The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-09-08

nlloS GlZaDCtl 1llueIt, oOuln Market
street. has gone to Owings Mill. where
she will become teacher in the School
for Feeble Minded Children.
Charles Gilbert is again at Montevue
Hospital. Superintendent Gregg went to
Waynesboro after him on Saturday and
returned with him that afternoon.
William Chase, colored. who was struck
by an engine at Riehl's Mills on FRIDAY
night and injured. and who was taken to
Montevue Hospital, is reported to be i'm
proving.
One OF the rear wheels on the farm
wagon of Joseph Staley, loaded with corn
for the canning factory collapsed on Car
roll street. in front of the Farmers Ex-
change.
Rev. William J. Kane, pastor of St
Johns church, is at st. Mary's Seminary.
Baltimore, attending the annual retreat
OF the clergy of the archdiocese of Balti-
more, Md.
Rev. U. S. G Rupp and family, accom-
panied by Mr.. c. t. K. Young, attended
the centennial exercises of the Lutheran
church in Taneytown, Carroll county, on
Sunday last
Alfred Dillon, colored, 90 years old. is
thought to be the Oldest person in the
county. Born in Richmond in 1872, he
was slave until after the war, when he
came to Maryland.
Thomas Biggs, an employee of Messrs.
U. A. Lough & Son, while on his way to
work, was seized with a spasm in front of
MIR. c. E Cline's store. He was carried
he CT NJ
Miss Isabel Boyer of New Market was
badly burned about the arms and BODY
when in starting a fire in the kitchen
range an ignlted piece Of paper fell to the
floor and set fire to her clothing.
The County Commissioners will retire
In November $37, 900 Of flood and bridge
per cent bonds now outstanding. The
money 10 redeem the bonds has been &C
cumulated through sinking fund.
81 am looking for local COLOR" said the
artist, as he strolled about the little town.
Have you any merry villagers here ~
mo, answered the old resident. "All
we have here is disgruntled taxpayers"
At special meeting of the directors
of the Y. NJ c. A. the report of the
physical committee recommending the
retention of H. B. Clark as physical di-
rector OF the association was accepted and
approved.
Rev. E. H. Hummelbaugh left for
North York where he oficiated at the
funeral of Mr.. Charles Blessing, who was
killed on Saturday bv falling from three
story hotel, which he was decorating for
the firemen's convention.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
Loats' Orphan Home Mr.. Grayson E.
Bowers was elected member of the
board to succeed Mr.. c. c. Carly, de-
ceased. Mr.. George H. Zimmerman was
appointed superintendent
Auctioneer Harvey R. Lease sold at
public sale on the premises Saturday the
farm of 22I acres near Thurston, Mont
gomery county, for John Francis Smith,
attorney in fact for his mother, Mrs. F.
F. Smith. 1t brought $40 an acre and
was purchased by George Nicholson.
After several unsuccessful attempts.
Elmer Jacobs. Frederick's amateur aero
naut, made an ascension recently, but
was compelled to land soon afterward.
After getting up some distance his balloon
began to drift, and for fear of being
caught by telegraph wire he cut loose
his parachute and landed safely.
Frederick will be considered among
the towns in this State as a place for the
location of new industry. Mayor Schell
received letter from c. Lawson Reed
and Company of Cincinnati, O.. inquir-
ing where they could secure literature
pertaining to the advantages Of Frederick
as place to locate.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany has settled the suit which was
brought against it by Mrs. Ida NJ Rhodes
for the payment of the life insurance pol
icy which her deceased husband, G..
Mantz Rhodes, held. The case was tried
some time ago before Justice Eckstein,
who rendered a decision against the COM
pany.
While standing on ladder making
some repairs to a ventilating window in
the top of one of the the shops OF the Bal
timore and Ohio freight yard at Bruins
wick, James N. LLOYD. carpenter for the
on the West End section, slipped
and fell backwards He broke his neck
at the base of the brain and died in a
short time.
Messrs I. Windsor Williams of Kemp
town, Thomas O. White of GAINESVILLE,
Grayson H. Staley, Samuel c.. Duvall,
Elias B. Ramsburg and DR.. c. Fl Con-
lev of this city, have formed a garage
company and purchased the Ideal Garage
outfit, which will be modernzed and en-
larged,. The company's plant is located
on East Patrick street, near Carroll.
Everybody's Day, in celebration OF the
successful career of PenMar Park. which
was to have been held Thursday, August
n, but was postponed. will probably be
held September IL. 1t was announced
that the events prize dancing, beauty
contests. etc. will be q III on Tuesday
next September -. II the weather is
favorable an unusually large crowd is ex
pected.
Driving along the Emmitsburg pike at
about ihiriy miles an hour. gentleman
and lady rom Washington IN an auionto-
bile made miraculous escape rom death
when The runabout in turning curve
about two and a half miles north of Thur
mont. at>Pavn4's Mill, was dtched. Both
were thrown headong over the front OF
the car ard were only slightly cut and
bruised.
Auctioneer' Tohn L. Dutrow sold at the
court house steps 100 acres IN the farm
located about seven miles from Frederick
near Hansonvile, belonging to the estate
of Iohn w. Miller 1t was purchased by
L9rarly Miller of HanSonVllle for SIOI. 20