The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-06-09
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

hearts looking on, 1874 midshipmen
of the class of 1911 were handed
their diplomas in the armory of the
United States Naval Academy Friday
morning by Beekman Winthrop, as
sistant secretary of the navy Proud
fathers and mothers from every State
in the Union, some of them gray
haired and old, watched each one of
the future officers in Uncle Sans
Navy as they marched from their
seats to the platform and received
the small piece of parchment to show
that they have graduated from the
finest and most completely equipped
naval training school in the world.
Of course, graduation in the United
States Navy does not mean COM
mission in the service, as it does In
the Army, and two years more work
and the final examinations now lay
ahead of those who just graduated.
Coincident with the graduation, how
ever, the Board of Visitors have
made strong recommendations in
their report to Congress that in the
future midshipmen be commission
ed as ensigns. A bill to this effect
passed the House last session, and
a strong effort will be made during
the coming one to have it pass the
Senate and become a law.
Hagerstown. Z. L. Devore, of
Pittsburg, representing $4,000
company shortly to be incorporated,
closed deal for the purchase from
Louis Mizell of nearly 1000 acres of
land west of Pearre, Washington
county. The tract will be planted
with fruit and vegetables. The COM
pany will erect canning factory, ice
house, evaporating plant, sawmill,
stave mill and barrel factory There
are now 5000 peach trees on the
place and the company will plant
$4,000 apple trees and 5000 more
peach trees in the fall. Ten acres
are being planted in tomatoes.
Ellicott City.-The new assess
ment, as shown by the books turned
into the Howard County Board of
Commissioners by the assessors,
amounts to $1O,429,475, showing an
increase in the values of real and
personal property of S2,271, 100, as
compared with the previous assess
ment. The assessment of State bank
and corporation stocks owned in the
county amounts to 100000, a gain
of $180,606. The total is $11,229,-
AIS. The foreign stocks and bonds
owned in the county amount to ST.
223 1886, an increase of S221,442
Cumberland.-The Sisters of Char
ity, who purchased the Allegheny
Hospital. on Decatur street, this city,
have taken possession of the institu-
ton. More than $4,000 was paid
for the property, and its capacity will
be doubled. Its name will remain
unchanged. Five Sisters of Charity
from the mother house at Emmits-
burg who had been on duty in Balti-
more will be in charge of Allegheny
Hospital, and the present staff of
nurses will be retained. About S10,-
600 will be spent in improvements.
Hagerstown.-Th County Com
missioners fixed the tax rate for the
ensuing year at 6S cents on the hum
dred dollars. The taxable basis is
S34 ,125,136, an increase of about
| $S,000,000 over last year. The
amount appropriated by the Commits
sioners for all purposes was $685.
$50, including sSS,7OO for the coun-
| ty schools.
Denton = The Preston Canning
Company is building one of the best
packing houses in the county, using
galvanized iron largely, with concrete
for the floors. Col Albert w. Sisk,
who is connected with many canning
establishments on the Peninsula, is
interested in this one, which will be
devoted principally to the packing of
corn.
Hagerstown.-Ern Sprecher was
stabbed in the breast with knife at
the races on the Hagerstown fair
grounds following quarrel. His as
! sailant made his escape before he
coude be identified. Sprecher's
wound is severe one
Belair.-After trial lasting near
ly three days George Harris, colored,
was convicted of muroer in the sec
ond degree by jury in the Circuit
Court for Hartford County for the
killing of his brother, John Harris.
GAL. 1ANEWS IL A. NJ. SAT.
Hagerstown.-George A. Roulette,
for many years superintendent of the
Roulette factory, is building mill in
Hagerstown and will manufacture
knit underwear.
hington.-Clarence NJ. Clagett
was appointed postmaster at Gap
land, Washington county, vice E. c.
Mullendore, removed.
japanese banking facilities in