The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-26
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Maryland News Matters Tersely
Told for the Benefit of Busy
Readers.
Thursday, 18th.

Mine Inspector Otto Holing, in his
report to Governor Lowndes, says
'that in all the elements that contrib
ute to the general welfare of those en-
gagged in mining, the Georges Creek
coal region of Maryland is the banner
district Of the United States, if not of
the world"
Liberty Hall, Kent County, an old
colonial mansion, the birthplace of the
late Mayor James Hodges, of Balti-
more, was destroyed by fire.
Walter d. Smith, of Cumberland, a
student at st. Johns College, Annap-
oils, has been appointed to a cadetship
at the West Point Military Academy
A camp of eXConfederates has been
organized at Easton, Talbot County.
to include the whole peninsula.
The grant to two tracts of land in
Howard County, known as "Lowe's
Delight" and Laney's Sorrow" are in
dispute before the Land Commissioner
at Annapolis.
Mr.. Henry Ridgely, aged eighty one
years, and his wife, aged sixty-four
years, died within eleven hours of each
other IN Howard County.
The Wilmington Methodist Confer
ware Constitutional Convention favor
ing the abolition of the liqNor traffic
in the State.
The roof of the Jail at Marlboro was
destroyed by fire last night.
A jury of inquest at Milton, Della
ware, gave verdict that the death of
Mrs James M. Gordy was caused by
blows administered by her husband.
Saturday and Sunday.
Gen. Joseph A. Fullerton, of st.
Louis. was killed and twelve others
wounded by an accident to the east
bound Cincinnati and Baltimore fast
mail and passenger train at the bridge
over the Big Youhiogheny river in
Garrett County, a mile and q half from
Oakland. on Saturday last.
The Wilmington Conference, Meth
odist Episcopal Church, voted against
equaliZing the number of clerical and
lay delegates and in favor of women
delegates.
Mrs. Jane Daily, wife of Samuel
Daily, died in Gainesville, Montgom-
cry County.
Jefferson Cooley was accidentally
killed on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road track, near GAINESVILLE, Mont
gomery County, ON Saturday.
Mr.. Charles Petty, school teacher,
died in Montgomery County, aged 43
years
Frank Jones was arrested in Will
mington, Del. on suspicion that he
was connected with the recent mys-
FERROUS death of Mrs Fannie Tuchton.
Monday.
The Wilmington Conference, Meth
odist Episcopal Church, adopted reso-
lutions denouncing race-track gam
bling in Maryland
The Grand Jury of Howard County
found presentments against Sheriff
Oldtield and Justice Melvin for alleged
malfeasance in cases growing out of
the registration of voters.
AT Hagerstown one Republican and
two Democratic City Councilmen were
elected.
The Baltimore City School Commits
sioners' cases have been assigned for
argument in the Court of Appeals, on
March 81.
Mr.. James G. Robinson died in
Hartford County, aged sixty-four
years.
Edwards NJ Burchard, a noted sim
gle-taxer, Of Hyattsville, died at Gar
field Hospital, in Washington City.
Definite plans have been accepted for
water works in Aberdeen, Hartford
County, to be completed by July /,
next.
A marine course for torpedo boats
is be ng laid off at Point Lookout for
the purpose of testing them. They
will be built at Baltimore.
DIR. Stokes, of Baltimore, has made
a report on the water in use for domes-
tic purposes in Cumberland, which
shows that Potomac River water can
be rendered nearly pure by sand fiItra
ton.