Bits and Pieces From The City and Vicinity
Spencer C. Jones praised as future Maryland governor candidate. Six thousand tons of tea from Yokohama valued at $1.5 million arrived in New York. J. J. Murray lands plastering contract for the new Adamstown Reformed Church. Mr Mec Phebus reeled a fine fish string from the Potomac. August Staley nets nine bass near Ceresville. Brish and Wachter harvest six bass near Harpers Ferry, largest three pounds. Sweet potatoes now $2.80 a bushel. Saturday chipped beef sales highest of week. C. Herman receives three bundles of toycas leaves from Philadelphia, plant kept color by processing. Observations on animal temperature: Arctic blood at 98.6 F, India air 115–126 above zero, body remains 95 F. U S tobacco use last year totaled 35 tons. Historical note on 1794 turnpike road Lancaster to Philadelphia, 62 miles. Dr James A Steuart prescribes peregoric for cholera morbus with warning to seek physician in danger. Mrs Sarah C. Groff sells Main Street Middletown house to Charles Mebberly for $1,008 and moves to Mebberly’s. Country tomatoes sell 1.00 to 1.20 per bushel. Frederick City Lime Company starts new fains operations. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to run a siding to Stinson on Tuesday. The Presbyterians devoured their Oreo on The new residence of Mr Jesse’s stitch street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer C. Jones
Maryland
New York
Yokohama
J. J. Murray
New Reformed
Adamstown
Phebus
Potomac
August Staley
West Patrick Street
Alonocacy
Ceresville Bridge
Philip Brish
George Wachter
Harpers Ferry
Rhr.c. Herman
Philadelphia
Kohr
Prussia
India
United States
Lancaster
James A. Steuart
State Board of Health
Sarah C. Groff
Main Street
Middletown
Charles
Mebberly
Hurness
Frederick City Lime Company
Baltimore and Ohio Rbr Company
Stinson
Mrr
Jesse
Death of Mrs Mary Harris Widow of Thomas Harris
Mrs Mary Harris aged about 13 years died at the home of her son in Liberty from heart trouble. She was a longtime member of the 31 E Church in Liberty and leaves a son K J H Harris and a daughter Elizabeth wife of P R B Phillips of Reisterstown. Funeral was held Thursday at 10 AM from the M E Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart Harris
Mary Harris
Thomas Harris
James BH
Liberty
31. E. Church
K. J. H. Harris
Abs. Elizabeth
P R. B. Phillips
Reisterstown
M. EB
Baltimore and Ghijo Railroad Company Improves Yards
The Baltimore and Ghijo Railroad Company is making notable improvements at the freight yards near the lower depot. A new watchman’s house has been erected and several new switches will be installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ghijo Railroad Company
Personal notices and visits around Frederick
Purely personal items list numerous residents and visitors in Frederick and nearby towns. Names include Thomas Anderson, George W. Crouch, Grayson Bronner, Ella Knode, W L Ould, Charles Phebus, Carlton Ahalt, James T. Beall, El Stern, Eva Schlessinger, Laura Hand, Adell Bentz, Rose Holland, Sophia Hermar, Julia Dillon, and many others visiting relatives or vacationing in towns like Middletown, Hagerstown, Mechanicstown, Walkersville, and Baltimore. The section closes with a criminal notice: John J. Vanfosten seeks a gubernatorial pardon after a 1889 manslaughter conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rock
George W. Crouch
Philadelpia
H. D. Young
Grayson Bronner
Washington
Ella Knode
Edgewood
W. Va
Carrie Reese
West Third Street
W. L. Ould
Baltimore
J. D Repaes
Third Street
Chas. Phebus
West Patrick Street
Island Park
Carlton Ahalt
Berkintsville
Thia County
Frederick
Jas. T. Beall
Greenfield Is
EL. Stern
Sol Stern
J. Sschs
J. Newman
Eva Schlessinger
Etta Goldsmith
Jos. Grinder
Carroll’s Manor
A.A. Roth
Lancaster
Walkereville
Laura Hand
Ladies’ Grammar School
Philadelphis
Slasskarl
J. E. Mussetter
Tramsville
Mary E. Richmond
Catoctin
Mary E. Black
Creageratown
Samuel H. Be*ees
Weat South Street
Aliss Sue Siam
Jacob W. Leatherman
Greencastle
Julia Dillon
Wear Middletown
Rebecca Remsbureg
Carrie Bernie
Mary Young
Alma Sanner
Clara Pellingill
Isaiah Potfinberger
Middietown Valley
West
Norfolk
Catharine Longshore
Hezleton
Beale
Secord Street
Miss Shaw
Martinsburg
Fannie Brookey
Samuel
Basil Baxter
West Virginie
Wm. E. Breas
Biglerville
A . Cronke
Harmony Grove
Bir
Brean
Harriet Brean
C. W. Poole
Bascom
Geo. Stevens
Philadelphia
Messrs
Jno. Flrstman
Jaramsn
James Murray
Horse Stung by Bees at Catoctin Creek
