The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-04-01
MARYLAND NEWS.

Mrs. Martin, wife of Rev. o. L. Martin
died on train on the way to her home
in Salisbury.
John c. Rose was nominated for United
States Judge and Capt. John Philip Hill
for District Attorney for Maryland.
Governor Crothers has appointed F
Mason Miller of Burnt Mills, deputy
game warden for Montgomery county.
William H. Whitaker, of Indianapolis
Ind, has been elected executive head o
the Maryland Prisoners Aid Association
Many autoists and motor cyclists were
arrested in Hyattsvlle for speeding, a
crusade having been started against them
by Sheriff Mohler
Ohio H. w. Talbot has announced
his intention of resgning as Chief Dep
uty Clerk of the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county, which position he has
filled for the past six years.
The Eagles State Convention will be
held in Westminster, on May 18th, 18th,
who have it in charge were appointed on
Thursday night by President Walsh.
J. Frank Harper, Madison Brown and
H. B. w. Mitchell, assigneeS, have sold
the Jonathan A. Bryan farm, containing
1853 acres of land, to Thomas w. Hor-
ney, of Ford's Store, at $2S.55, per acre.
The hardware store and stable of w.
H. Whiting, of Baltimore, at CHAIRMAN,
near Blue Ridge Summit, were burned
on Saturday, March 10th. The fire
spread rapidly and only part Of the con-
tents wele saved.
A. H. Hardesty, Assistant Secretary
and Treasurer of the Peninsular Produce
Exchange of Maryland, with their gen
eral offices in Pocomoke City, has gone
to Dover, Delaware, to accept the position
of secretary of the new Delaware Pro-
duce Exchange.
The trial of Lee Ganley, who was in
dicted for arson by the Grand Jury of
Montgomery county, has been set for
Friday, April Ist Ganley is son of
James H. Ganley, a prominent mer-
chant af Boyds He is charged with
having set fire to the house of Reuben
Colored.
Dr. George F. Nickerson, Of Easton,
has purchased the farm known as Hope
well, in Miles River Neck, containing
264 acres, from the heirs of the late John
Seemer The purchase price was SIS. 900
cash. Alfonso Boley has purchased the
property known as Mayfair the Riley
property at Royal Oak, for $4,000.
The Washington County Commits
sioners, composed of two Democrats
and three Republicans, passed resolu-
tons protesting against the passage by
the Legislature of bill introduced by
Delegate J. Winger Draper, of Hagers-
town, providing fol- the election by the
people of the County Clerk The pres
ent County Clerk is John E. Wagaman,
a Republican. The county clerkship
pays about s., 600 year.
Joseph Brown, aged 22 years, son of
John Brown, of Eakles Mill Washing
ton county, was arrested by Sheriff
Barber, on the charge of setting fire TO
the frame barn of Clayton O. Eakle,
at Eakle's Mills on the night of March
25th. The barn was destroyed, along
with one horse, valued at $500, buggies,
harness and lot of farming machinery.
The dwelling house of John Fisher,
nearby, caught fire several times but
was saved. Young Brown, who was
formerly employed on the Eakle farm,
was seen near the barn shortly before
the fire broke out. Mr.. Eakle and his
family were in Keedysvile when the
fire broke out. The loss amounting 10
several thousand dollars, is partly COW
cred by insurance. Young Brown denies
the charge.