The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-07-03
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Doings in Various Parts
of the State.
PREPARED ORQUICKREADING

Congressman Lewis introduced in
the House bill to appropriate S2,5OO
for the restoration of the monument
to George Washington, near Boons-
boro. The people of Boonsboro and
nearby territory constructed the monu-
ment in 1927, few years before the
monument in Baltimore was built
Frank P. Hossfross, Baltimore, engi-
neer of switching engine on the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, was instant
ly killed, three locomotives and II
coai-laden cars were wrecked and a
considerable section of railroad track
was torn up, as result of smashup
at Waterville Junction.
AS a result of eating bologna sau-
sage, Harvey Powers, well known
resident of Clearspring, died at his
home from ptomaine poisoning, aged
81 years. Powers bought quantity OF
bologna sausage on Monday and ale
some of it. An hour later he was
taken violently Ill. A physician was
called, but despite his efforts Powers
continued to grow worse.
The county commissioners of Somer-
set county have recommended the fol-
lowing to the State Tax Commission,
from whom to select supervisor OF
assessments for the county; L. Wesley
Beauchamp and Archibald Todd, Of
Westover district; William J. Coul-
bourne, of Lawsons district Robert
w. Adams and Albert B. Fitzgerald, of
East Princess Anne district
Two members of the Antietam Fire
Company-William Ecton and Charles
Jacobs-were severely injured, per-
haps internally, by being partially
buried beneath the debris of falling
wall at the Windsor Hosiery Knitting
Mills fire at Hagerstown, They were
dug out and taken to Antietam Hall,
where Drs. w. B. Morrison and Victor
D. Miller, Jr., attended them. They
were covered with cuts and bruises.
Conservative estimates of the
peach crop in the South Mountain belt
range from 600 to 800 carloads, or be-
tween 100000 and 250,000 bushels,
while the financial returns will be
about 81 bushel. The crop, notwith-
standing the damage done in some sec
tons by late frosts, will be much above
normal, and will be shipped almost en-
tirely from Smithsburg. Baltimore,
Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia,
New York and New England points
will buy the bulk of the crop.
The State Commercial Bank, OF
Frederick, began business July 1. The
officers are: President, Casper E.
Cline; Independents, S. Cornelius
Thomas and DR.. G. F. Smith; cashier,
Richard S. ]. Dutrow; assistant
cashier, Hammond Cleary; attorney,
Milton G. Urner; directors, George w.
Crum, John ]. Beilfeld, Charles T.
Duedderar, Edgar H. Mcbride, Spencer
E. Stup, B. Evard Kepner. 8. Cornelius
Thomas, Bradley H. Dutrow, Marion S.
Michael, DR.. G. F. Smith, r. s. J.
Dutrow and Casper E. Cline. The
bank has capital and surplus of $780,
600.
The Mount Airy National Bank, Mil
ton G. Urner, president, has started to
rebuild its bank building, which was
destroyed several months ago when a
destructive fire wiped out nearly half
of the town. The new building will
be larger than the old one, and will be
as nearly fireproof as possible. The
plan is to have the building completed
by September /.
Over four per cent. premium was Of
fered by some of the bidders for part
of the 100000 school bond issue OF
Allegary county, authorized by the
last legislature. the bids for which
were opened Tuesday. The whole
amount of the bonds was awarded to
the Citizens National Bank, Frostburg
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