The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-03-22
Mr.. Peter Seeger is critically i'll.

stopping with Virginia Mckenzie.
Mrs. Eliza Crist, of Pennsylvania, i
visiting Mrs. Lewis Specht, at Croft Park
Ex-Judge Glenn H. Worthington wa
in Montgomery county during the week
Joseph Elkins, who has been in Rhod,
Island, has returned to his home in thi.
city.
Miss Lola Motter, who has been on al
extended trip to Bermuda, mas returned
home.
Mrs. George R. Dennis, Sr., and Mrs
George r. Dennis, Jr., are visiting in Bal
timore.
Mrs. Frank Erway has been visiting
Mrs. w. Stanley Swartz, East Patrick
street
Calvin O. c. Fox, East Patrick street,
has gone to New York, where he has ac
Cepted position.
Mrs John T. Best and daughter, Mar.
garet, near this city, have returned from
Baltimore and Perryvile.
Miss Alta HaneS, of Charlestown, w.
Va, IS visiting Mrs. William Painter, at
Fps Center street, this city
George L. Best and family, East Third
street, have removed to Baltimore, where
they will reside in the future
Mrs. Charles Woman, f. Third street,
is visiting her brother, DR.. Geo. Houck
in Baltimore, for a few DAYS.
Mr. aad Mrs. Harry Best, Mr.. George
Hamilton and son, Chester. and William
Hamilton visited friends in Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs Philip G. Hall and Mrs.
Arthur G. Hall, of Washington, d. c.,
are registered at Hotel Dennis, Atlantic
City.
Mrs. Bridget Nallin, Of Scranton, Pa,
mother of Richard Nalln, this city, died
at her home in Scranton, Tuesday, aged
II years.
Grayson H. Mercer, real estate and in
surance agent, sold for George w. Young,
his farm of I55 acres in New Market Dis
trict, to Charles Knill
Prot J. H. Apple, of the Woman's Col
lege, will speak at the special Maryland
Day exercises at the public schools in
| Brunswick next Monday.
c. Ross Wenrick, clerk at the Hotel
Hamilton, Hagerstown; Earl Needy, of
HagerStown, and Charles f. Wenrick, of
With mass meeting held in the Evan
gelical Lutheran church, the three days
convention of the Men and Religion For
word Movement closed in this city.
The public sale of P. II. Hiteshew adj
vertised in The CITIZEN, was the largest
held in this county for many years. More
than 1000 people attended. The total
proceeds netted IS, oSI. 10.
Engineer c. H. Luthridge was instant
ly killed in the Brunswick yards when his
engine was struck by several cars stand
ing on a switch along side the one on
which his engine was running.
Reno S Harp has been re elected SUI
preme Representative TO the Supreme
Lodge of Knights OF PvthiaS. All the
lodges IN the State participated in the
election, which was by letter sealed.
Rev. Guy P. Bready. pastor of the
Walkersville and Woodsboro charges,
was the recipient of a surprise by mem
bers of his charge. The donations were
many and pleasing to the popular pastor.
Mrs. T. H. Hummelbaugh, West Pat
rick street, was called to Chambersburg,
Pa, on account of the illness of her father.
Rev. Hummelbaugh was summoned to
York, Pa, on account of the illness of his
mother
The County Commissioners have re.
ceived a petition from number OF the
residents on the road leading from Har-
mony to Hamburg, asking for bridge
across the Little Catoctin. No action was
taken.
A bolt of lightning on Tuesday night
struck tree beside the B. & O. station
at Frederick Junction. and in its freakish
course shook the building nearby break
ing out practically all the window paneS
and doing odd damage about the station.
Rev. Dr. !. Spangler Kieffer, pastor of
Zion Reformed church, Hagerstown, ex.
president of the General Synod of the
Reformed Church in the United States, in
his sermon !c1 'Woman's Duty In the
Home, ca &C out against woman suffrage
saying the first duty OF woman was in th-
| home.
A delightful surprise party was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. FELTON,, in
honor of their daughter, Mary Hanks.
| The evening was spent in games and
| other amuSementS until late hour, when
all were invited to the dining room to
partake of table laden with the deliCa-
! cies of the season.
Invitations are out to the school boys
of Maryland to attend the annual track
| and field meet, to be held at the Mary
| land Agricultural College, College Park,
! Md, on the nth of MAY. The meet last
year at the Agricultural College was
/ great success, and the boys from num-
Der of county schools throughout the
State won gold medals in the different
events.
For the purpose Of organizing a camp
of Sons of Veterans III this city, a meet
| ing was held IN the c. A. X. Hall Those
from out of town who were here in the
interest of the organization were Mr.
Munson, seCretarv-treaSurer of the Mary
| land Division of the Sons of Veterans,
Hagerstown; w. A. Kefauver, Division
Commander, also of Hagerstown, and F.
c. Ireland, past Division Commander,
Baltimore.
The County Commissioners have re-
Ceived letter and copy OF resolution
pass by the Washington County Commls-
| Sioners protesting against the passage OF
the automobile law by the Legislature,
providing for the payment of a reglstra-
ton fee for automobiles which will ex-
empt them from taxation for State, county
! and municipal purposes. The letter
asked Frederick county to Join in pro-
testing to the Legislature. The Freder-
ick County Commissioners will go on
record opposing the measure. 1t is said
| the bill will provide for increased fees for