Frederick citizen., February 15, 1895, Page 5, Image 5

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■ LOCAL NEWS.
Little Jottings About Peo
pie and Things.
It is said that numerous counterfeit
half-dollars are in circulation.
Mr. Elyot E. Shaw has sold his
I house and lot in Utieu, this county, to
Mr. l’eier Conner, for $675.
Mr. George N. Derr lias purchased
farm of the late Philip Mathias,
■ uear < reagerstown, this county.
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< r Mr. Henry Etcliison has been <|uite
■ sick for a numher of days past, hut is
■ notv somewhat better.
Save book coupons until the roads
■ are clear and the mails come in regu-
I lar. We look for u large number of
orders.
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, H Col. and Mrs. L. Victor'Baughman
have gone to Baltimore for the winter,
I and have closed iheir country home at
. H “Poplar Terrace. ”
The present winter lias been very
I hard on the feathery kingdom and
I tlie chances are that huntsmen will
I have a vacation next fall.
The county mails have beeu ho irreg-
I ular that we have been unable to re-
I ceive our usual contributions from the
rural districts, reducing the supply of
news to a minimum.
Baltimore harbor is still clothed in
loy varments. Much trouble is expt
■ rienced in marine transportation and
there is likely to he a continuance un
less live weather changes.
The work of repairing and plastering
the Presbyterian Church iu'Emmits
burg, iliis county, is rapidly nearing
completion and the result promises to
beeiiiiueutly satisfactory.
Judge McSlierry, Messrs. Win. P.
B Muulsby and Joliu Newman readied
Frederick Junction on Sunday moru
iug lust trom Annapolis, and were met
byasleigb and driven to town. The
track had not been cleared yet.
Mr. Bern. Grove walked in front
Lime Kiln, on Sunday, tlie first to
reach Frederick after tlie blizzard.
The road was completely blockaded;
in some places to a level with the high
est fences.
A generous firm iu Baltimore, deal
ing in tobacco, cigars, etc., recently de-
V"ted the entire sales of several days for
Ihe relief of tlie needs of tlie |>oor.
I nis was one of the most practical and
original methods employed tor lliepur-
Dr. James A. Mitchell, Professor of
natural seieuee at Mt. St. Mary’s Col-
Jege, Emiuitsburg, recently delivered a
lecture, illustrated, on the subject
‘Oilier Worlds than Ours," before the
bisters ana young ladies at St. Joseph’s
Academy.
Mf. P. E. Long, of the Carlin House,
provided 200 samlwitclies and 30 gal
lons of coffee fir the men engaged iu
digging through tbe drifts on the Bal
timore and Ohio Ituilroud, last Wed
nesday night.
Several members of the Catholic
t hill had the pleasure, recently, of be
holding the gorgeous illumination, by
electricity, of the Chapel in tlie Novi
tiate, in this city. Over 300 lights are
artistically arranged ou theuliar, and
the effect upon a background of white
enamel and burnished gold can baldly
b“ imagined Tlie refectory is also weil
lighted by the same subtile agent.
Sales to Come Off.
We call the attention of our readers
to the sales ot personal property of Mr.
, • . Hargett, of this city, and J. I.
Jamison, of Uibaua. The advertise
lneuts will be found iu another col
umu.
Mr W. T. Delaplaiue, of the Great
Houtlieru Priming and Maufucturiug
Company, of this city, is daugerously
Jij with pneumonia. Let us hope tor
bis speedy recovery.
On Saturday, March 2nd, 18S5,’at
II o’clock, a. m., Mr. L. M. Bready,
auctioneer, will sell at public sale, the
o-aa w nd uow occupied by How
7, e. Moberly, it being part of the es
tate of the late Joseph C. Moberly. It
contains 78 acres of good laud. See
dv. in another column and sale bills.
On Wednesday, February 20th, 1805,
MlO oclock, a. m., Mr. L. M. Bradv,
auctioneer, will sell at public sale, all
the valuable personal property belong
25J® Mr - George d Johnson, con-
Hnt d the Pfcnuises J mile from
In .no! OWD ,‘ For Paft’-culars see adv.
“ another column aud large sale bills.
If aa, read the Cmm
THE BIG JBLIZZARD.
Snow, Cold Weather and High
Winds Play Havoc.
Trains Delayed by the
Heavy Drifts.
This City Cut Off Prom tho Outer
World for Several Days.
County Roads Level to the
Fences With Snow.
Great Damage Everywhere on
Land and Sea—Railroads Lose
Many Thousands of Dollars—
Business Paralyzed and Court
Adjourned—Account of the
Storm From Country Towns —
Terrible Experience on the Rail
roads Clearing the Tracks—A
Second Blizzard Makes Double
Work Necessary on Roads and
Railroads—The Thermometer Be
low Zero.
