Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-26

uow Chrismas Was Cel~brat~i-A, Inter-
eating Insursne. Decision Notes

How Chr'sma~ Was Cel~br.r~d-A- Inter-
Getting Insursne. Decision -Notes-
Cor--..ohssue. - n. yv-uins sts-
FsKrERtcH. Mo, December IS. 1892.
Appropriate ssrsio-s we're held IN nearly all
the churches 81 Frederick toisv IN celebration
% TIE Anniversary OF the birth % Christ, and
tpmorrov vii be observed h-re - = general
holiday. all the banks. stores and public oticss
being closed At the North Market street foun-
tain Chris'ms- tee will be erected in the
street. and gif,. distributed therefrom to the
children Of tn. city. Near Perce's di-tillery. in
the Southwestern part % the county. an old
time fot ehAs. will t.ke place. In which Col. l..
RaughmAn. Mr.. J. Lee simmons and other
lovers % the sport IN this eiiy will take part
number % SUNDAY school. In the city and
COUNTY will have celebrations. when Christmas
programs will be rendered and gift distributed
o. the children. OF the chnrcbs. which csle
trAte, the lAy here TO-DAY sith special services
the ~ johns Catholic All Saints r E, Evan
sshcsl Lutheran. Evangelical Reformed, ST.
James Lutheran and NJ T. more particu-
larlv worthy Of mention In all the churches
the Christmas decorations were beautiful and
elaborate. the chancels being decked with fow-
and palms and the BODY OF the church with
evergreen and holly. In Kemp Hall. whore the
- James Lutheran congregation worships.
n triple arch OF evergreen and flowers
Nas erected. hurmO1utsu tE OF
Hs'hlehsm- At the VI. 2. Church the
choir wa- assisted BY Mr.. Harry Young of
Washington. II. G., and the choir OF several Of
the other churches were augmented for the
occasion and assisted bv orcbestras. At 81.
Johns Catholic Church the Rev Father Cole
man pastor celebrated solemn high mass at
o m and there we're low masses At o. 9 80. Z so.
and 50 m. with high mass and sermon at
10 30 an. the Rev Father Walsh ofEcint-
Ing vesPer- we're also held his evening at $50
oclock Prof Englebrecht presided at the
organ and Prof. Bion FirestOne and Miss Lucy
Eisenhauer acco npan ed on violins. The mu-
sical program very beautiful. including an
oreniTg anthem. Christmas Morning.. com
posed by Prof Engebr-cht Of Frederick Other
selections during the day was the Man Of Bon
uer In n fat and Cara ve-psr. In the matter
81 weather II WIS the coolest Christmas IN Fred
trick Tor a number - wears. The thermometer
on saturday evening fell to s., and the wind
blew from the surrounding mountains with
chill blast he HonOcsey riyer and all the
small stream iu the county are frozen over,
afurding t.- hating. Ice cut of Of ponds /
near the ci-y SATURDAY, four inches thick
Mr.. Armstrong Cunningham, whose death
occurred IN Baltimore few DAYS ago. was q son ,
Of the late Judge Il. A. Cunningham who
present 70 defend BALTIMORE against the inva- /
sicn - The British in 1872. The deceased lived I
o. thi~ ritv Nhen Young man. but removed TO .
Esl imore 10 engage IN bushes. He was in .
his tftv eighth year and leaves a wife and sew I
reside IN Frederick. where his body was brought /
cu Thursday lat and inferred in Mount Oliyet 1
cemetery.
COMPANY j. being organized and capital I
raised g. build foot and carriage bridge .
scru-- the Potomac river at Brunswick this .
county. Bruusvi-k. which has already grown
% such wonderful proportions since the Balti-
more and ohio freight distributing wards we're
heated there. desires 10 become the central
ship lug point for the traffic Of LoudOun
county. Va which II claims would be The re-
sult q the erection OF n bridge at that point to
connect he shore Of the two states.
The interesting SUI; IN the circuit court o;
Carroll county az Westminster. brought against
the Iug Hiil Fire Insurance Company by Geo.
". Hull. O. recover 81 800, the full amount OF
ia-ursnre on his barn ard contents. which
were DESTROYED by fire in February last. has
been decided IN favor Of the plaintiff. who
given a verdict for the full amount OF his
claim. with interest A. reported in THE STAR
the other dav the insurance company had re-
faaed to paw Hull claim because he had al
loSed a traction engine to be operated near
HI barn without the companys written con-
sent Thi- defense. however was abolished by
the plaintiff evidence. which was TO the effect
that after the company had received knowledge
90 the fire and Of the fact that steamer was
IN Use 40 the time assessment made
Hull premium note. intending the amount .
on the property DESTROYED. and the assessment .
vas collected and the money used by the com
lAAf. tLA- estaDilan4nB tne Na!4llty OF nun
Po!4cv.
George Stine and some other youths OF Mid
dietovu. This county. PLAYED 'JerTe James a
few evening" ag,. but their snort got 80 earnest \
that 10 resulted quite seriously citizen of /
N.ddirtown-Mr. Edsard c. Herriag-Vho /
Wa struck o. the face with a stone thrown by /
stin-. knocking him seuaeless. smashing in his i
noe and ~ crt4y cutting his mouth. Sine Is .
he'd 10 -lOO bail for bis appearance at court. .
snd sas- be- viii know better next time he wants .
u pose a. a western desperate.
Iruu 7. '0bentZ o. Miidlst0wn. this county. \
vas indicted BY the grand jury Of this county 4
- tbe sep.s rnbcr term Of court for selling fer
meutsd liquor without license. When his case
came up for trial before the present term Of i
c0l-t fen DAYS ago ~ served a. a test case in
deciding the Jurisdiction Of a law passed at the ,
last -. Ton % th@ legislature OF Maryland re-
stric-iug the sale q liquor. The court quashed 4
the indictment against Coblentz on the ground .
that the Hos law does not repeAl the local op-
ton law which previously applied TO Middle
town district. according TO the proyi-ion OF .
which. excepting the -ale Of wine and cider. /
to6ieniz had Kept strictly within the limits 0; .
The salute. L. Mex
Ee~onctl~d With Her Spou.e