The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-07
STATE NEWS.

Fire destroyed the barn of Buchanan
Worthington, at Hagerstown.
Two OF the prisoners who escaped from
the Ellicott City Jail were recaptured.
Henry B. Barnhart, IT years old, died
IN the Marsh District, Washington
county.
Mrs. Harriet Snyder, aged 60 years, of
York, Pa, was burned to death while
lighting fire in her home.
Governor Crothers attended bi tour
nament and a conference of Prince
Georges county Democrats at Hyattsville
on July 4.
Mr.. James Murray has been promoted
to the Office of assistant to President
Daniel Willard, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
Milton Ridgely, a student at Western
Maryland College, was drowned at Union
Bridge. He was sitting on the bank of a
pond when il gave away.
A comparative statement of the Gus
toms receipts at Baltimore shows gain
OF nearly $40, 900 for the fiscal year, but
decrease in the past six months.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany has made an adjustment OF rates Of
pay for engineers applicable to the heavier
power installed on the road during the
past year.
The weekly report issued from the
Office of Health Commissioner Bosley.
Baltimore. shows that there were 72S
deaths in June in that city as compared
to 79S in June, 1911.
During June - new members were
added to the membership roll at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. Building, Pagers
town. and there were IS renewals. The
membership is now $50.
Rev. J. B. Shontz, secretary of the Re-
formed church reunion to be held at Pen
Mar on July 20, has completed arrange
ments for the meeting. The program
will be announced in few days.
More than 400 persons attended the
farewell reception given 10 Rev. c. II.
Hockey. who recently resigned the pas
torate OF the Lutheran church in Waynes-
boro Mai. w. |. Bike made an address.
Excavations for the foundation OF the
new smelter plant Of the Eagle Copper
Company at its mines at Chairman, near
Blue Ridge Summit. have been COM
pleted The smelling building will be 90
by 100 feet.
DR. A. o. Swallow, a prominent dem
fist of Baltimore, IS having a novel port
able bungalow erected on the cliff rocks
near Pen-Mar. The bungalow will be
the only one of the kind in that immediate
neighborhood.
The l.. & F. Hamburger shirtwaist
plant at Fayetie and Eutaw streets, Baltl-
more was badly damaged by one of the
most stubborn blazes the fireman have
fought for several months. Several fire.
men were slight injured,
A public meeting in the interest of
better sanitation and to improve the
health of the community was held in the
Masonic Temple in Hancock. Mayor
ohn Stigers presided at the meeting.
which was largely attended
The Maryland Bar Association, in
session at Cape May, decided to present
bills TO the next Legislature repeating the
law exempting volunteer militiamen from
jury duty, and decreasing the number of
challenges granted the defense in criminal
trials.
The county tax rate for Caroline county
has just been fixed at 81. This, added 10
State tax, makes sI.22, which is a de-
crease OF 80 cents, the total rate last year
having been 81 So, the new assessment
shows a taxable basis Of $40, ASH. los, and
this is an increase of S4,oS9, 746.
At Joint meeting of the consistories of
the ST. ThomaS-Williamson charge Of the
Reformed church, composed of the con.
gregations of ST. Thomas Williamson and
Lemaster, Hagerstown, a call was ex-
tended to Rev. Winfield 5. Brendle, of
Xena, Ohio, to become pastor of the
charge.
Oxford Methodist Episcopal church in
Waverlv has had four pastors in recent
years and lost as many. Two were dis
missed, one for being careless in affairs
OF the heart, and the other for drinking
mint julepS. Another was removed by
the bishop at the solicitation of the
church and the last resigned suddenly.
July 7 has been fixed as the date for the
exchange of official courtesies between
Governor Crothers and Capt. John H.
Gibbons, the new superintendent of the
Naval Academy Annapolis. Captain
Gibbons will visit Government House on
the afternoon of that day and later in the
afternoon Governor Crothers will return
the call
The Hancock Building Sand Com
pany, the newest of Hancock industries,
was put in operation this week. Water
for the plant is pumped from the Potomac
river and is carried through overhead
pipes. The plant was installed by Preston
Bowes The capital stock of the COM
pany will be increased from $4,000 to
$4,000