The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-02-24
THE NEWS
OF
MARYLAND

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a wealthy retired farmer and millerd
rs years old, died of eczema at his
home, Beaver Creek. He was a son;
of John and Catherine Newcomer and
| the last member of that family. Mr..
| Newcomer was noted for his charl4
ties. He gave $4,000 to the WASH
| ington County Hospital, of which he
was an incorporation; $4,000 to the
Christian Temple, Baltimore; $2,50G
to the Christian Church, Waynesboro;
! $4,000 to the American Christian
Foreign Missionary Society and ST.
! 500 to the Christian Church, Beaver
! Creek, when it was built several years
ago, and he made large contributions
10 the Christian Church, at Martins
burg, w Va, and the Christian Col
tege, at Lynehburg, Va.
Annapolis.-In accordance with a
new ruling of the Anne Arundel
County Commissioners, in the future
no certificates directly chargeable
against the tax levy will be issued for
the payment of bills for road or otheB
county work. Instead, the Commis}
sioners have given notice that any
certificates issued will bear interest
at per cent. year from the date
of issue, and arrangements have been
made with the local banks to cash
such certificates at their face value.
fredericksburg Fellow workmen
saved Charles Dickerson from hor,
rible death. Dickerson's legs became
entangled in log carrier in Browns
saw mill and his body was being drawn
rapidly toward large circular saw
when his cries attracted workmens
who succeeded in releasing him before
his body came into contact with the
saw. In extracting Dickerson one of
his legs was broken.
Princess Anne.-John R. Beckett
chief inspector of the United States
Engineers Office in Baltimore, has ar.
rived in Princess Anne to begin the
dredging of the Manoldn river. The
Congressional appropriation, amount
ing to $4,000, is now available. The
contract has been let to the Mary.
land Dredging and Constructing Coms
pany, of Baltimore, and the dredging
machine is now in the river
Cumberland. - Otto Hohing, OF
Frostburg, former Sheriff Of Alles
gany county, has filed a petition for
writ of mandamus, through ID.
Lindley Sloan, attorney, to GUST John
g. Youngerman as member of the
Frostburg City Council The petit
ton states that Youngerman is also
treasurer of Frostburg, having as a
member of the Council voted for him
self for that office.
Cumberland.-The Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co., of Balti-
| more, through Bernard Carter e
Sons, attorneys, filed an appeal from
the assessment made on it's property
in Allegany county. The appeal is
for reduction. The case, it is stat
! ed. may involve the constitutionality
of the assessment law passed by the
| last Legislature.
Easton.-From an article written
| by Rev. Henry Davies, of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church, Easton
has white population of over $500
and there are nine churches, with
seating capacity of 1850. Yet only
about 500 seats are occupied as a
rule. This leaves 1,750 vacant seats
in these churches from week to
week and year to year, the preacher
says.
Hagerstown. = The newly-organ-
lied Hagerstown Business Mems
Association held an enthusiastic
meeting. Robert H. McCauley was
elected secretary and treasurer. The
association now has a membership
of nearly 100. A resolution was
adopted inviting every professional
and business man in Hagerstown to
join the organization.
Hagerstown. - William Marshall
and B. v Harrison, of Washington,
charged with attempting to defraud
Edward c. Seers, a Washington
street car motorman, formerly of
Frederick, of $500 in a fimfam
game, were held for United States
Commissioner Hagner for the Fed
eral grand jury in $4,000 bail each
Cumberland.-It is said by an of.
fetal of the Consolidation Coal Com
pany that the mines of the company
in the Fairmont field will resume in
full by March Is. The mines have
been working only part of the tims
since the first of the year.
nnapois-Believing that a portion
of the State road in the Fifth district
Of the county. near Baltimore city,
could be constructed to better advan.
tage under county supervision than
otherwise, the Anne Arundel County
Commissioners have addressed let.
ter to the State Roads Commission In
regard to the matter.
Annapolis.-The Annapolis branch
of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, recently organ
lied, has established a permanent Of
flee and is open for business. The
Office is in charge of John McGlone,
of Baltimore.
Cumberland. - Miss Cora Johns,
aged 81 years, daughter of John
Johns, of Borden Mines, near Frost
burg, died from carbolic acid taken
with suicidal intent She was a mill
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