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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
5
The fragment notes Bun set at 7 08, rise at 4 56, moon phase data and age elements. It appears as a dated style almanac snippet listing times and lunar details for an eastern region with references to first quarter and 440 i. measurements.
Commercial operators at Bradnock Meighin and Niyndman discuss financial arrangements with Hanover National Bank as part of a local shipping or brokerage matter. Names appear in incomplete form within a damaged OCR segment.
The Weentr News promises a twelve page issue ready Thursday with news and features. It boasts Frederick city county circulation, urging advertisers to submit copy by Wednesday 6 p.m. and changes by 12 noon.
The governor refused clemency for William Herman, convicted in Cumberland of complicity in a woman’s death. He cited careful consideration, a humane judge, and jury recommendations, affirming the 10 year penitentiary sentence despite petitions for pardon.
Fragmentary text mentions a rotating wheel event and regional market activity with unclear details. The readable bits hint at a local festival or fair atmosphere and community involvement. Further context or dates are not clear from the snippet.
Readable fragments mention no clear person, place, organization, date, or outcome. Details are too incomplete to determine subject, action, or context.
New players appear for the Frederick team as Sheridan and Sellman join the lineup. Malone leads the offense with a double and a triple while Krebs and Maher pitch well in a well played game. The visitors push two runners as Russell makes a sensational catch to end innings.
A sequence of local court actions includes Wish Lee, a colored man, jailed 30 days for entering Brooks’s home on Kinnehart's Alley after a Saturday arrest, Annie Nolley and Phoebe Goinga fined 40 dollars each for drunken fighting. Effie Milberry committed to Industrial Home for Colored Girls. Daniel Laby and William Smith fined for violating a law. Albert Barnes jailed for repeated disorderly conduct.
A large barn near Millwood in Clarke County Virginia burned to the ground due to a strong blaze. The roof was blown off, no valuables were saved, livestock were in the fields, and damages totaled about 3000 dollars with final insurance not specified.
A damaged fragment describes a large pavilion along a river path with benches and crowd seating. The text is incomplete but mentions a venue, seating, and a gathering, implying a public spectacle or ceremony.
Local social notes list residents and visitors to and from Washington Baltimore and nearby towns. Names include Osbons Zimmerman Hagan Heard Miller Keith Donaldson Groshon Feldt Schroeder and Reich with travels to Atlantic City Lucketts and Lime Kiln. Visits span from Maryland to Kentucky and West Virginia with camps and vacations noted.
A letter from Geo A Paarng urges support for a memorial road route through Frederick and Montgomery counties to Gettysburg. It favors a line from Washington through DC and Maryland to Emmitsburg and Frederick, arguing economic and historical benefits, and cites Union Army movement. The writer praises existing turnpikes and asks local backers to sustain memorial construction.
Log reports Mr. William Corum a Jefferson butcher injured Saturday near Townsendstown when a wagon descended a mountain pass. Horses bolted, wagon damaged, Corum thrown clear suffering two severe leg injuries between knee and hip.
The Odd Fellows of the Tri State League meet today at Island Park near Harper's Ferry. Delegates include masters from Washington DC and nearby districts. event features a West Virginia assembly and officers in attendance.
A quiet wedding took place at St Johns Rectory. The bride wore white cashmere and carried Bride roses. Mr and Mrs Palmer will reside at 314 Knot Patzich Scrital Grove. Tickets to New Freedom and return July 20.
At a special meeting of the Junior Steam Fire Engine Company the death of Dr Daniel H Steiner was noted and a committee to draft resolutions was appointed. Members named were F Ne, M M AL Smith, and Jacob Kints with AL O A designated.
A historical ledger fragment records accounts and balances with figures such as 612,704 and 0.900 09, noting liabilities and capital stock. Signatures from T. Wm. G. Zimmerman, cashier, and trustees Travers Thomar and Thomas H. Hall attest the document’s truth and validity.
Frederick residents are urged to attend a two day sale at the Commercial Operators on South Market Street offering shoes priced as low as 1.25 to 1.28 with values up to 4.50 and 8.60, plus reminders about home expenses and a portrait service. The notice also mentions a Reformed Reunion, gas and electric bill payments, and lodge gatherings.
A garbled advertising notice promotes savings on blankets, robes, and warm wear with prices like 48 cents for a Gray or White Blanket and 4.88 for a White Alpaca Blanket. It touts quick purchases for home managers and households, with various discounted items and odd spellings.
Neidig and Miller report the Fourth Annual Reformed Reunion at Beadrock Heights on Thursday August 6. Festivities include 2 PM services with address by Rev. Vata of Mer Special music by Miss Markey and Prof. Geo. Edw. Smith, a hand concert at 3 20 and 5 45, and a Children’s Hour from 4 to 5 05 PM with free entertainment in the auditorium under Mrs. Pease McDanneel. Featured acts include McDanneel’s “Mother Tabby” and The Monkeys of Night in free programs for all ages. tickets 20 cents. Carpet cleaning ad appears within.
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