The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
THURMONT.
LII U hMONT.
April 9. 1895,

The mournful season of Lent is past
the Saviour has been crucified and
buried and "now is Christ risen in.
deed" Let all of us resolve in adj
vance to spend the day becomingly,
all the time bearing in mind that the
mere qualification of our carnal desires
lily attaches to this sacred occasion.
| The rain which fell here during Sun.
day night and Monday was greater
than at any one time within the last
six months, ana all streams reached
the flood line.
Regarding the growing wheat, will
say this: Judging, as we did, from the
admirable appearance of the early
wheat fields, we were, until quite re-
Gently, under the impression that the
prospects of a bountiful crop through
out this and Emmitsburg districts were
equally encouraging, but this seems
not To be the case. From general re-
ports (while in some localities the pros
poets are pleasingly bright il is dis
couragingly gloomy. Upon the whole,
the present promise is hardly encour-
aging for an average crop.
The frogs in the ponds round about
town are in vigorous aud unmistak-
able tones, giving us due notice that
they are still doing business at the old
stand.
Mr.. John Black, born, reared and
married adjacent to this town, but for
the past two years resident of Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, is here, and will
remain month, visiting relatives.
Rev. &. +. b. Castle, wife and two
children, arrived here on Tuesday the
End inst, to take charge and enter up
on the work assigned them by the ac-
ton of the U. b. Conference, which
was held here recently The Reverend
and family, on their arrival, were most
heartily received and welcomed by tine
members of the church and others aud
at once conducted to the parsonage
where all was in readiness for their re-
ception and occupancy. A solid dona-
ton was rendered them during the
evening, which was, of course, gra-
ciously received. The Reverend's first
work Oh the charge was TO conduct the
funeral services of William Frieze, of
whose illness we made mention in our
last letter. and whose death occurred
on Thursday, the 4th inst.
Mr.. Daniel Roddy, a most worthy
citizen, having some months ago pur-
chased tine Manning farm, the location
of which is of mile south of Mt. st.
Mary's College, expected to get posses
sion of the same the LIST of April, pres
ent, but being disappointed in so doing
he in consequence cancelled his pur.
chase, and on Monday started for the
State of California, where he will re-
main for year and perhaps pernla.
nently.
Some snow banks still linger at the
base of Laurel hill, one-fourth mile
east of Franklin Mills.
Mr.. Adam Lentz took possession OF
Franklin Mills on Monday, the Isl
inst, aud Immediately sent his order
abroad for stock of rollers. Pool
buhr mills.
The conlmotion in and around town
during the three first "fiittiug
time" of this month, reminded us Of
the good old days of the flint lock gun
and tallow dip, and when post, rail,
shingle, stave and heading, and tan
bark timber was plentiful in the wood,
and mountains around about here. The
| changes of residents of and around
town Were unusually numerous, and
great indeed was the merry making.
This brings us TO think Of and consider
the near approach of Easter, which is
we believe, regarded as the very queen
or the highest OF all the christian fes
rivals.
Lee, second son of Prof. John Ian
ders, having disposed of his bushes:
Interests in Washington, ID. c., where
he had been living during the last tive
years, has, through the intercedence oI
his brother, Lieut.. G. Foreman Ian
ders, of the regular army and now sta
toned in the far west, secured IA posi-
ton on an extensive cattle rancho il
the State of California, leaving here
last night to enter upon his new duties
Lee has four near relatives-John
Dodd, Wallace, aud Bruce Landers
residing in the State of California, who
own and conduct extensive ranches.