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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
OUR CITY FATHERS
Hold Their Regular Monthly Meet
1ng-Several Important Ordi-
nances and Resolutions
Passed.

The Board of Aldermen met in reg
ular session on Wednesday evening,
March 18th, 1896, with His Honor the
Mayor, and the following members
present: Messrs Tyson, Difftndal and
Biser
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and approved.
Mr. George Zimmerman, represent
ing the lOt-holders in N. w. Addition,
states that said lot-holders were en-
deavoring to have passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of Md, a bill pl cling 20
lots of the addition outside of the cor
porate limits.
A representative of the Rex Fire EX-
tinguisher Company exhibited to the
Board an extingusher, and a resolution
was passed empowering the City Reg
lister to purchase one 10 De placed in
the Opera Hall.
The matter of purchasing water
mains from the South Park Villa Co.,
was referred to the Water Committee.
The following bills were approved
and ordered to lie paid: l.. M. Stone,
$22 81; George w. Brengle, $48. 40; J.
Blser. lilo; Charles F. Fleming,
$38. 25.
The report of the Cicy Register
showed receipts for rent of City Opera
House, $54. II; receipts for lighting and
heating same, 1878. The report on
motion was adopted.
The report of the Market Master was
as follows: Receipts from hay scales,
$34 SO; receipts from cattle scales,
$l9. 25; receipts from market collections,
$500; receipts from stands and stalls,
$780,
The following bills were referred to
thn (tnIn milton IN CIailnc. Gonrno M
Brengle, superintendent, $89.87; l.. M.
Stone, superintendent, $751; 81; M. e.
Getzendanner, $7.19; James e. Doll,
$40.
The bond of Mr.. Henry Miller was
OH motion adopted.
Superintendent F. F. Tyeryar made
a report that the old reservoir needed
cleaning, and that new float should
be placed in one of the lighthouses.
The matter was referred to The Water
Committee with power to act.
An ordinance was passed regulating
speed of railroad trains within the cor
porate limits, the maximum being
placed at six miles per hour
An ordinance was passed, repeating
ordinance No. S19, relative to market
hours.
An ordinance was passed making
the following market regulations: On
market days, from April 1st to October
1st in each year, the market house shall
be opened at a. III. and the sale of
goods begin at a. m.-and on market
days from October 1st each year to the
following April the market house shall
be opened at 5 a. m. and sale of goods
begin at a. m.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed: Making rebate of taxes on 5000
real estate, for year 1895, on amount
standing on the assessment books in
the name of o. p Bennett; making re-
bate ON $50 personal, to Capt. Samuel
Brown; making rebate to Adam Ru.
lard on $243 personal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
A Mandamus Suit Against the
Mayor of Baltimore.

The Mayor of Baltimore has at least
one sturdy council appointee to deal
with in the person of Mr.. Noble H.
Creager, whom the Mayor refuses to
swear in as City Collector. Mr.. Crea-
ger is from Frederick County original
ly, but for number of years past has
resided in Baltimore, where he has
taken great interest in political mat
tiers. Some time age Mayor Hooper
nominated Mr.. JnO. S. Partlett for the
same office, but owing to the dis
agreement between His Honor and
the City Council, the latter refused
to consider it and named in his place
Mr.. Creager. This was after they had
officially declared the Mayor to have
no hand in making appointments.
Mr.. Hooper refused to qualify Mr..
Creager, and the latter goes to court.
and before Judge Richie applied for
and filed papers in mandamus suit
against the Mayor. The order of the
Superior Court allows Mayor Hooper
until March Goth to show cause WHY
the writ should not be issued against
him. Both have eminent counsel and
the case will be watched with interest.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Taneytown Wants Reservoir.

