Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-17
FREDERICK.

Soil from the graves of a number of ma
tional patriots who sleep their last sleep in
this county will furnish vitality to the lib
erty tree" which was planted at San Fran
cisco, Cal, on the anniversary of the battle
of Lexington, Mass, by the chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution of
that place. They invited all their sister
chapters in the United States to contribute
soil for the sustenance OF the tree and the
| largest and most important contributions
were sent from Frederick. DR.. Chas. W
Hoffman sent soil from the grave of Serct
Lawrence Everhart, at Middletown who was
conspicuous in the revolution, having saved
the life of Col. Washington at Cowpens and
that of Lafayette at Brandywine. Mrs.
Jonn Ritchie sent soil from the grave OF
Gen. Roger Nelson, who served in the
Maryland line; from the grave OF Col. John
Lynn, who distinguished himself at the hat
lie or camden; from the grave of Francis
scott Key, author of The Star Spangled
Banner" from Braddock spring, the point
on Catoctin mountain where Gen brad
docks men stopped on their way TO Fort
Uu Quesne In 40, and from the site of the
old court house in Frederick, where the
British stamp act was repudiated in l7t;5
Mrs. Ann q. Ross sent soil from the grave
OF Gov Thomas johnson, who nomina ted
Washington for commandment chief OF the
armies, and Mrs. Henry Williams sent soil
n ON the grave of Judge Roger Brooke 'Ta-
ney, who sleeps in the graveyard in the rear
of the Novitiate here
At the residence of Wesley Ramsburr
near New Market, this county a few days
ago, they had thrilling adventure with a
snake. Mr.. Ramsburg had gone To the field
TO work and Mrs. Ramsburg and a domestic
were upstairs, when they heard a scream
from the baby they had left below in the
cradle. Rushing down, they were Mortified
to see a huge black snake coiling its leng,h
around the cradle and darling its fangs in
IA ~ m h.a f-hf
burg quickly ran to the field and summoned
her husband, who procured his gun ana
shot the snake ere IL had injured the chfid
The supposition is that the reptile was at
tracted TO the cradle by the bottle Of min,
the child had in its hand
bakers wagon passing down Market
street, in Frederick, "Wednesday strucr n
cartridge that some one had accidentally
dropped IN the street An explosion fol-
lowed, and the bullet shot across the s,rec,
and through the window of Charles small
woods store, just grazing Mr. Smallwood's
head. 00u
A meeting will be held here I'm a fem dave
to arrange for a fitting celebration OF tho
sesqui-centennial of Frederick, an event
that occurs in September. 1885. Ii is nrol
posed 70 make the celebration a memorable
one IN the long history of the city.
The dry goods and carpet merchants nj
Frederick have decided to close their stores
at u o'clock in the evening durinp the
mohths OF June, July and August. to allow
ton.
George H. Rizer. George d. Wiles and
Mrs. Sarah Lindsay, all three prominent
citizens of this county, have died recently.
Mr. Rizer was director of the Central Ma
tonal Bank and Mrs. Lindsay was the
mother or ex-Register of Wills Hamilton
Lindsay
John Weant of Double Pipe Creek at
tempted to lift one of his fellow-students i'm
his arms at the Homeopathic School of
Medicine, In Baltimore, and in doing so
burst blood vessel in his lungs He re-
turned to his home. where he died on Mon
day.
Mrs. j. E. Howard and Mrs J. Frank
Ellis OF Washington are guests of Mr. C T.
F. Howard and family, near Frederick.