The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-28
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NewSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the State.

Hagerstown.-Clar Morse, OF
Baltimore, arrested in Willlamsport,
was fined $40 by Justice Richard for
carrying a revolver.
Hagerstown. - Being Respondent,
John Blubaugh, near Tomstown, drew
a butcher knife across his throat, but
his wife grabbed the knife and saved
his life. He will recover.
Hagerstown.-The newly appointed
Board of Election Supervisors Of
Washington County organized Thurs
day, electing former States Attorney
Alexander Armstrong, Jr, president
and D. Angle Wolfinger, clerk. An at
torney will be chosen later.
Hagerstown.-John A. Lum, of
Smoketown, lit torch to kill vermin
in the crevices of his large chicken
house. The house burned down. So
did hog pen. The flames travelled
along the barnyard straw and were
stopped near the barn. His dwelling
caught fire twice, but was saved.
Rockville-As permitted by law
passed by the Legislature of 1910, the
County Commissioners have levied a
special tax against property in Chevy
Chase, this county, for road and other,
improvements, as follows: Section 2,
35 cents on each 800; Section 8, 10
cents; Martins Addition, 20 cents.
Havre de Grace.-Harford County
Agricultural and Breeders Associa-
ton has been formed, with headQuar-
tiers here, to promote the breeding
of draft, thoroughbreds and standard
bred horses, registered cattle and
other important stock, and to con-
duct agricultural fairs and races. The
incorporators are H. 8. O'Neill, SAM
uel w. Bradford and Frank j. Burns
Havre de Grace-The twenty-ffth
annual convention of the Hartford
County Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was held in the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Hall at
Forest Hill. The program included
addresses by Mrs. NJ. V. Green and
Mrs NJ. V. Taylor, of Baltimore; Mrs.
Gordon Ray, field secretary Of Loyal
Temperance Legion work; Mrs Mary
r. Haslup, State president, and others.
Frederick banks, &C.
cording to the statements just pub
lished in response to the call of the
United States Treasury Department,
have over 100000 on deposit, which
allows about $3.50 for every inhabi'
tant in the city. During the past year
the banks of Frederick gained almost
half million in deposits. This big in
crease means that during the past
year every man, woman and child in
Frederick has, on the average, saved
something over $40.
Hagerstown.-Edw Hopkins and
John w. Arnold, of the State Health
Board, Baltimore, with the assistance
of Chief of Police Fridinger and Other
officers, secured thirty-one samples Of
milk from dairy wagons in Hagers
town. Each sample was placed in
two-ounce bottle, carefully. numbered
and labeled, and the samples were
then packed in ice and sent by ex
press to Baltimore for analysis. II
is said complaints were made re
gently that impure milk was being sold
in Hagerstown.
Rockville.-To devise ways of i'm
proving the acknowledgements
pike, between Rockville and the Dis
trict of Columbia line, distance OF
about eight miles, a meeting of prom
inent Washington and Montgomery
county people was held at the home
of George e. Hamilton, near Bethesda
L. F. Page, director Of the United
States Office of Good Roads, was pres
ent and discussed ways and means
with those present 1t was intimated
that if Montgomery county will do its
part toward placing the thoroughfare
in good condition, the United States
government will lend valuable assist
ance. The Rockville pike is the only
good road leading from the District
of Columbia to the upper part of Mont
gomery county.