Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28

Death Of Remarkable Man--win Exhibit
at the Fair-Notes.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FREDERICK, Nd, May &c, 1892.
Philip Reich, the oldes. citizen of Frederick,
died yesterday at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
A. j. De Lashmutt, South Market street, in his
ninety-fifth year. He had been sick about one
month, and only few days before his last ill
ness had walked out to one Of his farms in the
county, distance of four miles, and back
agnin. He retained remarkable physical and
mental vigor all his life, and was a man of
many notable characteristics. He was born in
Frederick in 1901, and was a son of John Reich,
whose ancestors came to this country from
Alsace, Germany, about 1850, settling first in
Lancaster, Pa, and afterward moving to this
county. He was member of
the committee to receive the Marquis
de Lafayette upon the occasion of his visit to
Frederick in 1885, and Lafayette took great
liking to him. When the great Frenchnan re-
turned to his own country Mr.. Reich sent him
some seed sugar corn, which Lafayette intro
duced into France and afterward wrote to Mr..
Reich expressing his gratitude for the gift.
Mr.. Reich knew many of the early statesmen of
this country and was well acquainted with
Henry Clay. His remarkable memory was
stored with instances of the war of 1912, the
Mexican war and the civil war, and he was
upon all occasions an interesting talker. He
was married in 1929 to Miss Rebecca Ayers of
Virginia. and shortly after the civil war they
moved TO Frederick. where Mr.. Reich died in
1870. MIR. Reich was a man Of nbstemious
habits, did not chew, smoke or drink, and
attributed his long life partly to that fact.
Frederick is making unusually active prepar-
atoms to be represented at the world fair at
Chicago in 1898 and will occupy a space in the
Man Ian hl1il1 ir,O Will not
doubt be great credit to her people. On
Tuesday next Mrs. William Reed of baltimore
and Mrs. Frank Thomson of Mt. Savage. repre-
senting the ladies auxiliary commission of
Maryland for the fair, will visit Frederick Us
the guests of Mrs. John Richie, who has re-
Gently been appointed lady commissioner for
this county, with Misses Ellenore Tyler and
Marie Diehl as assistants. 1t has been arranged
to accord them reception at the Frederick
Female Seminary in the evening, when an ad-
dress will be delivered by Mrs. Reed, setting
forth the objects of the commission and giving
some plans whereby Frederick can accomplish
its desire to show off well at the great EXPOSE
ton. Mr.. Joseph d. Baker of Frederick is one
of the members of the board of worlds fair
commissioners for Maryland appointed by Gov
ernor Frank Brown.
The Frederick City shoe factory was sold re-
Gently by the receiver, Col. Chas. E. Trail. to
the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Frederick for 81, 100, and now an effort is being
made to revive the factory and put il in opera
ZION under new management 1t was estab-
tshed about year ago at a cost of about
eli 900, but through alleged bad management
lost great deal OF money and was finally COM
PEELED to appoint receiver.
The young ladies of the Frederick Female
Seminary are preparing for the annual COM
mencement exercises of that old and honored
institution of learning, which take place this
year ON Thursday morning, June 8. There will
be an Evolutionary contest ON Monday evening
of the same week and closing day exercises on
Wednesday morning. There are twelve gradu-
ates this year. and they are: Misses Harriet Bag
well, Nellie Getzendanner, Elizabeth Hood,
Grace Houck, Anna Hoke, Lena Kohlenburg
Margaret Meeteer. Alice Routyohn, Edith
Richie, Grace Radcliffe, Emma Wertheimer
and Sadie Witkowski
The Confederate Memorial Association of
Frederick has arranged to hold its annual deco
ration day services on June Sat o clock in the
afternoon. and will hold appropriate exercises
in Mount Ohvet cemetery.
number of interesting sales Of city prop
erty have been made in Frederick recently.
MIR. VIM. p. Manlsby, jr., has bought for 81 500
the home of the late John Kunkle, on West
Church street; DIR. F. B. Smith has bought
handsome property on I'd street for &c, 600 and
DR.. F. F. Smith has sold his property on East
I'd street for $4,000 to Mrs Ellen s. Jarboe
The Misses Houck have just had erected on
North Market street, at n cost Of about $50, 600,
a handsome brown-stone residence.
The republicans of Frederick will meet Fri
day to make preparations for the municipal
election, which viii be held on June e. They
will nominate either VIM. H. Kinks or NJ. A.
Woodward for mayor, and hope to elect three
of the five aldermen. F. Nick.