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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1921
Page
4
Fragmented notes from March 7 suggest Panamanian tensions over a coastal dispute with Costa Rica. A presidential statement indicates adherence to a decision and ongoing division within the national assembly regarding the White division.
A posse of about 100 men aided by state police hunted three Black suspects after Miss Gladys P. Sargeant, 19, was assaulted and her male companion beaten near Hanover Street Bridge. The victims could not identify the three men, who were released. report notes a prior attempted assault nearby the previous evening.
In Frederick court Roger J. Brandenburg sues John D. Cline for $20000 damages alleging Cline enticed and alienated Brandenburg's wife Pearl L. Eccard Brandenburg. The couple, married May 4, 1916, have one child. Cline, a farmer with a saw mill and threshing outfit, is married with several children. Both families are well known in Wolfsville where they own farms.
Jacob M. Middlekauff travels to West Virginia to recover the horse stolen from his father's farm at Spielman's last Thursday night. The thief also took a buggy and harness from Frank Otto's farm that same night. The horse and rig were found abandoned in a woods near the Virginia line, by the sheriff of Jefferson County.
A list of marriage licenses shows Charles A Loy and Leota E Boyce from Winchester, Komas Buffington and Annie Miller from Ridgley, W Va. Eimer Meloy and Wahlman from Harrisburg. Z Stidfole and Nellie Barnes of Lewistown. O Johnson and Bessie Lewpoth from Martinsburg. Ores Gordon and Gladys V from Fairview. Warden Harrisburg and her husband visiting the city were noted as returning Saturday after a several day absence with her pat in this city.
A long obituary note records the death of Samuel M. Strong at 7 PM at his home 444 West Washington Street after a two month illness from pneumonia. Survived by wife Emma and children Emma John Elizabeth, strong ties to Wheat End history and Washington Square M. E. Church. Funeral Wednesday at 2 PM at home with Rev L. M. Ferguson officiating and Rice Hill Cemetery burial.
The Internal Revenue Bureau chief C H Pardee will open the office Wednesday night from 6 to o'clock to assist salaried persons and wage earners with their 1920 income tax. The Cumberland office is not yet open. Only those unable to visit during the day should come to reduce congestion. Bring salary or wage total, interest, home ownership, taxes paid, and mortgage interest.
Shelly's Seafood Store opens Tuesday at 46 12 West Franklin Street as a branch of the Baltimore firm, serving wholesale and retail customers including restaurants and hotels. manager Truitt, a seasoned fishman raised in Ocean City, leads the new operation. Second item reports Buckeystown store robbery. LeRoy Carroll, 20, arrested after partial confession, with Deputy Kipp.
A Mail reporter finds restaurants in Hagerstown keeping menu prices despite egg costs falling to 30 cents a dozen. Chefs and owners cite overheads and market practices, with quoted eggs still around 26 cents for two eggs, any style, while suppliers pay 30 to 35 cents a dozen. Restaurant men deny collusion, noting no price cuts yet.
The Municipal Band will be the main topic at a Thursday night Members Forum meeting of the Chamber of Commerce at the chamber headquarters. W. Sowers, chairman, is sending announcements. The meeting is open to all interested in this civic issue. Also noted: George Somers plans to reopen a restaurant in the Maryland Surety Trust Co. building on Court Place, after previously operating elsewhere in the city. Prices reported for farm goods and groceries by Federal Milling and Refrigerating Co. on March 7 1921 include wheat 1.73 dollars a bushel flour 11.50, butter 60 cents, eggs 32 cents, onions 1.50 a bag, and other staples. Separate items mention Hiedwohl's Studio offering birthday photography and Pen Mar Grocery Co. moving April 1 to 60 West Franklin Street. A Western Enterprise Fire Co. notice lists several names to call for goods.
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