The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-14
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

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years" Such might well be the ON,
taph of little Hazel Cline, the 7-vaa,
old daughter of Lewis Cline, of Koo
dysville, who died Thursday afta,
drinking four ounces of whisky. Nm,
ing the absence of her mother fror,
the house the little girl procured or
empty four-ounce bottle and. goir,
to the sideboard, filed it with tbo
whisky from a larger bottle. sbo
then went to a wagon shed at tbs
barn, crawled into a buggy ana
drank the liquor. Later she STAG
gered into the house and told no,
mother she was drunk. A physician
was at once summoned. He used
stomach pump, but the child wen,
into commissions and died shortly a.
terward
Hagerstown.-Thi citizens liz.
ing along the route of the Hagers-
town and Smithburg turnpike signed
a petition filed in court here, asking
that the tollhouses along this piece
of highway be removed and that the
pike be thrown open to the public
Forty-two different points are cited
as being in bad shape and in need Of
repair The pike was constructed
in 1853 and is eight miles lone.
passing through the villages Of
Chewsville and Cavetown Judge
KeeGy set July Is as the time for
the hearing.
Rockville.-Rev. Walter P. Griggs
has resigned as pastor of the Epis-
copal churches at Poolesville and
GAINESVILLE, Montgomery county, and
will. it is understood, accept a call
to the rectorship of a church in Bal
timore county. DR.. Griggs served the
CHURCHES at Poolesville and Barnes
vile about 20 years and his determi.
nation to remove to another field
causes general regret among his par
ishioners and others.
Cumberland.-Leroy X. Hamilton,
Il years old, son of James H. Ham,
ilton. of Cumberland, was drowned
in Willis Creek, about two miles
east of Cumberland, while bathing
Young Hamilton, his father and an
uncle were fishing at the Big Pool
and when the father and uncle went
to hunt for fresh :ait the boy went
into the water and was drowned be-
fore their return. His body was re-
covered.
Salisbury-The directors of the
Salisbury Ice Company held a meet.
iSg at the Office of Hon. w. H. Jack
son and decided to rebuild the plant
destroyed by fire. The plant had
capacity of Is tons per day and the
directors decided to replace it with
a plant having a capacity of so tons
General Manager J. D. Price was in
structed to proceed to get his plans
for a new plant at once.
Havre de Grace.-The Street In
provement Company awarded the
contract for the construction of one
and one-half miles of asphalt mac
adam streets to ]. M. Martin, who
represents the Havre de Grace Con-
struction Company. The contract
price is 500 When this work Is
completed the city will have four
and one-half miles of excellent tar
bound macadam streets.
Fruitland.-Isaac J. Hastings
aged SO years, of Delmar, an employe
of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad, was killed here
while coupling cars. His body was
cut in twain. He was well known
and had been connected with the
railroad for Is years.
Frederick Sparks from a loco
motive set fire to wheat field on
the farm of Charles B. Trail, near
this city, and the flames spread
distance of half a mile A black
smith shop was burned and the ten
ant house narrowly escaped.
Chestertown.-The home of Mrs
Emma Gale caught fire from a coal
oil stove, but the local fire company
and volunteers quenched the blaze
Mrs. Gale was i'll, but was removed
to the home of a neighbor.
Ellicott City.-The Prohibitionists
of Howard county will hold their con-
vention at the court house, Ellicott
City, Tuesday, July 25, and are ex-
pected to nominate a full county
ticket.
Ellicott Michael Sullivan, OF
Elkridge, the clerk recently selected
by the Board of County Commission
ers, gave bond and took charge OF
the Office at the court house here.