Frederick County and the United
States generally was visited by some
tiling in the shape of a heterogeneous
conglomeration of weather aud tem
perature, beginning on Thursday alter
uoou aud continuing even at tlie pres
ent, more violent and destructive lhau
auy tlie memory of even “the oldest
inhabitant” can conjure tip or repro
duce from the exjierieuce of others. It
was a variety of Indian Simoon, Dako
ta Blizzard, Canadian snow-fall aud
Artie frigidity expressly combined for
tlie occasion; entirely foreign and de
cidedly uuwelcomed. Last year tlie
complaiut of too little coid weather
is remembered with regret bv those on
the guilty list. We believe that the
concensus of opinion is that a dispen
sation should be granted us by tlie
weather-maker, from auy future v’isita
tiou of a like nature for a lengthy term
of years. Reports from other sections
of the State aud country show that tile
great blizzard was a national issue, and
totally eclipsed the feeble light cast by
tlie preseut Congressional oue. Tlie
damaging visitatiou of 1888, which
caused such an embarrassing state of
things in New York City, especially
by cuttiug off almost all communica
tions except by telegraph, with tbe
outside world, is compared to tlie rec
ord breaker of 1895 as a glow worm to
an electtic light. It was pre-eminently
the severest storm, judging from tlie
disastrous results, dial lias ever visited
this section.
“First it blew, then it snew and then
it friz," as tlie little girl expressed it,
whilst making a declamation. Tbe
worst feature of the whole matter was
tlie heavy gale which continued from
Thursday until Monday, sometimes at
a 36 niile-an-hour rate, eatehimr up
tbe light particles of suow, hurling
them here aud there in super-aoun
dant profusion, and ending up witli
every turnpike, couuty road and rail
road cut iu the county being covered
with a coating of from live to fifteen
feet of drifted whiteness. Traffic ou
railroads was suspended; farmers were
hemmed within the uurrow confines
of their premises; business in this city
aud the uumerous towns throughout
the county, was completely paralyzed;
trains and passengers caught in tlie
heavy drifts, were coni|ielled to re
main in durance vile until rescued by
armies of suow shovelers, causing an
enormous expense to tlie different com
panies aud last but not least, tlie se
vere cold accompanying the above
series of uiisfortuues, brought the poor
and needy to a state of wretchedness
seldom witnessed, and for whose relief
prompt aud satisfactory measures have
been taken.
The storm ceuter on Saturday, Feb
ruary tlie 9tb, was central over North
ern Maine, muviug northeast, so the
Weather Bureau announced. Hud it
staited iu that direction earlier iu the
week e would not now be narrating
the direful effects of its despotic and
unobstructed course, leaving iu its
truck untold misery aud drsolaiiou.
On Hatuiday, Sunday and Monday,
the 2nd, 3r<Xand 4th iust., the lowest
point ou the thermometer was reach
ed, that of 8 degrees below zero, the
coldest for a number of years past.
Following tills came tlie great show,
blow aud freeze, which combined
makesa two-week’s showing of great
magnitude. The amusing part of tlie
whole thing is that the Gmuud Hog
displayed all tile signs eluimed by tlie
firm believers in this pre-lnstoric su
perstititiou, to be favorable for good
weather for six weeks, aud tlie man
ner in which these silly prognostica
tions failed to connect with the stern
reality should ceitainly remove this
fallacy Irom many minds. It would
not be unnatural to suppose that the
foui-legged barometer is stilt laughing
iu his sleeye at the base deception
praeticed’upou his constituency.
No mails from Baltimore, Washing
ton, Philadelphia, New York, or the
West readied here before Sunday
morning, and then ouly u few pouches
brought iu from Frederick Junction in
a sleigh. The main hue had veiy lit
tle trouble, but uot so with the various
brandies here and at Hagerstown.
The deep cut a short disiauce from
Frederick Juuctmu was filled with
nearly tweuty feet of solidly packed
suow for a disiauce of half a mile, and
the efforts of a force of men were not
successful ill digging through utuil
Sunday afternoon, wiieti with the as
sistance of a powerful freight engine
the break was made. A number of
passengers on the Friday evening
train hud to remain iu the cars until
Saturday, when they were brought to
town iu sleighs. Aruoug them were
Messrs. Charles W. Itoss, E. M. Rams
tiurg, Herman L. Routzlian, Senator
John M. Newman and several ladies.
Mr. Kamsburg and a companion wulk
ed to town early the same day.
Mr. Joliu Swope, the engineer on
the Pennsylvania Railroad, with a
force of hands left ou Thursday night
at twelve o’clock to keep tlie truck
clear lor travel amfgot us furasSliai
retts, when he could proceed no fur
ther. He was completely snow-bound.
Hearing nothing from liiui. additional
men were sent under Mr. McClow, ou
Friday, and they shared the same fate
a short distance from Woodshoro’. Ou
Saturday afternoon Mr. A. S. McDau
iel, the popular ageut of tbe company,
iu this city, secured about 20 men, aud
started to search for the stranueti en
gines aud crews ou Sunday morning.
The force was increased to 42 later in
the day. After a hard day's work, the
men stopped at six o’clock in a heavy
drift, | of a mile iu length, just soutn
of Harmony Grove. The force was
again increased, this time to a hundred
men aud hard work commenced on
Monday morning. At 10 o’clock p. m.
the two gauge which had beeu work
ing towards each other lor two days
met. The men worked bard from Sun
day until the drift* were cleared, aud
meals were taken whenever they could
FREDERICK CITIZEN FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15. 1895
lie procured.. Mr. McDaniel savs that
many times it required great effort to
k-ep tlie men’s spirits tip, as the cold
was so intense and the wind so strong
tmt it was t irlure to face it. Tlie dif
ferent gangs reached here about 11 30
p. in., and tlie four heavy locomotives,
witli loud tinging tielis and hearty
cheering by the men, told ihe people
that the track was cleared aud tiie
snow-bound men relieved. The next
day tlie trains were run on regular
schedule time witli few delays, surely
an inimitable showing.
