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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP A
TRAIN.
dynamite Supposed to Have Been
used by Train Robbers to
Wreck the Chicago Express,
Near Dlckerson Station.

Several of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad detectives have been in
Frederick and the adjoining counties
to investigate an attempt that was
made short time before midnight
Monday, to blow up the Chicago Ex-
press, near the Monccacy river, a short
distance east of Monocacy Junction.
1t was known as the money train"
ana left Chicago Sunday night. 1t
ola not arrive at Washington juno
ton until after eleven o'clock, %. M.
the following night.
When between Tuscarora and Dick
erson stations, the train, which was
going at a rapid rate, struck an OBJ
struction and tremendous explosion
followed. No one was hurt, but the
pilot of the locomotive was blown to
pieces and the headlight shattered into
thousand pieces. Some of the cars,
including the express car, were damag.
ed and the track for about twenty feet
was torn up. The force of the explo.
sion was so great that the train almost
came to standstill. The engineer
ana brakeman acted with promptness.
reversing the engine and putting on
brakes before the train could be derail-
ed. No one was hurt.
dynamite was the explosive suppos-
ed to have been used. No trace of the
guilty parties could be found. The en-
glne was sufficiently repaired to be
moved to Dickerson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

The first and severest of the series of
storms that visited us during the past
week, came upon US from the north
west on last Wednesday evening, con-
tinuing far into the night. tor two
hours the wind blew gale, the rain,
with u slight sprinkling of hail, fell In
torrents, the thunder was terrific and
the lightning appalling. Great floods
occurred in Owens and Hunting
Creeks, causing considerable damage.
Especially was Rouzer's branch on
the rampage, aud the damage 10 the
fencing, out buildings, truck patches
and gardens along its path was con-
siderable-Mr. Simon Lohr being the
heaviest loser.
The second storm came upon us from
the South, on Friday evening, but
while the rain was very heavy, the
wind, thunder and lightning was not
30 severe as GU Wednesday night.
Saturday evening brought US another
der and lightning, no wind. On Sun
day evening came the great. grand
pourdOwn; for two hours it seemed as
II portion of the Atlantic had been
scooped up, carried into this locality
aud was being poured down on and
around us, flooding again all streams
and low lands. No wind, no thunder,
no lightning-it Just rained. 1t was
beautiful rain. The growing crops
were not damaged TO any very
great extent. but the farmers
will have considerable trouble,
attended with considerable expense.
harvesting and curing it, as the wheat,
rye, oats aud grass are flat on the
ground aud the corn looks like log
had been drug over it.
In the next issue of the CITIZEN we
will tell the readers thereof something
about the old foot bridge which span
ed Rouzer's branch, at the foot Of East
Main street, prior to the seventies.
Mr.. Roy Colliflower will return to
Missouri Valley, Iowa, his post of
duty, on Monday next, and will be- &C
companied thither by our young
townsman, Frank Rouzer, Esq.
Ed. Willhide Jr., aged Is years, slip
ped and fell Wednesday evening last,
breaking his arm.
Miss Rose Markell, of Hagerstown,
was the guest of Miss Ada Willet, on
Saturday and Sunday last.
Rev. j. H. Barb preached in the
Lutheran Church, at Sablllasville, on
Sunday last.
Quite a large rattlesnake came
down from the mountains one day
last week, and curled himself nicely
on Mr.. William Baltzell's well floor,
where member of the family found
and killed him.
The 4th will be celebrated here be-
comingly. The boys have been saving
up pennies for some time for the oc-
casion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Encamped Near Black Rock.

On Friday morning of last week at
an early hour, Messrs. Charles and
Francis Smith, J. Knight Mcdonald,
Louis and Harry Nixdorff, Guy Thorn
as, Madison Nelson, A. H. Maconiche
and &. Francie Baughman left Freder-
ick, bag and baggage for Black Rock
on the MOnocacy, near Buckeys:own,
where they encamped with the expec-
tation of remaining a week or ten
days. The position chosen was far
above the river, near Cold Spring,
justly considered, as its name implies,
the coolest water In the county. Two
tents furnished an abode for the young
men, colored cook and waiter boy
Provisions were taken with view Of
an extended stay, altogether depend
ing upon the weather--which during the
early part of the sojourn has not been
very favorable. Hunting, some little
fishing and games and other amuse-
ments about the camp afford abundant
means of passing away the time, not
to speak of excellent meals, which al
ways find the campers hungry and are
eagerly devoured. All of them are
healthy at last accounts and are thor
Oughly enjoying the situation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
TOWNSVILLE.

