The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-25
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Joseph L, Bailey announced that he
was candidate for the State Senate.
Last year when ex-senator Jesse d.
Price, OF Wicomico, was elected TO
Congress, many of Mr. Baileys friends
urged him TO make the run instead of
Mr. Price, but at that time he said he
preferred to succeed Mr.. Price and
represent Wicomico county in the
State Senate. Mr.. Bailey has been
making his plans for that place in a
quiet way since last November.
Gas was discovered in we'll being
drilled at Knapp's meadow, just east
Of Homecoming. by the BullockHick-
man Oil Company. The force of the
gas lifted the water out of the hole.
'rne gas burned to a height Of three
feet. 1t was discovered after the tools
had gone through what is known as
',gas sand" The operators are con-
WINGED that it is not a pocket. but ap-
parently permanent source of flow.
Sitting as the Montgomery County
Sewerage and Drainage Commission,
the County Commissioners met at
Rockville TO consluer the construction
OF a sewerage system for that part of
the county drained by Little Falls
Brook, including Chevy Chase, the
Hills, Somerset. Friendship Heights,
Bethesda, Edgewood. Woodmont and
other subdivisions in that section.
The twenty-ninth annual convention
of the Frederick County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
in st. Luke's Lutheran Church, Feaga
Vile The Rev. W. s. Gerhard, of
Jefferson, delivered the address of vel
come, TO which Mrs Sarah c. Thomas
responded. Mrs. Mary c. Haslup, of
Baltimore. State president. delivered
IN address on prohibition.
Edward J. Hamill, so years old, bank
cashier and coal operator of Kitzmil-
Ter, who disappeared on May 20 after
going to Cumberland ostensibly to take
a train to Clarksburg. W. Va, on bust
nes, was found at Highland Park, ?
suburb of Detroit. Mich. according 20
telegram sent by D. w. Semore, chief
of police The message stated Hamill
was i'll.
The new $4,000 Bible School of the
First Christian Church, Hagerstown,
was dedicated Sunday. The pastor,
the Rev. George B. Townsend, was as
sisted by DR.. r. H. Crossfeld, presi-
dent of Transatlantic University, Lex
ington. KY. who preached in the morn
ing and at night, and the Rev. Denni-
son r. Moss, Beaver Greek.
At the annual election of officers of
the Bethesda Woman's Club, the fol-
lowing were chosen: President, Mrs.
Enoch G. Johnson; vice-presidents,
Mrs Gilbert H. Grosvenor and Mrs.
Charles F. Dickens; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. d. H. Fowler; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs George r. Ander-
son; treasurer, Mrs Morris L. CroXall
Edward H. Deets. of Clarksburg, is
the lowest bidder to construct the one
and half miles of macadam road from,
BOyds 10 Burdette. and his bid out of
10 has been accepted by the County
Commissioners of this county, subject
to the approval of the State Roads
Commission.
The will of Judge John c. Motter
was filed for probate in the Orphans
Court at Frederick. II disposes of an
estate variously estimated from S40.-
600 to $65,0O0 Arthur d. Willard is
named executor, and the will is dated
October 10, 1914, and codicil is dated
April 2, 1915.
Annie N Hall, wife of Edwin S.
Hall, committed suicide by hanging
herself to an apple tree in the rear of
the tenant house in which she and her
husband lived on the farm near Ilches-
Ter Of Donald B. Greecy, of Baltimore.
Col. John S. Mosby. of Confederate
fame, through his friend John W. Will
liams, at noyds, has made arrange
ments TO make his home for the sum-
mer at Boyds.
The commencement exercises of the
East New Market High School was
held Tuesday evening, in Willis Hall,
fredericksburg. Hon Thomas W. Sim
mons was the speaker of the evening
j. Mitchell Reid. of East New Mar
ket, has sold TO Messrs Edward S.
Phillips and w Grason Winterbottom,
of Cambridge, the ]. W. Merrill tract
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