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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
5
State's Attorney Robert F. Leach Jr. of Baltimore notes that ratified suffrage grants women voting rights but not jury service without further legislation. He cites the code requiring jurors to be male and offers five reasons women would make good jurors, emphasizing fidelity, intuition, discernment, persistence, and understanding of motives.
Arthur Jackson nicknamed Jack the Ripper was grilled by Sheriff Wertembaker at the courthouse on suspicions tied to the George Disney murder. Jackson was released as not implicated. Nell Hall, jailed for disturbing the peace, was also questioned. Investigators expect a Saturday hearing for Hall and plans to question more witnesses who may shed light on the shooting. Disney, known to carry a large sum of money, was robbed and his body found in a cornfield after being killed, with no clear identification of his companions from the prior city visit. Sheriff Wertembaker aims to develop clues to resolve the mystery.
The YMCA directors offer the General Secretary post to Rev Charles D Shaffer of Thurmont after reviewing his qualifications and local ties He will assume duties September 1 and bring his past community work and health recovery into the Frederick area, with Alvin Quynn as athletic director and Miss Marter as office secretary shaping winter activities and patron events.
Postoffice workers face a shift from cash overtime to compensatory time off under a new rule. Frederick office details show variations and potential staffing effects during slack periods as the bill’s reading clarifies. Two workers at the Frederick office, W.O. Martz and E. F. Moberly, reach age limits under the old age law and are subject to automatic retirement. a pension fund funded by 2.5 percent monthly contributions earns 4.5 percent interest for each retiree.
Robert Lichtenstein aged 44 died Sunday night at his mother's Cumberland home after a long illness. He served as secretary and head of the Lichtenstein Distilling Company which ran Price's distillery in the county. He is survived by his mother four brothers and three sisters. Mrs Wertheimer is his sister.
Freemasons of Martinsburg consider a large Masonic Temple funded by stock raising about $100,000 or more. Marriages recorded include Hatin Hamilton and Agnes Hamilton at the Barthlows, Starkey Starkey of Hagerstown and Elizabeth Starkey of Berryville, and a license issued in Hagerstown for Max B. Wolf and Maggie M. Livery. A new moving pictures company in Hagerstown plans histories as source material with studios in the Cumberland Valley. Community events include a Braddock Heights reading room fundraiser card party raising $55.40, a Junior Democratic Club meeting in Frederick, a Mountaindale picnic with music, and fall fashion notes. Coal prices rise with freight, affecting Frederick.
Local notice offers a first mortgage of 12000 dollars at 6 percent on a fine Frederick county farm. Mentions the Dolling Interest with semiannual payments and a Cult Plan of Investing. Points readers to Lea Well Consult at 21 We Patrick Street for inquiry. Also advertises an Indian Motorcycle, 1917 model, in good condition, bargain for quick buyer via J Paul Delpitey at 140 West Patrick Street.
Guarantors are summoned to attend a meeting at the Y M C A at 3 o clock. RK Paul Smith chairman of the ticket committee presides. Harvey R Lease auctioneer and H Witter clerk will sell on March 1 1921 Ernest Michael farm Bellevue near Frederick all live stock and farm implements.
The funeral for Eldridge A. Warner was held Sunday at 2:30 pm at Ausbury Church led by Rev. W A English and Rev. M G Lee. Floral emblems included a choir wreath and a Sunday school wreath. Pallbearers were M E Jenkins Geo M Sewell William Dawns Amos Brown Geo W West and Geo B Lylex, Nazarites conductors at the grave. Interment followed at Greenmount Cemetery. Thomas P. Rice was funeral director.
Joan D Hendrickson promotes Jean Castle regulation middy frocks for girls aged 10 to 22 years in wool serge. Dresses marketed with abcove em blems and durable school wear, priced consistently with quality. Second floor sale offers 20 percent discount on children’s school gingham dresses. multiple items available. Name tapes for schoolchildren arrive in 18 days. order today.
Grayson F.H. Staley advertises 5 acres of improved land with a 12 room brick house and various other tracts near Urbana Middletown and Libertytown. The brochure lists dozens of acres for sale with brick houses bank barns and outbuildings near Frederick Walkersville and Dickerson, plus city properties and insurance offerings through Markwood J. Hard in Frederick Maryland.
NOAHE CRAMER AND SON announce a complete listing of farm city and suburban properties. Properties include 85 acres with buildings at 7000, 145 acres near Creagerstown at 10000, 55 acres near Dayaville at 2800, 2 acres near H F R R with dwelling barn 2500, 63 acres near Lewistown with water and fencing 4500, 58 acres near Lewistown with buildings 7500, 185 acres near New Midway with buildings 10000, 125 acres near New London with timber 8000, plus two homes Walkeraville store property Unionville and houses Creagerstown Lewistown. Also knitting and crochet goods to be shown.
Numerous rural properties offered by N. Jolliffe real estate agent in Frederick Maryland. Listings include farms ranging from 60 to 261 acres with buildings, water access, and dairy suitability. Prices noted from 7,700 to 26,600 dollars, highlighting retirement of owner and desirable farm land near Thurmont and Union Bridge.
John N. Clary, manager, advertises brick dwellings across streets like Market Second Madison and South, noting six to eight rooms, gas and furnace heating, baths, garages, and stables. Prices range from 1,200 to 25,000 with locations on Third Street Second Street Market Madison and Water. Aggressive property listings include a Patrick location at 19,000 for business property.
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