Last Saturday morning Mr. C A Beagy of Middletown tied his spring wagon to a fence near beehives at Mr. Jacob Ahalt s. While away the horse was attacked by bees and stung badly breaking the fence damaging the wagon and harness. The horse recovered after swelling and itching for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Beagy
Middletown
Catoctin Creek
Jacob Ahalt
Beagy
Heavy
Weathered notes from a cheerful town diary entry
The writer reports on rain refreshing vegetables and streets, ice cream flavors arriving, drought hurting blackberries, and a hopeful tone about the World's Fair and summer plans. Mentions Mary Jane, Camp Monococy tea, and annual camp meetings at Mt. Airy with friends at the Leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Joseph
Mt. Airy
Summer Jaunt from The News Correspondence
The writer recalls a terrace city trip up the mountain and visits to Gapland estate and Armolds spring. They describe campus ice cream, lawn fetes, and social rounds with friends and suitors, noting a dreamlike sequence and playful observations before closing with a humorous self statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armold
Adem
John
Bammeck
Fiorecce
Remarkable Eyes Luminosity Experiment Described
In a striking report, the text claims eyes emit light enabling a blind observer to perceive limb movement in darkness. It attributes this to exceptional brain activity and imagination, describing fluorescence of brain action as a likely explanation.
Market Moods and Prices From Frederick County Market
Marketgoers find abundance despite a dry spell with butter high and eggs cheap. Prices for produce meats and fruits are listed, noting apples, cucumbers, beets, tomatoes, and fish with varied per unit costs.
Designs Commemorate Emory Wasz in Frederick
Friends pay tribute to the late Emory M. Wasz with a large memorial design by Bandeome Fiers Designs. The arrangement features wax flowers from the Bese Ball League and a central white dove holding a rose leaf, with inscriptions and other floral motifs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bandeome Fiers
Foree
Hose Company
la France Roses
Fircuin
Sewing Machine Found in River After Flood
A lone swimmer recovered a sewing machine from the river currents. The relic lay partly rotted in wood and iron remains, suggesting it lies from a collapsed canal or dock during the great flood of 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
Taylor
Gasoline stove fire causes death of Miss Everhart
Miss Francia Everhart daughter of the late Joseph Everhart from the Virginia side of the Potomac River was severely burned when her clothes caught fire from a gasoline stove in Baltimore on the twelfth last month and died on the twenty second last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patal
Steve
Francia Everhart
Joseph Everhart
Virginia
Potomac River
Snoxville
Baltimore
Local Accidents and Obituaries in Carroll County
Carroll County notes report a factory belt accident at Double Pipe Creek injuring a mill worker, plus a series of deaths in the region. Wm A Bush of Woolery’s district dies of illness at 52, Jabez A Bush noted as ex-treasurer, Joseph Hampshire drowns in a New York tunnel, Mrs Sarah A Wilson dies near Bleon, Jesse Taylor dies suddenly near P:atspco, Nancy Green near Hampstead, Emory Penn near Berret and Walter Hanson of Manchester also dies.
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Carroll County
Frederick Siverly
Miller
Double Pipe Creek
Wm. A. Bush
Woolery
Sandyville
Parslyers
Jabez A. Bush
Carrol County
Geo. A. Miler
Westminster
Joseph Hampshire
John Hampshire
Uear Beckleyaville
New York
Manchester
Bonush
Emmanuel’Lutherat Church
Hey
Jesse Taylor
Patspco
Nancy Green
Lewis Green
Hampstead
Sest Tannery
Emory Penn
Yesra
Berret
Solomon Penn
Walter Hanson
United States
Selections from the State News and Local Updates
Obits note Dr Albert C Jones in Cambridge and R G Henry in Berlin aged seventy. Drowning cases reported in Kent county. A lumber vessel sunk at Urefield then raised. Cambridge water works laborers strike for higher wages. Worcester county farmers institute organized. Postmaster Nock begins Snow Hill duties. Salisbury to build a new school. Christian Brothers retreat at Rock Hill College Monday. Richmond resigns Allegany Republican chair. Read candidate for chief judgeship in Cumberland. Phythian visits Italian warships at Annapolis. Home of the Friendless in Hagerstown sees leadership changes. A colored picnic near Elkridge leaves several wounded. DC National Guards encamp at Marshall Hall for ten days.