A largely attended meeting of the
citizens of Taneytown, Carroll County,
was held Friday last, for the purpose
of adopting or rejecting proposed act
to be presented to the Legislature.
which will enable the burgess and
commissioners to issue bonds for the
construction of water works, providing
the act be approved by majority of
the votes cast at an election to be held
on the first Monday in May, next.
Not single voice was raised against
the proposed improvement and the act
was unanimously adopted. The act
provides for an issuance of bonds not
exceeding $4,000 due in forty years
and redeemable after seven, and TO
bear interest at a rate not greater than
five per cent. There is also a provis-
ion for increasing the tax rate fifteen
cents on the hundred dollars should
the revenues from water rents be in
sufficient to meet expenses. The act
further provides that should the bur
CESS and commissioners find upon in
vestigation that the plan was impracti-
cable, they had the privilege of aban-
doning it. The bill was introduced i'm
the House OH Monday, by DIR. Birnie.
and was passed on Thursday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

THE Postoffice and Agricultural De-
partments have under serious consid-
Grafton plan for the general dcssemi-
nation of weather forecasts, which, if it
receives the sanction of Congress and
the necessary appropriation, will be of
great benefit, especially to those per-
sons who are far removed from the in
fiuence of the daily newspapers. The
idea proposed is to stamp on all letters
and packages, in addition to the date
and hour, forecasts of the weather the
following day. To do this, the stamps
now used will be replaced with others
having an extra circle, in which will
be printed prospectus of the state of
the weather. The official forecast is at
present quite satisfactory as far as cor
rectness is concerned, but its territory
is very much restricted. With every
letter a weather indicator the SER
vice this new departure will ac-
complish can readily be comprehended.
Congress can certainly find time to
consider this matter and make suitable
appropriations
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Emmitsburg Personals.

Last weeks Chronicle says:
Messrs. Jacob Smith and Harry
Hoke, were in Hagerstowu, this week.
Mr.. Thaddeus Zimmerman, of Balti-
more, spent few days with his father.
Mr.. r. H. Zimmerman, this week.
Miss Ella Eichelberger, of Frederick
is visiting Misses Louise and Halle
MOtter.
Mrs. George b. Resser and daughter.
of Hanover, Pa, made a visit M
and Mrs. Lewis NJ. Motter.
Miss Lizzie ellison, of Frederick.
visiting at Mr.. VIM, MOrrison's.
Mr.. Luther Zimmerman. of Balti-
more, is visiting his father In this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hack were in
Baltimore this week.
Mr.. WIN. p. Nunemaker spent Sun-
day with his family in this place.
A four-year-old orphan boy who
lives with Charles Wenschaf. of Fair
play, near Emmitsburg, this county.
while alone In the house played with
the fire, which ignited his clothes: He
ran out into the yard, where he was
discovered in sheet of flames. Before
they could be extinguished he was Sc
riously burned about the body.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
Brunswick, This County, Wrest-
ling With the Problem-The
Matter Before the Legis-
lature.
Especial to the Citizen

In Brunswick we have biennial ag-
itatiOn of the liquor question. Without
detailing the causes that led up to it on
former occasions, brief resume of it's
present status in your valuable COL
umns, would not, l think, be out of
place.
In the charter of incorporation
granted by the Legislature of 1892, GER
tain prOhibitOry clauses were enacted.
In the following Legislature the anti
saloon people succeeded in having the
saloon limit extended one half mile
from the corporate boundary. Upon
the converting of the present session
the friends of high license became ag-
gressive and presented large petition
in favor of that system, and certain
other requirements, or more clearly, to
submit the same to a vote of the peo-
pie. This was followed by counter
petition of equal proportions, in addi-
ton to which, a petition more formid-
able in numbers than the two COM
bined, signed by lady residents Oppos-
ing vote on the question was present
ed. Just at present it is the chief topic
OF conversation in our town. The ar
guments extended by the friends of
the measure are chiefly that the people
should have an opportunity to express
themselves by ballot and let the will of
the majority prevail; also that con-
servative estimate places the net profits
on liquor sold in the vicinity at S., 900
per annum, of which at least one half
should be paid into the towns treas
ury in the way of licenses, thereby re-
lieving the taxpayer to certain ex-
tent and in an indirect manner reach a
class who, though being benefited by
corporate authority, help to share none
of its burdens.
The opponents of the measure con-
tend that Brunswick being designed as
an exemplary railroad town, the sale
of liquor in any form would be inju-
rious to its welfare; also that "a vote re-
stricted 10 the property owners would,
without doubt, prohibit its sale, but
there being floating vote composed of
men employed in railroad service,
whose relatives and proper homes are
at distant points, might form a balance
of power, and succeed in overthrOwing
the present system and establish one
more in accordance with the interests
of the liquor faction. Another impor-
tant factor is that the residents of a
large portion of the lst and End wards,
who, living on lots purchased from the
Real Estate and Improvement Com
pany, under restrictions that no intox-
icants should be sold thereon, the re-
mainder of the town opposed to high
license, claim that it would be unfair
for persons with no direct interest to
establish system, the injurious effects
of which would fall on certain dis
tricts. In the meantime, ailments, for
which a "spiritus ferrnenti" prescrip-
ton is needed, continue very numer-
Gus.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
The green and the shamrock of Ire
land were much in evidence on st Pat
rick's day.

