The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About Peo-
pie and Things.

tV have ORGANIZED LOT MUTUAL Denent,
Mr.. William McGill, of Washing
ton, spent Sunday with his parents ia
this city.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution gained 5000 in member
ship during the past year
Mr.. w. H. Duvall, of Brunswick,
was squeezed to death between the
bumpers of freight train recently.
Miss Pigman and the Misses Mauls.
nv. VINO have been spending some time
in New York. have returned home.
The Senior Order United American
Mechanics celebrated their 23rd ami
versary last Monday night, at Kemp
Hall.
Mr.. Henry LorentZ has moved his
office from Court street to his home at
the corner of Second and Market
streets
Mrs. Duhamill and daughters, of
Washington, d. G., who have been
spending some weeks at the CaTlin
House, have returned home.
A very delightful concert was given
nv the students of Misses Marie Diehl
and Blanche Shriner at the Woman's
College, on Monday evening last.
Fifteen persons were imprisoned on
Island Park, near Harper's Ferry, all
Tuesday night, by the high water in
the Potomac. They were rescued after
much difficulty.
A baby girl weighing eight and one
half pounds was born to ex-President
and Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison on Sum
day morning last, at their home in In
dianapolis, Indiana.
The engagement of Miss Louise Nc
Sherry, daughter of Chief Justice Nc
Sherry, of Frederick, to Mr.. Manuel
Alveraz of New York, has been an
nounced by the young lady's family.
Col. and Mrs. Root and Miss Root,
of Washington; Mrs. G. H. Spurrier
and Miss Nancy Hyde. of Baltimore,
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Lilly, on East Second street.
Mrs. Esther P. Lowe, widow of the
late Enoch Louis Lowe, Ex-Governor
of Maryland. and daughter, Esther, of
Brooklyn, New York, are visiting the
Second street.
Blondin, the famous tight rope
walker, is dead. He distinguished
himself by crossing Niagara Falls on
rope stretched from shore to
shore in the year 1925. He repeated
the feat several times. He was horn
in 1924.
Alta congregational meeting of the
Presbyterian Church of Frederick re-
Gently, call was extended to the Rev.
Freeman Dixon, of TowsOn, Balti-
more County, to become pastor of that
church.
Examinations for promotion in the
seven grades of the Frederick County
public schools will be held on March
8th, 9th and 10th. The examination
papers are already prepared, and will
be in the teachers hands in ample
time.
That the blood should perform its vi
tai functions, it is absolutely necessary
it should not only he pure but rich in
life giving elements. These results are
best effected by the use of that we'll
known standard blood-purifier, Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
Miss Grace Purnell. daughter of DIR.
VIM. H. Purnell. President of New
Windsor College, is visiting Miss In
gle, on Record street. Miss Purnell
was formerly of this city, her father
being principal of the Frederick Fe-
male Seminary.
The farmers of Howard, Anne Arun-
del and Prince Georges Counties met
at Annapolis Junction recently, at the
annual farmers meeting. Agricultural
topics of an interesting nature were
discussed by able men, prominent in
their respective branches.
Mr.. Charles E. Cassell, editor of the
Thurmont Clarion, and Deputy Regis
ter of Wills G. g. Waters, of Fred
erick, have formed partnership and
will conduct general real estate, fire
and life insurance and scrivener's bus
mess at Thurmont, this county, on
and after March 1st.
The Frederick and Middletown
Electric Railway Company recently
compromised the suit of Mr.. Thomas
Anderson, who was so seriously injur-
ed in the accident on that road last
fall, by the payment of So, 700. All
other victims of the unfortunate affair
have been compensated as far as pos
sible.
Mr.. J. Roger McSherry, of Fred
erick, had his beautiful pointer bitch,
Queen of Monoeacy, on the bench at
the New York Dog Show, but she
failed to get the ribbon as the class
was very strong one and the compe-
titiOn great. Nevertheless she was
very highly commended.
Mr.. George w. F. Glessner, night
clerk at the Carlin House, was ar
rested on Saturday last, charged with
interfering with policeman Eichelber-
ger in the discharge of his duty. Mag
istrate Biser heard the case and decided
that the evidence was anything but
sufficient to hold the prisoner and he
was discharged.
The Philadelphia Press, at an enor-
nous expenditure has arranged for ex-
elusive reports from the great prize
fight between Corbett and FitZsim-
mons, which is to take place at Car
soc, the capital of Nevada, on
March 18th. Noted writers on sport
ing events have been retained by
the Press to give their views be-
fore and after the fight.
The N. Y. Times Magazine supple
ment to its Sunday issue of the 2lst,
contains series of half-tone illustra.
tons of the famous RradleV-Martin