The citizen., 1913-11-14

The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has made several changes in
agents at stations on the Cambridge
and Seaford branch as follows: ].
7. Jump, transferred from Wyoming
TO Cambridge, to take charge of the
freight department.; Martin L. Smith,
present freight agent, will assume
charge of passenger traffic; A. T. Scot
ten, transferred from East New Mar
ket to Wyoming, and Charles Hill,
clerk at the Lewes depot, will take
Scotten's place at East New Market
!. E. Christopher has been made gen
eral agent at Hurlock in place of La
ban Harper. Roland T. Anderson was
transferred from fredericksburg to Do
yer and William Wheatley sent to
fredericksburg from Blacks.
Marylanders Jared we'll in Post
master-General Burleson's announce
ment of increases in salaries in the
POstoffice Department.: Robert II.
Shepherd of Maryland, had his pay
increased from $3.50 to $720. Charles
Albert. from $1,000 to $1,000; Charles F.
Creager from $1,000 to 1880. George
r.. Sinclair, from S720 to 5000 Rich
ard Z. Murdoch. from S720 to 5000, and
Paul w Stauffer, from $720 to $1,000.
The lucky Marylanders are clerks in
the department.
Treasurer Jacob Tyson and Howard
Magruder, of the Board of Charities
and Corrections. have recommended
to the County Commissioners to re-
move all insane patients from Monte
vue Hospital to the State Institution
where they will be cared for at 500
a year. The cost of maintenance at
the Frederick asylum has been about
$212 a year The Frederick farm, in
Guiding the buildings, represents an
outlay OF 100000.
The Belair Minstrel Club has been
organized with Norman L. Kisling
president and manager and Charles
o. Lee secretary and treasurer. The
members of the club are: William G.
Hopkins. Stanley Walter, Emory Nc
Comas, Oscar DeCourse, Wilton Nc
Abee, Frank Webb, Leroy Coale, 10
seph Shanahan, Richard Bode, Walter
b. Young. Simon Gets, Paul Grafton,
Clinton Rechord and DIR. David b
Gets.
At a meeting of the vestry of ST
Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Annapolis, the following were elected
vestrymen: Rear Admiral Scheuler
of the navy; Rudolph Kaisey and
Frank A. Muuroe. Mr.. Munroe was
formerly senior warden and w. Mead
Holladay was elected to that position
while DR.. William n. Berkeley was
elected junior warden, vice Mr. Hol
laday.
Mrs. Minnie B. Trice, of Hurlock,
agent for her sons, Ralph A. McCar-
ter, of Norristown, Pa, and ]. Ell
wood McCarter, of Dallas, Texas, has
sold the McCarter farm, near town, to
John w. Schmick. The farm contains
95 acres and was the home of the lat
Col. ]. f. McCarter. The price paid
was $9,500.
The State road being built through
st. Mary's county is fast nearing COM
pletion. An average of 100 yards of
road per day is being built. The
road is being made of concrete. 1t is
Is feet wide and when completed will
extend from Hughesville to Mechanics
vile, a distance of eight miles.
The large stable of A. T. Kingsberry,
near Savage, including lot of corn,
hay, harness and farming implements,
was destroyed by fire. A bucket bri-
gade saved the dwelling after it had
caught fire several times. A horse,
badly burned, was taken from the
stable. The loss is about $1,000.
During the month of October, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Elkton, Cecil
Kirk issued 1874 marriage licenses,
which is the record month in the his
tory of the office. Since May ! nearly
500 marriage licenses have been is
sued.
A lodge of Odd Fellows has been in
stituted at Galestown with 30 men,
bers. A. w. Wheatley was elected
noble grand; Luther Wheatley, treas
urer; Cook Wheatley, financial secre-
tary. and John T. Collins, recording
secretary.
William, young son of Harry Snyder,
near townsville, spilled a kettle of
boiling water over himself and was
scalded.
Red Mems Hall, at Fredericksburg,
IS being enlarged to occupy the entire
second floor over the postofiice.
Mrs. Maria Walmsley, aged SO years,
,f near Earlville, was found dead in
he'd from cerebral hemorrhage.
Miss Annie Buck, of Shady Grove,
from reception, jumped
from a carriage ard broke an arm.