The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-21


race program for the annual meet of
the Mar \ land wheelmen.
The Lane Brothers who constructed
the new reservoir for Frederick CITY
have failed in Newark, N. J.
Mr.. John A. Snyder, of this county,
died in Westminster, Carroll COUNTY
on Saturday last, in his 55th year.
1t seems we will have some peaches
arler all. The apples were not all killed
by Jack Frost and the strawberries
promise well.
Miss jamie E. Stonebraker, of We
verton, Washington County, is visit
ing in Frederick, where she expects
to spend some time.
The annual commencement exer-
cises at the Academy of the Visitation
will be held on Friday morning, June
18th, at nine O'Clock.
Now is the time for Democrats to be
forming clubs for sound Democratic
newspapers. The CITIZEN should be
in the hands of every Democrat in the
county.
Governor Lloyd Lowndes, a dele
gate from Allegany County, attended
the Episcopal Convention yesterday
and to-day. He is stopping at the City
Hotel.
Fishing in the Potomac is now un-
lawful until after June 1st, and the
shooting or killing of squirrels in any
manner is prohibited by law until az
ter June 18th.
Mr.. c. w. Henderson, of Hancock, a
sterling Democrat of the old school,
paid us pleasant visit yesterday. He
is in attendance at the Episcopal Con-
vention as lay delegate.
The loss on the stock of Messrs. Diff
fendA & Co., by the fire a short time
ago, has been satisfactorily adjusted by
the insurance companies of which Mr..
Granville Thomas is the local agent.
Hon. John E. Hurst, General Law
ras0n Riggs, Hon. Skipwith Wilmer
and Mr.. Conway Sans were enter
tanned at lunch Wednesday last, by
Col. l.. Victor Baughman, of this city.
1t looks as if we are going to have an
abundance of garden truck this sum-
mer. Everyone seems to be going into
trucking. Well, we will need good
supply with all the visitors we hope to
have.
The open air meeting of the Farmers
Institute of this county, will be held
on June 7th, in Shocks grove, near
Utica Mills. The meeting was adyer-
tised for June 5th, but the date has
been changed
Cyrus T. Flock and James p. Perry
were chosen as delegates and DR.. Sam
uel Haffner and Harry Witter as alter
mates to the annual meeting of the
State League of Republican Clubs in
Baltimore next month.
Mr.. Sydney Sappington, of Liberty,
whilst returning home on Tuesday
from this city, was thrown from his
buggy by the horse becoming unruly
and sustained painful injuries, which,
however, were fortunately not of
serious nature.
General Lawrason Riggs, of BalIi-
more, attended the Episcopal Conven-
ton in this city. General Riggs, it
will be remembered, was chief of the
Brigade Staff at the State Encamp-
ment held near Frederick last summer.
AThe Christian Endeavor Union of
this county began its annual conven-
ton in Walkersville on Wednesday
evening last, Bishop ]. Dixon presid-
ing. He delivered an address in the
evening. Yesterday the meeting came
to an end.
The Catholic Church at Urbana, this
county. Rev. Prendergast, of the No
vitiate, this city, pastor in charge of
the mission, was robbed of many of
its sacred vessels and vestments by
thieves on Saturday last. The discov-
cry was not made until Sunday and
the Priest was put to great incOnven-
fence in saying Mass. The sacrilig-
eous miscreants are still at large with
no clue possessed as to their identity.
The County Commissioners have Of
fered one hundred dollars reward for
the capture of the cOlOred man, Owen
Bowie, who killed William Smith, an
other of his race, near Monrovia, last
week. 1t is to be earnestly hoped that
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in the effort for his capture. 1t is the
duty of every citizen, if placed within
his power the opportunity, to arrest
any fugitive from justice aside from
any hopes of monetary remuneration,
especially in such grave case as the
present one. Bowie should be speed
fly taken and given the punishment
his crime deserves.
The celebration of the Sesqui-Cen-
tennial of the Reformed Church of
Frederick occurred last week, and
many interesting "reminiscences were
brought out and discussed at the
meetings. Rev. George M. Zacharias
delivered an eloquent sermon on the
past history of the church and chose
the same text his eloquent father used
on a similar occasion in 1847. The
services attending the celebration were
solemn and impressive and were large
~ attended by home people and many
strangers. Rev. E. r. Eschbach is
the popular pastor of the Reformed
Church in this city, and has occupied
the post with distinction for number
of years.