None of the county roads have been
Op-tied, although many men have been
employed in clearing the pikes. There
never lias been sui-li ucotuple e blockade
in this county. No mails an ived here,
except from adjacent postoffices, for
Reveral days, and then only by circu
itous rouies through fields. All the
snow seemed lodged in the mads, as
many of tlie fields have little or no
snow on them. It would lake many
thousands of dollars to clear these
roads. The great trouble will come
wlieu a thaw sets iu.
Numerous incidents Have Happened
in connection with tlie great storm
which cannot be collected iu shape to
publish. Conflicting accounts are
heard of this and that experience and
many wild and wonderful tales are go
ing tlie rounds. But only those who
have encountered tlie severity of the
snow drifts and the chilling winds can
appreciate tlie situation. Great suffer
ing is reported and some loss of stock.
No fatality, as far as human life is con
cerned, bus beeu heard of, but accouuts
of frozen feet, bauds and ears have
been numerous. Eggs, milk aud but
ter have been quite scarce here since
Thursday and bring a round price. The
provision market is fairly well stocked
and tilings are gradually assuming
Iheir natural level again.
Conductor C. J. McCarty, iti charge
of the P. R. R. train arriving in this
city at 10.35 a. m., came in half an
hour late on Tuesday last. Hu had
been snow-bound from Friday until
Monday night, when he readied Col
umbia. His experience was auy thing
hut enjoyable, although from appear
ances, one would not supnose lie had
been for nearly eighty hours battling
with heavy snow drifts and chilling
winter winds. He had torty-one meu
working under him, and on Friday
night all hands had to abandon shov
elling and seek refuge in tlie cars. But
for a let up iu the heavy gale that was
blowing, so the men could make some
progress with their work, it is possible
that the road would jet he held l>y the
suow-king. Provisions weie furnished
by kind hearted ueoplealong the route,
and at one store tiie men purchased
all tlie cigars, chewing and smoking i
tabicco, hankerchiefs, rubber and
leather boots iu stock. Water was had
by melting snow. Meals were taken
every twelve hours witli a will, backed
up by ferocious appetites, Capt. Mc-
Carty says that his engine was literally
covered witli crusted snow from pilot
to coal tender and around the boiler it
caked six inches thick.
It is variously estimated that the
cost tlie railroad companies will lie put
to in this State to clear their tracks for
travel of tlie snow which now impedes
Ctrfeci progress, will lie in tlie neigh
orliood of $50,000, which in addition
to tlie amount expended by the turn
pike companies, will run the sum to
tal of damages or loss caused by tlie
storm, in this respect alone, up to $75,-
000. In many places meu were scarce
at 20 aud 25 cents an hour and some
of the coldest days workmen stopped,
unable to proceed on account of frozen
hands or feet. Some crews worked
continuously for forty-eight hours
without rest and scarce rations. The
Bullimore and Ohio ami Pennsylvania
officials deserve great credit for their
prompt and energetic efforts made to
place this city in connection with tlie
outside world. For three days no
mail came iu or went out and the ac
cumulation took many hours to dis
tribute when it did arrive. All iraius
are now running ou schedule time.
It was a noticeable fact that during
the heighth of tlie snow blockade,
which is even now existunt, when
there was a a call made by radio id and
turnpike companies for meu to help
clear a passage way through tlie heavy
drifts, and wages of 15 to 20 cents per
hour offered, very few, if any, of the
many idle colored men, who throng
tiie street corners and petition humbly
for help in their pictured destitution,
took advantage of the goldeu opportu
j nitjr to earn a few dollars to help along
dining tlie cold weather. These arc
tlie objects of our charily. Of course,
there were exceptions, as in most any
ease, but exceedingly few. Oa tlie
other baud, our young mechanics and
laborers anxious to get a chance to
work and make an holiest |>enny ap
plied at tlie above places and were suc
cessful. Idle and loafing persons,
white or colored, when work is at
baud, deserve no pity or charitable al
lowance.
ANOTHER BLIZZARD AND BLOCKADE.
We had a return of suow, cold
weather and high drifting winds on
Tuesday night, lasting until late ou
the following day. Snow began fall
ing ab >ut seven o’clock and tlie next
morning ou a level there was
about three inches. It soon be
came evident that the progress made
in opening roads and cutting through
heavy dtifts had ouly beeu of tempo
rary usefulness and that the same
ground wiiu d have to he gone over
again. No mails from auy points were
received until Wednesday’ night at a
late hour. Mr. Mullinix Siam had a
gang ot men at woik on the big drift
this side of tlie Junction, on the Balti
limore and Ohio Railroad, and not un
til after 5 o’clock p. m., Wednesday,
was tiie track cleared for travel. A
number of passengers hud laid over at
the Junction from a number of trains,
and some of them started to walk to
town, hut the iuteuse cold aud high
wind made them retrace tbeir foot
steps. This is tbe second blockade
Fredeiick has eudured within the
short space of a week, during which
time all forms of business are suffering
aud money is scarce.
