The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-23
LOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Mrs. Sarah c. Ricketts,, of
townsville, this county, has Sc
cured a reissue of pension at IS
per month.
The price of sugar has been adj
vanced by the Trust 5 cents per
100 pounds. 1t is said increased
demand caused the raise in price.
Governor Smith has a nun Der
OF State appointments to make,
among them being six County
School Commissioners for Fred
erick county.
Ten thousand Puerto Ricans
gathered before the Governor
Generals palace in San Juan re ;
Gently to demand justice at the
hands of the United States.
They adopted an address to Con-
greSs.
A decision of the Supreme
Court was handed down which
declared the right of the State of
Texas to enforce statutes regulat-
ing the workings of trusts. The
Standard Oil Company was really
the defeated plaintiff.
John A. Barrick, of Woods.
boro, who was adjudged of I'M
sound mind by jury, was com
mitted to Springfield asylum at
Sykesville, by the Court, and
taken to that institution by Sher-
itfTrOXell on Wednesday last.
Manager Rhodes, of the City
Opera House, informs us that the
StrakOsch Opera Company will
play a return engagement in this
city, on Thursday, March Goth.
This is high class company and
always deserves large audience.
Postmaster William Kolb, at
CreagerstOwn, this county, was
Frustrated and made sreechless
one day last week, while hand
ling mail matter in his office, by a
stroke ot.paralysis, which affected
the entire right side of his body.
Mr.. Samuel ii. Buck, formerly
of Baltimore, but until recently
a member of the Wall street
firm of Rathbone & Co., has re-
tired from business, and will To-
cate in this county. He has leaS-
ed the Mercer farm at Frederick
Junction.
Among the Maryland contribu-
tors to the Schley home fund are
SfSe Following from Frederick:
Mrs. l.. V. Baughman, $25: G.
Weinbrenner, So; Ella V. Houck,
AS4. There appear to have been
few, if any, contributions from
Baltimore city.
Mr.. John p. Renner, formerly
of the firm of Renner & Kemp,
of this city, has sold his house
on East Fourth street to Mr.. G.
Z. Doughterty. Mrs. Renner and
children will move to Baltimore
where Mr.. Renner has been for
some time with julius Gutman.
Mr.. j. W. Oliver, manufacturer
of the Perfect Rest Bedsprings,
sold the right of Frederick
County to Messrs. Henry Hit
and John w. Grove, of this city.
A large number of the springs
have been sold and have given,
as the name implies, perfect sat
isfaction.
A mort gage has been recorded
in the Circuit Court for Frede,
rick County from the Western
Maryland Railroad Company to
the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore. The amount of the
mortgage is 81, S75, 900. The cost
of the revenue stamps required
for the instrument amounted to
1927.
Mrs. Edward Grove and chill,
dren, of this city, are on a visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Brugh,
Columbia, Pa. About the first
of the month they will take up
their residence in Stephens City,
near Winchester Va, where Mr..
E. ID. Grove is managing
branch of the M. j. Grove Lime
Company's plant, recently started
there.
The Valley Register says that
it is informed that the directors
of the Brunswick Savings Bank,
of Brunswick, this valley, have
decided to erect a handsome new
bank building. 1t is to be a
three story brick structure with
brownstone front. The lot, on
which stands the two story frame
building, formerly occupied as a
furniture store, has been pur-
chased as site.
Professor Cyrus Thomas, of the
Bureau of Ethnology at Wash
ington, ID. c., delivered lecture
before the community and alum
nae of the Academy of the Visi-
tation Monday afternoon on
mounds in the South and West,