The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About
People and Things.

Edw. s. Hepin's dwelling, barns
and out buildings, near st. Mich
aels, were burned, the loss is esti
mated at $4,000.
Senator John Walter Smith and
Mrs. Smith arrived home on the
18th of August after prolonged
European tour.
Mr.. Ralph Radcliff of New
York, who has been summering at
the parental home East End street.
has returned.
Alexander II. Hagan was elect.
ed chairman of the Republican
County Central Committee for
Washington county.
Governor Crothers' monthly
pardon Court was held in his Of.
fee in the Union Trust Building,
Baltimore, August 9th.
There were % tickets sold at
she B. & o. ticket office, this
city, for the seashore. Seventeen
persons went to Atlantic City and
five to Cape MAY.
Colonel George A. Pearre spoke
at picnic held in Bigg's Woods.
at Rocky Ridge, this county, on
Saturday, August Goth.
City Solicitor William Cabell
Bruce of Baltimore has resigned
to resume the private practice of
law, and will be succeeded by
Deputy Solicitor Edgar A. Poe.
A card party was given At
Braddock Hotel on Saturday
night last, the Goth inst. by
several young lady guests. Music
was furnished by the hotel or /.
chestra.
Wealthy Jews of Pittsburg are
preparing to establish q colony
in Virginia, for members of their
race, with view to relieving the
congestion of the unemployed In
that city.
Chairman Lloyd. of the Dem
ocratic Congressional Committee,
who has just returned from a trip
through the West, claims that
tie next House will be Demo
cratic by 81 majority. Indica-
tiOns certainly point that way.
The population of Frederick
county in 1900 was 81 Goethe
third largest of any county in the
State. Baltimore county ranks
first. Frederick county has 3, TAT
farms covering 633 square miles.
The assessed value of property in
1907 was $40. 300, 554.
Mr.. p. E. Long, the proprietor
of Hotel Bradd0ck. and his affable
and Obliging assistant. Mr.. Spohn,
were the recipients of handsome
testimonials by the many guests
of the hotel. Mr.. r. s. Bonner of
Baltimore in most eulogistic ad-
dress made the presentation, W hich
was happily responded to by both
of the recipients.
The Department of Maryland
Grand Army of the Republic left
on Sunday for the annual encamp-
ment at Toledo. Ohio. The Mary
land Department headquarters
are located at the SchOchman
House, Summit street. A large
attendance from Maryland will be
registered, including some Frede
ricktonians.
The young sons of Mr.. d. @
Winebrener entertained their
comrades with an outing at the
Old Receiver. Base ball and all
of the sports familiar to young
America were INDUCED in, and
when the horn blew for luncheon
all got to the home base first.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winebrenner were
the care takers of the youngsters,
and enjoyed the sport immensely.
Grayson B. Shilling and Frank
L. Hildebrand, who have been
serving five-year sentence in the
peuitentiary for arson, have been
pardODed by the Governor A
petition of more than two hundred
names was presented by their
counsel. Joseph w. Gaver. They
were committed Septem her 25th,
1905, when they plead guilty to
setting fire to the Ok Fibre build
ing.
Irving Ashbaugh and Lloyd
banner were arrested near Creag-
erstown by Deputy Sheriff Darner
on the charge of stealing chickens
from Mr.. Stottlemyer and a num-
Der of citizens along Hunting
Creek, between TrOutville d
Creagerstown, and selling them to
dealers in this city. They were
taken before Justice Ritter and
committed to Jail in default of
500 bail each for hearing, which
was set for September 5, pressing
business of the States Attorney
necessitating its being delayed
until that time.