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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
5
The Frederick News will mail to Fredericktonians who stay in touch with home. The paper promises prompt delivery and allows address changes without service interruption. Mail orders or phone notices should provide the correct old and new addresses.
Frederick area residents face illness with typhoid fever. Harry Hopwood of Baltimore and his wife are hospitalized in St. Joseph's in Baltimore. Hopwood is a sergeant and nephew of Mrs John M. Wuomore of Frederick. Thomas J Fickling of Columbia S C was moved to Frederick City Hospital for treatment after several days ill. He is J H Markey's son in law and vacationing at her Braddock Heights cottage.
The funeral of Lydia B. Shorey of Washington was held yesterday at 4 PM from her uncle J. J. Bielfeld’s residence on South Market Street. Rev. Edward a G. Hermann conducted services. interment followed at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Obenderfer & Son were the funeral directors. 3 Acres Yield 121 Tons of Corn on Jefferson Pike near Frederick. Tenant Thomas F. Myers finished cutting his first field of sugar corn yielding 121 tons from 20 acres and expects a larger yield from another field.
Harry Weaver through attorney Arthur D Willard files a bill for divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Sallie B Weaver. They married December 17 1908 in this city by Rev Charles F Steck. Plaintiff resides in this county. defendant resides in Baltimore.
A fire at C Rubie Landis’s home 20 East Third Street started in a second floor wardrobe and gut the bedroom. Firemen from Junior and United companies confined flames to the room, damaged household effects, with little overall loss covered by insurance. Edgar Landis was found safe at Kemp's grocery store after the alarm.
Noted daredevil Monk Jacobs resumes risky ascent with a trusted balloon. He will launch Monday at 10 am from Molesworth farm south of Frederick after repairs to the balloon and parachute. If fortune holds, he will rise heavenward with the gas bag.
Rev Dr W W Davis secretary of the Lord's Day Alliance met yesterday with leading business figures in Rockville and Gaithersburg to plan action against Montgomery County Sunday laws. He leads an all day meeting at Laytonsville and will preach in Washington Grove tomorrow morning and evening.
Peach shipments from Washington county to large cities increase daily with the bulk of the crop to be picked within a week or ten days for transport. From Smithsburg three carloads per day and heavy shipments from Cavetown Edgemont and other Western Maryland Railroad points in the northern peach belt. Sheriff Barber travels to Washington to obtain requisition papers for S N Widdup arrested on charges of obtaining money from Boaz Gardenour Smithsboro and J E Pryor. Widdup held under tales pretenses refuses to come without requisition. Baltimore stop for papers. expected transfer to Hagers town today.
Melvin R Starr plans to race his sorrel horse New Year at Rockville fair next week. He will enter the events tomorrow at Rockville. For horse racing updates contact the associated phone number 522 for orders and inquiries.
The 1885 will of Ann Maria Englebrecht, Frederick widow, bequeaths over 20000 to Mrs Agnes Castle’s trust for posthumous distribution. It earmarks 1000 to the Evangelical Lutheran church and 200 to the Sunday school, 100 to each of the three fire companies, and specific shares to relatives. Residue goes to Eva Margaret Schley’s daughters, with trusteeship held by William M. Hardt of Philadelphia.
Judges of the Orphans Court heard arguments over appointing Alvey O Zimmerman as administrator of Daniel P Zimmerman’s will and protesting widow Zoie I Crum as administratrix. The court dismissed the petition, ratified Zimmerman's bond of 20000, and appointed him administrator c t a of the estate. Stoner Weinberg spoke for Zimmerman. Reno S Harp for the daughter.
Local shoppers are urged to visit Shipleys on Saturday for bargains including tomato cans 35c, sealing wax 10c, galvanized water buckets 50c, clothespins 15c, fly paper 8 sheets 5c, slate 5c, composition books 5c, tablets 5c, Babbit soap and cleanser offers, jars and lids at low prices, and various household goods. Worcester Salt certificates distribute today in Frederick, with instructions to exchange certificates at participating grocers for ten cent bags of Worcester Salt and ten cent Ivory Salt cartons, limited to the city’s supply.
Water will be partly shut off for a few hours Sunday morning starting at 4 o clock to make reservoir connections. GEO H WEINER, Water Superintendent, announces the plan. Also note upcoming social room event at United Brethren church and various local ads on sales and services.
County eyes Tuesday primaries as Board of Election Supervisors finish ballot distribution and official preparations. Errors in candidate order prompted corrections and guidance to officials not to discard ballots based on naming mistakes where voter intent is clear. Local figures including County Chairman Conley and Dr Conley fuel talk on ballots and party alignments amid gubernatorial heat. Frederick county seen as pivotal with Lee and Gorman each claiming gains and the central committees to be elected.
Mountaindale Union Sabbath School advertises the 27th annual Big Picnic at Houck's Grove near Mountaindale by the Frederick Railroad on September 2. Activities include Boonsboro and Yellow Spring concert bands, vocal music, merry-go-round, and an all-day festival with reduced railroad rates. Train schedules from Frederick and Thurmont shown for riders, with round trips priced at 25 cents for adults and various departure times listed. Made-To-Order suits from Harry Dorsey & Co. referenced in the window display.
Frederick Railroad Co announces a new freight terminal at Patrick and Carroll Streets in the heart of Frederick. It will open for business Monday August 21 as weather allows. Also notes local notices about a political candidacy and other ads including skating and music lessons.
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