Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-07-08
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Happenings In Various Sections Of
Old Maryland
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o local business house from Cam
bridge bank that several bad checks
had been drawn ol that bank by a
Scott. Stuart Scott, Stuart W. Scott
and w. + Scott one check bearing
the lastnamed signature for the sum
OF $3.50 was returned.
Baltimore The purchase OF the
homes al Dundalk from the United
States Shipping Board by the Dundak
Mortgage Company was completed.
The homes had been built during the
war period for the employees OF the
Industrial plants By the Shipping
Board There are about 80 houses
involved in the transaction and an
OUTLAY OF $i.I00.000 The Maryland
Title Guarantee Company examined
the title.
Chestertown.-Four fine cows were
poisoned by oil from the State roads
They belonged to W. l.. Story on the
White House farm near Keunedyville.
The big rains OF Wednesday night
washed the oil and tar from the State
road into Mr.. Story's field and the
cows pasturing in the field ate it and
died from the effects Dr. Jarman.
of Chestertown and GilAllan, of Ga.
lena found a quantity of the oil in
the stomach of the animals. The
0nusS wara valua1
MISUNDERSTANDING Richie. by
messenger, turned over TO Philip b
Perlman. Secretary OF State. records in
the case OF Or J. Hubert Wade. whom
he dismissed as member of the State
Board OF Prison Control. The records
contain the charges flied with the Gov
ernor by Eugene ODunne. the Gov
ernor's letter TO Dr. Wade notifying
him 10 appear for trial. the answer
filed by Samuel X Dennis and j
Cleveland Giice. counsel for Dr. Wade:
a stenographic report OF the testimony
and the Governor opinion finding Dr.
Wade guilty of accepting the gift of an
automobile from Samuel Leibowitz
and dismissing him.
Baltimore - According to figures
compiled in the Office OF Dr.. ] Knox
lnsley. chief OF the State Bureau OF
Labor and Statistics. the local situa-
ton in regard 10 unemployment is no
better than at this time last year OH.
Gals OF the bureau every month in
vesticate conditions in 500 representa-.
tive establishments. covering all the
leading lines OF business Figures ex.
hiblted by DR., Insley for the first five
months OF 1921 showed that the aver
age number of persons employed at a
plant was 226. while the average for
similar number of plants during the
first five months of 1922 was 2l.9 The
record does not show the total number
of establishments in operation during
the two periods
Annapolis Foul play was at first
suspected In connection with the death
OF otto Roskey. 30 years old. whose
body was found on his houseboat on
the shore Of Stony Greek upper Anne
Arundel county. James jenkins. OF
Brooklyn who was passing along the
shore at . O'Clock discovered the body
lying on the deck OF the boat, with
blood flowing from the mouth. Jen.
kins notified police officials of the
county and Chief Deputy Sheriff Louis
oh tt,t. fhe. haulfh nffi
DR. J. J Murphy and Police Justice J.
Roland Brady wen, % the scen" The
body showed no marks OF violence. DR..
Murphy pronouncei death dua TO
apoplexy
Baltimore During the last several
days Judge Rose, in the United States
Court has ordered conhscated 10 au.
tomobales seized by prohibition agents
In their raids on hootlesgcrs. Five
others are likely to be conhscated be.
fore the end OF the week according
10 George w Lindsay. assistant Unit
ed States District Attorney This. &C.
c0rding 10 MIR. Lindsay and according
to records in the office of Marshal W.
W. Stockham. will total about sixty
FIVE automobiles confiscated by the
court since prohibition Went into effect
in 1920 MANY OF the cars seized, said
Mr. LINDSAY are found upon inyesti-
CATION. 10 have been used without the
knowledge OF the owners Marshal
Stockham shortly Will sell at auction
recently confscated cars.
Rockville. The executive board of
the Montgomery County Federation OF
Women's Clubs held its first meeting
OF the new year at the home of its
president Mrs James II Jones, here.
SiXty-fve members, representing all
but one Of the 20 clubs composing the
federation. attended Mrs. Jones pre-
sided Reports from The various clubs
George Greenwell connected with the
were submitted Mrs. George v.
Chandler. former president OF the fed
GRAFTON. read history of the fedora
ton. Al the suggestion of Mrs Jones.
II was decided IN endeavor TO have
every club woman in the county enroll
az a member OF the Social Service
Tnav,fa of tho comfy A. the aggrp-