The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-03-27

OLD Mordecai Goldberg, OF Jockeys
vile, was severely injured.
The Granite public schools have
been closed because of Is cases of
scarlet fever in the neighborhood.
Carl Weaver surprised a burglar en-
deavoring to open window at his
residence in Hagerstown.
OF 819 cows furnishing milk to Ha-
gerstown tested with tuberculin SO
were found to have tuberculosis.
Harry G. Lawder, ST., has been ap-
pointed postmaster of Havre de Grace
to succeed Harry A. Carroll, whose
term expired January "a.
William S. Carroll and George R.
Rouse are candidates for commission
ers of Chestertown at the coming
municipal election in April.
Fire which destroyed the large barn
at Aberdeen owned by w. S. Bayless
entailed loss of $4,000. Considerable
livestock was lost in the flames.
After bitter contest, Harry C.
Lawder. ST., has been appointed post
master of Havre de Grace to succeed
Harry A. Carroll, whose term expired
last January.
c. A. Short, of Elkton, has been
elected president of the Pen-Mar Base
ball League, with William E. Hayes,
vice-president, and J. r. Blackston,
secretary.
Company B, First Maryland Regi-
ment Maryland National Guard. new
military company, was organized in
Hagerstown, and mustered in at the
armory by Colonel Charles A. Little,
Commanding the First Regiment.
Miss Maud V. Watson, 20 years old,
of Salisbury, died at the Jefferson Hos
pital, Philadelphia, from the effects of
an operation performed for intestinal
trouble. Miss Watson had been i'll for
some time and was taken to Philadel-
phia for an operation.
Thomas Mulliken, of Queen Anne's
county, has a dog which, deprived of
her puppies, undertook the care of
three lambs. The eve had abandoned
her triplets, and the dog is now mother
ing them with the care and fidelity
their own parent denied them.
A horse belonging to Joseph A. Far
rell, Of Marlboro, was attacked by two
tramp dogs in Washington and badly
bitten. Both dogs were killed by
policeman and will be examined to de-
termine whether they were suffering
from rabies.
II ing Culver, prominent Delmar
fruit and produce broker and grower,
has invented plant protector, and will
install equipment necessary to manu-
facture the apparatus at home. They
will enable him to set out early plants
without danger from frost
Miss Sarah Catherine Socks, the IT
year-old daughter of John and Amanda
Socks, after selecting her pallbearers,
the preacher who should officiate at
her funeral and three hymns she de-
sired sung at the services, died of pneu-
monia after short illness at her home
at Greensburg.
Jacob Hunsberger, aged IS, a we'll
known resident of Maugansville, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself in
the stable at his home. Dependency
due to failing health is believed to have
caused him to end his life. Surviving
are his widow and two children, Minnie
and Clinton, at home.
The suit of Harrison G. Ward. a
well-known farmer of Rockville,
against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company for damages in the
amount of $4,000 for personal injuries,
came to an abrupt termination when
Judge Edward c. Peter granted
prayer submitted by counsel for the
company instructing the jury to re-
turn verdict for the defendant
The will of Samuel English, who died
at his home in Rockville few days
ago leaving an estate valued at about
10000, has been admitted to probate
he orphans court at Rockville
estate is left to the children of
testator. The will of Thomas
Story, who died recently at his home in
GAINESVILLE, has also been admitted to
probate here. 1t bequeaths the entire
estate to Mrs. Sadonia Story, widow
of the testator, for life
Aaron B. Pittman, proprietor of a