The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-09
FOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About Peo
pie and Things.

Read the Globe Beer advertisement
in this ISSUE
Rain is greatly needed in every Sec
ton of the county.
The farmers are hoping for fair
price for their new crop of wheat.
Mr.. Aaron Davis presented this Office
with treat of his fine apples recently.
The United Fire Company will hold
dance ON Braddock Heights on JuIv
18th.
The Baltimore Club is now in third
place in the pennant race. Boston is
frst and Cincinnati second.
E. Frank Coblentz, a farmer. died at
noon Tuesday at his home, Elwood.
two miles west of Frederick, aged
sixty-fve years.
The three Sunday-schools of Fea-
eaville, this county, will hold a com
bined picnic in the grove of Mr.. Chas.
L. Rem, on July 3lst.
A big freight wreck was reported to
have taken place near Monrovia, on
the B. & o. Railroad, Wednesday even
ing. No particulars could be learned.
A festival is being held in st. Johns
Institute yard, on East Second street.
under the auspices of the ladies of the
parish. 1t will close on Saturday even
ing.
The Washington County Democratic
Central Committee met in session on
Tuesday last, and adopted resolutions
declaring for silver and the principles
set down in the last national cam
paign.
We have heard of no threshing of
the new crop of wheat as yet, although
all seem to think we will have more
than an average crop; it is reported
the wheat is well filled and of good
quality.
The electric road did fine business
uring the bicycle meet, and Presi-
ent Smith was constantly on hand
looking after things in general. All
we're charmed With the beauties of
Paddock Heights.
1t is said that Martin Thorne, the
suspect in the horrible Gouldensippe
murder case in New York, has con-
fessed to the police that he committed
the crime. This case has excited more
interest than any other for a number of
years, and the newspapers have mater
tally aided justice in fixing the respon-
sbility of the murder.
The work of altering the postoffice in
20 Cor ho MI
has begun and several workmen are
now engaged in re-arranging the posi-
ton of the boxes and making decided
changes all around. The stamp win
dow is now on the left side as one
enters and the carriers will be stationed
on the right, giving them more room
to work.
BY taking large dose of embalming
fluid procured from the shops of Mr.. f.
Snuff of diminishing, without his
knowledge, David Stull, resident of
near that town, passed into another
world and left wife and several small
children to mourn his loss. The de-
ceased was thirty-four years of age and
it is said that the deed was committed
under fear of some trouble and threat
ened arrest.
The influx of summer boarders has
begun this year in earnest and already
the cottages surrounding this city are
caring for quite a number from the
larger cities of this and adjacent States.
Frederick County is one of the cheapest
and most beautiful places to spend
ones vacation that can be found in a
months journey, and the sooner those
looking for suitable places realize this
fact the better off they will be. Cheap
boarding can be readily obtained in
both city and county. Szz
Large numbers of our citizens patron
ize quite literally the beautiful noun
tain resort, Braddock Heights, during
these sweltering days. 1t is a cool re-
treat from the heat of the city, and
with the soft summer breezes, bright
lights and sweet music, no better
place could be imagined to pass the
evening pleasantly. Dances and pic
MICS are the order of the day, and Brad
dock Heights has the pull on them all.
The cars run frequently and go up to
the gate. No admission is charged for
those who go on the cars.