Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-05
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY.
Expected Election Neutrality-suspicious.
Deaths and Social Notes.
Correspondence of THE EVENING star.

| Correspondence Of THE EVENING star.
FREDERrcK, Nd, November l.
| The campaign in this county closed toda,
and the result Of tomorrow's voting is anxiousl.
| awaited. The campaign has been by far tn
most quiet in the history Of Frederick count,
politics, the bulk Of the effective work havinf
been left to the candidates on the several tick
| cts. Few meetings have been held and yer,
little campain eloquence has been wasted. The
| republicans expect to give Wellington, theil
| candidate for state controller, handsome ma
| jority over Col L. v. Baughman of the oppo
| siton. The democrats feel positive that they
will elect Otto J. Gaver sheriff and probably
majority in the board.
Miss Julia McDevItt one Of party of ladies
who were asphyxiate6 by gas escaping from q
coal stove few days ago, died Saturday al
her home in Emmittsburg, this county, from
the effects Of the accident. The other victims
of the accident have recovered.
Mr.. Charles VILLAS and Miss May Wilbide
were married few days ago at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs F. n. Wilbide at Deerfeld,
this county. Rev. J. H. Barb officiating.
Philip Butler died few days ago at Monte
vue hospital near this city. He was one hun
dred and three years old, and up to the time Of
his death had retained his faculties to re-
markable degree.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles ". Holler of this city
recently celebrated the ffty-tirst anniversary OF
their marriage, the occasion likewise be-
ing the SEVENTEEN anniversary of Mrs. Holler 3
birth. A number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren were present, among them sew
eral relatives from Washington.
CleIk of the Court W. Irving Parsons of this
city has received from the governor the pardon
papers in the case of Henry s. Black of Black
mills. this county. Black was convicted at the
February term of the circuit court here 0S89)
OF abduction and sentenced to four years in the
state pententiary.
council of the Royal arcanum has been in
stituted in this city with twenty-five charter
members
Alta pleasant german" given at Koontz hall,
Thursday evening, in honor of All Hallowe EN-,
there were present from Washington Miss
Ruth Kerr, who was one of the guests of honor.
She is visiting the Misses Young here.
MIR. Charles W. Miller. ex-postmaster of Fred
erick. has received notification of the adoption
by the government of series of post Office
record books invented by him for the use Of
postmasters in fourth class offices.
James Fraley was run over by an ore car on
gravity road at Catoctin furnaces, this county,
on Friday last and instantly killed.
Miss Mamie Sifford has returned home from
a pleasant visit to Washington.--MssB Burns
Lewis, near this city.-Miss Minerva Acton
Of Washington has returned home after pleas
ant visit to Miss Rosa Gantz at Willow Rrook
farm.--Dr. L. I. MacGill, jr., of Washington
is visiting relatives here.-Mr. Charles r.
Hardt OF Washington is here on visit.-NIiss
Zoe Hunter has returned from a pleasant visit
to friends in Washington.-MissR Ruth Kerr
returned to her home in Washington today.
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