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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1904
Page
3
Purely personal items list residents and visitors to Frederick, Maryland, with many names and towns including New York Baltimore Washington Gattyesburg Wilming ton Atlantic City Niagara St Louis and Cincinnati. notes arrivals departures and visits.
Sharon Oller aged 13 of Waynesboro Pa drowned in Lake Royer near Pen-Mar Park while with other boys after school. He was pulled from the water after about two hours and resuscitation efforts failed. The accident occurred on a raft in twenty feet deep water near the lake point once involved in the boat rocking case three years prior.
Brief items note a dance session by Misa Ritchie's class, a county school board meeting scheduled for next Tuesday or Wednesday, a baseball game at Athletic Park between Buckey's Rate and The West End Stars at 6 PM, and a weekly dance at Linganors Hills Inn rescheduled to Thursday due to the Manorwoods tournament on Wednesday.
Frederick Maryland July 27 1904 officials hear a proposal from Junior Fire Engine Company No 2 to purchase a combination Hose and Chemical Wagon with a horse to draw it and seek city aid 1500 now and 1000 annually thereafter for maintenance plus city consideration of funding. The proposal notes revenue from company property funds equipment value and emphasizes rapid response to fires. The board deferred action and a special meeting was planned. Also approved bond for City Opera House lessees totaling 2000.
Passenger train No 10 on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Pittsburgh to Washington and Baltimore collided with a box car on the main track at the Brunswick yards. Engine 1208 overturned the locomotive and the train derailed but no passengers were injured. Engineer William Hand and fireman escaped. track damage and swift wrecking crew response followed.
A Saturday night false alarm on Church Street triggered firemen to respond. The reel apparatus turned the corner and collided with a horse owned by Stephen Gelsbert. The horse was moved to the curb and no serious injuries occurred. officials blame careless turning for bending the reel tongue.
Mrs. George Salter on West Church street awoke to noises in the night. The yard of N. M. Zentz’s mill showed broken boards and four hens with broken heads. several young chickens were missing. Officers Hobba and Fleming searched the area but no arrest made yet.
A Maryland district forms the Parker and Darla Q Club as voters in Oosten's district organize the first such group. The Maryland Catholic Summer School at St Mary’s reports its most successful session. Peter Peterson, a Norwegian youth, narrowly avoids injury after being struck by a freight train near Eastern Avenues Station. Receivers Robert R. Henderson and Lloyd Lowndes Jr transfer the Maryland Paper Company’s real estate and plant to Cumberland Paper Company of Allegany County for 26000 dollars. Mrs Elizabeth Gist, widow of Mordal Cal Gist, dies at Westminster after a long illness aged TL years. her husband died 15 years ago, descended from Revolutionary figures Gen Mordecai Gist and Col Joshua Gist.
Activities fill the week with dances at Braddock Heights on Tuesday and Friday. Excursions to Myersville on Monday Wednesday and Thursday. Myersville Christian Endeavorers picnic at Braddock Heights Wednesday. St Joseph’s church picnic in Buckeystown woods Wednesday. Mary Jane Outing Club first outing Wednesday to Myersville with supper at Middletown. Unionville Patriotic Sons picnic Thursday. Afro American Club Emancipation Day picnic Thursday. Grace Lutherans picnic Saturday at Rocky Hill. Mt Carmal Utica unions picnics Saturday. Ostrolls Manor colored community picnic Saturday in Buckeystown woods.
The month of July records 42 deaths in the city and county with 16 interments at Mt. Olivet. City deaths total ten, county deaths thirty two, with interments in multiple listed towns and at Mt. Olivet, including Balti more and Montgomery county. Superintendent Michael confirms Mt. Olivet interments for July totaling 16, comprising 13 adults and 3 children, with 9 in the city and 4 in the county.
An early Saturday fire at a Went King street frame house in Martinsburg W Va owned by Mrs James Wentall of Brunswick and used by the family of Samuel Bowers spread to nearby homes occupied by Fred Spilman and Mrs Weatall. The Spilman and Wentall properties were nearly destroyed while the Missey Muth residence was badly damaged. Loss estimated around 6000 dollars with partial insurance.
