Local Happenings in FAIR VIEW and Surrounding Areas
Daily notices recount church service in Clarksburg and a large picnic at Boyds Maryland on Saturday August 19 with music and dancing. A long list of residents and visitors from Washington Baltimore Mt. Airy and Damascus stops by, with many relatives seen and crops in decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair View
T. 5
Davis
Clarksburg
M. B
Boyds
John Cordell
Vir Ueson
Russell
J. B. Edwards
James S. Pearce
Laura Taff
Washington
George C. Pearce
Slidell
Lee Favored In Frederick County For Senate Race
A Baltimore Sun staff summary says Frederick County backs Senator Blair Lee strongly as primaries near. Gorman gains little support. Lee expected to win Frederick with a substantial plurality, while Montgomery shows a Democratic edge elsewhere. Local organization splits and quiet, nonconfrontational campaigning mark the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Lee
Frederick County
Vetera
Lee
Gorman
Baltimore Sun
Commonwealth
Frederick
Montgomery
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Hammond Urner
Glenn Worthington
Worthington
Urner
David J. Lewis
Congress
Goldsborough
Charles H. Conley
William J. Grove
Arthur P. Gorman
Sterling Galt
Senate
Williamson Drug Co Continues ZEMO Agency
J A Williamson of this city announces continuation as agents for ZEMO the renowned remedy for eczema dandruff and skin diseases. The firm offers a free sampling carmpie and a booklet How to Preserve the Skin to test the medicine and inform interested skin sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Williamson
Williamson Drug Co
Balloonist Jacobs Targets Summer Flight After Collapse
Frederick amateur aeronaut Elmer Jacobs plans another flight following a failed balloon launch at Molesworth farm near Frederick. A crowd of about 100 witnessed the tear in canvas and gas release as the craft collapsed. Jacobs vows to repair and persist, with engagements lined up and preparations already underway for a summer attempt.
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Frederick
Elmer Jacobs
Erilicen
Mietente Taftia
Pete Yrnéye
Molesworth Farm
Georgetown
Clarke Place
Miss Street
Jacobs
London Strikes Tie City as Soldiers Patrol
Thrifty thousand troops arrive to begin patrol duty as labor leaders hail the strike as a great success. Government officials warn a week of lockout could cause famine while railway traffic collapses. Tube workers walk out and London faces widespread disruption with renewed riots in Liverpool and plant shutdowns.
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London
Thifty
Tube
Liverpool
Will Wiley be retained in Taft administration rumor
Special dispatch from Washington reports a White House rumor that Taft will retain Dr. Wiley and retire Solicitor McCabe. The President denies to callers he will veto the Partners' Free List Bill, which may go to the House today.
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Washington
Taft
Wiley
McCabe
House
Authoress Myrtle Reed McCullough Takes Own Life
Chicago reports Mrs Myrtle Reed McCullough author of Lavender and Old Lace dies by her own hand. The note cites a failing marriage and distress over an unkind husband amid lingering concerns of personal conflict and public discussion.
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Chicago
Myrtle Reed McCullough
Old Lane
Personal visitors pass through Atlantic City and nearby towns
A long list of residents and visitors is noted, including Mr. Harry Shovemaker in Atlantic City, Miss Hazel Young on a visit, and numerous families spending time in Jefferson, Harmony Grove, Waynesboro, Cloppers MD, Berkeley Springs, and other locations. Names include Jo Fenton Thomas, Roberta Roelkey, Margaret Waleh, Dorothy Cramer, O E McClow, Carrie King, Elizabeth Savin, Catherine Savin, Mamie Banner, and many others visiting relatives or staying with friends across Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania through various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara B. McGaha
Washington, D. C
David H. Thompson
Washington, D.C
James M. Thompson
Myrtle
J. C. Hawkins
Blanche N. Edwards
James A. Thompson
J. W. Haines
Heattstown
Henrietta H. Stoneburner
Clarksburg
Tankerville
Rupert W. Spring
Dorothy
J. B. Edwards
Lucy Streem
Mt. Airy
Jesse L. Thompson
S. Edgar Edwards
J. A. Thompson
Thomas E. Thompson
Montrose
Thos. W. Edwards
Thomas Nelson
Balimore
Emma
Sophia Biggs
May Stull
Woodsboro
Writter J. Bs Dlach
Gettysburg
Ira Geiselman
Greensburg
C. K. Geiselman
Mildred Biggs
Baltimore
Marian Childs
Arlington
J. Allen Beitler
Chas
Waynesboro
John Snook
Messrs
Frank Garber
Walter Cramer
Jorry Sun
Marie Valentine
Bertha Valentine
Harry Boone
G. H. Valentine
Wm. Adams
Lester Hine
May
Effie
Robert Wright
Robert Newton
Point of Rocks
Dorsey Culler
Reginald
Near Frederick
Charles Ranneberger
Nada
Grace Unger
Brunswick
Myrtle Harper
Blanche
Lula Smith
Cumberland
Starry Sterling
Charles Fawley
Virginia
Alva Gladhill
Wm. Moore
Rocky Springs
Jennie Johnson
Smigrile Harper
Rattlesnake on Porch Alarms Harmony Residents
A large rattlesnake crawled onto the porch of Mr. William C. Bittle near Harmony in this county, with head erect in a threatening pose. Miss Flora Bittle raised the alarm and the snake was killed. It had five or six rattles and one button. This is the first rattlesnake seen in years in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Bittle
Harmony
Flora Bittle
McSherry To Settle Back Alimony For 750
Circuit Court approved a lump sum of 750 to settle two years of back alimony owed by J Hoger McSherry to his former wife Cornelia R McSherry. The case, pending over two years, began with a 1909 decree ordering 100 monthly alimony. McSherry had contested jurisdiction and later earnings claims, with lawyers Stoner Weinberg for him and Urnet for Mrs McSherry.