REPUBLICAN, newspapers have a bad
case of "sour mouth" these days, and
don't seem to know what to do or say
about the political condition of affairs
in Maryland. Their party has proven
itself manifestly unfit to govern this
good old State, which was ruthlessly
turned over to them at the last election
by the enemies of certain party lead
ers. Their vain attempts at excuses
and explanation do not show up well
after their columns of long and windy
denunciation of Democratic govern
ment and promises of reform and re-
juvenation. 1t has all amounted to
"shucks," as we thought it would, and
places the Republican party in a
ridiculous light before the people.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

APRoPos of the placing of the Mar
quette statue in Statuary Hall at the
Capital and the resolutions and efforts
to have the Legislature of Wisconsin
to take back its generous donation, the
American Protective Association, after
having examined the records in the case
of the so-calledn discoveries of Pere
Marquette, have declared them to be
without foundation. This is amusing.
Even history is not safe from their at
tacks. Can we not expect from them
soon denial of the popular impression,
backed up by historians of undoubted
learning and veracity, that Columbus
discovered this country before any
other civilized being; that George
Washington was the greatest figure in
American annals during the early days
of our independence, or any other his
toric axiom. If they are to be the
self-constituted protectors OF our his.
toric lore, in addition to their other
assumed functions, does it not seem
that they are beginning rather late in
the day? Necessity with them is the
mother of invention" and whenever
the case warrants they can be relied
upon to make any assertion and claim
everything. After while we don't
suppose there will he any history what
ever
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Remembered by a Comrade.

Mr.. } o. Crown, editor of the Clarke
Courier, of BerryviIle, Va, writes as
follows of his fellow comrade:
"The editor of the Courier received
with much sorrow a letter informing
him of the death of former close
companion and comrade-in-arms, Mr.
VIM. Il. Besant. A Drawer Confeder-
ate soldier or more upright citizen
and steadfast friend never lived. Mr..
Besant saw some service in the coun-
ties of Clarke and LOudOun, as well as
elsewhere in Virginia, and enjoyed the
fullest confidence of the officers under
whom he served. We tender to his
surviving mother, sisters and brothers
our heartfelt sympathy"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Insurance Law Amendment.

A bill has been introduced i'm the
House OF Delegates by Mr.. Higgins.
for the appointment of a commission.
on the amendment of the insurance
laws of the State. The commission is
to consist Of five persons including he
Insurance Commissioner aud Attor-
ney-GeDeral of I State, the remain
ing three To be named by the Govern
or. 1t Is for the purpose of making an
investigation Ofall insurance laws of
the State ana their operations, and re-
port the same with such recommended
tons as may be expedient. The Conn
missioner may appoint clerical help.
but the entire expense Of the investiga.
ton shall not exceed $500, to be paid
out OF the fees of the Insurance De-
partment. The commissioners an
pointed by the Governor are to receive
80 per day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Handsome Steel Office Fixtures.

The Fenton Manufacturing Company, of
jamestown, New York, has erected in the
Register of Wills Office, handsome met
talic case for keeping records. and docu-
ments. The case contains 100 COMPRISING
files and so roller shelves for record books
1t is handsomely finished in maroon, trim
med with gold, and further ornamented
by copper and bronzed mouldings and or
naments. 1t is an artistic piece of work
and reflects great credit upon the Fenton
Manufacturing Company, which is the lar
gest company in the United States making
exclusively metallic Office furniture. The
County Commissioners and officials of the
Court House are much pleased with the
work. and are considering the project of
equipping the Clerks Office with similar
furniture at some future day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

