The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-09
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND


formation pertaining to Uncle Sans
great naval school, containing his
torical sketch of the academy, ros-
ter of all the officers on duty and
those not attached to the academic
staff; a roster of the four classes OF
midshipmen, both in alphabetical or
der, and according to merit standing;
an outline of the course of instruc-
ton, and regulations governing the
admission of candidates, besides
much other data that helps to make
it a great reference book. The regis
ter shows that there are now 1853
midshipmen on duty at the academy.
The roster by classes: First class,
1913; second, 169; third, 10; fourth,
! 221. Including the superintendent
and staff officers, there are now near
ly $50 officers and civilian instructors
assigned to the several departments
( of instruction, besides about SO
others not attached to the regular
academic staff.
Frederick.-Mr. George H. Camp
bell, assistant to President Willard,
+ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
inspected the company's terminal
properties in this city. While he did
/ not go into details in reference to
his trip, his visit is taken to indicate
that Frederick will soon get the much
needed terminal improvements prom
ised by the railroad some time ago.
He spoke enthusiastically of the prog
ress of the city. Some months ago
the Business Mems Association asked
President Willard to investigate
needed terminal improvements here.
Later a letter was received stating
that the railroad would make i'm
provements in the near future. Ow-
ing to conditions the starting has
been delayed, but the visit of Mr..
Campbell is an indication that work
may begin at any time.
Hagerstown. = City Attorney
Abraham C. Strife has been instruct
ed by the Mayor and Council of Hag-
erstown to take such legal steps as
may be necessary to compel the
Washington County Water Company
to place it's pumping station at an
other point along the Antietam
Creek, where the possibilities of con-
tamination will be reduced; also to
provide other and more modern
means of filtering water forced into
the mains supplying citizens of Hag-
erstown for drinking purposes.
The city officials claim that under
their contract with the water com.
| pany they can demand from the com.
pany water that is chemically and
bacteria logically pure.
Hagerstown. = After deliberatins
23 hours, the jury in the case of En-.
gineman Charles B. Eichelberger,
tried for manslaughter, brought in
verdict of guilty. Eichelberger, who
was indicted jointly with Louis S.
Hopwood, conductor of the same
train, was in charge of the eastbound
freight which collided with a west
bound freight at Raven Rock bridge
one night last August, resulting in
the loss of i've lives, two of the dead
being trainmen. Those in charge of
the eastbound freight at Chewsville
received orders to pass the westbound
train at Smithsburg.' According to
the testimony the orders were dis.
obeyed and the train ran past the
place of meeting and collided with
the westbound train near Edgemont.
Easton.-Major William E. Stew.
art, aged II, lawyer, one of Eas-
toms most prominent citizens, died
after an illness of a week from ty.
phoid fever. Major Stewart was one
or the best-known men in MARYLAND.
He was born in Cambridge, a son of
the late Chief Judge James A. Stew.
art, of Dorchester county. He
studied law and was admitted to
the Dorchester bar in 1860. YOUNG
Stewart then became a planter in
Arkansas and soon entered the Con.
federate Army. From a private he
rose to the rank of major. At the
close of the war he moved to Balti-
more and was member of the Bal
lAhOio SIIy COuHcll TWICE and was
sent to the legislature three times.
Salisbury. = A very important
merger was concluded here when the
o. S. Lloyd Shipbuilding Company.
of this city, and the Sharptown
Yacht Building Company, of Sharp
town, consolidated. The Lloyd Com
pany will remove the Sharptown
plant to this city, and the main build
ing yards will be located here and the
main building is now in course of
erection. This building will be 70
by 125 feet. Several large yacht
building contracts have been secured
and as result the new company
will employ about rs additional skill
ed men.
nterville.-Thomas A. Embert.
Jr., aged 33 years, of Love Point, ex-
ira brakeman on the Maryland, Del
aware and Virginia Railroad, was in
stantly killed at Love Point by fall
ing from the top of a car. The train
passed over his BODY, severing his
head and arm. A short time after
Embert entered the employ of the
railroad he was caught between two
cars and badly injured. Last sum-
mer train ran over his foot, mash