The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-02
STATE HAPPENINGS.
Maryland News Matters Tersely
Told for the Benefit Of Busy
Readers.
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along the Brookvile Road, in Mont.
gomery County, is completed as far as
Sligo.
The President of the State Firemens'
Association has appointed committees.
Captain w. L. Finley, United States
Army, made report of his inspection
of the Agricultural College cadets.
The Cecil County assessment has
been completed and there is q decrease
of the basis.
A heavy rain in Prince Georges
County did much damage.
There was Masonic celebration at
Easton.
Elks banqueted at Hagerstown.
Saturday and Sunday.
The Democratic primaries in Queen
Anne's County were carried by b. p.
Hooper for Judge.
In the Republican primaries of Som
erset County Senator Dryden was tri-
umphant and the State administration
was endorsed.
Harvey Bierly was drowned in the
Antietam near Hagerstown.
The corner stone of a Reformed
Church was laid in Clearspring.
Rev. J. w. McIlvain, of Annapolis,
preached his farewell sermon.
A large number of operatives have
been discharged from the Howard
County Cotton Mills.
Mr.. John Lee Carroll and his family
will return from Europe about the lat
ter part of July.
Another decision was made in the
Washington County Savings Institu-
ton case.
A colOred boy was committed to the
Annapolis Jail, charged with placing
road.
Monday.
The Aberdeen waterworks have been
completed.
Mr.. Blair Lee, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
sixth district last fall, is announced as
a candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for the House of Delegates from
Montgomery County.
1t is believed that the water tower
just erected at Rockville is so defective
that it will have to be rebuilt.
Governor Lowndes did not apply for
registration at Annapolis.
About a thousand dollars in gold
was dug up by laborers on the Potter
farm, near Wilmington, Del 1t is not
known who buried the gold.
The ownership of the alleged fill
clustering steamer Laurada, which is
detained at Wilmington. DEL, is not
known to the United States authori.
ties and she will prOpablv be sold.
Tuesday.
The Somerset County Republican
Convention elected delegates to the
State Convention and adopted resolu-
tons complimentary to the Governor
and Senator Wellington.
The tax rate Of Wicomico County is
82f cents, reduction ola cents.
The Dorchester Democratic Conven-
ton will be held July 20.
In Queen Anne's County q Demo.
cratic ticket was nominated.
The Governor has appointed VIM.
d. Posey tax collector for Charles
County.
A committee will recommend the
CHM school books for the Anne Arun-
del schools.
The failure of the State Treasury to
pay the usual school appropriation has
caused the Anne Arundel teachers to
60 without their salaries.
An ordinance has been prepared pro-
viding for fire marshal for Hagers-
town.
A movement against the nomina-
ton of Judge Russum for his own sue
cessor is reported.
Yesterday the GovprnOr visifad his
cousin, Mr.. Benjamin Lowndes, of
Bladensburg. who is critically i'll.
The Democratic Convention of Caro-
line County declared for George A.
Deakyne for Comptroller of the Treas
ury.
1t is believed that the Democratic
Convention of the Second Judicial Cir
cult, which meet at Denton to-day,
will nominate James Pearce for chief
and Judge Stump and Martin for asso-