At 1.15 o’clock a. m. yesterday, three
eugiues aud ctews arrived iu this city
ou the Pennsylvania Railroad, having
cleared tlie heavy drifts on that Hue
between here aud Wulkersvilie caused
by the secoud storm ou Tuesday night
aud Wednesday morning. Cupt. C.
J. McCarty left Wednesday morning
witli an engine and car to keep the
track clear aud became stalled near
Harmony Grove. A force of hands
soon rescued him, aud had plenty to
do to keep the drifts from accumulat
ing agaiu. Tbe compauy has been put
to great expense in this matter trying
to give tlie people the best transporta
tion possible uuder tbe circumstances.
FOOD FOR THE SHOVELERS.
Messrs. C. D. Doll, aud C. E. Haller,
the pupular restauranteur of this city,
prepared the food for the workmeu clear
ing the Baltimore aud Ohio and Peun
i sylvania Railroads of the heavy drifts
; which so seriously blocked and delayed
trausportieu for lour days. Hot coffee,
, hundreds of sandwiches aud other
• viands were furnished at regular pe
i riods, aud served to keep up tbe cou
• stauily flagging spirit* of tbe meu en-
I gaged for uiauy hour* without rest or
, sleep, shoveling suow and exposed to
the sharp chill blasts of wind, hurling
tile allow luck ward and forward in
ev. r circling edd’es. They had a rough
experience, all of tliem, and well earned
the money allowed them for their
services.
IN EMMITSfSURG.
The efTects of the snow storm in Em
niitahurg was pradically w hat it was
in the other sections ot the county.
At an early hour on Thursday morn
ing of last week the fall liegan and
soon took on the form of fast driving
fury. Drifling liegan and soon tile
streets and roads adjacent to KmiiiiU
hnrg were rendered impassable. The
mail on Wednesday evening arrived
several hours lute and after that there
was a general suspension in that
branch of the government's service, as
no trains were runuing on any rail
roads until Sunday or M< ndav and the
star routes were either discontinued or
followed with great risk and trouble
through Helds and by devious path
ways. A large force of men were at
work with shovels Friday morning to
open the Fminiisburg railroad, espec
ially at McCarreu’s cut, where the
snow had drifted entirely around an
engine, employed to keep the track
clear, by running to and fro during the
storm. As fast us headway was made,
the violence of the high wind blowing
would hurl the snow back again, ma
king the work slow and laborious.
The rescue was finally effected, the
snow having almost hidden the big en
gine from sight. This blizzard is sure
ly a record-breaker and can rest on its
laurels for fully a cenfbry.
S-avs the Chronicle of the Bth inst.:
Last Sunday morning the mercury in
the thermometer was down to the
zero point. On Tuesday morning it
registered 6 degress ah >ve. SVednes
day morning was the coldest of the
wiuterrf 1894-95, it being 2 degrees
below zero. Thursday morning it reg
istered 4 degrees above. This morning
it was down to zero.
THURMONT.
Our active correspondent at Tliur
niont says of the recent storm :
Not much, surelv, will the patrons of
tiie Citizen exp. ct from a locality in
which the thermometer lias for the past
ten days been playing between 8° below
zero and 14 above it. That is, iu a nut
shell, just how it has been acting up
here. More than that, such loug con
tinuous storms, aud such huge snow
I drifts have not Iteeu witnessed since
1856-7 or not, perhaps, since 1832. The
situation as viewed from here ou last
Friday morning was simply appalling
—the blockade being complete. We
have no desire for a lull knowledge of
the want and suffering this unusual
and terrible visitation lias caused with
in tile bounderies of our county, to say
uothiiig of tile country generally.
Soperiuieudaut of the F. & E. turn
pike, P. N. Hammaker, and also ilie
country road supervisors, put a large
force of men to wink on last Monday
morning and iu less than two days suc
ceeded iu re-establishing communica
tions between all points coming within
tiieir jurisdiction. For the prompt and
energetic action in this mutter, Mr.
Hatiiniuker and also our public road
supervisors merit and have the grateful
thunks of the late snowbound inhabi
tants of this community.
MIDDLETOWN.
Says the Register of the Bth inst:
Another heavy snow storm set inearly
Thursday morning, aud at the time of
our going to press the ground was cov
ered to the depth of over two incites,
j aud the storm still continued. The
mercury Thursday morning marked
from 2 below zero to 4 above.
1 Earlier in the week, Sunday, Mon
day, aud Tuesday, tlie weather was
tlie coldest of the season, the thermom
eter registering from 12 and 14 above to
4 and 6 degrees below zero. Ice
abounds every w here.
AT UNION BRIDGE.
The Carroll Rews in its last issue
say?: Tlie coldest weather here of the
winter was on Suuduy morning last,
when the thermometer ranged from 4°
t > 8° below zero. Ou Monday morning
16°, on Tuesday morning 6° above
zero; Wednesday morning, zero;
Thursday morning 6° above zero;
snowed all day, with high wind; tem
perature not above !)°; the coldest day
throughout the winter; snow about
six inches deep by night and drifting,
with increasing wind; Friday mnrii
ing. zero, dealing weather, ve'iy high
wind and a great snow blockade.
The suow was about oue loot on the
level.
ROCKY SPRINGS.
