The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-17
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Broadway in the Greater New
York is now thirteen miles long.
All the street car lines of Bal.
timore were abandoned on Tues
day.
In many places in town one can
not see across the street for the
high embankments of snow.
All the fire companies have
horses to draw their heavy en-.
gines during this bad weather.
All unite in urging the snow to
be removed from the sides OF the
two principal streets of our city.
The public schools of Balti-
more were closed during the week
OH account of the terrible weather
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Mutt, left
on Sunday last, to spend the re-
mainder of the winter in Wash
y ingt0n.
The testimony in the Adams
poisoning case in New York is
attracting considerable attention.
No clue as yet to the pOisoner.
New Orleans revels in one Of
her marvellous carnivalS. ThOus-
ands of strangers filled the city.
The gay times ended on Wednes-
day.
City Register. Gittinger, and
Mayor Chiffon will receive contri-
buttons for the poor and see that
they are properly distributed.
Fifty thousand dollars was APP
propriated by the city council of
Baltimore to fight against the
outbreak of smallpox in that city.
Superintendent Rice with big
force of men opened the Shocks
town road on Wednesday last,
as far as the Cramer Lime KilnS.
He continued the work yesterday.
President Smiths proposition
to remove the snow from Patrick
street if the corporation would
furnish the hands, was certainly
a very fair one.
A Cumberland dispatch states
that Senator Wellington is re-
ceiving large number of petit
tons opposing the seating of Con-
gresham elect Roberts, of Utah.
Twelve cents an hour in the
cold and driving snow is poor
pay for men to clean our streets
and side walks. Mayor Chiffon
thinks that enough for the poor
wOrkmen of Frederick.
The cues ion of removing the
snow W. tHe urged by all classes
&pf people ana by men Of both pO-
litical parties. The city's inter
est should be the first considera.
ton. '' tt
Work on the town clock has
been delayed on account of the
weather. Mr.. Lehman, of Balti-
more, who has the contract is in
town waiting for an opportunity
to put the works together.
Mr.. Newt Stone has at last
been elected Mayor of Annapolis.
Two Republicans voted with the
four Democrats and then broke
the deadlock which had lasted for
sometime.
A memorial tablet to the mem.
ory of the late Rev. Daniel Zach
arias, d. D., will be placed in the
Reformed Church, in this city,
on Sunday morning next, with
appropriate ceremonies.
The Douglass Bros. surveying
party was snow bound at Pleas
ant Walk, on this side of South
Mountain, at last reports from
them. They will continue the
work of surveying a line TO Ha-
gerstOwn as soon as possible.
If twelve cents per hour is the
pay, and we are told this is what
is being paid the men for working
in the snow. surely this is poor
compensation. What individuals
pay has nothing to do with what
a city corporation should pay its
wOrkmen.
If our laboring men had been
given employment by our mayor
to remove the snow, they would
not be seeking charity. Why
will not the aldermen act in such
a time of possible danger to our
people? The Baltimore Sun
warns the people about a thaw.
So look out. l n
On Tuesday Mr.. Crimmins, our
Obliging telegraph operator, in
formed our people that the terrific
storm extended from Norfolk,
Virginia, to Boston and that rail-
road travel and water navigation
were practically suspended. From
every part of the country the
greatest restitution is reported.
Will the city authorities be re-