The citizen., 1914-04-03


van Bros mine at Eckhart.
Col. John r. Rouzer, veteran Of
the Civil War and former member of
in Thurmont, Frederick county.
At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Cambridge Manufacturing Com
pany it was decided to increase the
capital stock of the company from
100000 to 100000.
Mrs. Annie E. Woolford, widow of
the late Capt George Oliver Woolford.
of Milton, died at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. L. L. Linthicum, of cancer Of
the stomach, aged SO years.
Samuel P. Thomas has sold the
White Hall farm of 191 acres to W.
Lake Robinson and Edward S. Phil
lips for $4,000. The farm is situated
on the Choptank River.
Miss Vera Knight, for eight years
instructor of the kindergarten depart
ment at Tome Institute, has resigned
and will be succeeded by Miss Lillian
E. Pugh.
Part of the plant Of the Hess Car
riage Company. Hagerstown, was
burned. A quantity of wagon wheels
and machinery was destroyed. The
loss is covered by insurance.
The residents of Crisfeld and the
surrounding country thought they had
been struck by an earthquake until
they found that Uncle Sans Atlantic
fleet had begun spring target practice
in the Chesapeake Bay.
Mrs. Mary E. Taylor, of the Port
Deposit district, has filed bill in the
Elkton Court for divorce from her
husband, F. KurtZ Taylor former
county treasurer and prominent mer-
chant at Blythedale.
Homer Smoot, of Delaware College,
has been appointed coach at Washing
ton College, Chestertown, succeeding
Thomas w. Kibler, who has gone to
San Antonio, Texas, to manage base
ball team in the Texas League.
Fire which started in the kitchen
partially destroyed the home of Cap.
tain Bradshaw, near Hopewell, and but
for the timely arrival of neignbors the
entire building would have been de-
stroyed.
Lynwood B. Jacobs, of Newark, act
ing as engineer for the Deibert Tex
tile Manufacturing Company, has COM
pleted plans and specifications for
fireproof factory to be erected at Elk
ton.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, wife of Will
liam Taylor, a wealthy farmer, OF
Cumberland, died at her home, on the
South Branch of the Potomac, aged
SO years. Her husband is 101 yearg
old and enjoys excellent health.
Harry Poland, eight years old, son
of Price Poland, near Mount Savage,
was probably fatally injured when he
was run over by the mortorbus plying
between Cumberland and Mount Saw
age.
Charles A. Cook, Of Elk Mills, has
been appointed guard at the Maryland
House of Correction, succeeding
Cleaver Potts, of Elkton, who has
signed with the Baltimore baseball
team for the season.
While cooking at her home in Del
mar the clothing of Mrs. Sidney Tyler
caught fire and she was soon en-
veloped in flames. Her cries brought
her husband, who was badly burned in
an attempt to extinguish the flames.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler were severely
burned and it is feared that the latter
will not recover.
The stockholders of the Cambridge
Manufacturing Company have decided
to double the capital stock of 100000.
the issue being offered to stockholders
at $50 a share. The capital obtained
will beAlsed to extend its business and
to avoid borrowing money. The COM
pany conducts a general milling and
manufacturing business here.
While Fred Turner was operating
his sawmill in Charles M. Walkers
woods, Frederick, sparks blown by a
high wind set fire to straw which was
close to a barn and carriage house.
Other sparks were blown to the fod-
der stacks, which were destroyed. The
barn and carriage house caught fire,
but Turner, with the aid of neighbors,
extinguished the blaze before the