The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-06
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NeWSy Items Gathered From
All Parts Of the State.

Cumberland.-The eighteenth an
nual convention of the Methodist
/ Protestant Sunday-sChools of the two
Cumberland circuits and the Bedford
(Pa) circuit was held Wednesday at
/ Union Grove.
] Hayre de Grace. - While delirious
from fever Samuel Keatley, son of
Clifton Keatley, of this city, walked
out OF a second-story window at 8
O'Clock at night and fell to the brick
pavement He was not hurt.
Hagerstown-Rev J. Poyntz Tyler,
rector of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
has declined the call from Bishop
Randolph to become archdeacon Of
the Episcopal Diocese Of Southern
Virginia
Hagerstown.-The Hagerstown Fan
ciers Association has appointed the
following committee to arrange for
| the annual poultry show to be held
in December: Benjamin Poffenberger,
Newton Young, c. L. Barr and Ernest
w. Miller.
Elmer Everson, a ne
gro, was fined $50 and costs, with
the alternative Of serving three
months in the House of Correction
for selling a drink of gin to George
Lyles, colored, in violation of the To-
cal option law Of the county.
Frederick-At special meeting of
the Mayor and Aldermen the city tax
rate was fixed at 81 on the 500. The
taxable basis of the city is about
$4,000, 600, producing a revenue in
taxes of about $4,000. Water rent,
back taxes, pay for street paving and
other smaller items will increase the
revenue to about Sis, 600
Cumberland-Fran Enos aged so,
was enjoying remarkable health, con-
sidering his advanced age, and decid
ed 20 repair the roof of his house. He
tied a rope around his waist and to
the chimney, but it broke when the
aged man was working and he fell to
the ground.
Havre de Grace.-The agricultural
teachers of Hartford county will this
year be required to conduct farmers
meetings and visit certain farms to
give practical demonstrations Two
agricultural Departments are in the
county this year, one at Jarfettsyille,
under the supervision of W. w. Reitz,
and the other at Highland, under
Earl B. Baily.
Oakland. - The School Board of
Carrot county has made the following
recommendations for scholarships:
Charlotte Hall, Joseph Littman, Oak
land; Western Maryland College, J.
r. EngIe. Grantsyille; St. Johns Col
lege. F G. Shock, Crellin; Maryland
Agricultural College, Dwight Town
send, Oakland; Normal School No. 2,
Gilderio Whorton, Oakland, and Miss
Marie Conner, Grantsyille.
Frederick.-Three young men from
Philadelphia, visiting near Loyetts-
Vile. Va, across the Potomac river
from Brunswick, departed about mid
night Saturday with an automobile
belonging to Mrs. c. E. Harding. 1t
was at first thought that they took
the machine for JOY ride, but as
nothing has been heard of them it is
feared they have met with a mis-
hap.
Easton.-The young and spirited
horse driven by Misses Emma and
Mary Shillinger, daughters of Samuel
Shillnger, took fright at the train on
the Delaware and Chesapeake Rail
road and ran away. In making the
turn at West avenue and Colds
borough street both young women
were thrown out of the carriage. Miss
Emma's head struck a terra-cotta pipe
and she was made unconscious. Miss
Mary Shillinger was badly bruised,
but not seriously hurt. The carriage
was demolished. The frantic horse
was stopped near the ice plant. Miss
Emma Shillinger is a nurse, a graduate
from the Maryland General Hospital.
stertown.-Ground was broken
here for 4 new gymnasium for Wash
ington College. The plans were
drawn by Architect Henry P Hopkins.
The building will be erected by Col.
John Walters. The front will be of
two stories The ground floor will
contain the locker rooms, baths and
dressing rooms. Provision has been
made so that visiting athletic teams
will have the privacy and comfort Of
quarters to themselves. The school
floor will be devoted to offices for the
athletic instructor, meeting rooms and
a trophy room. The main gymnasium
room will be So by so feet and will
be equipped with improved apparatus.
The college has in other respects out
grown the old gymnasium. With the
erection Of this building the college
will have invested something over
$4,000 in six years
Cambridge-The Police Commits
sioners Of Cambridge have appointed
Charles G. Pritchett chief of police
and Daniel Brannock, T. l. Mcbride
and Charles Shorter policemen.
Mountain Lake Park.-Whitford H.
Shelton, son of DR.. Charles Eldred
Shelton, superintendent of Mountain
Lake Park, has been elected to the
faculty of the University Of Pitts
burgh. He formerly occupied a chair