The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little Jottings About Peo-
! pie and Things.

The attendance at court has been
very large during the past week.
Mr.. Albert Jones, of Mt. Airy, the
popular banker, was in Frederick
on Monday last.
Mr.. Martin N. Rohrback, of Perry,
Oklahoma Territory, is visiting Fred
erick. his old home.
Daniel Brandenburg has sold his
fine farm of l40 acres, two miles north
of Middetown, to his son, Maurice
C.. for $50 per acre.
An interesting article on Cuba past
and present will be found in Peterson's
February Magazine 1t is sad tale
of a prosecuted people.
The large brick dwelling of the late
Elias Coblentz, on Main street, Mid
dletown, has been sold by the trustees
to DR.. E. L. Beckley, for 81, $50.
Peter E. Mullen has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail be-
+ tween Boonsboro' and Mapleville, via
n Benevola, for $l38 per year.
Mr.. Arthur Potts was recently APP
pointed one of the Board of the Fred
erick County Agricultural Society, by
4 President Hargett and Vice-President
Wilson.
H.E. Hamburger, of Baltimore, has
arrived in Frederick to take charge of
the Holman Manufacturing Com
pany's factory, succeeding Mr.. Cross,
resigned.
Charles F. Bruchy, of Baltimore, has
been granted an absolute divorce from
. his wife, Laura R. Bruchey, whom he
+. married in Frederick in 1886. They
separated in 1888.
Mr.. A. S. Mcdaniel, who has been
absent from the city for some time, has
returned with collection of beautiful
camera views of the vicinity of Rich
mond, Virginia.
Governor Lowndes says that while
he has not fully made up his mind on
the subject, the chances are that he
will register and vote in Annapolis, as
preceding Governors have done.
Quite pleasant entertainment was
\ given at the Home of the Aged in this
! city, recently, by the benevolent man
4 ayers of that charitable institution. An
excellent program was well rendered
and very much enjoyed.
Mr.. F. L. Smith, formerly with Best
& Kepler, the dry goods merchants.
has accepted the position of bookkeeper
f with Rice & Halter, jobbers, to succeed
\ Mr.. Calvin Schildtknecht, who is now
with the Steam Brick Company.
"a crick in the back" pain under
the shoulder-blades, water brash, bill
iousness, and constipation, are symp-
toms of disordered stomach, kidneys,
liver, and bowels. For all ailments or
iginating in arrangement of these or
gans, take Ayers Pills.
Mr.. John G. Motter. the newly cleo
ted president of the Junior Fire Com
pany, was in attendance at a meeting
last Monday night. He made a short
address and defined his policy to be for
the greater good of the organization.
A large number were in attendance.
A contract has been prepared with
Mr. Alexander Doyle, of New York.
in legal form, to apply to the construc-
ton and delivery of the statue of Fran
Frederick, at the appointed time and
in keeping with tile requirments as
drawn up and agreed to by both par
ties.
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan, the
late Presidential nominee of the Dem
ocratic party, has been invited to ad-
dress the literary societies of the Uni
versity of Virginia, on the 18th of
June next. Mr.. Bryan has accepted
and will select as his theme, Jefferson
Still Lives"
Mr.. Richard P. Ross, son of Mr..
Charles w. Ross, of Frederick, and
Mr.. Benjamin f. Reich, are in New
Orleans attending the Mardi Gras fes-
tivities, which occur every year day
or so previous to Lent. Their friends
may expect glowing description of
the event upon their return week or
two hence.
Representative Wellington introduce
ed recently in the House bill author
izing the President to confer upon e.
Y. Goldsborough, of this city, 1.-THE rank
of Leutenant-Colonel, without pay, for
distinguished service at the battle of
Monocacy, in 1854; also petition OF
Gideon Bussard, of Frederick County,
asking payment for stores furnished
the Federal army, valued at $4,065.
Mr.. George P. Johnson, son of DIR.
George johnson, of Frederick, who for
the past two years has had charge OF
the car service of the Sea Board Ali
Line, running from Norfolk to Atlanta,
Is now in attendance at the convention
of car accountants in New Orleans.
He was formerly connected with the
Rock Island aud Pacific Railway Com
pany.
The year 1897 will be a dark one in
the annals of India. Her western
provinces are suffering from both the
plague and lack of rain. The drouth
has destroyed the food supply of mil.
lions of her people.
Africa is also suffering. Her cattle
are dying by the wholesale The ma
tives depend on their cattle for food
clothing and transportation, and theil
means of subsistence is thus cut off
The disease is called the rhindepest
Human beings, horses, sheep anC
goats are not affected, but in addition
to the suffering of cattle all kinds O
wild game succumb to the plague.