The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-25
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Cumberland.-Miss Agnes Driscoll,
probably the best-known. nurse in
Cumberland, died Friday night at
Western Maryland Hospital from
paralysis, after an illness of three
weeks.
ambridge.-Edward w. Van Bus.
kirk, AZ years old, died Friday at Pine
Bluff Sanatorium, near Salisbury. He
Is survived by his widow, formerly
Miss Andrews, of this county, his
mother, Mrs. R. H. Van Buskirk, of
New Jersey, and brother and sister.
Sharptown.-The county board of
education has named teachers for the
Sharptown High School. They are:
Principal J. Edward Ford; assistants,
Gordon Bennett, Misses Emma Caulk,
Irene Parker, Laura Downing, Elsie
Howard and Lillian English.
Hagerstown.-Fiveh hundred persons
attended the annual reunion of. the
Dennis family of this section, held in
the City Park here on Thursday. Mem
bers of the family and their friends
from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vir:
ginia and West Virginia were in at
tendance. A big dinner was a feature
of the day and Mrs. Henry Hull, the
Oldest member Of the Dennis family,
acted as toastmistress.
Frostburg-The Frostburg Local of
the Disabled Veterans of the World
War was instituted here. The tenn
porary officers are John Rooney, COM
mander; James Thompson, vice-com-
mander; Richard Goldswarthy, adju-
tant; Elmer Wilderman, treasurer, and
Robert H. Cook, sergeant-at-arms. 1t
was decided to canvass the Georges
Creek region for membership. The
next meeting will be held Monday eve
ming, August 81.
Centreville-FinaI notice was is
sued by the Board of County Commits
sioners that on and after September /
all dog owners who fail to obtain the
licenses required by law will be Wig
orousIy prosecuted. Fines range from
SIS to $25. Sheriff Sanford E. Spry and
Queen Anne's constables and justices
of the peace were notified that they
would be expected to enforce the law
and cause warrants to be issued for
all individuals who fail to observe its
requirements.
She graduated from Maryland Gen.
eral Hospital, Baltimore, 81 years ago.
and was the oldest active nurse in the
city. During the World War she served
as army nurse and was stationed at
Camp Meade in an official capacity for
more than a year. She was member
of Fort Cumberland Post, No. 13.
American Legion, the Red Cross and
the Alumni Association of Maryland
General Hospital, The American
Legion will attend her funeral tomor-
row morning at st. Patrick's Catholic
Church.
Upper Marlboro.-At meeting OF
the citizens of Upper Marlboro called
by the Town Commissioners a COM
mittee was named to call upon prop
erty owners to clean up their premises
and to take other steps. 1t is the aim
to have the town looking its best for
the big celebration here September 80.
to mark breaking of ground for the
new Baltimore Southern Maryland
State road. The committee is w. T.
Davis, chairman; H. H. Talbert,
Henry Morris, John H. Traband.
Robert L. Wells and Mrs. Harry w.
Gore. Frederick w. Wilson, Town
Treasurer, reported balance of $265.
Judge T. Van Clagett, who presided
over the meeting, explained that the
towns only revenue since abolition of
the saloons was about $500 a year in
road rebate money. He stated Upper
Marlboro was the only county seat In
Maryland having no town tax.
Emmitsburg.-W. H. Long, who has
been living here for the past two
months, pulled a gun on Deputy
Sheriff Albert Adelsberger when the
officer placed an attachment on his
automobile. Long made quick-get-
away and left the officer and few
bystanders dumfounded with the cool
manner in which he escaped. DIR.
Long, as he styled himself, came to
Emmitsburg in June for the purpose
of selling spectacles to the country
people. He rode around in car with
a Ohio license and was sort of a
mystery to the people in this section.
Adelsberger received writ of attach
ment for bill from a Cleveland
(Ohio) firm. Adelsberger served the
writ and was about to adjust the
switch on the car when Long hit him
a stunning blow ON the head. When
Adelsberger recovered he found an au-
tomato staring him in the eyes. Long
gave orders for all to get out of his
way, which they did Immediately, run
ming in every direction Long jumped
into his car and left. While here Long
made his home mainly in the car,
which he kept at local garage. Very
little, is known concerning him with
the exception that he once stated that
he had lived at Greencastle, Pa. Po-
lice in Frederick were notified by
Adelsberger. If Long is apprehended,
there are several creditors in EN-
mitsburg who would like to know his
whereabouts, providing he is without
his automatic.
Baltimore.-Clarence Crane Pusey,
assistant United States sub-treasurer
at Baltimore under the Administra-
tions of Presidents Roosevelt, Taft and
Wilson and a prominent citizen of
Havre de Grace, died Sunday at the
Hebrew Hospital after being ill since
February. His ailment was tubercu-
lar meningitis, following empyema,
from which he had been recuperating
at Buena Vista, when turn for the
xx,zc.o Iad cpooial liots tO rI1Sh him tO