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Circuit Court
J . Hoger McSherry
Cornelia R. McSherry
McSherry
Stoner and Weinberg
Social World Delights Yellow Springs Birthday Party
A pleasant surprise party for Miss Blanche Staley of Yellow Springs attracted friends from Yellow Springs and nearby towns. Guests included Nannie Hotchkiss of Baltimore Burt and Jean Simpson Alberta Staley Alice Mercer Mabel Blanche Staley Walter Grove Fenton Harris Austin Summers William Feaga Henry Tilson Lester Linton Roger Harley Marion Staley and Lurene Staley. Also noted were birthday observances for Mrs William H Zimmerman and Master Samuel Weir with gatherings at their homes and light refreshments. A postal birthday shower honored Madeline Dyer of Market Space. The column ends with a joke about a neighbor and a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Staley
Yelow Springs
Nannie Hotchkiss
Baltimore
Burt
Jean Simpson
Indian Springs
Alberta Staley
Pleasant Hill
Alice Mercer
Dallas
Texas
Mabel and
Yellow Springs
Walter Grove
Pennsylvania
Samuel Weir
South Market Street
See America First convention planned for Baltimore May 1912
Maryland counties show strong interest in the See America First convention to be held in Baltimore in May 1912. A governor appointed committee will oversee the state exhibit with a five member executive panel led by Dr. Joshua W. Hering. The drive aims to boost patriotism and keep travel dollars at home, with support from Charles H. Dickey and statements from John Barrett and President Wilson.
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Vention
Maryland
Baltimore
Crothers
Joshua W. Hering
Charles H. Dickey
Greater
America
John Barrett
Bureau of Pan-American Republica
Astoria
Oregon
United States
John Walter Smith
Harley Withdraws From County Treasurer Race
Mr Harley withdraws as Republican nominee for County Treasurer and says he will reenter the contest two years hence. The notice mixes campaign change with a garbled medical pitch for liniment claiming fast healing and antiseptic effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley
Roger G. Harley
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Stanley D. Whipp
Hyattstown
Rocky Ridge
Mount Airy
George Norris
Unionville
C. Norris
John Lowe
Charles
Jane Lease
Lisbon
8. E. Lowe
L. Minnick
Dinner Minnick
William Keller
Viola Lowman
Raymond Kelley
J. Kelley
Mary Lowe
India Smith
Della Gartrell
Ardean Hood
Della Brandenburg
Damascus
R. Fish
Fish
A. Brandenburg and Son
Join Brown
Trner Mount
Sykesville
Albert Mount
Lander
Burkittsville
Wiliam Hightman
Edith
Hagerstown
Mary Hirratt
Kensington
Otho J. Gaver
Millard Arnold
Anna Ennis
Joseph Ennis
Wee Baie
Floyd Gaver
Sadie Morine
Blue Ridge Summit
John T. Pearl
Elena, Karn
Edna Hightman
Cornelius Hershey
Broad Run
Robert Turner
Doublisi
Frances Schildtnecht
Thelma Schildtmecht
Libertytown
Lautheran
Smith
Burkittsvile
Read Run
Markeys
Market St. Frederick
Mra
G. O. Paxson
Edw
Cowling
North Market Street
Montgomery County
Aeronaut
Avhen
iHe
West Virginia
Frederickton
Mars
Saturn
Dang- Ying
Harry Shovemaker
Atlantic City
Hazel Young
A.C Knauff
Market Space
Jefferson
Lewis Hennett
Jo Fenton Thomas
Tela
Laneuatgeetingl
Ais City
Joons Bore
Mars Tanaege
Roberta C) Roelkey
Taneytown
Harmony Grove
Margaret Waleh
Mira Louie Kemp
Third Street
Hiss Josephine Ball
St Louis
Frederick W Cramer
Second Street
Harry Statey
Miss
Mamie Banner
Etty
Manly Herath
Elizabeth and
Catherine Savin
Dorothy Cramer
Mt Pleasant
O. E. McClow
Wael Third Street
Mary K. Starr
Patrick Street
Philip King
Miss Carrie
McKeesport
Charles Crum
W. South Street
Elizabeth DeGrange
West Church Street
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Roy Wachter
Samuel Weinberg
David Shaum
Wim. Haines
Willow Brook
Gerhardt Lampe
Henry Lampe
Fifth Street
Jesse Ramsburg
John 8. Ramsburg
East Second Street
Gertrude Kennedy
East Third Street
Mary Welty
Emitsboro
Miss Welty
PT. J. Michael
Ocean View
Baltimore, Md
Kate Thomas
Daisy Thomas
Margaret Stoner
Edward Reisier
Walbrook
Stoneleigh
Frank L. Stoner
J. N. Logan
Y. M.C A
Indianapolis
Nellie Obenderfer
East Patrick Street
William Mast
Boonsboro
Lillian East
Mamie Conrad
Palais Royal
John F. Harkins
Pauline
New York
Boston
Cape Cod
J. Roger McSherry
Burfries Party
Attower
Madeline Dyer
Edward M. Myer
Detroit Free Press
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
U.S.A
Draggista
Steiner Bros
France
Milady Fair
R. Flautt
Frederick, Md
Joseph D. Zimmerman
Phore
E. Church St
Syridim
Kessler Bros
Brill
North Marke
K. Frederick
Niewspap
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