The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-03
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About Peo-
pie and Things.

Mr.. Calvin Mutt has gone on visit
TO his plantation IN Mississippi.
The prettiest rings you ever saw al
Landis' jewelry store-any price.
Mr.. Roosevelt Schuyler, New York.
has been visiting friends near Freder.
lex.
If YOU want money for Christmas
take your old gold to Landis' jewelry
store.
The prettiest rings you ever saw, at
Landis' jewelry store, % South Mar
ket street.
The very, very latest is real four-Ieaf
clover mounted in jewelry. See them
at Lands jewelry store.
Turkeys have been selling at from
twelve to fifteen cents; only the finest
have brought the top price.
Miss Veasey, of Washington, who
was visiting Mrs. Calvin Mutt. at Pros
pect Hall, has returned home.
William A. Bennett was appointed
postmaster at New London, Frederick
County, vice Noah Barnes.
Many think we will see dollar wheat
after the holidays; corn is still one dol
lar and twenty-five cents per barrel.
Numbers have already butchered
their fine pen of hogs; sausage and
pudding is now on top in the country.
Judge Motter has received the con-
Dratulations of his friends with pleas
ure and at the same time with great
dignity.
There are dozen gunners out for
every poor little partridge in the county;
many of the farmers will post their
lands hereafter.
Egg-nog and apple toddy will soon
be in demand with an occasional mince
pie thrown in, not to speak of buck
wheat cakes and sausage.
Our Frederick Orchestra will shortly
give our citizens rich treat in the way
of some fine music. The organization
should he we'll patronized.
Lieut.. Ray, of the Navy, and Mr. T.
L. Maddox. of Washington, spent Sum-
day with Mr.. Carroll Mercer at his
beautiful home, near Araby.
Now is the time to start with your
young stock, keep them in good con-
dition; if they are worth keeping let
them be kept well, it will pay you in
the end.
Gen. James G. Clark, president of
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, has re-
turned to bis home in Mobile greatly
improved by his visit to old friends in
Frederick.
Now is the time to commence to feed
your weanling colts plenty of bran and
oats, it will richly pay you in the end.
The first winter is the important one
in the life of the horse.
Mrs. John 1. Griffiss, who has been
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. L. V. Baughman, at Poplar Ter
race, has returned to her home on
Cathedral street, Baltimore.
Mrs. Fannie Webb, of Frederick City,
was granted a partial divorce and $40
o month alimony for the balance of her
life last Friday from her husband, DR..
Joseph A. Webb, of Baltimore.
Mr.. John Grove has shipped many
car loads of apples from this county; he
shipped several hundred turkeys for
Thanksgiving; the hucksters pay seven
cents per pound live weight for turkeys.
At the Brooklyn dog show Mr.. J.
Roger McSherry, of Frederick, took
third prize with Springside Faust in
field of extra fine animals. After this
comes the Washington, d. C., show.
With ninety odd cents for wheat and
other prices good, lots of old debts
should be settled up this year. The
farmers at least are reaping some of the
benefits of better prices for their pro-
ducts.
The corn crop throughout the county
has been the finest for years; twelve,
fifteen and eighteen bushels per acre is
claimed by many of the farmers of the
county. Corn is selling at about one
and quarter per barrel.
A bushel of wheat will purchase
twice as many pounds of coffee now,
as it would when the price was sixty
cents bushel. There is nothing to
prevent farmer from enjoying cup
of coffee now whenever he so inclines.
If you are anxious to find the most
reliable blood-purifier, read in Ayers
Almanac the testimonials of those who
have been cured of such terrible dis
eases as catarrh, rheumatism, and scrof-
ula, by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Then govern yourself accordingly.
1t looks as if the hotel project was
about to be abandoned; it is unfortu-
nate we are not able 10 build small
one to start with; a public sale of lots
might help things; let US do something
to build up the beautiful heights along
our mountainside.
Congress will meet on the first Mon
day in December, and many conjec-
lures are INDUCED in as to the length
of the session. Many contend That it
will last until late in summer. Matters
of grave Importance are likely to en-
gage the attention of our national law
makers.
st. Johns College is more largely at
tended this year than it has been for a
long time. The night school, where
reading and writing is taught, is also
well attended, and any one is welcome.
Brother Wheelan, so well known in
Frederick, is doing good wook.
Mr.. Lawrence Kemp, we'll known in
the banking circle, has returned to
Baltimore with his wife aud family.
For the past week they have been en-
joying the beauties of Frederick County
driving out behind their fine team
which Mr.. Kemp drove up from Balti-
more.
If farmers would determine to have
fhnir fn6dnr thrnIlorh N old