The citizen., 1911-04-14
STATE NEWS.

Cumberland is to have three play
grounds for the children.
Hon. George w. Covington, of Wor-
cester county, died at hospital in New
York.
No clue has as yet been found of
Mrs. Dora White and Miss Alice Shores,
of Annapolis.
Five young men were ordained at
fredericksburg, Md, during the Maryland
Annual Conference.
DR.. William Henry De Courcy, 81
years old, died at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore.
Fire badly damaged the new hall of
the Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, at Rock Hall.
The first class of nurses at the Eudo-
wood Training School, near Towson,
Baltimore county, was graduated.
The Retail Liquor Merchants League,
of Baltimore, elected officers and ont
lined plans for fight for uniform liquor
law.
Mr.. !. Holmes Thomas a bookkeeper,
at the Merchants National Bank, Balti-
more, dropped dead at Calvert and
Baltimore streets.
Rev. S. A. Hoblitzell, for 81 years a
member Of the Maryland Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Protestant
Church. died at Belair
DR. Elmer E Brown. United States
Commissioner of Education, announced
that the investigation of the Baltimore
schools was practically completed.
The HaH Si,eet Journal makes the
announcement that President Bush, of
the Western MARYLAND Railroad, will be
the new head Of the Missouri Pacific.
The Homestead Bank, of Hampstead,
Carroll county, filed petition with State
Bank Commissioner Downes for permis
sion 10 increase its stock from $40, 600
to $4,000.
The Maryland Society for the Protec.
ton of Children from Cruelty and I'M
morality, held its thirty-second annual
meeting and elected officers for the
ensuing year.
1t is estimated that the trial of the
Baltimore Police Commissioners will cost
the State over $3.50 600. irrespective of
the losses sustained by Baltimore's bus
mess interests.
In his annual message TO the City
Council OF Hagerstown, Mayor Scott
said that the city charter was out of date
He recommended the commission form
of government.
Members of the Maryland Federation
of Womens Clubs Are interested in the
comm biennial convention of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs in
Memphis, Tenn.
Mr.. Bertram n. Stump, now Chief In
spector at the local immigration Office.
Baltimore, will be appointed immigrant
Commissioner, succeeding Mr.. Louis t
Wells, who has resigned.
The thrty-fihh annual encampment
Of the Department of Maryland, Grand
Army OF the Republic, convened in the
l. O. O. F. Temple, Baltimore. Officers
for the coming year were nominated.
Health Commissioner Bosey, of Bal
timore, has urged everyone TO be more
careful in the care of measles patients,
declaring that the after effects were very
dangerous unless prevented by proper
care and attention.
The report Of the town clerk shows
that the assessable property Of Eas-
ton, amounts to SLo45SIo. The amount
receivable by the town for running eX-
peuses from this source, at the rate OF so
cents on the 500, amounts to g. 929. ~.
Presiden, Henry F. Baker of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
of Baltimore, stated that he would call
public mass meeting to protest against
4 continuance of the trial of the Police
Board by Governor Crothers.
Two landslides occurred recently on
the Cumberland extension Of the West
ern Maryland Railroad, west of Hancock,
delaying traffic for several hours The
| largest slide was al the end of Indigo
tunnel and the other one at the Weldon
tunnel.
Freedom Council, No T23, and Noun
tain City Council, No. H. Ir. o. U. A.
| NJ. OF Erostburg, have purchased of the
Consolidated Coal Company a tract
OF eight and one half acres near the
Frostburg base ball grounds and will es
tabish a pleasure park.
The Washington County Hospital AS
sociation has elected John r Sweeney.
Of Hagerstown, and w. d. Byron, of
Williamsport, directors of the associa-
ton, to succeed NJ Emmett Cullen, Of
Williamsport, and William Newcomer,
Of Beaver Creek, who died
A new town-Buchanan Junction-is
being built about one mile from TWigg
town, near Cumberland, narrow gauge
railroad IS being constructed TO carry
lumber from that point to near Spring
Gap. where it will connect with the
lVeStarn M1rvrlauj u abroad