
Patterson, Lloyd Rawlings and Lean
der Schadt.
Hagerstown.-Col. Joseph c. Rou-
lette, 81, wealthy manufacturer and
leader in Western Maryland Republi-
can politics, died ,uddenly of heart
disease at his home here..~He
been in ill health several years a.
seriously ill for week.
He was born near Sharpsburg, son
of William and Margaret Roulette;
was reared on farm and attended the
public schools until he was %. He
then came to Hagerstown and clerked
in NJ. L. Byers' drug store and was
admitted to partnership two years
later.
He conducted grocery business un-
til 1883, when he and William H. AL
baugh organized knitting factory.
Two years later Albaugh sold his in
terest to Elias Emmert. Later Colonel
Roulette bought out Emmert. Since
then he and his two sons have con-
Quoted the business, which employed
a large number of hands. The mill Is
one of the largest of its kind in the
East.