Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-08-13
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLO
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

Elkton-A largely attended meeting
OF the farmers clubs of Cecil county
was held in the Courthouse In this
city at which time It was decided
to hold a county fair a. Elkton on
October 90, q and 2s permanent
organization was effected with Irwin
r Kepler Eikton president and John
s Reisler. Calvert, secretary
Hagerstown Charles Flock, Il. son
OF Elmer Flock Boonsboro is in the
Washington County Hospital here ID
critical condition as result Of injuries
sustained near Funkstown. when the
motorcycle he was riding collided with
an automobile OF Harvey Hockman,
West Virginia. who was driving home
after visiting his brother; Amos Hook.
man on Sharpsburg pike, The motor.
cycle caught the running board Of the
automobile and was dragged some dis
lance with Flock who was bleeding
and unconscious when released.
Cumberland SHERIFF Anthony Har.
Vey and County Detective +. Clement
Deneen returned from Chicago with
Eugene Poor. who escaped in April,
1918 from jail here while being treat.
cd 10 the jail hospital Poor was
recently arrested In Chicago on lar
ceny charge At the time OF his escape
Poor had been convicted and sen
fenced to seven years Imprisonment
In the Penitentiary on forgery charges.
while in jail awaiting TO be taken to
the Penitentiary he feigned illness.
He escaped by cutting out the window
bars OF the hospital section. He was
identified in Chicago as the man
wanted here by his photograph
Hagerstown - Charles Williams.
alias Jackson. "a colored arrested
suspected Of numbering Mary Butler.
eolored found dead In bed In the house
Of Walter Jackson. AZ Security. made
Q detailed confession 10 States Attor-
ney u. Angle Wohnger and Chief OF
Police Thomas II Barber in jail. He
sic he stabbed her in the face and
then dubbed her on he head with
the musket found beside her bed He
said he was drunk He was recently
discharged from The United States
Army He formerly lived near Shep-
herdstown and several days ago went
10 Security 70 hunt work
Hagerstown The body OF an un-
Identified dark haired youth, about 20
years old cut in two. was found upon
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
tracks near Brownsville by the crew
OF a passenger train He wore a khaki
suit There was nothing about his
clothing 70 Identify him coroner's
jury rendered a verde, that he had
been run over By train while lying
unconscious upon the tracks Deputy
Shcriifs Albert CHAMPION and John "
Cable conducted an investigation Tn
dertaker Clarence Suman. keedysville
took charg. o: the body Some think
the man belonged 10 John Robinson
circus and fell from the train a Il
was going from Hagerstown 20 Har
risonhurg Va
Salisbury Authorities aetc assist
ed by two safe policemen are en-
deayorine b apprehend the persons
who entered thr home Of state Sen.
ator Charles 4 Di-haroon and stole
81 600 worth Of jeWelry and other ar
ticles The principal portion OF the
loot was jewelry consisting Of dia
mond pins. string OF pearls family
heirloom>. and a silver service uclud-
ing a silver punch bowl Police believe
the loot was removed n an automo-
bile as racks were found in a street
IN The roar of the house The rob
hery occurred between and Q o'clock
Senator Disharoon and his daughter
Mrs p 4 Hanaman had gone 10 a
theatre about : o'clock When they
returned they found the house ran
sacked
Ccntrev,le A coiored boy and girl.
and year respectively children of
Samuel Fisher near Cen,reyille drank
a quart bottle Of homemade, wine
The boy died The girl though very
III is believed out % danger The bot
Tie OF ar had been placed on a shelf
In an uppri room Of me Fisher home
and thc children N some way diScov.
erod /; Tho parents were away from
home al he time and upon their re-
turn found both children thoroughly
intoN Gated 4 physician was sum
moned and !, was at first thought that
the children would sleep on" the ef-
fects OF the lnioXicant Later in the
evening however, the boy began hav-
ing commissions and they continued
until his dearh