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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1891
Page
4
Page shows local notices including For Sale Horse, Wanted Boarders and Local Insertion Notice. Also lists oysters and model lost-watch, with ads from R. H. Campbell and G. E. Cline & Co. Moon phases and tide times appear as small calendar items.
Tomorrow is the regular collection day for The Danny News with carriers collecting from subscribers. A steady exact-change routine is urged to minimize mutual inconvenience. Local society notes report visits to Baltimore and travels in several states, with residents returning from trips and many visiting friends in this city and nearby towns.
Mr Geo Brengle will join the city police tomorrow and start duties Thursday. Prof Cyrus W Poole lectures tonight at City Opera House on The Rippling Stream. Cheutaugus Literary Circle meets at Misses Lindsay Record and Second streets. United Drill Association holds 7 30 pm drill and plans exhibition at the rink. Catholic Lyceum Baseball Club vs D and Institute at Whit Monday. Engelbrecht Mehrling and Mehrling fished 23 fish, bass 7 pounds. Eisenhauer and Ruchey hunted 72 robins in Trinity Lime Kiln area. Palmetts Prize Company shut down briefly for engine belt break. Hygers Ice Factory fixtures arrived. loading today. Frederick painters busy repainting city buildings. Fr McElroy Council routine meeting. City mail carriers adopted spring suits and hats. Charles Six injured nose after falling on iron at Brush Factory.
A Philo mathean Literary Society debate on free coinage of silver features speakers for and against. Negative argues gold standard limits volatility while supporting bimetallic parity. affirmative warns of debtor hardship and mass currency expansion, with emphasis on economic stability and avoiding cheap money.
A string of construction projects is noted across the area. Arthur Clix’s contract on a large dwelling, Charles B Fosts’ back-bailding on South Market, Rufus Zimmerman’s property upgrades near Feaza ville, and Thomas Tiresher’s new outbuildings in Middletown reflect a lively building season. Other plans include a nine building for merchandising, a porch at Edward Bowlus’s dwelling, and a College building project at Liberty. Barn and fence work also appears around Broad Row with Soman and others planning updates.
A series of deeds shows C Ann E and Clarisa Snyder transferring 97 acres 1 rood and 117 100 perches to John D Beard for 4492 55. W A Nicodemus to Francis J Peck Jr for property in Petersville at 450. Willem Fleischer executor to Francis J Peck Jr for Petersville related property at 291. Sarah Boyle and husband to Simael A Hemner for 18 acres 3 roods 13 perches at 350. Thaddeus Ordeman and wife to Bernard Littie for 1 acre at 200. Sarah Moss to John W Moss a lot in Knoxville by love and affection. Horner executors to William D Collisower a ground lot and improvements at 873. J Watson Barr et al to Oliver A Horner et al trustees in Emmitsburg for lot interest at 786.52. Henry Stein to Bliss Stein 1 acre. Jesse J Nussear and wife to James W Ejchelberger a lot in Emmitsburg at 2200.
The Postoffice Department experiment of free delivery in small towns, led by Postmaster General Wanamaker, has operated in Middletown since February 1 with letter carrier E. Keefer Haupt. Two collections and two deliveries daily, five street letter-boxes, and rising mail volumes through March show strong, practical adoption.
A distorted list details hotel arrivals including J Hen Henderson C B Pentz J Stonebraker Kirstine Schloss Clark Clark Smith Cochran Wallace Smith York H Wood Muir Frick Rigney Bennett Washburn Arlingtons Dusted Shows Ror Nichols Rugley and dozen more from Baltimore Philadelphia York Lancaster Hagerstown Colum CBSheckels Montgomery County and Washington Junction totaling about twenty from the county and ten from others.
Letters testamentary on Frederick Troxell estate granted to Wa. D. Troxell as executor. First and final accounts settled for Mary S. Shorer administratrix of G. W. Shorer. Adelaide and Edward Herring administratrix and administrator of David R. K. Herring settled with distributions. First account of M. O. Valentine acting executor of Samuel Nusbaum settled with distributions.
At yesterday’s board meeting Taion company organized by electing officers. Sreakent David Lowenstein was named vice president T H Haller secretary M E Getzendanner treasurer and G H Zimmerman director.
Yesterday Miss Fannie Lochner walked through Chapel Alley when she accidentally stepped on a garter awake. She remained calm, stooped, and used a stone to strike the reptile, dispatching it.
Elmer Ai of Powell Woodsboro and Nettle G. Leatherman of Lewistown obtained marriage licenses. The individuals are listed as the applicants in the civil records.
