The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-24

HagerStOwn. - Fire wednesday,
morning broke out under the kitchen
floor of the Maryland Inn. at Hancock.
The damage was not great.
agerstown.-George Mariana. AZ
years old, Roumanian, was instantly
killed in the yards of the Prick Man
ufacturing Company, Waynesboro, by
falling under shifting locomotive.
Ellicott City.-A large number OF
persons interested in progressive for
estry attended demonstration here IN
one of the wood lots on the farm OF
Gen Charles F. Macklin. The work
was in charge of Prof F. w. Besley, of
the State Forestry Bureau.
st. Michaels.-While shifting cars
in the Baltimore, Chesapeake and At
!antic yards at this place, west bound
freight car collided with Standard
Oil tank car, puncturing it and caus-
ing the loss of about 5000 gallons OF
gasoline.
Hagerstown. = The beginning of
work on the Hagerstown and Clear
spring Electric Railway was attended
by formal ceremonies About 200 per-
sons were present. Mayor J. McPher-
son Scott turned the first spadeful OF
earth and Daniel A. Roher, president
of the Board of County Commission
ers, the second. Alexander r. Hag-
ner, president of the new railway
company, made an address.
Frederick-A 4-year-old son of Ber-
nard G. Wiles strayed from home and
was lost in the mountain near Bethel
Church for half a day. While
searching party was in pursuit the
child was found by Charles Cramer,
of Yellow Springs, in dazed condl-
ton. He was nearly frozen and had
to be warmed at nearby house before
being taken home.
Frederick Fifteen thousand gold
| fish were lost in a fire which burned
a fishhouse near Lewistown belonging
to Ernest Powell About 100000 OF
the fish were in the house ready to
be shipped when the flames were dis
| covered. 1t is thought the fire was OF
! incendiary origin The loss is $1,000,
with no insurance.
St. Michaels-Edwin Spurry, How
ard Spurry, William Tarbutton and
John Shockley were before Police JUS
tice Charles E. Wiley Tuesday night
on a charge of trespassing on the
properties of Carroll E. Jones and
| Crittenden Harper, in violation of the
game laws of Talbot county Justice
Wiley imposed fine of 81 and costs
upon each.
Hancock. DR.. ]. S. Webster,
who has been holding a series of meet
! ings at Mount Oivet Chapel, on the
National pike, has been in the habit
of carrying with him on his trips
gun with which to take advantage of
| an occasional chance to bag bit OF
game. During one of the recent meet
ings, the gun having been left in the
minister's buggy, some one made off
with the weapon. Only gift game now
appears upon the parsonage table.
! Cumberland. - Burglars tried to
( chloroform the family of Albert
Cessna at Corrigansville, near Mount
Savage, Allegany county, and it was
several hours before the 17-year-old
son could be aroused Lima, a daugh-
ter, aged Is years, was grabbed by
| the hair by burglar, who attempted
to drag her from her bed Her cries
frightened the man away. An AK and
a knife were found on the bed. The
burglar, who is thought to have been
in the house at least an hour, secured
SIS, gold watch and clothing.
Frederick. AT the semi-annual
meeting of the board of visitors of the
MARYLAND School for the Deaf, Albert
C. Jones, of Baltimore, was elected
secretary to fill the vacancy caused by
| the death of H. Clay NALL. Charles
B. Trail, president of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, was appointed to the
board to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Dr. Steiner Schley. The re
port of Principal Charles w. Ely
showed 1856 pupils-S0 boys and 81
girls-54 pupils being from Baltimore
Memorials upon the death of DR.
Schley and Secretary NALL were adopt
ed. President John Black, of Balti
more, presided.
Salisbury-For the last time the
standing of the Randolph Col
lege, which since 1905 has been
bone of contention in the Virginia An
nual Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, was brought
before the one hundred and twenty
ninth session of the conference, meet
ing in Trinity Church here. and, al
most unanimously, the report of the
Joint committee was adopted, continu
ing the college as denominational
school. Contrary to expectations, the
hot debates which have marked the
former attempts to have the college
declared undenominational so that il
might be eligible to the Carnegie Fund
were lacking.
Hancock Misses Marie and Bessie
Bootman barely escaped asphyxiation
by gas from stove at their home
here.
Boyds.--Lee Ganley, son of James
Ganley. of this place. shot his brother
J. Hickman Ganley, at his home near
here. He used double-barreled shot
gun twice. the first shot entering the
victims leg. The second was ap
toIrr "a