The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10
LOCAL NEWS
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.


city, is spending the month Of
August at Atlantic City.
Rev. DR.. Eschbach, pastor of
the Reformed church, has gone
to the White Sulphur Springs, Va.
Mr.. Albert Richie. of New
York, is visiting his sisters. the
Misses Richie, West Church
street.
After a most pleasant visit in
this city Miss Elsie Dean Albert
mas returned to her home in West.
minister.
The cOatless man is very much
In evidence these scorching hot
days. All of them say the relief
is wonderful.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brosius, of
Baltimore, have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. S. Jarboe,
East Second street.
Mr.. Walter Floeckher, of New
York, formerly of this county.
who has been spending a few
weeks in this city, has returned.
The guests of Linganore Hills
Inn, were treated to an enjoyable
"straw ride" on Monday night
last. About thirty comprised
the party.
Mr.. John Alvarez, of Brook
Ign, New York, who has been Wis.
iting Judge and Mrs. McSherry.
East Second street, returned
home on Monday.
Mr.. Horace Clarke, son of
General Clarke, will visit Fred
erick in about a week and with
his father will go to Norfolk and
other points on business.
General James G. Clarke and
Mr.. Lewis Clingan, who have
been at Ocean City and other
sections Of the State for the past
week, have returned home.
The contract to furnish 40 tons
of No. 2 anthracite coal for the
use of the Court House was
awarded to Jonathan BiSer, whose
bid was S4.S5 per long ton deliv.
cred.
Mr.. James Houck, a well known
, farmer residing near Frederick,
was elected President of the
Franklin Savings Bank to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
A. ID. O'Leary.
Miss Irene Entwistle, of Wash
ington, D. c., recently connected
with the Hospital Department,
U. S. A., in Cuba, visited Miss
Cornelia Dutrow, this city, on
Tuesday and Wednesday last.
The contract for furnishing
desks for the public schools of
Frederick County was awarded
by the County Commissioners to
Joseph L. Shoemaker of Phila.
delphia. A number of others
put in bids.
An unknown white man was
killed at Brunswick by an express
train on Wednesday morning.
He was said to have been asleep
on the track. He was neatly
dressed and was a travelling
salesman. So far his identity has
not been discovered. He was ap.
parently 90 years old.
Mr.. D. Guy Thomas, of this
city, sailed from New York on
the steamer "Keiser Wilhelm
Der Cross" for Europe on Tues
day morning. He expects to
spend several months travelling
through England, France, Ger,
many and Italy, and will visit
the Paris Exposition.
Mercer Bros. have purchased
the old Ridgeville Hotel, on the
Baltimore pike, near Ridgeville,
from G. A. Smith, for 5000.
They will enlarge and improve
the property. 1t is said that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
build station near the hotel
when the new road is completed.
Miss Alice V. Shriner, of this
city, a pupil at the Woman's Col
lege, represented that institution
at 1.-THE inter collegiate elocution
contest at Mt. Gretna, Pa, recent
ly, and won second hOnOrs recit'
ing LOngfellow'S "King Robert,
of Sicily. Many thought the de-
cision of the Judges should have
been reversed and the first honor
given to Miss Shriner.
The feast of st. Ignatius OF
Loyola, the founder of the Society
of Jesus, was celebrated in ST.
Johu's Catholic Church on Sun
day last. Solemn High Mass was
sung at nine o'clock, with Rev
John O'Rourke, rector of the
Novitiate, as celebrant; Rev, D.
f. X. Coleman, deacon, and Rev
Mr.. Fremgen, sub deacon. Rev.
Father Kavanaugh, S. j., dellv,