The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-01
MARYLAND
STATE
HAPPENINGS


Westernport, Md, organized. NJ. V.
5ranned was appointed bailiff and
Charles Tonry treasurer.
Hagerstown.- The entire family of
.larence Shupp, Hagerstown, were
rendered i'll by coal gas escaping in
their sleeping apartments
Hagerstown.-The will of jeremiah
B Cromer, the wealthy retired farmer
who died recently, was probated Fri
day. He leaves his entire estate to
his 10 children.
Hagerstown.-Abne b. Bingham,
the incumbent, and Charles w. Adams,
of Sharpsburg, are applicants for the
position of county tax collector which
pays about $1,000 year.
Hagerstown.-C. Z. Smith. West.
eln Maryland Railway engineman, was
seriously injured at Lurgan by falling
from his engine. His right leg was
broken.
Hagerstown.-Form States Attor'
ney Alexander Armstrong, Jr., OF
Hagerstown, has been appointed
referee in bankruptcy here, succeeding
scott NJ Wolfnger, who was elected
States Attorney.
Hagerstown.-The County Commits
sioners refused to indorse the pro
posed law raising the price from 80 to
40 cents day for meals furnished
prisoners in the Washington County
Jail by the Sheriff.
rederick.-Thurmont is stirred up
over a visit from a band of persons
which has relieved several citizens OF
different amounts of cash. The crows
IL composed of men, women and chill
dren, some of whom resemble gypsies,
while others look like Italians. After
/ creating much excitement, they left in
| the direction of this city.
Hagerstown.-E w. Campbell, so
! years of age, unmarried, Western
Maryland railway brakeman, was
MORALLY hurt at Big Pool, II miles
west of Hagerstown, by being struck
! on the head by a passing train. Camp.
bell, on a car, leaned out just as the
train came along. He was taken to
Hancock and later brought to Wash,
ington County Hospital, here, where
he died.
Rockville-At a meeting of the
Goshen Farmers Club, of Goshen
Montgomery county, resolution was
unanimously adopted setting forth that
ut is not expedient for the Legisla.
ture, now in session, to create a new
loan of $7O00,000, or any other
amount, for State roads until the re
suits of the previous loan of $5,O00,00C
are known. This resolution, however, Is
not to be construed to mean that this
club is opposed to the State Road
law"
Rockville.-When Miss Elsie Rick
etts, daughter of Edward Ricketts,. &
Potomac district farmer, arose the
other morning she discovered that 800
worth of her clothing and a suitcase
We're missing. So was Mary Eliza
beth Brown, a colored servant. Miss
Ricketts, brother started to Rockville
overlook the colored girl on the road
made room for her in his buggy, and
let her out at the police court, where
before Justice Reading, the girl ad
mftted the theft and was sent to jail
for action by the grand jury.
Cumberland.-A massmeeting in the
interest of improved conditions in
child labor and favoring a TenHour
law for women workers was held at
Emmanuel Parish House, Cumberland
Former Judge Williams presided. A
paper on Child Labor" was read by
Miss Thorn. of Baltimore, followed by
an address by DR.. Buchner, of Balti-
more, the closing address being made
by Mrs. Palmer, of New York An
effort is being made to have Footers'
Dye Works exempt from the provisions
of the proposed law.
Rockville.-When Mike Davis, a
| young negro, was before Justice Read
| ing, in the Police Court here a few
| days ago for disorderly conduct, he
! got himself into more serious trouble
by representing to Justice Reading,
presumably to curry favor with that
! official. that Allen Fillmore, colored
/ had stolen number of articles from
| the store of John Walsh, of Redland,
Montgomery county. fillmore was ar
rested. At a hearing before Justice
Reading, the testimony caused Justice
Reading to discharge fillmore and hold
Davis for the grand jury.