The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-16

Abraham Cohen and Louis Rosenberg,
| who were arrested on the charge of pick
ing the pocket OF Emory l.. Coblentz,
delegate from this county to the Demo-
cratic National Convention while it was in
session, were acquitted by Judge Daw-
kins in the Baltimore CITY Court
H. B. Baird, of Wilmington, Del, has
been employed jointly by the Frederick
and Hagerstown Railroad as electrical
expert. In addition to this he will have
general supervision of the shops in this
city. William Eader, who has been with
the railroad for some time, will assist Mr..
Baird.
Capt D. John Markey, Dr. c. F.
Goodell of Frederick and Col. Charles
A. Little, of Hagerstown, left on trip of
inspection of one company armories in
the States of Massachusetts. Connecticut
New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. The trip is expected to consume
about week.
Anna Irene Poole, daughter of William
f. Poole, of Frederick, attempted to take
her life at the residence of her grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Lowe, of
Baltimore, and IS now in the Maryland
University Hospital. Miss Poole swal-
lowed bChloride of mercury tablets. 1t
is thought she will recover.
s. Keefer Phleeger, son of former
Orphans Court Judge and Mrs. J. E.
Phleeger, is spending few days at the
home of his parents on West Patrick
street Mr.. Phleeger is in the u. S. Navy
and is now on the battle ship Minnesota,
and for the past two months has been at
the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
A largely attended meeting of Noun
tain City Council, No. II, Daughters of
Liberty, was held Monday night. The
business of the council was quickly finish
ed when the members held their annual
watermelon feast. A number of huge
melons, which had been led for the oc
Casion, were cut and enjoyed by all pres
ent.
To look after the repairs along the B.
& O. in the section around Point of
Rocks, large gang of colored men are
stationed at the tunnel above the station.
A large commissary has been erected and
in this the men are located. 1t Is said
fully $50 men are in the gang. The idea
OF having force stationed at that place is
a new one.
Hog cholera has wrought havoc on
farms in the vicinity of Brunswick. The
epidemic broke out last spring, but was
believed to have been checked. Lately,
however the plague reappeared and
hardly a pen in that locality has escaped
without loss. William Virts, near Knox
vile, is the heaviest loser having lost so
hogs in two weeks.
District President, A. E. Heidler and
John F. GLAND, representative OF Camp
II, and George D. NiXdorff, representa-
tive from Camp 70, have gone to Baltl-
more, where they will join the Baltimore
CITY delegates and take the boat for Ches-
tertoWn to attend the annual meeting OF
the State Camp, Patriotic Order Sons OF
America. which convenes in that place.
That the Interstate Commerce Com
mission will be called upon to decide the
difficulties of the railroads and the ship
pers OF Frederick, is the belief of many
persons. This means that there will be
no compromise which it seemed at one
time was very near being reached. A de-
cision from the commission is looked for
some time in September as the testimony
in the case was taken by special eXami-
ner in this city last May.
A delightful straw ride was held DY
party from this city to Lake View. The
large wagon of Mr.. Harvey Smith con-
veyed the party to the resort, where the
evening was spent in dancing, refresh
ments being served during the intermls-
sion After spending a most delightful
evening they returned to this city at an
early hour the next day Those in the
party were: Misses Grace Kehne, Emma |
Harvey, Nirgie Carmack, Helen Kehne,
Elizabeth Harvey, Jane Rice, Mildred
Brengle, Sadie King, Fannie Baumgard-
ner, MesSrs. Edwasd Harvey James Will |
kie, Michael Crogan, George Doll, Ernest |
Kennedy. Robert Staley, Harry Burkhart,
Charles Staley, Leslie Schmidt and Rich |
ard Devlin.