The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-23
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this city, after an illness of few
weeks. She was born at Smithburg,
this county, and was a member of the
Lutheran church of that place. Her
survivors are niece and two nephews.
Hagerstown. - Twenty thousand
game fish, principally bass, were
placed in the Conococheague creek, in
this county, by Deputy Game Warden
Albert Champion. The fish came from
the State fish hatcheries and were sent
here at the request of the Washington
County Fish and Game Association.
Hyattsville-The town of Hyatts-
vile has decided to take over the local
public library and to set aside about
$3.50 year for its maintenance. The
money will be raised by tax of
cents on each $100 of assessable prop
erty in the town, but will mean NO in
crease in the tax rate.
Pocomoke City.-News reached here
this week of an automobile accident
In Baltimore, in which Miss Sadie Hay.
man, daughter of Mrs. Millard Hay
| man, formerly Of this city now resid-
ing in Baltimore, was injured. Miss
Hayman sustained broken thigh bone
and arm and was badly cut and
bruised.
Denton. The Commissioners, of
Caroline county have appointed Sheriff
William C. Andrew a special officer to
issue dog licenses and tags and to en-
force the law. The Sheriff has given
notice that he will. sit at Marydel,
Henderson, Goldsboro, Greensboro,
Denton, Preston, fredericksburg, Hills,
boro, Ridgely and American Corner
during June for the purpose of issuing
and collecting the taxes.
Frederick.-Mayor e. C. Shafer was
renominated for Mayor of Brunswick
at a recent citizens meeting. The bi,
annual election of the town will be
held in August, and 1t Is one of the
few municipal elections in this county
that do not tolerate political dicker-
ing. Under the administration of
Mayor Shafer progressive street
building program has been put into
effect
Ellicott City-The Maryland Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, in coop
Grafton with the Howard County Farm
Agent, will hold a field meeting on the
experimental plots at Doughoregan
Manor June II at 2:30 P. M. Variety
tests have been conducted on these
plots for some years, and now the sta
ton is in position to give out some
valuable information to the farmers
of Howard county. ALI farmers are
urged to attend this meeting.
Hagerstown. - Over 700 striking
shopmen and maintenance of way en-
ployees of the Western Maryland Rail
road and their families marched in a
street parade here Saturday night. The
procession was headed by the railway
employees band and thousands of peo-
pie lined the streets. A huge banner
with the words Former Employees of
the Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany" was carried in front of the pa.
rade.
Salisbury.-Attempti to cross the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
Railroad tracks at the last Locust
street crossing in this city, Mrs. Mary
Phippin, aged IS, was struck by the
locomotive Of northbound slow
freight and instantly killed. One leg
and arm were completely severed from
her body. AS far as the authorities
have been able to ascertain, no one but
cident.
Hagerstown.-The elimination of
contest, continued for more than a
year over money matters, came Friday
morning when Harry Reese, aged IS,
after failing to hit his common-law
wife, May Reese, aged SO, with three
bullets, turned his revolver on himself
and sent bullet into his head, at their
home. Reese is at the Washington
County Hospital here and is not ex,
pected to live. Neighbors, aroused by
shots, called the police and Lieutenant
Williams hurried to the scene. Upon
his arrival he rushed the wounded
man to the hospital. The bullet en-
tered the top of his head and lodged
somewhere near the base of the skull.
Reese's father, James Reese, was
killed in Chambersburg 10 days ago
while driving bread wagon.
Frostburg.-The body Of a man
found beside the Cumberland and
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks here
was identified by his son as that of
Charles Jacob Smith, aged 55, West
ern Maryland Railway yard conductor,
who came here from his home in Cum
berland to participate in the parade OF
the Maryland State Firemen's Associa-
ton. Mr. Smith was a member of
Cumberland Hose Company, No. 1.
Coroner Finan conducted an investiga-
ton and decided that he had wan
dered over the roof of the tunnel and
had fallen 40 feet to the tracks, frac-
turing his skull. His coat and fire.
mems cap were found 100 feet from
the spot where he is supposed to have
fallen. There is reason to suspect that
he was robbed while asleep and that
when he awoke he wandered about,
falling over the tunnel portal.
Frederick.-It was intimated by the
County Commissioners that in all prob
ability the tax rate for the county
would be raised with the next annual
levy. The rate will be fixed on July l,
and the Commissioners are now tab
ulating the taxable property, in prep
aration for the fixing of the levy. The
various departments, including the
board of education, are preparing their
budgets, which will be submitted to
the Commissioners. AS to just what
the amount of the increase will be is
not known, but it is intimated that it
will be substantial.