County correspondence details the March 31 wedding of Cephis E Lane to Fiora Souder with reception and gifts. It notes a Union school entertainment April 7 and reports local weather, flood concerns, and several social updates from Yellow Springs, Ceresville, and surrounding areas including band leadership, milling company news, and county social life.
Adamstown welcomed the largest sugar consignment in its history a carload of standard granulated sugar from S Smack et al Philadelphia consigned to J Fenton Thomas. Local merchants aided by Mr Thomas made cheap sugar available to all residents boosting the village supply with over 26000 pounds of sweetness storied for a fruit crop season and tied to the McKinley Bill in a hopeful note.
James Howard of this city received a letter from Allegheny city Pennsylvania stating his brother's injuries are less severe than first reported. The leg is broken in two places and not amputated. He is in a good hospital and well cared for.
The Board of Directors of the Fredericktown Savings Institution will hold a morning meeting on Thursday at 10 o'clock to organize and elect bank officers.
Circular from School Examiner Glenn H Worthington calls for all county teachers to submit pupil work for the next fair. Schools will be represented with drawings charts and specimens labeled by school and election district. Teachers urged to copy or create items using supplied or store-bought boards and include approved maxims from noted authors.
The News plans a large illustrated Trade Edition to promote Frederick for manufacturers and new residents. Frederick will be portrayed as healthy and thriving with advertisements to entice business. L. S. Hugentagler joins the effort to solicit support from local business leaders.
The Hague hosts the Convocation of Evoch Royal Arch Chapter No. 28 with an exemplification of the Sublime Degree of the Holy Royal Arch. Grand Officers attended, including Grand High Priest William H. Clark and representatives Charles Clark and Joseph R. Stonebraker. Enoch Chapter entertained the visitors. large attendance from the city and Mechanicstown praised the chapter's condition under High Priest Daniel T. Ordemen.
The News reports Frederick is flooded with circulars for Wilford Hall Nature's Remedy and shows several citizens paid $5 for a trial of the cure all. A prominent local physician has investigated the alleged secret and the paper will publish a full expose in Friday's issue.
A fragmentary verse contemplates whether life holds love or farewell, asking the sea to reveal a future of companionship or solitude. The speaker pleads for tenderness and the return of a beloved, expressing loneliness and sorrow at life’s end.
A man accompanying Cleve land's Minstrels in Frederick collapsed from heat in Droid Hall Park. He was carried to the city for medical care. The attending doctor attributed the collapse to an overburdened mind. D was taken home today in the care of Alderman TT.
Seventeen carts and a two-horse wagon with horses and mules moved through the city ten days out of Baltimore bound for Williamsport Maryland to work on the extension of the railroad from Williamsport to Cherry Run along the B and O line.
The many friends and relatives mourn the death of Sir Cornelius Ramsborg of Georgetowne Washington D C. He was educated at Johns Hopkins University and held a prominent position in the Pretercatar, with funeral services held this afternoon at Mountjoy B Luckett. The funeral proceeded to Mount Uurvet Cemetery for interment.
Church notes recount Rev Edward Kemp of Massillon named rector at Stark's Episcopal Church in Baltimore with past work in Ohio. A gospel meeting by the Young People’s Society led by Mr Richant Wallachese. committee appointed for next meeting. Announcements include a large fair at the Reformed Church basement Knoxville to raise funds for church improvements. Rev Thomas Ewing Sherman temporarily in charge at St Michael’s, St Louis. Ascension Day address by Rev Johnson of Baltimore and annual Sunday School observance.
The funeral for the late Mrs. Mary A Flowers was held this morning at 10 30 from her East Church Street residence with Rev A J Gil officiating. Pallbearers included Dr Lloyd Macall Jacob Tyson Oliver Young F Columbus Knott Adolphus Fearhake and Geo A Gilbert. Interment followed at Mt Ove cemetery. LN and Etchison Son served as funeral directors. The remains of Philip J Smith who died at City Hotel yesterday morning from injuries received at Frederick Junction Sunday evening were taken to Gaithersburg by train for Laytonsville and interred at 11 o clock. Mrs Smith, her sister and Mr John Cochran of Baltimore accompanied the remains. Rudyard Kipling quote misattributed in text.
Notice cites Oscar Rabn arranging for the Waa burn appearance set to exhibit on April 2. Advertising indicates a three car ride tomorrow with Mr. tee and J. Mae mentioned. details are unclear due to damaged text but reference to tickets and location implied.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions title race actions and a roller plate noting a rerun or reset during a meet. Names and specifics are garbled, making the main outcome uncertain. no clear events, dates, or entities are identifiable from the readable portions.
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