The citizen., 1914-05-08

Sixty-one houses are under construo
ton in Hagerstown.
Howard Elliott was pierced by
plank and killed at q sawmill near
Havre de Grace, Md.
Thirty seven cottages at Allegany
Grove, six miles west of Cumberland
were destroyed by fire.
Thomas j. Garrett was acquitted. al
Rockville, of shooting Mrs. Saidee c
Hutton with intent to kill.
Rev. Fl. NJ. Myers, of Salem, N. ].
has been called to the First Baptist
Church, of Frederick.
Thomas Spencer, of Brownsville
owns Rhode Island red hen that in
the last 81 days has laid 81 eggs.
There are 16 candidates for tax col
iector in Washington county, and the
county commissioners are dead-locked
The first annual convention of the
Hagerstown Sunday School Associa
ton was held Thursday, with 100 del
egates present.
The Cecil County Election Super
visors elected Victor R. Bennett, of
Elkton, president, and Henry A. War
burton clerk.
Thomas ]. Garrett, of Linden was
acquitted by a jury at Rockville of
the charge of murderously assaulting
Mrs. Saidee C. Hutton.
George F. Shaffer, of Bedford, Pa,
was committed to the Hagerstown Jail
for court on charge of stealing lap
sobe from Harry l. Line
Charged with blacking an eye OF
Mrs. Susan Gross in fight with her
husband, Albert Everhart was sen
fenced to 80 days in jail
Mr.. and Mrs. Branch H. Phillips
entertained the mems class and Off
GERS and teachers of the Sharptown
Methodist Protestant Sunday school at
their home.
The new hosiery mill in Elkton for
E. Sutro & Son Company, of Philadel-
phia, has been completed and the work
of installing machinery will be started
at once.
The resignation of Leo B. Woolford,
fourth-class midshipman, was ten
dered Thursday. A multitude of of
fenses against the regulations were
charged against the young man. Wool
ford was appointed from Arkansas.
Permission was granted the Mary
tand Water Company, Of Cecil coun-
ty by the Public Service Commission
to issue $4,000 in 8 per cent. bonds
for the purpose of extending and inn
proving its plant and equipment.
The certificate of the incorporation
of the Hagerstown Sanitary Milk Com
pany has been filed at Hagerstown.
The company is capitalized at $5,-
600. The incorporators are former
County Attorney Alexander r. Hag-
ner, Vernon N. Simmons, publisher of
the Hagerstown Herald and Alexander
f. Demory.
The Hartford County Commissioners
announced the tax rate for the ensu-
ing year at the high water mark of
It was during the past year. Under
the new rate, the commissioners will
be able to pay off $4,000 county in
debtedness and acquiesce in the re-
quest of the school board for $4,000
for necessary school purposes.
Thomas J. Fisher, Isthmian Canal
Commission clerk, was acquitted at
Rockville on the charge of numbering
William L. Altdorfer, newspaper man
and magazine writer for Chevy Chase.
The jury was out for four hours. This
was Fishers second trial. the first
fury having disagreed. Altdorfer was
stabbed at his home In struggle with
Fisher. He died before aid could be
summoned.
The Commissioners of Cambridge
have granted street railway fran
chise to John H. Burgess, Jr., Gill
bert Porter and Martin w. Smith. The
franchise is to run forty years, the
town having the option to purchase In
80 years. Twenty-Five months from
this date are allowed for the construc-
ton of the road and four for COM
pliance with the terms of the fran
chise, which provides for $4,000 bond
before work begins.