July L, 1870.
To admit the truth, last week when
we came to collect items for the paper,
we felt somewhat discouraged, for
when we looked around We concluded
that there We're none to be had, hence
no louisville locals appeared in last
weeks issue. But when | received
last weeks paper, and found so much
interesting news from my brother re-
porters, and saw the returns from the
Frederick city election, | found room
to console myself on account of neglect
of duty.
Well, we are glad Democracy has
again triumphed in the town of Fred
erick. In our district that election was
looked forward to with considerable
interest. All felt, that in measure, it
would be the means of deciding the
election in the county this fall.
On Wednesday evening last, the
slight drouth that had prevailed in
this locality for short time previous,
was broken by heavy fall of rain,
which did some damage to corntields,
by washing. But the rain came in
time to save the early patato crop,
which promises to be unusually good.
Farmers are very much back with cut
ting grain, and it will be the last of
this week, or the first of next, before
all are through cutting. The grain
here is heavy and good portion of it is
now lying flat on the ground.
Harry Boon, young man living
near here, has been suffering for the
past week from catarrh on his left
hand. DR.. f. III. Sidwell has lanced
his hand several times, and is now
treating it, but it is still in serious
condition. The injury resulted from a
bru;se of the bone.
The Junior Order of United Ameri-
can Mechanics expect to formally or
ganize in this town in the near future.
A meeting held in the Town Hall on
Saturday night last for the purpose of
discussing the principles and objects of
the society, resulted very favorably for
the organization.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Lightning Plays Havoc in House
hold.

Lightning struck the dwelling house
of Mr.. William Allen, at Petersville,
on Wednesday night of last week. and
performed some queer and peculiar
freaks without resulting in the loss of
life. The chimney was demolished,
the roof torn off in parts, the garnet
wrecked and the next floor consider
ably demolished. A safe in one cor
ner of the room, filled with glassware
was torn to pieces. The bolt then
passed down to the next floor, where
the paper was torn from one side of
the wall, two clocks were broken, pic
lures against the wall were torn to
pieces, and the top torn from stove
and hurled across the room to where
Mrs. Allen and two children were
seated on lounge. No one was hurt,
although Mrs. Allen received severe
shock.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Chief of Awards at the Cotton
States Exposition.

The acceptance of DIR. Daniel G. Gil
man, President of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity of Baltimore, of the position of
Chief of Awards at the Cotton States
and International Exposition carries
with it an important significance.
The idea of making an exposition "a
real competition between rival con-
Germs in various lines, based solely
on merit, has too often been overlooked
in eXpositions. The appointment of
DR.. Gilman. a man who stands at the
very head of his profession in America,
and who is known in circles of higher
learning all over the world, is a guar
antee to every exhibitor at the Cotton
States and International Exposition
that he will be treated steictly on his
merits as set forth in his exhibit, and
that his medal and diploma, should he
win one, will mean something. A
writer in the Chicago Times Herdtd
has wisely suggested that it will pay
Atlanta to profit by the experience of
the Worlds Fair aud adopt such sys-
tenn of awards that medal from At
lanta can take its place alongside
those from Paris, Antwerp, Vienna
or anywhere in the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
GRACEHAM.

July 2nd, 1875.
Several very heavy storms passed over this
section last week, doing considerable damage.
On Thursday evening the lightning struck
Mr.. Joshua Martins barn again, SCATTERING
several rafters and making openings in the
roof. Gardens were washed. Mr.. L. C..
Smith loses by the water considerable corn
and salt which he had in the cellar ofhis ware
house and which overlooked with water. Lots
OF other property was destroyed and things
much washed
DIR. and Mrs. Miller spent Tuesday after
noon with Mrs. John Root, of Thurmont.
A great many of our citizens intend visiting
Pen-Mar ON the 4th
The Graceham Mite Society intends holding
festival on the church lawn on the llth,
18th and 18th Of July.
Mr.. Edward Carson is on the sick list
Miss Kate Lohr is visiting friends at Frank
linville.
Owing to the heavy rain on Sunday even.
ing, the Y. p. S. c. L. had no meeting.
Mr. Edward Collihower. formerly of thi:
place, but now of Baltimoie, is visiting hi:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jago Colihower Ed
has great many friends here, all OF whom
are very glad to see him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05

