The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Gifted by the snow, which has pro-
tected it during all the cold
weather.
Miss Cornelia Dutrow, of this
city, has secured a government
position at Washington, and she
left yesterday to begin work.
The Pope Leo XIII, has adj
dressed long letter to Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore, expressing
his views on "Americanism."
Asbridge, Republican, was
elected Mayor, of Philadelphia,
by a plurity of 119. 7G6, the largest
ever given candidate in that
city.
The servant question is still an
unSOlved one to the anxious house.
keeper. The solution would he a
great boon to millions the coun-
try over.
A range oftemperature from 1O3
degrees above to degrees below
zero was the experience of return
ing soldiers from Porto Rico.
Uncle Sam now has climates to
suit any taste on hand.
In the House Wednesday, Mr..
Lentz of Ohio introduced a bill
to revive the rank of Admiral
and vice Admiral, and named
Dewey and Schley, as persons to
fill the respective position.
The town clock is running on
time again. The works has been
put in place, and the familiar strike
of the hours is heard once more. 1t
is a great convenience to have the
clock in order once more.
w. Z. Darner sold in Middle.
town recently, for the L0rentz
estate, several lots of land lying
adjacent to Middletown, at prices
ranging from $3.50 to 5000 per
acre. Each contained from II to
acres OF land.
Mrs. Florence Lopez, has been
granted an absolute divorce from
her husband, Harry Lopez, with
right to resume her maiden name
which was Miss Florence Fisher.
Lopez was at one time connected
with the Salvation Army here.
The recent thaw has made hor-
riable sluSh of the fine sleighing.
1t is hardly probable that another
sleighing snow will fall this win
ter. Cold weather with the solid
foundation the snow had, would
have kept the bells jinggling many
weeks longer.
The First Maryland Regiment,
now in camp at Augusta, Ga,
will be mustered out of service
on Tuesday next. A reception
will be accorded the Frederick
boys upon their return home.
They have been in service about
ten months.
The Monocacy is out of bank
and rising. There is no great dan
ger yet of a food, as much of the
ice and snow has melted gradual
ly since the cold snap. However
it will be well for people living
in the vicinity of the stream to
be on the lookout for their own
and neighbOrs safety.
The late zero weather is said to
have been a terror on the peach
buds. Many orchards in the Wash.
lngtOn County Belt will have but
a small crop next summer. I'm
agined how such freezing weather
could kill the tender germs. And
only where protected from the
wind and cold can much be ex.
pected from the trees.
The twenty-fOurtn annual b Ii
of the United Steam Fire Engine
Company, held in Junior Hall, on
Wednesday evening last, was, as
usual, great success. A large
crowd was in attendance and the
evening passed of most pleasant
ly. The committee were Messrs.
G. N. Hauer, w. B. James, r. A.
Bennett, w. ID. Lips and Fred
Obenderfer.
On Saturday last, a party of
scholars from "Frederick College,
enjoyed pleasant sleigh ride to
New Market, where they were en-
tertained at the hotel by prOprie-
tor Utz, and afterwards, at the
residence of Mrs. Halle Simpson,
treat of music and social inter-
course was in store for them. The |
happy lads were in high glee, and |
no doubt wished the snow would |
last forever.
The Monocacy Valley kennels,
owned by Mr.. j. Roger McSherry,
of near Braddock, this county, |
has added another victory to it's
already long list. 81. j. o." a
black and white pointer, sired by
"Repsaw," a ribbon winner, won
third prize in the field trials re-
Gently held in Alabama. Mr..
McSharrv iS an enthusiastic dor