The citizen., 1914-12-25

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Dewey at the battle of Manila Bay,
died at Hagerstown.
Oscar Dorsey. colored, who killed
Joseph Baker. white man, was con-
victed at Ellicott City of murder in
the first degree.
The directors of Union Hospital for
Cecil county have elected John H. Ter
rill. of Elkton, member of the board
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Frederick T. Haines.
| Shortly before coon Thursday the
public school situated between Cecil
ton and Earleville caught fire and was
destroyed. The pupils marched out in
good order and no one was injured.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Scott Fertilizer Com
pany, Of Elkton, Frank r. Scott was
reelected president; William H. Mack
ALL vice-president; De Lancey Scott,
secretary and treasurer.
After % years service as assistant
and chief of the Good Will Fire Com
pany, of Centreville, Frank H. Phillips
has resigned, his resignation to take
effect upon the election of his success
sor Edward B. Emory of B., Prof.
John T. Bruehl and Daniel G. Con-
molly, present first assistant chief are
candidates to succeed him.
Mrs. Caroline Robinson has filed a
suit at Hagerstown for $4,000 against
the Hagerstown and Frederick Elec-
trio Railway Company for injuries sus-
tanned by falling from street car in
that city on October II. While board
Ing the car with her young daughter
she was thrown and sustained frac-
tured limb and other injuries.
At meeting Of the stockholders OF
| the Washington and Berkeley Bridge
Company at Williamsport 1t was de-
cided to take an appeal from the de-
cision of Judge Dayton, of the United
States District Court, in the matter of
the suit of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company for $4,000 against the bridge
company. to the United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals, at Richmond.
David Travers, a farmer, who lived
between fredericksburg and Seaford,
met horrible death when his home
was burned, he being caught in the
flames and burned to death. His
charred body was taken from the ruins
by neighbors, who arrived too late to
save him or his home, which was de-
stroyed, together with all household
effects. Travers lived alone.
John Chamberlain, Civil War vet
eran, who lived alone between Fed
eralsburg and Seaford, was burned to
| death. The flames were discovered by
neighbors, who arrived too late to save
Chamberlain. The neighbors extin-
| guished the blaze before the house was
destroyed, but when they took the vet
eran from his bed he had been burned
so badly that death resulted. He had
a wife living in Boston, from whom he
had been separated.
Fire destroyed the handsome resi-
dence OF DR.. P. E. Stigers, at Hancock,
together with its furnishings and all
Of DR.. Stigers' medical instruments
and books, entailing loss of about
$4,000. The Monterey Hotel, which
was separated from the Stigers' home
by an alley, was damaged to the ex-
tent OF about $4,000. Dr. Stigers and
Frank Dodson were occupying the
house, and Mr. Dodson awakened DR..
Stigers. The men sought to ascertain
the location of the fire. and so rapidly
did the flames spread that they were
unable to return to their rooms to
dress and had to fee from the build
Ing in their night clothes.
The foot-and-mouth disease was
found among herd Of 21 cattle on the
farm of H. K. Showalter, near Middle
burg, Washington county, not far from
the Pennsylvania line. Showalter re-
ported to the authorities that some of
his cattle were ailing. DR.. r. v.
Smith, government inspector and DR..
C. E. Poe, local inspector, after ex-
amining the cattle announced that
nearly all of the herd were affected.
The authorities thought the disease
had been stamped out in Washington
county and arrangements were being
made to lift the quarantine. The au-
thoriies now say that the quarantine
will have to be enforced indefinitely.
Joshua Clayton, representing James
Alfred Pearce, the former chief Judge
Of Elkton circuit, presented the court
with handsome oil portrait of Judge
Pearce, which was accepted and hung
on the courtroom wall.
Under the direction Of the Western