The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-12-30
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

CamDrldge."1Q he metal DoA pidOSu
in the cornerstone of Zion Methodist
Episcopal Church when it was built
in 1881 was found recently in the
ruins of the structure, which was de-
stroyed in the big fire on July 81 OF
last year The contents of the box
were found in good condition. 1t
contained a number of newspapers,
some of which published forecasts OF
the laying of the cornerstone on July
6, 1881 One paper contained an &C
count of Garfield's fight for life, and
one of a slightly earlier date con-
tanned the national Democratic ticket
of 1880. A local paper placed in the
stone contained an article entitled
THE Centennial of Methodism," by
DR.. E. G. Waters. The forecast of
the ceremonies attendant upon the
laying of the cornerstone stated that
addresses would pc delivered by Revs.
]. S. Willis and George r. Bristow
and Major William +. Stewart, who
died recently at Easton. In addi-
ton to the newspapers in the stone it
contained the conference minutes,
| the Bible and Methodist Discipline"
! together with a number of coins.
Cumberland.-Phy of Cum
berland met at the Central Young
Mems Christian Association Building
and condemned the medical contract
| practice as in vogue in Cumberland.
A resolution was adopted Ito abolish
all contract practice as applied to
medical services of every sort in the
city of Cumberland.
Nearly every physician present ex-
pressed his opinion and all seemed
in accord that the contract system
should be abolished. A motion was
carried that committee of three be
appointed by the chair to draw up a
minimum fee table for all profess
sional medical service. the same,
when approved, to be mandatory on
the city physicians.
Annapolis.-As result of their
work with the football squad during
the season, the Athletic Association
of st. Johns College, has awarded the
IS. J. c." monogram to the follow
ing players: C. l.. Johnson, captain,
end White, tackle; Owen, centre;
Harris and Drake, guards; Bowlus
and Hutchinson, tackles r. G. Moss,
end w. A. Ruhl, quarterback Mel
vile, fullback; Mellon, halfback and
end; Wilson, halfback; and R. X.
Adams, manager, who also played
! tackle in a number of games. The
presentation of the insignia was made
by DR.. Thomas Fell president of the
college. Mr.. Ridgley ]. Melvin, of
Annapolis, an alumnus, also spoke.
Hagerstown.-W. F. Mclaughlin,
proprietor of Hopewell Mills, near
Roadside, lost his hand while boring
posts with a steam-driven auger in
his mill. The sleeve of his coat
caught in the spiral and drew his
hand against the instrument, chop
ping off the member at the wrist. His
son, Edgar, stopped the machinery.
Two of Mr.. McLaughlin's daughters,
Maude and Mary, recently broke an
arm each. There have been five brok-
en- arms in the family in the last
three years. A daughter, Miss Clara,
broke her collar bone some years
ago, and a son, Charles, sustained in
! juries recently to his head in the mill
Cumberland. R. Samuel Dillon,
who is interested in fruit growing in
the section Just west of Hancock, has
purchased the farm of Mrs. Rebecca
NJ. Oliver, known as Wayside Rest,
two miles west of Hancock, for S10,-
900. In securing this property Mr..
Dillon takes up the last link in an un-
broken chain of orchards covering six
miles from the National pike TO the
Potomac river opposite Sir Johns
Run. The Wayside Rest farm will
connect with the large orchards OF
the Tonoloway Orchard Company, of
which Edmund P. Cohill, of Hancock,
is president. Mr. Dillon will plant
it in apples and peaches.
Annapolis. - Their patience ex-
hausted because of their inability to
get him to file a monthly report, the
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
have adopted a resolution calling on
Governor Crothers to take whatever
steps he may deem expedient, in the
case of Sweetzer Linthicum, justice
of the peace for the Fifth district of
this county. The Commissioners say
that they have sought time and again
to get report from Mr.. Linthicum,
but that he has persistently refused
to comply with their requests.
Annapolis - The typhoid fever
situation among the midshipmen is
clearing up. The number of patti
ents now under treatment at the hos
pital has dwindled to 20, as or 10
whose cases were mild have recover
ed sufficiently to go home on leave.
So far as any further spread of the
disease is concerned it would seem
that it has been checked, as the
source of infection has been entirely
removed and there has been no new
| case for 10 days.
Easton.-Fire destroyed all the
outbuildings except the corn house on
the farm of Lambert Kirby, near
Skipton, together with large lot of
hay, fodder and farming implements,
three horses, pair of mules, twenty
| baad of sheen wagons etc The loss