Special dispatches to the Baltimore
press. dated Denton, July 2ud, say:
Tonight at II O'Clock Marshall Price,
the condemned murderer of Sallie
Dean, was taken from the Denton Jail
by q number of m .sked men and
hanged to tree.
AT 10 o'clock this evening number
Of persons had gathered. a few at q
time, into the town, and then it was
known that there was to be lynch
ing. Price was told Of their presence
and he said to guard: "For Gods
sake let me out. I will hide. I will
not run away" But every avenue of
escape was guarded, and the sheriff
had been notified not to attempt to
take Price away.
The mob had no difficulty in enter
ing the Jail, where they found the
crouching aud terrified man. He was
quickly forced out of the building, aud
short distance from the Jail stands
the tree tn which he was hanged.
The lynching was undoubtedly pro-
voked by the reprieve which Governor
Brown gave the condemned man, who
was to have been hanged on Friday.
Prices counsel had worked hard to
have the appeal taken by them heard
at the October term of the State Court
of Appeals, at Annapolis The details
Of the crime were published in the
CITIZEN at the time. II was most
fiendish deed aud there is no doubt
but the guilt was placed where it be-
longed.
Governor Brown had granted an in
definite reprieve to the condemned
murderer, Marshall +. Price, who was
convicted of killing Sallie +. Dean aud
was sentenced to be hanged on Friday
next. The case was to go to the Court Of
Appeals; the last resort. When notified
of the reprieve, the condemned man
manifested but very little interest, aud
just previous had asked the sheriff to let
him help build the scaffold on which
his life was to be sacrificed. Since this
was written the above was put III type.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
THE CITIZEN FREDERICK Nd FRIDAY MORNING JULY 1885,
DAIRYING.
Answers to Questions on This Sub
ject, by S.iFenton Hargett.

To the readers of the CITIZEN. of
Frederick, Maryland, who have asked
questions of me upon an article pub
lished In that paper of June 2lst, l will
answer you through the columns of that
esteemed journal by the consent of
the editor.) First l would ask the
following corrections to be made in
former article published. The average
amount Of butter to 100 pounds of milk
should be pounds instead of 6, and
amount received for milk sold to the
factory, $657.67, instead $957.97. There
are several questions that will not be
answered, as they are of private na-
ture and will answer only those that
give general information.
~ What kind of cows do you
keep?
My cows are Jersey and grade Jer-
seys.
(2.) What do you feed to get the
amount of butter you claim to 100
pounds of milk?
In winter feed one-fifth corn, one
fifth wheat bran and three-fifths cotton
hull that contains 400 pounds cotton
seed meal to the ton, mixed hay, cut
corn fodder, and feed all the cow will
eat up clean. They have access to salt
when out in the yard. In the spring
l continue grain food when on past
ure, until corn fodder commences to
tassel, that is sOwn for that purpose at
various times, when we stop all grain
rations and cut the green fodder,
which consider the best feed for but
ter IN summer and autumn.
~ What temperature do you keep
milk?
AS near 50 degrees as possible for 10
hours, when it is skinned. All milk
should be SKINNED when sweet.
IA. What is the shortest time you
can get all the cream in the Crystal
Creamery?
BY being adulterated with 40 per
cent. water, you can get all in two
hours.
(5.) Will it pay to haul milk from
age prices, go cents per 100 pounds?
No, if you mean for the year it will
not pay at 80 cents per 100.
(6.) What was the greatest yield
from the given amount of milk, and
what time of the year?
1882 pounds of milk made 704
pounds of butter, weighed out in
pounds in January, 1893.
o. Will it pay as well to make but
ter at 10 cents per pound, as to ship
milk at 10 cents per gallon and pay 3
cents freight?
Yes, and better, unless you make it
as your grandmother did
(S.) Do you use ice in your Crystal
Creamery?
Yes, in summer when have it and
when | have none pump water in it
twice day and in the winter once a
week.
49, How do you know your milk is
worth 20 cents per 100 pounds for pigs?
Because people come and haul it 4
miles and pay that for it,
(lO.) Do you test your cows? If so,
how?
Yes, by weighing milk and cream it
makes, and by the gauge glass. find
by raising calves we get our best cows;
if a heifer fresh the first time, does not
turn out well, she never gets fresh the
second time; she goes to the butcher.
Be methodical in all dairy work;
slipshod ways will not win. Milk at
regular hours, be kind to the cows
never drive them with dog, nor run
them; if you have no lazy boy to drive
them, go for them yourself; it is by
looking after the little things that
makes dairying pay.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
CATOCTIN FURNACE.

