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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1889
Page
3
Public notices announce deadlines for next day and weekly ads with advance payment rules. Rates listed per column inch and line, with weekly submission cutoffs and billing practices described for running accounts and monthly billing dates.
A local notice lists C E Cline & Co offering items at cost at Pen Mar. Details include sale terms and participating parties as readable in the notice. Specific dates and full terms are not fully legible in the fragment.
Funeral services for George Steamer son of H F Steiner are set for tomorrow at 4 PM from the family residence 69 W Patrick Street Frederick. The notice also covers local items including marriage licenses Orphans Court actions and brief New London notes with road washouts and local visits.
A Frederick reader publishes an engineer friend’s July letter from Camp Sarryas Nicaragua describing canal work. The note details terrain from mangrove swamps to the Divide, river diversions at the San Juan and San Francisco, and mud and rain conditions. It notes primitive camps, rough housing, hard tack meals, and the daily task of laying railroad lines to move men and supplies through a wild, roadless region.
The fragmentary report mentions hunters failing to net a tapir and several big cats, plus a chaotic local meeting about school representation and scholarship. It follows with real estate transfers, a Montgomery politics update, and a Democratic ticket roster for county officials and delegates to a state convention.
The piece mocks obsolete road carts and argues a shift to new transport, then describes the General Reno Monument project. Gov Harirenfi and D S Harp acquire land near Santa AMisaniais on Sharpsberg road for a marble monument to General Reno. Ex-President Hayes may speak at the unveiling, with Jonas Grose to maintain the plot and monument.
Various local notices report a Washington marriage license issued yesterday to Jos Rabbite and Ella Thompson of this city. Also listed are travel plans, visits, promotions, and social events including a YMCA picnic, a carious social engagements, and civic notices from Baltimore, Winchester, and Gettysburg Springs.
Hearing before Magistrate Nisnaber this morning dealt with the State versus John Ryan for an assault on Laure Mexim. Ryan was discharged with a reprimand and the case dismissed.
Tourists should carry Syrup of Figs on trips for gentle relief of kidneys liver and bowels. Prevents fevers headaches and other ailments. Sold in 50c and 1.00 bottles by leading druggists.
The Georgetown Pike Bridge map work advances rapidly under contractor H G Welty. The east side stands about thirteen feet high while the central river pier reaches about eight feet. Welty plans to lay stone on the west side in a few days. Five masons are working, laying about twenty five perches per day, described as excellent work.
Police arrested Charles Howard and Edmunds Richmond, two tramps, last evening. They received ten days each at Fort Benner by Mayor Doll. A railway worker, D. Benjamin Trundle of the B and O R Company, was instantly killed at Washington yesterday noon while washing in a small creek after dinner. his remains will be brought home for interment at Mt. Olivet. Hotel arrivals and a storehouse fire on East Patrick street follow. A safety inspection at All Saints church reveals decayed timbers that risked collapse, prompting immediate repairs and improved ventilation.
The condition of Charles Afiller, injured Monday from a fall, shows slight improvement. He suffers concussion and bruises to head and stomach. hospital status remains stable as treatment continues.
A horse hitched to a cart on East United Street became unmanageable after its drummer corps parade last evening. The animal broke free and caused damage before anyone was hurt. Island Park hosted a visit by the YLM.C.U committee and was found in first class condition.
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