The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-19
MARYLAND
STATE
HAPPENINGS
Hagerstown.-Pythian Castle has
been renovated at a cost of 81, 100,


himself. A bullet passed through his
arm and lodged in the floor.
Hagerstown.-M Mary A. Daywot filed
a suit tor absolute divorce from Will
liam II. Daywolt, alleging abandon
ment. They were married IN 1905 and
have one child.
Cumberland.-Th old Riverside Ho,
tel at Garrett, about 40 miles north
west of Cumberland, was destroyed by
fire of unknown origin. The building
was owned by Frank Phinecie and was
partially insured.
Frederick.-W Wilbur Nj. Smith, the s..
year.old son of Maurice Smith, near
Woodsboro, was kicked and trampled
nearly to death by horse. The child
cried for assistance and was rescued
with difficulty.
Sharptown.-Rev r. II. Adams, VINO
has charge of tire Sharptown Camp
meeting, has engaged the services OF
the Sharptown Brass Band to furnish
music on the special days. This is an
innovation in campmeeting services at
Peninsular camps, but it will be a
drawing card.
Elkton.-The Chesapeake City De
velopment Company, with a capital
stock of $4,000, has been chartered,
with the following incorporators:
Richard Lloyd Tilghman, Hugh Len.
nox Bond Sd and H. Webster Smith,
all OF Baltimore. The company has
purchased lvU acres of land near the
town of Chesapeake City
Hagerstown.- Lightning struck the
large barn on the farm of William
Coulter, near Weverton, Washington
county, and the building was destroy
ed. along with its contents, including
the new wheat crop, a lot of nay, and
farm machinery All of the live stock,
with the exception of a pig, was
saved. The loss will amount to about
$4,000 partially covered by insurance.
Easton.-The contract to build new
streets in Easton has been awarded
by the Street Commission to the Eden
Paving and Construction Company, OF
Baltimore The streets are to be built
Of bituminous concrete. Work is to
be commenced in 10 days and to be
finished in 90 days. The streets to be
built are Washington, Dover, Colds
borough, Federal and Court streets.
I inl
years old, without assistance plowed,
narrowed and planted seven acres in
corn near Bridgeport, east of Hagers-
town, the past week. He worked all
day Monday and Tuesday, with the
mercury lowering around 80 degrees
in the shade Jacob Eckstine, II
years old of Halfway, harvested his
entire crop Of wheat, doing all the
work himself, including the shocking
Of the sheaves. Afeer he was through
he assisted his neighbors to harvest.
Chestertown-The wheat crop in
this county this year is far below the
average. Twenty bushels per acre Is
a big crop this year on best wheat
land, while last year many of these
farms yielded 80 and 35 bushels pei
acre. One farmer, who usually gets a
good yield, got only so bushels from
IS acres. Only one fine yield has thus
far been reported, that of William A.
Bell on Rosehill Farm, near town,
whose average yield was 80 bushels
per acre, one Of his fields giving 40
bushels per acre.
The wheat crop in Talbot county
this year is failure, as there will not
be a half crop The average yield
throughout the county will be from 10
to IL bushels per acre, while it should
have been, if the season had been
good, from 20 to % bushels per acre
the county over. If the present dry
weather keeps up week longer, the
corn and tomato crops of the county
will also be failures, as the hot suns
are parching the corn and tomato
vines.
Frederick-Adjutant General Chas.
F. Macklin, of Baltimore; Col Charles
A. Little, of Hagerstown Capt. D.
John Marley, P. l.. Hargett, Emory L.
Coblent2, DR.. c. F. Goodell and Sen,
ator j. p r. Matthias, of this county
all members of the Frederick Armory
| Commission, met in Frederick to con
slider sites for the erection of an
armory in this city, for which the last
Legislature appropriated $4,000. The
meeting is the first that has been at
tended by all the members of the com
mission. In all IA sites were inspected
and from this number the commits
sion has selected two as being best
suited. There is an option upon one
but not on the other The plan OF
the commission is to save as much as
possible on a site and use the money
thus saved for the building. The com
mission authorized Colonel Little Cap
tain Marley and DR.. Goodell to make a
trip of inspection to armories in
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York
and New Jersey 1t is said a site will
be selected in about 10 days.
Hagerstown.-Hunt Buharp, aged
years, son of Samuel Buharp OF
| Williamsport, this county, was fatally
burned when fire destroyed the Blu
harp home and contents. The fire was
caused by a stove exploding in the
kitchen. Mrs. Buharp, who was In
the garden at the time, hurried into
the house and found the clothing Of
the boy ablaze. She tore the clothing