Our corresi oiult nt says: The way
the wind blew last week made us j
think about western eycloues, torna- j
does, blizzards and other kiuds of wind
storms. Tlie air on Friday and .Satur
day was filled with diilting snow,
and was cold and piercing. The
thermometer on Friday morning, at
10 o’clock, was 8 degrees below
. zero and at 5 o’clock in the afternoon,
1 20 degrees below, this being the wild
est weather we have known for "ve>
forty years. The roads are drifted
level with the fences with snow and
some drifts are from 10 to 12 feet deep
aud 50 to 60 rods long.
FOUNTAIN MILLS.
Says our correspondent from Foun
tain Mills: We have had one of tlie
coldest, most severe aud disagreeab'e
snaps for the last week that lias been
for many years, says our fathers, wl o
have experienced many winters. The
thermometer lias registered as low as
6 degrees below zero and many per
sons have had their canned fruits, po
tatoes, etc., frozen, alsn their chicken-.
Our roads were drilled worse than for
years. Koine places from 10 to 12 feet
deep. Tlie mail carriers have just be
gan their routes, as they were stopped
for several days on account of the se
yere weather.
HYATTSTOWN.
On Wednesday night of last week
a heavy snow liegan fulling, continu
ing all day Thursday and part of
Thursday night, when a strong wind
set in drifting the snow in away that
has completely blocked the roads.
To-day hands are busily employed cut
ting and tuuuelling through the enor
mous drifts. There has been no mail
here nor lias any left here since Thurs
day. People’s stock aud poultry are
freeziug aud old folks say that tills is
the longest and bitterest spell that has
been here for years,
MYERBVILLE.
Last week’s Guide has the following:
Wednesday morning of last week
was the coldest yet experienced, the
thermometer ranging from zero to 9°
degrees below. The lowest recorded
here lieing about 4° below zero. Ou
last Baturday morning we had another
light suow. At 10 o’clock Thursday
morning snow began to fall again and
bad reached a depth of about 9 inches
with the rising wind piling it up in
. huge drifts. The thermometer regis
i tered about 4° above zero.
The action of Messrs. A. 8. McDan
iel and W. T. Mulliuix, the railroad
agents, in giving employment to the
laboring meu iu this city is to be com
mended, as, without the interest maui
• fested by them, the work would have
’ been done by foreign gangs and the
i money taken away from Frederick.
ABOUT THE COUNTY.
Something About the Current
Events Transpiring in the Sur
rounding Agricultural
Districts.
FEAOAVILLE.
Feb. 10, 1895.
This section was visited by a regular
blizzard last week. Tlie roads are
drill, d shut from one end to tlie other,
and iu some places as much as ten feet
deep
'l lie religious meeting which has
been in progress here for tlie past two
weeks, closed on Monday eveuiugof
lust week with seven converts.
Tlie Farmers' Club of this place did
not have any meeting last week, ou
account of tlie weather.
Tlie Frederick and Jefferson Turn
pike Company had 104 hands at work
on Monday last, opening the pike.
We have not had any mail tor sev
eral days till yesterday.
HYATTSTOWN.
February 11, 1895.
Mr. B. F. Hawkins, of near this
place, and Miss Alyerda Watkins, of I
near Germantown, were married iu t
Washington, January 30.
A hay stack belonging to Mr. Levi
Price was destroyed by fire Thursday
evening lust. It is supposed to be tlie
work of some malicious person. Clias.
Johnson, colored, was arrested on sus
picion aud given a hearing liefore the ,
magistrates, Mr. Jesse Wolf, hut was
discharged for waut of evidence.
Misses Myrtle aud Francis Wolfe,
of Comus, were the guests of their
cousin, of this town, last week. ,
Last Wednesday Light a merry ,
parly of young folks were out ou the ,
hill on the main street coasting. It
was hitter cold for toes, lingers and
noses, but all enjoyed themselves im
mensely. Our town hoys are not to lie i
surpassed for gallantry' and devotion
to tlie fair sex, judging from tlie way
they gave up their coasters for their
benefit.
The Rev. Mr. Hoye will give a
lecture at tiie Christian Church in this
town, on Friday evening, February
22nd, on tlie subject “The Oldest Insti
tution.” There will be a small admis
sion fee of ten cents charged, the pro
ceeds going to tlie church. It will he
an investment that will tiring in more
enjoyment than can he imagined, as
Mr. Hoye is a talented speaker.
DELLA.
February 11th, 1895.
This is very cold weather on birds
and rabliits and other game, as they
caunot find sufficient food, Birds are
so tame for want of food that a little
wren cauie into our house the other
evening and flew out with a grain of
corn.
Mr. L. D. Gaskili and family have
moved to Washington, D. C.
There will ho preaching next Sun
day evening at Koontz’s Chapel, by
Rev. Luther Beall.
I appreciate your handsome calendar
very much.
Mr. Holland Beall, of Virginia, has
moved to his residence near Dickerson
Station, Montgomery County.
The cold spell of weather we iiad
killed nearly all the house flowers.
Tlie snow drifted so deep oil tlie rail- j
road track that it stopped the trains i
from runuing and we could not get |
any mail.
Miss Annie Carlisle, of near Dicker
son Station, is visiting relatives near
Damascus, Montgomery County,
Pound parties seem to he all (lie go
this cold weather, as there have been
several already arouud iiera.
I thunk you very much for tlie
premium hook you sent me, as it is
very nice to read these long whiter
evenings.
