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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1896
Page
4
New ad notices list trespass warning from Zscharias and Burke and threats to grocers at Island Park. Items include cheap carpet, Radock and Neidig bids for privileges, and chair F. V. Bisub announcing the session.
Tomorrow the 15th is the regular collection day for Darcy News. Carriers will collect from all subscribers on their routes. Have exact change ready to speed the process and reduce inconvenience.
Local notes recount visits and returns among residents of Frederick and nearby towns. Names include Mabel Ely Grace Ely Richard Ely Miles Norris of Baltimore and many others visiting relatives, with remarks on a developing electric road and ongoing health recoveries at Atlantic City.
Charles J. Wittler was taken to the House of Correction by Sheriff M McSrith on a larceny charge. He allegedly broke into the wholesale establishment of Mr. M. Landanez on North Market Street and stole goods later found hidden near Carrollton. The boy was committed to the House of Correction until age years.
Death reported from Tuesday incident at Point of Rocks where Curtle Warren died after a blow in a fight with farm hand James Phillips. Warren, about forty, died before medical help arrived. No inquest or formal proceedings followed. burial occurred last week.
A 19 year old colored man, from Washington, fell beneath an excursion train near a freight depot during Emancipation Day celebrations. His left foot and leg were amputated at Monterre Hospital after surgeons treated him at the scene. He stated the accident was not the railroad’s fault.
Freight cars from New Castle are en route to Frederick after a five day transit. President Smith expects arrival tomorrow the 11th, with agents awaiting manifest. Delays blamed on supplier priorities. track work near Middletown still incomplete. two passenger coaches and a combination baggage coach planned, forty feet long with fenders and end steps.
The Hagerstown trolley nearing completion sparks speculation of extensions to WilM amaport Fupketown and beyond Beaver Creek, Smoketown and down to Frederick and Middletown. Residents envision a 26 mile link to Frederick and a 4 mile branch to Boonsboro, boosting tourism and access.
The Colored folks held a large Emancipation Day celebration in Frederic with a big crowd at the fair grounds. Geo. B. Mile and Hany 8 Cummings spoke, urging national honor and credit amid the financial question. A ball game, a drum corps contest, and a bass ball match accompanied the event. A Washington excursionist was injured after falling from a band wagon and taken to hospital. A planned parade was hindered by rain, but the rink remained crowded with dancing and promenading into midnight.
Hoyts stage triumph Midnight Bell praised for its portrayal of New England life. Metropolitan favorites led by comedian Digby Bell and comedienne Laura Joyce Bell amid a full cast and painted scenery by Arthur Yoegl ia. New music by Victor Herbert, famed for Prince Anansis and The Wizard of the Nue, conducts Gilmore’s Band.
A London mint controversy tests coin durability by exposing a U S and a British cylinder of coins to wear. After twelve hours the American coins show total wear while the British coins retain more surface, suggesting differing alloy content affects abrasion resistance.
Readable text outlines registration sittings and revision days in September and October under the new election law. It lists first sitting on September 15, second on September 22 and 26, third on September 29 and 30, fourth on October 1 and 2, with revision on October 3.
A pedestrian injured at the fairgrounds was hospitalized then walked to Frederick. Col William Louis Schley, former Frederick resident, suffered a paralytic stroke in Baltimore and remains in critical condition at home. Thurmont youths plan a two week Pen-Mar camp starting tomorrow. John Root and Sons Thurmont begin canning corn and tomatoes today. Health tonic claims cited with no verifiable detail.
A barn on the Frederick Farm near Frederick Jamesup was struck by lightning yesterday afternoon. The blaze destroyed about 400 bushels of wheat hay and a wagon shed with a buggy. Four or five horses were burned alive inside the barn before they could be freed. Total loss estimated between $400 and $1000, with $500 insured by Granville Thomas.
Thurmont residents and nearby figures from Baltimore and Philadelphia are reported visiting relatives and friends in Thurmont and nearby areas. Names include Miss Mary Pennell, Mrs. Grace Shermer, E G Bobutz, Miss Fannie Landers, Mrs. D Blehl, Mr. George Greif, and others as they visit family homes and host households in Thurmont and surrounding towns. Domestic travel between Baltimore, Washington and Thurmont features repeatedly in the brief social notices.
The Shepherdstown, West Virginia Independent reports Prof. B Clarence Shepherd, native of the town and mathematician at Frederick Academy Md, visiting old friends for the week. At 30 years ago he appeared no older, and his Virginia Military Institute training remains noted. His friends laud his success as a teacher and alumnus of the VMI.
A severe thunderstorm yesterday afternoon burned out the Frederick City Canning Factory circuit and several city lines. Mr. Bosley organized crews to rewire as nonconvenience spread. A vivid lightning flash forced Mr. Grimmind from the telegraph office to safety amid a brief but heavy rain.
News notes new pews for M E Church Walkersville and repairs for St. Marys and St Peters churches in nearby towns. Also, freight brakeman William Feathers of Baltimore fell from a B and O train near Mount Airy, breaking his leg and sustaining injuries. he received care locally and was taken to his Baltimore home.
Union Knitting Mills will shut down for 80 days after completing fall orders. Low business mood and lack of new orders prompt rest, repairs, and needed changes at the mill.
Frederick Bicycle Club prepares for a lantern parade on the evening of the 27th with a two-race format. General committee includes Dr J E Wey cer and George H Wisner. a large list of members from Frederick and surrounding towns appointed to committees on programs reception entertainment and advertising. If rain delays, the event shifts to Friday the 23rd with premiums and invitations extended to ladies.
Picnic events return tomorrow across the county. At New Ket the angal tournament and prete will be held. Mr John Whiener plans to buy another home on Wohisner street between East Patrick street and the Ga House lane.
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