The citizen., 1914-07-17

her of hands. The new hosiery mill
of Deibert & Co., will be operated
within the next 10 days, giving en-
ployment to about so hands.
The directors of the Washington
County National Bank, OF Williams
port, have contracted for extensive I'M
provements to be made to the interior
of the bank during the summer. The
work will be done by firms of Indian
apolis and Baltimore, and when COM
pleted the bank will be one OF the
handsomest in the State.
The Parker Hosiery Mill, Frostburg,
is installing 10 new knitting machines,
the first of 80 to be added to the
equipment. This plant is now employ
ing more than 100 hands, turning out
500 pairs of stockings a day. With
the additional machinery 1t will re-
quire about ITS hands and will turn
out from 1000 to 1900 pairs a day
The twenty-frst annual Local
Preachers Campmeeting will open at
Leslie, Cecil county, July 22 and con-
tinue to August g. The camp will be
in charge of the Rev. E. S. Hammond,
assisted by Evangelist H. c. Snyder,
of Pitman Grove. The music will be
directed by Prof. William N. Thomas.
Not for years has Easton expert
enced such a building boom as is on
at present A large number of build
ings are in course of construction and
more contracted for. Every mechanic
in the town is busy and there is de-
mand for more.
Stricken with paralysis while on top
of a wagon being loaded with wheat,
Maurice E. Shaft, farmer, near JEFF
ferson, fell to the ground and is in
serious condition.
The Nelson Bell farm, containing
100 acres, near Bradshaw, has been
purchased by Edward Herring, of
Frederick, for $500.
An explosion Of gasoline in an auto
mobile resulted in a fire which de-
stroyed the barn on the farm of H. E.
Sands, near Potomac. Montgomery
county.
John Neal, of Port Deposit, has
established a seasons record for rock
fishing. In 80 minutes Tuesday he
landed two fish that weighed "a and
% pounds.
In attempting to get out of the way
of one automobile, Miss Grace Pres
ton, of Churchville, stepped in front
of another car at Aberdeen and was
knocked down and seriously injured.
John Frederick Slime, aged II, one
of the best-known dairy farmers in
the county, dropped dead at his home,
near Frederick, of apoplexy, while
chasing COWS out of a cornfeld.
Company at Elkton has begun opera
tions. Two other new industries,
hosiery mill and textile mill, will
start operations shortly.
Taking advantage of an optional
law passed by the recent legislature,
the board of county commissioners has
decided to put to work on the county
roads prisoners who are serving term
sentences in the county Jail in Belair.
Chief Judge Constable has granted
the motion for removal in the Whit
aker estate case, involving about $780,
600 from the Circuit Court for Cecil
county to the United States District
Court.
While John Neal was angling in the
Susquehanna River, short distance
above Port Deposit he landed two Of
the largest rock fish caught with hook
and line in the river. One of the fish
tipped the scales at "a pounds and the
other weighed 2S pounds.
At the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Elkton and Middletown Rail-
road Company. held at Elkton, the
following directors were elected: A. J..
County, Henry Tatnall, Louis Nelson,
James Fahnestock, William H Mack
all, Samuel c. Rowland, Fred T..
Haines, Charles B. Finley, Sr., and H.
Arthur Mitchell The directors organ
lied by electing A. J. County presi-
dent: Henry Tatnall, vice-president;
Louis Nelson, secretary, and James
Fahnestock, treasurer.
The nomination of John H. Blades
for postmaster at Pocomoke City,
which was held up in the Senate on