The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-10
MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NewSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts OF the STATE.

Hagerstown. = Company B. First
Maryland Regiment, elected ]. Vincent
Jamison, Jr., first lieutenant and DR..
William II. H. Bixler second lieuten-
ant.
Elkton.-Dr. Thomas s. Baker, of
the Tome School, will participate in
the Inauguration of DR.. John Grier
Hibben, as president of Princeton Uni
versity, on May IL.
Cumberland.-Will Walters, of
Midland, has qualified as State Mining
Inspector Mr.. Walters is a member
of the Republican State Central Com
mittee for Allegany county.
Pen-Mar.-Harold Berger, of Balti-
more, a carpenter working on new
cottage at this place, fell rs feet from
the roof. He escaped with slightly
sprained arms and few bruises.
Elkton-The new jury law for Cecil
county, passed at the recent session
of the Legislature, provides that
certain number of jurymen shall come
from each election district.
Centreville.-At a meeting of the
Board of County School Commission
ers in Centreville the various commits
sions which have charge of the cree
ton of the five new school buildings
in Queen Anne's county were an
nounced. An unprecedented school
building boom is now in progress. An
act of the Legislature empowered a
bond issue of $4,000 for school pur-
poses.
Rockville.-The Montgomery County
Commissioners are preparing to build
the roads authorized by the Legisla-
ture. Bonds Of $4,000 will be immedi-
ately issued for the construction of the
roads from Rockville to Travilah, from
Rockville to the Potomac district line
on the Falls road, from the George
town pike through Garrett Park to
Kensington, and from Forest Glen to
the Brookville pike.
Rockville.-Exasper at being
teased about being kept in at school,
Laura Wright, aged Is years, daughter
of Rush L. Wright, of Derwood, Mont
gomery county, on Tuesday threw a
large stone and felled Earl Reed, the
! 10-year-old son of James Reed, also Of
Derwood He was hit on the head and
| has not yet regained consciousness.
The. doctors consider his chances for
recovery to be slim.
Cumberland-Th city commission
ers have completed work on the city
levy and fixed the tax rate for the
year at n cents on each 800 of as
sessable property and Is cents on each
500 of securities The taxable basis
is $15,475,211 and the securities
amount to $125,31158. The increase
in the tax rate, II cents over last year,
| Is due to the bond issue made neces-
sary on account of Cumberland's new
water supply.
Elkton.-George A. Blake, who for
16 years has been member of the
| Cecil County Board of School Com
missioners, has rendered his resigna-
ton to Governor Goldsborough. Mr..
Blake for more than year has been
in poor health and to this is due his
resignation. Though Mr.. Blake was
the Republican member, he has held
the presidency several terms. Gev-
ernor Goldsborough has not yet an
nounced a successor.
Elkton.-Deputy Clerk of the Cir
cult Court Charles Peacock, recorded
the assignment of mortgage held by
the State of Maryland, to Samuel j.
Steele, Of Philadelphia, of all the
States interest in the capital stock of
the Philadelphia and Baltimore Cen
trail Railroad, and also two mortgages
executed by said railroad company to
the State Of Maryland in connection
with the subscription to the capital
stock by the State, the consideration
being $4,000. The State purchased
the stock in 1885, for $4,000.