The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

William Speaks, a brakeman
on the Western Maryland Rail
road, was killed on Saturday of
last week.
Mr.. Thomas Hendricks Phillips,
of Long Corner, and Miss Nora E.
Runkles, of Plane No. 4, we're
quietly married Wednesday morn
ing by Rev. M. A. Castle, at 124
West Patrick street.
Mrs. Laura Young, of Liberty
town, announces the marriage of
her daughter, Miss Gertie, to
Mr.. Charles Clarke, of Balti.
more. The ceremony will be so.
lemnized Wednesday, August 80.
Saturday last, the 18th inst,
was st. Swithin's Day, and it
was clear. The old supposition
is that it will be clear for forty
days. The evening before, how
ever, it rained hard enough to
suffice for forty days.
The list of Judges of the Elec-
tion will be found in another
column. Additional judges, who
will also act as clerks, will also
be found. In each case the first
name is that of Democrat, the
other that of Republican.
The Reformed Reunion at Pen
Mar yesterday drew thousands to
that charming resort. Many from
this city went via trolley to Hag-
erstown and thence to Pen Mar by
railroad. 1t was found to be a
delightful trip.
In May the mean temperature
in Frederick was 66.5, the high
est was So; the precipitation was
g. in inches, the greatest in "a
hours being loo; number of clear
days Is. The prevailing direc-
ton of the wind was from the
South.
The Boteler farm, situated a
short distance east of the Fair
Grounds, on the Baltimore pike,
has been sold by the owner, DR..
W. G. Boteler, to Mr.. Robert
Downing, the tragedian, of Wash
ingtOn, who with his wife and
daughter, will make it their flu
ture home.
Invitations have been sent out
for the wedding of Miss Fannie
Wheeler, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wellington Hammond, OF
Baltimore, and Mr.. Ormond
Hammond, the ceremony to take
place July Goth. at eight o'clock
p. M, at All Saints Protestant
Episcopal Church, Baltimore
City.
A twelve-year-Old daughter OF
Benjamin Smith, near Barnes.
vile, was fatally burned Monday
afternoon last. She attempted
to hurry up fire in the stove by
using coal oil, but the can ex-
plOded and she received fatal
burns before help could reach
her.
William Fl. Baugher, Freeman
Huyett and Spencer Ramsburg
were seriously injured by the
explosion of a boiler on the trac.
tion engine of George 8. Rams.
burg, on the county road neal
Bethel Church last week. The
boiler had been condemned and
blew up whilst taking in water
Baugher died from his injuries.
MIR. William H. Kinks. treas
urer Of Frederick Council, No.
1876, Royal Arcanum, on Satur
day afternoon. the 18th inst.
delivered to Mrs. Louisa @. Hal
Ter, widow of the late VIM. Tying
Halter, conductor on the North
ern Central Railroad, q draft fol
$1,000, the amount of the policy
held by Mr.. Halter in that order
He died on July 3. Mr.. Hallel
Joined the council on April 8
1900.
Mr.. James r. Brewer, Secre
tary to the Board of State Ai(
and Charities, has just issued ,
table in which are given the appli
cations made tothe board thisyear
Among the many institutions ask
Ing for State Aid are these 70
this city: Emergency Hospita
$4,000 for 1907 and $1,000 70
1908, also $5, 900 for special fun
Tor building and plant in 1907
Frederick City Hospital Associa
ton $4,000 for 1907, and $500
for 1908.