Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-11-25
IMPORTANT NEWS
QUICKLY TOLD.
Happenings In Various Sections Of
Old Maryland
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H''A'S ~" WIN "A'AAS-sN4

INSTRUMENTATION food for As
hours, John billiard walked into police
headquarters and begged to be arrest
ed. His request was granted on the
way to jail billiard told the officers
that unless his request had been grant
ed he intended to commit some crime
in order to be sent to jail.
Hyattsville.-The De Molay Council
for Boys, the first council to be formed
east of Ohio, has been organized in
Hyattsville. The council is named in
honor of George Fleming Moore, past
sovereign grand commander of the
Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish
Rites, a resident Of Hyattsville
Hyattsvllle.-A successful possum
hunt participated in by G. Hodges
Carr assistant cashier of the First Ma.
tional Bank of Hyattsville; George T
and George L. Sellers and Andrew
Haber and Andrew Barr, threatened
to come to grief when a skunk was dis
covered. The skunk. however, was
put into its den The party treed FIVE
possums, bagging four
Frederick-George W. Shipley. who
has been ill for some time, was pro
nounced 10 be suffering with smallpox
Immediate steps were taken by tht
health officials to prevent spread of
the disease. The house was quaran
tined and about 20 persons who havt
come in contact with the i'll man have
been quarantined or vaccinated. 1t Il
not known how the disease was con
tracted.
Hagerstown.-Rec we're asked
here in bill of complaint filed by
Edward T. Shaffer against Robert r
Faber. trading as Shaffer, Faber & Co
one Of the largest book and STATIONERY
stores in the city. Due to a decline ii
business and decision to discontinue
their store here the Best Company.
large retail dry goods concern, has
given a deed of trust to a local al
torney, who will settle up the busi
ness
Hyattsyille. December 8 and 9 have
been fixed as the dates for the presen
tation in the new National Guard AT
mory here of the minstrel show Hoop
La" under auspices Of Snyder-Farmel
Post No. 3, American Legion, Of
Hyattsville. The cast will be made VI
of Hyattsville people and probably vii.
include William H. tBlD Anglin
Frank (Pete) Gait, Tom WINERY anG
other local favorites.
Hagerstown, = Jewelry "A al
$1,000 and cash were stolenE 0in the
home of Edward Knodle, antique deal
er, by two men riding motorcycle.
One of the men, relative of Knodle.
called at the Knodle home, and, while
he conversed with Mrs. Knodle, the
other went into an upper room and
ransacked it. The two men were
bound for Tampa, Fla, signs painted
on their machine indicated Authori
ties in nearby cities have been noti-
fed to arrest the two.
hestertown.-Galena Grange enter
tained the Kent County Pomona
Grange this week. Resolutions were
passed in favor of disarmament. The
following officers were elected: Mas
ter, j, Leonard Price; overseer, Allan
Johnson; chaplain, DR.. Sewell Hep.
burn; lecturer. Mrs. Harry Williams
secretary, Mrs. Harvey Moore; treas
urer, DR.. ]. w. Uric; steward. Mrs.
Harvey Moore; gatekeeper. B. F.
Rash; assistant steward, Edgar r.
Pennington Ceres, Mrs j. L. Price, |
Pomona, Miss Uric; Flora, Mrs. A. S.
Turner; lady assistant steward, Mrs
Emma Shafer; press correspondent |
Mrs. Edgar Pennington.
Hagerstown.-one of the most i'm.
portant questions to be taken un by |
the Chamber of Commerce. which is
being reorganized for three-year
term, is the question of a change in
the form of government of Hagers-
town, There is growing sentiment |
here for a commission form of govern |
ment with a city manager at the head. |
For several months there has been a
movement under way for a revision OF |
the City Charter, some sections OF |
which have become antiquated and are
no longer practicable. Committees to
take up the work of having the charter
revised and to formuh plans for
drawing up a measure calling for a
new form of government to be present
ed at the session of the General AS
sembly have been appointed by the
Chamber of Commerce. In the event |
Of the passage of the bill it is pro
posed to submit the measure to the
voters of the city at the municipal elec
tion in March
Hyattsville.-Miss Esther Simmonds,
of Hyatts ilIe, is the winner OF the vot-
ing contest to determine the most pop
ular girl in this community, which
w one of the principal features Of
the Mardi Gras celebration under the
auspices of Company F local National
Guard, which ended after being in
progress one week. Miss Simmonds
received 4,10O votes and was awarded
4 diamond ring Miss Dorothy Hutch
inson and Miss Ruth Reeley, of Hyatts,
Vile, were second and third, respect
fvsfty with Q 100 and . 4E0 ,,O4as