The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-17
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

physicians.
The sum of S3,O25 was recently
paid for seat in the Baltimore
Stock Exchange.
Mrs. Joseph Payne will open a
millinery store on North Market
street the 2lSt of March.
An increase of pension from Sc
to IS has been granted to Benia.
min Gearhart, of Emmitsburg.
The next meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy will be in
June, the date to be announced
hereafter.
We are glad to say that the con,
dition of Mr.. Henry b. EtchiSon,
who was stricken with paralysis,
last week, is much improved.
MesSrs. Martz and Wyant will
succeed the Misses Blumenaur in
the baking business, which they
conducted on N. Market street.
Superintendent of streets.
Mantz. had force of hands Mon.
day evening repairing the floor of
the South Market street bridge.
James Whitcomb Riley, the
"HooSier Poet" read sketches
from his own poems and prose
works in Baltimore one night last
week.
Mr.. Frank Boblitz, formerly an
employee of the CITIZEN office,
has accepted a position with the
B. & o. Railroad Company in Bal
timOre.
Mr.. j. w. LeGore, of LeGore's
Station, will open a safe deposit
bank at that place about April LIST,
and will conduct general bank.
ing business.
Mr.. Herbert Pitman, Librarian
of the Public Library, of Boston,
Mass, has been appointed Ii.
brarian of Congress, by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Milliners' spring openings are
now occupying the thoughts of
the fair sex. The latest styles in
hats and bOnnets will be shown
in the local shops.
A new jewelry store will be es-
tablished in this city by Mr..
BlOcher, of Gettysburg. He will
occupy the room lately ust d by
Messrs. 10y and Perry, on South
Market street.
1t is rumored that there will
be a change in the ownership of
the Interstate Telephone Com
pany of this city. 1t is said tho
exchange here will be sold about
the last of the month.
Mr.. Augustus ii. Ebert will con-
duct i'll the future the business
lately known by the firm name of
B. Ebert & Sons, general hard
ware and carriage making. The
firm was recently dissolved by
mutual consent.
Harry Iglehart, aged Is years,
son of Mr.. Lee Iglehart, a section
boss on the main line Of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, was run
over at Alberton Tuesday morn
ing by the west bound mail train
and instantly killed.
The employees of the b. & o.
Railroad will hereafter be paid by
check promptly on the 10Th of
each month, instead of waiting
for the pay car to turn up, which
it often did many days late. The
new system should work we'll for
both company and employees.
Mr.. John L. johnson has taken
charge of the Union Knitting
Mills, in this city, and will re-
move his family from York, Pa,
where he was employed. Mr..
johnson, several years ago, was
employed at the Mills, but left to
accept another position.
The mad stone, which has been
in the Giernan family for near on
to century, was sold in Lees
burg, Va, on Monday last, for the
sum of S6S2.2O. 1t is u inches
long and came from Scotland. 1t
is said to possess remarkable viz
tues as an antidOte for the bite of
any poisonous insect or reptile.
A coal oil stove exploded in the
second story of the residence of
DIR. VIM. Ii. Baltzell, on East
Second street, on Friday night
last at late hour and only the
prompt work Of neighbors pre-
vented a serious confagration.
The furnishings of the room were
somewhat damaged by water and
smoke.
Mr.. Henry Lorentz, formerly a
well-knOwL broker, of this city,
but now retired, will be SO years
of age on his next birthday. For
sometime past he has been in