The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-06-19

Fire destroyed the livery stables of
Charles Bowen & Son, Snow Hill. AT
the time of the fire large number
of horses were stabbed in the build
Ing and it was with difficulty they were
liberated A large amount Of feed and
a number of valuable carriages were
burned. The building was owned by
Thomas NJ. Purnell.
The graduation exercises of the Cen
trail High School, Homecoming, Arthur
f. Smith, principal, were held Thurs
day. The address to the class was de-
iivered by the Rev. Dr. Albert Norman
Hard, vice president of the Western
Maryland College, Westminster The
diplomas were presented by County
Superintendent John E. Edwards.
The Hartford County Commissioners
have appropriated $4,000 toward the
Hughes Hill Shoemaker road from
Wileys Mill, through Norrisville, to
the Pennsylvania line. The estimated
cost of the road is $4,000. The board
also appropriated $4,000 to complete
the Pylesville-Cardiff pike.
Commencement exercises of the
Briarly Hall Military Academy were
held Wednesday night The graduates
were Albert c. Jeffcoat, Of Grafton,
Pa; Edward James Greenway, Chel-
sea. Mass, and Robert Whitney Hemp
stone, Poolesville, Md. DR.. A. c.
Monahan delivered the address.
Robert P. Bryan, rural mail carrier,
was badly injured in a runaway acct
dent. His horse bolted and when he
reached for the reins he fell from his
buggy. The lines became wrapped
around his feet and both wheels pass
ed over his body. His hip was in
jured.
Mrs. ]. S. HILL of Montgomery coun-
~. entertained at the Columbia Thea
atre, Washington, D. c., in the interest
of good roads for Friendship Heights.
Among the guests were Mrs. Herbert
w. Peerce and Miss Catherine Peerce,
of Baltimore.
an automobile owned by Richard j.
Hamilton, editor of the Hagerstown
Daily Mail, was stolen Monday night
from the garage. About the same time
an unsuccessful effort was made to
steal the car of William D. Clarkson.
Harry Kirbywhite, % years old, was
instantly killed by Baltimore & Ohio
train at Sand Patch tunnel, when two
cars of freight train, or one of which
he was riding, became derailed.
While examining a cat and rat rifle
Edward T. Covington, son of County
Commissioner and Mrs. Harry S. Gov
ingtCn, was accidentally shot through
the hand.
Julian Edmond was acquitted at
Westminster of the charge of murder
ing his sister-in-law, Miss Eleanor
Cole. in Baltimore last August.
The Cambridge Town Commission
ers granted an electric light and gas
franchise to John H. Burgess, Jr., Mar
tin w. Smith and Gilbert B. Porter
Clerk of the Court Harry w. Bowers
has forwarded a check for $13,19650
to the State Comptroller for licenses in
Frederick county.
Washington College, Chestertown.
will confer upon Judge Nicholas
Charles Burke, of Towson, the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws.
The Kent County Commissioners
have fixed the tax rate for this year at
s1.09 on the $780, This is Is cents
above last year.
Clarence B. F. Carroll, well-known
farmer. of Montgomery county, COM
mitted suicide by sending bullet into
his head.
The District of Columbia National
Guard is likely to hold its annual en-
campment at Frederick.
The State Volunteer Firemen's AS
ISOLATION held their annual session at
Westminster.
becoming Week festivities at
Westminster included trades display
and civic parade.
Roger e. Hemphill was killed at
Hagerstown during fight with Har-
vey B. Hertzler.
Fire destroyed E. Tucker & Co.'s