Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-25
FREDERICK.

Frederick was visited by fire at 3 O'Clock
on Saturday morning that threatened at one
time to result in a general conhagra ton,
but which was subdued by the efforts of the
firemen before much valuable surrounding
property was damaged. The fire was of in
cendiary origin. and broke out in a stable
in the tan yard of the late Gileon Bantz
situated in the heart of the city, off Patrick
street. The flames spread to the bark she'd
the brick currying house and other of the
tannery buildings, and also to the large
machinery warehouse of p. l.. Hargett &, Co
The stable. portion of the bark shed. cur
rying house and warehouse were destroyed
the loss on the Bantz estate aggregating
about $500. insured in the Mutual Insur-
ance Company of Frederick county The
MeSSrS. Targets loss was slight and
was covered by insurance. In the curryirg
house large lot of valuable material was
damaged by water, and a lot of bark
fodder, &C., was destroyed. The section in
which the fire occurred is closely built up
and the tiremen were compelled to fight
hard to prevent the spread of the flames
The Christmas holiday is more generally
observed in Frederick than usual The
churches made elaborate preparation. Mer-
chants report that Notwithstanding the
alleged hard times. the Christmas buying
was up to the average, though fewer ex-
pensive articles and more of the substantial
and useful things of life We're bought than
heretofore. All the banks, schools public
offices and business places are closed today
and several of the Sunday schools held
Christmas entertainments.
a gang of clever swindlers took advant-
age OF the rush of holiday shoppers on the
streets the past few days, and especially Of
the country people, upon whom they worked
an old but still effective game Approach
ing subject they would present pair of
alleged gold trimmed spectacles, say they
had found them on the street, and as they
did not need them were willing to part with
them for 81. All the countrymen who were
caught in this way, and there were a good
many OF them, found out afterward that
the spectacles were brass and worth about
% cents.
Leonard, the condemned murderer of Jere
t. Anderson, consists of john l.. Derr of
Frederick and George w. Citing of Mt
Pleasant, who have gone on duty, keeping
constant watch over the prisoner, both
night and day. Leonard still acts coolly and
unconcernedly over his fate. and alleges
that he is willing the law should take its
course. He eats with ravenous appetite
and when the preachers call on him reads
his Bible and prayS and manifeSts a spirit
of contrition. When they leave, however
the jail officials alege that his demeanor
changes entirely, and he generally wants
whisky and cigars. Leonard claims that he
is a British subject and it is thought
that on the strength of this he
Will endeavor to induce his counsel to pre-
vail upon the British ambassador at Wash
ington to intercede for clernency in his be-
half.
News has been received of the death Mt
Bloomington, H.. of Philip de Euayier
Rhinehart a native of the Niddletown val
ley, this county. He died of PARALYSIS at
the age of for+-------.I vars.
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