Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-07-23
IMPORTANT NEWS
QUICKLY TOLD
Happenings In Various Sections Of
Old Maryland
NEWS ITEMS FOR OUR READERS

dead as the result of eating what he
supposed TO be wintergreen or wild
'tea leaves" His two little sisters
we're made sick BY eating the same
kind OF leaves, but recovered.
Hagerstown l. G. Beard. OF vii.
Transport. and ". D. Langford, Blk
leis We're injured when the motor
truck in which they were riding was
struck by Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road passenger train at the plant OF
the Hagerstown Hioe and Tallow Com.
pany. three miles south OF Hagerstown.
Both men We're hureld into a fence
corner
Ellicott city Edward {. Guitafson,
a Swedish farmer. who came TO the
neighborhood of Mount Airy about
four years ago. was killed In one OF
the lumber Yards there while loading
lumber on a wagon when a portion OF
the pile fell on him A colored EN-.
ployee OF the ward found him dead
after he had been under the lumber
about % minutes. Guftafson leaves .
widow and four children.
a.
Cumberland following competitive
examinations the Allegany County
School Roard has awarded scholar.
ships a. follows: Maryland Institute
Of Art and Design Baltimore j. How.
ard Fuller, Frostburg. graduate OF
Beall High School; Western Mary
In
Lawrence. Cumberland. graduate OF
Allegheny County High School; Char.
lotte Hall John A. Laughrey. CGmber
land. graduate OF Union Stree, School
Frederick -Western Maryland mer.
chants have been victims of clever
distributor OF bogus checks. drawn on
the Government against a military
unit, said to have headquarters in Phil.
adelpha. a week ago d. Murray
Stauffer proprietor OF the Pearl Bar
gain House. near Frederick. cashed a
check for S4S. signed by Capt J. H.
Harrison. commander Recruiting Sta
ton. and made out TO Sergt George
Il. Dickinson. The check has been re.
turned no funds. When reported 10
officials OF the county investigation
has shown that merchants OF Bela.r.
Mount Atty. Hagerstown and Hancock
hav, cashed similar checks
Belair George Bond coiored. -
years Old. who lived near Rock Spring
Protestant Episcopal Church, three
mile, north of Bolail. died from
broken back which he sustained when
he fell from a load OF hay at the resi-
dence OF Adam c. Walbock near
FOre,j Hill ON Friday Bona was as
sisting in unloading hay in Nj Wal
beck'S barn when the rope attached
to the lagee fork suddenly broke
causing Bond 10 lose his balance and
to fall heavily to The barn floor a
physician was summoned. who upon
examination. found that the man : back
was broken and was also injured about
his head.
benton. ~ motor car containing
four men returning TO Denton from
picnic al oyster Shell Point. near Cam.
bridge. left the State roadway about
100 yards below W. {. Tcdd's mill dam.
where There is very short turn, and
was wrecked against a telephone pole.
Richard Merriken one of the occu.
pants was seriously and perhaps fatal
ly iniuerd, his skull being fractured.
Clarence PentZ sustained a fractured
arm and Alvion Camper was cut by
driver. Lionel Lee, escaped unhurt.
Elias Nuttle. with party OF girls.
came upon the wrecked car and sum.
nIOned help from Denton. Drs. Fisher
and Nichols responded. and the two
men most seriously injured were taken
10 the Easton Hospital
For the Lutheran event there will
be splendid music by chorus OF 20
voices and addresses by Rev. DR.. J.
A. Singmaster. on Luther at WormA"
Rev. George W. Nicely. ID. d.. on
What Saw in Toxic. Japan: Harry
Hodges. on Arise Young Lutherans!
In Unity and Harmony. Improve your
opportunity to bring In the Kingdom.
NtFi'lHIioIt.-~i III a Noil4spu bctNctu
an automobile driven by man named
Pulliam and a motorcycle on which
Richard Bosley and Percy Combs were
riding al Reynolds the motorcyc.isis
were seriously injured and their ma.
chine demolished. Bosley has a cut
on the head and has two large gashei
In the leg. besides bruises. He war
weak from the loss of blood Combs
forehead was laid open. the cut being
deep, and he is severely bruised. The
motorcyclists claim the automobile was
crowding the road.
lIagterstOwn.-Mrs Mary T. Recher,
aged 81. widow of Harry X. Recher,
committed suicide at her home. her
lifeless body being found by her sister,