Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-26
Maryland and the Virgi1ias

Haeerstown. Md.-Playsrounds for
the children here are to he established.
II campaign which has been start
ed by the Hagerstown Board of
Trade is successful. 1t is planned to
interest every civic and philanthropic
body in the city in the movement. ask
ing for their cooperation. NJ. l. Pat
terson. one of the prime movers in the
project believes that simple start
might be made in the way of equip
ment He says that he has frequently
observed the children often get more
amusement from simple appliances
than from the costlier apparatus.
1t is the plan TO have young women
of the city take charge of the grounds.
giving them supervision just as is done
in number of cities. By this means
it is expected no trouble will be eN-
perlenced in maintaining discipline.
movement has also been started
by the board of trade for an appropr-
ate observation of Arbor day. Coop
Grafton of the Rotary club in this is
to be asked. Each Rotarian is to be
asked to contribute one or more trees
which will be planted by school chill
dren. The date of Arbor day is set
by the governor.
Beginning April l users of water
In HagerstoWn are to be charged at
the rate of 80 cents per thousand gal
Ions. this being the date chosen by
the Washington County Water Com
pany for the start of the charges for
water by meters
Need for Y. NJ. G. A In Hagerstown
has been voiced by a number of high
school boys through their official or
gan. the Trumpet. II is possible that
re III in, dad IQyT1sa m
for a Y. NJ. {. a. building here.
Annapolis. Md.-Considerable interest
is being taken here in the plan which
has been proposed for the construction
of a modern and permanent highway
following the line of the old state road
from here to Washington. The County
Taxpayers Association recently in
dorsed this movement as set forth in
a bill now pending in the Maryland
legislature. The resolutions set forth
in part that this road would connect
the capital of Maryland. where is To-
Gated the United States Naval Academy,
the greatest governmental institution
of naval education in the world, with
the federal capital. and would be a
and post road Of incalculable
advantage.
An annex to the Annapolis Elmer
gency Hospital may be erected. pro-
vision of $4,000 for this purpose being
carried in bill which has been
introduced in the state legislature.
Strict enforcement of the law pro-
hibiting the catching of hard crabs in
Maryland waters between November /
and May l has been started. The law
protecting the crabs during this period
aims to prevent them from becoming
scarce, as in the case of the lobster.
through promiscuous all-year-round
catching.
HopewelI. Va.-Everybo here is
getting ready for Boosters day" to
be observed April 10. This is to be
great day here. Plans are going
steadily forward for the affair.
Petersburg. ya.-An explosion in the
wholesale drug store of w. E. Arm
strong Co. Tuesday morning was fol-
lowed by fire which did no little dam
age. A number of persons were slightly
injured.
Manassas. va.-The Farmers Insti-
tute was recently held here. at which
time the farmers were given specific
advice by experts as to the best meth
DDS of procedure in order to get the
best results from their work.
Charlottesville. Va.-An organization
has been perfected here to provide for
home for the aged. DIR. c. w. Kent
has been made president of the organi
zation.
The building occupied Jointly by
the Zimmermann-Link drug store and
the United dry goods store was badly
damaged by fire recently. Prompt &C
ton of the fire department saved it
from complete destruction.
Cumberland. Md.-Dr Thomas w
Koon has been reelected mayor of
Cum berland. with Harry l.. Smith.
Oscar A. Eyerman. Adam Lebeck and
c. Frank Keyser city councilmen. DR..
Rooms majority over George A. kean.
his opponent, was 536. The defeated
nominees for councilmen are DR.. T. A.
X. hummelshine,, William II. cole,
Joseph S. Schriver and Harry Irvine.
Schriver wa candidate for re-
election.
form. shows that koon defeated kean
by 53S votes. Harry l.. Smith led the
ticket for commissioner with 2.l6,
votes, followed by Oscar A. Eyerman,
with 2.026 votes: next Adam Lebeck.
with 1851 votes, and fourth. c. Frank
keyser, with 1876 votes. Mayor koon
carried every ward except No. l. kean's
own ward, and here he was beaten by
twenty-five votes.
The bond issue for new bridges at
Valley and Baltimore streets carried by
a large majority In every ward except
one. Public sentiment was generally
in favor of the Improvement, it being
deemed absolutely necessary.
Now that the smoke of the political
battle has cleared away. applicants and
for appointments to
city offices are beginning to hover
around the municipal plum tree.
According to city hall gossip, the new
council will be organized as follows:
Oscar A. Eyerman, commissioner of
finance: Harry J.. Smith, commissioner
of water and light; Adam Lebeck. COM
missioner of streets and public proper
ty, and c. Frank keyser, commissioner
of police and fire.
Rumors of possible appointees have
already become noised. They are: For
tax collector. Paul Ritter and Nelson
Russler are mentioned, and for chief of
police, Elk Sheriff James Corfield. Rich
ard Wilson, Richard Bender. William
Schultz and John ]. Trieber are spoken
of as possible applicants. The present
chief of police, Thomas j. Eisenhauer,
will not be an applicant. as it is under
stood he has another position in view
as a special operator with large
Cumberland, Md.-Health Officer Max
Cotton last night announced the win
ners in the baby contest conducted
during Baby week. Nearly seventy
Ave babies. classified according to
their age, were examined by the ply
sicians and nurses and their points
as to the health of each child and the
winners are those who scored the
highest percentages. They are:
Class A, under one year of age
Frederick w. Armbruster, jr, age six
months eighteen days; father, F. w.
Armbruster, Ale Arch street.
class b, between one and two years
-Kathryn Elizabeth Mcfarland, age
me wear, eleven months and thirteen
5oys. father, Frank S. Mcfarland PA