The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-02-10
LOCAL NEWS.
some Little lettings ABOUT PEG.
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have been filed.
Miss S Iir Angel has g me to Boston
on u visit TO friends.
Miss Ella Stonehraker, OF Washing
tOn County, is in Frederick.
The Doctors are still busy aud
great deal of sickness Is reported.
See that your npishhors send their
sale advertisement to the CITIZEN.
Mrs. Alice r. Anderson Spent Satur-
day last with friends near Frederick.
The d ..pest snow for years; aud old
Frederick has been scene ot beauty.
Rev. Father Gatfney is improving
slowly, having been i'll for sometime.
We are to have thirteen more snow
etOrms.. having had eleven Tan evil
prophei.)
Keep your sidewalks clean at any
expense. Now Is the time before the
next freeze.
Only few more days for fun and
frolic, then Will conmence the prayers
ami fasting.
We are now to ha' our old town
clock gnng az in. 1t has been oil the
'.strike" for sonlt time.
A COW, b -ongng to Mr.. VI. J Grove,
was struck hy tram aud killed Oh
Sunday near Lime Kiln.
The snow has put an end to the ice
harvest, but 1t is doing a great deal OF
good to the growing wheat.
The snow and ice have made things
pretty hard fIr our poor But little
work eau b. found in our city.
Mr.. Frank Stonnr accidentally slip
ned and fell on Market street aud re-
ceived u painful cut on the head.
The mid winter. reception a the
Wo nan,' G llege was one of the large
society functions of the past week.
Mrs. Dugan, nee Melanie Boone, of
BaltinIpre, Is on visit to MISS Car
0liue Mes Kerry, Eat SecOnl street.
A dance will b. held at In dependent
Hall on the night Of the fourteenth for
the heuett Of the Independent Drum
Band.
A pair of handsome horses have been
purchased ny the United Fire Com
pany. 50 now they are prepared forany
emergency.
The ground hog has lost his record
for trathtul predict us. and 81 We viii
have to pin our faith as of yore, TO
"Old Reliability"
Col. S. :. Thomas, of B4rryville,
w.. has been in town during the pt>t
week, and his many friends gave him
a hearty welcome.
The sleighng this week has been
very fine and lots of fast stepper5 were
out. The town - always lively when
we have sleighing.
Miss Margaret Bone, daughter of
Doctor birmingham Bnone, is visiting
her sister Mr.. VIM. Stnnebraker, of
Washington County.
Miss Julia Mutt left on Wednesday
TO visit Mrs. Josiis Pierce, the daughter
OF the late Mrs. Dalgren, at her resi-
dence in Washington.
The Hager.town Ministerial Assoc
OaAtion is taking an interest in secnr-
ing the public library. which Mr..
Newcomer proposes to endow. s
T. Tue Lenten season is nearly here.
Ash Wednesday beginning this year
GU the fifteenth OF February and Eas-
ter Sunday COMES on April fifth.
The Maryland State Council Catholic
Benevolent Legion will hold its six
tenth annual meeting on February
18th AT The Royal Arcanum Building,
Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Stewart, Of this city,
who has been on visit to relatives
In Washington the past few weeks,
returned home Sunday last, much
pleased with her trip.
The shops are filled with midwintpr
bargains. The country housekeeper
should come to town and add to her
store Of tables, beds and other house
hold necessities and save money in 80
doing.
Owing to the heavy snow drifts the
Baltimore trains as we'll as the western
trains were all DELAYED for hours on
Wedn-s lay last. The Baltimore pa
pers did not reach Us until late in the
AfternOon.
The library is open to the public as a
Eeadiug room, although the books cam
uOl we tdhcu away uutil lttf are Cdi-
Al0gued, and the rooms are filled with
those always interested in the current
topics of the day.
But few cases of general interest will
be tried at this session of the court.
We are to he congratulated that we
have so few criminal cases. The best
way to lessen crime in q community is
TO carry out the law with au un5par-
lug hand.
The applications FIR membership in
the Unieh Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy should he sent tn the Registrar.
Miss Alexandra McDaunold, of this
city. Many applicants have been al.
ready received. The next meeting
will be held in March.
Why persons do not take advantage
Of the middle Of the day and the sun
shine to clear their pavenlents of the
Ice and snow that accnmulates and
freezes, is problem that has not yet
been solved, aud why the police do not
enforce the law is greater mystery.
The Historical Society had another
% It's delightful meetings last week at
the residence of Mrs. Matthews, on
Meat Second street, aud an entertain
lneAnd interesting paper was read by
Mrs. Francis Fenwick Smith, on Cap
tain John Smith, of Revolutionary
fame.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have had nnmaroua apnlioofio,a -.