The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-10
STATE NEWS.

The Circuit Court for Baltimore County
convened for the March term.
The City Wide Congress opened in
Albaugh's Theatre, Baltimore, on the
Sth.
The corporation ticket won in the
annual municipal election at Williams
port.
More diamond back terrapins are being
caught in ST. Michaels waters than in
| years.
The main shops of the Western Mary
land Railroad are to be located at Cum
! berland.
Mrs Jennie Epstein, mother of Jacob
Epstein of Baltimore died at her home
OF pneumonia.
, Rev. Stephen Naylor, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist church, Laurel, OBJ
served his S9th birthday.
During a test the pumps of the fireboat
| Deluge developed a capacity of $4,000
| gallons of water per minute.
| Col Robert L. Summerville, general
manager of the Georges Creek Coal Com
pany, Incorporated, is dead.
The State Roads Commission was given
the right to buy the Conococheague turn
pike for $40 share, or SIS, 900.
The Maryland Annual Conference Of
the Methodist Protestant church, will be
held at Fredericksburg on April 5.
Two deaths from diphtheria and five
new cases of the disease were reported to
the Baltimore Health Department.
The epidemic of diphtheria which has
prevailed in northeast Baltimore for the
past two weeks is now on the wane.
John Schiaffino has been appointed
Italian consul at Baltimore. succeeding
his brother, the late Prospero Schiaffino.
1t is reported that both the Fourth and
Fifth Regiments, Maryland National
| Guard, will soon have new commanders.
That Mrs. Paul Armstrong was suing
! for divorce because her husband wanted
it was a charge made in court at Annap-
| oils.
Miss Laura Clarke, of Havre de Grace,
! told her school teacher some one was
waiting for her; she eloped with William
| Ross.
Rev. DR.. r. s. Coupland, of Ascension
P E. church. Baltimore, has accepted a
call to New Orleans and will leave for his
new parish by April I.
Owing to default in filing pleas the
State may get judgment for the full
amount Of excess fees claimed by the
former sheritfs.
An offer of $3.50 per share has been
made by Poe & Davis, stock brokers, for
| the stock of the National Union Bank, Of
Baltimore. The offer was rejected.
The Board of Trade of Cambridge
complained to the Public Service Com
mission of a discrimination in the rates
by the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany
The banana season opens March Is
and because of the promise OF much
activity in the trade two new steamers
are to be added to the Baltimore banana
fleet.
The State Board of Education will meet
on March IS and render a decision on
the charges against Superintendent
Browning, of the public schools of Garrett
county.
The entire body of clinical assistants at
the University Hospital, Baltimore have
gone out on a strike because they do not
| wait w. stay up at ulSut WIN dCHlluiil
tremenS patients.
Minoa Lynch, 10 years old, fearing
that blood disease would disfigure her
face for life drank quantity of carbolic
acid. She is in critical condition in St.
Joseph's Hospital.
Bishop MURRAY addressed meeting
held at Forest Park to further plans for
the erection of a new Episcopal church in
that suburb. Rev. f. |. Helfenstein will
be rector in charge.
Judge Samuel D. Schumacher, of the
Maryland Court of Appeals. died after an
operation for gallstones. Every member
Of the Supreme Bench and other jurists
attended his funeral
Harbor Engineer Lackey, of Baltimore,
proposes the establishment by the city of
an employment bureau as means Of
solving the servant problem and side
tracking the woman suffrage movement