The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-04-12

! c. II. Eckstein and S0urren L. Wrltv.
| representatives of Mountain City Lodge.
I and Reno 5. Harp, Supreme Representa-
tive, went to Baltimore to attend the
/ meetings of the Grand Lodge of the
/ Knights of Pythias OF Maryland
/ The twelve.room ten ant house .l Chas.
/ +. King, farmer and merchant. at Bovd's
/ Montgomery county, burned to the
ground on Tuesday morning, with most
/ OF the household goods of Melvin RAMS
burg. who was his foreman on the farm
and who occupied the building.
Harvey r. Lease, auctioneer. sold at
the courthouse door for Allen G. Ouyun,
executor of the late Nicholas D. Hauer
Monday his three. story brick DWELLING
house, situated on Vert Patrick street. to
James Edward Duvall, for 5000. A lot
containing thirty acres of land a shor. dis
lance east of the city was not sold.
Martin the eight-year-old son of Chief
Judge and Mrs. Hammond Urner, East
Second street made a narrow escape
from serious injury. The lad is learning
to ride a bicycle, and in attempting to
wend his way through several wagons on
the street, he fell and was run over bv a
coal cart from the yards of J. NJ. Newman
& Co.
Taking advantage of the holiday, the
Frederick County National Bank, Good
Friday, moved into the room, formerly
occupied by the Baer Underselling Store.
across the street from the old location.
This room will be the home of the bank
while the new building is being erected
al the site on the corner of Market and
Patrick streets
A bag containing nearly $500 in cash
was stolen from the safe in the Woods
boro postoftice, and the government au-
thorities are making an investigation to
locate the guilty party. One ofthe strange
things connected with the theft is that
short time after the money was taken
500 was returned, being enclosed in a
letter which was dropped in the night
box outside OF the office This may prove
a clue TO run down the thief.
Miss Charlotte Baker arrived in Fred
erick Monday morning after a three
months tour in Spain, France and Italy.
She landed in New York Saturday after
noon, and made the trip from Baltimore
to Frederick by automobile, being met
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph d.
Baker. Miss Baker toured with her friend,
Miss Ella Thorn, of Baltimore, and they
were chaperoned by Miss Elizabeth
Prick, also of Baltimore.
Raymond Lartz, aged seventeen, and
Harmon Staley, aged thirteen, were ar
rested by Deputy SherifS Cramer and
Dieter on the charge of having set fire to
the woods of Charles Reeder, near Vel
low Springs, on Friday evening last The
boys deny the charge and claim that they
were putting the fire out as it was getting
nearer to the Lartz property, which adj
Joins the Reeder property at that place.
They were taken before Justice Smith,
and gave bail in the sum of 500 for a
hearing at later date.
County Commissioner Stewart AMMAN
and Attorney George r. Dennis IT,, and
John S. Newman went to Baltimore to
appear before the Good Roads Commits
sion and ask that the board reconsider its
decision in reference to the bill providing
that Frederick countys share of the Shoe
maker road fund may be expended in
purchasing existing turnpikeI in the
county. A bill providing for the above
was passed by the Legislature, and is
opposed by the Good Roads Commits
sion. Governor Goldsborough states he
will veto the bill unless the objections of
the Road Commission are removed.