The citizen., 1914-02-06

appointed general stenographer to the
Senate, now in session.
Ice destroyed the new wharf at
Chesapeake Haven. along Elk River,
owned by Philadelphians.
A school for enlisted men of the
Navy has been established on the
Reina Mercedes. at the Naval Acad,
emy.
Ernest Kirk, of Pennington. has
purchased the restaurant and ice
cream factory OF Walter B. Cooney at
Rising Sun.
William T. Clark. "a years old,
judge Of the Orphans Court of Cecil
county, died at his country home near
North East
Petitions are being circulated
throughout Wicomico county to ask
the legislature to stop the shipment Of
liquor into the county.
Atwood Montgomery, for several
years superintendent of the spar quar-
ries at Pennington, has resigned, and
will be succeeded by Lewis James
The Maryland State Teachers As
sociation has decided to hold its forty
seventh annual meeting at Ocean City,
June to July 2.
Representative of the Prest-O-Lite
chased the Gilpin tract of land in West
Elkton and the company will build
factory on the site.
At congressional meeting of
Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Church
at Port Deposit. the Rev. n. c. Jones
was unanimously invited to return as
pastor for the next conference year.
| While playing in the schoolyard,
James Porter, the eight-year-old son
of William Porter, of huntsville, lost
I OK a NOlhpnL4Oh Gtl NCh LllI$
in the face.
George Buckley, of Rising Sun, sus-
tanned a fractured collarbone while
| coupling cars on the Maryland Cen
trail Division of the Pennsylvania Rail.
road.
John H. Kimble, has been elected
| president; C. Ross Biles, vice-presi-
dent: Elwood ". Zalderson, secretary.
and James H Maxwell, treasurer, of
the Cecil Farmers Club.
Wicomico county school teachers
are looking forward to the possibility
of an appropriation from the ,legisla-
ture sufficient to build a summer
school at Delmar
Frederick W Wright and associates
have purchased the Charles W. Hen
neberger Building, Hagerstown. They
will tear down the present building
and erect modern theatre with a
seating capacity of 1000
d. f. Hurlock, clerk to the Board
of Commissioners of Queen Anne's
county. has started an automobile line
between Church Hill and Centerville,
and makes daily trips between the
places.
The Rev Victor Miller. for many
years secretary of the Maryland Lu-
theran Synod, has resigned as pastor
of the Lutheran Church at Letters
burg. where he served 33 years His
successor has not been appointed.
A company has been formed with
a capital stock of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of operating an automobile line
between Easton, in Talbot county, and
Chestertown. in Kent county to carry
passengers and freight.
Edward W. Taylor, an Elkton livery
man. mourns the loss of a valuable
driving horse and new buggy that he
hired to United States Army private
and who has not reappeared with his
team.
Lacey Griffith. 20 years old, son of
George Griffith. of American Corners.
was severaly injured and his horse
killed in collision. The accident
happened at the electric light plant
where Griffith met two teams racing
One of them struck his buggy. wreck.
ing it and throwing him about 90 feet.
Mrs. Susannah Oyens McChesney,
wife of William R. McChesney, died at
her home, at Chillum. Prince Georges
county, aged rs years. She had been
i'll less than week Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by FIVE children
Mrs. Nola Brown, of Leesburg, Va;
Mrs. Mary Alice Brown, of Washing