The citizen., 1914-09-11

been presented sixty-foot fiagpol0
by Webster White.
w. Merrick Huyett, school superin-
tendent of Washington county, has ap-
pointed Dr. Charles B. Boyle and DR..
Frank n Hoffmeier, of Hagerstown.
to issue child labor certificates.
Evans Boulden, aged Is years. son
Of farmer of the upper part of Cecil
county. killed his uncle, Joseph Boul.
den, aged 18 years, at festival held
by the Elk Mills baseball club at Elk
Mills.
The county officials are confronted
with the task of bringing to Justice
gang of thieves who have been at
work in the upper part of Kent county
for the last two weeks. No less than
dozen robberies have occurred.
Announcement is made by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company that
among the employees of the company
WIZ WCLG lSlllcu dS Vi August L anu
placed on the company's roll of honor
were John w. Frankenfield, station
agent at Cockeysville, and Benjamin
w. Simpson, of Baltimore There are
now 4,217 men on the roll.
Ernest l.. Start, aged 20 years. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Start, of
Wilmington, Del, was drowned in the
Susquehanna River at Perryville, while
spending a weeks vacation with rel
atives. Hewas seized with cramps
while swimming. jefferson Boyce, of
diving several times.
Chairman o. E. Weller and F. H.
Zouck, of the State Roads Commission.
are in the western section of Washing
ton county arranging for the purchase
Of rights Of way for the new road be-
tween Hancock and Licking Creek.
The road will be relocated in several
places and three grade crossings will
be eliminated.
The Washington County Commits
sioners have decided not to employ
a county agricultural demonstration
agent for Hagerstown. No money had
been appropriated when the annual
levy for county expenses was made
In June. The proposition will receive
favorable consideration next year, 1t is
said.
When working on the tracks of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company, John Dove, 35 years old. Of
Capitol Heights, was struck by car
of the Capital Traction Company and
killed. Dove was working close to
the car barn door and the car, in
turning into the barn, came on him
from behind. His body was removed
to the morgue.
1t is estimated that the Somerset to.
mato crop this season is at least Is
mato crop this season isat least rs
per cent. below the usual yield 1t is
due to the protracted drouth which
piCNdilCQ otCliOH UlOSI
Of the month Of August The canning
season Is at its height just now, but
it will be of short duration, and the
pack will be about half its usual size.
To avoid team, John X. Ford,
Jr., drove his car into a building
near Cumberland. All six occupants
were injured. Miss Eulalia Jolley is
so badly hurt that her marriage to j.
Aaron George, lumber operator, may
have to be postponed Miss Clarabel
Cox and Marcus Reinhard are also
In a hospital, the latter in a serious
condition. Miss Eleanore Dyche and
Mr.. George suffered cuts and bruises.
Another naval wedding In which an
Annapolis girl was the bride, took
place at Annapolis Tuesday afternoon,
when Miss Margaret Elizabeth Girault,
daughter of Joseph d. Girault, became
the wife of Ensign Charles T. S. Glad
den at the home of the brides father.
on Gloucester street. Ensign Gladden.
is son Of Prof T. L. GLADDEN., of ST.
Johns College. He graduated from
the Naval Academy in the class of
1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony K Williams.
Of Ijamsville have issued invitations
to the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Mavourneen Williams. and Charles
Frank Kenly, Jr., of Baltimore.
The four-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Shockley, of Salisbury,
while watching his brother water the
horses, was kicked in the forehead by
one Of the animals. His skull was frac-
tured, and he is NOT expected to live.
Hazel Kaufman, IA years old, OF
Nountaindals. was burned to death.