The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-01-27
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

AAbssNi SUI H. " -. Jaws
plumber, while working at his trade
Thursday, was astonished when hand
ed telegram stating that oil had
been struck on a piece of land he
had recently purchased near Spira,
Okla, and urging him to go at once
to the scene, as syndicate of CAPT.
talists wished to confer with him
about the "gusher." The syndicate
also instructed Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Agent +. II. Zeigler to fur
nish tickets to Oklahoma for Davis
and his wife, and the couple left on
the next train, after receiving con-
gratulations on their good fortune,
which, 1t is believed, will result in
making them wealthy. Davis is a
native of Virginia. He came here
about five years ago. Before leaving
he stated that he might make Okla
homa his future home.
Cumberland.-The annual report
of the Cumberland Postoffice shows
total postal and money-order re.
ceipts of S73,065, an increase OF
Sl0,1S0 over 1909. The postofIice
salaries and incidental expenses ag-
gregated $31,973, and the net sur
plus to the department was $41,091,
an increase of $S,05S. The actual
postal receipts were $71,711, an in
crease of $9,65S.92 over 1909. The
total money-order business for the
year was 81 1000, 1856, an increase over
1909 of $460,950. The total number
of letters and parcels registered for
dispatch was 1850, an increase OF
2,2OS over 1909. The number OF
pieces of mail matter dispatched was
$3.50, 200; the number of pieces OF
mail matter received, S,O5O,O00; a
total of 13,S00,000 pieces, an in
crease over 1909 of 100000 pieces
Cumberland.-A recommendation
for mercy by the jury, which found
James c. Riley guilty of sending
Black Hand letter to Merwin Nc.
kaig threatening to burn his foundry
and machine works if $4,000 was not
forthcoming, may save him from the
extreme penalty, which is 10 years
while the minimum is in the discre.
ton of the court, Sympathy is ex-
pressed for Riley on the grounds that
he did not intend to burn the place
but that the letter was a ruse to get
back his old place as night watch.
man. Riley's wife and five children
We're in court with him.
Oakland.-Richard T. Semmes, at.
| torney of Cumberland, brother of
John E. Semmes, of Baltimore. has
been engaged to present the petitions
and charges to be filed with the State
Board of Education and the Cover
nor asking for the removal of the
Garrett County School Board and of
E. A. Browning, Superintendent of
Schools. Five charges are made
made against the School Board and
nine against Superintendent Brown.
ing. The charges include violations
of rules and general incompetency
For some months the school affairs
of Garrett county have been in a
serious muddle.
Hagerstown-Wi William Daily, of At
lantic City, died suddenly on Cum.
berland passenger train as it was
passing Scotland. His body was tax.
en- from the train at Shippensburg
and turned over to Undertaken Bar.
Der, to be held awaiting orders from
his family. who had been notified
from Shippensburg of his death. Mr.
DAILY, who was about SIS years old
was a travelling salesman for a
Wilkes-Barre firm and had been
travelling this section for several
years. He dropped dead from hear.
trouble.
Cumberland. = Andrew Bssett,
aged about so years, of Keyser, &C.
cused by daughters of Benjamin c..
Fraley, a Baltimore and Ohio en-
ploye of Cumberland, of attacking
them at their home in the absence OF
their parents and while he was a
guest, was held without bail by JUS
tice William C. Korns. The parent.
of the girls and the girls themselves
testified, but Bissett waived an ex.
animation. Bissett, who is in bust.
ness in Keyser, recently bought prop
erty here from Charles E. Twigg, one
of the principals in the Twigg- Elos.
ser mystery.
Cumberland.-James E. Spiker, OF
the firm of Spoerl & Spiker, livery.
men, died here at his home of pneu.
monia, aged SO years. He had been
associated with former Councilman
j. Peter Spoerl in the livery business
IL years. Mr. Spiker is survived by
his wife, who was Miss Coffey. He
was son of Robert Spiker and, be-
sides his father, is survived by two
sisters misses Josephine and Isabel
l. Spiker).