The citizen., 1914-11-13
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER

The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
PREPAREDFO FORQUICKREADING
A farm congress was held at Eklo
Friday and Saturday evenings.
The first case of smallpox in Ha-
gerstown in years was discovered
Tuesday.
The Elkton Woman's Club was re-
organized, with Mrs r. C. Lewis as
president
John W. Stowell, of fredericksburg,
has presented Zion Memorial Metho-
dist Church heating plant.
Elkton Council has appealed to the
State Roads Commission to build the
state road through that town.
The heel of shoe catching, Mrs.
Addie Foley, of Havre de Grace, fell
down stairs and severely injured her
head.
The 150-acre Whiteoak Farm, near
Town Point. along Elk River, has been
bought by John Long, of Philadel-
phia, for $5,730.
At a meeting of the Hagerstown
Board of Trade steps were taken for
an industrial survey of the city and
the compiling of a directory for Ha-
gerstown and Washingtno county.
The Belair Armory Commission has
awarded the contract for the erection
Of Company DIS new armory to Law
renee ]. Whalen G. Co. The building
will be of stone.
homes of s. ]. Richardson, Rev. Father
Frederick, DR.. o. B. Concard and John
B. Hanna, of Belair, but were fright
ened away when several shots we're
fred at them.
After being out rs minutes, the jury
in the case of John Howard Wingert,
charged with the murder of Police
man John C. Middlekauff on the morn
ing of August Is in the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad yards, at Hagerstown,
brought in a verdict of murder in the
second degree. The maximum penalty
is Is years in the Maryland Peni
tentiary.
Judge W. H. Harlan, head of the
new Juvenile Court in Hartford county,
has appointed D. Paul McNabb one of
his clerks and Miss Antoinette Moores
as probation officer at salary of $40
a month. Dr. William S. Archer will
be psychologist. Miss Moores is from
Baltimore, where she has had consider
able experience in Juvenile and settle
ment work.
The election supervisors Of Somer-
set county met in the courthouse and
canvassed the votes cast Tuesday last,
with the following result: Darlington,
2.0S2; Smith, 1.40S; Develin, Is:
Holme, "a; Reichard. So: Stevens. 4;
Hodson, 1856; Price (short term),
1858; Duer, 2,24s; Elderdice. 103;
F rice (long term), 1906; for consi-
tutional amendment. 154;. against con-
stitutional amendment, 2S5.
The canning house OF A. Cooley &
Co., at Kings Creek, about three miles
south of Princess Anne, was burned,
together with the canning machinery
and about $500 cases of canned to-
matoes and about $1,000 worth of
sweet potatoes. The machinery and
canned goods were owned by William
Silver & Co.. of Hartford county, Mary
land. The loss on the building was
about $1,000 and on machinery and
stock of canned goods $4,000.
Chairman Weller and Chief Engi-
ner Shirley of the State Roads Com
mission are in Atlanta, Ca. to attend
the annual conference of the Ameri-
can Roads Congress. Mr. Shirley is
scheduled to read paper before the
congress and has chosen for his sub
ject Heavy Traffic." Several of the
other delegates to the congress. ap-
pointed by Governor Goldsborough. are
expected to join Mr.. Weller and Mr..
Shirley in Atlanta.
Adjutant-General Macklin entertain
ed the commanding officers of the