The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-03
FOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About Peo
pie and Things

Miss Nellie Mccartney, of New Lon
don. is visiting friends and relatives in
this city.
A Credit Mems Association has been
formed in New Orleans for the protec-
tion of the merchants.
Col. Thomas Hughlett, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Talbot County, died
at his home in Easton.
Messrs. w. F. Chiffon and Shafer L.
Rhodes will enter into partnership in
the sewing machine business.
The property owners in Hagerstown
are seriously objecting to having troll
lev poles planted in front of their resi-
denceS.
Mr.. Daniel Radcliff has purchased
at private sale, the property of the late
John g. Hines, on South street, Liber-
ty, this county, for $500.
Mrs. S. H. Hemp, of Frederick, has
been secured as matrOn of the Critten-
den Home, West Washington street,
Hagerstown, by Rev. A. HI. thinner
man.
Mutiated silver to the amount of
$4,000 was shipped yesterday from the
sub-treasury in Baltimore to Philadel-
phia, to be recoined in the National
Mint.
Noah Flickinger and Basil d. Cash
our, both of this county, are insolvent,
and trustees in both cases will be elect
ed on the Both inst. Frank l.. StOner
is preliminary trustee for each.
Owing to lack of financial support,
Walkersville, this county. has aban-
doned the idea of purchasing a chem
zeal fire engine. The town is entirely
without protection in case of fire.
The warehouses of the Pleasure
Ridge Park Distillery Company, Ken
lucky, were destroyed by fire, with
&c 600 barrels OF whiskey. The total
loss is $425,000. Insurance $325,OOO.
Mr.. Bernard Murphy, a member of
the Cumberland bar, in attempting to
draw load from a gun, accidentally
discharged it, The charge took effect
in his mouth, producing fatal results.
Court street was LAID out in 1887.
Prior to hat date it was called Public
street. When made INTO a new street
it was widened by a side walk of nine
feet on the east and seven feet on the
west.
A pocket book containing $18 and a
due bill for $50, belonging to Mr.. JO-
siah Crum, of near Liberty, was found
by Mr. Frank L. Carter, of Unionville,
and returned to its owner, who re-
warded him.
The brick makers of Hagerstown
have combined and advanced the price
of building brick from $3.50 to $500
per thousand. All other styles manu-
featured by them have also beer cor
respondingly increased.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company is negotiating for the pur-
chase of 5000 freight cars and rs new
locomotives. This is one of the largest
orders of the kind ever placed, and will
require an expenditure of $3,000,00
DIR. ]. w. Hilleary, of Brunswick,
this county, was called suddenly to
the bedside of his son Charles, at
Maysville, Kentucky, who is lying
critically i'll with pneumonia. He
left on yesterday afternoon, April 1st.
Gustav Hausman has brought suit
in the Baltimore City Court against
the Baltimore and Fredericktown
Turnpike Company for SIS, 900 damages,
for alleged injury caused by his falling
into hole in the turnpike, near Stat
ford street.
Sixteen millions in gold, silver and
currency were removed from the sub
treasury in Chicago to the Rand-Mc-
#H'IF building. It's total weight was
|NNIt ~ tHos. and was conveyed in
guarded BY policemen armed