The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
FOCAL NEWS.
aome Little Jottings About Peo
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~ improved appearance.
Mr.. William Otis Tyler, of Luray,
Va jsa guest at Col. Ira Tyler's, on
East Patrick street, this city.
The County Commissioners were in
.o6sion several days this week
End transacted lots of business.
The corn crop promises well. Lots
ofneaches on the market and Veget9-
Iios we're never so plentiful and cheap.
The Board of Charities and Correc-
.;onsviU be in session this week look
ina after improvements at MOnteVue.
AIR Cherries Schultz, the newly APP
pointed assistant postmaster, assumed
his duties at the post office on Sunday
last
r The number of deaths reported dur
inc the month of July was fifty,four;
which is far greater than that of last
month
The Monocacy has been muddy for
the mast ten DAYS and there has been
but little fishing during the past
month.
The reports from the county indicate
that Molter will carry the county ON
Saturday, even if he should lose Fred
erck district.
Mr.. NlXdorff, of Washington, d. c.,
formerly of Frederick, is spending a
few DAYS at the home of his parents, on
East Second street.
Original pensions have been granted
TO Amos 0'Neal, Bolivar, Frederick
County, and Albert g. Roberts, Liber-
tytown Frederick County.
We will have our electric road rum
ming in the sweet bye and bye. A
grand hotel at Braddock Heights will
be the next move for Frederick.
The Democratic and Republican Gen.
trail Committees will present the names
of their selections for judges and clerks
of elections about August the 18th.
Receivers Cowen and Murray, of the
y Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, have pc
titioned the courts to allow the issuance
of $650,00 in receivers certificates.
for Improvements, etc.
Rev. DR.. Cyrus COrt has been trans
ferred from the Philadelphia to the
Maryland Chassis. He was recently
installed as pastor of the charge at Sa-
blllasville, this county.
Each " eek we publish several col
umns of news relating to bicycles and
kindred topics. All wheelmen and
wheelwomen will find this an interest
ing feature of the CITIZEN.
The Frederick Rihemen's excursion
to Baltimore and Bay Ridge was quite
a success, nearly five hundred persons
leaving here on the early train. The
tickets were good for three days.
Many farmers are busy threshing
their wheat. The average yield is re-
ported to be good, but there is very
little money in this important farm
product at the prevailing prices.
The assessors are still hard at work
and will be about for many weeks to
come. AS rule we near nothing but
complimentary remarks as to the gen.
tlemanly manner in which the assess
ments are bring made.
The Business Mems Association has
passed resolutions thanking the Penn
sylVania Railroad Company for their
prompt and efficient action in prOvid-
ing new schedule for Frederick City.
The service is The best we have aver
enjoyed.
MIR. John Ahalt has added another
feather to his cap 10y the reputation he
has won for his fine wild cherry whis-
key. This article is finding ready sale,
and is of such a superior quality that
Mr.. AhaIt finds it difficult to supply
the demand.
Several colored children residing in
the alley between West Third and
Fourth streets, were made desperately
i'll from The effects of eating "crack-
lingsn which contained poison. The
food had been secured at a butcher
shop where it had been fixed for rats.
Mr. Robert d. Jardine, who mar
ried Miss Nettie Delashmutt, of this
city, has accepted position with the
Newman Brothers, large publishing
and lithographing house in Akron,
Ohio, and will remove there with his
family from Springfield, Ohio.
What causes bad dreams is a ques-
ton that has never been satisfactorily
answered, but, in nine cases out of ten,
4 frightful dreams are the result of i'm
Il perfect digestion, which few doses of
Ayers Sarsaparilla will effectually
remedy. Don't delay-try it to-day.
A ten-round boxing contest will be
held in the City Opera House next
Monday night, The 10th inst, between
Professor H. G. Latin. of New York,
and Edwin Freed, of Frederick, for
merly of the city police force. Both
men are said to be very clever with
their fists and the bout promises to be
very interesting.
One of the events at the big Fred
erlck Fair this year, will be a hurdle
contest between the members OF the
chevy Chase, the Green Spring Val
icy aud the Elk Ridge Hunting Clubs.
considerable speculation is already in
uulged in by the above clubs as to the
successful rider. Some of the best
norses in the country will be present.
Mr.. Jesse Claggett, who has been
hhsnlng in the upper MOnocacy, has
4een taking some fine bass recently.
dhetook number of game ones few
ISSSys ago on toads and catfish. Mr..
6Slaggett took the largest bass from the
aolOlnac, which weighed six pounds
a ah1 Ten ounces, although it is claimed
n nat lass was taken near Williams
PUT weighing eight pounds.
Mr.. Carlos de (1armandia has taken