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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1896
Page
7
Fragmentary notes from a historical page mention various names, deaths, and events with garbled OCR text. Key items reference Boston figures and an obituary style entry for Lema Gast Gracie Perkins, an artist, among scattered personal notices and dates.
In a detailed weather bulletin, L. Mooma describes a cold front trend with falling barometer from the north to the Dakotas and gradual pressure drops toward the Gulf. Local showers occur in New England, the lake region, and eastern Rockies, with generally fair conditions in the Gouthers and Middle Atlantic states and warmer conditions across the Ohio Valley to Tennessee and Georgia.
The social world notes Mr and Mrs Baker Johnson marking their first wedding anniversary with a formal at home gathering at 81 Comrt street. Guests included Mrs Arthur Williams and Mrs Arthur Potts, with elegant roses, La France roses, and an array of salads, desserts, and refreshments served by Miss Johnson of New York.
An alarm reported a blaze at an outbuilding on Mr All Selnts street property. The fire burned briefly before the fire department arrived promptly and extinguished the flames. No injuries or further damage reported.
The Frederick Bicycle Club outlines a large Blue Meet of the Maryland Division League of American Wheelmen. Events include a morning reception with Mayor Yeaks, races at Agricultures Park, a fish fry on the Monocacy river, a lantern parade with prizes, a skating rink finale, fireworks, and church services for visitors. The piece promotes Frederick as ideal for riders with ample hotels, cheap rates, nearby attractions, and historic sites including Barbara Frietchie and Francis Scott Key.
A meeting will be held at Columbian University in Washington on the evening of April 24 to form a Southern Historical Association. Goals include original research, discussion, member conferences, and gathering historical materials. Dr Colyer Meriwether is secretary. General Bradley T. Johnson is among supporters.
Edward Morrison of Thurmont encountered a man in an outhouse near his home who seized a blanket and fled. A stranger dressed as a Catholic priest, calling himself Rev Father Mc ul from Ireland, attracted onlookers with odd behavior and claimed health reasons for his travels, while authorities investigated the scene and the missing blanket.
A Bed rail, Mr. Harry B. Epler, formerly of Frederick, now of Charlone, B C fell down cellar steps last Friday and bruised his body badly. He is now at work Base Ball. at tlouty, as Stent general tena, this county, was defeated yesterday by sie Haters, Codagsteal Gover, ., by a score of 11 tod.
The funeral of J Wm Birely included pallbearers Prof J E Apple and others, with interment at Mt Oliver cemetery and A T Rice & Sons as funeral directors. Earlier, the late J B Zeigler was honored at his home on West Patrick Street with High Mass at St John’s Church, pallbearers named, and burial in St John’s Cemetery. F Brosdor the undertaker.
The Market House bustle returns as spring goods spread, with buyers and sellers crowding in. Fresh vegetables and fruit arrive, aromatics from bakeries attract buyers, and long-time traders like Uncle John Lambright recall market history while prices for produce meat and fish are posted such as beef 8-13 cents per pound and bananas 10-35 cents per dozen.
At a Middletown meeting of the Democratic central committee for the Midgetown district Mr Charles A Coblentz a local farmer was elected assessor. The group also recommended Charles M Shank for appointment as Democratic registrar of voters in Middletown.
In Tharmostoo Mondigiat the town voted on a $1500 bond issue with 4 votes cast. The bond question failed 55 to 23. The current Board of Commissioners was re elected with J. Henry Cover as President and Col. John K. Rovzsr, John Hoot, R Waeesche, and J. Wealey Creeger as members.
A jumble of short items covers diverse topics from the supply of bricks in Hagerstown and a Milwaukee marriage quip, to Senator-elect Wellington denying GOP leadership, a cultural club meeting, improving grass and grate conditions, and changes in voter registers under new election law. It also notes Shank Brothers’ dairy operations, British steamship crews, Dr. Carver’s Florida antiquities collection, historic church terms, a sprain incident, early nominee reports, baby coach brigades, blooming snow-ball stands, Baltimore mix scarcity, and canal waterway improvements.
Augustus Dedrange Fauble known as Uncle Deck, a former B&O baggage master on the Washington County Branch, died after 1 AM from paralysis and hemorrhages at age 63 in Hagerstown. He was a Frederick native, Reform church supporter, and survived by half siblings Marion, John, Roger Pertie, and sisters Mrs. Alice Koester, Mrs. Washington Starr, and Miss Arabella Fauble. Funeral held at 8 PM with Rev. Dr. J Spangler Klef fer. burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Haysrttows.
A mixed voice ad from Hershberger’s Fountain at 105 N Market Street promotes peach silver fruit and an orange item reminiscent of a bunny. It offers tickets six for five cents, a live man to take the canaty for Frederick county for the Thermal Bath and Turkish bath style notions. Proceeds from the curtain Madam Monzro with twenty cents buys a gentleman’s two blade vest pocket knife and a Pondeane Store item. Also notes no member of Allen G. Quynn & Co is connected with Central Hardware, still trading from East Patrick Street with best stock and lowest Frederick prices.
A letter to the editor condemns Frederick County delegates for voting against McKinley at the Washington convention. It accuses Wellington and others of currying favor with office seekers and betraying county sentiment. The letter laments misrepresentation, urges unity for the Republican nominee, and names several local figures.
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