July =, 1870.
On Wednesday evening, June Goth,
we were visited by heavy storm.
About 8 O'Clock it was at its height and
lasted until midnight The lightning
played havoc, striking houses and trees
in different places. The rain poured
down in torrents for quite time. 1t
did not come amiss either, as gardens
were suffering for want of rain.
Patatoes will be plentiful in this vi
entity with few exceptions.
Hay making is in full blast at this
place.
Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch will have a
large crop of hay.
Several of the Catoctin boys have
gone harvesting.
Mr.. John Kesselring, who was on
the sick list, is at this writing on the
mend.
Mr.. John Wolfe and wife, of Pa,
are the guests of Mrs. Christian Nuna-
maker. Mr.. Wolfe is a son-in-law of
Mrs. Nunamaker. He is very pop
ular man and has a very good occupa-
ton at Gray Thorn, Pa.
On Sunday, June 30th, Elder Daniel
Lewis, of Garfield, Md, preached for
the me mbers of the Church.
The Church Of God was reorganized
at this place by Elder Samuel Kipe, Of
Highfield, Md. The church has %
members. AT the same time and place
an election was held for Elders and
Deacons. The Elders elected were:
Messrs. Chris. Nunamaker, James
Sinfiners and George Pennel.
There will be preaching on Sunday,
July 7th, at 2.30 o'clock, p. M, in the
NJ. p. Church, near Harmony Grove,
by Rev. Pierce.
Raspberries are now prip.
Mrs. VIM. Stitely went raspberry
picking cd Friday last and returned at
noon with niue quarts of nice fine ber-
ries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
First Wedding Anniversary.

On Wednesday evening of last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward s. Eichelberger
celebrated the first anniversary of their
marriage, in Worcester, Mass. Many
friends called during the evening and
showered upon the happy pair the
greatest variety of good wishes for
their future. This popular young man
and his wife are very promident In So
cial circles, entertaining quite elabor-
ately and always providing the most
entertaining attractions. The above
was one of the most pleasant OF its
kind and will oe long remembered by
those who attended. The Misses Eich-
elberger and Miss Kase assisted in re-
ceiving the guests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
LARGE DEFICIT.
Government Expenditures Great
er than Receipts by BIB, $780,
OOO-Custom Receipts Larg-
err than Last Year.

