The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-06
THURMONT.
Dec. 3, 1895.

Christmas is approaching nearer and
the season for the ingatheriug of ever
greens is at hand. Already we have
noticed one team heavily ladened with
the choicest pines and cedars-some
seemingly Is or more feet in length
passing through town and going in the
direction of Frederick. That there are
in Mount Olivet Cemetery aud the
beautiful parks and lawns surrounding
some of Frederick's suburban resi-
dences the most charming evergreens,
pine, cedar, etc, that would make
lovely Christmas trees, we have no
doubt, aud We would suggest to some
of Frederick's vendors of Christmas
trees tue propriety of approprialing
those, as that would be just as right
and lawful as to cut, saw and slash
down Unfortunately and without
leave or license, as some do, the private
property OF individuals, the evergreens
which adorn the mountain sides round
about Thurmont. The vendors of these
goods are perhaps poor and no doubt
worthy men, and we do not envy them
the income which they derive there
from, but might 1t not he well and in
good taste for them to, in advance, in
form themselves as to the ownership of
these lands and as to his desires relat-
ing thereto?
Mr.. j. Wesley Creager purchased
recently at public sale.-ot Mary +.
Frior, trustee, etc.-l00 acres timber
land. One tract, a mountain lot, con-
tanning 673 acres, and lying adjacent TO
the Thurmont reservoir, was knocked
off to him at So per acre, just the price
OF one cord chestnut wood. See?
Samuel. son of Martin Miller, of
Catoctin Furnace, was killed Sunday
night last IN Fairvew, Cumberland
County, Pa, where he has been work.
ing for some time past. His death was
tragic.
Mr.. John Freshman, residing one
mile southeast of town, and who for
the past several years has been in the
employ of the w. NJ. r. Il. Company,
will go to farming next spring, he
having rented Mr.. Newton Zenlz's
farm, lying west of Lewistown. Mr..
Zentz is miller by trade, aud, if we
are correctly Informed, he has recently
purchased the old Brunner flour and
grist mills, located in the western
suburbs of Frederick City, and will
move thereto April LIST next.
Mrs. Martha Ann Eyler, widow of
the late Benjamin Eyler, and who
during the eighties. conducted small
store in Eyler's Valley, has now located
III Baltimore, where she will engage in
the construction of overalls.
The conundrum "Why is Thurmont
like heaven?n which was published in
the issue of the Clarion of the 2lst ult.,
created quite an interest among the
many readers of that paper, and
brought forth in all seven answers
That one, because there is no marry
ing or giving in marriage" having
been accepted as the correct answer.
More conuudrums will appear in the
Clarion with the request that they he
solved and answered in the following
issues, and we expect the interest to
increase and bring with 1t some, per-
haps not little, merrimeut. One
thing, though, we can depend upon all
in connection Herewith being kept
strictly vii hin bounds of propriety, as
the Clarion is one of the cleanest of
newspapers.
Reuben McAfee, who resides near
the Great Falls on Hunting Creek, has
killed So far this season 80 raccooDs.
Rabbits and opossums in proportion.