The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

MlddletoWn is considering the
idea of having electric lights.
The Frederick Electric Light
Company will secure the contract
If they decide to have them.
The County Commissioners have
voted $3.50 to the Myersville Town
Council, to be used for street re.
pairs. The use of the county
stone crusher has been granted,
free of charge.
Owing to the severe rain storms
lately the reports from the county
tell Of some damage to the corn,
which has been blown down in
many places and badly washed in
others.
The great Christian Endeavor
Convention. which has been in
session week in Baltimore came
to an end on Tuesday night. 1t
was one of the most successful
ever held by the society.
In this city recently Mary Ag-
mes Ayers, of Brunswick, was
granted an absolute divore from
her husband, Wesley F. Ayers,
and Daisy P. Rochelle was di-
vorced from her husband, Jesse
Rochelle.
Fifteen bridges were lost in
the big freshet in Baltimore on
Wednesday of last week, and a
property loss of $4,000. 600 sus-
tanned. 1t was the. most disas-
trous visit of the elements Balti-
more has had since the great fire.
Rev. William j. Kane, pastor
of st. Johns Catholic Church,
Frederick, was one of the
chanters at the funeral of Rev.
Thomas j. Foley, chaplain of the
Convent Of Notre Dame, in Bal
timore, on Friday last.
Hagerstown has a Curfew Law.
The City Council passed it We'd
nesday night last. Children under
the age of 10 years must stay off
the streets after 10 O'Clock p. m.
in summer and 8 o'clock p. m. in
winter. Certain provisions and
fines are included.
The Oxford Distilling Company
of Baltimore have recently placed
on the market Parker Rye, which
they claim to be the purest whis-
key made. 1t has been analysed
and declared especially suitable
for family and medical use. Their
advertisement appears in another
column.
The Myersville Bank has issued
statement of its condition up to
the close OF business June 80.
Loans and discounts, Sill, 654;
due from banks, $40, ia; cash on
hand S2,S91.33. Among the liza
bilities are weekly deposits SIS,
AL; surplus fund $4,000, deposits
Sill, 269.47.
Among the items in the state
ment of the Woodsboro Savings
Bank, for the quarter ending June
80 is loans and discounts 1852, S53;
due from banks S17, 225; cash on
hand $4, 7S7. 7G. Among the liza
bilities are weekly deposits S25,
600; surplus 80, 600, individual de
posits $3.50, 02O.24. The business
shows an increase over the CORE
spending quarter Of last year.
The Hagerstown Tax Collection
trouble is to be settled amacably.
Two Democratic ard one Republi-
can councilmen have agreed to
vote for Ii. X. Beachley. This
will be sufficient. In the mean.
time tax collections have stopped
and all of the bills against the
city are being held up. The city
bonds and interest that fell due
July l also remain unpaid.
Governor Warfeld addressed
the 3Sth State Teachers Meeting
at the Blue Mountain House, on
Wednesday morning last. 1t was
a talk to "Brothers and Sisters,n
and was greatly enjoyed. A
number of teachers from this
county are in attendance as are
also Mr.. Ephraim L. Boblitz,
the School Examiner, a n d
Miss Robinson, of the Female
High School, Frederick City.