The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-02-12
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From Ali
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

The second step In the division of
the estate of Gen. William McKenney,
consisting Of 15.7s7 acres of farming
land, Is pieces OF town property and
I6s shares of national bank stock, has
been taken The Circuit Court has
named. in accordance with the proTi
sions of the will. William Mckinney as
tguste for himself and his sisters, Miss
Marie McKenney. Mrs. Mamie Nc
Kenney Jacobs and Mrs. Robert F.
Gibson. and VIM. L. Holton as trustee
for Mrs. Holton. his wife, and the chill
dren of Mrs. Ella McKenney Mitchell.
The administrators Of the estate,
MesSrs Mckinney and Holton and
Clayton Wright, will give the court the
names of 10 or a dozen landed pro-
prietors of Queen Anne's county, from
whom the judges will select the FIVE
commissioners TO apportion the estate.
Every one of the so farms will be sur
Yeyed and. plated for the guidance of
the commissioners. The wheat crop
1h NAC JAGNNUAACS ldi 4IAo ldSb SCol
gregated $4,000 bushels. which has
been sold at an average of $40 a
bushel Six thousand bushels were
sold this week for $50 bushel.
ALI of the debates between the high
schools of Caroline county will be held
this year on March 5. A new plan has
been adopted this year. and each
school. instead of having two debaters,
as formerly. is to have four-two on
each side of the question: Resolved,
That the United States government
should own and control the railroads.
The affirmative debaters Of the Fed
eralsburg High School, who will meet
the negative debaters of the Denton
High School. are: Madeline Hurlock
and Emma Motz. The negative de-
baters, Lloyd Turner and George Horn.
viii meet the Affirmative debaters of
Preston High School The senior class
of the fredericksburg High School has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Madeline Hurlock; vice presi-
uS1l. susan sCGlCld4 ivan
Convey: treasurer. Iva Griffith.
William Brown, of Hyndman,
coSsin Of Prof John J. Upton. OF Cum
berIand. and Waterman for the Balti-
more ard Ohio Railroad at Bracins
Curve four miles above Hyndman.
was struck by passenger train No. S,
and instantly killed. A freight crew
was instructed by the telegraphers 10
look out for a man that had been
struck at that point. and when the
brakeman of the crew picked up the
body he found It was that Of his
brpther-inlaw.
The First Presbyterian Church at
Midland. the cornerstone Of which was
isid on October is last, was opened
Sunday with the pastor. Rev. Stanley
n. Jewell of Barton. in charge. The
men of the congregation did all the
excavating for the basement and foun-
dations. Rev. q l. Ernest and the
choir of the Homecoming Presbyterian
Church assisted
Ats meeting OF the ElIicott City Vol
unteer Fire Association. held Friday
night. the following were elected:
Fire chief. William 2 Kirkvood: first
assistant. Richard Talbot: second as
sistant. c. Henry Sufferer: hose fore
man. William Easton. and ladder fore
man. Charles H. Beutehsch.
The Havre de Grace Improvement
Association has organized by electing
J. W. O'Nelll president, P. L. Hopper
secretary and treasurer and Murray
yandiver. E. 4. Zeitler, A. P. McComas.
p L. Hopper. s. J. Senica and J. W.
foster members of the executive com
m;ttee
After a great deal Of contention the
Hagerstown City Council has author
lad Mayor ]. Mcpherson Scott to sign
contract for the purchase of a Sea
graves motor tractor. costing 1854.
Cor the independent Junior Fire Com.
aany-
The Trumpet. a paper published BIZ
mcnthiy by the Washington County
Male and Female High Schools, has
saade It's appearance. The motto OF
cne paper is: Throw away your ham,
sser: buy trumpet"
The large barn OF Milton Menden-
nall. near Mendenhall. was destroyed
Sy 6re. Forty tons Of hay. 700 bushels
Ut corn and all the farming implements
we're burned. II was partly insured.
Jonathan Wrightsen Butler. mem