The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-12
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NewSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the State.

Hagerstown-A southbound freight
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail-
way was wrecked at Antietam Station,
Sharpsburg.
Hagerstown.- Judge Keedy granted
an absolute divorce to Lemuel II.
Myers from Fannie F. Myers on the
grounds of abandonment,
Havre de Grace.-The contract for
the building of a schoolhouse for col
ored children in Hayre de Grace has
been awarded to ID. j. Shannahan, the
contract price being $2,375.
Sharptown. - Mrs. Eva Connolly
found a gold watch while raldng grass
in the garden The watch was lost
two years ago by Capt Oscar I.
Smith The watch was but slightly
damaged.
Havre de Grace.-Miss Louise Gep-
hardt, a graduate nurse of the Uni
versity of Maryland, has been appoint
ed superintendent of the Havre de
Grace Hospital, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Mary Bradley
Havre de Grace. w. Foster pre-
scented SusQuehanna Lodge No. 1870,
of Masons, a handsome suit of cherry
furniture, upholstered in leather, con-
sisting of triple chair for worshipful
master and single chairs for senior
and junior wardens,
} Understandable of Police Fri
dinger received a telegram from Roch-
ester, Pa. stating that a deaf-mute.
Frank Robinson, of Hagerstown, had
been struck by train and killed. The
body is held awaiting Identification Of
relatives.
Frostburg. George Long, coal min.
er, 4S years old. was killed on the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail
road near the cut at New Shaft by
train. No one witnessed the accident.
Mr. Long was a native of Virginia. He
is survived by his widow and nine
children.
Rockville. - The Washington and
Gettysburg Railroad Company is secur-
ing rights of way through the county
for railroad from Washington to
Gettysburg Condemnation proceed
ings have been instituted in the Cir
cult Court here against Richard Seek.
Katherine Beall. James H. Scott, John
II. Brown. Martha Collins and John C,
Yeabower
Hagerstown.-On of the largest
landslides in the history of the West
ern Maryland Railway occurred at
Indigo Tunnel near Pearre. The slide
was IS feet long and covered the track
to a depth of II feet at places An
immense quantity of earth and rock
slid down the embankment. Traffic
was delayed for a day and a number
of trains had to be detoured over the
Baltimore and Ohio by way of Cherry
Run.
Rockville. - State Fire Marshal
Myers and Deputy Foreman investi-
gated the burning of a barn on the
farm of ]. Clinton Dorsey, near Brook
vile, and charged Louis Pratt, 49,
year-old colored boy, with the crime.
The boy admitted that he fired the
building, but said it was by accident.
His father swore that the boy was
incorrigible and he was sent to the
House of Reformation until he is II
years old.
Cumberland. A mysterious auto
mobile accident occurred at the Harri-
son street crossing of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. A shifting engine
backed into the machine. A coupler
were thrown out who had registered at
the Hotel Imperial as 81. T. Keefer
and wife, McKeesport Pa" They were
taken to the hotel by policeman after
the accident Mrs Keefer's arm was
much bruised and her clothing badly
torn J. T. Pollock, chauffeur, was
unhurt
Cumberland Robert McDon-
aid, wife of Judge Mcdonald, of the,
Juvenile Court, is back of the move
ment to establish a hospital in Allie
gheny county for the white plague suf-l
ferers, and the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association, under whose
auspices the home coming celebration
Is to be held, passed resolution that
so per cent. of the net proceeds OF the
home coming week be applied toward
establishing and maintaining hos
pital for the treatment of tuberculosis
patients. The other 30 per cent is to
be used in an effort to have factories
and other industrial enterprises locate
here. Mayor Young announced that
the Allegany County Commissioners
have promised to appropriate $4,000
toward the establishment of a hos
pital, and John G. Lynn announced a
contribution of $1,000 and Bernard
Coyle another $1,000. Mrs. Mcdonald
will provide food for the inmates for
year. The Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association has opened an Off
fee in the Third National Bank Build
ing and has elected J. j. Robinson sec
rotary.
Cumberland-The silver jubilee OF
the Allegany Grove Campmeeting AS.
ISOLATION will begin July 10 and end
July 30 Rev. DR.. George c. Bacon,
district superintendent, will be inl
charge. Twenty-Five years ago this
campmeeting was started and large
! cottage community sprang up. Among