Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-08-17
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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK

the Board Of Supervisors of Elections
Cumberland Bedford road. between
the city limits and Naves Crossroads, |
is blocked to traffic on account OF the
building Of shoulders. Only persons
living along the road will be permitted
to travel IT. The work is expected to |
be finished in about three weeks.
Baltimore. - There was no cake. |
there were no candles and no party, I
but Baltimore was 1874 years old Wed
nesday. On August s. 1929 the Cen
eral Assembly Of the Province Of
Maryland, at the behest Of "the in.
habitants of Baltimore county. created
a township site on the northwest !
branch of the Patapsco River. Chron-
icles record that the idea of the coun-
ty folk was to found commercial
center"
Cumberland,-Mrs Catherine Little.
seventy-four, widow Of Hiram H. Lit
tie, formerly Of Spring Gap. died sud.
denly at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Lloyd e Mullin, 42S Bean street.
Mrs. Little is survived by five daugh-
ters and two sons: Mrs. Edna Coch-
ran. Pittsburgh; Mrs. E. R. Peets, |
Hagerstown; Mrs. H. G. William Tas-
chenberger, Spring Gap; Mrs Lloyd E.
Mullin, this city Henry H. Little. Of
Twiggtown and James e. Little, this
city. and by one brother C. G. HerpIch,
this city.
Annapolis--About / 900 members of
the Ku Klux Khan parade through the |
streets here Saturday night in the
State demonstration in which khan
leaders had promised to gather 10000
klansmen from various sections of
Maryland The fiery cross. guarded I
by white-gowned horsemen. led the I
procession. Other klansmen. mount. /
ed. afoot or in automobiles, including
delegations from the Monumental and /
Francis Scott Key Kouncils. of Balti-
more, followed Though all were
gowned, no masks or hoods were worn
At intervals there were floats depict y
ing the various principles of the or
ganization. white supremacy was
depicted by ali altar upon which three (
white men sat while a negro and |
foreigner stool against the background I
in an attituds of reverence. Other
floats portrayed Making Politics
Clean and Separation OF Church and
State''
Salisbury. =. Doctors in Wicomico
county are taking active steps to stem
the tide of typhoid fever which seems
to be again sweeping over this section (
Of the Shore Several cases have been
reported In each one OF the three
neighboring counties Somerset Wor-
cester and Dorchester, and Deputy
Health Officer DeSomoskeoy is max
ing fervent plea to the people In his
district to guard carefully against an
epidemic. The people In each Of the
three counties are being urged TO take
preventive measures against the ty- I
phoid bacteria. Local physicians in
each one of the counties are aiding
the health official in his campaign and |
are making every effort to get every
one vaccinated Free vaccine is be-
ing provided by the State. The WI
eomico County Medical Association
has issued warning to all residents
in Wicomico county to make a care
ful investigation Of the milk and wa
ter supply.
Centerville-A fendish plot by f2-
year-old negro boy to wipe out a fam
lily of husband and wife and two in
FAINT children was uncovered here by
Justice Robert Coursey after William
Coppage Hail. Jr., year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs William c. Hall. of Church
Hill had died ostensibly from injuries
received in fall The funeral of the
child was halted, while coroner's in.
quest was held, which held that Frank
Bryson, negro boy had deliberately
placed strychnine in the baby's milk.
and also placed the poison In salt,
sugar. oatmeal and coffee about the
Hall home, with the confessed inten-
tion OF killing the child He admitted
causing the death of the child be
cause he was tired Of attending It, and
said he tried to kill Mr.. Hall because
he had been reprimanded for staying
out late last Saturday night The boy
was placed In Centerville Jail and is
held without bail, The circumstances
surrounding the case probably are the
most remarkable In the criminal an
nails Of the county. Two years ago
the boy came to Queen Anne county
from Delaware and worked on various
farms in the vicinity of Centerville. A
short time ago he was arrested for
stealing a bicycle. Because of his
youth he was given another chance.
and placed in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall. He took the child for
ride in small express wagon, and it
was supposed that in crossing the
street the child fell out and suffered
injuries which caused Its death. I'm
mediately after the accident the infant
suffered violent commissions. The par.
ents started with it for the Emergency
Hospital, Easton. The baby died soon
after they left Centerviile.