The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-12-07
LOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

DeCeIllOef SO lar mas Deen very
pleasant, and with but few cold
days.
Miss Harrison, of Leesburg,
Va, is the guest of Miss Virginia
Grayson.
Chief Judge McSherry is in
attendance at the sessions of the
Court of Appeals at Annapolis.
Miss Mary Helen Jamison, of
Baltimore, has been the guest of
Miss Gertrude Hayden, Court
street.
The War Department asks for
an appropriation of S17l,773,S $50
for 1902, as against 1856, 9O3, 551
for 1901.
DR.. 9. f. GOodell, City Health
Officer, who has been on visit
to friends in Boston, Mass, has
returned to his home.
Senator Wellington said re-
Gently that he is still a Republi-
can, but he opposes McKinley's
Philippine policy.
1t is not to early to give your
Christmas shopping a thought.
Frederick stores are loaded down
with seaSOnable articles.
The proceeds of the Frederick
City Hospital sale, which closed
on Thursday of last week, were
over 500. The affair was a
gratifying success.
The ISthmian Canal Commits.
sion reported in favor of the Mic
araguan route, which, it is esti.
mated, will cost 5000, $40, 600, and
government ownership and con
control.
A stalk containing several ripe
heads of oats was shown us re-
Gently by Mr.. William Tyler, of
Rocky Ridge. 1t was found near
that place and is quite unusual at
this season.
Tho three story brick dwelling
Of the late Mrs. Jane Williams,
corner of Market and South
streets, Frederick, was bought
Saturday by Mrs. p. Frank Pam
pei for So, 800
Mr.. Jacob Welty, a well known
carpenter of this city, was struck
across the shoulders Monday
last, by a falling girder while at
work at Mr.. Bowers new house
on Clark Place, and painfully
injured.
Daniel Il. Garnand, Fred
erick County farmer, indicted for
stealing cheese belonging to
William NJ. Updegratf, of Ha-
gerstown, was tried before a jury
at that place on Monday and
acquitted.
A pleasant surprise party was
given at "Hill Rest" the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Maxwell,
at -Four Points, this county, by a
committee of young ladies from
Emmitsburg. Delicious refresh
mentS were served at late hour.
The first meeting of the cred
itors of Jesse Kreig, bankrupt,
was held last Friday before Major
Il. Y. GoldsborOugh, referee in
bankruptcy. Baker Johnson,
Esq, was duly appointed trustee,
to give bond in the sum of 81, 600.
MeSsrs. G. A. Dean, George A.
Il. SnOuffer, James o. Harne and
Mr.. Remsburg, members of the
Board of County Commissioners,
and DR.. Samuel T. Haffner, coun-
ty health officer, left Tuesday to
attend the Health Convention in
Baltimore.
For the month of November 60
deaths were recorded for this
city and county. Eighteen per
sons died in this city. There
were Is interments in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. l at st. Johns and 2
in the colored graveyards. Forty.
two deaths occurred in the county.
Secretary Gage has submitted
a report t. Congress recommend
ing reinforcement of the cur
rency laws. 1t is evident that
he considers the people voted to
let him patch up that coin defect
in the present law. Can it be
possible that he may order bonds
paid in silver.
Mr.. Augustus +. Johnson, who
for the past seven years has
driven the stage from New Lon
don to Frederick, has given up
that route and in the future will
drive a stage from Urbana to
Frederick. Mr.. Frank Bittinger
will run the stage from New Lon
don to Frederick.
VIM. L. Huf1er, formerly of the
vicinity of Middletown, who re.
Gently moved from Hagerstown
to Shenandoah, Va, bought the
old hnmnstnal FINN of Inhn