The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-11
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
Newsy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the State.


prominent young man of this county
and son of former County Commits
sioner John Johnson, was struck and
killed here at the crossing OF the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railway, at Birds Siding, by an extra
excursion train returning from VI
emma, Md. Young Johnson, who was
driving mule team to his farm In
Salisbury district. was crossing the
tracks at that point and was struck
by the rear end OF the train, which
was backing into Salisbury from Vi
emma. Johnson was so badly mutilat-
ed that his remains were gathered up
in buckets and sacks. He is the sixth
member Of the Johnson family to be
thus killed, drowned or burned to
death.
Easton.-The town of Trappe.
about nine miles from Easton. was
swept by fire causing loss of about
$4,000. The buildings burned were
the storeroom and warehouse OF
Davis Kirby, the storehouse of Ed
ward A. Powell together with nearly
all the goods contained in both
stores, the dwelling adjoining Pow
ellis store, occupied by Miss Clara
Parrot and her mother, and the
dwelling of Charles Small. The fire
originated in small vacant building
adjoining the Kirby store, which had
previously been used for tailor
shop. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, but it is supposed to have
been incendiary.
Hagerstown-Tha the organiza-
ton is growing by leaps and bounds
was shown at the twenty-fourth an
nual convention of the Washington
County Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, held at Keedysville.
Over 100 delegates attended the ses-
sions, and the reports showed the
county body to be flourishing. Mrs.
Mary Haslup, of Baltimore, president
of the State body, made the principal
address of the day. and the session
was brought to close last night by
an address on Conservatism" by
Rev, DR.. v. NJ. Reichard, of Fair
Play.
Hagerstown.-Ata meeting of the
Board of School Commissioners 1t
was decided to reopen the schools in
Washington county on Monday, Sep
TENDER 4, and close on Friday, May
81, 1912 Miss Della NJ. Renner was
awarded a free scholarship to the
Baltimore State Normal School ].
Leroy McCardele was reappointed
principal of the Williamsport graded
schools The report of c. Harry KEEL
Ter and Robert H. McCauley, appoint
ed to audit the books of the treasurer
and secretary, was received and ac-
cepted.
Centreville. The residence of Luz
Their Oman, near Stevensville, Queen
Anne's county, with it's contents, was
completely destroyed by fire of I'M
known origin late Thursday night.
Although efforts were made to ex
tinguish the blaze, the drouth which
has prevailed here for the last two
months caused the house to burn like
so much finder. 1t is believed that
the fire was caused by a defective
! fiue. There was no insurance.
Hancock. Robbers entered the
residence of Rev. DR.. J. S. Webster,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church in
this place and had most of the silver
ware and some other valuables
packed up ready to leave when a
member of the family was aroused
and frightened them away. The
same night an unsuccessful attempt
was made to break into the residence
of E. B. Cornelius.
MISUNDERSTANDING severe
storm here the barn of Thomas Mil
Ter was struck by lightning and en-
tirely destroyed. with most of its con-
tents. Miller lives in Hampstead and
his farm is occupied by his son, Her
bert Miller, upon whom most of the
loss fell. He saved his stock. but all
his crop was burned, together with
farm utensils and harness. The barn
was insured. but not the crops.
Ellicott City. James Booker
Clark, Allen Thomas, r. Dorsey Rog-
ers, Hugh Harrison, Charles W. d.
Lyon and J. B. Coomes have asked
the Howard County School Board to
have re-established a public school
at Hilton, near this city, and were
told IL they could obtain a suitable
building or lot upon which to build
a new schoolhouse the request would
be complied with.
Cumberland.-At a Joint meeting
OF the West Virginia State Board of
Health and the State Board of Con-
troll. the Miller Farm, near Terra
Alta. was selected as the site for the
State tuberculosis sanatorium, for
which the last legislature appropriate
ed $4,000. The farm contains $50
acres. This was the site a legislative
committee selected four years ago.
Frederick. - A barn on the
farm of Mr.. Daniel Shorb, near
Fairfield. was struck by light
ming during heavy storm and de-
stroyed This years wheat and hay
crop and lot of farming implements
we're burned. horse belonging to
Edward Zimmerman was killed and