The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-26
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NeWSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the STATE.

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Cumberland.-Emory Wilson. aged
40, a farmer, of Little Valley road. four
miles from Cumberland, committed
suicide by blowing off portion of
his head with shotgun.
Cambridge-The Town Commission.
ers have elected William f. Hearn
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Col.
lector; J. Watson Thompson, attorney
and DR.. E. E. Wolff, health physician.
Rockville. - Montgomery county
Democrats will conduct a vigorous
campaign in behalf of their Presi.
Dental, Congressional and judicial
candidates.
INTERCHANGEABLE Butts, 13-year,
old daughter of William E. Butts.
poured coal oil into stove. The can
exploded and she was covered with
blazing oil, being badly burned about
the face, neck and arms.
Centerville.-Lightning struck the
handsome residence of David d. Tay.
lor, near Centeryille. and the building
was destroyed by fire Mr.. Taylor and
his wife were rendered unconscious by
the bolt of lightning.
Frederick.-F. E. Stump, of Cumber.
land, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
employee, Was found dead on an east
bound track three miles east of Bruins
wick, His body was stripped of cloth.
ing and his hat was found half a mile
down the track.
Frederick. - Joha Trout, 20 years
old, Union soldier, advertised in a
local paper FRIDAY for a wife He
stipulated that the bride must not be
less than 80 nor more than As. A
widow is preferred, provided she is
reasonably good-looking.
Frederick.-Fire, caused by light
ming, destroyed the large bank barn
of David Kline, near West Fall, some
distance from Mount Airy. The barn
was practically a new one, having
been up only few years, and was
filled with wheat and hay and ma.
chinery. All was destroyed The loss
is about $4,000.
Frostburg. thirteenth annua!
reunion of the Junior Order United
American Mechanics OF Allegany
county was held at Frostburg Satur-
day. About 1900 members were in
the parade. There were five bands OF
music. Otto Hohing, Sr., was chief
marshal and II. ]. Boettner Horace &.
Evans and Erwin Prichard aids.
Frederick-A soda water tank be-
ing charged in the cellar OF the store
of John Sank at Myersville, exploded
with terrific force. Windows were
shattered and piece of the tank was
thrown a distance of nearly 100 feet,
Dinner Duble, IA years old, who was
assisting with the work, was knocked
down and his left STm blown off to the
elbow.
trederick-The Intermediate as
sessment of city property, now prac-
tically completed, will add s155,463 to
the taxable basis. 1t shows a gain of
$S0,S79 in real estate, $6,522 in per-
sonal property and $15,815 on auto
mobiles The new assessment will
raise the basis of the city from So
351, 653 to about S6,507,116. 1t is I'M
derstood that the tax rate will be
about the same as last year-$1 on the
500
Cumberland.-M Lena Cline, As
years old, wife of Alfred c. Cline, is
in a critical condition at the Allegany
Hospital, having swallowed carbolic
acid Bent on completing self-destruc'
ton. it was reported, she also cut her
self deeply across the arm. She lost
much blood. Mrs. Cline is said to have
become melancholy over the condition
of her husband, who is said to be in
sane and is in the county jail. She
worked to keep her family together
and had been successful.
Prince Frederick. - Congressman
Thomas Parran is recovering from an
attack of illness and his physician, Dr.
Philip Briscoe, feels sure of Mr.. Par
rams complete recovery in the course
of another week of rest and quiet at
his home at St Leonards. The muscu-
lar rheumatism of the neck and shout
ders that caused him considerable suf-
fering has become much less painful
the past few days, and under careful
treatment is expected to disappear en-
tirely within a Week.
Denton.-While some farmers re-
port fair wheat yields, most of them
in this county failed to realize an
average crop. On the county farm,
near Denton. Manager William II.
Beck got 964 bushels from 55 acres, and
there are a number of scattered IN
stances where around 20 bushels an
acre was threshed. This work is now
about finished. Rainy weather IN the
spring and early summer, 1t is claim
ed. retarded the crop, and many fields
matured under the June suns too
rapidlv. the heads filling out imperfect
". The Caroline hay crop is the larg-
est for years.
sharptown-The Roanoke Bridge
Company is now running day and a
night force on the new steel bridge
across the Nanticoke at this point. An
effort is being made to complete the
steel and concrete work by Septem-
Der l.
Hagerstown.-Mrs. Chas Snyder, OF
near Blue Ridge Summit, is in critl-
cal condition as the result of being