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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1911
Page
5
Highlights include the 1849 death of Albert Gallatin, 1761 birth, the 1891 death of James Russell Lowell born 1819, and the 1998 Peace protocol signed in Washington. Astronomical notes cover noon to noon outlook, sunset and sunrise times, and Mercury at greatest eastern elongation with 0.50 phase.
A fragmentary note lists Sayanean Shipley at 2.7 West Third Street and EL Fisher of Amusements at 446 West South Street, mentioning Family Theatre and Shipley’s involvement with Brengle Shivley. The legible bits hint at a local arts and theater connection centered on street addresses and person names.
Notice urges readers away from Frederick to keep in touch and ensure THE FREDERICK NEWS is mailed. It offers prompt delivery and allows aid addresses to be changed to avoid interruption. Provide old and new addresses via mail, order, or phone number 183.
Mr and Mrs Alton B Carty and son Roy F of Washington DC with Mrs Mary M Carty of this city visited Frederick by car in the son s Peerless roadster. Roy F Carty, an ICC employee, is in Frederick as a representative for Salem Battery Co introducing an exchange battery ignition and illumination scheme. They will return to Washington tomorrow evening.
The engagement is announced of Miss Henrietta Hanson Pigman Ritchie and Mr Samuel Grafton Duvall. Miss Ritchie is daughter of the late Judge Ritchie and a prominent Frederick society member. Mr Duvall is assistant cashier of Citizens National Bank and a prominent local business man. The wedding is planned for late September at the Misses Ritchie home on Court Square.
Enfield Conn Aug 12 Returning from a visit William Alexander a farmer found his home in flames Believing he could not subdue the fire he sent his wife for building material and started a new house The front of the tensorial parlors of Ingomar W Albaugh West Church street has been repainted.
A fierce tornado struck Hiram F. Stein's farm two miles south of Petersville near Bell's Mill last night at about seven. The barn, four men and a boy were inside when it collapsed. the house remained standing. The eight year old son and Stein were injured, four horses died, and no insurance covered wind damage. Safely, the workers and the colored laborers survived with minor injuries, aided by timely rescue.
Yesterday was the hottest August day in ten years with a 97 degree peak and brief light showers. The Western Maryland Association of the Deaf held its Braddock Heights picnic with a business session and games. officers include President Byron Zimmermann, Vice President Amanda Dashiell, Secretary Harry Benson, and Treasurer A. B. Showman.
Topics to be discussed at the Associated Boards of Trade of Maryland annual meeting include promoting a state advertising bureau, Maryland taxation quality, press relations with commercial organizations, and textbooks on Maryland resources and scientific farming. Since a Cambridge meeting, two new associations joined. Frederick hosts the next gathering in November. Current members span Cambridge Easton Frostburg Belair Havre de Grace Snow Hill Baltimore groups and Salisbury Annapolis Westminster Elkton and more.
A large crowd gathered at Mercer’s Grove near Clifton Station for the Braddock union picnic on the Frederick Railroad line. O U A M and Monocacy Valley Cornet bands performed as Rev. W H Warner led morning exercises and Rev S A Hedges presided in the afternoon. Speakers included Rev Wm F E Brown and ex-Judge Glenn H Worthington, with a planned address by Governor Crothers not expected to attend. The Diehl Memorial Fountain unveiling at West Church Street is postponed due to cement issues, with a new program to be announced Monday.
For sale the fine brick residence with rooms and bath and all conveniences, plus the meat market and all equipment. Exceptional opportunity, bargain price and easy terms offered. For price and terms apply to John N. Brengla, Real Estate Insurance, 27 Coury Street.
A Baltimore excursion will stop all day on Monday August 14 with orchestra and band and a dance. J D Robinson arranges to keep them for Monday night. Thursday August 17 features a city orchestra. Also listed is the Four Poo Mystery Visioning Queed Woman Hater Dawn of the Morning and a grand comedy at Family Theatre with admission 0c and 20c. Green Corn Graters advertised at 15 cents each. Allen G Quy nn Co and Schmidt Gilbert advertise cleaning and dyeing services using French dry cleaning and color dye samples.
Finishing touches soon complete Frederick City's abattoir along B and Co RR tracks near Schleysville. Officials anticipate start up not before October 1 after final tests and piping connections. to hire a general manager and begin operations with stock to be slaughtered from West Virginia. The plant boasts fire proof brick walls concrete floors and iron monorails, a 75 foot concrete smoke stack, full meat utilization machinery, cork insulated cold rooms and an 200 block ice plant. Staff will wear uniforms and use shower baths, floors washed daily to ensure cleanliness.
Open reading shows low price fabrics and new items including chiffon cloth auto vell at $1.00 full size and 98c net veils in white and colors. Also sailor collars belts stockings sheets blankets sale and a dairy route sale notice plus a sheriff candidate update and removal notices for fruit stands at Market Street.
A verbose local advertisement lists diverse merchandise from school supplies to home goods at low prices. It touts alarm clocks 95c, jelly moulds, enamel sink drainers, drinking cups, clothes pins, toilet paper, linen stationery, and more. It also promotes a Victor Victrola line at Shipley’s with mahogany or oak models, plus lake view hotel dining and a Frederick Baltimore rail special. Continuous sale items and service notices follow.
A bright sale listing at Shipley's highlights 3 cakes Babbitt soap lic. bottle ve bluing and numerous household goods priced from 4c to $1.94. Items include tomato cans 9c, sheets fly paper 5c, napkins 100 count, bathroom and laundry products, bicycle tire, turnip seed, glassware, knives and forks sets, window screens, toilet paper, baseball gloves, granite dish pan, talcum powder, soap, and more. Knights of Pythias note a rank conferring and meeting August 14 with a large attendance expected. Allen G Quy nn & Co announce.
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