The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-05
FOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Miss Bessie Mclean, of New
/ York. is visiting her aunts, the
/ Misses Richie.
Miss Virginia Grayson, of this
civ. has gone to Leeshurg, Va.
where she will spend the summer.
DR.. Nude, of Sewickley. Pa.
who has been visiting Mr.. w. W.
Osburn. West Third street. has
returned.
The b. x O. Railroad is putting
new interlOcking safety switches
along the main line and the
Metropolitan Branch.
i Mrs. j. A. Williamson and Miss
Julia p. Williamson, Court
Square. are visiting relatives in
Farquier county, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin II. Mutt
gave a delightful supper and
dance at Linganore Hills Inn on
Tuesday evening to a party Of
young folks.
Miss Mamie Potts, who re,
Gently returned from a visit to
Miss Sallie Fauntleroy, at Staun.
ton. Virginia, is confined to her
home, quite i'll.
Mrs. Francis II. Gordon. of
Harrisburg, Pa, is spending the
summer months at the residence
of her mother, Mrs. S. @. Eyler.
East Church street, this city.
Charles c. G. Morgan, of Fred.
erick, has filed a bill. through
bis attorney, Glenn II. Worth.
mgton, for an absolute divorce
from his wife, Katie NJ. Morgan,
Of Frederick.
Two portraits of General ThoS.
J. Jackson were presented to the
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy last week, one by Mrs.
Charles w. Ross, ST., and the
other by Miss Nj. Janet Williams.
DR.. O. S. Highbarger, optical
specialist, graduate of the Phila-
delphia Optical College, will be
at Parl, Hotel, second Wednes-
day Of each month, Thursday and
Friday following, at hotel or resi-.
dence.
\ large brick plant, with a ca
pacity Of $4,000 brick a day, is
being erected at Buckeystown,
this county. Clay of good quail
hy abound in that section, and
the new industry promises to be
success from the beginning.
The Comptroller Of the State
has made the quarterly diStribu-
ton of the free school fund. and
Frederick County's hare
amounts to S3,077.45, which will
be payable on and after the 10Th
inst.
On Monday night the annual
meeting of the Maryland State
Teachers Association convened
at the Blue Mountain House, near
Pen-Mar. The session came to
an end on Wednesday. MesSrS.
/. l.. Boblitz and Samuel Dutr0w,
Of this city. were in attendance.
1t has been rumored that the
local telephone company contem-
plates an alliance with a Penn.
Tlyania institution. 1t is said
that the latter company wanted
te buy out the local company and
offered good price. No con
hrmation of the report has been
obtained.
Responding to an invitation to
Old for the lease of the City Opera
House for July l, 1901, to July 1,
l9O2, to bidders sent in their
hgureS-Mr. f. I. Rhodes, who
offered $500, and Mr.. Joseph f.
Beacht, who offered 1920. Mr..
rhodes secured the lease for the
ensuing year, and promises some
me attractions when the season
opens
Rev. Luther Kuhlman, pastor
o. The Lutheran church, this city,
mas been offered the position of
ueheral Secretary to the Board of
fofelgn Missions. Rev. Kuhl-
man has not positively accepted
as yet, and a strong pressure is
Oelhg brought to induce him to
remain III Frederick where he has
tldeared himself to his congrega-
,ion ana is esteemed by the en-
'ire community.
maryland Day, Pan-American
Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y,