The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-02
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

1 iaSeisloWn. - ne condition OF
the Hagerstown banks was never
better, according to the latest state
ments issued by the institutions
Hagerstown has three national banks
and three that are not national. Ac
cording to the reports, the three ma
tlonal banks have individual depos
It's, subject to check, of S1,7OS,.
! 9O9.19, and two of the other banks
nave individual deposits, subject to
check, of S2.22S,639.7S, or a tota
Tor the five banks of $3,937,54957
The three national banks have re.
sources of 1865, 409.63, and two OF
the other banks resources of $3,1SS,.
1880, or total for the FIVE banks
OF $5,S5S,S39.53. This is a material
gain compared with the reports one
year ago. The business of the lead.
ing savings bank of the city is not
included in the foregoing statistics
notwithstanding the much.
circulated reports that the price OF
meats has been reduced, such fact
has not reached this section of Mary.
land. After a full investigation il
was found that the retail prices of
all meats were still maintained at the
high mark which has prevailed dur
ing the past three months. Meats,
especially pork, which are being
bought by the local butchers from
the packers in the cities and from
the agency of the big packers. have
advanced in price during the past
week from half cent to l cent a
pound. The consumers are wonder
ing when these reported reduced
prices are going to reach this section
of Maryland. This is not cattle
or pork producing section, and the
consumers of meats are strictly at
the mercy of monopoly prices.
Understandable grand jury re.
turned an indictment against Louis
S. Hopwood, of Hagerstown, for
manslaughter. Hopwood was the
conductor on the illfated eastbound
freight train that collided with
westbound freight train on August
p last at Raven Rock bridge, nea.
Edgemont, resulting in the killing
of Harry N. Gigeonus and David f.
Fouke, trainmen, and Chester Mess
ner and Clayton Koontz and injuring
six others. Hopwood is mentioned in
the indictment as neglecting train or
ders given him at Chewsville.
Chestertown.-The residence OF
Jacob Allen, on High street, was
burned Friday morning, causing
loss of $1,000, with an insurance on
house of 500 and on furniture of
$500. The fire originated from a
defective f1ue. The volunteer fire |
company responded quickly to the
fire alarms, but owing to the lack |
of pressure at the town pump house, |
there was no water of any amount In |
the hose, and the firemen had to |
fight the fire by means of a bucket
brigade
Easton,-The people of Easton are
up in arms against the Easton Light |
and Fuel Company. and have sent a
largely signed petition to the Mayor
and City Council protesting agains;
the quality of the gas that is being
supplied by the company. They say
the gas will not give sufficient light,
fills the burners and pipes so that
there is no light at all, and that ii
frequently goes out. The Public
Utilities Commission is asked to in
vestigate. The Mayor has sent the
petition to the board
Hagerstown. - A four-year-old
horse, the property of Silas Mong,
of Ringgold district, valued at over
q trio of hunters who had invaded
the Mong farm in search of rabbits
A rabbit was started up in one of
the fields where the horse was graz
ing, and one of the hunters fired,
killing the horse. The rabbit es-
,aped. The hunters fed without their
IDENTITY becoming known.
Cumberland.-An aeroplane mod.
eled along new lines and for which
lew patents are being sought is now
n process of construction at Rock
Springs Park. w. ]. Thrower, a
1oung Englishman, is the. construc-
or, while the project is being fnan-
ed by C. A. Smith, owner of the
lark.
Salisbury.-Mrs. Mary A. Trader
lied at the home of her son, Thomas
\. Trader. She was so years and 2S
lays old. She had always been a
member of St. Peters Episcopal
Jhurch.
Cumberland. The 2 year old
laughter of Matthias r. Swain, at
)uckwalls, between Hancock and
Berkeley Springs, fell into bucket
# hot water and died from scalds.