The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-08-11
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Baltimore.-Samuel A. Green, Roads
and Sanitary Engineer of Baltimore
county, began a survey of Catonsville
and vicinity as first step toward the
construction of a sewer system and
disposal plant. These Improvements
are expected to cost about $1,O00,O06.
Elkton.-Work on the immense hy-
dro-electric plant to be built along the
Susquehanna river, near Conowingo,
this county, will be started in Feb
ruary of next year, and three years
thereafter it will be generating cleo
trio current.
Elkton.-Unless plans of the con-
gregation of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church are materially changed Rev.
John McElmoyle, who was ousted by
the New Castle Presbytery, is to be
recalled to the pastorate of the church,
which he has served rs years. Despite
the fact that the Presbytery does not
want him as a member of it's organ
ization, and has fought him for the
last four years, the congregation has
announced that it will make every ct
fort to have him once more fill the
pulpit.
Baltimore.-State and city police
will cooperate in campaign started
Sunday against obscured license mark
ors on automobiles. E. Austin Baugh-
man, Motor Vehicle Commissioner, is
behind the movement. His purpose is
to do away with dirty markers so that
the police will be able to identify ma
chimes. Police believe that if this law
is enforced much auto thievery will
be discouraged. Some markers are
kept dirty in order to throw them OH
the trail, they say. The law against
obscure license tags is on the statute
books of the State, but recently has
not been enforced strictly.
Mountain Lake Park-The Fedora
ton of Republican Women of Garrett
county held a meeting Friday at the
residence of Mrs. James A. Hayden.
Mrs. BENJAMIN H. Snicell presided.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Arthur
B. Bibbins, secretary of the State
Federation, and Miss M. E. Waring,
of the State committee on member
ship. Mrs. S. w. Williston was elected
Garrett county chairman for member
ship, and Mrs. George Legg added to
the committee on the educational pro-
gram Mrs. Snicell is chairman of the
County Federation, and Mrs. E. u.
Towers chairman for organization.
Rockville.-When the case of Harry
Carlisle, of the vicinity of Dickerson,
this county, who was charged with vio-
lating the Local Option law of the
county by having intoxicating liquor
in his possession with the intention
of selling it, was called in the Police
Court here, States Attorney Dawson
announced that the case would be
dropped for lack of evidence. 1t was
on Carlisle's farm that Sheriff Alvie
A. Moxley, Chief of Police Charles T..
Cooley and half dozen other officers
found many gallons of corn whiskey
mash, but none of the finished product
was located. There is understood to
be probability that the Federal au-
thorities will take up the case.
observation-disclosures to the eff
Gamers of evaporated and condensed
milks is seriously considering the ad-
visibility of locating in Centreville,
affording a new market for from 10000
to 100000 pounds of milk daily, was
brought here last week by L. j. Scar
melli, of New York, owner of the to-
mato paste factory operated in Centre
vile by the Serto Packing Company.
Mr.. Scarmelli, upon his arrival in Cen
treville, communicated with local busi-
ness man, bankers, the Chamber of
Commerce and County Demonstration
Oliver G. Jones. The information he
obtained indicates that dairymen
would favorably consider an oppor-
tunity to increase milk production,
and there also is distinct possibility
that the Kent Island section may be
opened up as dairying community
by the establishment of a milk train
operating between Love Point and
Centreville.
Annapolis. -Arundel-on-the-B Bay, an
incorporated township and summer re-
sort on Chesapeake Bay, eight miles
south of Annapolis, colonized chiefly
by Baltimoreans and Washingtonians,
held it's annual election of Commits
sioners for the Town Council Saturday
afternoon. There we're no contests,
and less than score of votes were
cast The following seven Commits
sioners were returned elected: How
ard Bokee and George E. Salisbury, of
Baltimore; Edward C. Graham, Will
liam H. Linkins, Charles A. Mccarthy,
Philip M. Maley and Frank R. Miller,
offWashington. The Council will meet
next Saturday to appoint a mayor,
and it is understood the choice will
be between Graham and Salisbury.
All of the Commissioners chosen are
incumbents, with the exception of Mr..
Bokee, who succeeds w w. Waltenyer,
posed of his Arundel property within
the last year. Elections at Arundel
in former years excited more than
ordinary interest, owing to the fact
that it was the only place in Maryland
where women had the right of suf-
frage.
Salisbury.-F. H. Dryden, engineer,
of this city, who is in charge of the
construction of the $4,000 triple-arch
concrete bridge leading to the new
Memorial Hospital at Crisfield, has
opened bids for the erection of three.
quarters of mile of roadway near the
proposed building. Contracts for the
bridge have been awarded to the Luten
Bridge Company, of York, Pa. The
proposed hospital is the gift of Mrs
Edward w. McCready. Approached
by the span of concrete and roadway
the hospital promises to be one of the
show places of the Somerset town.