Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-28
EVENTS AT FREDERICK.
Circuit Court Notes.-The Social Swim
Movements in Realty.

Correspondence Of THE EVENING STAR
FREDERICK, Nd, October ~.
In the circuit court here yesterday Thomas
F. Show, indicted for manslaughter, and W.
Seymour Poole, for forgery, were acquitted.
DIR. VIM. H. Purnell, principal of the Fred
erick female seminary, gave reception Friday
evening, which was attended by the most
prominent society people here and number
from Washington.
On Thursday evening the Misses Young of
Court street gave reception in honor of their
guest Miss Ruth Kerr of Washington.
Joshua W.Cross of Howard county was robbed
of 5000 at the fair here and T. W. Fisher was
relieved of his pocket book and its contents.
new council of the Royal Arcanum has
been organized here and application made for
a charter.
Mr.. j. l. Middleton. representing the Balti-
more syndicate. has been here to confer with
the owners OF the land relative to securing
lease on all the mining property of the Middle
town valley. The farmers hold their options at
bonanza prices.
Vim. Esterly of this city, while at work on
the new bridge crossing the Monocacy at Mil
lers fording, fell from one of the piers to the
rocks below and sustained, perhaps, fatal in
juries
VIM. r. Steiner has sold farm near this city.
containing ~ acres, 10 II. c. Crum for 81, 800.
Messrs. Daniel W. Milton and John Reichard
have bought of Mr.. Ezra Emmert farm of
$50 acres near Harper's Ferry, -hich is said to
have originally belonged to John Brown.
Messrs. Aaron and Geo. L. Shafer executors of
Simon Shafer, deceased. have sold farm con-
tanning 1895 acres and four lots of Woodland
containing about % acres, near the Frederick
county line, for SSH.
The wedding in All Saints Pc. church
Thursday noon of Miss Mildred Lee Brown.
daughter of Captain and Mrs. B. f. Brown of
Frederick to Mr.. Harry s. Taylor of Baltimore
was one OF the most dlsting uished social events
that has ever occurred here. Those present
from Washington to witness the ceremony were
Mrs. Z. B. Hay, Mrs. N. w. Pierce, Miss
Cavanagh and Mrs. Hoffman,. The maid of
honor Miss May Taylor, sister of the
groom, and the best man was Mr.. Frank
Taylor The Rev. Osborne Ingle, rector of the
parish. performed the ceremony, after which a
reception was held at the home of the brides
parents on East Patrick street. The bride and
groom at o'clock lett over the Pennsylvania
railroad for an extended northern tour. They
will reside on Eutaw place, Baltimore.
III. Scott Roop Of Westminster and Miss Katie
NJ. McCullom of Uniontown were married yes
terday afternoon at the NJ. p. church in the
latter place, Rev. DIR. J. T. Murray officiating,
and the bride and groom left on tour of the
south.
An interesting social event was the recent
wedding i'll the Reformed church at Mount
Pleasant, this county, of Mr.. John Z. Dronen-
berg of Grape Creek Mill and Miss Emma
Etchison OF New Market. Rev. Mr.. Shulen-
berger performed the ceremony.-Mr. VIM.
L. Harshman and Miss Margaret E. Groisnickle
were married at the residence of the brides
parents near Ellerton Elder John Bursard Of
ticiating. evening the two daughters
of Judge David Wills were married at the fam
lily residence uear Gettysburg Rev. DR.. ]. H.
Demarest officiating. The elder daughter Miss
Annie NJ. Wills, welded Dir. j. NJ. McCurdy of
SteeltOn, Pa, and Miss Jennie NJ. Wills welded
VIM. p. Quimby X. Brandenberg of
Woifsvilie and Miss Etheiyn E. Fox OF Foxville
| were married at the Lutheran parsonage in
Smithsburg. Rev. j. B. Keller Otfciating.-
MIR. Geo. II. Layman and Mrs. Sarah E. Bright
well. both Of this city, were also married.
| Mrs. g. W. Rowles of Liberty was badly
burned by the explosion of lump of powder
she threw into the kitchen stove, thinking it
was stove polish.
her mother. Mrs. Luther Frazier, this city.
| Geo. Alfred Townsen nd has taken up his abode
permanently Oh South mountain.
Mrs. Geo. A. Long of Washington is visiting
relatives at Rocky Ridge.
| Mr.. Edward NJ Butler, who died at his home
in Washington OH Thursday last, was a son-in-
law of MIR. John T. Six OF Frederick. He mar
| ried Miss Mamie Six of this city two years ago
| pair OF clever swindlers called few days
ago at Henry Hofmans store in Petersville
| and purchased cigars, handing Mr.. Hoffman a
go bill. He gave them their change, where
| upon one Of them pulled out a ten-cent piece
and asked Mr.. Hoffman if he would object to
giving them back their bill, as they had found
the change. He politely acceded to their re-
quest, but later found the change was So
short, aud, following them, recovered the
money. They attempted the same game in
other parts OF the county. They drove a
double team from the livery of Edward Cum
mings at Harper's Ferry. L: was recovered
yesterday in Washington county, where they
had endeayored to sell it,
The Greenfield Touring mills we're sold at
public auction here yesterday for j. G. Roberts,
agent, and e. V. 5. Levy, attorney. for $500,
to Anthony Zeitinger of Zeitonia, Mo. FIN.