The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-20
STATE NEWS.
he dog tax law in Calvert county is

to be tested.
Several big farms in Washington
county have been sold.
Substantial Improvements have been
mapped out for Easton.
Miss Lucreta S. Book was held up and
robbed in the streets of Hagerstown.
Receivers have been appointed in Cum
berland for the Eastern Sash and Door
Company.
The Frostburg Board of Trade is en-
deavoring to provide better water supply
for the town.
Farmers Institutes are to be held at
Westminster, Thurmont and other places
in Carroll county this month.
Judge Rose sentenced five men to Jail
on the charge of violating the Oleomar-
garine law.
The Maryland Press Association enter
tanned the Advertising Club at its annual
smoker.
The suggestion that monument be
erected to the memory Of Gen. F. c.
Latrobe is meeting with favor.
The funeral of Mrs. Paret, the wife Of
Bishop William Paret, took place in the
chapel adjoining the home.
w. Emmett Cullen, a member of the
firm of Victor Cushwa & Sons. at Hag-
erstown, is dead.
The authorities are of the opinion that
the wigg-Elosser tragedy at Cumber-
land will soon be solved
Harry J. Zeigler, who escaped from the
Jail in York, Pa, two years ago, was
captured near that city.
Elk Mayor E. Clay Timanus announced
that he would be candidate in the
mayoralty primaries this spring if the
Republicans of Baltimore so requested.
George Lee Peabody, the Boston mil
lionaire, who has been at the Johns Hop
kns Hospital for three days, was operated
upon and tumor removed from his head.
"A delegation of Baltimore City Coun-
cilmen urged Washington as the site for
the Panama Exposition before the conf
mittee of the House of Representatives
Surgeon George Pickrell succeeded
Surgeon Luther l.. Won Wedekind as
superintendent OF the Naval General
Hospital of Annapolis.
Thousands of persons called to pay
their last respects to General Ferdinand
c. Latrobe, whose funeral took place
from his late residence i'll Baltimore City.
Gen. John r. King, of Baltimore, was
% IIr;t.J S.to,a- Darci,,, o,zDf
at Washington by President TAFT for
third term.
Nine prominent men of Hagerstown
were arrested and released for further
hearing on the charge of running auto
mobiles without license tax.
Several towns on the Susquehanna
river are threatened by ice Jams, many
buildings having been swept away and
portions of towns inundated.
The Susquehannah River at McCalPs
Ferry and other points is rising and
Port Deposit has again become appre-
henSlve.
John Morarity, of near Weverlon, and
his 6-year old son, were nearly drowned
in cistern, when the father tried to res
cue the boy, who had fallen in.
William Carroll, motorman in the
employ of the United Railways aud Elec-
gas turned on in his room at I44o East
Monument street, Baltimore.
1t is said that number OF changes will
be made in the personnel oil the officers
of the Baltimore and Ohio, which will
affect two or more of the vice presidential
offices.
Governor Crothers, Ex-Gover II O
Warfield and State Senator German were
among the speakers at a farmers ban
quet, which was held at Eicolt City a
few days ago.
The Feast of the Holy Name Society
was observed in all the Catholic Churches
of Baltimore City, and a monster reun-
ion was held at the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church.
Leading Democrats of the country met
at Baltimore this week for the Jackson
Day celebration, which consisted of a
massmeeting at the Lyric and banquet
at the Fifth Regiment Armory.
Receivers tor the United States Com
pany, Baltimore, were appointed by Judge
Heuisler, who named Edwin w. Poe,
Stuart S. Janney and Ernest J. Clark to
take charge and fixed their bond at
$780, 600.
Automobile Commissioner George an
nounced that he would prosecute Charles
J. Hayes, the chauffeur who was in charge
of the machine of Ohm r. Bland, of
Baltimore, when Miss Annie Forwood
met her death.
Many residents Of Somerset county are
dissatisfied with the verdict of the cor
oner's jury generating William w.
Green for the killing of William H. Chel-
ton, and it is said the grand jury will be
asked TO investigate
Thousands of Baltimoreans of all
classes and creeds attended the funeral of
General Latrobe. The streets in the
neighborhood of the home and church
were lined with persons who wished to
pay some token of respect The Masons
had charge of the services.
In an opinion filed by Judge Duffy, in
the Criminal Court, it was decided the
names of watchers, messengers and all
Others who receive money during polit-
cal campaign must be made known by
candidates to comply with the Corrupt
Practices act, overruling Attorney-Gen-
eral Straus' opinion.