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A Hagerstown man has been arrested on charges he tried to shoot an Ellicott City man Monday, Howard County police said yesterday. Earl Leonardo Weems, 41, of the 100 block of S. Mulberry St. was charged with attempted murder, assault, possession of a handgun, reckless endangerment, burglary and malicious destruction of property. Police said Weems is accused of attempting to break into the home of Charles Andre Pridgen, 41, of the 8700 block of Town and Country Blvd. about 8 a.m. Monday.

Four former employees of a Columbia medical supply company have sued its owner, contending that he cut them out of commissions and a profit-sharing agreement.The suit, filed in Howard Circuit Court Oct. 2, names the defendant as Walter Weems, operator of Columbia Medical, 9515 Gerwig Lane, in the Village of Owen Brown.The plaintiffs are seeking $3.5 million in damages, alleging fraud and breach of contract. Three of the plaintiffs are John Gebhardt of Warrenton, Va., Sandy Melago of Crofton, and Lori Robideaux of Baltimore.

His defenders called him one of the "heroes" of Calver County, a country doctor who still made house calls and charged patients a modest $15 for office visits. Yet that didn't stop prosecutors from bringing criminal charges against George J. Weems, an 82-year-old physician who opened his practice in the county in 1938, for illegally prescribing prescription drugs without a legitimate medical purpose to undercover police officers.Dr. Weems was acquitted of all charges by the Prince George's County judge who agreed to hear the case after Calvert County's judges recused themselves.

On December 3, 2004, RUTH "DEL" STALEY of Weems, VA, formerly of Baltimore, MD, widow of William C. Staley, former owner of Wm. C. Staley Machinery Corp; beloved mother of Donald C. Staley and wife, Lorie of Medford, NJ and David C. Staley of Jersey City, NJ; loving grandmother of Kristen and Rachel Staley; devoted sister of Betty L. Davis and husband Tom of Weems, VA. Also surviving a niece, Patricia D. Brent and husband Dennis; great-nephew Alex Brent...

The courtroom spectators rose to their feet and applauded as tears welled in their eyes; a Catholic priest put his hands together and silently prayed. Their hero, Calvert County's last country doctor, had just been cleared of criminal charges.In Circuit Court in Prince Frederick yesterday, Dr. George J. Weems, 82, was found innocent of six misdemeanor counts of illegally prescribing drugs to undercover police officers. The verdict by Judge Robert J. Woods came after a 2 1/2 -day trial that at times sounded like a canonization, as many of the most prominent figures in Southern Maryland lined up to testify on behalf of Dr. Weems, who started practicing medicine in Calvert County in 1938.

On December 1, 2008, SHAWN, beloved son of Andrea Peace, dear grandson of Addelbert Ray, Charlotte Weems, William Law and Amelia Weems-Howard. He is also survived by four sisters, one brother, six aunts, two uncles and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call on Sunday, December 7, 2008 from 11 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. at the Estep Bros. Funeral Home, 1300 Eutaw Place. Family will receive friends on Monday 11 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. at the New Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4901 Park Heights Ave. Funeral Services to follow.

On May 28, 2003, FLORENCE C.; beloved wife of the late Daniel J. Johnson; devoted mother of Florence Mosby, Dannette Weems, Barbara Duvall and Dorothy Cooper. Also survived by eight grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren; two sisters Dorothy Carroll and Marjorie Mitchell; two son's in-law George Weems and Raymond Mosby, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may call at the CHATMAN- HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, 5240 Reisterstown Road, Sunday after 12 noon to 8 P.M. The family will receive friends at the above chapel, Monday, 10:30 A.M. Funeral services will begin at 11 A.M. Interment Dulaney Valley Memorial Garden.

QUEENSTOWN -- They've kept their day jobs but come the weekend, they still come out to play weddings -- affairs of the heart, under the stars, under tents and always under the influence of music. Introducing Gazze, as if the group needs any introduction after working Maryland for 33 years. Once a fixture on the bull roast and crab feast circuit, the former Dundalk garage band played its 699th wedding reception here last week. Gazze headlined at the wedding of Kristen Henel and David Lillis, who are honeymooning in Europe as we speak.

Over the next three years, about 600 furnaces will be donated to some of the poorest residents of Baltimore and surrounding counties. The program, announced yesterday, is a collaborative effort of state Sen. Clarence M. Mitchell IV, a Baltimore Democrat; Baltimore Gas and Electric Co.; the state Public Service Commission; Sen. Thomas L. Bromwell, a Baltimore County Democrat; and other state agencies and private companies. BGE is providing $1.5 million -- $500,000 annually for three years -- through its Conservation Home Improvement Program.

Each Sunday throughout the HBO drama's 13-week season, TV critic David Zurawik will highlight a must-see character or story element appearing in the current episode. Those viewers looking for something in which to believe amid all the anger and frustration at Edward J. Tilghman Middle School can find it tonight in the quiet story line that starts to emerge of Duquan "Dukie" Weems (Jermaine Crawford) and the computer that now holds a place of honor in the classroom of Roland "Prez" Pryzbylewski (Jim True-Frost)