The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-11
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.

The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
The tax rate for Washington county
was fixed at SO cents.
Frederick Stadlander, farmer, died
al his home near Princess Anne.
Charles C. Neal, of Hagerstown, was
sentenced to the whipping post for
wife beating
A valuable horse OF j. w. Symons, a
merchant at Roxbury. was struck by a
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train
and killed.
Miss Violet Bennett, Is years old,
daughter of Charles Bennett, was
burned 10 death in her home, in the
First district OF Cecil county.
The Western Maryland Sheep Rails.
ers' Association was organized at
Cumberland at a meeting at the City
Hall
Alexander Kilgour. of Rockville, an
nounced his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for states attorney
for Montgomery county.
The commencement exercises of the
North East High School was held in
the assembly room at Elkton, the ad-
dress to the graduates being made by
Hon. Emerson c. Harrington
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. at
the request of its milk shippers and
passengers at Tuscarora, has restored
the ticket agency there, with H. A
Droneburg as ticket agent.
Mrs. Emerson c. Harrington, wife
OF the State Comptroller, is confined
to her home, in Cambridge, with a
fracture of the hip. Mrs. Harrington
fell on hardwood floor about four
months ago. AT first it was thought
that she had suffered only sprain,
but an X-ray taken a few days ago
showed fracture
Three midshipmen were ordered dis.
missed from the Naval Academy and
a formal court Of inquiry has been de-
tailed to conduct thorough probe of
the 'gouging" scandal or theft of ex-
animation questions propounded for
the late annual examinations and as a
result of which several other midship-
men also are involved.
County Commissioner George G..
Bradley, Jr.. of Montgomery, made an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination to succeed
himself. He was appointed by Cover.
nor Crothers to fill out the term of
Commissioner Richard Humphrey Cis-
sell, who died shortly after being re-
elected
After generating Ovid V. Shaw of
the charge of killing his brother,
Alfonza Shaw, near White Plains, Md,
the same coroner's jury reassembled
and made another investigation before
Justice Wilkerson, A verdict was re-
turned charging Ovid V. Shaw with
the murder. Shaw was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Penn and placed in Jail
at La Plata.
The County Commissioners of Tai
bot county fixed the tax rate at STE
cents. an increase over the rate for
1914 of two cents. They levied for
the public schools s34,500, an increase
of $4,000 The taxable basis of the
county is s12.000,00O, which at the tax
rate agreed upon. gives the commits
sioners s1O5,2O0 revenue to run the
county for the fiscal year.
The County Commissioners OF How
ard county fixed the tax rate at 95
cents. Notwithstanding the fact that
large sums were spent in the building
and maintenance of roads and in other
ways on. permanent improvements,
and despite the fact that approximate
ly 100000 worth of personal property
has been stricken from the tax books
in accordance with the recent act of
the Legislature. the rate is ) cents
lower than that of last year.
The final exercises of the George
Biddle High School, Cecilton, were
held Tuesday. The address was made
by DR. s. C. Mitchell, president Of
Delaware College, the diplomas being
presented by Joseph NJ. McVey, Su-