The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-09-02

Centrevile. - Plans for the construe.
ton of a sewerage system in Centre.
vile are being put into definite form bv
the Town Commissioners, Messrs. Alfred
Green. Ezekiel VI. Foreman and DR.. Hor.
ace VI. Davis. The specifications have
been completed and are now in the hands
Of the bidders, and it is expected thai
the contract for the building OF the sys
TEN will be awarded some time durina
the next week or ten days. Work will
then be pushed as rapidly as possible in
order that as much as can be done NAV
be completed before the winter weather
sets in.
Observation-Disclosures NJ. Flynn. lock
tender at Four Locks ON the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, was run over and in.
stantly killed on the Western Maryland
Railroad by freight train near Clear
spring Station some time during the
night.
Preston-The tomato crop in this sec.
ton, which until week ago was very
promising, despite protracted spell Of
dry weather, is blighting badly and care,
ful observers predict there will not be
more than half a crop. The blight is
attributed to heavy rain that fell on
August l6, followed by few cool DAYS.
After the rain the fruit began to rot
and the leaves to blight, and now most
fields show bare stalks with clusters OF
fruit unprotected be- foliage. Under the
hot sun this fruit will ripen premature
ly and imperfectly.
Cumberland-Of all the contractors on
the Western Maryland Railroad extern
sion work between Cumberland and Con.
nellsyille the W. f. Stanley Construction
Company is considered perhaps the most(
fortunate. The company's contract liesk
between Bear Run and Ohiopye JUST
opposite Bear Run the company has dis
covered a fine vein of coal, which has
been opened and which furnishes the fuel
for the engines and steam shovels at very
small cost.
Cumberland. = John Wesley Lee. 50
years old. known as Governor" Lee. who
left Garrett county number of wears
ago for the West and who has been on
a visit among relatives and friends, was
struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train
at Mountain Lake Park and probably
fatally injured. He attempted to cross
the tracks at the station after freight
train had passed. and another train hit
him. He sustained conclusion of the
brain, and both arms were broken. His
advanced age makes recover improbable
Hagerstown.-Joshua Thomas, ianito
of the Washington County Free Library,
was injured. perhaps seriously. by being
struck by fas! double-header south.
bound freight train on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad at st. James. while
delivering books with the two-horse Ii.
brary wagon. The wagon was demol.
ished and several hundred books were
scattered along the railroad. The horses
ran off, but were caught after running
a short distance.
Cumberland. - Taylor T. Lowry,
years old, son of j. C. Lowry. was res.
cued from drowning by Roy Fisher 10
years old, son of Josiah Fisher, who re.
sides on Mr. Lowry's farm, one mile
from Somerset. The cAildren were play
ing on bridge over Cox's creek. when
the Lowry lad fell into pool of water
five feet deep The Fisher boy waded
into the water up to his neck and dragged
him out.
Hagerstown.-Miss Irene NJ. Bloom Of
Tilghmanton, was injured in a runaway
while driving from Mount Moriah to her(
home. Her horse stumbled, ran oil
and Miss Bloom was thrown out on ;he
road and run over by the buggy, which
was wrecked. The horse was caught by
Miss Blooms brother, Merchant J. 5
Bloom.
Hagerstown.-Lewis McElroy whis
blowing on the Lemen farm, across tbs
river from Williamsport was trampIed
by the horses and badly injured in tn
breast His son saved him from further
injuy.
Hagerstown.-The Cumberland VALLEY
Railroad Company was found guilty, By
Justice Hartle. of blockading four street
crossings in Hagerstown with two long
freight trains and fined so and costs
The crossings were blockaded % minutes
Cumberland Herbert Rose and hi;
two sons have purchased the Savage hre
brick plants at Keystone, Hyndman ana
Williams. on the Pittsburg division OIL
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. In
cluded in the purchase are 5000 acres
flint and soft clay land, with 'e'era
seams of coal.
Revere.
Reverie, like the rain of night "
stores color and force to though,
which have been blanched and weaflsu
by the heat of the day. With genu'
fertilizing power it awakens within
thousand sleeping germs ana =
though in play gathers round us ~.
terials for the future and images !"
the use of talent. Reverie is the oas
day of thought, and who knows VIII
Is the more important and fruus
for man, the laborious tension OF -.
week, or the life-giying repose OF -
Sabbath-Amiels Journal.
Decay Of Stone Monuments.
The decay of stone monuments Is
more complex effect than has been Sus
posed, and DR.. T. Anderson OF i"I
England. finds that the crumbnns =
some stonework is due to the grow