The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-19
FOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About Peo-
pie and Things.

l. r.. McMlllan, OF CLINTON, Nd,
&c in the list for Collector of Internal
Revenue.
We are glad to say that the stock in
the BraddOck Hotel enterprise is being
much more literally subscribed for
and in all probability it will soon be a
reality.
gvmnastic exhibition will be given
nv the athletic club of the Maryland
School for the Deaf, on Friday even
mo at s o'clock, at the Institute, on
south Market street.
An expected article descriptive of the
late Walkersville convention of the U.
r Church, reached us too late for pub
Iication this week. We regret exceed
inply, as we had intended giving con-
siderable space to the event.
Mrs. Andrew j. Evans, No. II
South Washington street, Baltimore,
Md. wants information of any person
who knew Benjamin F. Disney, late
of Company L, lst Eastern Shore
MARYLAND Volunteers.
AS travelling man remarked recent
Nv. "With the star attraction, the Fitz-
simmons and Corbett fight; the Cuban
revolution; the trouble in Greece, and
the tinkering with the tariff, where in
thunder does prosperity come in?"
The authorities of Frederick have
made arrangements to have experience
ed engineers survey and estimate on
the cost of tapping Fishing Creek, to
furnish increased water supply for our
reservoirs. We have ample capacity
but varying supply.
Mr.. A. L. Bosley, of the Frederick
Electric Light and Power Company,
has negotiated for new 1900 light
DYNAMO, to supply his increased de-
inland for light. This company fur
nishes the power for the Frederick and
Middletown Electric Railway.
The sooner you begin to fight the
fire, the more easily it may be extin.
guished. The sooner you begin taking
Ayers Sarsaparilla for your blood-dis-
ease, the easier will be the cure. In
both cases, delay is dangerous, if not
fetal. Be sure you get Ayers and no
other.
The Knights of st. Andrews, a col
ored beneficial organization of Fred
erick, is having considerable difficulty
over the discovery of discrepancy of
$1,000 in their bank account. John
Hill, the treasurer, is charged with APP
propriating the funds for his own use.
An investigation is being made.
Silas w. Crone, residing on the JEFF
ferson pike, near Frederick, was arrest
ed by Constable Simpson, last Wednes-
day night, charged with beating his
wife. She had the warrant sworn out
for him. In default of 800 Tail he was
committed to the county Jail for the
August term of court.
Some trouble has been brewing for
years between the turnpike company
on the Seventh street pike and Miss
Almedia Steiner, who owns land
around the toll house. This lady
charges that Mrs. Harriet Fout at
tempted to shoot her, recently, and
had warrant sworn out for her arrest.
Mr.. James X. Maddox, of Warren
ton, Va, has sold his fiue thorough
bred hunter, DR.. Fairly, for $1,000. He
was one of the best performers of the
many excellent hunters Mr.. Maddox
has schooled and he exhibited his quail
tiles at the last Frederick Fair in the
jumping contests.
The Board of Trustees of the Wom-
ans College held meeting on Mon
day afternoon last. Important bust
ness was transacted. The trustees are
Rev. G. S. Slagle, of Westminster;
General John E. Roller. of Harrison
burg, Va; w. H. Lakin, of Lander;
A. C. McCardell and DR.. E. r. Esch-
bach, of this city.
Mr.. McClintock Young, of Frederick,
has been granted another patent on
brush machine improvement. Mr..
Young is a mechanical and inventive
genius of undoubted ability and has
devised and perfected all the completed
machinery used at the Palmetto Fibre
Works, this city, to make their brushes.
Mr.. Young is manager of the company
and is well known citizen.
Testimony has been taken in the
Koontz alimony case, wherein the
plaintiff, Mary G. Kooptz, the divorc-
ed wife of Edward Koontz, de-
mands large sum of money from the
estate. The court allowed Mrs. Koontz
SO a week alimony, but from some
cause it was not collected. The defend
ants attorneys claim that as no effort
was made to collect the money, the
plaintiff is not justly entitled to it.