The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-02-24
STATE NEWS.

Mr. John Betz, IT., City Councilman
from the Sixth Ward. in Baltimore, died
at his home.
Miss Louise Frances Downs was mar
ried at Annapolis recently to Ensign
Bryson Bruce.
To restore the glories of the old Ma
tonal Pike was the object of a meeting
held at Grantsville.
The State Board Of Health alleged
that Lake Roland was polluted by the
sewage from Towson.
An effort is being made to unseat
John {. Youngerman as member OF the
Frostburg City Council
The contract for Cumberland's new
City Hall. was awarded to Henry L.
Brown, of Philadelphia.
J. c. Youngerman resigned as treas
urer of Frostburg and w. r. Gunter was
appointed to succeed him.
Mrs. Donald R. Hooker. of Baltimore,
addressed meeting in Cumberland IN
the interests of woman suffrage.
Captain Robert Battersly, of Chesa-
peake City. fell from his barge, near
Poole's Island, and was drowned.
Alonzo L. Miles. counsel for Mrs.
Paul Armstrong in her divorce suit, went
into court TO get the fee allowed him.
The Susquehanna closed by ice u
times this winter, is now open for nav
igation, and lows have been sent out.
The State Bureau of immigration Of
fered the use of its offices to the Greater
Baltimore Committee to advertise that
city.
A dozen Baltimore and Ohio coal
cars were thrown into the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, near Washington juno
ton.
Mrs. Daniel s. Kitzmiller was stricken
with heart disease while in church in
Cumberland and died shortly after
wards.
Montgomery County Commissioners
gave the Washington, Westminster and
Gettysburg Railroad Company permits
to build.
The French squadron, which is to
visit the Naval Academy will not at
tend the tablet unwilling to be held on
April 18TH.
Governor Crothers' commission to
oAuO1 AiC OyolCI IuCStIOll dlId " SuS
gest amendments TO existing laws held
its first meeting.
1t was announced that subscriptions
amounting to SIG, sos were made in the
last few weeks to the Johns Hopkins
Homewood fund.
The annual exercises TO commemorate
the opening Of the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity of Baltimore, began on the 22nd
inst, at the Lyric.
Mr.. B. Howell Griswold. IT,, was
named trustee by the Johns Hopkins
University Board to succeed the late
Richard NJ. Venable
DR.. John ]. Sweeney, who took poison,
thinking that it was candy, week ago,
died from its effects at the Mercy Hos
pital, Baltimore.
P Leslie Hopper, a Havre de Grace
lawyer, is being sued by the City
Council for s., 600, because he did not
appeal damage suit.
While in typhoid delrium James w.
King. Baltimore and Ohio brakeman,
left his home and was killed at the rail-
road yards. Baltimore.
The Maryland Association Opposed to
w oman outrage was formed. Mrs.
Robert Garrett was elected president and
a constitution was adopted.
Bishop Murray and other ministers
expressed opposition to any change in
the Ten Commandments as proposed by
the Canterbury ConVocation.
Chairman Robert Grain, OF the 1912
committee, for the Democratic National
Convention in Baltimore, said that the
fund was 'well'' over $40 600.
Mr.. Asa B. Gardiner r., of Cockeys-
vile, said that Baltimore county would
receive but little State aid in road work.
He urged the merits of the proposed
highway loans.
The Public Service Commission heard
final arguments in the proposed lease Of
the Northern Central Railway by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
decision was reserved.