Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-05-11
STATE NEWS
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THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

Cumberland.-George Merritt 81
years old, died here after having. both |
arms crushed in rolls at the Kelly |
Springfield tire plant. He was held
IL the machine half an hour before he
sould be released His wife and fiye
children survive.
cumberiand.-No action has been
taken by Cumberland women regard |
Ing the high price of sugar, but Miss |
Elizabeth Lloyd Lowndesi stated that /
unless the price came down material
ly before the next meeting OF the Civic |
Club that organization. Of which she
Is president, would likely take action.
Hyattsviile, II Garrison,
former deputy sheriff and at present
constable, has announced himself a
candidate for the Republican nominas
ton for sheriff Of Prince Georges
county. The primaries are to be helt
this summer Garrison. who is one
OF the oldest officers of the county IN
point of service, is engaged in the
automobile accessories business here.
Hagerstown.AM oiinford Baker.
this city, was rescued from drowning
In the Potomac river, near Pinesburgs
by her husband While crossing the
stream in Fowboat,with her husband
and two other persons Mrs Baker feil9
overheard. She succeeded in grasping
a rock projecting above the water
and held fast until she was saved, She
is unable to swim,
Hagerstown. = Harry Al Henkel.
manager of Ford's Theatre in Balti-
more, has taken formal charge Of
Nixon's Academy and the Colonial
Theatre in this city for the Nixon
Nirdlinger interests Of Philadelphia. Y
He will be assisted in the manage
ment Of the two playhouses by Harry
w, Brown, manager OF the Nixon The.
atre, In Pittsburgh and Walter W.
Arfz, who has been manager Of the
Colonial Theatre for several years,
Hagerstown.-An enthusiastic meet.
ing Of the Ciearspring, Community
Club was held lin that place ON Tues
day night. when the members extend
ed an invitation to the Farm Bureau
Of the Washington County Farmers |
Association to hold its next meeting
in June In Clearspringy A committee,
composed of Charles l.. Smith. A. Leo
Cohill and Bernard Seibert, was ap-
pointed to confer with Farm Bureau
officials Speakers at the club meet.
ing were Milton D. Moore, county
agent and Or, O. X Hoffman, special
ist on hog cholera.
Hagerstown Hundreds Of acres of
valuable timber land we're swept over
by forest FIRE. which broke out Fri!
day afternoon near Smoketown. "A |
force Of several hundred FIRE fighters
under the direction of Forest Warden
F.. Auiders battfed the blaze. Lands
owned by Mrs Isouria 3. Kaslor,
Charles B. Wagner Charles Martz.
Harry Newcomer and D. Webster
Groh were swept ever The Black
rock Hotel, on the peak of the noun
tain, was In great danger but by a
concentration of effort on the part Of |
the fire fighters the structure was
saved. Is
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Burtonyiile, William Tyler Page, Of
Montgomery county. clerk of the |
House Of Representatives. in resolu-
tions passed at meeting Of Anti |
Saloon League forces here, was urged
as candidate for Governor The res
olutions set forth that since no can.
didate thus far has announced HIM
self for the Governorship as favorfhg
dry law enforcement, and that Since 1
Montgomery county has citizen. |
born in Frederick county. having lived
In Baltimore county and being a Mary,
lander through and through and thor |
oughly capable OF filling the office of
Governor and. whereas Mr.. Page has
attracted nationwide attention by his |
authorship Of The Americans
Creed = be II Resolved. That the |
Montgomery County Anti Saloon
League urges Mr. Page to fayorablyl
consider becoming candidate for the
high office of Governor Oh Maryland |
George w Crabbe, superintendent of
the Maryland Anti-ssloon League. was
among those who addressed the gath
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