The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-18
,OCAI NEW s.
ONE Little lettings About
People and Things.

\ South Cum berland will be ded
Gated on next Sunday.
DIR. Thomas S. Baker has beer
chosen director of the Tome In
stitute, at Port Deposit.
Mrs Henry M. Thompson, cid
est sister of Mayor Mahool. o
Baltimore, died from pneumonia
The State Live Stock SANITARY
Board will ask the Government
to raise the Maryland Quarantine
Archibald II. Ferris has enter
ed suit in Cumberland for tn,
FLOSS of leg, placing the dam
! sbe at $4,000
The Farmers Institute Depart.
ment of the Agricultural College
will begin its work in Cumber
land, December 2Sth.
We had a slight fall of snow
on Sunday last. just enough to
make it disagreeabie walking
during the early part of the day.
Wednesday. Friday and Satur
day of this week are ember days.
days of fasting and prayer. They
are said to rule the weather for
three months.
DR.. Merritt. who was indicted
by the grand jury at Easton,
on the charge of criminal NAL
practice. was bailed out in the
sum of $4,000.
Doctor and Mrs. Edward An.
derson celebrated their silver
wedding in Rockville on Decem
Der 18th, which was attended by
their family and friends
Ex-Street Commissioners, Wal
ter ID. Wilson, of Hagerstown,
has purchased large interest in
coal mine at Somerset, Pa, and
placed his son, Charles Wilson,
ID charge.
AT q meeting OF the mem bers
OF the congregation of the First
Presbyterian Church, Belair, a
unanimous call was extended to
Rev. A. Burtis Halleck, of Spar
rows Point.
The Washington County Hos.
pital submitted it's annual report,
Cases treated, 1913; 100 surgical
cases. rs men and 12O women
were treated. The rate of NOR
faiity was 81 per cent.
Joseph H. Steele, of Chesa.
Peske City, has purchased from
Mrs. Mary V. Hodge, of Phila
delphia, her farm of 453 acres.
bn the Bohemia Manor. Cecil
Bounty, for the sum of $1,000.
Harry Kessler, who had charge
Of the Turkish baths at the Bal
timore Athletic Club was killed
Isnd four others injured while
riding in Mr.. Oscar Il. Murray's
automobile, on Charles street,
extended.
Sheriff Earnshaw, of Washing
ton county. turned John Wantz,
of Hlghfield. over to Sheriff My.
ers. who brought him to Fred.
ericks where he was indicted by
the grand jury for keeping a
gaming table.
William Ii. Long. through his
attorneys, Coblentz. & Waters,
has filed suit against James G.
Stevens for 5000 damages for the
alleged cutting down OF some
trees on the wood land of the
plaintiff. Jacob Rohrback has
been retained as counsel for the
defendants.
The Burgess and Commission
ers of Middletown are making ar.
engagements to establish a Pump.
ing Station to relieve the present
scarcity of water. The water will
be piped from springs into re-
serve reservoir and then forced into
the main reservoir.
Burns Post, G.. A. R., of West
minister, elected the following
officers: Commander. James S.
Baer, senior vice commander,
George G. Cross. gnartermaster,
w. ID. Dracht; chaplain, Daniel
Selpp; officer of the day, John
NJ. Reese; officer of the guard,
Wesley Blizzard; delegate, John
W. Stansbury.
BY direction of ID. Claiborne
D. Mannar, County Health or
ncer' the high school at Gathers
ourg, Montgomery county, has
o'n ordered closed because of a
Ease OF diphtheria in the family
" one OF the pupils. 1t is under
s,oou mat the school will be kept
s'o'eu until after the holidays.
senator Ravner recently intro
s"a a bill in Congress asking
lot an appropriation of s1.445 to
REIN ourse the representatives of
tne late Rnrgas. ua