Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-01-15
Maryland
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No. % Fire Engine Company, fell dead
In the cloakroom OF the company's
quarters, Saratoga street. near How,
ard street. Death was attributed to
heart disease
Elkton,-The past week was a fairly
busy one for Cupid at Maryland's
Gretna Green. seventy-one couples,
principally from Pennsylvania. New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, OBJ.
tanning marriage licenses and wed.
ding before leaving town.
Baltlmore.-The site Of the 81 .000
600 art museum will be selected
January 21. it was announced On that
date members OF the art museum com
mission will inspect all the proposed
sites and will then return to the city
half for final decision.
Baltimore. Monsignor Edward
Mooney, born al Mount Savage, and
educated in Baltimore colleges. was
selected by Pope Plus as apostolic
delegate TO India with the rank Of
archbishop. The appointment had the
Endorsement Of Cardinal Gasparri,
Papal Secretary of State. and Of
Cardinal Hayes Of New York,
Annspolis.-Employment in Mary
land will be better in 1926 than at
any time since 1921. the U. s predicts
Both skilled and unskilled labor will
be in demand, the labor department
estimates. Building will show an in
crease, Industrial conditions be gen
orally good" and the agricultural out
look is bright
Baltimore Maryland needs an at
titude whereby States Of the Middle
West or other sections cannot dictate
to her. States Attorney O'Conor, the
guest of honor, told a bi-weekly
celebrity" session Of the Social Dem
ccratic Club of the Twenty-seventh
ward Mr.. O'Conor spoke on behalf
of State rights and party organiza-
tion.
Annapolis. = Maryland oystermen
are looking for a golden harvest this
week, when two planted State oyster
reservations which have been closed
for the last three years will be thrown
open to all classes of oystermen.
These reserved areas, known as Hog
Island" and Parker Moore" are To-
Gated on the mouth Of the Patuxent
river.
Baltimore-This city is getting to
be better place to live. and its resi-
dents appreciate It. according to fig
ures issued by Capt. Joseph McGovern
of the police accident bureau. Deaths
from acute alcoholism were is last
year as compared to 40 the year be-
fore, from Illuminating gas. 2s as com
pared to 43, and from burns rs as
compared to 81. Last year there were
6s suicides, as compared to "a in 1924.
ore.--Slatemakers at the City
Hall have Governor Richie on the
Democratic ticket for Governor next
fall. and a list of six or seven Repub-
licans for Mayor in 1927, including
Albert G Towers. president of the
Supervisors of City Charities: Henry
G Perring. Supervising Engineer of
the Public Improvement Commission
and Addison e Mullikin. of the School
Board
Annapolis.-Three times as many
students are attending Maryland high
schools this year as in 1915 and twice
as many as in 1920, according to
statistics made public by Albert s.
Cook, State superintendent of Eduea-
tion. In'1915 the statistics show there
were sixty-fve high schools in the
State, 81 high school teachers and
621S students who maintained an
average daily attendance OF 5,276
throughout the year.
Baltimore.-James S. Lester and c.
S. Marvel, brothers-in-law, OF Sails
bury, will be arraigned in United
States District Court here for an at
tack on John T. Fisher, Jr.. Federal
prohibition agent. Judge Morris A.
Soper will designate the date for the
trial. The two men were released un.
der $4,000 bail each, after they had
been found guilty at a preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Louder T. Hearne in Salisbury
College Park - Marylanders won
second honors in the national poultry
judging contest at Madison Square
Garden in New York. Prof. E. G. Jen-
kins. head of the boys club work Of
the University Of Maryland extension
service, was advised. Marylands
team was composed of Delmas Caples,
is years old, Reisterstown; Miss Erna
Riedel, II. Millersville. and Francis
Dyson, Is, Brandywine Teams from
all over the United States competed
A team from Maryland also won top
honors and a silver trophy for produc-
tion classes. Mr.. Caples was ranked
first and Miss Riedel second in the
individual competition in this event.
Annapolis. - Brig Gen. Milton A
Reekord, Adiutant-General Of the
Maryland National Guard. left for st
Augustine, Fla. where he will attend
the annual convention Of National
Guard officers. Others. who will rep
resent the Maryland Guard at St. Au
gustine will be Col Washington
Bowie. Jr, Fifth Regiment; Col. D.
John Markey, First Regiment: Col J
De Peyster Douw. Divisional staff
Col. j. Craig McLanahan, One Hun.
dred and Tenth Field Artillery. and
Major William D. Tipton, command
ing the Maryland National Guard Air
Unit
Havre de Graee.-The largest real
estate deal in the history of the county
was consummated when it was an
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