The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-19
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Maryland News Matters Tersely
Told for the Benefit of Busy
Readers.
Saturday and Sunday.


Improved methods of operation are
increasing the product of the Maryland
and West Virginia coal mines.
William Weedy, Jr., of Homecoming,
has fallen heir to $4,000.
Bishop Newman recently announced
the appointments of the Washington
Conference, Methodist Episcopal
Church.
1t is thought Mr.. John F. Waega-
man, of Washington, ID. c., and syn
dictate, will buy the Ocean City prop
erty of the Sinepuxent Beach Com
pany.
The funeral of Mrs. Imogene G. Polk
took place in Princess Anne.
The resignation of Rev. E. E. Ayers
as pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Hagerstown. has been accepted.
Governor Lowndes will entertain the
Maryland Republican editors at lunch
in Annapolis, Monday.
Joseph g. Collinson died in Anne
Arundel County.
Oyster-dredging ceases for the season
to-day.
The body of the woman who was
found murdered near Milton, Del, has
been identified as that of the bride of
James NJ. Gordy. She was formerly
Mrs. Mary Lewis, of New York. Her
husband has been arrested on charge
of numbering her.
Monday.
A colored man, supposed to be the
Kent County fugitive, Schofield, is re-
ported to be lurking in st. Mary's
County.
Town commissioners were elected in
North East, Cecil County.
The Comptroller has announced the
quarterly distribution Of the school tax
Examination of candidates for admi>-
sion into the Wilmington Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church was be-
gun at Chestertown.
New evidence was discovered yester-
day against James NJ. Gordy, who is
in Jail at Georgetown, Del, on the
charge of numbering his bride.
Tuesday.
AT Belair, Ellen Merryman recover
ed verdict against the City of Balti-
more for damages to her land on the
Gunpowder River
The dwelling of Martin E. Hastings,
in Salisbury, was burned.
Applicants for office III Worcester
County held a meeting.
The store of John ID. Harrington, at
Madison, Dorchester County, was
burned.
The Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference begins at Wilmington
to-day.
A party of Mormon converts left
Cumbe rland for Utah.
The new assessment has increased
the tax basis of Garrett County 50, 1885,
600.
A number of farmers met at Upper
Marlboro aud formed tobacco-gro
ers association.
Governor Lowndes is in Cumber-
land.
1t is expected that insanity will be
part of the defence of James NJ. Cory,
who is accused of the murder of his
bride, near Milton, Delaware.
The Delaware Constitutional Con-
vention adopted section intended to
prevent the Legislature from enacting
a single-taX law.
Wednesday,.
Inc PRESIDENT OF the County Com
missioners of Anne Arundel County is
favorable to employing House of Cor
rection prisoners on the public roads.
The Anne Arundel assessors will pur-
sue liberal policy towards the factor
les in their district.
The G. and P. Telephone Company
will soon extend its line from Hagers-
town to Cumberland.
There was a meeting of boatmen at
Williamport to protest against the re-
duction in freight rates on coal.
In Ellicott City there is contest in
court for places on the official ballot.
A ticket nominated by the colored peo-
pie was rejected by the supervisors.