The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-20
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

W.T. W. SeSAeSa
Rev. Ferdinand Wolf, so years old
died near Ridgely, Caroline county.
Mrs. Mollie Bradley, wife of Rev
Robert S. Bradley. died at Federals.
burg
Plans are on foot to organize at
fredericksburg, Caroline county, com.
pany to manufacture fruit packages.
The Hagerstown Kings Daughters
cleared $66S.20 by tea for the poor's
benefit
Leitersburg patrons have appealed
to the Washington County School
Commissioners for new school
Charles w. Baker sent his resignar
tion to Governor Goldsborough as a
member of the School Board of Har-
ford county.
The Maryland Title, Insurance and
Securities Company has been incor-
porated at Hagerstown, with capital Of
100000
The Cecil County Commissioners
have reappointed George Bouchelle
keeper of Bohemia River bridge and
James G. Layman at Chesapeake City.
The Chestertown Volunteer Fire
Company is making an effort to have
the town adopt an improved freight
ing system.
The corporate towns of Caroline
county, through their counsels, are
working together on a bill to be pre-
sented to the legislature providing for
uniform charter for all of them.
The committee appointed to consid-
er the matter of new court house
for Elkton, Cecil county, recommended
that structure costing 100000 should
be built.
The Department of Agriculture of
the Hagerstown Board of Trade will
furnish the farmers of Washington
county with literature pertaining to
agriculture and horticulture.
II the legislature passes the bill
granting authority to the school board
at fredericksburg to issue bonds, ST.
600 high school building will be
erected.
The Washington County Commits
sioners have appointed Isaac D. Grove
and John Hammond road supervisors
for Williamsport and Sharpsburg dis
tricts.
Plans are under way at Federals-
burg for the formation of stock COM
pany to erect one of the largest Ium-
Der and fruit package mills on the
Peninsula
George " Grouse. one of the best
known residents of Gaithersburg, died.
aged 81 years. His death was due to
pneumonia and followed an illness of
only few days.
Ten applicants are after the post
mastership at Betterton, three for the
Worton Office, and two each for post
master at Kennedyville, Galena, Still
Pond and Rock Hall
The committee in charge has de-
cided to hold the next annual reunion
of the Odd Fellows of Maryland, Penn
sylvania, the Virginias and the Dis
trict of Columbia at Pen-Mar Park,
August 6.
John E. Alexander about IA years
old, head of the firm of Alexander &
Son. hardware dealers of Elkton, died
after three days illness of pneumonia.
He was one of Elkton's wealthiest
residents.
A company of Boy Scouts has been
organized at Sharptown with the fol-
lowing officers: Scoutmaster, Joseph
P. Cooper; president, Lynn Mann;
secretary, Fred Walker; treasure,
Percy Reynolds.
w. T. Lewis and David Primrose,
convicted of horse stealing, were
fo1,nd or,,;l4x, IN +bo N;ra,,;4 C,<,,-4 e..
Cecil county, and sentenced to term
of two years in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary.
Feeling most keenly the loss of its
principal industry, the plant of the
American Can Company, residents of
Havre de Grace and vicinity have
started movement looking to the or
ganization of an Independent can com