This is tlie coldest spell of weather
we have experienced lor several win
ters; snow lias fallen to tile depth of
about 15 inches, drifting fences, mads,
It ell wavs and hedges. It will take a
great deal of work to get the roads aud
railroads iu condition.
SHOOKSTOWN.
Ft buary 11, 1895.
Our Shookstown correspondent, in
writing about the new road which is
petitioned for to commence at the Inlet
known as the Kemp farm, near the
church aud school house, in Rocky
Springs, and leading through the
j Shook lane, to emerge at Shookstown,
! says:
“The road is needed v-ry b ully and
would lie of the greatest benefit to both
sections, as the public road (if it he
worthy of such a uane) that leads
from Rocky Springs, along the foul of
tlie mountain to tlie road that passes
through tins place, is not fit for trav
elling ut all. Some may ask the reason
why; to which we would answer: In
the first place, it is a crooked road,
leading along tlie fences of fields, upon
which tlie stone and rui hisli therefrom
are continually dumped; secondly, the
road is not inclosed and lias uo regular
bed, but people generally drive where
they think they can keep from upset
ting; thirdly, it is a continued bed ot
rough, unbroken stone, up oue steep
hill and down another, where the
heavy rains of the summer wash ugly
gutters and tear away all ths soil,
which goes to make a good road. Ac
cordingly, it is only used by those tier
sons living adjacent, who, of course,
have uo better way of reaching their
homes. This is tlie model road that a
few opponents set forth as “all tlie road
that is needed.” We are glad that your
correspondent of Ruosy Springs has
cotue to our aid in behalf of this prodi
gy, as his writings of the present and
those of a year ago are quite a contrast.
It would be a great benefit to all, and if
our Commissioners would only iu.| eet I
it, I am certain their Ideas would oe
greatly changed.”
Why shall a whole community be
deprived of so great a benefit in order
to satisfy the notions of u few? As tlie
road will pass through a level and
beautiful section, there would he hut
little trouble given to grade it, and
moreover, as the quarter part of it is
already enclosed hy good leuces and
well kept private lane, there would
only lie a small portion to build and
prepare for use. As our people all are
iu favor of it, Mr. Levi Wolfe lias
taken the time to produce a petition
witli a well filled list of our farmers’
names who want the road. We think
that our worthy commissioners would
he doing a great injustice not to con
sider well our request.
OATOCTIN FURNACE.
Feb. 11, 1895.
Owing to the late fall of suow there
is but little going ou at this place, ex
cept suow shoveling and cutting wood
. to keep warm, as the wind lias been
blowing hard since Thursday night,
i The snow has drifted high on all
. tlie roads and pikes iu this section.
. The U. 8 mail could not come through
• from Friday until to-day, Feb. Util,
i A force of uieu were put Ui work to
day shoveling suow out of the county
rottds. One God'sb’essing is that there
is p'enty of dry wood here and no one
will freeze for want of warmth, hs Mr.
Gnrsuch has niveu the people all the
dry wood they can use.
Rev. Daniel Lewis, of Garfield, Md.,
wuh here on Wednesday niirht and
preached for us at Cittoftin Ore Rank;
his text was St. Luke xix ('hap. x.
The had weather prevented his contin
uing the revival.
On Wednesday, February 6th, the
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Ridge died, aged one month and 28
days. Owingto the drifted roads they
could not bury the child uulil Sunday,
Fel.. 10th,
On last Sundav night, Feb, 3rd, Mrs.
Victor Kunkel fell from the steps at
the home of Mr. James Fraley and sus
tained a very had bruise, which may
prove troublesome.
Mr. Charles Fraley was home on the
lOili instant, from Frederick.
Mis. John Kesselriug and Miss Jen
nie Nunamaker were visiting on Sun
day afternoon at the home of Mr. John
Weddle; on their return home Miss
Nunamaker fell in the snow drifts and
was compelled to call for help.
Owing to this cold snap canned fruits
and potatoes fro/.e in cellars.
Is is reported that on Wednesday,
Feb. 13th, Mr. Rennie Miller and Miss
Mattie Powell, of near Catnctin, will
be married. His brother was married
some time ago.
THURMONT
Feb. 12. 1895.
Repairs and improvements of a pleas
ing natme will be made to the interior
of the U. H. Church, within the next
thiity days.
Two Western Maryland engines go
ing West between Hagerstown and 1
Williamsport, on Sunday night last,
collided with three others and a coach
coming East with great force, two en
gines being badly disabled, but no one
was badly hurt.
Rev. Henry Mann, pastor of the M.
E. Church, is confined to his home by
sickness. We regret to have occasion
to say this. Mr. James Maekley and
also Charles Htewart have been con
fined to their homes for several weeks, i
witli pneumonia. 1
Mrs. Charles Shipley is slowly recov- 1
ering from a very severe cold.
For the sum of $125, the trustees of
the U. R. Cuhrcli have purchased, of 1
John Root, one half aere of ground ad
joining their cemetery for tlie purpose
of enlarging same.
After a delay of four days, caused by
tlie late storm and immense snow
drifts, all trains on the Western Mary
land road are again making schedule
time.
