The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.
Some Little lettings About PEG.
pie and Things.

On Saturday the three route agents OF
the three express companies doing busI-
ness here-the Adams, United States
and American, met in Frederick, for a
conference. The nature of the business
could not be learned.
Members of Chancellor Lodge No. 81,
J ID. OF P, Thurmont, have been active
s Letting candidates for membership tor
several weeks past. Their efforts have
not been in vain about 60 applications
having been received.
Mount St. Mary's basketball team de-
feated Western Maryland College, 26 to
10, in the first home game of the season
Saturday. Both teams were poor on
offensive work, particularly in caging
baskets on close spots.
A broken car door broke down the
platform of the Hagerstown and Freder-
lex Railway Co. at Lewistown. Milk
cans belonging to William Geisbert Paul
Leatherman, Frank Rice and Calvin Put
man were also rendered useless. t@
Charles E. Bowers, the Young man Ct
Brunswick, who was arrested with c. r.
Harley and E. T. Tritapoe, charged with
robblng the stores of Jacob Ephraim and
V. Kaplon Co.. was brought to jail Sat-
urday, his bond having surrendered him.
At Monday nights meeting of the
Junior Fire COMPANY, John Francis
Smith, Frank B. Sappington and w. H.
Shipley were named as committee on
resolutions upon the death of George A.
Schroeder, for many years member of
the company.
The friends of Prof Ernest Lagarde, Of
the Mt. ST. Marvs College faculty, will
be delighted TO learn that telegram
dated Anniston, Ala, January 8. contain
ed news that the Professors condition is
very much improved. Prof Lagarde has
been very i'll with pneumonia.
At the Maryland Poultry Show held
last week in Baltimore, Mr.. {. Nj. de
Garmendia, OF Tuscarora, this county.
exhibited four of his Bronze turkeys, and
with exceedingly strong competition his
birds carried off one first, two seconds,
one third, and a special prize.
lack Dalton, formerly of the famous
old Winchester, Va, team and well
known in this city, having played left
field for the Hagerstown team several
years ago. has just received an Offer
from the Pittsburgh Club of the Federal
League. Dalton is at present member
of the Newark international League)
Club and has finished fine season in
baseball.
At a Joint meeting of the executive
committees of the Builders Bible Class of
the Grace Reformed church and the
Leaders Bible Class of the Methodist
Episcopal church held in the Y NJ c. A.
building, plans were made for spelling
bee to be held by the two societies on
January ~. The teams will be announ-
ced in few days.
According to the financial s'a enent
submitted at the annual meeting of the
board OF directors of the Frederick
Young Mems Christian Association, the
expenditures for the year exceeded the
receipts BY approximately seven hundred
dollars The year before the loss was
more than double showing that the econ
omy system OF the board of directors dur
ing the past year has been effective.
Officer Blumenauer stopped Mr.. Shaw
KEY, of the Antietam Garage, OF Hagers-
town, for cutting" the square corner. )"
The violator of the city ordinance was
told to appear before Justice Dennis, at
police headquarters at 7.3o. O'Clock.
Shawley failed to appear. 1t is under
stood that the man went before luSllCe
Posev and placed 81 collateral for his APP
pearance.
The Civil Service Commission has an
snounced en- examination for Railway
Mail Clerk. to be held in Baltimore,
Cumberland and Hagerstown on Febru-
AIRY 2Ist next, opening to applicants over
I6 years and under IS years old, full par
ticulars with blank application and Infor
nation may be had on application to
Congressman David J. Lewis or the Civil
Service Commission, Washington, d. C..