The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-08
SH00KSTOWN.
March 4, 1895

March 4, 1895.
The old rhyme of
The SNOW, the snow, the pure white
snow,
Over the fields thy covering strew,
Has fallen quite amSS, tnis tune, in
deed. The fields were not covered at
all, and as for the SHOW being white.
we'll that was "a perfect failure. 1t
would rather give one the idea that
the snow lett the fields with good
share OF the soil included, and amassed
Itself in the roads, out of which, in
some of our local districts, it has not
AS yet been removed.
With the zephyrs from the sunny
south comes breath of summer, but
alas, ouly to terminate, as the legend
of Candlemas would indicate, into an
other SHOW storm, although milder
than those OF the past. AS usual. when
a warm day comes around everybody
thinks summer is here. We would adj
wise our farmers who were in such
haste in planting their gardens last
J spring, to their own loss, to be patient
enough to wait until spring has come
for certain.
A social dance was given at the
home of Mr. Robert Wickham on
Thursday evening last, under the aus
pieces vi the young people of this town.
The evening was pleasantly spent by
! the many assembled anu the early
hours of morn had arrived " hen they
arrived at their homes, after duly
thanking Mr. Wickham for his kind
/ hess.
Mr.. A. F. Riddlemoser, of Thur
mont, Md, spent few days of last
week at the home of your correspon-
dent. His visit, no doubt, was not a
very pleasant Que, owing to the bad
weather prevailing.
Mr.. Elias Summers removed his
household property from the former
| home of Mr.. Grandson Shook to that
of Mrs. Bruuner, situated about one
mile from here, along the Frederick
pike. MIR. Cornelius Staley has pur-
chased the place and will make it his
future home.
The new heading of the CITIZEN
gave us quite u surprise indeed, as we
We're not expecting such IA change. The
letters have plain yet handsome eff
feet, when is readily noticed. 1t IS
the sincere pleasure of your cores
pondent to see what advantageous
changes have been taking place in the
CITIZEN during the past year. May
the earnest work of the CITIZEN be al
ways crowned with success.
While some people claim to advocate
| Justice, we find tuat very class ready
at any moment to grasp the least SLAM
derous report that chances to be set
adrlft by some evil tongue, and after
making of it all they can, pass it Oh to
/ another, who does likewise, and SO on,
until finally it has become u great
scandal, while at its beginning it may
have been false report entirely. Gen
orally those who are holding public po-
silions in which great responsibility is
contained, are found to be the centre
| for unjust criticism. Those guilty OF
such falsehood aud detraction can
scarcely he aware of the great harm
they are doing to their fellow-meu,
and the grievous sin they are commit
ting before God, and if they are, it Is
| that they care not for their nelghbor.
No one has right, nor would we
think that any one III public office
would claim right to refrain from
public inspection of the business he Is
transactng, but sadly we find class
of people who busy themselves with
! such affairs, while they have no knowl-
edge of such things whatever, aud that
is where misunderstanding originate
which are found to lead on TO such diff
ficulties as we have lately witnessed.
| At the notice of an offeEse committed
by an office holder, the whole country
| is at once in uproar, even before they
take time to consider whether it be
true or not, and though one lingering
| under such au accusation De proven
innocent, yet they hesitate AT believing
it and are forever suspecting fraud.
Let no one criticise until he has u right
to, which will not be until the one ac-
cused has been given fair trial, aud
then he will need no criticism. Let us
ALWAYS believe u man Innocent until
he is proven guilty. There are many
who claim TO be doing all for the well
fare of their party, while by their own
dishonesty, they are the greatest hind
rance; but still they claim that the
party is wholly responsible for the act
of some individual, and shout aloud,
at |, the Rilg.n l would ask, is there
either reason or justice in this?
Mr.. Charles Summers, of this place,
will leave home this week for Lincoln,
H., where he has procured situation
for the coming season. He speaks of
travelling through the western states
after this summers work is finished,
liz order to view the beautiful scenery.
Mr.. Edward Webster and family, OF
Harmony Grove, Nd, spent last Sun
day at the pleasant home of Mr.. Harry
GOnso, of this place. 49,.
Our community was not little sur
prised on hearing Of the the stirring
assertion made by Mr.. Tobias Main,
the present superintendent of Monte
vue, against three of the County Com
missioners. Whether these accusations
be true or not. we do not know, but it
would be very queer idea for three of
the Commissioners to have received
500 each to appoint Mr.. MaiD to that
office, and then at the end of year be
bold enough to turn him out. Let US
have more confidence In the response
bility Of our Commissioners and not