The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.
Denver next.

Inc PRESIDENT Is surely de-
lighted.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon and For.
aker Doth landed beautifully in
the Taft Band Wagon.
Mrs. Nettie Burgess and daugh
ter, Miss Ruth, have returned from
a pleasant trip to Monrovia.
e. A. Mills, of Marion county,
West Virginia, was nominate d
for Governor by the Prob bition
party
The State Teachers Associa-
ton is in annual session at Ocean
City. A large number ar. in at
tendance.
An Italian Bank has been es.
tablished in Cum berland. 1t is
a branch of an institution at Con-
nellsyille, Pa.
DR.. j. w. Downey, of New
Market, was in Emmitsburg re-
Gently. visiting his daug hter,
Mrs. DIR. Stone.
Fire destroyed the plant at
Norfolk. Virginia. belonging to
the Farmers Manufacturing Com
pany. The loss was 800, 900.
The Y. M. G. A. Camp, under
the direction of w. G. Barker.
pitched their tents near Point of
Rocks, to continue until June
Goth.
Rev. VIM. j. Kane. pastor of
st. Johns Catholic Church, this
city, attended the commencement
exercises at st. Charles College,
Ellicott City.
The Western Maryland Rail
road, after its organization will
be open to any road that cares to
use it. 1t is so rumOred in finan-
cial circles.
Superintendent Anderson, of
the Anti LaloOn League, an
nounces that he will fight the as
piratians of Hon. Frederick G..
Talbot for Congress.
Governor Crothers, at the in-
vitation of the Governor of New
Jersey. will on July the Sth, visit
the State and inspect the roads,
accompanied by the commits
sion.
President Fell. OF st. Johns
College, urged the alumni and
friends of the school to raise ST.,
600 needed to secure the gift of a
like amount from Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie for library.
Governor Crothers has par
doned John Stewart, who was
convicted of criminal assault, and
sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, at the March term
of the Montgomery county court.
The Committee on Laws of the
Maryland Bar Association. will
recommend at its next annual
meeting, that the Legislature
abolish the Orphans Court of
Baltimore City, and in the coun-
ties.
The Republican Convention at
Chicago, nominated the Hon.
William Howard Taft, of Ohio,
for the Presidency, and Hon.
James S. Sherman, of New York.
for Vice President. Mr.. Will
liam. P. Jackson, the son
of Congressman Jackson, was
named as National COMMITTEES
man from the State of Maryland,
to succeed the Hon. S. A. Will
liams, of Hartford county.
The races won at Frostburg by
the different volunteer fire com
panies at the State Firemens'
meeting. are Hook and Ladder
prize. $500; won by West
minister, 452 3 seconds; hide
pendent Juniors, Hagerstown,
As | seconds. S25. The Reel Race
Independents Juniors, of Hagers-
town, SO 3 5 seconds. $500; Ant.
ietam, HagerstOwn, 40 seconds,
500; Westminster, 40 3 20 sec
Onds, $50. Frederick companies
did not enter the contest.
At the Western Maryland
commencement exercises a beau
tiful oil painting of DR.. Herring
was much in evidence as gift Of
the college to DR.. Herring, State
Comptroller, as the last surviv
Ing charter member. The pre-
sentation was made by President
Lewis and fselingly responded tt
by DIR. Herring. A banquet wal
given in honor OF DR. Herring
and among the speakers was Gov
ernor Crothers, who paid al
eloquent tribnte to the Stats
Comptroller.