Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-09
NEWS FROM FREDERICK.
Proposed Convention Of Volunteer Fireme en-
"A Home for tho Aged Opened.

Correspondence Of The Evening Star
FREDERICK, Nd, January 6, 1893.
A meeting Of committees from the United
Inde pendent and Junior Fire Companies OF
Frederick, the Guardian Hose Company OF
Mechanicstown and the Vigilant Hose Com
pany of Emmittsburg, this county, will be held
in this city next Thursday, when
arrangements will be made for the organization
of state firemen's association to include the
volunteer fire companies at Rockville, HystIs-
vile, Laurel, Westminster, Annapolis, Ellicott
City, Hagerstown, Cumberland, Baltimore,
Elkton. Cambridge and elsewhere in the state.
the object of the proposed organization the
mutual Improvement of the firemen and the
adoption of better methods for the administra-
ton of volunteer fire Departments in small
cities. The formation of the association has
been brought about by the celebration of the
seventy-tfth anniversary of the Independent
Hose Company, which will take place in this
city in June next. and arrangements for which
have already progressed SO far that upward of
sixty firemens associations from all parts Of
the country have assured the committee that
they will be present to take part III the parade
and tournament, which are to be fea-
lures of the anniversary The Veteran Vol
un,esr Firemen's Associations of Wash
ington and Baltimore will be here,
and there will be companies from Philadelphia,
Pittsburg. Harrisburg, Altoona, Phpnixville,
Allentown. Waynesboro and elsewhere in Penn
sylvania. All the Maryland associations will
come. Lexington and Portsmouth. Va, will
send several companies, as will Wilmington
Del, New Brunswick and Newark. \. j.. and
Rochester. NY. Arrangements are being made
to entertain nearly 5000 visiting firemen. and
the celebration il to last three DAYS it will be
the biggest affair the fremen ever had in this
state
N tha Lave - har n
known citizens who passed away in 1892 the
new year in Frederick has already added
another in the death Of Charles II. o. Fox, who
died at his home on West Patrick street
Wednesday night after suffering for about ten
days from the effects of a stroke of paralysis.
He was in his seventy-siXth year and was
native of Prussia, from where he came to
Frederick in 1S47.
One Of the most useful and best equipped
public institutions in the state. the Frederick
Home for the Aged, was completed and thrown
open to the public this week and already has
several inmates. The building which the home
occupies is a handsome old residence of semi
colonial style and was donated for the purpose
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ". Ross and Mrs.
Ann q. Ross. Mrs. Ann Graham Ross is pres
idert of the board, Mrs. james NJ. Wood, vice
president: Mrs. Carlton Shafer secretary. and
Miss Eleanor VI. Johnson, treasurer. Miss Eva
Turner has been appointed matron of the home,
and MANY of the rooms have been furnished as
memorials of well-known citizens who have
died in recent years.
Mr. Charles C. Cramer of New Mount Pleas
ant met with serious accident on Thursday
evening, which nearly proved fatal. He was
on his way home out the Liberty turnpike,
when. in crossing the track of the Pennsylvania
railroad a mile north of Frederick a train shot
by before his carriage cleared the track, the
engine striking the rear of the vehicle and
turning it over on an adjoining bank. The
horse broke loose and ran away. Mr.. Cramer
was thrown out with great force. and received
internal injuries which are believed to be of a
serious character.
The democratic county central committee of
Frederick county does not appear to be salts
fed with the Publication that was INDUCED in
after the election of Mr.. Cleveland in Novem-
Der. and propose to supplement the celebration
which took place at that time with grand
banquet at the Junior Hall here in the course
of the next few weeks.
1t is rumored here, where he occasionally
visits. that Congressman VIM. VI. Mckaig of
Allegheny county is shortly TO wed n young
lady i'll Parkersburg, W. Va. L. NICK.