Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-23
FREDERICK CITY,

change IN the proprietorshp of the City
Hotel. this city. to take effect this week.
Charles d. Doll. who has been proprietor
Of the hotel since 1t was bought several
years ago by Charles H. Utermeh.e of
Washington, has disposed Of his entire in
terest to a party Of Washington hotel men,
with whom Mr.. Utermehle is interested.
They will take charge in a few days. and
Mr.. Doll. who Is one of the oldest hotel men
In the state will retire. The City Hotel is
a structure Of historic interest. The origi-
nal hotel, to which several additions have
since been built, was here in the days when
Washington passed this way in the stage
coaches that traversed the National turn
pike At the cd hotel he was once enter
tanned at tea. and the china that adorned
the table was borrowed for the occasion
from Barbara Freitchie, then a young ma
tron, who lived to figure conspicuously in
the civil war.
One of the biggest bridge enterprises ever
undertaken along the upper Potomac has
just been completed in the building of a
splendid iron bridge across the river at
Brunswick, this county. giving the people
of Lovettsville and that section of Loudoun
county, Va, direct access to the Maryland
shore and to the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at Brunswick for shipping and trav-
cling facilities. The new bridge was built
by the Brunswick and Lovettsvile Bridge
Company of Frederick county, an incor-
porated stock concern. of which Mr.. Joseph
D. Baker Of Frederick Is president, and Is
a handsome and substantial structure. The
officers, directors and stockholders of the
bridge company left here today on a special
train over the Baltimore and Ohio at
O'Clock to formally inspect the bridge. and
on Saturday next there will be a big de-
monstration at Brunswick in honor of the
formal opening of the bridge.
At the formal opening on Saturday Col.
Buchanan Scnley OF hagerstown will
liver an address. There will be a parade OF
Masonic and otner secret oruers, anu puunc
school children. headed by the Martins
burg Band, ana at nlsnt d display OF nre-
WORKS. II Is expected tnat the new prIdSe
win greatly Improve the trade interests VI
the county by opening up a rich section or
Virginia To direct communication.
There is likely to be a second application
or the whipping post law in this city in a
short time, another wife beater. David
Robinson. colored, having been arrested
saturday, charged by his wife with bru-
tally assaulting her. After committing the
deed he realized the penalty that had re-
Gently been inflicted by the court on an
other wife beaten. who got thirty-nine
lashes. and he plead with his wife not to
appear against him, but she persisted in
doing so, and Justice EckStein has held him
for the grand jury.
Mr.. Outerbridge Horsey, the wel:-known
distiller of this county, with his wife and
daughter and their guest Miss Rutledge,
was out driving near Knoxville a few days
ago. when the horse ran away, all the &C.
cupants Of the carriage being thrown out
and badly hurt Mr.. and Mrs. Horsey and
Miss Horsey were bruised and cut, and
Miss Rutledge received a severe injury to
her hip for which she has gone to Balti
more to receive treatment. Mr.. Horsey and
his family will spend the winter in Wash
ington, as usual
The Frederick county ballot case which
involved the disposition of a petition upon
the part of the republican nominees for
county commissioners to have their names
placed on the official ballot for the coming
election. has resulted in a decision by the
court of appeals Judge Bryan rendering the
opinion. adverse to the petitioners. The
stitution extending the terms of county COM
missioners was legally adopted at the cleo
ton In 1891 and that. therefore, the act of
the legislature Of 1892 fixing the terms at
six years instead of two was constitutional.
The effect of the decision of the court of
appeals has been rather peculiar. The re-
publcans who anticipated 1t, are not dis
appointed. and the democrats. who expected
1t. are by no means elated. In fact with the
democrats a great many of them hold the
opinion that the decision will damage the
interests of the ticket at the coming election
and perhaps lose the party many votes.
The democratic candidate for sheriff Is al
legged to have remarked that at least three
hundred voters were pledged to him on the
strength of the court deciding in favor of
republican nominees, and these votes he
fears he will now lose. Not only republic
cans, but a great many conservative dem
ocrats. look upon the amendment and the
manner OF Its passage as an attempt to re-
tain thepreSent democratic county office hold
ers in power six years instead of two, and this
statement Is an unbiased view of the case
The decision of the court in the Frederick
county matter has had the effect Of causing
contestants in Washington, Carroll and 9TH
er counties. where a similar amendment was
adopted. to abandon their case and abide
by the decision as expressed in the opinion
Of Judge Bryan.
The annual county statement for the fiscal
year has just been made by the commission
ers and shows aggregate receipts and rev.
enues Of H5e. 4735e. the total expenditures
being 1885, 1872. 70, which leaves a balance Of
$3.50. SO. The taxable basis of the county Is
about $23. 600. 900 and the county tax rate 81
cents on the 800. The bonded debt Is 1884,
3OO including 100000 worth of bonds issued
for building bridges and replacing property
destroyed by the flood of 1889. New county
roads cost the county during the year
81, 1901, and to the public school commits
sioners was appropriated $4,000. The Jail
and almshouse received 81 800, jurors and
talesmen cost 5000 and state witnesses
1900
Indications that point to the existence of
profitable vein of coal have been found on
the farm Of Daniel ]. Young, near Yellow
Springs. this county. A party of workmen,
engaged in deepening a well, suddenly came
across vein of rich black shale, with which
were intermingled large portions Of btu
mnous coal. A further examination of the
spot was made, with the result that opera
lions for the mine of the vein are contem-
plated at an early day.
The Rev. DIR. G. c. H. Hasskarl, pastor
Of st. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
of Frederick. has been honored by election
to membership in the London Society OF
Arts, Letters and Science.
Mrs. Charles F. Dixon died at her home
here Saturday, aged forty-seven years.
She was a daughter of the late John Wilcox
on of Frederick and leaves a husband and
seven children. She was well known and
highly respected in the community.