Frederick citizen., 1895-01-25
ROCKY SPRINGS.
Jan. %. 1895.

The old saying is that January is as
tickle as II girl with her first beau aud
We believe the saying will hold good
for this month, as it has had all kinds
of weat ner.
The roads are now in a very bad
condition and we can still look for the
same state of affIiTs, as long as it
eeZ-s and thaws, but what we want
Is solid road beds, which can only be
made by the breaking of stone upon
| them.
Twelve dollars per mile is not enough
Tor roads in mountain districts, aud
yet some grunble about the Roads and
say money is wasted. Such people
/ would not tie satisfied with any hing
But eau roads be made good for twelve
dollars per mile? In some places they
can. tut III many they cannot. There
o iSht to be "a law tlat farmers could
woik part of their taxes out on the
roads. We beIieve that this would
have 90 d results and be satisfac.o .ory
tn all concerned.
Nc. j. b. Cline's daughter, who has
Deen verN sick, is much batter.
Mrs. Ella Schulz, of High Knob,
paid Mrs. Sbafrr Il visit on Sunday.
MIR. Daniel Staley, who went from
here To Onlo twenty years ago, is visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. r la HIljebraud, who has heen
very III AT home, with Rheumatism, is
e ting better slowly.
Mr. u. B. Hanshew will sell his per-
s"nal Property at his sister-in-law's,
Mrs, Pm lip Hanshew, on Saturday, the.
29th inst, at l O'clock p. III. Samuel
F"rnry, auctIoueer. 1t is reported tuat
Mr.. Htnshew will go to Kansas.
Mr.. lack Thomas had "a number of
kee 10 freeze to death
Mr.. Thomas Tyler lost a number of
file bred chickens during the recent
cold s.eli.
The farmers Club, DIR. Thomas b.
| Tyler, president, will hold one Of their
NEE tugs next mouth, when business
of importance will be brought up.
Messrs. Robert Tyler aud Mel Bur-
ger have ordeie "a lumber saw-nili,
which VIII arrive some time Tins
sprlng They have Il picket mili a
shingIe mill aud a post b1rer and other
machinery. They nave received con-
tact to saw $4,000 pickets for patty
III one OF tile lower counties.
Mr.. Riggs. who farms the Riser place,
viii move on the farm he bought this
spring.
] Mr.. Andrew Klein, at Braddock, has
bought tie place which Mr. William
! Smith formerly Owned-the burned
mill properly. Mr.. Smith will move
OIL his farm hear frederick
What weather; first you are wading
in water aud mud, and tnen i'll the
snow with cold nortneaster chasing
you along the road at II rapid rate.
The Ice harvest Will be the largest
that we have had for some years.
The ice went TO waste on many streams
and ponds because there was no Que
| who wanted 1T.
During the late thaw the streams
were very full, some being out of
banks. Springs and wells that were
dry III the fall, have started out afresh
again.
During the sleet last week the trees
| in the mountain were loaded down
with ice You could hear now and
then Il tree go crashing to the earth
under its heavy load. Quite a number
OF trees i'll the nlountaius We're broken
down. Peach, apple, cherry aud par
! trees came i'll for their share of the
| damages
Horses, cattle and poultry have had
hard time in this changeable spell of
weather. ROup is reported to be very
| bad and many fowls are dying from 1t.
! M-ssrs. John. Jacob, Elmer, Charles
and William Hlldebrand, accompanied
10y Mr.. William Marco, had au eXcit-
ing fox chase on Wednesday, III High
Kuob Hollow. The hounds star ed
two foxes, red and gray one. Mr..
John HIIdebraud, eur crack shot, killed
them both. They will start out on
Monday mornlug for another chase.
FoXA are reported to be very pleutifu!
i'll iIN mountain near here.
M. Edward Biser is now better
He can now walk around the house aud
will b. able after while to 90 out.
He has been very sick for some time.
Mrs. Mary Twenty has Il beautiful
arbutus m 6Ioom. Mrs. Twenty is a
coauui~seur in raising house flowers.
While Miss Mary Tyler was paying
with her horse, he playfuliy took u
bite al her shoulder, leaving very ug-
ly wound.
brand have returned home from Mar
tInsburg, where they spent their huli-
days. They were highly pleased with
! tuelt u p
Mr.. Eli Noble, the champion peach
grower, Will plant another peach or
chard this spring of many hundreds of
trees. Mr. Noble makes peach grow
ing IA science which he studies very
carefully and practices most rigidly.
Many say there is no money in
Peaches and the reason they say that
is because they do not give it the at ell
ton they should, but let their orchards
go wild.
Oue need not say they do not know
what to read these long winter even
lngs. when such good reading matter
Is If red at such a low price aS in tine
! CITIZEN Prrminm Library. | am sure
it contains b '0kS that are 90 ,d enough
| for the most Iatidiuus as well as those
who are not hard to please. II our
young men would choose b lOks as
their companions instead of LaIers.
they would lie much happier and wiser
in the bargain. The CITIZEN deserves
much Credit in presenting such an ar
ray of b. ks and at 50 low prices;
wuich are within the reach of all.
There i, hardly anyone that need do
without good reading.
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