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News

Location

Frederick, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1914

Page

3

Weather Shelves Argtr er Battle in Big Double Header Card

Persistent rain forces removal of key games in the Tri City League schedule. A double header is set for Hagerstown today if weather allows, with Martinsburg and Cumberland postponed. League leaders hope to finish the season by Labor Day or shift games to open days if rain persists. JupiterPluvius woes threaten completion, as officials seek a plan to avoid extending the season.

Hagerstown Jupiter Pluvius Frederick Chambersburg Moreleon J. Pluvius Besn Ares Martinsburg Royals Baughman Cumberland Jupiter Sol

Tri-City League Standings and Schedule Recap

Tri City League standings show Martinsburg 33 18 .647 and Frederick 24 7 .470 with Hagerstown at 19 21 .380. Yesterday no game between Hagerstown and Frederick. Schedule lists Misby at Hag and Fred at Hag with two games today.

W. L. Pet Martinsburg Frederick Hagerstown Hagerstown-Frederick Raio

League keeps $750 salary cap for next season

Hagestown league officials met to decide next year’s salary limit remains at 750 dollars per month per team. Clubs may carry one or two more players and pay salaries above the limit for those extra men, but no increase for the same number of rostered players. Officials fear a higher limit would boost player demands while offering similar value at 750 dollars. The plan also allows four pitchers per team instead of one.

Hagerstown

Fire drains two stories of Jefferson general store

A fire at Marriott and Marriott store in Jefferson caused about 2100 in damage before control. Miss Marriott discovered the blaze around 1 am and alerted her brother. Fire fought for over an hour and a half, plaster and flooring trapped flames, with 200 townspeople alerted by bell. Building owner listed as Miss Eva Ann Feaster. Also notes Barber Shop relocation and horse show wins at Charles Town with Frederick Horses winner Nancy and H D Bakers Plaudit.

Marriott and Marrott Jefferson Marriott Ald Eva Ann Feaster Frederick Nancy J. W. Weller Charles Town W. Va H. D. Baker

Not So Strange After All

Mrs. Rosie of Risb Indiana reports Chamberlain's Tablets cured her stomach trouble after other remedies failed. The ad asserts the tablets strengthen the stomach and help it function naturally.

Chamberlain Rosie Risb Wabash Ind

Ex-Local Bumped Hard by Montreal

Earl Howard, formerly with Bud and now with the Dunn Oriole, endured 10 hits and 10 runs in one inning as Montreal defeated the Canucks 18 to 4. Howard entered in the fifth and fared worse than Davidson who pitched earlier.

Earl Howard Bud Dunn Oriole Montreal Canucks Howard Davidson

Walkersville to Host Free Library Branch This Winter

Frederick County plans a library branch in Walkersville for the winter, with one borrower in town responsible for books loaned for two to three months. New volumes from Enoch Pratt, Rand McNally maps, war periodicals, and children’s books arrive. hours are 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm, Sundays 4 to 6 pm, with after September 15 hours 10 am to 9 pm and Sundays 2 to 6 pm.

Frederick County Enoch Pratt Free Library Baltimore Frederick New York Times Germany England Russia Poultney Bigelow Kaiser of Germany Outlook Arthur Ballard

Insect Bites and Sloan's Liniment Ad Claim

Read from a vintage ad warning about insects and disease, urging use of Sloan's Liniment as a antiseptic to disinfect bites and prevent infection. Claims the product clears infection from bites and rusty nails. promotes availability at druggists.

Sloan

Free Bridge Use Talk Revived Across Potomac Bridges

Frederick and Loudon counties may buy and open the Brunswick and Point of Rocks bridges to travel free of tolls. Business leaders say stockholders could sell on a par or less, enabling toll-free crossings that would boost trade, tourism, and regional links, with potential electric rail to Brunswick from Jefferson.

Frederick Loudon Virginia Brunswick Potomac Point of Rocks London Theas Potomac River Brunewick Loudon County Jefferson

Unclear Bridge Distances Mentioned Near Harper's Ferry

Fragment mentions Point of Rocks bridge several miles away and Harper's Ferry bridge to the north at a similar distance. No dates or actions provided, leaving geographic relation as the primary detail.

Point of Rocks Harper’s Ferry

Night Blooming Cereus at Miss Green’s South Market Street

Miss Mary Green on South Market Street shows a Night Blooming Cereus that drew attention last evening. The plant, a rare night blooming cactus, produced a large pure white flower by midnight. Last month it opened ten blooms. last night it opened fourteen with more buds to come.

Mary Green South Market Street Miss Green

Rainy Rockville fair ends after four days

Rain had persisted since morning prompting Rockville fair directors to cancel Friday racing. The four day exhibition closed with an estimated $1,000 short in receipts versus expenditures, marking the fair as one of the most unsuccessful seen there.

Rockville Fair

Gibbons resigns as Baldwin Hotel manager in Hagerstown

Mr John J Gibbons who managed the Baldwin Hotel in Hagerstown since the destruction of the Blue Mountain House has resigned to supervise Blue Mountain development including a new hotel and cottages The county health officer Dr Browning reports 17 cases of typhoid fever in Frederick county and city health officer McCurdy urges boiling all water used by Frederick residents.

Dixon Python Castle Colytic Maurice A. Buckingham North Market Street Church Street Buckingham John J. Gibbons Baldwin Hagerstown Blue Mountain House Blue Mountain Browning Myeraville Frederick County McCurdy Frederick

The Twenty Year Test of a Diarrhea Remedy Ad

Geo W Brock publisher of the Enterprise in Aberdean Maryland promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a quick and safe cure for diarrhoea. He claims decades of use with successful recommendations and says it has never disappointed anyone. For sale by all dealers.

Bometwaht Chamberlain Geo. W. Brock The Enterprise Aberdean All Dealra

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