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Albert C. Jones
Cambridge
R.G. Henry
Berlin
Kent County
Urefield
Cambridge Water Works
Farmers’ Institute
Worcester County
Nock
Snow Hill
Salisbury
The
Christian Brothers
Rock Hill College
Benjamin
Richmond
Allegany County Republican Committee
Elkridge
Howard County
Washington, DC
National Guards
Suess
Marshall Hall
Prince George’s County
Pleasure on the Wheel
Measrs. T. Ford and M. Dudley of Marshalltown Iowa spent a Wednesday night at Griffith's Hotel New Market. They are cycling to New York covering about 60 miles per day for about three months. After New York they plan to go to Chicago via Albany Buffalo Cleveland. The journey will span roughly 50 60 miles?
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Ford
OH. M. Dudley
Marshalltown
Ions
Griffith's Howl
New Barket
New York
Chicago
Albany
Buffalo
Cleveland
Annual Methodist Camp Meeting Opens at Mt Airy
The fifth annual camp meeting of the Methodist Protestant Church began in the grove at Mt Airy on Thursday. Strong religious services were held with morning and evening gatherings across the event.
Pure and Wholesome Quahrr and Carpet Remnants Sale
Commed to public approval the remedy and taste described as pleasant. A list details Rag and Ingrato Carpet Remnants, about 200 erds and one yard pieces, Ingrain Carpets, all to be sold very cheap. Matting ends are going out, with a few good pieces remaining for quick sale.
Gay Goods Department Clears Summer Dresses in 30 Day Sale
Lois of Summer Dress Stuffs features lawns Charlies Fig Swisses Stulls and related fabrics offered at deep cuts as a clearance over the next 30 days. Regular prices drop to move stock swiftly.
Reaching the Ends Pattern Fabrics Offered at Sale
Remnants of fine French gingham and white dotted Swiss go on sale. Beautiful French brocaded satins in grey tan and heliotrope grounds are offered at 25c per yard, formerly 5c.
Grain prices and overproduction drive wheat value down
Prominent grain merchant Jarbue laments historically low wheat prices driven by overproduction. He notes farmers using wheat for feed as pork prices shift and explains milling grade differences in flour pricing. He cites需9,000,000 bushels in storage and warns prices must rise only after surplus is reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. SW. Jarbue
Mir. Jarbe
A Tired Horse Falls On Bolivar Route
A mail wagon horse fell defending the bill between Boonsboro and Middletown last Saturday morning injuring its kneecap. Two frightened ladies rode with the wagon. Postmaster Smith joined the driver and passengers to town. Also note a Chicago World’s Fair souvenir postal card received locally showing the Mines Building and red lettering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonsboro
Middletown
Bolivar
Smith
Chicago
Enouh
Bay Ridge lodging and farm offer with horse for sale
Bay Ridge notice offering overnight stays at Bay Ridge with beds for sale. A one-year mare with colt offered for cart or farm work. Contact W. H. Ste North Market site and Keller & Pelash for rates and travel details. Trains from Frederick to various points priced and timed. inquire via B&O ticket agent.
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W. H. Ste
Sppc
Frederick
W. T. Mullinix
B & O. R. R. Frederick
B& O
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France
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Lams
Baton Rouge
Farraunt
Kirn
Sheridan
Bay Ridge
Rockville Fair
John T. Best
Fleming
John Hendrickson
Renner & Kemp
Linn
Amen
Pele
Thomas Anderson
Arkansas
Pete City
Brown
John J. Vanfosten
Frederick County
Gosip
Rafes
Friend McCardell
Deyi
Mary Jane Lires
Spirit
Hesh
Jasti
Bermuda
Bay Taylors
GAY Goods Department
Cluth
Hersh
Rodock & Keidig
Oduck & Neidig
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Rodock &Neid
T. Rior &Sor &Sorba
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Erica
James B. Walker
Montgomery County Fair
Rockville
Norbeck
Did
Goward House
Pheri
Weity
Keller & PeLashweutt
Oble
East
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Atlantic City
Alantic City
Beltimore
Low Taus
America
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Wahington
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