The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-03
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

the forefront of the other Eastern
Shore towns as to progressiveness. AT
irst it looked as if there was going
TO be hard fight, but early in the
afternoon those in charge of the cam
paign against the bond issue gave UP
the fight and virtually left the field.
There were 514 votes cast, 434 of which
we're white and so colored OF this
number 453 were for sewers and AZ
against. Nineteen spoiled their bal
lots. The majority for sewers was All.
Three years ago, when this PROPOSE,
ZION was submitted to the voters, 439
votes were cast, of which 1873 were for
and sol against. This year conditions
eave changed and nearly every bust
hess man and leading citizen worked
for the proposition. The city will now
have sewers and improved streets, as
The town has already decided to spend
$4,000 in paving, which, added to the
100000 makes $4,000 for a better,
bigger Easton.
Chestertown.-The existence of the
law passed at the last session of the
legislature defining the size that
may be taken in any manner from
the waters of Maryland was made
emphatically known Friday, when
Deputy Game Warden Jacob Wilbur
arrested Daniel Sparks for catching
yellow perch smaller than the pre-
scribed size, and also another fisher
man by the name of Capels for ship.
ping understood fish. The game war.
den confiscated the fish and took
them to the Office of States Attor
ney William w. Beck, who ordered
the arrest of the accused. Sparks
was given a hearing and fined $25
and costs, which he paid. 1t is claim
ed by the fishermen that this law ap
plies only to the spawning season
April, May and June-and that they
observe the law so far as these
months are concerned. The justice
before whom the case was tried in
terpreted the law to apply to small
fish at any time of the year, and i'm
posed the fine.
Pocomoke City.-A representative
gathering of the leading citizens oil
Pocomoke City met at the High School
Building and, in conjunction with the
teachers, formed the Pocomoke Home
and School League. The officers elect
ed were as follows: John w. Ennis,
president; E. Clarke Fontaine, princii
pal of the school, vice-president; Mrs.
". S. Schoolfield, one of Pocomoke's
leading women educators, correspond,
Ing secretary; Mrs. l.. Ruth Hammond,
principal of the commercial depart.
ment, recording secretary; Miss Ethel
NJ. Dix, instructor in domestic science,
treasurer. The movement, which
originated with the teachers, has
aroused general enthusiasm through;
put the community, and large mem,
bership was recorded The aim of the
organization is to bring closer and
more intelligent cooperation between
&arents and teachers-between the
home and the school,
Denton. - County Road Engineer
Paine and his forces have been busy
with road work through the winter
whenever the weather permitted, and
several miles of first-class shell road
will be completed and ready for use
ny April ]. The plan is to improve the
worst stretches of highway as rapidly
as possible. Concrete work to be
taken up with the opening of spring
Includes bridge over Forge Branch
near Greensboro, and a culvert near
the same town: bridge over Watts
creek. on the Andersontown road:
bridge over Herring run, at Beck's Hill
The improvements now being made
will eliminate some of the worst road
and stream passages remaining after
six years trial of the road engineer
system, and in few years, it is con
fdently predicted, the roads and
bridges of this county will be in tht
highest state of efficiency
agerstown.-Justice Joseph Harrf
son, Of Hancock, Thursday celebrated
his eighty-eighth birthday. He has
been justice Of the peace continuously
for so years and is the oldest justice
in point of service, and perhaps in
years, in Maryland. He is in excel
lent health and spirits. Several months
ago, while leaning over the arm of his
chair, he fractured a rib. 1t panied
him greatly for a time, but soon
mended.
Hagerstown.-Henry M. Dellinger
who fixed up the telegraph office used
by Morse for his first business, died in
Washington. He was native OF
Washington county. Mr.. Dellinger
vas an uncle of Mrs. Joseph B. Upder
graft and Mrs. S. K. Snively, of Hag
srstown.
Hagerstown. - The house of DR.. H
Norton Porter, Potomac avenue, was
damaged by fire. The fire broke out
IN the kitchen. The building is own.
ed by DR.. Edward A. Wareham.
Hagerstown.-Th jury in the case
Of Mrs. Loretta f. Cook and infant
son, Winfield, who sued the Hagers
town Electric Railway Company for
Clinton e. Cook, brought in a verdict
For her for $4,000. Cook was killed
iast May by coming in contact with
wire while repairing wires for the
American Union Telephone Company
The jury awarded Mrs. Cook $4,000
damages and her son $1,000