The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30

Havre de Grace.--Leo Dreschler. of
this city, graduate of the Maryland
State Normal School, has obtained
position as teacher in the Yazoo City
! (Miss.) public schools
Havre dc Grace. - Charles Fitz-
gerald has pear tree on his lawn at
/ Calvert, Hartford county, 200 years old:
tt has borne fruit every season since
Its maturity.
Frederick.-William Hetterly and
Martin Foreman, of Thurmont en-
/ oountered alden of rattlers and copper
heads while bee tree hunting in the
mountain and killed lG reptiles.
/ Berlin.-Some Of the finest peaches
ever raised in Maryland are Just now
! Being gathered from the orchards of
G. Harrison & Sons. Many are
from to 10 inches in circumference.
Hagerstown-Suing the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company for $40.
Pee for personal injuries sustained in
/ Cumberland Katie b. Barley agreed
/ TO compromise and accepted s435.
Frederick. After visiting Hagers-
town, Cumberland, Grafton and Elkins,
w. Va, representatives of the Gill
man Extension Company have located
( their factory for the manufacture Of
furniture and refrigerators in this city
Crisfeld.-Fire entirely consumed
the residence and belongings of w. H.
Riggin, ship carpenter, within one
mile of this city. Mr. Riggin and his
wife were at the theatre in Crisfeld
at the time
Frederick.-In a heavy storm barn
on the farm of Stuart Wetzel, on the
Jefferson pike, was struck by light
ming and destroyed together with
wheat, hay, harness and farming i'm
plements.
Havre de Grace.-Prof A. F. Gal
breath, principal of the Darlington
High School, who spent several weeks
in Baltimore hospital after an opera
ton, has recovered sufficiently to take
charge of his school in September
Annapolis.-A Prohibition Chain
and Watkins campaign club was
organized at PASSPORT, with Philip T.
Stephens, president; Nathan T. Hatch,
secretary, and Benjamin II. Elliott,
treasurer
acknowledgements of the Seventh
election district, Caroline county
have organized a Wilson, Marshall and
CoyingJon Club, with Owen Knots as
president and Frank Kaufman secre-
tary.
Hagerstown.-Prof. Carmen John
sen. son-in-law Of Rev w. Scott Reich ,
ard. of Hagerstown, has succeeded Dr. |
NJ G. Brumbaugh as superintendent /
Of the Pennsylvania public schools, at
a salary of $4,000 a year.
Cumberland - The Young Mems |
Democratic Club, of Cumberland, (
which was organized September a. |
1911, and was active in the campaign |
last year, has decided to push the ,
fight for the election of Wilson, Mar |
shall and Lewis.
Frederick.-Calyin Boon, So years |
old, was buried beneath 10 tons of
clay at the brick works, sustaining a
broken nip and other serious injuries. |
Four other men saw the falling mass, |
but got away in time to save them (
selves. Boon. was caught face down
ward and had to be dug out
Ellicott City.-Frank Kubek, arrest
ed in Baltimore while trying to sell /
jewelry, was handed over to the How
ard county authorities after confessing /
to the robbery of four stations ar
Leicester, Washington Junction, An
napolis Junction and Jessups. Some
of the plumber was found on him.
Cumberland.-Bes erecting a
tie-treating plant at Green Springs, y
miles east of Cumberland, the Balt |
more and Ohio Railroad will lay two
additional tracks between Green
Spring and Okonoko, build a new
bridge over the South Branch and put
in an underground crossing at French (
station.
Cumberland-A number of men
working on the clerical force of the
Baltimore and Ohio shops and round
house were surprised Thursday upon
receiving notice that their wages had
been reduced. the drop ranging from
So to So per month, effective August
l. Clerks who had been receiving SAP
will now get only $50 The reason
given for the cut is that the depart
ment appropriation is running short.
Frederick.-Ira O. Smith and George
Offutt have filed suit against the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad for $4,000
damages. A stallion valued at $4,000
belonging TO Smith was struck by
train and so badly injured that it had
TO be killed. Offutt, who was riding
the animal, was thrown and had two
ribs broken, Eacn has assessed dam
ages at $4,000.
Cu1nberland.-Th Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is expanding $4,000
on the new roundhouse and shops be-
ing erected south and east of the pres
ent roundhouse in this city. 1t is eX-
pected to get the new buildings under
roof before winter. Altogether the