Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-06-18
-. G.
STATE New
BRIEFLY TOLO
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State
.. 80
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

'sAsn n
/ Centerville-A. Sydney Gadd. son OF
A. Sydney Gadd. is in Emergency Hos.
! pital, Easton. where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis. Mrs. James
/ +. Bright, wife of James T. Bright, a
| prominent lawyer of Centerville. was
operated on at Maryland University
Hospital, Baltimore.
Baltimore-At the twenty sixth an
nual meeting of the Maryland Alum.
nae Association OF Notre Dame Col
lege. held at the college. the associa,
1 tons annual scholarship was voted to
/ Miss Doris Eighmy of Buffalo. n. Y
I The following were named officers.
Historian. Miss Mary Lyons: chair.
man of the midwinter tea committee:
Miss Eleanor Lyons. chairman OF the
June week committee: Miss Marie
Hebner. third vice-president; Miss
/ Nancy Arnold.
! Notwithstanding County Commits.
sioners of Carroll county have issued
| IS bonds OF 1000 each and certif.
Gates of indebtedness TO the amount
of s2.l25 to provide the county's one.
half of the lateral road fund OF s91,.
$50 TO be spent BY the State Roads
Commission in carrying out its pro.
gram OF lateral road construction for
! 1921 in this county. The roads desig
mated by the commission are part 0!
the Hanover pike, near Hampstead:
Oakland Mills road. near Patapsco
bridge. and part of road between
4 v estminster and New Windsor. The
I bonds bear ) Il per cent. interest Five
w.ll become due ia 1924 and five each
year thereafter until 1893. when the
/ last three will become due. The bonds
We're sold to Mackubbin. Goodrich q
Co. OF Baltimore. for 971055.
Easton Nelson Bryan of Bruceville,
/ wa fined $50 and costs following a
hearing before Magistrate Johnston
/ here on the charge of turpentning a
dog and setting ii Oh fire. A. l.. Tharp
appeared for the accused and Gen
Joseph l.. Seth was present in the in
terest of the Socie,y for the Proven
ton of Cruelty TO Animals. Magistrate
Johnston said that II 1t had not been
for the mans aged mother being alone
on the farm at the time OF harvest he
would have imposed a Jail sentence
also John Andre" :. also accused as
an accessory TO the crime. waived a
hearing in favor of jury trial. He
wa held in SlDO bail for the next term
OF court The dog belonged to Charles
Pri,ciett and when it reached home
it was so badly burned that it had to
be chluroformed.
Cent:eville-For the first time since
long before the Revolutionry War the
orr sinal home OF the Paca family on
Wy. Island this county. this week
passed into the hands OF an owner who
j. not connected with the family that
furnished some OF the most distin-
guished OF Maryland's early settlers.
Following the death recently OF Viii
liam r. Paca, who was the last sur
U NlNlUh uidlt VI AAt A0tN
Gov William Paca. the property was
offered at public sale in Centreville.
TIE Wy, Hall farm. comprising 36T
acres of land together with the man
son house that during colonial days
was the center of social and political
activity in the eastern part OF Mary.
land. and where Pretty Betty Mar
tin" OF national fame. frequently
danced. was purchased by John l. Kin
nanor for S6i.3t an acre.
Belair- Mrs. Lille Singleton. wife
o: Frank Singleton OF Aberdeen, who
was assaulted by negro last Thursday,
again failed 10 identify George Neale,
colored. positively as her assailant.
With Policeman Benjamin Ray Of
Aberdeen. Mrs. singleton. much more
composed than al any time since the
assault. came here and went to the
county jail where \cale. who was ar.
rested not far from her home last
Thurs ay and Walter McGee. colored.
wao was arrested in Baltimore, are
e MINED as suspects. Mrs. Singleton
i'd she was certain that McGee was
hot the man who attacked her and as
a result 1t is expected that the county
authorities will release him. When
Sheriff Atkin had Neale brought be.
fore her. however. she stated that his
features bore marked resemblance
10 those of the man who assaulted her.
She stated. however. that his clothes
are not the same as those worn by her
assailant Neale will be held for fur.
Their investigation Meanwhile county
. authorities, State police and residents
are keeping up the search for other
suspects.
Baltimore-Not only is Baltimore