The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-05-12
STATE NEWS.

nTe along the MdSOtny river.
The Howard County Farmers Ex-
change has been Incorporated.
A destructive mountain fire is raging
four miles west of Martinsburg.
Lawrence Reyman, well known lawyer
of Wheeling, died of scarlet fever.
, Fourteen students were graduated from
the Westminster Theological Seminary.
Senator Blair Lee of Montgomery Co.
county defends his State wide primary
law.
The bar OF Carvel Hall, Annapolis
famous hotel, was closed by the authori-
ties.
Four women, charged with shoplifting,
were arrested at Salisbury and lodged in
Jail.
Charles S. Lane was elected president
of the Washington County Water Com
pany.
The Anne Arundel grand jury recon-
mends the building OF a new Jail at An
napOliS.
DIR. w. Rushner White was elected
president OF the Howard County Medical
Society
Thirteen freight cars were derailed on
the Western Maryland Railroad, near
Hancock.
The Maryland State Firemen's AsSoci-
alton will convene at Homecoming, Md,
June :. and 9.
A memorial tablet to the American sea-
men of the Revolution was unveiled at
the Naval Academy.
OF the SIS candidates for admission to
the Naval Academy only $40 passed the
mental examinations.
Judge Henderson decided that Sunday
work on the Western Maryland railroad
extension is necessary.
!. Henry Smith, "a years old, died at
his home, near Hagerstown, of injuries
by falling from a wagon.
Bishop Corrigan announced that the
Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Fund will
soon reach the $4,000 mark.
Miss Elizabeth Jessop. manager of Car
vel Hall. Annapolis was convicted of
selling liquor to midShipmen.
A Jury at Cumberland awarded Savilla
Moore a verdict OF 5000 against the
Pennsylvania Steel Company.
The Organizing Conference of the y.
NJ c. A. for Talbot county, met at EaS-
ton and elected a county executive COM
mittee.
The three year old child OF Councilman
Y. w Randall OF Hagerstown was hor-
ribly burned in the mouth and on the face
by washing I've.
Ex-Mayor Joseph H. Leishear, IT,, Ell
licott City. was elected a director Of the
PatapSco National Bank, to succeed the
late Ex-Governor John Lee Carroll.
Governor Crothers decided to declare
MAY I legal holiday in Baltimore Co,
/ on account OF the home coming celebra-
ton at Towson. The final program was
! announced
The Baltimore grand jury indicted G.
! Nelson. Chauffeur OF the automobile
which struck the carriage OF the late Rev.
DR.. !. Houston EccleSton. on the charge
/ OF manSlauShter.
BENJAMIN H. Coburn and Perry Thomp-
son. the latter colored, were arrested in
/ connection with the burning of the Junior
Order United American Mechanics Hall
at Rock Hall. Kent county.
4 Without opposition these officials were
/ elected at the municipal election held al
keedysville, Washington county: Bur
I CESS David Suively: assistant Burgess,
I I. ). Baker; Commissioners. J. W. Rob-
rer. 4. Y. Davis and J. H. Cronise.
Sliding down a roof which had been
torn from barn NAV cost the life OF
Grace Hughes. little daughter OF VIM.
Hughes, living near Waynesboro. in her
slide, the child came in contact with
large rusty nail. which penetrated her
abdomen, tearing II open.
Should decree be signed divorcing
Mrs Emile {. Emerson from Captain
Isaac E. Emerson OF Baltimore, the sum
of SIS. 900 a year will be paid 10 Mrs.
Emerson. in lieu OF other alimony She
will also retain the Eutaw Place resi-
dence. that city. Her attorneys will each
receive 5000.
Members of the Annapolis aerie OF
Eagles are busy preparing 10 receive their
brother members from all over the State
when the State convention Of that organi-
zation is held there May 10 TO IS. The
parade will be one OF the features, and
the AnnapoliianS promise one OF the best
State conventions ever held.
Il has become known that there is a
plan 10 prohibit physicians and surgeons
connected with the Johns Hopkins Hos
p4Ncl Gl4G R4COlNd4 SNAOO4. 4lOul
having outside practice. If put into exc
cution this plan means that Hopkins will
either lose some OF its valuable instruct
orS or the instructors will lose their very
lucrative practice.
The National Peace Congress in ses-
sion al Baltimore adopted resolutions
providing for a change in its name 10 the
American Peace Congress and making it
a continuous body and constantly on duty
through lis executive committee. The
pending arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain was in-
dorSed as were all arbitration move
mentS.
The annual oratorical contests for prizes
offered by Bernard y. Warner OF Ken
Singtou. will be held at Rockville. MAY
20. The contestants will be the winners
OF the recent preliminary contests in the
various districts OF the county. who were
John T. Fletchall, POoleSville; Frederick
P. HAYS. IT.. Rockville; Enroll kanode.
GaitherSburg; Graham Getty. WoodSide.
WILDER Burns. Eichison; Lester Halker.
MartinsbuTs: Elgar H Stabler, Coles
vile; Lawrence Cecil, Comus, and Add
son Ourand, Takoma Park.