A brisk construction surge in Branswick has 15 residences rising, all fully rented before completion. Demand for housing has been high for years with few options available. Most plans are brick. the $15,000 Red Men’s Hall is half built with girders and rising brickwork.
Mr. F. Flook of Mysraville injures ankle when thrown from a trolley near Cros Roade in Washington county. He is able to be about on crutches.
Theodore Lowe finds an old coin while digging on Kaat Fifth Street. The coin bears the Gate emblem and the date 1783 though the inscription is illegible.
A sweeping summary of church services across multiple congregations. Evangelios Lutheran held vesper service at 6:30 p.m. led by Prof. J H Apple. Sunday school at 9:15 p.m. Trinity M. E. Church hosts a Wednesday prayer meeting conducted by Rev. K E Woolf. Evangelical Reformed offered a 6:30 p.m. warning sermon from Psalm 51 and praise. St John’s Catholic highlighted Masses at 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. with Fr. F B Craig’s sermon on The Pharisee and the Publican. vespers at 9:15 a.m. Presbyterian services led by Rev. T Freeman Dixon at 10:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m., with Sunday school at 3:15 p.m. U B church featured Rev. C W Stinespring’s morning sermon The Raising of the Ruler’s Child and a scripture song service in the evening. All Saints’ noted Mr Ingle’s preaching on The Gatessaying of Korat from Numbers 16:40, with a baptism of Charles Strattman’s child. Sobleyville services by Mr Gilpin and Mr Sappington. Grace Reformed led by Rev BE L McLea c with morning sermon The Church of the Feature and afternoon talk The Good Shepherd. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.
The Baltimore to Niagara Falls excursion offers $11.05 round trips from Frederick on July 1 and 18, Aug 1 and 19, Sept 2 and 16, and Oct 7 1904. Tickets sold for trains connecting with Train 604 from Washington and Baltimore Camden Station, with 10 day return validity and extensive side trips to Toronto Rochester Thousand Islands and Buffalo stops.
Rev William Stoudenmira general agent of the Maryland Prisoners Aid Society returns from inspections in Washington and Frederick counties. He cites Hagerstown jail as in poor condition with plans to replace brick cells by cage cells. Bellevue Hospital in Washington County praised for its work while Frederick jail needs sanitary upgrades and Montayne Hospital Almshouse deemed one of the best county institutions in the state.
The Frederick post lists remaining advertised letters dated Saturday July 30 1904 with two weeks to claim them before dead letter. Also news that Paul Capiret bronze Memorial Tablet for the Daughters of the American Revolution will be erected in the courthouse. a special chapter meeting at Miss Ritchie’s home Wednesday at 10 AM to choose placement and make arrangements.
George Englebrecht and George Mehmiing, two boys, were arrested Saturday by Deputy Game Warden Richards for seine fishing in Ostroll Creek near Union Knitting Mills. Before Justice Smith they were fined the minimum $10 or ten days in default, after being found with a seven foot seine and a string of fish.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces popular seashore trips to Atlantic City Cape May Ocean City Sea Isle City N J Ocean City Md and Rehoboth Beach Del on June 30 July 18 and 28 August 11 and 26 and September 8 1904. Round trip from Frederick is 500 with return validity of 16 days including sale date. Stopovers allowed on return at Philadelphia and Washington within final limit. Ask ticket agent for a pamphlet with full details.
Very low rates on season sixty day and fifteen day excursion tickets to St. Louis via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Stop overs up to ten days allowed at several points, with deposits and agent validations. Three solid vestibuled trains run daily from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington to St. Louis. For 25 cents you can place a Frederick News want ad.
Mrs John W Brosius fell from a porch into an areaway leaving East Third street and suffered severe bruises and a sprained ankle. She declined a doctor and was later taken home where she improved by morning. Lightning Strikes church steeple at Buckeystown damaging it. rebuild cost estimated between 500 and 1000 dollars.
The funeral for Virginia Eloise Fagan was held yesterday at 1 p.m. from the home of her parents on West Patrick Street. Rev. Dr. Osborne Ingle conducted the service. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet cemetery with Schresder Funeral Director in charge. A Sunday excursion saw 182 residents ride the B and O Railroad to Washington and Baltimore.
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