The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-01-15

Scott Robert, of Sudlersville, was inn
paled and had to be killed.
Judge Edward C. Peter, in the Cir
cult Court at Rockville granted to Mrs.
Sadie L. Stanley, of Damascus, limited
divorce from R. F. Stanley on the
ground Of cruelty
The directors of the Savings Bank
of Hartford County have declared a
dividend of 81 per cent, less taxes,
for the year, and carried II per cent.
to the surplus fund.
Robert D. Early, of Sharpsburg, Nor
folk and Western Railway freight
agent az Shepherdstown, has been ap-
pointed passenger agent at Rocky
Mount, Va. He will be succeeded at
Shepherdstown by Ernest Hamrick.
Charles S. Athey, IS years old, of
Rawlings, while working on a scaffold
on the farm of Albert Rawlings, fell
to the ground, distance of q feet,
and received injuries that resulted in
death within two hours.
Thrown from a wagon when the
mules he was driving became fright
ened and ran away, Perry Milliken, a
farmer near Sudlersville, received a
broken leg when the wagon passed
over him.
Edward B. Emory of B.. lieutenant
in the Good Will Fire Company, Cen
treville, has been elected its chief to
succeed Frank H. Phillips, resigned
The retiring chief was presented with
a testimonial set of resolutions and a
handsome gold watch, suitably en-
graved, in recognition of his % years
service as volunteer fireman.
The will of Emmanuel Martin was
probated here Friday. After bequeath-
ing $1,000 each to Miss Dorothy Snot-
terly. of Leitersburg, and Miss Mary
Sheiss, daughter of William Sheiss, of
Leitersburg, he leaves the balance Of
his estate to Flora Kreps, wife of Will
liam Kreps. Lewis ]. Ground, is con
stituted executor.
The Newfoundland Mineral Syndi-
cate has been incorporated at Hagers-
town, with the following officers:
President, Samuel W. Sewers; vice
president, A. r. McNitt, of Lewistown
Pa; treasurer, Harry E. Bester; sec
rotary, ]. r. Ferguson; attorney, Robt
Fl. McCauley. All the officers, except
ing Vice-President McNitt, are from
HagerStown.
The large stables and barns at the
Talbot county fair ground, on the sub
burbs of Easton, used by those train
ing horses at the track, were destroyed
by fire. Charles Rathell, in charge of
the stables. had all his personal train
er's outfit, together with his clothing
and several sulkeys, destroyed. The
loss is between $4,000 and $4,000. The
fire is supposed to have been of In
cendiary origin.
Edward A. Fuller, editor of The
Hyattsville Independent, announced
his candidacy for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Treasurer of Prince
Georges country in the primaries to
be held the coming summer Mr.. Full
Ter was candidate for this nomina-
ton in 1911 and against the combined
efforts of the leaders in both factions
of the party received practically 600
votes, his home district, Hyattsville,
giving him a majority of 1888.
The application of SO citizens of
Crsfield, Md. to be mustered in as a
company of the Maryland National
Guard and assigned to the First Regi-
ment, Infantry, was received by Ad-
jutant General Macklin. General
Macklin has already received from a
field officer of the First Regiment a
favorable report as to the prospects of
maintaining strong company at
Crisfield, and there Is no doubt that
the company will be taken into service
in few days.
The annual report of William
Walters, State Mine Inspector for the
period from May /, 1918, to May 1.
1914, has been submitted to Governor
Goldsborough. There were 1853 acct
dents. of which IL were fatal, an in
crease of two fatal and decrease of
10 non-fatal The total production was
4,2S9,643 tons during 1918, the report
only covering the tonnage to the end
OF that year. or this Garrett county
produced 640,S97 tons, the balance Of
the production belonging to Allegany
county. The total number of men EN-
ployed was $3.50, decrease of IA.