The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-10-27
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near lockwood, was instantly killed
by passenger train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad near Casseman.
He was employed as track layer at
the Casselman mines of the Hill Coal
| Company and is survived by his wife.
Baltimore.-Two classes in voca-
tional guidance courses have been or
| ganized at the School of Commerce of
| the University of Maryland. The open
| ing session will be held on Thursday
| night. Schools where vocational guild
| ance has been introduced report that
| the percentage of students who fail
| or leave school without completing
their courses is reduced from so to Is
| per cent, according to Frank P. Hin
| er, Instructor at the School of Com
merce.
Cumberland.-The movement of
coal and other freight over the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad is exceeding
| all records since December last. More
| than $500 loads were dispatched
! through Cumberland eastward Friday,
while nearly 5000 loads and empties
went West. On previous days the dis
patch East averaged $500 loads. The
record of Saturday and Sunday is ex
pected to excel that of Friday. Ship
ment of coal and other freight on the
| Western Maryland railroad also shows
an advance, an average of 800 loads
having gone through daily. An aver
age of 1872 cars of coal were moved
| daily from "a mines in the Upper Po-
tomac and IS loads daily from rs
mines working in the Georges Creek
territory.
Hagerstown-The industrial exhibit
at the Hagerstown Fair, with As man.
| ufacturing concerns of Hagerstown
and the county represented with a
variety of products, will be made a
permanent feature of the annual fair,
it is announced by the Hagerstown
| Chamber of Commerce. The exhibit
was held under the direction of the
Chamber of Commerce and was such
a pronounced success that 1t has been
decided to continue 1t each year. The
exhibit showed the finished products
of the plants arranged in attractive
style, the arrangement of the displays
being under general supervision of
Ernest j. Newcomer of the Chamber
of Commerce. The entire exhibit has
been donated to the Orphans Home in
this city.
Baltimore-Charged with compile
ity in a s1S1,O0O whiskey robbery on
July IA last, from the John Faust Dis
tillery at Glen Rock, Pa, George c.
Martin, 2S years old, who gave his
address as 344O Auchentoroly terrace,
was traced here from Pennsylvania
and was arrested in the Office of his
counsel, William J. Curran, by
Michael Francis, a special investiga-
tor for the Department of Justice.
Taken before United States Commits
sioner Supplee, where he was held
in $4,000 bail, Martin assaulted
Francis by striking him in the face
with his fist as he was leaving the
court room. Marshal w. w. Stock
| ham, who witnessed the alteration,
went to the assistance of Francis and
after a struggle Martin was subdued
and taken to jail.
Belair.-The annual meeting of the
William Paca Chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution took
place Saturday at the residence OF
Mrs. B. J. Williams, of Darlington.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs Walter w. Preston, regent; Mrs.
John S. Bradshaw, vice-president;
Mrs. John S. Young, recording secre-
tary; Miss Annie Cairnes, treasurer;
Miss Minnie Cairnes, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Annie F. Munnikhuy-
sen, historian; Mrs. Robert l.. Prigg,
chaplain, and Mrs. Henry Strasbaugh,
registrar This chapter expects to
erect a memorial tablet to those Har.
ford men who lost their lives in the
World War. 1t will be of bronze and
| will be placed in the army here. Gov
ernor Ritchie, Brig.-Gen. M. A. Reck-
| ord and others are expected to be
present at the unveiling.
Hagerstown.-TheK Ku Klux Klan of
| Hagerstown is carrying on CAM
| paign to break up spooning and for
| the second time within a week have
| warned couples. The latest warning
| was issued to prominent local bus1-
ness man and a married woman OF
| this city after the woman had been
caught by four hooded and white
robed figures on the outskirts of the
| city. The man fed and made good
his escape, but the woman tainted
when the white-robed figures began
to gain on her as she was fleeing
across a cornfield. After working over
her for some time the four alleged
Klansmen finally brought her back
| to consciousness, then warned her to
be true to her husband and freed her,
Just a week ago another spooning
couple was caught near the Hagers-
town Country Club by four masked
men who warned them to move and
never be seen together again or they
would be dealt with harshly. A wom
ans scream aroused residents and the
story finally came to light of the at
tempt made by the four men to cap
ture the business man and woman.
Upper Marlboro.-Miss Agnes T.
Ferrier, county social service worker, |
and DR.. John E. Sansbury are making |
plans for the launching of campaign |
to establish a Prince Georges county |
hospital. A big meeting soon is to be
held here in the interest of the
project.
Salisbury-Plans for providing Sal
isbury with a modern hotel are now
being rapidly pushed by the hotel
building committee Of the local Cham |
Der of Commerce. Several sites have
oeen inspected for the location of the
puil9irE and options secured.