Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-03-09
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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK


been elected president Of a newly OF
ganized Chamber OF Commerce to
boom sudlersville, this county.
Hagerstown.--R Rev. Joseph Irwin
Young, Of Wilmington. Del, has ac-
eepted a call from The First Baptist
Church Of this city.
Hagerstown.---Mrs. Priscilla CARROT,
widow Of A. p. Carrot, is dead at the
home Of her sonin-law in Funkstown.
She was 81 years old.
EIkton.-Mrs. Ella Maloney, wife Of
James Maloney, farmer near here,
died recently Of pneumonia. She was
So years old.
Freeland- = Mrs. Elizabeth Duncan,
Is years old, widow Of Frank Duncan,
died at the home Of her son-in-law,
James Mccullough. after long illness.
Frank H. Darby, aged
II years, Of williamsport. died at
Johns Hopkins Hospital following an
operation.
oakland.-willlam Lawson, so years
old, Of Linards, was instantly killed
when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio
train near Terra Alta.
Frederick. = The Potomac Public
Service Company has begun construc-
tion Of a new 100000 cubic feet gas
storage plant here to cost 5000
Prince Frederick. = The Calvert
County Tobacco Growers Association
has announced a general meeting OF
tobacco growers in the Court House
here next Thursday.
Prince Frederick. - The John J..
Grover farm of 4S acres, on State road,
near owings Station, was sold at pub
lie auction to Mrs. Ezekiel Wood and
Mrs. William Norris for s6,215.
Belair--Harford county bids fair to
have the strongest sFarm Bureau Fed,
Grafton in the State. Already 500 men,
bers are reported enrolled as members
of the Bureau.
Denton.-william E. Klotz. who was
burned while attempting to extinguish
flames which enveloped an auto tank
in Wilmington on January 10. died in a
hospital in that city on Saturday.
Hyattsville. - Word has been re-
ceived here Of the death in Queen
Anne's county of DR.. James E. Ora
ham, father Of James ]. t. Graham. of
this town.
Hagerstown.-Mrs. Barbara E. Wat
kins, wife of Luther NJ. Watkins. the
oldest undertaken in this city, died
Saturday at her home here. She was
70 years old.
Elkton. = Capt. John G. williams,
former clerk of the Circuit Court for
Cecil County, was found dead in bed
at the home OF his sister in Philadel-
phia.
Upper Marlboro. - Friends OF Rich.
ard B. B. Chew are urging him to en-
ter the lists for the Republican nom
nation for Chief Judge of the Seventh
Judicial Circuit.
Mardela Springs.-Robert G. Rob
ertson died here following a stroke Of
paralysis recently. He was IS years
old and leaves widow. four sons and
one daughter.
Hyattsville. = Edward Devlin, aged
IS, twice Mayor of Hyattsville. and
electrical foreman Of the National
Museum in Washington, died at his
home here of Heart failure. superin-
duced by high blood pressure.
Hagerstown. - A delegation headed
by State Senator Mish appeared be-
fore the County Commissioners in pro-
test against land valuations fixed by
the county assessors for taxation pur-
poses.
Hyattsville. Announcement has
been made OF the marriage of Miss
Lucy Louise Fowler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Fowler, of Charlotte
Hall, st, Mary's county. and Lawrence
L. Parlett, of Hyattsville.
Rockville. = Perrie E. Waters, of
Germantown, was appointed register
Of wills for Montgomery county to
succeed Henry Clinton Allnutt, de-
ceased. The appointment was made
by the judges Of the Orphans Court.
cumberiand.-Joh P. Watkins. aged
81, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad con
duetor. died nine hours after he was
shot by Arthur H. (Red) Hanlon, aged
IS. in the saloon OF Charles F. Green.
Patrick W. Donahue. aged 56, bar
tender, lay dead on the floor as soon
as shot, and Hanlon died instantly
when he sent bullet through his own
breast.
umberland.-Idllian E. Brinlman,
"a, daughter of Perry W. Brinkman.
was killed in an auto crash on the
sidewalk near her home while walking
with other little girls. She was hit by
an auto which had been thrown across
the sidewalk after collision with an
other machine at First street and Penn
sylvania avenue. A car owned by
Frank Robinette, driven by George w.
Buoy, struck car driven by John e.
Bowles and the latter car ran down
the child, crushing her skur and break.
ing her neck. Both Buoy and Bowles
we're held. Buoy is charged with driv-
ing without license.