Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-08-19
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Happenings In Various Sections Of
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AbthFnie.-l ~ puellH george T..
Nicholson will fall the unpleasant duty
within the next few days of applying
cowhide lash to the bare back OF
Frank Williams, young Rockville
negro. who was found guilty in the
police court here of brutally assaulting
his wife, Annie Williams, in their
home a night or two ago.
Hasefstowii. Drastic economics
will be practiced by the Washington
County School Board during the conf
ing scholastic year, it is announced.
County Superintendent B. ]. Grimes
will inaugurate plan for cutting down
grammar school grades from eight to
seven years, thus saving one year for
pupils of exceptionally bright minds
who can accomplish the work in the
shorter time.
Rising SUM- Democratic women in
Cecil county are urging Miss Bertha
Tyson, of Rising Sun, to run for the
House of Delegates If Miss Tyson
becomes a candidate it will give the
Democratic women at least four rep
resentatives of their sex in the pri-
maries. Miss Mary e. W Risteau. OF
Hartford county; Miss Grace HauveI
of Frederick county, and Miss Felissa
Stauffer being the other candidates.
Belair.-Harford county Republicans
at convention held in the Belair Armory
agreed upon majority of the candi
dates for various offices this fall, and
the ticket so far put up is one of the
strongest presented 10 tne voters IN
recent campaigns. For State senator
one Of the four members of the House
of Delegates, one of five County Com
missioners and surveyor, the nomina
tions were left with the members OF
the State Central Committee to fill.
Baltimore. Mrs. Addie lkratz, Mrs
Thomas Johnson and Mrs. Frederief
Nelson were named as candidates fol
the Democratic State Central Commit
tee at a meeting of the Fourth Leg
islative district organization OF the
City-Wide Democratic Women's Club
The meeting was held at Mrs. John
sons home, with a large attendance,
Mrs. Frank Damey, vice,president of
the CityWide Democratic Women's
Club. presiding.
Baltimore.-O Of the important
features of the exhibit at the Maryland
State Fair at Timonium will be a
demonstration of the road investigas
ton carried on under the supervision
of the University of Maryland The
engineering department of the univers-
/ ity, under the supervision OF Dean
johnson, will demonstrate how roads
are tested throughout the State by
boring cores through the road and
then tested for their strength and
durability.
Westminster.-Th dates of Noyem-
ber Is to 10 have been set for the sec
ond annual Maryland Mid-state Poul
try Show of the Carroll County Poui-
try Association. according to an an
nouncement just made public The
show Will be held in the State Armory
here. Over 500 entrants were shown
In the 1920 show, which was open only
to county competition, but this year il
has been increased. and is open to any
one who desires to place fowls on ex-
nibit.
Princess Anne.-William Logan had
his left leg badly crushed at Marion
Station a few days ago when a mule
which he was riding backed into an
approaching automobile. Logan came
to town riding the mule Near the
postoffiee Vance Miles. of Marion,
drove up in his car and the mule,
become frightened backed out in front
of the car which struck It with great
force. catching I4ogan's leg between
the front wheel of the machine and the
body of the mule Mr. Logans leg
may have to be amputated.
Baltimore.--Clifton L. farrell, AZ
years old, found dead in room on
the twelfth floor of the Hotel Emerson
with bullet wound in his chest, be,
lieyed to have been self-inficted was
a large land owner of Chestertown, a
member of the water board and chief
judge Of elections. He was also an
official of Chestertown Methodist Epis
copal Church. Mr. farrell had suf-
fered financial reverses not only from
unfavorable conditions affecting all
farmers but from a hailstorm which
swept over the FARRELL farms. destroy
ing wheat and other crops, Despite
loans negotiated and sale Of stock on.
his Kent property, not all his creditors
were paid, according to the dispatch.
He carried $4,000 insurance. Papers
in his room indicated that he had paid
the premium on an insurance policy
Wednesday morning.