The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-08
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NeWSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts OF the STATE.

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Elkton.-At meeting of the
/ County Commissioners for Cecil
County Joseph T. Richards. Jr, Of
Colora, was appointed road engineer
for Cecil County for term OF four
years
Rising Sun.-Josephh T. Richards,
Jr,, of Colora. nephew of Joseph T.
Richards, chief of maintenance of
ways of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
1 has been appointed road engineer Of
! Cecil County, vice John Hines, re-
( signed.
! Observation-Disclosures ]. Funkhouser
/ has purchased the Charles A. Will
! liams l00-acre farm at Fort Frederick,
/ on the Western Maryland railroad, for
/ $4,000, and will erect a large canning
factory. Many acres around Big Pool
will be planted in tomatoes.
| Hagerstown.-The trial of John
/ Herbert and Edward Mitchell, the
negroes, charged with highway rob
| berry, who broke Jail in the cold spell
I and were nearly frozen to death, has
/ been postponed Both are still i'll and
/ portions of their feet may have to be
amputated.
I Chesterfield - Huge trees, which
( have withstood the winds for cen
fury, are torn up by the roots at the
/ head of Jones Creek, around Hope
well, two miles from town. Small
buildings have been entirely blown to
/ pieces and the destruction generally
along both Jones Greek and Dougher.
/ tvs Creek has been considerable
/ Rising Sun.-Petitions are being
! circulated for signatures asking for
/ better train service to and from Bat-
more over the Baltimore Central divi-
sion, the charge being made that the
railroad company shows discrmina-
/ ton against all stations south of Ok.
ford, Pa. Ii the railroad fails to act,
the matter will go to the Public Serv.
ice Commission.
Westernport.-A serious wreck was
Maryland railroad at the station here
when car on an eastbound freight
with a fiange broken off jumped the
track, sheared off the ends of the
boards of the station platform and
then crossing long trestle cut the
ties in two. The car remained on the
bridge and did not go into the potomac
river.
Hagerstown.-The movement tc
give HagerstoWn a commission form
of government has failed. The prof.
ect was killed at a meeting of the
citizens committee appointed several
months ago by Mayor j. Mop Scott.
and the City CounCilmen. This hap.
pened when subcommittee, appoint
ed by Col. William p Lane, chairman
to formulate new charter, reported
that the members were unable to
agree and no report could be made
Centreville. ~ Arrangements have
just been completed for a great tomato
packing combine in Queen Anne's
county, which will erect four big can
neries at different points in this sec.
ton. The four are to pack from $780,
600 to 100000 cases of tomatoes, and
will be known as the Mar-Del Packing
Company. John +. George, of Sud
/ lersville, the Automobile Commission
/ er of Maryland, is the moving figure
1 in the organization. He is already one
] of the owners of the Sudlersvilla Can
ming Company in the upper section of
/ Queen Anne's. Canneries will be
erected at Wye Station, Carville, Ash
! land and Armstrong, and work on the
buildings will begin April l. The total
! expenses of the four canneries for the
season will be about $500, 900. They
will employ about 700 workers from
Baltimore 1t is believed that this is
the largest tomato packing company
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
st. NIichaels. Recognizing the
adaptability of Talbot County soil to
the culture of fruits a number of bus
mess men have formed the Mulberry
| Hill Orchard Company and have &C
CURED over 500 acres of land, prin-
cipally in Chapel district, where they
will plant between $4,000 and 10000
apple trees of different varieties The
company is capitalized at $4,000, and
the most improved methods of hand
ling and caring for the fruit will be
employed. Talbot County has been
sending apples to the large wholesale
centres for years, and it is said the
supply has never equaled the demand,
A prominent Talbot Countian, a few
years ago, wished to present a friend
an especially fine barrel of apples for
winter use and ordered them from a
New York wholesale house. Upon
the arrival of the barrel it was found
that the apples were grown in Talbot
on nearby farm. from which they
had been shipped to New York, only
to be reshipped.
Frederick of Pythias
have purchased two properties on
Court Street, adjoining the Young
Mems Christian Association, upon
which will be erected a handsome
castle.
rederick-Deposits in the city
banks have gained 93,770.17 in three
months. The total deposits now
amount to $685., 66742, but $37,3325S
short of $7OOOOO0. The total re-
sources are $9.242 ,2S153. The four