The citizen., 1914-02-20


& w. r. Il. at North East.
Members of the New Century Club.
OF Delmar. are agitating the erection
ot building to house the organiza-
/ ton.
The Town Improvement Association
of Chestertown has started a move
ment against splitting on the sidewalks
there.
While playing during the noon re.
cess hour, Eva Stats, little school
girl Of Crompton, fell, breaking her
left arm In two places.
The degree team of Mountain City
Lodge. No. 90, X. p, will confer the
! first rank at the golden jubilee of the
knights of Pythias OF Washington or
February 10. 20 and 81.
Mrs. Susan Il. Dade, widow OF
Joseph Dade, OF Hutchinson, Kan.
died Thursday night at Walledene, at
the home of her sister. Mrs. William
E. Wall, near Boyds, where she had
been visiting.
Washington county commissioners
broke the deadlock existing for sew
eral weeks over the appointment Of
county attorney. when they elected
former Justice Elias B. Hartle, pro-
gressive Democrat, to that Office,
At meeting Of the women of Ches-
tertown a hospital committe was
formed, with Mrs. ]. II. Thompson,
chairman Funds will be raised this
spring to purchase the Westcott man
sion to be used as local hospital.
The mangled body of Edward Perry
Middleton was found on the Balu-
more and Ohio tracks near North
Branch II is supposed Middleton was
returning from Cumberland when
struck by q train.
Rev. Cosby ". Robertson, Of BU-
ohanan, W. Va. has accepted call TO
the pastorate of the First Baptist
Church at Cambridge and viii remove
with his family to Cambridge on
March !.
The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal. after being closed for the past
six weeks undergoing repairs, was
opened Tor traffic. The first vessels 10
90 through were the Ericsson steam
ers plying between Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
NJ. D. Kirk has been appointed chief
engineer for the Davis Coal and Coke
Company, with headquarters. Cumber-
land This is a newly created office.
Mr.. Kirk comes from Glover. Pa,
where he was chief engineer for the
Ebensburg Coal Company.
DR.. Clarence /. Benson. Of Port De
posit, and Miss Nargerty hrauss. q
manual training instructor at Tome
Institute. were married last Wednes-
day evening at the home of the brides
parents in Philadelphia Dr.. and Mrs.
Benson will make their future home
al Port Deposit
An engagement of much interest TO
society in Port Deposit, Balum, re and
New York was announced when Sam1
.C. Rowland. multi-millionaire. Of Port
Deposit. announced the coming mar
riage of his daughter. Miss Dorothy
Rowland. to Frank II. Winants, of New
York. No date has been set for the
wedding.
Playing with lighted candles used
on birthday cake, the 2-year-old
daughter of Albert 5. Dyer. Of Freier-
lex. was so seriously burned that she
is not expected 10 live. The child
was alone in tie house with her >
year-old brother when the accident
occurred.
The will Of William T. Clark. former
Judge of the Orphans Court for Cecil
county. who died last week 81 his
home at Norl6 East vas lEeQ GOF pro
bate Thursday in the registers Office
at Elkton. His estate. valued at $40.
Gee. is left TO his widow during her
lifetime and at her death TO be divided
among his children
Topping from the top of loaded
spring wagon. Roy Hugh Specht. the
lo-year-old son OF d. ". Specht.
DoubS. was partly scslped when the
wagon wheel passed over the back
part Of his head. II required nearly
dozen stitches to close the wound.
About three stitches were required TO
close the wound over the eye. Hs also
has 4 slight eoacussion Of the brain
HIS condition is serious.