The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-11

the Washington County Branch of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad extend
ing from Hagerstown 10 Weyerton, %
miles, at the annual election in Ha-
gerstown elected the following Off
GERS: President, Daniel Willard; vice
president, H. c. Bond; secretary, c.
w. MILFORD; treasurer, j. V. Mcneil,
and directors, J. Clarence Lane, j.
Ellsworth Stonebraker, Clinton E. Mil
Ter and Henry H. Keedy, Jr.
Rockville - The Orphans Court
here has revoked the will of Mrs
Mary Ellen Cummings, OF Chevy
Chase, on the ground that the time the
instrument was executed Mrs. Cum
i mings was mentally incapable of
making a valid will. Mrs. Cummings
died several months ago, leaving an
estate valued at $4,000 All six Of
| her surviving children joined in the
cayeat
Hagerstown.-Th Hagerstown Fair
Association has engaged number of
bands for the fair this month They
include the First Regiment Band, OF
Westminster the Commonwealth
Band, of Harrisburg; the Wayne
Band, of Waynesboro; the Berkeley
Springs Cornet Band; Comreys Band,
of Martinsburg, and Wallaces
Orchestral Band.
Delmar.-Farmers around Kingston
and Marion, Somerset county, are ask
ing assistance to stamp out spinal
meningitis, which is killing number
of horses. Ten animals died in a few
days and eight Of them were valuable
driving horses. The disease seems to
COSTUME only three days, and ii the
victims are not dead at the end of this
period they begin convalescing.
Frederick.-Workw was begun Friday
for nurses home on a site adjoining
the City Hospital The building, which
will be donated by Mrs. Georgia Sim
mons, will be located on Park avenue,
with a frontage of 81 feet. 1t will set
back 80 feet and will have porches on
three sides. 1t is planned to have the
building completed by spring.
Frederick.-The house on the farm
of GRANVILLE Dayhoff, near Mt. Airy, was
destroyed by fire. Four sleeping chill
dren were carried from the burning
building. Neighbors assisted in re-
moving furniture. The fire originated
in the kitchen and was discovered
soon aften the range was started. The
loss is $4,000.
Hagerstown.-Ho cholera has been
prevalent in Washington county for
some time and hundreds of hogs have
died from the disease. To prevent the
further spread of the epidemic States
Attorney Scott NJ. Wolfnger says the
law requiring owners of hogs dying of
cholera to be buried will be vigorously
enforced
Cumberland.-W William Thomas Zim.
norman, 2-year-old son of a Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad employee, ate the
tops off number of matches during
the absence of his mother and died
from the poisoning.
Princess Anne. 49, William Edgar
Jones died at his residence, Millwood
about six miles from Princess Anne,
aged SO years. He had been in feeble
health for the past year, but had beer
confined to his bed only two weeks.
Hagerstown-Th Montross Metal
Casket Company has executed to the
Maryland Surety and Trust Company,
Of HagerstoWn, mortgage deed OF
trust for $250,000 to secure a bong
issue.
Havre de Grace.-The Delmar Lum
Der Company's box factory here, which
went into the hands of receivers in the
spring, has resumed operations to
Cambridge canning season IL
this county practically ended this weel
after having been for nearly all pack,
ers and growers phenomenally sue,
cessful.
HaaerstoWn The Mayor and Conn.
Gil decided to appropriate money for
the purchase of an automobile fire
engine for the Antietam Fire Com,
pany.
Hagerstown.-Two hundred shares
of Washington County Water Com.
pany stock, par value $40 a share, sold
at auction Tuesday for $10.25 a share.
Hagerstown Fair stock, par value $25,
brought $50 a share. The fair stock
pays no dividends, but has valuable
real estate assets.
Cambridge.-Alfred Stanley, color.
ed, wanted on the charge of having
shot and killed Margaret Camper col
ored, came out of his hiding place in
the woods of Upper Dorchester Mon
day and surrendered to the authori
ties
Rockville.-Dr. Ernest l.. Bullard, in
charge of Chestnut Sanatorium. az
this place, has instituted suit against