The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-22
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
Newsy Items Gathered Fran
All Parts Of the STATS.

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Germantown.-Cl Watkins, son
of Noah Watkins. farmer, living at
Cedar Grove. a few miles north OF
here, met a horrible death while work
ing on the new pike being constructed
from Nealsville to Cedar Grove. Mr.
Watkins was in charge OF the steam
roller, and after work was finished
for the day, got upon the roller TO run
it to the side OF the road, and in at
tempting to back the roller it gave
a sudden lurch. throwing Mr.. Wat
kins to the ground. and before he
could rise the massive roller passed
over his body, MASKING it TO pulp
Easton-At a meeting OF the Good
Roads League for Talbot County
presided over by Preston B. Spring,
committee consisting OF W. Mason
Shehan. R. Rastul Walker, Robert L.
Kemp. Frank NJ. Willis, and J. Percy
McKnett was appointed TO draft
good roads bill for Talbot County, 10
embody therein a county engineer.
The bill is to be reported to a public
meeting of the taxpayers. TO be held
about January l tor adoption. The
ACCESSIBILITY OF bonding Talbot county
for 500. O00 to build good roads and
steel bridges where necessary was dis
cussed and will be decided upon at the
next public meeting.
Hagerstown-The Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, which has closed for the
season, had fair year. During the
year 131.340 tons OF merchandise,
practically all coal, were hauled from
Cumberland to Georgetown. 33,3S0
tons to Williamsport and 1,742 tons to
intermediate ports, making 166,462
tons in all 1t required l,449 boat
loads to carry this tonnage and 5,79S
railroad cars were dumped at the
Cumberland wharf Boat No. 80, Capt
]. Renner Sharpsburg, holds the
years record, having made 20 round
trips between Cumberland and George
town. The Canal 'Towage Company
will make extensive Improvements TO
the canal during the winter.
Hagerstown.-It was reported here
upon what appeared to be reliable au-
thority that the United States Steel
Corporation would shortly acquire
ownership Of the plant OF large stone
and lime company in Washington
county. 1t is said Martinsburg firm
was obtaining options on the stock Of
the company for the Steel Corpora
ton. The company has a paid-up
capital OF $4,000 The stock is held
by FIVE or six persons. The Steel Cor
poration has for several years been
using fiuxing limestone taken from the
companys quarries. Dr. J. McPher-
son Scott, president of the Potomac
Valley Stone and Lime Company, de-
MED that his company's plant had
been acquired, but he declined TO state
il negotiations for the purchase Of the
stock were in progress.
Hyattsville - The new hospital
building connected with the National
Training School for Boys, located on
the old Bladensburg turnpike, near
this place, was formerly opened 10 the
public Thursday afternoon. The in
terror OF the building was decorated
with plants and flowers from the
schools greenhouses. Several mem
bers Of the board OF trustees made
brief addresses, and the school band
Of about % pieces furnished music
The new hospital building and all the
equipment were erected by the boys,
and the bricks used in the structure
were made and burned in the schools
plant. The building is 112 feet long
and SO feet wide, and was erected un-
der an act OF Congress, approved
March 4, 1903, which carried an ap.
preparation of $4,000.
Annapolis.-A plot of ground q.
Williamsport, Washington county.
which it was at one time hoped would
be chosen as the site for the national
Capitol, was the subject Of legal con
tention before the Court OF Appeals
here. The question came up in the
suit of Victor NJ. Cushwa and others
against the Burgess and Commission
ers of Williamsport. The latter con
tend that the land in dispute was laid
out for a public square by Gen. Ohio
H. Williams, one of Maryland's Revo-
lutionary heroes, and was dedicated
to the town. The town officials say
that Victor Cushwa and sons have ap-
propriated the property to their own
use. The Washington County Circuit
Court, before which the case was orig
inally tried, sustained the contention
OF the town officials, and the present
appeal resulted.
Hagerstown.-The big fire that Ind
been raging for several days on South
Mountain, near Keedysyille, was ex.
tinguished By rain. Nearly 1000 acres
of timber land was burned over. Con-
siderable fencing and young timber
were destroyed.
Cumberland. Henry Smith, %
years old, was instantly killed shortly
before noon here in falling from
derrick which was being removed
from Mill street by the Wang Con.
struction Company. Smith fell about