The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30


The Industrial Farmers picnic in
August will be grand affair.
Miss Mary Helen Jamison is the
guest of Miss Gertie Hayden.
The Frederick College for boys will
open as boarding and day school.
The Board of Aldermen reappointed
all the old officers and employees
Miss Eloise Young is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Williams, at Elk Ridge.
There will not be much fishing this
summer if the heavy rains continue.
Democratic primaries were held in
fourteen counties and conventions in
two.
The Thurmont team of lawn tennis
will play against the Y. M. e. A.
Court.
Mrs. English of Virginia, is visiting
her aunt, Sister M. Bernard, at the
convent.
The picnic of the Farmers Institute
will be neld at Braddock Heights on
August 18th.
st. Swithin has given US a lively
time with the rain and the forty days
are not up yet.
Athletic Park will hold a bicycle
tournament aud races about the first
OfSeptember.
We have understood that Professor
Harry and Professor Sheppard will
open day school.
The Rev. DIR. Johns, son of the for
mer rector of All Saints Church, died
in Baltimore last week.
Mr.. Roosevelt Schuyler, of New
York, has been the guest of Col.
Baughman this week.
A snake measuring feet six inches,
was killed on the Linganore Hills by
Rudolph Brown and James Boone.
Balloons are certainly on the rise.
Whether they fall in Alaska or the
North Pole remains to be seen.
Mr.. Carroll Mercer and family have
taken possession of their beautiful
home, which looks more attractive
than ever.
Alice, the eight-months old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dorcus,
of near Charlesville, this county, died
Friday evening last.
The East River Bridge between New
York and Brooklyn will be completed
in 1900 and will cost the interesting
sum of $7,500,000.
Mr.. A. N. Cramer has been appoint
ed postmaster at LewistOwn, this
county, in place of p. Il. Mailman,
who was recently removed.
The month of August is almost
here, and mothers will begin the
work of fixing up the school boy and
girl for the winter campaign.
Miss Howe, the daughter of DIR.
Frank Howe, sang a solo in the Re-
formed Church Sunday morning last
She has magnificent soprano voice.
Mr.. David Lindsay, the uncle of
Mr.. Hamilton Lindsay, and who was
born and raised in Frederick, died in
Iowa in the eighty-second year of
his age.
The Century Run was made day
or two ago by Captain Lochner and
Messrs. Kiracofe, Brust, Schmidt and
also John Summers, the colored janitor
of the Bicycle Club.
A shoe factory has been started in
Spring Grove Asylum to give employ
ment to the insane. 1t has been
shown that they are much better salts
fled and it is benefit to the institu-
ton Also
There are some pretty "fishy" mos
quito stories going the rounds of the
press. But they are Jersey skeeters."
Our Frederick County ones are better
trained and only indulge in soft music
and gentle nip.
The threshing machines are travel
ing from farm to farm threshing out
the golden grain, which has been SELL
ing lately at an advanced price. May
1t continue to go up, is the wish of
every farmer.
We trust that the young men whom
Dame Rumor says are 10 start for the
gold fields of Alaska, will become
SO wealthy that they will give US mac
adamized streets on their return, from
the surplus of their find.
Governor Lowndes has removed
from office Mr. b. Frank Duvall, of
Prince Georges County, Inspector of
Tobacco Warehouse No. 5. Certain ir-
Irregularities have existed there and an
investigation decided the Governor
upon his duty.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
officials have denied the report that
they have been confiscating coal con-
signed to private concerns, for their
own use, in fear of general strike
and the difficulty of getting coal to
supply its engines.
A tournament and dance will be
given in the Manor Woods, Oh Tues
day, August 10th, commencing at III
o'clock and continuing into the night.
These events are always a source OF
much pleasure to those who attend ana
this one promises to be better than its
predecessors The committee consists
OF b. w. Chiswell. J. s. Klein and b.
1. hohlenburg. The matrons are Mes
danes II. o. Nicodemus, John Croft
w. I. Chiswel, and w. II. Hershber-
ger.
Rifemen Excursieah sug. 8, to Balti-
more and Bay Ridzs, -. rds all an OPP
pOrtunity to atteN [ Nth annual re-
union of the DaH Aryland; the
former pupils of u faseN at Frederick
nave been invited 11e Baltimore
and Philadelphia You don't
need be at the exp Preparing a
basket. Hot coffee eh will be
furnished all free. H es B. & O.