The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

will be visible in Frederick coun-
ty on Monday morning about 8
o'clock.
The revenue office, Court
House, will be closed on next
Thursday on account OF Decora.
tion Day
The resiu ence OF Singleton
Houck, at Mountaindale, Fred
erick County, was destroyed by
fire May 90.
The Washington County Com
missioners expect to reduce the
tax rate this year from 20 cents
on the 500 to 60 cents.
The Maryland State Teachers
Association will hold its annual
meeting at the Chesapeake Chau.
taqha, formerly Bay Ridge.
All dry goods and carpet stores
in Frederick will close each even
ing, except Saturday, during the
months of June, July and Au-
gust at 6 O'Clock.
Secretary Hay has informed the
Boer ENJOYS that President Nc
Kinley did not feel justified in
taking further steps to end the
South African war.
The Count, Commissioners re.
Gently awarded the contract to
build a wooden bridge across
Cabbage Run in WoodSboro Dis
trict to Mr.. G. L. DOugherty for
$3.50.
Court Park begins to present
a very inviting and attractive
appearance. The benches were
put out on Tuesday. the 18th
inst, and the vases will be filled
with flowers this week.
1t is believed that the confer.
ence report on the armor plate
section of the Naval Appropria-
ton bill will have the effect of
stopping work on all Government
vessels until the plant is built.
Stewart P. Dean, of this city,
who recently graduated from the
Baltimore Dental College, has
passed a successful examination
and has been licensed to practice
dentistry in the State of Mary.
land.
The board of directors of the
Frederick and Emmitsburg Turn.
pike Road Company organized
Monday morning by electing G.
? W. Miller, president; Peter NJ.
Hammaker, superintendent, and
II. Ii. Heck, secretary.
The newly elected Board of
Town Commissioners of Emmits.
burg has organized by electing
Mr.. John T. Long, president; Mr..
Oscar ID. Frailey, clerk; Mr..
Victor E. Rowe, treasurer, and
Mr.. Michael Hoke, street CON-
missioner.
The Miller property, on West
Church street, adjoining the
Park Hotel, has been purchased
by the Masonic Fraternity of this
city, at a price said to be about
$1,000. They expect to erect on
this site in the near future,
large building suitable to their
especial use.
Miss M. ImOgene Dorsey, of
Baltimore, formerly of this city,
has received teachers certificate
from the Peabody Institute, for
excellence in theory and practice
on the piano. She has been a
member of the faculty of teach.
ers for two years, and has been
studying, during that time, the
higher branches.
Mr.. William Funk, tenant on
the farm of Mr.. N. j. Wilson,
was arrerted on Monday evening,
the 18th inst, for assault upon
the latter whilst engaged in talk
ing over matters connected with
the place. Mr.. Wilson was con-
siderably bruised by the blows of
Funk and had a warrant issued
for his arrest. Justice Smith
heard the evidence and held
Funk in 5000 bail for the Grand
Jury.
An exchange says: The election
returns yearly demonstrate that
the Republican party, even with
its negro element in the South
and it's large contingent of ignor-
ant foreign-born voters in the
mines and mills of the North, is
greatly in the minority of the
American people. Nothing more
is necessary for the overthrow Of
the Republicans than a united
Democracy, with popular candi-
dates on a sound platform.
The Following Cases Disposed