Our health being somewhat beneath
normal we did not report for last
week’s issue of the Citizen, but this
must be no excuse for those of your
correspondents who are more highly
favored in the matter of health. The
Citizen is a good general newspa
per, besides it is our only—all the
time and under nil circumstances a
cleanly exponent of genuine Demo
cratic principles, therefore meriting
and should receive the hearty and ac
tive support of all true Democrats in
tile county. Few of us, I fear, uppreei
ate fully tlie faithful and etlective ser
vices rendered our party by tne Citi
zen during the past thirty or more
.years. We desire to say more on tlie
above subject in tlie uear future.
I
KOOKY SPRINGS.
February 14th, 1895.
A thaw now will to make us had roads,
as the large drffts will be melting
slowly, making tlie water run on tlie
roads for some time, and then tlie poor
much-abused road supervisors will
catch rats, because the roads are mud
dy. Rut iu the meantime we will
have some splendid sleighing while
the good bed of snow on tlie roads
lasts.
Jane, tlie yougest daughter of Tlios.
R. who lias been very ill, ;lias
now recovered.
Our pleasant and genial youug
friend, Mr. G. L. Twenty, lias been
very ill at his home here, with a very
bad cold.
All .oilr supervisors are out to-day,
opening the roads that were drifted
shut, and we hope thut travelling will
lie again resumed, as it is unpleasant
to he cut off from the mill, postottiee
and town.
Our people have been talking for
some time about having a postottiee
here. Now is tlie time to push the
matter, as I know of numbers who
will gladly sign a petition for it and
there are over two hundred persons
that would be benefited. There are
many people here that never get their
papers f.>r weeks ut u time, because
tliey have them sent to tlie store
where they deal and they are then
ovei looked.
See the World’s Fair for Fifteen
Cents.
Upon receipt of your address and
fifieeu cents in postage stamps, we
will mail you prepaid our Souvenir
Portfolio of tlie World’s Columbian
Eximsition; the regular price is Fifty
cents, hut as we want you to have one,
we made the price nominal. You will
ttnditawork of art and a tiling to lie
prized. It contains full page views of
the great buildings, with description
ot same, ami is executed in tlie high
est style of art. If nit s i i-fti-d witn it
after you get it, we will refund tlie
stamps and let you keep the hook.
Address
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those who have not, have now the
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and get a sample box of Dr. King’s
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The Rest Halvein the World for Cuts,
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Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
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Ayer’s Pills are invaluable, tliir use be
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pUBLIC SALE
—or—
VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The undersigned Intending to dl-contlnu*
fanning, will hell ut public *a.e, on the pretn
hen, liu,le<l on the turn pike leudi >g from
Urbuna to Hyulislnwn, two rntiee from lias
former place, on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, IStT.,
at 10 o'clock A. M., all the following described
peihunul property, to wit:
head of work horses,
2 Driving Horses, one a good Saddle II >ree;
o C *li s, two of them 3 year old tilth spring; one
4 yearn uud oi.e six mouths,
7 HEAD OF GOOD MILCH COWS,
1 Holstelu Bull,
70 HEAD OF SHEEP,
most will have Lambs by day of sale;
4 EXCELLENT BROOD SOWS,
1 Hoar. 1 Shout,
2 FOUR-HORSE WAGONS,
1 Spring Wagon, 1 Huggv, 1 champion Mower,
i Wiskl Mower,2 Hiambb-scylhes,2sets Buggy
Harne-s mu Truces and Brea-l Chains, 5 srte
Plow Gears, BCowChains, 1 go at Corn covered
1 Corn Mill Her, 2 Hir-hear clows (one new;) 2
Spring loollt Harrows, Thrible, iKiu ile and
Slagle Tree*, 2 Huy Carriages, 1 Coro Barrel, 2
Crow liar-. 8 who els, A No 1 Fifth Chain, t
King, Maul aim Wedge*, 1 Farm D ili (Wood J
1 Fan Mill, 1 set lllurKKintlh Tools, 1 Uotse
Rake. 2 Isig chains, 4 Ikiuhie Samel Plus*, 1
Slagle Saovel Plow, 1 Buckeye Plow, 1 Stone
Hammer, lot of Forks, I Grindstone, 5 s. u of
Front Gears, 1 set B eecliouiids, 10 hu-hei*
rurly Hose .-seed potatoes. 00 hills. Corn and
many other articles.
Te. ins of Sate.- l credit of nine months will
he given on uli sums above *lO, by tae purchas
er or purchasers gi > i,,g hi-, her or their no.es,
wiili approved security, be iriog luleie-t f oin
tlie day of sale; all sum- of 810 and under, the
cash will tie required. No p opcrly to bo re
moved until itie terms of sale are complied
with.
J. I. JAMISON,
CllAs. B. Foot, Anct. U> buna.
