The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
LOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

MT Qultman Beckley, who
has been very ill, is much i'm.
proved.
Mrs. Harry Gallagher, of Bal.
tlmore, recently visited friends
in this city.
General Miles has been created
a Lieutenant General bv an act
of Congress.
Don't fail to visit the Library
Art Exhibit on Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
The strawberry crop has been
most abundant throughout the
county and good prices have been
realized.
A good rain is greatly needed
for all the crops as well as for
the gardens.
Sunday, the 10th, there will be
confirmation at st. Johns
Church. The Cardinal will
preach at Late Mass.
Mr.. Dixon Walker, of near
Urbana, this county, is making
handsome entrance to his at.
tractive home.
The new telephone system will
soon be very complete in this
county. The old telephone had
better wake up.
The bridge over the road lead
ing from the Shookstown pike to
the Baltimore pike has been
opened at last.
The birthday of Jefferson Davis
was celebrated by mass meeting
III Louisville, attended by visitors
to the Confederate reunion.
The one hundredth and seven.
teenth annual commencement of
Dlckerson College, Carlisle, Pa,
took place on June 9 6, inclusive.
Mr.. Harne, one of our County
Commissioners, was hurried home
from the convention on account of
the illness of his father, who is
now quite an old man.
The County School Board met
at the Court House on Wednes
day last, to transact general bus
mess. AS usual a number of
book agents were on hand.
The time for country boarders
will soon be here, and there is no
more desirable spot to spend the
summer than in some attractive
country home in Frederick
County.
School and college commence
mentS are in full blast and many
young men and women will start
out to fight life's troubled battles
armed with all that years of
study can give them.
The Whit Monday parade,
memorial service, flag raising and
festival for the proposed town
hall in MiddletOwn, Frederick
County, was largely attended.
About 1000 people witnessed the
celebration.
The road machines should be
more generally used throughout
the county. Good drainage is es-
sential for a good road. Surely
we appropriated money enough to
have good roads in every section
of the county. Let the people
see that the work is put OH the
roads.
Mr.. Augustus Wilson, of Bal
timore, has again returned to
Frederick County. to spend the
summer. He will occupy the
Gettysburg cottage on the cleo
trio road. He was heartily wei
coined by his many friends in
this city.
Horses were never so scarce as
at present. Now is the time for
the farmer to improve his stock;
but make up your mind to breed
to none but the best. 1t costs
just as much to raise a good for
nothing colt as it does to raise
one that will always command a
good price.
The Maryland Democratic ed
itors will hold their annual re-
union on June 10Th, 1900, in
Chestertown, Nd. The people of
that place will hold reception
in the evening. The steamer,
emma A. Ford" leaves Balti-
more at $50 p. m. on that day.
The superintendent of the EN-
mitsburg pike is getting the road
in fine condition. The homes
along this fine driveway all look
neat and attractive. A little
whitewash improves the entire
place, and it has been said that
no section of the county looks
more attractive than that from
Frederick to Emmitsburg. The
humblest homes look neat and
clean? Why not make an effort
to have this a universal custom