The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-28
IMPORTANT NEWS
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Happenings In Various Sections Of
Old Maryland
NEWS ITEMS FOR OUR READERS

Baltimore.-J. G. Crumm, of Prince
Georges county who recently an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress in the
Fifth District, is the fourth candidate
to reply to the QUESTIONABLE sent out
by the Association Opposed to, Pro.
hfbition. Like Messrs. Benson, Hill
and Linthicum, he answers all of the
questions propounded afirmatively
and will be, rated 100 per cent wet.
Pocomoke City.-Mrs. Sarah Eliza
beth Vincent died at her home here in
her seventy-sixth year. A few days
prior to her death she fell down a
flight of stairs. Besides her husband,
James H. Vincent, she leaves one son,
J. Frank Vincent, who holds a posi-
ton in the ticket Office of the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail-
road Company at this place.
Baltimore-Two4 40-gallon stills, 120
gallons of moonshine whisky and
more than LOO gallons of mash were
seized in a raid by prohibition agents
in small shanty on Colgate creek
near Sparrows Point. The stills were
in operation when the agents arrived.
Two men, who gave their names as
Andrew Koualeski, 35 years old, and
Vincent Pesternok, Al, both of Spar
rows Point, were arrested and taken
to the Northwestern Police Station.
Frederick. - Miss Grace Hauver,
daughter of Albert Hauver, Foxville,
was instantly killed Sunday afternoon
when an automobile in which she was
riding was struck by the fast mail on
the Western Maryland Railroad, go
ing east, at the Deerfeld Crossing,
near her home Mrs Ferdinand
Hesse, wife of the Rev. Mr.. Hesse,
pastor of the Lutheran Church,
Smithburg, also in the car, narrowly
escaped by jumping.
Newburg.-George H. Carson, a
farmer of this place, was shot by John
Miner (colored). Mr.. Carson was
asleep in hammock on a screened
porch at his home when Miner crept
upon him, placed the barrel of shot
gun against the screen and fired. The
entire load entered Mr.. Carson's left
arm, and practically tore it from his
body. Miner Is tenant on Mr.. Car
sons farm and was angered because
of difference he had with Mr.. Car
son earlier in the week. When ar
rested Miner was intoxicated. He told
Sheriff Simms he acknowledged that
he fired the shot with intent to kill.
Hagerstown.-Grieving over the
death of her husband, John A. King,
who died six years ago, Mrs. Laura
L. King, aged "A, the last descendant
of Col. Roger e. Cook, who command
ed the first body of Union soldiers to
leave Washington county, committed
suicide by drowning in Antietam
Creek, near Funkstown. Mrs. King
was lifelong cripple and walked with
the aid Of crutches. Four Of her chill
dren died within month of each
other, and when her. husband expired
she became very much depressed.
Easton.-Mrs Maria Woodall, aged
Sc years, was accidentally shot and
instantly killed at her home walton"
On the Tired Avon river, near Easton,
by her husband, William Woodall. The
family has a tame fox which stray
dogs had been chasing recently. Mr..
Woodall, noticing one OF the dogs
coming toward his house, picked up
his pump gun and started out on the
back porch to shoot it. AS he went
out the kitchen door the gun was ac-
cidentally discharged. the load hit
ting his wife, who was standing on
the porch, in the back, killing her
instantly. Mr. Woodal did not know
his wife was anywhere near until he
heard a fall and turning around saw
her lying on the floor dead.
Baltimore.-Acting under instruc
tions from Postmaster General Work,
Postmaster Benjamin F. Woelper, Jr.,
issued an order which will allow pos
tai employees to quit4work earlier on
Saturday afternoon during the, sum-
mer season Because of the. general
tendency to observe Saturday. as
half holiday, the Postmaster Generals
order says, postmasters throughout
the country will be allowed to ar
range a schedule, for the earlier relief
of employees. The new arrangement,
which goes into effect today. will ef-
feet about 500 employees here in the
main office, all substations and
branches.
Baltimore.-The Northern Maryland
Electric Company has asked the Pub
lie Service Commission for authority
to acquire the plant and capital stock
of the Port Deposit Electric Company
and to exercise franchises for the ex-
tension of the former company's lines.
To finance the deal the Northern Com
pany asks permission to issue $4,000
6 per cent. first mortgage bonds and
$4,000 of additional capital stock. The
petition recites that $1,000 has been
agreed upon as the purchase price of
the Port Deposit Company, the sole
stockholder in which is the Jacob
Tome Institute. July 26 at noon, has
been set by the commission as the
time for hearing the application.
napolis.-Charles Spencer, 80, 5
colored laborer,' was buried alive
while working in trench excavations
for new heating plant at st. Johns
College Douglas Howard, Is, son of
Charles A Howard, contractor for the
work, narrowly escaped like fate.
Spencer was at - bottom OF the
1O-foot pit. snoring he sides when the
cave-in occurred Young Howard, only
a few feet away, was saved by being
caught between two pieces of lumber
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