Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-25
NEWS FROM FREDERICK.
Republican County Observation-Disclosures
and Blaine Com,nended-Sotes.

Correspondence Of The EVENING STAB.
FREDERIcK. Nd, April "A, 1892.
The republican county convention which was
held in this city Saturday to elect delegates to
the district congressional convention at
Hagerstown on April Is and the state conven.
ton in Frederick on May has chosen men
believed to be in the interest Of John C. Mot.er,
both as o delegate TO the national convention
at Minneapolis and to further his chances to
become the next representative Of the sixth
district in Congress. The convention was
harmonious and well-atteuded gathering,
and the delegates chosen are: To the dis
trict conveniently. T. Zimmerman, George
W. Grove, W. L Dudrcar, d. H. Rout-
zohn, DR.. Harvey Bushman and s. N.
Birely. 10 the state convention-Dr. s. I.
Hefner, John q. Motter, Charles F. Markell
NJ E. Bser, A. j. Crockett and Jacob Stitey
OF j. The convention adopted with enthusi-
asm series OF lengthy resolutions. in which
the administration OF President Harrison and
the diplomacy and craftsmanship OF james g.
Blaine are commended, the late general assem-
bly, OF Maryland condemned for passing u bill
to extend the terms of the county commissioners
OF Frederick county to six years, when they
were recently constitutionsily elected to terms
OF TWO years. and condcmung tho action of
Gov. Frank Brown for his methods of appoint
ing REGISTRATION and election officers for Fred
erick county, notably the republican mem
Der OF the board of supervision, who was not
the resolutions allege, acceptable to ropubii-
cans and not a man of approved integrity and
capacity"
his" only son. George Alfred Townsend.
jr.. who is ut the summer home of the corre-
spondcntss" Gofland" on South mountain. met
with an accidcn. last night and narrowly
esc"ped death. He was ascending tho
stairs to his bed room and holding in ..,s
right hand large pistol. AS he reached the
landing nc stumbled against a rug and fell,
and while throwing his hand up for protection
tho pistol WIS discharged. the bail passing
through tho muscle Of the arm above the elbow
ana under the bone. The bail went out the
other side OF the arm, sped through the corner
OF n bookcase, struck the window frame and
reboundeG 20 the middle of the room. DIR. L.
L. Hardy OF Burkittsvillc. this county. was
hastily summoned and dressed young Town
sends wound, which he pronounced not dam
gerous, but liable to be very painful.
The second annual concert OF the Philhar-
monte Orchestra took place Tuesday might at
the CITY Opera llouse. The members OF the
orchestra who performed were NIcssrs. C. T.
Bau5hman, G. ). Howard. ID. ". Gice, William
Dyer, Charles Keerer, Albert Walhs, Albert
Fades, &. St;Iley Gnmbrill, L. C. Markell,
Robert A. Kemp, Charles Wcrthc:micr.
J. X. Hoffman, E. i. Ramsburg. Harry
Grove, A. Gregg Miller, Dudley rage, T. I.
Rhodes. DIR. 1. 5. Fades Frank b. Rhodes and
Ch"i -" SAAHE ah. AIHOup lle numbers rem
Gered were selections from the works of Weber.
Meyerbecr. Gounod. Denauer. Prcndiville.
Glllct. Auber, Gabriel, Cyibulka, Harold and
Bucalloni, charming feature being a COM
position Tor the orchestra by the leader. Prof
Fricstonc, entitled ''Favonstein. Miss EIlenore
MCrdoch Tyler sang IL solo and with MIR. G.
Staley Gambri'l also Gang q duett Other
SPECIAL feature of the program were a cornet
solo by j. IL. Hoffman, violin solo by c. L.
HauSAman and a trombone solo by 4. Gregg
Miller.
On Wednesday at the home of Mr.. ME-.
Leon Mr.. Geo. l. Beall of Cedar Grove. Mont
EomeTy county, and Miss Katie E. Snyder,
daughter of Mr. Rhynaldo Snyder, also of
Cedar Grove, were married. Rev. A. J. Gill OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church officiating
Mr. and Mrs. Beail remained i'll Frederick until
Thursday afternoon, when they left for their
future homo at Cedar Grove
The colored people of Frederick have organ
lied an Emancipation Celebration Association
with the following officers: President, Robert
jenkins; vice president, ohm Thompson; secrc-
tary, Caleb Nichols; correspon ling secretary,
Charles A. Wilson; treasurer. Henry O. Williams;
chief marshal, S. J. Tiighman. Other union
officers were elected and 1t WAS decided to in
vlte the organizations in " ASKING ION. d. c.,
and Baltimore. Nd
An important meeting of the board Of alder
men OF Frederick was held on Wednesday
night, when the salary of the mayor, Lewis H.
Drummer. was reduced from 81 900 to S4O0 per
year This reduction was made in accordance
with the bill passed at the last session of the
Maryland legislature creating the Office of
police magistrate, to which Christian H. Eek
stein has been appointed by the governor, and
upon whom dcvolves most OF the duties for
merly performed by the mayor. The police
magistrate receives from the city $500 per
year and from the county 3400 per yenr The
board also elected Dir. II. Dorsey Etchison OF
the Frederick bar, clerk, to succeed Mr. Geo
+. Zane, who has recently removed to WASH
ington. F. Nick.