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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1891
Page
4
A fragment listing moon phases and a string of classified ads for employment and education. Entries mention Wanted ads for a farm, a young man, and a young man, plus political William B Hinks and Good Templars and Miss Georgie Poole among misc items.
Obituaries report Mrs Harriet Quynn death aged 65 after brief illness. Her funeral set for Friday at 2 pm from Mt Olivet. Also notes Eugenie C Barrick dies in Baltimore after brain congestion. Other items mention Miss Blessing Eyster’s San Francisco death clipping, Alderman Yeable’s update, and local burials. family bereavements, accidents, and illness across the area.
The Nazartes and Good Samaritans, two colored societies in the city, advance a flourishing project on West All Saints Street. The Nazarte hall is enlarged to 97 by 60 feet with a large public-entertainment hall on the first floor and five upper-room suites for lodge meetings. The Good Samaritans begin a dwelling on the north side of the same street. Republicans hold state officers’ election at Ocean City. Delegates from the county attend.
Mr Frank Colliberry of the King Step Ladder factory tended his pet cat after a snake bite. The snake was killed and the cat showed distress. Mrs Colliberry administered milk and whiskey to revive it, and the cat is now well.
Fell from a horse injuring a boy. Chaude Hartman, 14, son of J C Hartman of Limekiln, broke an arm while turning out M J Grove Lime Company horses. Dr Boone of Buckeystown treated him. Divorce sought for Harriet Reynolds by John Motter. case cites desertion and adultery. The Democratic county committee fixed September 1925 primaries for county convention. judicial delegates to be elected. Passenger William Ware fell from a Baltimore and Ohio excursion train near Sandy Hook. he died at the scene, resident of Garfield. Oak Hill tennis tournament to be held this week for summer players with prizes. Luther Wettle awarded brick work contract for a new house on South Potomac Street in Hagerstown to Fridinger & Gould. Jefferson Starters to play Brunswick. tie game between Strasburg and Delmont to be played Friday at Derr’s. Standard Oil storage warehouse foundation on Sixteenth to Seventh streets two feet up. George B. Knox of the company in town. B&O excur sion to Washington and Mt Vernon carried 254 passengers.
The condition of Nettie Waugh is slightly improved from Sunday only by small amounts of milk as nourishment.
A Frederick peach dealer disputes claims of high prices and poor fruit, saying local dealers offer fresher, better fruit than Baltimore stock. He blames low consumer pull for high prices and notes near Washington county peach belt sales at 50 to 60 cents per bush. In Jefferson a large union picnic drew 5,000 to 6,000 attendees despite heat, with speeches by Prof. A. P. Works and Rev. C. W. Seachrist and strong band performances. one miss was lack of singing from most attendees.
The McMurray Packing Co factory packed about 96 000 cans yesterday, short of 100 000, with total corn on hand sufficient for 200 000. Baltimore workers were brought in. Frederick men briefly lost benches before being restored. Seventeen Baltimore coppers brought in. twelve returned home. Frederick City Packing Factory produced 15 000 cans in eight hours with corn arriving. tomatoes to be packed as supply builds.
Temperance demonstration under Purity Lodge 10 G T Frederick set for tomorrow expects about 3000 attendees with delegations from Middletown Walkersville Carroll Montgomery counties and Baltimore city. Real estate transfers include Moses Gordon and others selling 73 acres and 86 perches for 650 30 to B Frederick Klein among several parcels and small lots with nominal sums.
The notice lists final and first accounts in guardianship and administration matters including Mary A. wate guardian to Lewis E Wolfe and Thomas A Ogle administrator of Thames Meeley with distributions. It reports Charles Warmer suing a railroad company after a collision between two cars caused injuries to him, with his father consulting in Frederick on the case.
The Democratic Tariiff Reform Club of Mount Pleasant district has changed the meeting place from Todd's woods to the woods at Retreatees house on September 5. Speakers will include Mr. John P. oe candidate for Attorney General Marriage Licenses, Charles BR. Hoffman Braddock, and Bila M. Stone Frederick.
Frederick area brief items cover B&O excursion to Atlantic City tomorrow, Young Men's Republican Club meeting, county fair plans, streetcar work, property changes, weather impact on farmers, and various local happenings from Washington Grove to Leesburg. Includes retirement of a postal worker, new fencing, and civic notices.
In Chewsville, three miles east of Haverstown, George Hoover, a Cavetown resident and son of Sir John Hoover, shot himself in his bedchamber yesterday after returning home from Cavetown. The pistol rested in his hand, a bullet in his temple, his death attributed to suicide. Hoover, about twenty three years old, had recently moved to his father in law’s residence near Cheverle.
