The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
News Of the State.

News Of the State.
The eutire wheat crop Of William
LLOYD. near Elkton. was destroyed by
FIRE; the work Of an InceuGiary.
New Windsor College, Carroll Conn
". has beel, sold for SIS. IS 10 the
Presbytery OF Baltimore
Several districts Of counties in which
the reassessment has been completed
shows a large decrease in the real g.
tate basis
The prospects are favorable for The
largest corn crop in The history Of
Washington County.
George Caster. colDred. was fined SO
and costs for selling potatoes in Balti-
more without weighing them
Navigation viii be stopped for ten
davs on the Chesapeake aud Ohio
Canal on account Of q break on the II
mile level, near Williamsport.
Walter B. Mslcolm has sued the Pa
tapseo Flint Mil Company, Of Carroll
County. for Si5, 900 for alleged damage
doue 10 his health while an employee
there
Robert KocbenOur, Of HagerstOwn,
while swinging on a rope, had his eve
caught in large iron hook. which
tore off tue upper lid. making a serious
wo6nd.
Allegany County wants other co8n-
ties that are victims Of unfair distribu-
ton in the free school book fund 10 CO
operate in bringing about al interpre-
taiion Of the law.
Hagerstown proposes to rid the
town OF mosquitoes by the liberal Use
of coal oil placed IN rain barrels, slop
barrels and all places where stagnant
water Is found.
Since the construction Of the Wash
ington Monument ia Washington city
in 1883, l,24f, 227 persons have made
the ascension with Ut accident
Mayor Byron :. Dorsey OF Mt. Airy,
has a large force at work macadsmiz-
ing the streets Of that place, which are
to be put in first-class condition.
The School Board of Anne Arundel
County has appointed Miss Evange-
line Bells trustee OF The Annapolis
public school IN place Of Miss Porter.
resigned.
A violent electrical storm passed over
Ellicott CITY last Monday night. max
ing it necessary TO shut down the cleo
trio light works, leaving the town in
darkness.
A large tent being used by evaugel-
ist Martin W Yeak.e 70: revival meet
iDgs, at Williansport. was several
times badly damaged by explosions of
dynamite set off during the night
Mr.. James P. BanuOn. a member Of
the Baltimore bar, was shot in the leg
on Tuesday last. at Annapolis June
ton. while in an alteration with ].
Beauregard Clark, a night inspector in
the Custom House.
The council of Trinity Lutheran
Church, Taneytown. Carroll County.
has extended a call t. Rev. D. Frank
Garland, of Baltimore, To the pastor
ate of that church. vice Rev. George
W. McSberry, resigned.
James McNew, Of Baltimore. went
To sleep near the Northern Central
Railway tracks. in the vicinity of
Woodbury., and during his slumbering
threw out one OF his arms so that his
fingers fell upon the track A train
came along aud cut of the fingers.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company is making arrange
ments 10 rebuild their line from West
minister to Cumberland. A number of
men locating places for the poles pass
ed through Middleton last week.
The new line will come hy way of
Frederick
Thomas Smith and Ahner Rice. of
Hagerstown, each aged Is years, were
crushed to death while stealing a ride
IN car loaded with iron water pipes.
The car was jammed while being
shifted, which forced the pipes against
the end OF the car, where the bows
were in hiding.
The trustees of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal have in contamination tha
building OF boats that could be used on
the lakes and ocean, thereby enabling
them to ship coal to Baltimore. Phila-
delphla and New York. President
Nichols is highly pleased with the
amount of business done so far this
year.
Mr.. Walter r. Rudy and wife. of
Mt. Airy, while returning to their
nome from RidgevilIe in a buppy a
Few nights ago, were hurrying 10 es-
cape thunder storm. They were met
by two horseback riders going at .
rapid gait also. One of the horses ran |
INTO Mr.. Rudy's team, the shaft meme |
tratlng the breast of the animal. killinu
II instantly.
Matte Robinson, white, lost her way
on the road near Hagerstown. and /
asked Julian Allen, colored, for assist 1
ance; Allen consented to guide her.
ana when in asecluded spot he assault, /
ca her The woman's screams brought ]
tnree men to her rescue, who Knocked +
Alien down aud brought him into
!Hagerstown, where he was lodged in /
jan de is about % years old. and I
says his home is in DanviIle, Va.
Mrs. Rhodie Noah 81 a. -