Says Washington press dispatch:
The treasury deficit for the fiscal year
just closed, as shown by Mondays debt
statement to be approximately S43,-
100000. This, added to last years de-
felt of nearly S70,000,000 makes the
excess of expenditures over receipts
since June 30th, 1893, about Sll3, 250,-
900. The total receipts of the govern
ment this fiscal year. exclusive of pos
tai revenues, amount to nearly 1913, :
100000 and the expenditures 1856, 3d.
600, of which pensions took Sal ,39I, :
623. Last year the aggregate receipts
exclusive of postal revenues were $780,
722,0l9 and the expenditures 1867, 525,-
279. The receipts this year, therefore,
were SIS, 27S, 900 greater than last and
the expenditures about Sl1 ,275, 600 less.
The postal service deficit is about
Sl1, 000,00 which is considerably in
excess of that of any recent year.
The internal revenue department of
the government has contributed this
year to the receipts nearly $l43, 900, 900,
as against little more than $l47 ,000,-
600 last year. THE customs this year
makes a better showing than last by
about $2l, 100000. Last year the re-
ceipts from this source amounted to
nearly Sl32, 100000, and this year they
approximate Sl53. 100000
DEBT STATEMENT.
To-morrow's debt statement will
show an available cash balance of
about Sl95, 100000, of which about
Sl07, 800 900 is gold reserve. This re-
serve will include payment in full for
the last bond issue, but the statement
will show counter debt charge of only
$3l, l57, 700 in bonds, or one-half of the
whole amount issued
In explanation of this seeming error
it is said that the formal transfer of the
London half of the bonds has not yet
been made. The expenditures for July
will be exceptionally heavy. Pensions
and interest alone are expected to
$40, 100000.
During the fiscal year the number of
national banks in existence has de-
creased from 3.775 to 1852. Forty-one
national banks have been organized
during the year, sixty have gone into
voluntary liquidation and thirty-sx
have been placed in the hands of re-
ceivers.
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION
The national bank circulation. has
increased S4,337, 79l from 1907 1853, 244
on July LIST, 1891, to S2ll, 69l ,035 July
1st, 1895. From July 18th, 1894, tc
May 9TH, 1895, the nearest dates to the
year obtainable, the loans and dis
counts of national banks have increas.
ed from 81 1888, $50, 1852 to $1,976, 604, 445
or about $43, 100000. During the same
time individual deposits have increased
from 81 ,677 sol 200 to $1,000, 96l, 299, o.
about Sl3,00O,000. The lawful money
reserve held by banks shows heavy
increase, from 1854, los, 757 to $43S, 93l,
$40, or nearly$75, 100000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
FOXVJLLE.

July l, 1895.
The barn on the Eccard place, now
owned by Mr.. Philip Baker, was re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Mr. Harlem Stottlemyer, of VOLTS
vile, was the guest of Mr.. Z. M. Haul
yer several days last week.
Messrs. Calvin Il. Fox and Irving
A. Fox, of this place, are summering at
Pen-Mar, where they are engaged in
the hacking business.
Mrs. Clara Lewis and Mrs. Manzella
Buhrman, of HagerstOwn, are here
visiting friends.
Mr.. Harry Fuss, of Williamsport,
spent several days here last week, as a
guest of the family of Mr.. Edward
Buhrman.
On last Wednesday evening Mr.
Charles ". youngest son of Mr.. J. J.
Fox, of this place, and Miss Flora
Brown, of Euclid, were united in the
holy bonds of matrlmony, at the Luz
theran parsonage in Smithsburg, by
the Rev. J. b. Keller.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
PARK MILLS.
July 2, 1895.

July z, 1898.
The farmers are about through cut
ting their grain. The heavy rains of
late did great deal of damage to the
corn fields, washing large cutters
through them.
Mr.. VIM. Selarey is just getting out,
after spell of sickness.
Mrs. Gluck and family, of Baltimore,
are Boarding at Montvina.
The Park Mills base ball team ex-
poets to have a game on the 4th of
July.
Mr.. F. A. Ordeman has accepted a
large bill of saving from Mr.. F. A.
Kessler.
Mr.. l.. L. Wartield has completed
several jobs of carpentering in Mont
gomery County.
The Park Mills ball players say ait
seems strange that they cannot get the
country teams to play them"
Miss Addie Kohlenburg, of Freder-
ick, is the guest of Miss Ella Bowers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
Entertainment at City Hall Last
Night.

The Philomathean Literary Society
held very enjoyable public entertain
ment at the City Hall last night, the
4th inst. The program was decidedly
interesting and the large audience
highly appreciated every number
This wide-awake organization annu-
ally provides some literary treat on the
night of the 4th of July, and will con-
time to do 80 in the future. Our peo-
pie should appreciate this worthy en-
deavor and encourage all such COM
mendable undertakings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-07-05
A Serious Wreck.

Quite serious wreck occurred on
the b. & o. Railroad on Friday even
ing last, by the breaking of wheel on
one of the cars on fast freight train,
near Mantz's crossing. Several cars
jumped the track, and others follow
ing, were piled upon the first in great
confusion. Traffic was delayed for sew
eral hours. A large portion of the
track was torn up and considerable
time was occupied in fixing it. A
number of refrigerator cars helped to
make up the train and they were very
much damaged. The loss will be quite
heavy.