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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1893
Page
3
A fragmented listing mentions J and J Thomas and Joba Gomber with an address 109 North Market Street. The sparse OCR reads as a short business or notice entry likely listing names and a location without further details.
Mr William H Shank appointed road supervisor in election district 16 and qualified before Clerk Jordan yesterday. Drought yields plentiful tomatoes despite. Julius Cesar entered ill with severe fasting spell and facial injuries. Mrs Charlotte Miller seeks treatment for facial cancer at Johns Hopkins. Harry D Young shows a sunflower stalk a feet high with 40 flowers. A bold claim links warm wave to a fallen comet. Five hundred acres of sugar corn planted in Carroll County for packing, rain needed to avoid halved yield. Internal Revenue Collector Vander made 23 appointments yesterday, Edward Koontz named deputy collector. Hubert Schaffer injured after falling during demolition, no bones broken. Rhodes Select Orchestra left for Petersville for picnic and tournament today. Fifty-nine left Hagerstown for the World’s Fair. Frostburg Ledger suspended. Martinsburg World for sale. Carroll County School Board authorized pupil interchanges with county line and with Frederick and Howard boards. Weekly crop report: rain needed in Maryland, below average corn, tobacco, potatoes, clover, grass, and pastures. William Anderson of West Patrick Street injured by stepping on a nail while playing baseball. Charles McGill leaves for fishing trip. W Garrett of West Patrick Street goes to Knoxville for business. Look for the August meteors tomorrow night. Tournament and picnic today at Petersville. a dance tonight there.
Professor Patterson of the Maryland Experiment Station reports corn fodder yields as much digestible matter per acre as two tons of Timothy hay. He notes corn fodder from an acre contains more digestible matter than the corn ears from that acre, suggesting farmers should grow and save large fodder crops to offset hay prices.
William Brown and Hattie Lavinia Dufin of Adamstown receive marriage license. Mary B K Lntz et al transfer real estate to Uriah A Tyh in Frederick City for 790 dollars.
Purely personal notes list Miss Laura Grove visiting friends in Barkittsville after staying with Dr Kroizer in Baltimore, returning from Lime Kiln. Several locals and visitors travel between Baltimore Frederick and surrounding towns, visiting relatives and hosting guests. Reverend Yeakle to lay Brunswick church cornerstone August 20.
The notice records the death of 19 year old Emma Selby after typhoid fever at her parents home near Poplar Springs with funeral in the Protestant Episcopal Church and burial at McHendry Cemetery. It also notes Sallie Thompson of Hagerstown dying at 17 with services and burial in the old Presbyterian graveyard, and infant Robert Birely Kemp dying of cholera infantum with funeral planned.
The writer reflects on the Resurrection as described in Mark 16 16 quoting believers to find comfort in life after death. He urges belief in the resurrection for all, contrasts mortal decay with incorruptible life, and urges readers to study and be convinced by faith in Jesus Christ. Canz L Roziszy, Nw Maznet, Mp.
The report notes 132 English students at German universities and over 1,800 graduates from a Boston cooking school. Harvard claims the world’s best equipped psychological laboratory, while Bowdoin College’s library receives valuable autographs and Bowdoin family documents from Hon. Robert C. Winthrop of Boston detailing the college’s foundation and early history.
The article compares current reservoir work with the old slow method, noting horse power and an attendant now perform tasks that once required six men. Banks rise as ditches fill with water, rollers compact the earth, and a 6,000,000 gallon basin strengthens under lashing construction. Completion is near mid October with ample water from Little Tuscarora.
A noted desperado suspected in long running Baltimore and Ohio Railroad thefts at Brunswick is pursued by two county officials and friends. They reach a remote Bald Eagle Hill cabin, are met by local women who threaten them, and the party withdraws without capturing the suspect.
Lewis Rice of Frederick Maryland has raised funds to place a fitting monument at the grave of Francis Scott Key in Mount Olivet Cemetery Washington DC. A plain marble slab marks Key’s grave, while a grand monument already stands in Golden Gate Park San Francisco. Rice notes letters from readers including one claiming kin of Key may be owed money from Key’s estate.
The Baltimore Sun notes the Snow Hildre experience as a warning to Snow and similar towns. Of Maryland’s 33 cities with over 1,000 residents, fewer than half have proper water systems. An appraisal lists Annapolis Baltimore Catonsville Centreville Chestertown Cumberland Easton Frederick City Frostburg Hagerstown Havre de Grace Mechanicstown Salisbury Union Bridge Westminster Crisfield Cambridge are or are building water works.
Yesterday evening two baseball games were played between the Frederick Stara and the Redbirds on Third Street. Frederick Stara won 6 to 3 with Cla Baugh and Swain as the battery. Next Monday afternoon a nine inning game is set between the Browns and the Merryland Tract nine, a strong county club.
Maryland political news notes that House positions like doorkeepers and sergeant at arms are being pursued by Marylanders with no caucus planned for apportionment. Also, McHaig urged Colnflower for postmaster at Laity, Montgomery County. Local items report illnesses of Wm. Miller and Marshal Fogle, Eckstein’s Court covers arrest and fines for Sarah Waters and Rosie Cooper for disorderly conduct.
Since the new dog law passed, 14 dogs have been impounded and 10 certificates issued. The law often affects valuable dogs. Among the late captures was a coach dog.
