The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-30
THURMONT,


Owing to protracted drouth farm
work has come TO almost standstill,
Since the sixth day of July last we
have had but one rain, that of Tuesday
night, the 9th inst, which was light
one. AS consequence the crop has
Deen greatly damaged and the late
planted potatoes, the tomatoes and
vegetables generally are parched nigh
unto death. The outlook for turnip
crop is gloomy indeed, as the seed are
yet i'll the bag.
A reunion of those yet surviving of
the 9th Regiment Maryland Voiun-
teers will occur here on Saturday, the
9th day of September next, when
more than 100 of the "Old Vets" are
expected to be present, exchange greet
ings and have good time generally.
Joe Miller, of near Rocky Ridge, was
in town last week. He reports bass
fishing in the Monocacy as being I'M
usually lively, says the bass are biting
freely and great numbers of them are
being caught and strung.
III. III. Rouzer and a half dozen of
his brothers, all fully equipped with
fishing tackle, started for the Monoca-
cy this morning
William H. 10y, accompanied by
some friends, went gigging in lower
Owens Creek one night last week and
succeeded in bagging 8 large eels and
about 10 fine suckers.
Contractor and builder, Mr.. Jos. A..
Weddle, has MIR, Wisotzkey's fine resi-
dence and store room nearly com pleted
and has secured the contract for the
erection of the high school building,
and also for j. w. Logs cOmmodious
dwelling, all to be compelled within
100 days.
MIR. Abram LentZ's improved cider
press is in full operation and is doing
superior work. The yield of cider per
bushel of apples is about four az gal
Ions. Mr.. J. w. Creager also has a
cider mill in operation and doing ex-
cellent work, 1t is located at his
water power saw mill, near Cold
Spring.
Will. Connolly, of Baltimore. paid
his mother and uncle, James w. Bait
zell, at whose home the former is now
spending some time, flying visit to-
day. He returned via Frederick to
Baltimore, this evening, travelling on
bicycle to Frederick, thence to Balti-
more by rail.
Rev. +. e. b. Castle and family have
returned from a visit to relatives in
Maryland and Virginia.
Heat, dust and people were in abun-
dance at the Graceham picnic, on Sat
urday last
The probability is, we are sorry to
say, that Prof. VIM. M. Martin will
sever his connection with the Thur
mont High School. Report says he
has secured much more lucrative po-
sition in Chicago and will go thither.
Mrs. Col. Rouzer, after pleasant
visit TO her daughter in Rochester,
New York, returned home OH Friday
last.
Preston Herring, after spending six
weeks with his aunt, here, departed
for his home in Wilmington, Del, on
Tuesday last.
Mr. j. w. Creager, who had an arm
broken few weeks ago, and Mr.. Chas.
Mackley, who a week later had a hand
crushed, are both doing finely and are
around directing their respective bust
nesses.
Quite number of our residents, and
some not so young either, fully ripe,
indeed, were fleeced out of sums Of
money, varying in amounts from one
to fifteen dollars, by sharks doing bust
ness 10 connection with Cummings
Circus, Managerie and Museum, which
gave performance here on Saturday,
the 18th inst.
The editor of certain newspaper
published not hundred miles from
here, hits the nail directly on the head
when he says: "Sam Jones in the
pulpit and garbage in a Sevres vase
are parallels in the fitness of things"
1t is to be hoped that Sam, as we now
know him, will steer clear of Mary
land during the remainder of his natu-
raj life. in so far at least, as his meth
DDS of conducting religious meetings is
concerned.