The citizen., 1913-06-06


phone Company at Elkton, vice N..s
Helen Pierson, resigned.
W. Scott Silver and Thomas c. Hon.
kins, both of Hayre de Grace. have an
nounced themselves as candidates for
the State Legislature, subject to the
decision Of the Democratic primaries
The fredericksburg Grand Army Of
the Republic has ordered a handsome
soldiers monument from Perry T.
Adams. of Seaford, to be erected in
Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
The commencement exercises of the
Boonsboro High School were held
Thursday night in Red Mems Hall.
Boons boro. Col Charles A. Little, Of
Hagerstown, presented the diplomas.
Grover c. Nicols, 80 years old. was
killed at the saw mill of the United
Lumber Company. at Humbert. near
Meyersdale, by being caught in one Of
the line shafts.
Edgar Plummer who sued the Home
Light and Power Company, of Elkton,
in the Circuit Court at Easton, for $50
Geo, for injuries received in coming in
contact with a live wire, was awarded
a verdict for $500.
No more public road building in
Hartford county during the coming
year, on account of the heavy indebted.
ness of the county. is the final outcome
of the recent contention among the
County Commissioners.
Edward S. Smith, Edward Eichel-
berger, Orphia E. Stevenhouse, Ruth
Holdcraft, Grace Witter. Julia Roelkey,
and Pauline Rothenhoefer were award
ed cash prizes in the scientific tenn
perance essay contest in Frederick
county.
The large barn and granary on the
James Mcintyre farm, near Elkton,
was destroyed by fire, together with
the contents, including 500 bushels of
corn, a quantity of hay, wheat and
farming utensils. The fire broke out
in the second story.
Frederick Shockley, who was tried
in the Circuit Court at Easton, with
Judges Constable, Adkins and Hopper
on the bench, on the charge of muir
dering his 3-year-old stepson, was con-
victed of manslaughter and sentenced
to the Maryland Penitentiary.
The Harfoard County Dairy Industry
Association has Just made public the
record of the yield of milk and cost of
maintenance of 500 cows owned by 26
farmers. IN one herd of 20 !he best
yield was S,603 pounds of milk a year
while the poorest COW was $32.21, the
profit from the best COW was $143.97
while the poorest yielded $S.54 profit.
Port Deposit.-The committee on the
celebration of the centennial of Port
Deposit has prepared plans for the
three-day homecoming, July 4, and
6. The exercises include parades, fire
works, reunions and church celebra-
tions. Tome School authorities have
placed the school plant at the disposal
of the committee.
While on a visit to the summer
home of his uncte, at Charlestown, Ce-
Gil county. John McCracken, II years
old. student at the Wilmington High
School. had one foot badly injured.
In boarding a launch the boy slipped
on ladder, falling against the engine,
and the shoe was torn from his foot
and four toes cut off
Mrs. Mamie Lang, chairman of the
ladies' committee for the carnival to be
given for Water Witch Hook-and-Lad-
der Company, volunteer firemen, OF
Annapolis, has received from Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson. wife of the Presi-
dent. a large photograph of the White
House as a contribution. To the dona-
ton was attached Mrs. Wilson's card,
with an expression of best wishes"
The photograph will be raffled.
Miss Erma l.. Burger, who was in
iured in the automobile accident IN
which her sister, Miss BERTHE NJ. Burger,
and their mother, Mrs Ella Burger,
were killed, and their father, William
s Burger. injured, is recovering at the
Allegany Hospital 1t is expected she
will he able to return to her home in
few days She is badly cut about the
head and face, while her father sufers
from an injured leg.
The executive committee OF the
Montgomery County Federation OF
Woman's Clubs unanimously adopted
resolution testifying to the loss sus-
tanned by the club and members IN
the death of Mrs. Margaret webb war
field wife of DR.. Robert c. Warfield.
Lieut.. J. Eugene Chaney, son OIL
tho late DIR. T. NJ. CLANCY, of Clancy
calvert county, has been ordered 10
snain for the summer months, Lieuten-
ant cbaney will return in the early fall
10 the United States Military Academy
West Point. where he teaches Spanish.