THE Republican State Central Com
mittee met in Baltimore, on Wednesday
last, at Raine's Hall, for the purpose of
fixing date for holding the State Con-
vention, which is to nominate delegates
to the National Convention, in ST.
Louis, on I6lne the 10th, next.
The State Convention is to be held in
Baltimore, on Wednesday, the 22nd of
April, and will elect four delegates at
large and two Presidential Electors at
large to the st. Louis Convention.
The dates for holding the Congress
sional District Convention, to elect two
delegates each and one Presidential
ElectOr, were fixed for the different
districts. The date for the Sixth Dis.
trict is April the 18th, at Hagerstown.
The time for holding, the Congressional
Convention was also agreed upon, and
Oakland named as the place, and Sep
TENDER the 9th as the time for the Sixth
District.
There was considerable discussion as
to the time for holding the State Con-
vention, but the Wellington forces came
OF victorious, to the evident disgust of
many Of the delegates. Mr.. Wellington
made a short address, compiimentIng
the paaty and himself upon the victory
achieved In November last, aud among
other things said, told you that II
you stood together and by the party
and me, we would attain victory. That
victory has been achieved, and to-day
Maryland stands redeemed from ring
domination When the last words
were said, suppressed litter Is said to
have shaken the very foundation Of the
substantial building In which the meet
Ing was held. and the shock was car
I'D -. a.ss...a.. $500 - A. n&.t-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
The people can Just begin to discern

THE people can just begin to discern
the "Picanniny," in the Baltimore
City School wood-pile. The negro will
be fool if he does not make the pres
ent administration "put up" or ''shut
up" There is no reason why he should
not be recognized by the "powers that
be" and the 'colored brother" should
remember Mr.. Lowndes' famous speech
in their interest, when he said they
would have as much chance as the
whites in party preferment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20


The last issue of Harpers' Weekly
contained an able editorial on the pros
pect of Republican success this fall. In
conclusion the writer says:
"Never since the close of the civil
war has the Republican party had a
finer opportunity to render great SER
vice to the American people by taking
in hand the problems of the day, hon
estly and fearlessly. Never has it had
a better chance to win the support of
those citizens whose political action is
determined rather by their sense Of
public duty than by party spirit. But
never has 1t appeared in so repulsive a
state Of moral degradation and so UNI
worthy Of that support. Some time
ago it seemed impossible that the Re
publican party should be beaten in the
Presidential election. It seems impos-
sible no longer"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

OUR City Fathers have passed an or
|dinance, which will be found in an
other column, prohibiting railroad
trains from attaining greater rate of
speed within corporation limits, than
six miles an hour. This is very COM
mendable step on the part of the
board, and rigid enforcement of the
same will reduce the danger to human
life, heretofore existing, to minimum.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
A Prize For Champion Shots.

The Baltimore Shooting Association
will hold a meeting at the CarroIlton
Hotel, on March 3lst, at which time a
committee will be appointed to form a
circuit of gun clubs, within a radius of
so miles of Baltimore City, to hold reg
ularly scheduled championship shoots
each week. Eack club will be expect
ed to contribute to general purse as
prize for the one making the highest
score of the season.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Building Associations to be Exam
ined.

Mr.. Higgins has introduced bill
in the Maryland House, prepared by a
committee representing building asso-
Citations, for the purpose of placing
these associations under the supervis-
ion of the State Insurance Department.
1t provides that within sixty days af-
ter the close of each fiscal year all
building associations in the State shall
file report with the Insurance De-
partment setting forth its business and
condition during the year. The Iu-
surance Commissioner may direct an
examination of the books of such assO-
Citations at least once a year, and in
case of the discovery of irregularities
may applay for receiver. A license
fee of SIS for each travelling agent is
inposed on nonresident conIpanies.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
The Baltimore M. E. Conference

At the one hundred and twelfth SEES
sion of the Baltimore Annual Confer
ence of the NJ. e. Church, held at
Broadway Church, Baltimore, closi5g
ON Tuesday, the following pastoral an
polntments were made for Frederick
district: j. r. Wheeler, Presiding IN.
der; Brunswick, e. H. Smith; Buck-
eystown, J. G. Starr, L. w. Barnes
Supply Frederick city, w. |. Mo,
Kinney. The following young men
were admitted to the conference for
trial in this district: Francis b. Har.
yey, Middletown circuit; Robert b.
BENSON, Brunswick Station; n. s.
Wright, Brunswick circuit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Hagerstown's Street Railway.

