The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Major Z. Y. Goldsborough, of
this city, has been granted an in
crease of pension from So to IS
per month.
st. Patrick's Day was one of
the most beautiful we have seen
for many years. And the next
day it rained.
The public schools of Frederick
County will be continued this
year until May 18th, one month
later than last season.
Mr.. Thos. Gittinger, the we'll
known local base ball player, has
signed this year with the Patter.
son, N. j., team, of the Atlantic
League.
Miss Marie Prince, who has
been on a visit to the Academy
of the Visitation, returned to her
home in Washington, d. c., on
Monday.
The Cuban army numbers 49,
219 men as recently computed.
4 This country appropriated 49,
600, 900 with which to pay them
for their services.
An election will be held at
Middletown on Easter Monday to
elect burgess and five commits
sioners to manage the affairs of
that corporation.
The Frederick County Histor-
zeal Society met in regular session
at the Public Library, on Second
street, upon invitation of Rev. j..
II. O'Rourke, S. j.
BY the almanac, spring was sched-
uled to arrive on Monday, March
goth, at 3.15 p. III. At that time
the sun entered the constellation
Aries, and springtide, at least,
technically, began.
Miss Bertha Kemp, formerly of
this city, but now of Mt. Wash
ington, near Baltimore, was a
guest recently of the Misses
Maulsby, on West Church street.
She returned home OH Monday.
Mr.. Joseph l.. Routzahn, of this
city, applied in the United States
District Court in Baltimore, Fri
day last, for the benefit of the
bankruptcy laws. He has liabili-
ties amounting to 81, l52.67 and
no assets.
Mr.. Noah Il. Cramer has asso-
ciated with him in the real estate
and insurance business, Messrs.
Edwin Devilbiss and S. Amos
Urner, of Liberty, this county.
The latter is one of the Board of
COunty School Commissioners.
Mr.. E. Elmer Harne, who went
to Cuba as chief clerk in the
Quartermaster Department under
Lieutenant Colonel Noble III.
Creager, has returned home, hav-
ing completed his duties. He will
resume the practice of law here.
Mr.. Harry Long, of Brunswick,
this county, whilst engaged in
coupling cars in the B. u .. yard
at that place, had his foot cut off
by being knocked down and run
over by a car. Drs. HORNE, West
and Ransom performed the ampu-
tation of the injured member.
Mr.. Nicholas o. Cline on We'd
nesday sold his dwelling and
eight acres of land about one
mile east of Frederick, near the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to
DR.. W. G. Boteler for $500.
The other thirty-two acres of the
tract were sold to the Frederick
City Packing Company for $500.
The students of the WOman's
College are making arrangements
for their usual trip to Washington,
ID. c., during the Easter holidays.
This year large number have
joined the party and expect to
stay at least five days, enjoying
the many delightful pleasures of
sight seeing at the capital. Pres
ident Apple will have charge OF
the party.
Rev. FIR. Giraud, formerly pas
tor of st. Johns Catholic Church,
this city, but now connected
with the White Marsh Mission,
was called in to offer religious
consolation to Miss Annie Clark,
who was so brutally assaulted by
John Berry, at Bowie, Nd, re-
Gently. Rev. FIR. j. I. Gardner.
pa 'tor of the church, there Off
ciated at the funeral of Miss
Amanda Clark, who was killed
by the negro brute.
Rev. Daniel Jacob Hauer, of
Hanover, Pa, the oldest living
Lutheran clergyman in this
country, celebrated his 93rd
birthday on March 10. He was
born in Frederick and is son of
the late George Hauer and a
brOthnr IF tho MiSSas Mary and