The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-10-31
OBITUARY.
Some of Those Who Have allan
Before the Silent Reaper

T. ~, N'"'.' ne was son Di the
ia'e William Fl. Pyles and unnamed
sNnH.
Mrs. Susan Smith died at the home of
heF SON, Charles Smith, Monroe. Sunday
morning from heart trouble aud drn,r
aged ~ years fjer hu,bud d.caI a.
Years ago.
BENT.
Mr.. Lawrence Bent. of Wayn-,b,ro
formerly OF this cnv died ut his home ON
Monday aged about p Years. He was
The son OF Mrs. Mary Bentz OF this ci,y
and the late Daniel Bentz
EaLER.
Mr., Henry Eyler former resident Of
tins county, died at his home in B,l,i-
more, on October % He was he nus
band OF Mrs. Margaret Evler The body
was taken to laughs church Cemetery
at Key Mar, for burial.
VALENTINE.
Calvin L. Valentine, well known and
highly respected resident of Keedysville
died suddenly at the home OF his son
William A. Valentine, in that place. from
heart failure, aged 70 years. MIR. Valen.
tine was native Of Frederick county
but had resided in Keedysvlle for MANY
years.
LEWIS.
A telegram announcing the death of
Mrs Mary Lewis, widow of Joseph Lew.
is, in Washington, has been received bv
relatives here. Mrs. Lewis was native
OF WoodSboro, and was a Miss Fulton
before marriage. She was half sister of
the late Mrs. S. w. Nicodemus Buck.
eyStoWn.
EDWARDS.
Mrs. Sarah Edwards, aged about q
years, wife of Mr.. John Edwards, Of Mar.
tlnsburg, w. Va, died suddenly at her
home. Mrs. Edwards, who was formerly
Miss Brown, of Frederick, had resided
for the past IS years in Martnsburg. In
addition to her husband, the deceased is
survived by six children.
SCHELL.
Mrs. Mary F. Schell died Monday
evening from blood poison. She was in
her 64th year. Mrs. SchelI leaves 4 sons
and one daughter, Miss Molie Schell,
G.. Edward. Harry F., Charles A., and
Jesse |. Schell, and two brothers and one
sister, John Mehrng, Charles F.
Mehrling, Mrs. H. Clay Perry.
DELAUDER.
John Delauder died at his home, near
Bakersvlle, October n from heart trou-
BILE and dropsy. He is survived by three
sons and two daughters; Charles, Hag.
erstown; Walter, near Halfway; Joseph,
near Farplay; Mrs. Kate Ausherman,
near Hagerstown, and Miss Sarah, at
home. The following brothers and sis
tiers survive: Daniel. North Manchester,
Inn; Mrs. Eliza Raymer and Mrs Aman.
da Mechall. both Of Myersvile; Mrs
Catherine Ausherman and Mrs. Anna
Summer, both of Frederick.
Road improvements Con e M
plated.
The County Commissioners at recent
session passed an order upon the urgent
solicitation OF the residents OF Thur
mont, to pike a mile Of road leading
from Thurmont towards Graceham. The
commissioners secured the promise OF
the citizens owning property upon the
road. and the others Interested, that all
of the hauling would be done, free Of
charge, to the county. The commits
Sioners will place the county CruSher on
the road, and also the dump wagons and
the other road making machinery OF the
county. Native rock will be used in the
bottom of the road and lime stone on
ell, tbat the rA1H XVl1a1
pleted will have the appearance OF the
best pixies.
The commissioners named commit
tee. consisting of Maurice ]. Albaugh,
p. N. Hammaker and NJ. l.. Creager to
have charge of the building OF the road.
and all money expended will be spent
through this committee.
The Nj. !. Grove Lime Company,
which has the contract for rebuilding the
pike from the Jug Bridge into Fred
erick. has started work upon the cut
which is to be made near the Jug Bridge.
About five feet Of hill there will be cut
away, and considerable blasting will be
done. Another cut will be made and
this will about conclude the grading.
most of the work that is being done will
consist merely in smoothing the road
way.
Considerable of the grading on the one
mile of the Burkittsville and knoXvIl
road, near the Horsey's DistIIlery' has
been done, and concrete culverts are be-
ing built. The plan is to begin laying
stone within lew days
Mr.. Grove stated that the work up
the road building projects, both on the
old National Pike, and also near Bur
kittsvile, will proceed from now on S
rapidlv as the weather conditions Will
permit. He stated that labor appeared
10 be more plentiful now than 1t had
been for some time
Should the stretch OF road from Fred
erick to the lug Bridge be piked tins iaIl'
the old National Pike will have been re-
built from Middetown on east to KioSe,
Vile. There are now two uncompie'ed
Jobs in the stretch, which Will be COM
pleted before winter sets IN.
Mr.. VIM. l. Grove who probably pays,
the most attention to road building OF
any of the members of the hrm, slated
that force OF from 2S to 80 men VIII be
nut to work in a week or two. He stated
hat the company has about completed
it's work in Montgomery county, and has
moved its road making machinery to
the Iuq Bridge and to the stretch oil me
Rnrkittsyille and Knoxville road when
the firm has contracted to build.
Let every Democratic voter turn
out early and be on the job all
dav. Hard work brings victory
Fair Dance at the Casino at Brad
dock.