The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-04
ALL OVER THE STATE
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER

Port Deposit Valley Grange,
of Principle, entertained Pomona
Grange, of Cecil county, at an all-day
picnic at Woodlawn Campmeeting
Grounds, About 800 farmers assem-
bled, and the principal speaker Of
the day was Governor Austin IL.
Crothers. His principal theme was
good roads and their relation to farm
life. He spoke of the efforts to OBJ
tain the funds necessary for their
The Inheritance tax, automobile Ii
cense and high license, he said, prom
Used 100000 in November for good
roads. He deplored that the farmer
took so little interest in legislative
work and cited the pure seed bill,
which he thought had good points,
and had his warm support, but which,
owing to the fact that the seed deal
ers had caused to be attached to the
bill atrocious amendments, he could
not approve. Other speakers were
DR.. Austin Stabler, State Granger;
D. VI
of the Maryland Agricultural College.
Mr.. Hubbard strongly urged dairy
testing association and reminded the
audience that $100 was premium to
be given the first association formed
in Maryland
Annapolis. - Announcement was
made at the Naval Academy that
Commander George w. Logan, at
present commanding the Mayfower,
will succeed Commander Robert E.
Coontz as commandant of midship-
men and head of the department of
discipline, and that Commander John
F. Hines will become head of the de-
partment of Marine Engineering and
Naval Construction, succeeding Capt.
Frank w. Bartlett, when the acad-
envy reopens. Commander Coontz is
in command of the midshipmen's
summer cruising squadron now in
foreign waters His period of as
signment to short duty has about
expired and next fall he will be sent
to sea. Captain Bartletts new duty
will be that of chief engineering Of
ficer at the navy yard at Portsmouth,
n. H. Commander Hines, his sue
cessor, is at present senior assistant
in that department. There will also
be many new faces among the corps
of instructors. number of these
have about finished up their shore as
signments and will be sent to sea
before the first of the year. The de-
tail for the coming term, however.
has not been completed.
Cumberland.-Miss Elizabeth Nor
gan, of Barrelsville, six miles above
Cumberland, daughter of Morgan ID.
Morgan, died from the effects of
burns received by her clothing ig-
hitting while she was trying to start
a fire In the kitchen range with the
aid of coal oil. When she applied
the oil it exploded in the coal oil
can she was using, and in a moment
her clothing was ablaze. She ran out
of the house, the air tanning the
flames, and she dropped on the
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horribly burned Miss Morgan was
Is years old. Her father is the fore
man of the Maryland Coal and Iron
Company, with mines at Mt. Savage
and Barrelsville.
Hagerstown.-A. ]. Koontz, of
this city, who is over 20 years old,
has finished trip of so miles on
foot, pushing a cart weighing 800
pounds. The trip was made over
rough roads to Waynesboro, Gettys-
burg, Union Mills and Westminster
and return. Mr.. Koontz started on
his trip on July and completed his
journey few days ago. Despite his
age and the hardships he endured.
he is in good physical condition.
Hagerstown.-Rare courage was
displayed by 9-year-old Luella Balm
when her arm was caught between
the cogs of the machinery in the oil
plant near Mercersburg. The cogs
chewed the flesh into bits to the
shoulder, finally crushing the Shout
der bones. All the time the girl ut
tered no sound and worked to free
her arm. When released she walked
into the Office of her father and fell
in faint.
Hagerstown.-Lest Clingan, aged
10 years, son of Turner ]. Clingan,
a well-known Norfolk and Western
Railway engineman, residing on West
Washington street, Hagerstown, met
a tragic death at Duffield, W. Va The
boy was visiting his uncle and was
at the grain elevator. He was look
ing over the side of the bin, when he
accidentally fell in and was smoth-
cred to death by the wheat.
Salisbury. Fire destroyed the
large box factory of Houston Sons
Company, located in South Sails
bury. Valuable machinery and about
$4,000 feet of lumber were burned.
The loss was $4,000. The mill of
the Truett & Colebourn Co., which
is now idle, has been leased by the
Houston Sons Company.
Hagerstown.-As F. Wilbur
Bridges. local attorney and motor
enthusiast, was driving his car
homeward from Tilghmanton, a COW