Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-08-01

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capped when large chimney collapsed 4
and fell to the ground The loss is
partially covered by insurance.
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Brandywine. = A demonstration on
canning lima beans. corn and toma-
toes by Miss Ellen Davis, county home
demonstration agent, and Miss Camp
bell, State nutrition specialist. will fea-
'ture the July meeting Of the Brandy
wine Community Club to be held
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock at the
Bfandywine High School. -
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Annapolis. -Redecoration Of the old
Senate Chamber of the State House,
which is to be restored to its original |
color SCENE sage green will be
started this week. The color now is
bun. The work will be done by the
firm Of r. E. Strange Sons, of An
napolis. who have recently completed 4
redecorating the executive Offices.
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westernport. - The Rev.. Leroy s.
Dietrick was installed as pastor of
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by
the Rev. DR.. Simon Snyder, of Wheel |
ing. president of the West Virginia
Synod. DR.. Dietrich was graduated
last month from the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, and
entered upon his duties as pastor Of
the local church on June Is.
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Elkton.-Twenty-three volunteer fire
companies from Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland have been invited
to visit Elkton, Thursday night. July
81, and participate in the flremen's
parade to be held in connection with
the tenth annual carnival, which will
be in progress here at that time. The
parade is expected to be the biggest OF
the kind ever held in this section Of
the State.
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Rockville. e.--Zachariah Woodfield, we'll
known farmer. is in serious condi-
tion at his home in Damascus district
as a result of a fall from wagon.
woodheld was engaged at the time in
hauling wheat from field on his farm
and In some way lost his balance and
fell to the ground from the top of the |
load. He was hurt internally and
otherwise seriously injured.
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Elkton.--Among the guests Of honor
at the sixth annual convention of the i
Department OF Maryland, American
Legion. to be held in Havre de Grace.
August 81. % and %, will be General
Pershing. National Commander John
Quinn. Past National Commander Han
ford MaeNider. Director Frank t.
Hines, of the United States Veterans
Bureau, Governor Richie, and Mayor
Jackson. of Baltimore.
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Upper misunderstanding Of four
and half miles Of the Robert Grain
highway, south of here, has been com
pleted and shoulders along the road
are now being built August 10 the
Board of Public Works will open bids
for the sale Of s25O,0Oo in bonds. the
proceeds of which will be used to con
tinue construction OF the road. About
10 miles remain TO be built from Wells
corner to Priest Bridge and from about
q mile north of Rosaryville to T. B.
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Annapolis. plans for projected
Improvements to the Anne Arundel
County Courthouse now in definite
shape, after weeks Of effort on the part
OF building commission appointed by |
the Board Of County Commissioners,
the latter body is advertising for bids
for the work. The bids will be opened |
July 81. The building is to be re-
modelled and enlarged and repairs
made to the interior and exterior at
an outlay of about $4,000. Plans and !
drawings have been prepared by vii.
liam B. Gardiner, of Annapolis. archi- |
teet, and work on the improvements |
will be started as soon as practicable
after the award of the contract.
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FrederieksS-Uniform automobile laws |
and closer cooperation in motor-vehicle
legislation were considered at meet
ing of the Eastern Conference of Auto
mobile Administrators at the country
home of e. Austin Baughman, State |
Commissioner Of Motor Vehicles The
meeting was an adjourned session Of
the conference in Baltimore. The ad-
ministrators we're entertained at din
ner by Mr. Baughman. The party /
included James H. Mayes, Virginia; |
Benjamin Bynom, Pennsylvania; A. A.
Grant, Vermont; Malcolm e. Rudd, |
Connecticut; James Stanley, New Jer-
sey; Frank J. Goodwin and j. NJ De
vine, Massachusetts, and W. H. Grit |
fin, New Hampshire. Following lunch |
con several of the guests left for their |
homes and the remainder accompanied
by Mr. Baughman. took an automobile
trip to the Gettysburg battlefield.
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Cumberland.--A camp meeting will
be held at Union Grove, on the Mason
road. five miles from here. beginning
Thursday, July 81, until August 10,
under the auspices of the Methodist
churches of the Flintstoue circuit.
Services will be held morning, after
noon and night on Sunday and on each
night during the week days The com
mittee in charge is composed of the
Rev, Lynn Arbogast, Union Grove: the
Rev. D. r. Kleckner, Flintstone circuit.
and the Rev, H. A. jenkins. Centre
sille, Pa.