The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-26
LOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

anxious to be sent to the United
States Senate from Michigan, but
cannot defeat Senator Mcmillan,
if the latter is a candidate for re.
election.
Mrs. Nellie Blessing Eyster, of
California, native of this city
and a well-knOwn writer, was en-
tertained by the Frederick Art
Club Thursday evening of last
week.
John Scadden, of Pleasant
Walk, this county, has been
granted an increase of pension
from So to $40 month. Mrs.
Elizabeth Stride has been grant
ed an original pension of s. a
month.
A jury de lunatico inquirendo
Monday morning heard testimony
regarding the sanity of Mrs.
Margaret Robinson. The jury
found her suffering with mental
arrangement and the court ap-
pointed VIM. G. Neidig trustee.
Word was received on May 8,
of the death at Parrol, Chihaha,
Mexico, of John +. Rsmsden,
who was formerly druggist of
Middletown, this county. Mr..
Ramsden was in his 44th year and
was married but had no children.
1t is almost certain that steps
will be taken to reorganize the
Frederick Ritlemen, Company
A., First Maryland Regiment.
Acknowledgement Wilmer has is
sued orders to Captain Q. S. J.
Beckley to recruit his company
at once.
Under the auspices of the In
dependent Drum Corps, Brad,
dock Heights was opened for the
summer season Monday after
noon and evening. Fine music
was furnished and dancing and
other pleasures were INDUCED in
until late hour.
Messrs. Roscoe G. White, Dan
iel Burras, Asa Clark, Edward
Harm and Lewis Cain left Monday
morning for Washington to at
tend the thirteenth annual en-
campment of the Sons of Veterans,
which convened in that city dur
ing the Peace Jubilee.
1t is possible that the Postal
Telegraph Company may pass by
Hagerstown without opening an
office there. The wording Of the
franchise compels the company
to keep their office open at night
until midnight. This they OBJ
ject to and unless a compromise
is effected, Hagerstown may lose
this great convenience.
The citizens of Liberty, this
county, after the experience they
had at the fire two weeks ago,
have taken the initiative in form
ing local fire company. A
meeting Was called which was
we'll attended. Mr.. Edwin Dev-
ilbiss was made president. An
other meeting was held on We'd
nesday evening.
MIR. Carlos NJ. de Garmendia,
proprietor of TuscarOra Stock
Farm, will sell at public auction
at the Gentlemen's Driving Park,
Baltimore, on Monday, May 80,
at 2 o'clock p. ill.,, about fifteen
head of fine trotting and road
horses, the get of Monocacy,
Currito, Sea King and other we'll
known sires. Captain Walter
Saunders will be the auctioneer.
The pupils in music and eX-
preston of Misses Katharine
Eisenhauer and Burtie Miller
gave a most delightful entertain
ment on Friday evening last at
City Opera House. The program
was carefully arranged and each
of the participants did credit to
themselves and their young in
structOrs. A large audience was
present.
Three merchants in this city,
Messrs. John HendrickSon, ThOs.
ii. Halter and Doll Brothers, have
received various sums of money
from unknown persons, marked
Conscience" MeSsrS. Haller
and Doll each received S15, and
Mr.. HendricksOn So, but no eXpla-
nation can be found for the
strange happening. The letters
were mailed at the Frederick post
office and were addressed i'll a.wO-
mans handwriting.
A beautiful chased silver bap-
tismal bowl was presented to All
Saints Episcopal Church on Mon
day afternood last by the Freder
lex chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, in memory
of it's late Regent, Mrs. Bette Ii.
M. Ritchie. 1t is suitably in
scribed and is a fine piece of
workmanship. 1t was used fer