The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-26

{ superintendent LOOKING 20 the discinljn.
I Of the institute have been disapuroyals' ' *
/ the department. Heretofore >upsri,..S.
I dent Bower has been warmly .ilnr,or..i-,
/ BIZ the Navy Department, but ,ba ~
recent cases intimate a change I'm No;
| ton. and may embarrass the adnirfs,r'
ton Of discipline at the institution.
Cumberland.-P. j. Walker. Of E,rs-
county. ". Va. i under arres, eisr,si
with threatening to shoot John r. Niisv
a widely-knoTn stockman oi Noorafsls
and his son. 1t developed al the 6aar;n1
before Justice J. Ward Wood that Was
ser had Endorsed a note for 5000 n,
Miley, which was held BY Nfoorassla
bank. Walker was notified By the banI
that the note would soon fall due. l. u
alleged he became angry AMI wavlai5
Milev and his son on their return from
Virginia. presuming they had sold iroys
Of cattle and had money. He held them
I'D at the end OF double-barre. s1otmn
and ordered them to shell out" NH
both hammers cooked, lie Threatened IA
blow young Aliley into eternity ii h.
interfered.
HageTstOwn.-The will OF Peter GRAY
the retired building contractor who die5
recently, leaving an estate valued al sj0
GoU TO 100000, largely to charity, was
probated here. 1t was executed lat Nav
NTH the exception Of several thousand
dollars left TO nieces. nephews and hi,
brother. William Gray, and the intares
for 30 years on $500 TO Zion Reformed
( Church. Of which he was a member. h.
bequeaths the remainder OF his star
after providing for the maintenance n
his widow, Anna a. Gray. during bsr
life, TO a corporation to be known as tbs
Peter Gray Orphans Home and lleebani
cal Institute OF Washington County,
which is to be founded on mis- large farm
GEAR Mapleville.
Hagerstown.-What is believed 10 bay.
been an attempt TO poison the horse d
Rev. j J. Minemier. the deposed pastQ
Of Grindstone Hill Lutheran Church. u,,
came TO light. \ bag containing pariE
green was found in the horse trough N
the preachers stable Mr.. Alinemier al,
nitted that poison had been found in thsl
trough. but it was not mixed with tia
horses feed. but contained in the orgina.
package. y. T. Lehman. who conduct.
q store At New Franklin. and who i.
close friend OF the minister, also keeE.
a horse in the same stable and some think
the poison was placed oy the preachers
fees in the trough for Lehmans horse.
Hagerstown.-A runaway took place al
the annual picnic of Boards and Greens
burg Lutheran Sunday-schools. near
Grcensburg. A. Galen Newcomer wa
putting the bride on the horse. whiA
was hitched to a runabOut. in which wa
seated Miss Good. the horse scared an!
ran off. Mr. Newcomer hung on to To-
| animals head. The horse dashed al
frightful speed through the woods Tx
team finally collided with a tree Mis-
Good was thrown out of the vehicle a
her head and bruised and shaken up
Mr.. Newcomer escaped with laceratiOa
and contusions.
Cunberlaand.-Th City Commissiti
voted TO select the design for Homboe
Lafferty. OF Clarksburg. for the new CITY
Hall for Cumberland. The building wi
be 20 BY 20 feet. of classical monument
design and surmounted By a dome.
Will be two stories, exclusive Of bas
ment The first floor will contain cit
/ offices and the second the Commissia
chamber and a public assembly hall. II
building will be constructed Of ston
probably OF marble. and the architeci
estimate the cost at $4,000.
Hagerstown.-It is said to be practiel
" settled that New York capitalists VI
erect a 100000 creamery plant. with
the latest cold-st0rage attachments,
Wood Point. along the turnpike. enc mi
northwest OF Hagerstown. The site
the plant has been purchased from h.
Spickler. Already pledges have been
ceived from farmers to furnish milk irOr
500 cows. The cream will be separated
from the milk and shipped to New YorS,
while the milk will be reduced to powder
Chestertown.-Th will OF the late q
William A. Potts. owner OF amusemen
at COLCHESTER Beach. was probated beg
1t bequeathed the whole estate TO his WI
and at her death wills $4,000 20 eaca
his grandchildren and the balance to
daughter. Mrs. Burke. The estate is e'a
mated to be worth about $4,000
Cumberland-Paul aged IA years,
of John Weisenmiller, lassoed the COW
wild west fashion. The boy was drag
a long distance and badly scratched
bruised. John Stiner, in an effort to
strain the COW. was tossed over an 7
bankment, sustaining broken arm.
A. Roeder severed the rope with
knife and saved the boy.
Hagerstown.-Walter. 7-yearoId son
Charles Cosey. while playing in the os
OF John ID. Elliott, near Upton, was
ed. He was playing with his sister
Ambrose Elliott. In some manner WA
his little playmates could not explain
pair of hay ladders fell upon him
crushed him to death. The bows mo.
recently broke her arm and IS MON
ago his little brother died.
Hancoek.-At meeting Of the
zens and taxpayers of Hancock IN
Opera House. called to discuss the plIV1
OF installing municipal water wcrSs
spirited discussion took place. In taA
vote of those assembled il was az
tanned that large majority OF iee
pie present were in favor OF the buis
and Commissioners rejecting the Pls'
bid of $4,000 for the constructor
sewerage and water system
One person was killed on the raw.