The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-11-11
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND


scheme of road construction whereby
the counties shall act in the capacity
OF contractors-without profit-was
suggested to the Commissioners OF
Anne Arundel county at their regu.
lar meeting here by Mr.. George T.
Melvin. Mr.. Melvin's plan is that
the county Commissioners go into
the contracting business with a view
to assuring better and cheaper roads
under the present system. He sug-
gests that with an outlay of $4,000
for mules, teams, rollers and equip.
ment, the county will be in a posi-.
ton TO go into the road building
business. His idea is that the con.
tract for building roads be let to the
commissioners by the State Roads
Commission, rather than to pri.
vate contractors, through competi-
tive bidding. The commissioners
took his suggestions under advise.
ment.
Hagerstown. - PROCEEDINGS were
taken in the Circuit Court by % per.
sons residing along the Hagerstowu
and Conococheague Turnpike to have
a sheriff's jury go over the road with
view of abolishing the two toll.
gates between Hagerstown and Como.
cocheague creek until the road is put
In good repair. Judge NJ. l.. Keedy
signed an order requiring the turn.
pike company to show cause by No
vember IL why the tollgates should
not be abolished. This is the turn.
pike the State Road Commission is
talking about buying and which will
probably be used by the company
that intends building a trolley line
from Hagerstown to Clearspring and
Mercersburg.
Cumberland.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, following the survey
for the low-grade line, which means
the elimination of the Sand Patch
tunnel, for another which permits the
low-grade, has right-of-way men on
the ground investigating ownership
of property required. The proposed
tunnel, which will be over two miles
long, will enter the mountain near
Glade City, two miles east of Meyers
dale. 1t is reported that extensive
yards will be located in Meyersdale,
to consist of from 10 to 20 tracks,
two miles in length. The low-grade
line would eliminate the use of help
ing engines from lockwood to Sand
Patch.
Hagerstown. - The theory that
Hagerstown has firebug was
strengthened when someone tried to
burn Levi Wingerd's stable. Two
dwellings and two stables have been
burned recently. Residents in that
section saw a bright light on the
stable. They started to give an alarm
and the light went out They went
to the building and found an old
stocking saturated with coal oil
hanging on the door. The door was
charred, but the stocking was so far
away it did not ignite.
Hagerstown.-Thr hunters on
the field of d. Webster Groh, near
RoXbury, set fire TO the tall grass
and weeds. The fire spread rapidly
northward to the farm of DR.. New
conner and the woodland of Daniel
Yockler, burning fences, timber, etc.
Mr.. Groh went to the scene of the
fire on a motorcycle, which he left at
the Roxbury Distillery, and while he
and John Line, Elmer Rudy and
others we're fighting the fire, vandals
ripped both tires from Mr. Groh'e
motorcycle.
Hagerstown. - Harry George, II
years old, son of jeremiah George,
of Altenwald. on the Western Mary
land railroad, was seriously injured
when a barn door weighing about
500 pounds fell on him. The Lao
was propping the door open when a
gust of wind lifted it off its hinges.
The blow crushed him to the ground.
doubling him up so that his face
rested under his knees. 1t is thought
his skull was fractured.
Hagerstown.-Chr Shockey,
near Beartown, charged with rob-
bling John Henry of watch and $32
on the Waynesboro and Greencastle
turnpike two weeks ago, was arrest
ed at Fort Slocum, N. Y, and will be
brought to Franklin county for trial.
On October IA Shockey enlisted in
the United States Army as cavalry
man, in Baltimore. Three days later
he was transferred to Fort Slocum.