A preliminary organization formed in Frederick yesterday to establish a large scale plow factory at Buckeystown with 235400 dollars capital. Key investors include G J Buckey Frederick William G Baker and E L Keller Buckeystown and others. They purchased much of the Buckeystown Firestone foundry machinery at the recent sale to outfit the new plant.
Jefferson wires report an extraordinary curiosity a girl baby born to George Wand Ells Jones colored who lives 1.5 miles northwest of Jefferson. Weighed barely 1.75 pounds at three weeks old with arms and fingers unusually small yet appeared healthy until spasms, tied Saturday night and buried Sunday.
The sick list reports Minnie Whisner of West South street scalded her foot on hot coffee and suffering pain. J M Kolb of South Market street shows improvement after illness. Rev A J Gill, previously indisposed, left for Washington Grove Camp. Mrs M M Carty of this city summoned to Washington DC to aid her sick son A B Carty. William Boyer Jr of East Fourth street remains on the sick list. Lottie Curtis, a colored prisoner, awaiting trial for robbing Mr Willard’s money drawer on West Patrick street, suffered spasms but is improved.
The list notes hotel arrivals yesterday including Horsa-G W Golden A Dar sey W R Hill and many others from Baltimore Philadelphia York Pa Columbus and Columbus area. The entries show attendees from multiple counties and major cities with counts of 12 and 15 from respective counties.
A party from Marsland Stock Farm near Adamstown led by Mr. John T. White traveled to Penn-Mar today. Guests included Abur Gelano Matthew dialem Washington Mrs Eliza Smoot Miss Snook Miss Jeannette Palmer Dr John White J Newton White Mrs H C Henshaw Misses Johnnie and Eleanore White and Frank White among others.
Mr Chester R Hays of Hagerstown bicycle riding on Sunday near Mechanicstown ran over a large rattlesnake lying coiled in his path. The wheel passed over the snake and it struck at him but did not bite. The snake was killed afterward.
The Temperance Demon Demonstration choir will meet at Good Templars Hall tomorrow morning at 20 dollars and march to the B and O Railroad depot led by the Skids Band of Yellow Springs to greet excursion trains. They will route to the Fair Grounds via Market and Last Patrick streets.
A child of Mr Shearer, tenant on Mr John T. Bess’s farm in the city, fell from a high chair and fractured its nose sat by the door. The incident occurred about eight to ten years ago and was recorded in local notices. The case notes the accident without further details or outcomes.
Mullinix and Kemp advertise drastic carpet and fabric bargains with half price on Koechlin's best French satteens and 120 carpet remnants in 1 yard lengths. Call now to select from a large assortment.
A chaotic summary reports suicides and violent deaths in Washington county and Somerset, Maryland. It notes party conventions, delegates, and tickets across multiple counties including Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Somerset, Worcester, and Carroll, with mentions of governors, judges, and legislators and shifting endorsements in the Maryland primary.
News notes from Braddock to Baltimore list Rev. Bergstresser preaching on How to become a Christian at Braddock next Sunday at 1 pm. Weekly prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church. Christian Endeavor business meeting at the Lutheran church. Buckeystown M P Sunday school holds annual picnic at Island Park with attendees from Buckeystown and the city. Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore undergoing enlargement work. Frederick hosts a dancing picnic and tournament at Fountain Mills. Sykesville Tournament Association to hold its fourth annual tournament tomorrow at Hotel Heights. Several Sunday schools from Knoxville Lutheran M E and nearby towns plan a joint picnic at Island Park tomorrow.
The Celeste Priestly store opens fall stock by Brady for horse ing dress goods and vele ing$ with plans to showcase Cait pets. Local customers urged to visit for fresh fabrics and seasonal items.
The funeral for Mrs CW P Cashour of 3008 East Church Street was held yesterday at 4 PM from her residence. Rev Dr Eschbach officiated, the Reformed church choir sang Just as I Am and Nearer My God to Thee. Dowers designs were placed, pallbearers named, and interment followed at Mt Olivet cemetery with C Carty as director.
Cards announce the marriage of Mauy Nettle St. Rice of Jefferson to Walter Linthicum of Comus Montgomery County. The ceremony occurred Wednesday September 2 at 2 p.m. in the SL E church.
Mrs. John Miller of West South Street slipped from a rear step while heading to the summer kitchen and struck her face on an iron kettle, suffering severe cuts and bruising on the right side. The account notes a painful domestic accident in a small city setting.
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