The citizen., 1911-12-08
STATE NEWS.

DIR. Herman A. Klemper, pharmacist,
died at Belair.
Governor-elect Goldsborough is now
swamped with applications for office.
Fire destroyed the barn and the stables
of Duncan L. Noble, on Taylor's Island.
John s. Tracey died suddenly at his
home near Poplar Springs, in Howard
county.
The general offices of the Citizens
Fire Insurance Company. of West Vir-
ginia, are established in Baltimore.
The receipts of the Hagerstown Post
office in November were 81, 400. which is
$500 more than in November of 1910.
Drainage suits aggregating over $40, :
600 have been filed against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company at Cumber
land.
1t was estimated that $4,000 rabbits
were killed in Baltimore county on the
opening day of the present cunning sea
son.
Officers of the Fifth Regiment took a
tactical hike under the direction of MAJOR
Robert Alexander, of the United States
Army.
The Tonoloway Orchard Company re-
Gently shipped three carloads Of apples
direct to England from its orchards at
Hancock.
The trial of Matthew Griffin. under in
dictment at Rockville. on four charges
OF arson. has been postponed until Jam
uarv S. 1912.
As step towards the abolition of the
United States Circuit Court for the Dis.
trct of Maryland there was a call of the
cases on the docket
Senator Jesse D. Price has addressed
letters to the Democratic members of the
Senate. soliciting their support of his
candidacy for President of the Senate.
Advocates of Local Option assert thai
their bill will be passed and the polite
ians. concede their strength. but they
will Try to have Baltimore City exempted.
The full tax rate for Baltimore for 1912
will be SI.S9 for every 500 worth OF as
sessable property This is cut of nine
cents compared with the levy of this year.
1t is probable that the indictments in
the cases against the judges and clerks
OF election presented bv the Baltimore
Grand Jury will be sent before the in.
quest next week.
Members of the faculty of Tohn Hop
kins University passed resolutions urging
the United States Senators from Mary
lind to consider favorably the arbitration
t eaties now pending.
AT meeting of the Board of Director.
of the Queen Anne'S National Bank. O
Cenueville. Walter T. Wright, president
Of the institution, WAS presented with (
solid silver punch bowl.
Mrs Ailaen Fl King. IS years old
w'i.le ili'a ir III vari at her home
F.; D3uh' edition. wte Shot in the head
av IN unidentified h,v with a cat rifle
,.,i serjo';~!y i'jure
Senator's Smith l5i Ravner were
urged to vote for tn ratification of the
proposed all-inclusive arbitration treatie.
at a meeting in Mccoy Hall. at which
Mr.. Theodore Marburg, presided.
An epidemic of hog chol ra is preva
! lent in the vicinity around Havre Ok
Grace and seems TO be spreading Jarret
| Ward is the heavist loser thus far report
ed, he having lost SO out of 30 hogs.
The Havre de Grace Hospital baza
committee reports SI,6II.o2 net receipts
as result of the recent bazar There
was also realized s36.75 from the trum
bola entertainment held in the oper;
house last week.
The City Council of Cumberland, re
Gently opened The five bids for the con
struction of the new water system. tina
OF the Merrill Ruckgable Company. o
New York. $4,000 being the lowest
and that of the Wang Construction Com
pany, Of Cumberland, $4,000, WA
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