Daisy writes from Berryville to Winchester and Capon Springs detailing a countryside journey in a bright summer mood. The party travels by ambulance drawn by two horses, visits Rock Enon, Capon Lake Home, and Capon Mountains, and notes lakeside views, dances, fish suppers, and rustic scenery.
A young man from the Fidalty of Mu Pleasant visited a society lady Sunday evening and spent hours in lively chat. After goodbyes he found his horse and buggy missing. The village heated with concern until it was revealed the disappearance was a prank by a friend. The incident ends with the quip that being called from paradise to perdition would be sad.
Reverend Shulenberger and daughter Misa Boyer Miss Roderick Mr. Wilhide Mr. Jar and the Mr. Boyers enjoyed a Bay Ridge trip in August. All returned home happy and well, with a notable bath by the men. The bay’s famous monstrous crabs stirred imaginations but did not spoil the pleasant outing.
The forecast warns Hicks will endure the hottest spell of the summer from the 8th to the 12th with potential hard storms. Gourt predicts heat on the 8th followed by rain and extreme heat on Saturday. Public watches the prophecies for shifting conditions.
Mr Wilbur B. Smith Grand Secretary Moesers Warner Geo Weat and H Nichols visited Frederick Council No 1196 Royal Arcanum. They found the council prosperous with new names added to the roll. Welcoming speeches were given, banquets held at Dutrow's ice cream parlor, and the visitors departed for Cumberland and Lonaconing. Frederick council officers listed include Charles C. Smith Regent and W Nash Young Secretary.
Weather observations for Maryland counties report very warm days and cool nights with below normal temperatures. Drought continues in New Market and Woodsboro with poor corn prospects and severely stressed fall crops. Buckeystown faces very severe drought threatening sugar cane, field corn, and garden vegetables ahead of delivery deadlines.
A disastrous day of fires leaves Snow Hill ML ablaze covering six acres and destroying four blocks and seventy six houses including the court house two banks three hotels and a church with losses around 300000 partially insured. Hyslops Opera House burns in Williamsport and bucket brigades saved the town. A frame stable fire near Hagerstown threatened a blaze but was contained. In Virginia the colored Masonic Temple in Norfolk burned and the depot at Zara on the Norfolk and Western was destroyed by fire.
Delegates from this county attend the Prohibition State convention at Glyndon Camp. Dr D E Stone F B Sappington Rev W A Strayer Dr J GCG Nicodemus Simon Nusbaum John Nusbaum Rush Lewis Co F Willard John A Saxton J H Ekefauver C H Anders J R Marken J M Zimmerman W R Dorsey BH 0 Remaburg. Temperance Day featured services led by Rev W A Strayer of Buckeystown and a temperance sermon. Christian Endeavor was led by Rev C B Strayer and Emeat Kindley with Miss Alice Millard as organist.
The record lists hotel arrivals by names and places including Orry Gormt and Chas Austin in Baltimore and George West in Hagerstown. It notes Montgomery Republicans nominating Joseph T Moore for late Senate and James A Ayton Dewald J Willard and Henry Cheney for House of Delegates, with no countywide nominations for sheriff or commissioner. Rutherford Vance Lewis and Frank Miller named as delegates to the Republican State Convention in Baltimore.
The emancipation celebration committee of this city has completed all arrangements for tomorrow. The group has been unusually energetic in organizing for visitors. A large number from Baltimore, Washington and Hagerstown are expected on a special train.
A public commendation states California liquid laxative Syrup of Figs is pleasant to taste. It acts gently on the kidneys liver and bowels to cleanse the system and promote health and comfort for all who use it, with millions trusting it as the best remedy.
Carpet room offers a large stock of Rag and Ingram carpet remnants with about 200 ends at one yard each. Ingram Carpets are priced to move and all matting ends have been selling briskly. A few good pieces remain available at very affordable prices.
Dry goods department offers a 30 day clearance on summer dress fabrics including Lawns Charlies Fig Swisses Mulls and more at deeply reduced regular prices. Shoppers urged to act quickly as discounts apply for a limited time.
A catalog note describes fabric patterns in grey tan and heliotrope grounds priced at 250 per yard formerly 38c indicating a sale or clearance of luxury textiles with emphasis on ornate brocading and colorways.
A Laurel correspondent reports the Leslie and Keeley Institute opening banquet in Laurel Maryland last Thursday from five to ten. Guests included Keeley graduates from DC and Maryland and local prominent citizens. Sixty young ladies in white gowns formed the Laurel Guarda, drilled on the hotel lawn with music, while electric lights and bells showcased the modern hotel.
An electrician proposes an electric chime system to replace manual bell ringing. Early methods used a levered keyboard requiring hard labor and time. The latest invention uses electric magnets and a piano like keyboard to control the bell clappers for finer, swifter, and more accurate tunes.
The Mt Pleasant Sabbath school picnic was held August 3 in the village grove. The Charieaville Band supplied music of high order as boys readily contributed when asked. All enjoyed the day, especially the children, and the organizers received praise for their faithful management.
A collage of local items includes thanks for kindness after an unfortunate accident to Emory M. Nusz son in law, notices about camp meeting at Mt Atry with special B and O railroad train, gas bill discounts deadline, Dr J R K Bardesty visit dates, sale of a fine day mare with foal, and local hay and straw stock with delivery available from Koeler & DeLashmut.
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