The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-11
ALL OVER The STATE
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER

SHORT ORDER
The Willamsport Tournament AS
ISOLATION decided to hold its annual
tournament Saturday, August %.
While working around his new ice
machine William G.. Whitney, Hayre
de Grace, had his right thumb cut
almost entirely from his hand.
A civil service examination for a
postmaster at Berkeley, Hartford coun-
ty. will be conducted at the Havre de
Grace High School building by Edwin
Nanneman and Joseph A. Currier July
Is.
John Burgess, superintendent of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, is build
ing a steel boiler at Williamsport for
boiling an oil compound to be used
on the lock gates Of the canal to pre-
serve them from decay.
Charles W. Cullen, trustee, has sold
the site of the Debmar Lumber Com
pany's box factory at HaVre de Grace
to William f. Neasey foi $4,750. A
new company win be organized and a
new plant will be erected. The con-
Germ will manufacture corn and toma-
to boxes.
The will of Howard Harlan Dickey.
president OF the United States Rail
Company, who died last week. in
Cumberland, has been admitted to
probate and record. One-half OF the
estate, real and personal, goes to his
widow. Anna Roberts Dickey, and the
other half to his five children.
The Odd Fellows of Chesapeake
City. have elected John w. Hodso:,,
Jr. noble grand: Banks Quick, vice
grand; c. p W. Lake, secretary: R.
B. Lake, treasurer; Andrew Ross,
marshall; Hugh W Caldwell, John NJ.
Reed and Harry Price trustees for
six months.
While returning to his home in
Avondale. after paving a visit to some
friends in Blake, Cecil county, Charles
Lsmbern was fired upon by unknown
parties. One of TIE bullets tore
hole through the top of The buggy,
while a second severed the whip.
Lambern's horse took fright and ran
away.
Judge Edward G. Peter. in the Cir
cult Court at Rockville has signed
a decree granting to Mrs Jessie Rob
erts, of this vicinity, an absolute di-
vOrce from William Roberts, who is
said to live in Pennsylvania. The bill
represented that the couple We're mar
red in Rockville in 1905 and that a
year later the plaintiff was deserted.
The officials of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, Sharptown, met and de-
cided to hold a campmeeting in Mel
sons woods, near town, beginning Oh
July 81 and closing on August 4. The
pastor, Rev. r. II. Adams, will have
charge OF the religious features OF
the camp, assisted by other PENN
5ula ministers
Public Fairgrounds under the direc-
ton Of the Civic Club was opened at
the Maryland School for the Deaf.
Frederick. The grounds will be open
ed Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days of each week and will be in
charge of members of the club. The
grounds have been supplied with
swings, seesaws, parallel bars, sand
pits and other forms of amusements.
Naval officers on duty at the An
napolis station, expressed much re-
greet Wednesday over the compulsory
retirement of Commander Arthur B.
Hoff, who was one of list OF II
prominent officers of the service Sc.
lected by the 'plucking board" Com
mander Hoff for the last year has
been at the head of the department
of modern languages at the Naval
Academy
Victor Rhoades colored, was shot
in front Of the postotiice at Warwick,
by Harry, alias Piggy" Wilson, also
colored. Rhoades was removed to
hospital and died Monday night The