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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1897
Page
3
The Weseur News will be ready Thursday as a handsome twelve page issue full of news and special features. It claims Frederick city and county’s largest bona fide circulation and offers unsurpassed advertising opportunities. Copy for new and changed advertisements is due Wednesday by 5 p.m and 1 p.m respectively.
The Myersville and Catoctin electric road promoters met the Frederick and Middletown directors to discuss transferring stock to extend the Middletown terminal to Myersville. The plan hinges on organizing the new company and surveying the route. The F and M board revised schedules proposing six passenger trains daily to Braddock with no freight service.
Mr G A Ewing of York Pa visited Broderick yesterday and today Br Albert Richie of New York visits his parental home Mayor Yeskle expected home tonight from Atlantic City trip Frank Dixon returned from Liverpool and London England John J Derr Cumberland spending some time in Middletown Miss Abbye Pierce returned from friends near Harmony Grove to Baltimore Elis Ebberia visiting W F Waltemyer Baltimore returned home pleased with her visit Mrs Dutrow and daughter Cornelia Dutrow left Frederick for Battle Creek Michigan where Mr John Dutrow is very sick Mary Luiz and Charles Miller returned from a wheeling tour visiting friends in Littlestown Gettysburg McSherrystown and Hanover Pa
A severe wind and rainstorm hit Roanoke Virginia yesterday around 1 o'clock. Wallace Shows tents were razed tearing the grounds. showman W J Rainey broke a leg and a child was severely injured while others suffered minor harms. Panic sent patrons fleeing as poles collapsed. Tent wreckage and lost revenue run into thousands.
New York Supreme Court upheld a lower court sentence granting credit for time served, ruling that a man sentenced to prison and fined must complete the term with one day subtracted for each dollar of the fine, as previously imposed.
The Merrymakers led by Frank B. Rhodes drew an unusually large summer audience for opening night. A Midnight Frolic showcased the company with strong singing, dancing, and clever specials. The group, praised for balance and vitality, aims to tour after a successful Frederick debut. Finnigan's Fortune, Irish flavored, follows with similar stagecraft and songs. Prices were 10, 20, and 30 cents at Yeakle's.
Washington county peach growers received bad news from Pittsburg and New York. Grower Daniel W Kasid advised holding two days due to overstock and twenty on track with 50 to 60 cents. New York commission men ordered two day halt and to buy only fine fruit. Hot weather reduced consumption as vast shipments flood markets.
Mr. Charles M. Myers, manager of the WalkersyLie Cornet Band, presented Captain Beckley with a large freezer of fine ice cream as thanks for the band being entertained on the Riflemen's excursion on August 3. The band has joined the Riflemen for three seasons and hopes to again next season.
Wm H Moore and Edgar L Moore with wife deed real estate in Frederick county to Lewis H Staley for 1500 dollars. Henry Williams acting executor transfers lot in Emmitsburg to Wm Morrison for 2500 dollars. Franklin B Funkhouser sells real estate in Brunswick to William M Holland and wife for 5000 dollars plus premises.
The National Council of the Order of United American Mechanics will hold its annual session in Baltimore during the week of September 13. Delegates from 38 states, about 1,500 visitors, plus an inspection of the Loyal Legion will mark the proceedings. The business session starts September 14 and lasts four days with parades, receptions, dances, and a trip to Gettysburg and Washington DC arranged for attendees.
Last night Col John Motter announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for associate judge of the Sixth Circuit. He will support former Congressman Marion G. Uroer for the judgeship and may seek a seat in the House of Delegates. Friends say he aims to influence legislation in Annapolis and settle old political scores with Senator Wellington, though he remains in active political circles.
Mire Charles Helmeth daughter of Rev Olin Eldridge of Waugh Chapel Washington recently married, received an informal reception at Miss Nicholson's North Takoma residence with late evening supper and surprises of costly gifts. Also notices Plan No 4 tournament and dancing picnic September 8 hosted by John Francis Smith and John Wood delivers coronation address. Bicycle party hosted by Mr and Mrs D Chas Winebrewer Sr from Court Square with 615 start. Petersville tournament and dance tomorrow in Oakland woods near Petersville starting at 1 pm.
Charles Main of Middletown discovers a young man lying in the road near Adamstown. Believing the man drunk, he strikes him with a whip. Coroner's jury rules death from overindulgence in intoxicants. Body sent to Lizkavile for burial. Edward Rollins, about 15, dies at home near Thurston of consumption. Funeral held from his home, pallbearers named, undertaker George W. Peters. Interment in family graveyard near Hyaitstowa.
P. A. Volmar, merchant, of Baltimore, married Miss Sophia Amelang, daughter of J. P. Amelang Exqué, of New Bremen Frederick County. The note appears in a Baltimore American roundup dated August 16, 1779.
Wo Lopwood stage hand at City Opera House hurt when his right hand caught in a wheel lowering the curtain during the first act of A Midnight Frolic. Wound bled profusely and he was severely lacerated.
The Independent Drum Band of 25 members will depart Frederick tomorrow at 6 AM for Shepherdstown West Virginia to provide music for two days at the Morgans Grove fair.
Wheat sold at 92 and 93 cents a bushel in Frederick today signaling a strong grain market. Merit explains Hood's Sarea parilla dominance and its thousands of remarkable cures through superior quality.
A correspondent from Baena surveys the Gattysburg to Antietam region with new summer hotels and resort roads. Distinct sites like Harpers Ferry and Charlestown attract visitors while plans for observatories on Black Rock and related ridge works promise to boost tourism and local spirit amid debates over public access and development. Dr Henry A Robins of Washington joins the writer in praising the scenery.
Browneville lies near South Mountain with Kour fee's Spring nearby. The coast line brings Scnttmore and Washington closer to the sea than Philadelphia, placing Gettysburg and York within reach via a mountain railroad. Western Maryland lacks public works and strong political power, with clergydom and corruption shaping local life.
The circuit court session opened with the grand jury finishing today and planning to adjourn tomorrow after inspecting the jail and Monteque Hospital under Sheriff A C McBride. Chief Judge James McSherry and Associate Judges were on the bench as civil matters dominated today with the criminal docket slated for Thursday and Friday.
Mrs J A Thompson of Baltimore visiting her aunt Mrs Erithilda Bradley on East Church street was thrown from her bicycle after colliding with a horse attached to a dog cart. She suffered head face and body bruises but remained conscious and walked home with bystander aid. Her skill as a cyclist likely prevented more serious injuries.
Marriage licenses granted for couples from Maryland and Virginia counties. William W Astifa of near Pooleville Montgomery, and Fannie A Young. Vernon M Schooley and Fannie F Wirtz Loudoun Va. Chas Knott and Sarah C Battelsey Thurmont. Charles A Warner Jr Pennsylvania and Carrie M Horiie this county. Emory C Yor elan Middletown and Jennie L Smith Robretsville counties.
Community notice invites Mountain City Lodge No. 29 Knights of Pythias members and guests to Braddock Heights for a grand all day picnic with free dancing, scenic park, electric lights, and rides. Travel by electric cars, round trip 203, refreshments on grounds. Niagara Falls tour also advertised with ten day B&O excursion from Washington and Baltimore.
Shopping by Maxil BMirs M Mendenhall Parchasing Agent at 1933 North Seventeenth Street Philadelphia Pa noted in local listing. Sample scent items referenced in brief entry with street address and involved parties.
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