A franchise hiss been granted to the
Hagerstown Railway Company to
build a street railway in that city, with
extensions to Williamsport, Funks-
town and other nearby towns. The
incorporatOrs and directors for the first
year are: Christian w. Lynch, VIM
Jennings and J. "A. Herman, Harris
burg, and j. l. Bitner. A. J. EVERY
}. ii. Blake and NJ. B. Embrev. Of
Hagerstown. The capital stock of the
company is 100000 and the road il 10
be completed in eight months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Carlton Shank Robbed.

Mr.. Carlton Shank, a farmer residing
near MyersvilTe, this county, went to.
BoonsbOro' about week ago 10 pay a
bill. He started home after night aud
he says was followed by two men.
whom he recognized. When at the
edge of town the two men attacked
him, threw him to the ground and
rif1ed his pockets of about S36
in cash and a pint of whiskey. He
swore out warrant before Justice
Bitner, of Hagerstown, for the arrest
of the two men, who appeared before
the Justice and gave bail for further
hearing. The young men have since
been released on a writ of habeas cor
DuS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued recently by the clerk
of the court:
Clarence e. Hardy and Ada M. Nus
baum, both of Mt Pleasant District
William Jackson and Mary lane
Brooks, colored, both of this city.
Edward p. J. Hawker, of Jefferson
District, and Dora S. Whip. of Urbana
District
Howard Trout and Stella Nav
Plummer, both of near Park Mills.
this county.
Grablll Lawson. of near Hyattstown.
and Estelle May Holland, of Mont
gomery County.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

GOVERNOR LowNDEs wants the
Legislature to pass an assessment bill,
which will meet the demands of the
people and the varied interests of the
STATE, and keep within the require
,ments of the law. This was what
+Governor Brown wanted, and when he
was honest enough to express his views
and veto the Hayes Bill, because he
did not think it came up to the require
ments. his course was vigorously de-
nounced. 1t is one thing to pass law
and decidedly another to have it just,
equitable and comprehensive.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20

song with the title: There's .
Sigh in the Heart" was sent by young
man TO his sweetheart; but the paper
1eil into the hands of the girls father
very unsentimcntal physician, who
exclaimed:
What wretched, unscientifc rubbish
Is this? Who ever heard of such
case?"
tie wrote on the outside:
mistaken diagnosis; no sigh in the
neart possible. Signs relate almost en-
t'rely to the lungs and diaphragm"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Marriage Licenses.

George V. Wagner, New Market,
ana Sarah E. Buxton of Plane No. 1.
James Walter Appleby and Grace b.
Easter, both of this county.
w: Scott Arthur, of Thurmout. and
LYDIA A. q. Brice, of Catoctin Fur
mace.
Mcclellan II. Stambaugh, of En-
mitsburg election district, and Lottie
V. Miller, of Mechanicstow district.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Changes of B. g. o. Schedule.

The following changes in the sched-
ule of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, took place on the 18th inst: The
train formerly leaving daily for Balti-
more. Philadelphia and New York, at
B. a. M, " Ill leave at $40; the train
formerly arriving from Washington at
lob daily. except Sunday. will arrive
at l1.35 daily, and the train formerlv
arriving at T. IS p. m. from Washin1-
ton, will arrive at 1855.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
Shepherdstown to Go Drv.

Al municipal election held at Shep-
herdstown, w. Va, on the 9th instant
the following gentlemen were elected:
Mayor, j. s. Fleming; recorder. WIN.
A: Chapline; councilmen, /. n. Trus-
sell, w. n. Lemon, Joseph l.. Cookus,
y. L. Hodges and e. Hess Remnant.
The question of liquor license was an
issue and the majority against license
was about 40.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-03-20
An Accident to William McGin.

Mr.. VIM. Macgill, formerly of this city,
but who has been engaged in the lumber
business near Elk Garden, for the past sew
eral years, had his ankle badly sprained a
few days ago, while stepping off a train at
Cumberland, Md. He remained at the
Queen City Hotel until he was able to travel
without further injuring it, and reached
Frederick yesterday. His many friends
were grieved to learn of his misfortune.