The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Come Little lettings About
People and Things.

From all appearances the fruit
crop this year will be most plen-
tiful.
Census Supervisor Harrington
has announced the enumerators
for Washington county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Brugh,
of Columbia, Pa, are visiting
the latter's family in this city.
Sydney L. Mudd has been NOM
mated by the Republicans of the
Fifth District of Maryland for
Congress.
A much needed rain fell on
Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning. The crops could stand
considerable more.
Rose G. Hagan has filed a bill
in the Circuit Court, for an abso-
lutte divorce from her husband.
Eugene II. Hagan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Staley Gambrill
and family and Mrs. Cyrus M.
Helfenstein, of Colorado, are Wis
iting relatives in this city.
There are eight battleships, six
protected cruisers, four monitors,
80 torpedo craft and one subma-
rine boat building for the United
States.
The Democratic County Gen.
trail Committee has been called
to meet in this city tomorrow.
Saturday, the 18th inst, at 11.3O,
at the Junior Hall.
Governor Smith has appointed
the Board of State Aid and
Charities, designating General
F. G. LatrObe, OF Baltimore, as
President.
1t is understood that General
Joseph Wheeler will be made a
Brigadier. General and that he
will be a candidate for re election
to Congress.
The Republicans of Maryland
have endorsed the administration
of Mckinley, and the delegation
to the National Convention will
vote for him.
Numerous army officers agree
with Senators Proctor, Teller and
others that the Krag -JOrgensen
rifle used by both the army and
the navy is not the best type of
small arms.
James Jeffries and James Cor
bett, the two great heavy weight
fighters, will have a 25-rOund
bout tonight at the Seaside Ath.
letic Club, Coney Island, for the
championship. Jeffries is the
favorite at 2 to /.
DR.. j. w. Downey, who on
Monday qualified as Fish Com
missioner for Western Maryland,
has appointed the following as
sistants: II. T. Browning, of Oak.
land, Md, and j. Graham John.
son, of Walkersville, this county.
At the State Republican Con.
vention Wednesday in Baltimore
Senator McComas, Representa-
tive Mudd, Messrs. William T.
Master and Phillips Lee Colds
borough were selected as dele
gates at large to the National
Convention.
On Monday last, a municipal
election was held in Emmitsburg,
this county, resulting in the cleo.
tion of the following official:
Mayor, M. F. Shaft; Commits
SiGners, Albert NJ. Patterson, Os.
car Fraley, Michael Hoke, John
Long, Victor Rowe and Robert
Ashbrough.
The Business Mems Associa.
tiOn of Frederick, has taken up
the alleged discrimination of the
railroads against that city in
freight rates. Merchants allege
that the Baltimore and Hagers-
on dealers can ship goods to
towns near Frederick at a lower
rate than is accorded them.
Mr.. Edward Grove, who is in
charge of the new plant of the
M. j. Grove Lime Company, at
Stephens City, Virginia, expects
to move his family there very
shortly. He says things are NOV
ing very satisfactorily and that |
the patent kilns are turning out |
the best quality of wood burnt |
lime. On account of the conven.
fence of railroad facilities, the
quantity of limestone of excellent
quality and abundance of labor
ers, the new addition to this CON-
pany's already extensive bust
ness should be very remunera.
tive.