Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-09-02
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week. He was IS years old and leaves
a wife.
Oakland.-The municipal authorities
are much concerned over the water
shortage. A proclamation has been
issued forbidding the use OF water for
sprinkling lawns. watering gardens
and washing automobiles One day
recently the Rest. summer boarding
completely out of water for all pur.
poses due 10 the famine.
Baltimore.-Twelve delegates OF the
United National Association of Post.
Office Clerks will represent Baltimore
at the twenty.third annual convention
of the association to be held In Buff
falo, n. Y. September As. More than
$4,000 members are expected TO at
tend. A special railroad fare reduc
ticn OF Is per cent has been granted.
Rising Sun.-The Thirty-seventh an
npal convention of Cecil county Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union will
be held next Friday. in Iopewell Meth.
odist Episcopal Church. Day and night
sessions will be held Miss Bertha
NJ. Tyson, OF Rising Sun. county pres
ident will preside. Among the prom
inent speakers who will address the
convention is Mrs. Mary r. Haslop.
State president
Frederick. Four hundred and
seventy.two farmers have enrolled as
members OF Frederick county
branch OF the National Farm Bureau.
About one-half OF the county has been
convassed. Promoters of the cam.
paign expect TO have enrolled between
500 and 1000 members by the end of
the week Washington county. recent.
ly organized. has q membership be
tween 700 and 500.
Frostburg-Harry Wilson Of this
place is under $1,000 bond TO await
the action OF the next grand jury at
Wheeling. W Va. in connection with
the death of Frederick p. Gollner. a
police officer of Wheeling. The YER
dict OF the coroner's jury WAS that
Gollner came to his death through
reckless driving and the failure of
Wilson TO stop his automobile when a
street car halted In front of him.
Frederick.-A handsome new build
ing combination dining hall and dor
mitory. begun on the campus OF Hood
College last spring is nearing compile
ton. II will form the northern ex-
tremity Of what will be a quadrangle.
surrounded by eight large buildings.
three OF which have been constructed.
II is being built along lines similar TO
Alumnae Hall and is four stories high
with dormer windows. Directors OF
tho college will shortly decide upon
name for It,
Mount Rainier-The Town Council
OF Mount Rainier has decided TO set
aside $4,000 from the proceeds OF the
recent sale OF the town water and
sewer system TO establish revolving
sidewalk fund. This action will per-
nit the construction of about 5000
feet OF sidewalks immediately. the cost
to be assessed against abutting prop
erty owners. II was decided 10 secure
bids for equipment for road work. In
Guiding tractor. truck. scraper and
a concrete mixer.
Hagerstown-"Pick them out OF
the crowd" Dewey Bait and Walter
Thompson. tarred and feathered be-
cause, II is believed. they we're work
ing as strikebreakers on the Western
Maryland Railway here. were before
Justice John II. Bitner VIXEN the five
men accused OF having tarr0d and
feathered them were tried for assault
and battery The attorney for the de-
Tense. J. Cleveland Grice. insisted that
they pick the men out OF the crowd
that hocked to hear the trial. States
Attorney Wolanger objected. but II
was Insisted that the men were still
in sight of the court. The accused
men were recognized. They are:
Luther Brill. William Fraker. Harry
Ditmer, Roy Ditmer and Raymond
Pomeroy. all former employees OF the
Western Maryland Railway.
Hagerstown.-Thous were In at
tendance at the annual picnic OF the
Washington County Farmers Associa-
ton here, held at the Fair Grounds.
Governor Albert c. Richie was the
chief speaker of the day. Judge Frank
I. Duncan. Of Baltimore; A. ;. Colds
borough. general secretary OF the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Assecia-
tion. OF Baltimore. and John ~ Mack
all. chairman OF the States Road
Commission. alse spoke. Novelty
events OF various kinds were on the
program arranged by John l.. Hurley
In charge of public athletic work In
Hagerstown. The Public Health Dem
snstpation Unit gave an exhibition OF
child hygiene. In charge OF Miss Eliza
beth Bell and Miss Katherine achindle.
Miss Sue Frick presented proper diets
for children. Miss Ethel Middlekauff