The citizen., 1913-12-05

Berlin are announcing themselves
thick and fast and from present pros
poets half of the town will be out to
succeed Charles C. Mumford. whose
term of Office expires next May.
Ralph Coleman, 15-month-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Coleman, of Mid
land, finding an apple and attempting
to eat large piece of it during the
temporary absence of his mother
strangled to death.
Rev. Robert A. Brown, of Basking
Ridge, N. j.. has been selected to sue
ceed Rev. L. J. Sothoron as rector of
Rock Spring Protestant Episcopal
parish. Bishop Murray has recon-
mended him to the vestries of the
churches.
Former State Senator Bells. who
has been the leading applicant for the
postmastership of Annapolis, has with
drawn from the contest and Repre-
sentative Frank o. Smith has been re-
leased from further support of the Sen
ator's cause.
The condition of Judge John c.
Motter, who was stricken with
paralysis on the street on election day,
is steadily improving. While he is not
out of danger, he has gained more dur
ing the last So hours than at any time
since his Illness.
Miss Eva Lee Dick, Of Martinsburg,
and Oliver Grim, of Winchester, were
married in Hagerstown by Rev. George
B. Townsend at the First Christian
Church parsonage. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Dick and
the late George w. Dick.
Former County Commissioner Will
ford R. Stouffer 20 years old, retired
farmer, died suddenly from congestion
of the lungs. A son of Samuel c..
Stouffer, he was born at Funkstown.
In 1891 he was elected County Com
missioner, serving three years.
DR.. Oliver D. Simmons, AZ years old,
president of the Board of School Com
missioners of Calvert county, died at
his home near Bowens. He had been
in failing health for more than a year,
but continued to attend to the duties
Of his Office until last week.
Miss Mary Adeline Edgell, daughter
of Wesley Edgell, and Orrie Williams
Baker, son of John Baker, were mar
ried at Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church. Choptank, by Rev. E. H. Col
Inns, of Wilmington, Del Mrs. Ward
Edgell, of Choptank, played the wed
ding march. Mr. and Mrs. Baker will
live in Baltimore.
Backed by Judges P. B. Hopper and
William II. Adkins, and acting on the
recommendation of the last grand jury,
the temperance people are planning a
strong fight to have the coming Legis-
lature pass law that will prohibit
the shipment of Intoxicating liquors
into Queen Anne's county.
While building a new chimney FL
wood Taylor, aged 46 years, of Church
Hill, was instantly killed. Taylor was
depending on the new chimney for
support when the bricks fell, causing
him to fall from a new three-story
building, striking his head against the
scaffold. A widow and two children
survive.
For the second time this season the
rival football teams of bluejackets at
tached to the station ship Reina Mer-
cedes at the Naval Academy and the
station ship Franklin at the Norfolk
Navy Yard clashed, the Franklin
eleven winning, 26 to 0. Franklin also
won the first game played at Norfolk
three weeks ago. AZ to 0.
Mrs. Daniel Holland, Jr., the young
wife of farmer of Indian Springs dis
trict, is in critical condition as the
result of swallowing two ounces of
laudanum which she drank from bot
tie at her home. No one was present
when she drank the poison, and when
found she was in critical condition.
For some time Mrs. Holland has been
ip a respondent mood.
Gen. Murray Vandiver, chairman
and treasurer of the Democratic State
Central Committee, filed his campaign
report at Belair. The report shows
that the Democrats spent $15,3S459
this year, while the receipts amounted
to SIG, 1879. leaving balance in bank
Of $803.60, Among the largest con-
tributions was one of $2,500 from Con-
gyessman A. Mitchell Palmer, chair
Han of the campaign executive COM
n.ittee of the National Committee
Ray Davis, a young farmer of
Wilton, Worcester county. died at the
Peninsula General Hospital from in
juries inflicted by a negro named Hail.