The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-24

W. Va, has been spending a few days
with friends in this city.
Mrs. Charles d. Whisner, West South
street is spending the week in Baltimore
visiting relatives and friends.
A Hobart electric coffee granulator and
pulverizer has been installed in the grocery
of MIR. Frank V. Staub, North Market
street.
Mrs. Elizabeth DeGrange, West Church
street who has been confined to her
room with the grip is able to be down
stairs
Mr. Edwin s. Houck, of Germantown,
is on a business visit to this city. He was
a pleasant visitor to the Office OF The
CITIZhN.
Mr.. Alban NJ. Wood, this city, has re-
turned from New York, where he spent
several days with his brother, Mr. Roger
b. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Leo Murphy, of Balti-
more. have been spending week with
Mrs. Murphy'S mother, Mrs. J J. Houf,
East Third street
Plans are being prepared for a new
three-storv structure for the Maryland
Asylum and Training School for the
Feeble Minded at Owings Mills.
George d. Miller, driver for the Adams
Express Co., has been relieved of duty
and his place is being filled by K. H.
Ramsburg, a clerk in the Office.
f. f. Osborn and s. Lewis Motter
representing the Frederick Board of
Trade left for Washington to attend the
meeting of the National Chamber OF Com
merce
The horse OF Hiram !. Weast, of Mon
rovia broke his bride and ran away on
West Church street, coliding with another
wagon and demolishng both. Weast was
thrown out but not seriously injured.
Reese Merriman. a veteran OF the Civil
War and for some years butcher at
Knoxville, this county, killed himself by
sending bullet from So calbre revolt
yer into his brain. Death was instant
Miss lane Rice, East Fourth street, en-
tertained fourteen Of her intimate friends
at progressive 500. in honor OF her
guest. Miss Anna Fink, of Taneytown.
| The color scheme was pink and green.
| Dainty refreshments were served.
The Board OF County Commissioners
on Saturday decided to give to the Fede-
rated Charities of Frederick the sum OF
| 500 to be used in assisting the worthy
poor of Frederick Last wear tn County
Commissioners gave 5000 to this fund.
In keeping with the postoflice depart.
ment, the Adams Express Co., has also
made a report covering the first two
weeks of this year The Frederick office
| is understood to have shown falling off
of about five per cent in business done.
Struck by flying reel of the c. g. P.
| Telephone Co, while workmen of the
company were strnging wires along the
| the eight wear old son of Mr. and Mrs
| Urner S. Purdum, sustained a broken leg
Dr. !. H. Apple president of the
Woman's College, on Sunday last made
his first bow to the members of the Re
| formed church outside of Frederick for
support for the Woman's College. He
! spoke at Christ's Reformed church at
Hagerstown.
The chapel in Mt Olvet Cemetery, SO
far as the building itself is concerned, is
completed. There still remains some4lit-
tie concrete work upon driveway and a
| vitrified brick walk from near the entrance
| to be put down. but this will not be done
until spring.
Carving out the order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the Adams Ex-
press Company is using the yellow and
white labels on packages. Yellow Label
means prepaid; and white label, collect.
| All express companies are required to
follow this rule.
Orders were issued by Major Harry J.
Kefauver, of the Boys High School cadet
| corps, that all cadets shall salute superior
| officers. While this has been the plan OF
| the cadet corps since organization the ru e
| has not been carried out, and in the in
terest Of discipline it was decided to re-
| qure the salute. Hereafter. whether at
| the school or on the street, officers must
be saluted by the other cadets,
| The suit of Sylvia B. Burbage against
the w. NJ Railroad for damages for the
death of her husband, John d. Burbagc,
has been settled out of court by compen-
| sation. 1t is understood that she receiv-
| ed ST. 600. Mrs Burbage was Miss Sylvia
Stoner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
! Stoner, of this city. They were married
here shortly after Mr.. Burbage secured
his discharge as a recruiting officer tor
the United States Army.
The Mite Society of the Presbyterian
church elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Thomas
Freeman Dixon; vice-presidents, Mrs.
William A. Woman, Mrs. Frank l..
Stoner; secretary. Miss Etfie Eichelber-
ger; treasurer, Mrs. George B. McCleery;
manse committee, Mrs. Jacob B. Tyson,
Mrs. Hammond Urner, Miss Mollie Du-
vail, Miss Emma Brown and Mrs. B.
Evard Kepner.
The Elite Laundry Co., of Baltimore,
Philadelphia. Washington and Atlantic
City, gave tler 9Th annual banquet 10
their male employees when they distrib'
uted the prize money. of which two young
men formerly of This city received COED
share. Mr.. g. Albert RICE received or
hundred dollars and MIR. Charles f Zel
lers. IT.. received $50. The banquet was
held at the Hotel De Elite. Baltimore.
There was an entertainment furnished by
each of the four cities. The Baltimore
men gave full dress minstrel show, ii
which Mr.. Rice took leading part. Be
tween two and three thousand dollar:
were distributed among the men.
Vice Versa.