The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-08-14
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

PhEPAREDF ORQUlCkREADlNG
Michael Zalaiska, bridge tender for
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed
in collision between motorboat and
rOwboat a. Pocomoke.
The seventh annual reunion Of the
Fahrnsys OF Hagerstown and vicinity
was held Saturday in the woods OF
John z. Fahrney, al Mapleville. Sew
eral hundred persons were present.
/ Congressman David J. Lewis sent
Z out from Washington to election ST.
I peryisOrs Of the five counties in the
/ Sixth Congressional district his nom
ination papers, formally entering the
/ race for denomination.
Professor Harry Hammond has been
appointed principal Of the Caroline
I County High School at Denton. He
was until recently engaged in school
work as superintendent in the Philip
pine Islands.
Mrs. Matilda Wilmington, stepmother
Of John S. Wilmington, bailiff of the
Court Of Appeals, died at her home in
Annapolis. She had for many years
taken an active interest in religious
work, and had given much time for
the benefit Of the prisoners in the
local jail
a Milk Producers Protective Asso-
citation. with 50 members, has been
( organized in the Sixth district, with
I e. Nelson James as president; ]. NJ.
Holden, vlce-president; w. Robert
/ Watson, secretary and treasurer;
Charles H. Mckinney, John H. Kimble,
Lincoln Clifford, S. D. Mccullough and
j. G. Reynolds, directors.
The HagerstOwn Country Club has
purchased 40 acres of land adjoining
its clubhouse in the northern suburbs
OF Hagerstown for $4,000. The club
now owns SO acres. The ground just
purchased will be laid off into build
ing lots, 81 OF which will be sold,
while the balance will probably be
added to the clubs grounds.
Mrs. George w. Smith, Jr., of Ha-
gerstown, received intelligence that her
sister-in-iaw, Mrs Robert S. Scott, who
was reported to have died in Paris.
was alive and well. IN transmitting a
cablegram several days ago from Paris,
from Mrs. Scott to her American
relatives, the world dated" was by
mistake written dead
The School Commissioners of Anne
Arundel have awarded the following
scholarships to Maryland institutions:
Martin Larson and William n. Crisp,
Maryland Institute; Hugh W. Joyce,
Washington College, Chestertown;
Martin Carbaugh continued at Blue
Ridge College, as there were no other
applicants.
Van Clancy, who recently moved to
Cambridge is in jail charged with
forging the name of Mrs. Christine to
check which he cashed at a Cam
bridge bank. Mrs. CLANCY, whose first
name is the same as Chaneys' wife,
was visiting friends in Cambridge and
tenant mailed her a check. 1t is al
legged the check fell into Van Chaney's
hands and he cashed It,
S. Lyell Leithiser a former student
at the Tome School, has been awarded
one OF the Frank Thompson scholar
ships by the Pennsylvania Railroad
These scholarships are open to the sons
OF officers and employees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad A sum Of money
was left by the late Frank Thompson,
president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, the income of which was to be
employed in sending two young men
to college. The scholarships are each
worth $500 for four years. In the
yearly awards one scholarship is given
to son Of an employee east of the
Mississippi and one west of the Mississ-
iDpi. Mr.. Leithiser will enter the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania.
The privileges to sell at the Dor
chester County Fair were sold at pub
lie auction at the courthouse A num-
Der Of the privileges were not sold
Those sold were as follows: Fruits and
melons, John S. Skinner, ST. Ice
cream, Crisfeld Ice-Cream Company
$3.50. Hot sausage and sandwiches
Carpenter & Wrightson, Easton, $107
Baby doll and Teddy bear wheel, Smith
Hitchell, Baltimore. $40. Candy,
Smith & Mitchell, Baltimore, $55.
Cigars, tobacco. peanuts. soft drinks.