The citizen., 1914-05-01
LOCAL N E5w S.
Some Little Jottings About Peo-
pie and Things.

Miss Bessie James has accepted posi-
ton at the Patrick street store of b.
Rosenour and Sons, in the shoe depart
ment.
The benches in Court Park have been
placed by Janitor Grumbine. The flower
pots will be set in day or two and the
fountain started.
Louis Otte, who some days ago at
tempted to. commit suicide, is getting
along very nicely. and has recovered
sufficiently TO be out.
The tax rate for Garrett county has
been fixed at 90 cents on the SIoo of as
sessable property, reduction Of IL cents
from the rate last year.
The School Commissioners will sell at
public sale at Burkittsville, on May Q, the
Burkittsvllle schoohcuse. A new school
house is being erected.
Miss Bertha Trail has been appointed
delegate and Mrs. Joseph H. Apple, al
ternate, to the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, which meets in Chicago,
ILL.,, in June, by the Frederick Art Club.
Maurice and Charles Glenn. both of
near Liberty, are in Jail in this city,
charged with stealing six chickens from
Wesley Forest, of near Liberty. The ar
rests were made by Sheriff Conard and
Deputy Sheriff Jones.
Friday, June s, has been set as the date
for the annual banquet of the alumnae of
the Girls High School This was def
nitely decided upon at meeting of the
committee. The affair will be held in the
New City Hotel dining parlors.
Commissions by the dozens have been
received at the Office of the Court clerk
for the notaries public, the magistrates,
the election supervisors and others of
Frederick county recently appointed to
positions by Governor Goldsborough.
Charles Harbaugh, S-year-o old son of
Marion Harbaugh, ofFoXville, is lying at
the point of death in the Washington
county hospital Hagerstown, as the re-
suit of injuries he received when he hit
dynamite cap with a stone and it eX-
ploded
Harry L: Hagan. formerly OF Freder-
ick, but now of Hagerstown, will become
first lieutenant of Company B. Nj. N. G..
Of Hagerstown. John Kyd Beckenbaugh
is the captain and John c. Lane, second
lieutenant The company wss just re-
Gently organized.
Buck" Staey was the holder of the
lucky number at the Empire Theater on
Saturday night and was given the donkey,
offered by the Manhattan players The
donkey was formerly owned by Fred
erick man who had bought it from a CIR
Gus, which was passing through this city,
A spelling bee was held at Hampton
school, near Urbana Miss Stella V. Rem,
teacher, on Friday night, April "a. Miss
Rem acted as pronouncer. Messrs. r.
vim Kanode and Elmer Norman were the
captains, Mr. Kanode's side being vic
torious. Many scholars, patrons and
friends took part.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the York, Hanover and Frederick
Railway Company will be held IN Phila-
delphIa on May is to consider an agree
ment of consolidation with the Central
Railroad of Maryland. The latter road
is the spur recently completed in the VI
vinity of Union Bridge.
Unhappily has ended the elopement OF
Miss Mary Houck and Mr.. Harry Simon,
which caused such a sensation in this
city about the middle of January. The
youthful bride, according 10 the Baltl-
more papers, had her husband arrested
on the charge OF deSertlon ana non-Sup
port. The court ordered Simon to pay
his wife S. week.
Mr. Harlng E. Sponseller, member
of the graduating class of the BOYS High
School. preached at a missionary service
in the Lutheran church of Woodsboro
Sunday evening. Mr.. Sponseller took as
his subject, THE Offerings Of Time. +"
Recitations were rendered at the services
by Misses Katherine Hummelbaugh and
Lulu CARRIER, of this city.
Some of the well known automobile
owners of Frederick are talking about the
formation Of an automobile club IN this
city. Some time ago an effort was made
to start such an organization but It did
not amount TO anything, but now, with
the growing use of machines throughout
the city and county, 1t is felt that the au-
toists should bind themselves together
for their mutual benefit and it Is thought
that a movement at this time would re.
suit in the organization Of a large and
successful club.