The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-03-17
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

uSTSu Oh PUBIC IOdu near w nIl6
Bluff, Tenn. The murder is mys-
terry. According to information re.
ceived, young Eshleman was at work
ON Arthur Browns farm when shots
were heard, but no attention was
paid to them, as hunters are fire.
quently in that vicinity. Later his
body was found Bloodhounds from
Nashville, it is said, have struck
trail Young Eshleman went to
Tennessee in January and was work
ting for Arthur Brown. He left Ha-
gerstown in company with youth
by the name of Oaks and a young
man by the name of Flock, the lat
ter's home being along the Middle
burg turnpike, short distance out
from Hagerstown. They first went
to Alabama, where Eshleman sepa-
rated from his companions and pro-
ceeded to Tennessee, where he had
since been working on a farm. 1t is
said he had been saving his money
with view of paying a visit to rela
tives at Peabody, Kan, early this
spring.
Princess Anne. = Messrs Dashiell
McMaster and Holloway, school super.
lntendents of Somerset, Worcester and
Wicomico counties, have decided upon
the program for the Tri-County Insti.
tute to be held at Ocean City, Md, on
August 30 next. Among the instruct
prs engaged for the Institute are Miss
Snyder and Prof w. H. Wilcox, of the
Maryland State Normal School; DR.
G. H. GARDENER, of Shippensburg, Pa;
Miss Christiana Necomb, Dr. c. B
Gilbert and C. G. Prince, of New York;
Miss Annie BOSWELL Stewart, of Bal.
timore; DR.. earle Calvert Ellis, OF
| Huntingdon. Pa, and Prof. ]. Mont
gomery Gambrill, OF the Polytechnic
Institute, Baltimore.
Annapolis. Judge Brashears, in the
| Circuit Court for Anne Arundel county,
sustained a demurrer filed by the
Maryland Electric Railways Company
10 bill for injunction brought by the
Severn Realty Company. The company
aIltSeu tHdL IL lldu SeCuTeu COHITUl Ol
considerable land between Baltimore
and Annapolis on the line of the rail
way, intending to develop it and at
tract settlers, and that the railway
company raised the fare to such an
extent as to seriously interfere with
Its development. The court held that
no legal right of the plaintiff had been
contravened and granted the demur.
rer.
acknowledgement is to have
modern municipal and fire depart
ment building. The structure will oc.
cupy the site recently purchased from
DR.. H. T. Willis, on Johnson avenue
adjoining the postoffice, and will cost
about $4,000. The erection of the
building was resisted by the Mayor
and several members of the Council
on the ground that the town had nc
authority to borrow money for the
purpose. A bill to enjoin the action OF
four members of the Council who voted
to purchase the lot and borrow the
money was filed, but the court at Up
per Marlboro denied the application.
Hagerstown.-Mrs Catharine Fri.
dinger, widow of Charles Fridinger
died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Adam Doarnberger, Hagers-
town, aged 81 years. She was a ma
tive of Germany, but came to this
country with her parents when she
was a young girl. Mrs. Fridinger
was member of Christ Reformed
Church and is survived by five chill.
dren, including John A. Fridinger
timore.
fredericksburg dwelling of Alex.
ander Prattis and nearly all his house.
hold goods were burned, the loss being
put at $500, with no insurance Pratt
tbs is over so years old and lived alone
about one mile from here. He was
cooking dinner when he discovered his
| home on fire. His shouts could not be
heard in town and he was compelled
to leave the dwelling to the mercy OF
| the flames.
Chestertown. - Edwin S. Morris.
| Judge of the Orphans Court for Kent
county, died at his home on Sassafras
river, after short illness, aged
about 76 years. Judge Morris was
on his way to Chestertown on Tues
day with his wife to attend session
| of the court and had reached Lamb
sons Station, where he was to take
a team for Chestertown, when he was
stricken with paralysis.
Centreville. = Mrs. Mary L. Ford
aged II years, widow of Thomas Fl
Ford died suddenly at her home here
of heart trouble. She is survived by
two children, Mrs Frank H. Phillips
and NJ o. Ford, both Of Centreville
Before her marriage she was Miss Ste
vens.
Cumberland - T h e Cumberland
City Council, following conference
with the advisory committee of citi
zens named to report on the best plar
for a new water supply for Cumber
land, decided on the plan submitted BY
J. Fl. Fuertes, hydraulic engineer OF
New York, calling for gravity sup