The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25

Mr.. Austin Baughman, Edward and
Meredith Smith have returned from
Georgetown University.
Four swell traps were on the road
one day last week. Frederick is GER
tainly coming to the front.
The many friends of Mrs. C. X.
Thomas, formerly of Frederick, will he
sorry to hear that she fell and broke
her arm.
How can any one live without tel
ephone. and to country people in sick
i ness or in health, it is indeed boon
when well managed.
The Baltimore base ball champions
had better look to their laurels; they
have been playing losing games too
often to keep in first place.
Mr.. NJ. }. Zimmerman, of Walkers
vile, this county, has been appointed
postmaster in place of j. Grahame
Johnson, Democrat, resigned.
At least two thousand dollars must
have gone out of the pockets of the
Frederick people through the WASH
lngton Excursion last Sunday.
The Junior Steam Fire Engine Com.
pany of Frederick, has decided to pur-
chase new uniforms, consisting of the
regulation frock coats and caps.
Mr.. E. S. Eichelberger is visiting his
wife's family in Worcester, Mass, for a
few days. His wife and little daughter
will return with him to Frederick.
Now is the time for the good house.
Keeper to put up her currant jelly, her
gooseberry preserves and her cherry
bounce, which will be put down later.
The saloons which have recently
opened near Braddock Heights have
been cautioned by the Judge to keep
things mighty straight. This is timely
warning.
Mr.. John w. Nichols, an aged resi-
dent of Pt. of Rocks, this county, died
on the 18th inst after brief illness of
heart trouble. A wife and eleven chill
dren survive him.
A grand tournament will be held
near GAINESVILLE, Md, on Wednesday,
July 81, commencing at 10 o'clock, a.
m. j. II. Holland, Dickerson, Md,
will be chief marshal.
1t is said that another woods meeting
of the Farmers Institute will be held
in this county sometime in August next.
In December an all day meeting will
be held. Probably at the Fair Grounds.
The Braddock Heights have been
formally opened for the summer and
several dancing parties have already
been held. A fine stand has been
erected where ice cream and all kinds
of delicacies can be had.
The fifth annual commencement of
the Notre Dame Academy was held in
Church Hall, Liberty. on Thursday
evening and will conclude this even
ing, June 25th. The program, as on
former occasions, will be first-clas in
every respect.
Miss Mary Payne, a middle-aged
lady, while standing by an open crate
fire, in this city a few days ago, was
badly burned Her screams summon
ed assistance and the flames were ex-
tinguished, but not before she received
many serious injurious about the body.
Miss Maggie Suman, of Frederick,
who has been engaged for the past year
in missionary work among the natives
of the Congo Free State, on the SOUTH
west coast of Africa, returned to her
home here on account of heart trouble,
brought on by the African climate.
Lottie, the young daughter of Mr..
Frank Stern, of Fountain Dale, Fred
erick County, in the absence of her
parents from home, accidentally shot
her infant brother, who was left in her
care, with arevolver belonging to her
father with which she was playing.
The boy was about six-months old.
The bullet entered at the right eye and
came out at the back of the head, pro-
ducing probably fatal wound.
The art rooms of the Academy
of the Visitation, this city,
were open on Thursday of last week,
from TO p. N. The display was
beautiful, and embraced paintings in
oil and water colors, drawings, en-
broidery. plain and ornamental needle
work. The room was decorated with
jardaniers OF roses, daisies, clover bios
SONS, laurel, palms and ferns. Beauti-
full embroidered and painted sofa pill
lows, exquisitely painted. dressmak-
ing and exhibits of such character
were displayed that proved that the
useful as well as the ornamental, were
embraced in the course of this famous
institution Of learning.