The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-04-18
MARYLAND NEWS
N SHORT ORDER

IN 1hUhl UhDEh
The Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
George K. Houck has withdrawn as
candidate for the postoftice at Chesa-
peake City.
Levi shoop, aged so years, was Sc
riouslv injured by falling from a
wagon on his farm, near Mount Aetna.
His right arm was fractured.
Toseph r Richards, Jr., resigned as
-,ad engineer for Cecil county. He
has accepted a position with COM
many in Massachusetts.
Rev John McElmoyle celebrated
the twentieth anniversary of his pas
torate of the Elkton Presbyterian
church on Sunday with appropriate
exercises
Joseph C. Gerhard, a justice of the
peace and a progressive Democrat,
has been recommended by Congress
man Lewis for postmaster by Thur
mont.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed Warren V. Magruder and w.
Frank Ricketts, road supervisors for
Bethesda and Rockville districts, re-
spectiyely.
Joseph E. B. Smith, of Frederick.
was awarded SIS damages by jury in
the Circuit Court at Rockville in a suit
against the Frederick County Agricul-
tural Society.
0. Jesse Stottiemyer has been ap-
pointed deputy clerk of the Washing
ton County Circuit Court to succeed
Deputy Clerk George T. Letter, who
died recently.
The junior prom rendered by the
Jurors to the graduating class of the
Maryland Agricultural College was the
gala social occasion of the season. The
first lady of Maryland and Governor
Goldsborough received the guests.
George Jamison, postmaster at Fair
Hill Cecil county, has resigned The
Office pays about 81 cents day and
Congressman j. Harry Covington is
not being worried by applicants for the
position.
After a service of 81 years in the
ministry of the Methodist Protestant
Church. Rev. ]. Earle Maloy, of Colora,
has retired from active work. Mr.
Maloy is one of the best-known min
listers in the Maryland Conference.
Odorian w. Robey, of Colesville dis
trict, has announced his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for County
Commissioner from the Fifth election
district. Hazel w. Cashell, the pres
ent Commissioner, is also a candidate
FOR the nomination.
Ernest H. Burns defeated Capt. E.
New Dodson for Town Commissioner
Of St. Michaels by votes out of a
total Of 2S9 votes cast. Mr.. Burns sue
ceeds H. Clay Dodson, Jr., who has
served IL years and declined a nomi
nation for the fourth term.
Caroline peach growers say that the
recent cold snap has seriously affected
The outlook for a crop of this fruit.
Peach trees blossomed early in March
and the prospects were good-some-
thing that has been unknown in this
section for some years-but the buds
have been damaged by frosts, and the
cold weather of this week is causing
anxiety to growers of all kinds of
fruits.
At meeting of the creditors of
the Eureka Fertilizer Company held
IN Elkton before Henry A. Warbur-
ton, referee in bankruptcy, large
number of the creditors presented
their claims, aggregating $4,000. The
creditors elected the following trus-
tees in bankruptcy: Frederick T.
Haines, William S. Evans and Rob
ert c. Thackery, with bond fixed at
$4,000.
A movement is on foot to preserve
the old historic Dunkard Church, on
Antietam battlefield, which, it is re-
ported, will likely be offered shortly
for sale. 1t is said that the Washing
ton County Historical Society will take
part in the movement for the preserva-
ton of the old shellscarred edifice,
which was used as a hospital during
the battle of Antietam.
Eugene A. McAtee and Clarence NJ.
griffith have announced their candi-
dacies for the Democratic nomination
Tor County Commissioner from the