Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-25
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY.
Two Old Citizens Dead-The Harvest
ncements-Personal Notes, Etc.
TIE EVENING STAR.

Two Old Citizens Dead-The Harvest
Commencements-Pe Notes, Etc.
Correspondents of TIE EVENING STAR.
FREDERICK, Nd, June "a.
George II. Baltzel, one of the oldest and best
known residents Of Frederick, died Friday
night. He was bachelor, and resided at the
time Of his death with his two maiden sisters
on North Market street. He was sixty-seven
years old At one time. in connection with
the late ex-Judge Jonathan English, he con-
Quoted the Frederick Examiner and after
wards he and Josiah Harrison had charge of
the Temperance Visitor, edited by Rev. Simon
Harkey. After his career in the latter paper
the deceased retired from the newspaper bust
ness and adopted the vocation of school teach
ing, in which profession he was popular and
successful The funeral service was held yes
terday, interment being made in Mt. Olivet
cemetery.-C. Raymond Dutrow, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Q. Dutrow, who died in WASH
ington Saturday last, was a grandson of Mrs.
James E Howard, this city.-Thomas Staub,
leading resident Of Creagerstown, this county,
died last week at the age of eighty-three years.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Three workmen-Messrs. VIM. Shook, Theo-
dore Keefer and Jacob Nusbaum-all Of this
city, were working on a new house belonging
to ex-Chief of Police Jacob Dadisman, North
Market street, last week, and while engaged in
taking down the scaffolding the support of the
suddenly the wall fell. Keefer was thrown a
distance of 80 feet to the ground below. He
was badly shaken up. Shook was on the second
story of the building and badly injured
by the falling masonry. Nusbaum, who was
down below was struck about the head and
shoulders and severely bruised.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
During a thunderstorm in this county a few
days ago a bolt of lightning struck the
Lutheran church at Wolfsville, badly damag-
ing the roof During the same storm the
blacksmith shop OF ID. ". Cutler at Feagaville
was struck by lightning and Messrs. Cutler,
John Thomson and John and VIM. Hittman
were badly burned
CONSUL TRAIL TO BE MARRIED.
Charles b. Trail, of Frederick, who was last
week appointed by President Harrison to be
United States consul at Marseilles, is a son of
Col. Charles E. Trail of Frederick, president
of the Farmers and Mechanics national bank
and wealthy aud prominent citizen. He Is
thirty-three years old and a lawyer by pro-
fession- He Is a graduate of Harvard college,
and wes appointed by President Arthur to be
secretary of legation ut Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He resigned that position during the Cleveland
administration and returned to Frederick,
where he has since been practicing law with
the Hon. Milton G.. Urner. A short time ago
his engagement to Miss Grace, youngest daugh-
ter OF Col. ID. @. Wlnebrener, OF Frederick, was
announced, and the marriage will probably
take place before Mr.. Trail sails for France.
EDUCATIONAL
The annual exhibition Of art work by the
pupils of the Academy of Visitation, B. V. NJ,
this city, took place to-day and was largely at
tended. The display was large and varied. A
number Of the pupils were Washington young
ladies', and party Of thirty visitors from that
city viii attend the commencement exercises
to-morrow.--The commencement exercises Of
Mt St Mary's college, at Emmitsburg, this
county, will take place on Monday next Card
inal Gibbons. of Baltimore, will preside
Charles G. Mac Gill, graduate Of the dental
department Of the Kentucky state university,
Lexington, has returned to his home here.-
The Alumn9 association of Shepherd college,
Shepherdstown, W. Va, has elected Rev. John
o. Knott. formerly of this city, historian-
Charles V. Smith, of Middletown, this county,
student of Franklin and Marshall college,
Lancaster, Pa, and Messrs. Reno s. Harp, Cy-
rus F. Flouk and Miss Bette ID. Flouk, OF Ny
ersville. Md, students of Lebanon Valley col
lege, Annville, Pa, are home for the summer
Mr.. Harp is a graduate.-Messrs. Jesse Rams
burg and John c. Croft, of Frederick. partici-
Pated Friday night in a farewell hoP, at st.
Johns college, Annapolis, given by the class
of 1880 to the class of 1sS9.-Miss Lenore
Stone. of Mt. Pleasant. this county, attended a
complimentary ball by the students of West
minister college, saturday.
THE WHEAT HARVEST.
The farmers Of Frederick county generally
commenced to-day the work of harvesting.
Many Of them are employing twice the usual
amount Of machinery and three times the usual
number OF men in order to get the crops in
rom the rayishes OF the weather as quickly as
possible. Several who anticipated that their
crops had been at least one-half ruined by the
storm have been agreeably surprised with the
result, whilst it is just vice versa with those
who had not imagined that their crops had
been damaged The wheat is poorly filed in
almost every instance, however, and there will
be no fortune made by the farmers this year.
THE NEW RAILROAD.
The party Of civil engineers who are engaged
In surveying line for the proposed new Wash
ington branch Of the Gettysburg and Harris
burg railroad, were last week located for sew
e.sl days at Ridgeville, this county. The route
they have taken follows the water she'd formed
by Paris Ridge and crosses the Baltimore and
ONO 2oo yards east OF the depot at Mount AIRY
Carroll county. After finishing in this and
Carroll counties the party pushed on to Mont
gomery county, where they will be engaged
this week. They will run several lines before
the route 10 permanently decided upon Il is
this road that the business men of Frederick
have requested to have run through this city
and thence, via Crbana, this county, to WASH
ington-
DISCOVERY OF NATIVE COPPER.
II has long been believed that Frederick
county was rich in valuable mineral deposits
Specimens OF the various ores, including gold
have several times been found, and for wears
large quantities OF iron have been mined at
Catoctin. about IS miles from this city. IL re-
manned for the late food, however, to reveal
what wealth exists in the surrounding
Mountains in the shape OF copper. The waters
washed ont, few days ago, on the place of
Jonathan Smith. near Wolfsyille, a nugget of
native copper weighing "a pounds, almost all
OF ~ being pure copper. The investigation
VIII be continued
PERSONAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
A large number Of sheep in flock. owned by
William Hanver, this county, were killed last
week by vicious curs.-A council of the
Royal Arcanun will shortly be organized here.
&C. Keefer Thomas, a prominent citizen OF
the county, IS seriously i'll at his home, near
Araby."-Mechanicstow this county, will
shortly have public hbrary.-DanieI and
frank Roddy, Of Mechanicstown, are home
from trip to Cslifornia.-Mrs DIR. W. A.
Long - In York, Pa.-Messrs Frank and VIM.
Brengle are home from an extended visit to
Nrglnia--Rey. j. j. Kantner Is in York, Pa.
-. Il. Grove has gone to Harrisburg, Pa
Bruce Clabaugh, of Chicago Is here.-Ex-
County Commissioner John w. Staub is criti-
esiiy il.-Mrs. DIR. Miller, Of Creagerstown.
has heard from her nieces, who were in the
Hood az Johnstown. They were saved. but
lost al they had---Miss Laura III Boteler of