Hoiikki Hen hersos, Clerk. [feb. l.V5t. •
PUBLIC SALE
—OF
VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
The undersigned, having sold tits farm, situ
ated two and one had miles west of Frenenok,
on the Frederick and Jefferson turnpike, will
sell at public sale, on the piemises,
ON MONDAY, MARCH 4th, 1805,
at 10 o'clock, a. m., without reserve, all the fol
lowing personal property, > lz:
2 FINK WORK HORSES,
1 Lead Mare, 1 four year old Bay Colt, broken
lo harne-s, out of Jones’ celebrated milk mare,
"Lady Belle,” and sired by Stauffer's bio idea
horse; will make u line u.py coach driver;
"Mamesa," hay mine 0 years out, lo.led on
‘•ruHcarora stock Farm," uani "Eslelina," rec
ord 2 33, sired by M nixmaa, 2:37; In r >al to sen
King, a tin-driver; full pedigrees;". urlosM.,”
hay gelding, two years oat, b Idlewlse, llrst
dam “Ualopode," sired by sea King, of which
the service cost $75; Maiiresa and Carlo*
M . ore closely allied to tlie fistest trotter- on
record and are In every way title i to d ■ credit
to their close relations, Manresa. now ill loal to
‘•Sea King, ’ service co-t *SO. A Iso, a lot of
FRESH COWS AND SPRINGERS,
a lot. of Steers, 1 tine bred Durham Bull, a lot
of Shoots, and several Sows with Pigs liv theli
sldis, mostly Berkshire ; 3 SlllUUer.Wagous,
almost new, with can luges uud beds;
ONE BINDER, ONE MOWER,
1 Sulky Corn Plow, Double and Single
Shovel Plows, Forks, Shovels, Rakes, ac.
Also a lot of line furniture, consisting of
Bureaus, Beds, Cabinets, choirs, uud many
other articles in the houselield and kitchen
line; also a lot of Hay, Fislder ami Eu-llage,
a lot of Flower I‘ots; 1 Spring-Wag in, I one-
Hone Wagon, new; 1 Lever Spring -Moth
Harrow, 1 Float Spring-tooth Harrow-. The
sale will be complete. •
' Terms ofSale—A eredtt of six months will be
given the purchaser on all sums above til),
liy the purchaser giving tils or tier note with
security acceptable to the under.-igned; sunn
under *lO, tne cash will lie required. No
property to be rem ved until sealed for.
Un all sums above 810, live per cent, will b
allowed for cash.
D. H. HARGETT.
feb. 15 3 t
QRDEK NISI ON AUDIT.
No. 4035 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County, sits
ting In Equity.
Catharine A. Ivoons vs. Joshua lllggs, (Georg*
W. Miller. Trustee.)
January Tf.rm, 1885.
In the matter of the Auditor's Report filed
the Utli day of February, 1805.
Ordered, That on the 2nd day of March,
1805, the Court will proceed tone! upon the Re
port of the Auditor, tiled as aforesaid, In the
above cause, to tliinll- ratify and confirm th*
same,unless cause lo the contrary thereof be
shown before said day; provided a copy oftlile
order be m-erted in some news|*k|icr published
In Frederick County, for two successive week*
prior lo said day.
Dated this Bth day of February, 1895.
JOHN L. JORDAN
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Fiederick county—
True copy—Test:
JOHN L. JORDAN, Clerk.
Geo. W. Miller, Solicitor. [feb. 15-3 L
NOTICE
TO THOSE DESIRING TO M \KE APPEAUS
FROM A4SK4SHBNT4 FOR THE
LEVY OF 1895.
The County Commissioners will be goTerhed
by tlie following schedule:
March ft— Buckeystnwn and Liberty District*.
" B—-tlddlelowii and Wood-boro'. •*
“ 7—Frederick ami Now Market “
“ B—Ml. Pleasant. Isiwlstowii and Jef
ferson Districts.
“ 9—Woodvllle District
" ll—Kinmllsbtirg Districts.
“ 12—Ore igcr-lown, Cntictln and Jaok
son Districts.
'• 13—Urbans and Jnlinsvllln Districts.
“ 14—llauver’s uud Mcehaulcslown Dis
trict-.
" 15—Petersvlllcand Tuscarora District*.
•• I(l—l.lngunorc District.
P. S.—THE ATTENTION OF TAX PAY
EHH Isesiieclaliy directed p> tlie above notice,
■ a- no abatement will be made, nor credit* al
lowc .lifter I lie 31-t day -if March, until tb*'
I Levy for 18:15 shall have been completed.
New Building- and Improvements should
also he Reporied, otherwise person- so build
ing may tie ass—sed excessively. Those dis
posing of pe soiiul property should also report
sale of same ami BEND I'li KIR MALE BOOKS
to this oltlce us early as possible.
By order, £
WM.M. GAITHER,
A. L. RADER, President.
Clerk.
feb. 15 31
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
This Is to give notice, that the subscriber ha*
obtained fromthe Orphans’ Court of Frederick
i ounly. Maryland, letters of administration
upou the estate of
OLIVER B. DRILL,
late of Frederick County, deceased. All per
son- having cl.lms against (he said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit tl e >amn, with
the vouchers thereof leg-lly au then Heated, to
the subscriber, on oi Indore the '24lh day of
August, ISO-5; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all bi-neffls of said estate. v
All p-r-ons indebted to tlie deceased ar* r*> '
quested to make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand, this 12lh day of Feb
ruury, A. D. 1895.
ANNIE J. DRILL,
Geo. W. Smith, Administratrix.
Agent.
NOTICE
OFFICE OF THE MUTUAL FIRE INSUR
ANCE company, in Baltimore
COUNTY.
Febhuaby 12th. IM,
Notice Is hereby klven that the annual meet
ing of the member* or the company will b*
held on Monday, the4lh day or March. 1895,
between ill M. and I f. M„ al the
oltlce, No 391 East Lexington street, Badimor*,
for the purpose of electing thirteen dlreolon
(or tlie ensuing year.
FRANCIS 8H RIVER,
Ibb. 152-t Secretary,
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