The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-04-28
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

Judgment ct the S-a-s Board u Ap-
pals. 70 whlca number Of cases
Ee-e recently aiken b. me MAYOR
and City Council o. Baltimore for z
hearing
There ze-e = q ne appeals. II
q which vere taken n The Mayor
. and Co9acil ana me other ITO b.
ire corporations themselves IN
zach case t1e board affirmed the -
sessIeat Q. Tie Tax Commissioner.
The several appeals taken By The
city are.
American Bonding COMPANY. $50:
F Continental Trus, COMPANY. $1s9;
Fidelity and Deposit Company.
1926; Fidelity Trust Company,
sIs5; Mercantile Trust and Deposit
F companT- SI25 Maryland Trcs-
Company fcouuoa stock SIS.
United States Fidelity snt Guaranty
COMPANY. sI20. The Citizens Va
tional Bank Of Baltimore. 5000.
National Mechanics Bank. s22. sad
the Maryland Casualty ConDsnE.
ST.
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from the assessment were
SharDstoE1. The preliminary
survey Of the proposed trolley line
from Nanricoke 1as been finished 70
+ rnis town The survey vas begun
several months ego. bzr BY bad
. weather has been delayed. The
+ proposed route passes through GUAM
tico, Hebron. Spring Hill and Co
Iumbia The survey viii rest here
until the breadth OF the bridge
across the Nanticoke a. this point
Is determined II the bridge i
broad enough for t4e roadbed it will
cross here ana 20 up the Peninsula
The business men OF Laurel. Del.
have offered the promoters OF the
road 10000 20 tap the road here
and run branch into Laurel An
old charter has been brought 70
light BY the use OF which the road
can be run through Sussex county.
Delaware The right OF way has
been given in Delaware Is well as in
Maryland
Cumberland victim OF hnan-
cial reyerses, Charles 4. Smeltz, Of
Cumberland, who was last year de-
teated for the Mayoralty By George
E Young. shot himself twice in the
head In his berth on Pullman
sleeper, near Akron O. He was
taken from the train and removed
to the Akron Hospital, where hopes
are nov held out for his recovery.
Mr. Smeltz came TO Cumberland sew
eral years ago and secured employ
ment with the South Cumberland
Supply Company. He worked hard
and rose steadily until he was made
manager Of the concern. Then he
organized company Of his own, but
this company did not prosper. and
all the money that Smeltz had saved
went to keep this company on its
feet.
Crisfeld. Capt. Andrew T
Evans. of Smiths Island. who recent
ly lost more than 800. mostly in
gold, which disappeared while he
and his family were away from
home, has recovered almost the full
amount. Captain Evans had been
using every effort TO find out who
stole his money. and while examin-
ing his yard, piece of money was
found under the edge of the house.
He Immediately began an investiga-
ton, which resulted in finding
about $500 scattered about on the
ground beneath the dwelling No
one seems TO have any idea who stole
the money and later returned it.
Cumberland.-A notable and sus-
cessful demonstration of the use OF
dynamite in farming was made by
Eugene Dupont, of Wilmin oton. Del,
on the grounds of the Woodmont
Rod and Gun Club, 10 miles west Of
Hancock The exhibition consisted
of clearing land OF stumps, digging
bitches and planting orchards Both
fuse and electric batteries were used
in touching off the explosion. The
scene of the demonstration is to be
part of a mammoth orchard soon to
be planted.
AnDapolis.-In the case of c. F.
Franklin Carr against the Mayor
and Common Council of Hyattsville,
the Court of Appeals held that the
act of 1910 providing for an cleo
tion to determine whether paving
and other Improvements should be
made was valid, as was the election
held in pursuance of ii, and that the
provisions of the act must be car
ried out Judge Burke delivered the
opinion.
Annapolis.-Mr and Mrs James
Munroe. of Annapolis, issued invita-.
tons to the wedding of their eldest
daughter, Miss Goldie Chase Nun.
roe, to Lieut.. Donald Petit Morri-
son, of the Navy. which will take
place in St. AIMS Church on the
evening of April 20. A reception
will follow at the residence of the
brides parents.
Oakland ~ The Garrett County
Commissioners have fixed the tax
rate at $103, reduction of Is cents
as compared with last year. The
heaviest cut in the appropriations is
made in the school fund, the Com.
missioners giving as their reason the
unsatisfactory administration of af.
fairs nv the School BOARD This an