The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-14

were destroyed by fire in the Ralti
more and Ohio Railroad YARD at
Brunswick.
Prof. ]. S. Hemphill has resigned as
principal of the schools at Mount Saw.
age because of i'll health and has re-
turned to his home at Shippensburg,
Pa.
Major John A. Morgan, of Elkton,
and Richard Barnes, of Charlestown,
have announced their candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for Sheriff
of Cecil county.
The new freight station of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Company
was not thrown open for use Monday
and may not be ready for use for sew
eral months.
Hezekiah Harp, of Middletown, was
paralyzed Sunday while at the dinner
table. He was stricken suddenly and
was about to fall from his chair when
caught by his wife.
The large store Of the Dull Mercan-
tile Company, at Berlin, in the
Meyersdale region. was destroyed by
fire when the flames, apparently ex-
tinguished, broke out a second time
and destroyed the building.
Chapel Hill Lodge, No. 3d. indie.
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, will
build $4,000 temple on the lot ad-
joining Roberts Hall, Virginia avenue,
South Cumberland The building will
be three stories, of concrete, steel and
brick
Robert Rittenhouse, of Kingston, a
member of section gang on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Rail
road, fell backward from hand car
going at a good speed near Crisfield,
and was badly injured. The car pass,
ed over his body.
The directors of the Brunswick and
Frederick Railroad Company have de-
cided to build the connecting link be-
tween Jefferson and Brunswick this
spring. Several surveys have been
made, but no route has been deter
mined upon.
Secretary Lloyd T. MacGill, of the
Frederick Board of Trade, is preparing
a credit bureau, which will include the
city and a large section of the coun-
ty. More than 1900 names have been
secured and are being arranged in &C
cordance with a code.
The firm Of A. G. & I. T. Salisbury,
operating several large packing estab-
lishments and conducting store at
Denton, has incorporated its business
under the name of Salisbury Bros,
Incorporated. The company is capital
lied at 100000
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Kensington Bank, Or.
Eugene Jones resigned as chairman
and member of the committee, j..
Philip Hermann was chosen to I'LL
the vacancy on the committee and
Alfred C. War was made chairman.
The Navy Department accepted the
resignation of Midshipman Peter P.
Rodes. captain of the Navy footbell
team last fail, and who was recently
reelected. but declined to accept the
honor for another season. Rodes was
appointed to the navy from Kentucky
and was a member of the class Of
1914.
The receipts of the Hagerstown
Postoffice in January were $5,SOS, an
increase of about $1,000 over Jan
uarv last year. The receipts were
augmented by the parcel post. The
last week in January the number of
packages sent by parcel post increased
100 per cent. over those sent the first
week after the system was in
augurated
Major Joreph c. Byron, representing
the Hagerstown Civic League, pre-
scented to the Mayor and Council
petition containing the name OF 1000
citizens for the adjustment of hog
pens within the city limits.
AT meeting of the County Com
missioners Tuesday J. Enos Ray Jr',
recently appointed State Auditor, re-
signed as counsel to the board Ogie
Marbury. of Laurel, Democratic floor
leader at the 1912 session of the Leg
islature. was appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Directors of the Frederick Women's
College at meeting authorized John
r. Hamme. of York Pa, to draw -specl-
fcations for the new college to be
erected in the northwest suburbs OF
that city.
Plans are being made for the first
annual meeting in Frederick OF the
MARYLAND Holstein-Frissian Assocla-
ton. formed year ago at College
park The association has about Az
members. President Hartshorn, OF
he American Holstein Breeders AS
,ccis.on. will deliver an address.