The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-04-09
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Maryland News Matters Tersely
Told for the Benefit of Busy
Readers.
Friday.

n VII was Altu Ill U1t AICHli AOuIO
for Washington County by Ellen S.
Stubbletield, judgment creditor, ask
ing for the sale of the Chesapeake and
OHIO Canal.
A Racing Association has sued the
Agricultural Society of Cecil County
for damages because the society refused
to permit the plaintiffs to use their
grounds.
Justice of the. Peace Brewer. has de-
cided in Annapolis that fishermen
who are employed on wages are not
compelled to take out individual Ii
censes to use pound nets under the new
law.
Some capitalists are considering the
purchase of Kiej Grange, in Worcester
County, for German colonists aud the
production of beet sugar on a large
scale.
The City Council of Hagerstown is
raising the question of the power ofthe
Mayor to appoint committees of
the councilmen.
Sir Archibald Geikie, Director-Gen-
eral of the surveys of Great Britain
and other eminent scientists, will visit
Maryland and examine its various
geological and economic resources.
Governor L0wndes has appointed
twenty delegates to the Southern
Interstate Insurance Conference to be
held in North Carolina.
The Court of Appeals adjourned an
til Monday, when the April term be-
gins.
The women of Loeb Lynn Heights,
Garrett County, propose to again at
tempt to vote in town elections
this year.
Capt. Albert Corey died suddenly in
Kent County.
Mrs Susan Bennett died in Talbot
County.
The record of the marriage of Jas.
NJ. Gordy to Mrs. Mary Lewis, whom
he is accused of having murdered, has
been found.
Riveters employed by the Harlan &
Hollingsworth Company, at Whining
ton, Delaware, went on strike.
The toll-gate on the pike between
Boonsboro, Washington County, and
MIddletown, Frederick County, was
cut down last Friday morning by a
mail carrier because the keeper refused
to pass him without paying the toll.
The mail carrier, n. Gross, claimed
that it was only necessary to pay toll
once a day. while the company de-
mands toll for each trip.
Saturday and Sunday.
St. Marks new Reformed Church
was dedicated at Cumberland.
Eastern Shore farmers are turning
their attention to the cultivation of to-
bacco as crop.
Mrs. Mark wood Huffer and her lit
tie daughter were seriously, if not IA
tally injured, in a driving accident
Lear Boonsboro'.
Mr. Edward Donahue, a Frostburg
pioneer, die,:, aged sc years.
Williamsport has given free site
for the location of a tannrry.
Mrs. Sallie Hager died in Hagers-
town, aged so years.
DR.. John F. B. Weaver was elected
Mayor of Manchester, Carroll County.
Mr.. Salvador F. Miller, of Howard
County, died of cancer of the stomach.
Monday.
Senator Wellington says he is in IA
vor of the arbitration treaty, but not OF
the Senate amendments, which robs il
of all It's value.
Rishop A. w. Wilson, of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, will GO
10 Hagerstown 10 lOOk into the Evan
gelical Church transfer.
The drowned body of Joseph Frey
was found IN the Potomac river near
Point of Rocks.
The Fifth Regiment Infantry and
the Fifth Veteran Corps will be the
only Maryland troops in Governor
uies in New York.
The Maryland Naval Reserves have
made requisition on the general gov
eminent for guns and boats TO conn.,
plete their equipment.
Judge Russum will hear the Cecil
race track injunction Cases this week.
Encouraging reports come from the
Dutch settlement at Wilhelmina, on
the Choptank, in Caroline County.
Mr.. Edward Phelps was elected
mayor of Laurel, Prince Georges Coun'
ty, without opposition.
William Wood was elected mayor OF
Union Bridge, Carroll County
Wednesday.
Robert Millken Was severely hurt Dy
a baseball at ST. Johns College, An
uapolis.
1t Is expected that the Court of APP
peals will render an important decis-
Ion to-day.
J. T. Jones was arrested on suspic-
ion. charged with the robbery of store
windows in Crisfield.
a live electric wire stunned several
people in Annapolis.
The Snow Hill waterworks strike
Is al over row.
Ex-Governor E. E. Jackson has
bought the real estate E. Stanley Toad
vine in Salisbury.
The Wieomico tax basis has been in
creased by the new assessment.
At Georgetown. Delaware, James
NJ. Gordy pleaded not guilty TO the
charge Of numbering his wife. His
trial will begin next Monday.
Democrats Elect Carter Harrison
Mayor of Chicago.