The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little Jottlngs About Peo-
pie and Things.

SIaIleu!
The cry of the mosquito is heard
throughout the land.
The King of Siam has been received
with royal honors in England.
The wheat crop of Frederick County
is estimated at two million bushels.
Don't forget the Farmers Picnic to
be held on August 18th, at Braddock
Heights.
Wheat was SIS cents in Frederick on
Thursday. Prices will probably hold
good to-day.
There is 81, POI, 349 10 in the five nat
ional banks of Frederick subject to in
diyidual check.
Miss Mary Helen Jamison, of Balti-
more, is visiting Miss Gertrude Hav-
don, on Court street.
Great Britain will make the "Brook.
Ign" her model for four fast cruisers
that she is about to build
The Citizens excursion to Bay
Ridge will be held on August the 18th.
4 large crowd is expected.
Seven hundred Fresh Air children
have been scattered through Mary
land and the two Virginias.
Mary, the 7-months old daughter
of Mr.. Charles Rohrback, of Buckeys-
town District, died last Saturday.
The wet weather of the past two
weeks has been bad for the oats crop
and has prevented the housing and
threshing of wheat.
The Interstate Telephone Company
have nearly 800 subscribers in this CITY
and county. More will be added
as soon as the new switchboard arrives.
1t is said that this year the wheat
crop in Frederick County will average
TIVE million bushels. Last year about
one million aud half bushels was the
crop.
York County, Pa, silver Democrats
have made open war upon old Demo-
men be placed on guard. They EN-.
dorse Bryan aud the Chicago platform.
Why do they not have box at the
Postoffice for old papers and maya
zines. which could be sent to Monte
vue and would give great pleasure to
the inmates. They have them in other
cities.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease, the Populist
orator, has been selected queen of the
fall festivities, harvest demo1stra-
ton, at Topeka, Kansas. She will
reign as queen for week and wear a
$4,000 crown.
Two sisters of the Order of st. Anne
have offered their services for 10 years
labor in the frozen north, and have
been accepted by the superior of their
community. They have arrived in San
Francisco on their way north.
The Merchants Exchange gives
over three millions bushels of grain as
the total export in that line for July.
They are as follows: Corn, 2,393, 260
bushels; rye, 1867 bushels; wheat,
$50, 937 bushels; oats, 1879, 100 bushels.
Every school child should have an
hour set aside each day for reading,
writing, spelling and arithmetic. The
time would be short, the gain great,
One week of August OH the wane,
Another day, another leaf,
Is turned within our volume brief.
What causes bad dreams is ques.
ton that mas never been satisfactorily
answered: but, in nine cases out of ten,
frightful dreams are the result of inn
perfect digestion, which few doses of
Ayers Sarsaparilla will effectually
remedy. Don't delay-try it to-day.
Our City Health Officer can do much
10, Il k.at FOL hln 10 hn
emanate from alleys and stagnaDt
water along roads where the corpora
ton have not put down cutters. This
is disagreable office, yet every citizen
will respect the man who fearlessly
does his duty.
The stroke of hammer upon a nail
caused $4,000 fire, and IL men uar-
rowly escaped being burned to death,
at Clean, n. Y. The men were reroof-
ing a $4,000 barrel oil tank which was
filed with crude oil, when it was dis
covered that the oil had ignited from
spark caused as above stated.
Mr.. Charles B. South, Internal Rev.
enue Deputy Collector for Washing
ton, Carroll, and Frederick Counties,
and having his office in Hagerstown,
las IeSlSueu his pOSlIlOu. MHtou W.
Hawkins has been appointed in his
place. The office pays $1,000 per an
mum with a small allowance for trav-
cling expenses.
American women take the lead in
designing bathing suits. The ques-
ton is not settled whether blue or
black serge or mohair is the smartest.
Bleach Suits" are made in silk. Bath
ing stockings with the sole are worn
more frequently than shoes. The rub
Der cap with bright silk turban over
1t is used more than hat.
The Yannigans of Baltimore, and
the Frederick Base Ball teams will
play a match game al Athletic Park
this Friday afternoon, at A o'clock.
The visiting team is made up of the re-
serves of the regular Professional Bal
umore Association team aud is man.
aged by Captain Robinson. A small
admission fee will be charged.