Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-29
FREDERICK COUNTY.
Many Washington People Visiting the COun-
tvs Capital at This Time.

FREDERICK COUNTY.
Many Washington People Visiting the Coun-
| tvs Capital at This Time.
Correspondence of The Evening Star
FBEDxRicK, Nd, June %. 1898.
Two out of the three graduates of the
Academy OF the Visitation. B. v. NJ, this city,
at Its recent closing exercises were Washington
young ladies', Miss Helena NJ. King and Miss
Mary v. Carr, and they we're both awarded gold
medals as certificates Of graduation. The clos
ing exercises were attended by a great many
from Washington and the District of Columbia,
and we're very beautiful and interesting. A
feature was the annual display Of art and needle
work by the pupils, among which were speci-
mems Of distinguished merit by Misses Green,
Carr, Harvey. O'Donnelly. Pierce and Hutchin-
son OF the District Of Columbia. Among the
Washington young ladies who were awarded
prizes in the several departments were the fol-
lowing: Prize medal for Christian doctrine,
Miss Helena NJ King; prize gold medal in
senior department of Christian doctrine Miss
Annie l.. Hanlon; prize silver medal in Junior
department Of Christiau doctrine. Miss Louise
II. Simms; gold medal for music, Miss Mary v.
Carr; crown OF distinction, Miss Helena NJ.
King: first honors, Miss Elise A. Jecko. Miss
Louise II. Simms; gold medal for distinguished
success in respective English classes Miss Elise
Jecko: first premium in Christian doctrine and
English literature, Miss Kate Harvey.
GONE TO GETTYSBURG.
Ex-State Controller l.. Victor Baughman
received a number of distinguished guests from
Washington yesterday, who arrived this after.
noon and were driven to Poplar Terrace" Co.
Baughman's country home near this city, where
they were handsomely entertained. The party
! consisted Of Senators Blackburn, Ransom and
Gibson, Congressman John Allen and Judge
| IL. McCOmas ThAv iOp here nv
Chief Judge James E. McSherry and driven to
| the battlefield of Gettysburg in Col. Baugh-
mans cross-country drag. relay Of horses
VIII be on hand at Mechanicstown, this county,
! will return to Col. Baughman's residence,
where they will be entertained. Secretary
Morton. Commissioner Porter and ex-Post-
master General Hatton we're to have been of the
party, but were detained in Washington by
official business.
LOCAL wHEELMEN.
Eight members OF the Washington Road Club
arrived here Sunday and were entertained at
the City Hotel. A portion Of the wheelmen
| left Washington at o'clock the night before
and arrived here early in the day. The others
| left Washington Sunday morning and got here
in the afternoon. They all returned to Washing
ton by way of New Market and Ridgeville, meet
ing twenty members of the Frederick Bicycle
Club at the latter place.
| BLEW HIS HEAD OFF,
Frank Bowman of this county, a tailor BY oc-
cupation, brought life Of dissipation to sud
den and tragic close the other day. Going out
into the yard of his house at Liberty, he tied
his single-barreled shotgun to the fence. ar
ranged a string on the trigger that he could
reach and jerk with his foot placed his head
upon the muzzle, gave a kick and all was over.
| When his dead body was discovered an hour
| later the gun lay across his breast and his head
| was blown to atoms He was sixty-five years
old and lived all alone.
TAX RATE.
The tax rate of Frederick county, including
state and county tax, has been fixed by the
board of county commissioners for the ensuing
year at 1884 cents on the S1O0, OF which sum
81 cents is for county tax and 17& cents fol
| state tax. The levy is made or taxable bash
vi S29 $50, 900 and the rate is the same as last
year.
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH.
The Philomathean Literary Society, a promi
nent organization of Frederick will celebrate
the Fourth Of July by holding public meeting
| in the City Opera House in the evening. w. A.
| Croffutt of Washington having accepted an in
vitstion to deliver the address on the occasion.
He has chosen for his subject, 1.-The Folly OF
War as an Agent of Justice"
SURVEYS Fob RAILROADS.
| surveys are now being made thr0dgh the
streets Of Frederick that are to be traversed BY
| the electric railway between Frederick and
Middetown. and active work upon the con-
| struc.ion of the road is expected to begin
almost any day. The New York capitalists in
| terested in the project have been in the city
| several days, and they announce that the pros
poets for the success OF the road are very
| bright.
| RABIES IN CATTLE.
peculiar disease has recently affected the
| stock on the farm Of Robert Wachter, near
Graceham, this county, that has resulted in the
| loss of large number of horses, cows and hogs
| The disease resembles the rabies in many ways,
and is supposed to have originated by n COW
and bull on the place being bitten by one of the
numerous mad dogs that have infested that sec
ton of the county. The COW and bull died
in great agony. after refusing water and plow-
ing up the ground, in their wild frenzy eating
the clay flooring OF their stalls. The other ami
| mails. however. have not shown violent symp-
toms, but have been easily handled and wonld
drink water. Nothing has AZ yet saved any OF
the affected animals from death.
AWARDED CONTRACT.
Architect Ernest Frazier Of Washington has
been awarded the contract for the erection OF
a handsome chapel for st. James Lutheran
congregation OF this city, on the site OF the
| Mauisby residence. Court and 81 streets. Work
| upon tine structure has commenced f. Nick