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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1921
Page
5
Maryland forecast calls for fair and colder conditions tonight with increasing clouds on Sunday. Temperatures will drop, with winds light to moderate from the northwest. Outdoor fire use urged to follow safety guidelines due to dry conditions.
Charles Edward Niemeyer a Middletown shoemaker and longtime East Main street shopkeeper died suddenly at home after a brief illness. He 70 years 5 months 16 days old, survived by son Edward A Niemeyer daughter Mrs Harry Crone and sister Mrs Anna Flanigan. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Reformed church Middletown with Rev George Albert Snyder officiating. Interment in adjacent cemetery. Thomas P Rice funeral director.
Charles Fout aged 76 collapsed and died while talking with Reuben Landis’s sons at a Frederick area lot. Born February 24, 1845 near Yellow Springs, he farmed before moving to Frederick in 1919 and resided on East Eighth street. Survived by widow Margaret Mahoney and six children, with services Monday at 1.30 p.m. from his home and Mt. Olivet Cemetery burial. C Carty funeral director.
Three soldiers from a recruiting party, arrested after a drunken Saturday night disturbance on East Patrick Street, were committed to jail then returned to Camp Meade for court martial proceedings. Charges include intoxication on duty, conduct unbecoming a golfer, and destruction of property by tearing down Ferguson’s awning. The captain warned of harsh punishment, potentially Fort Leavenworth exile, and Ferguson will testify. A guard of seven with heavy side-arms accompanied the trio’s transfer by army truck.
A Cumberland dealer says increased rail movement from the Myers tale region and private trucking from Mount Savage and Barrellsville have intensified price competition. Consolidation big vein coal trades at $7 delivered per ton while other grades range from $4.25 to $5.50. Wage scales in the organized region prevent further reductions for Consolidation coal, unlike other fields.
Robert E. Clapp trading as the Clapp Bakery and Grocery Company was adjudged bankrupt in Baltimore on his own petition. Liabilities reach 17000 with assets 3400. Charles McC. Mathias named receiver. business to continue. Other items note Mrs. Lawson Summers ill with quinsy and Jacob D. Young undergoing abdominal surgery at Frederick City Hospital.
The local column lists a bake sale at The Ladies' Bible Class on West Second Street December 3 from 2 to 6 pm, a F. F. Seminary Alumnae meeting December 5 at Winchester Hall, holiday craft displays at 114 West Fourth Street, a Pythian Sisters meeting for officer elections on December 5, and various other community items from local clubs, library moves, a deputy sheriff appointment, hog butchering reports, a jazz band engagement at the Palace of Dancing, and upcoming lectures on Russia.
The November death roll lists 13 city deaths and 29 interments at Mt. Olivet, with burials across multiple towns including Rocke Hill and Urbana. Services were led by Rev. Douglass Hooff and Rev. W. A. Barker Turner for Joseph A. Smith at St. Timothy’s chapel, Schleysville, with Frederick Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose in attendance. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Narvisa Koontz’s funeral in Baltimore was led by Rev. U.S. OG. Rapp and directors George Smith and Thomas P Rite.
AW Stee informs chamber committee on a new theater in Chambersburg Pennsylvania after a meeting with Aldermen Beth Phetos and Grete, leaders of the committee overseeing the project. A plan to acquire scenery was presented for consideration by the as yet unnamed project manager.
The engine arrived a week ago and passed its official test by the company representative before fire officials. It met all specifications of the contract with American LaFrance Co and will be put into service after the needed readiness period while drivers and members of Independent Hose Co receive instruction on its operation.
Miss Sarah C. Appold of Detour was struck near Detour Station by a Western Maryland train and killed instantly. Her skull was fractured and limbs mangled. she died after being found by the crew, with Dr. Roland Diller attending. Surviving sisters include Mrs. Louise Long and Mrs. Caroline Melcher. she was about 68 and had lived with her sister and brother in law nearby.
A mixed page lists Christmas shopping hints with items from ladies undergarments to home made foods and candies. It also advertises the Frederick County American Red Cross annual meeting on December 15 at the YMCA, plus a Young People’s Branch benefit concert and various local business notices and funeral arrangements.
Oa John D. Hendrickson presents fur cookers of haim marten stone marten squirrel and mink as ideal gifts for a young girl. The furs are said to be worth the price and moderately priced given the Muttena, with pure silk kealfs touted as the finest for the cost. Made by patient makers in sunny France, these pieces aim to adorn a pretty American girl at Christmas time. Officers listed include I. D. Baker as President and Wm. Baker as Vice-President.
May be she will need a navy blue silk umbrella with white handle and tips. She will be glad to receive one and carry it on a rainy day. RAMUEL DUVALL Asst. Cashier JOSEPH MODIVIT Amst. Cashier $5 to $10. Bach DIRECTOR. We have a full line of silk umbrellas for men including Gloria and other brands. JOHN RAMSBURG WM. BAKER
John D. Hendrickson and D. B. Kefauver join J. D. Baker in the proceeding or event noted, signaling a trio of individuals connected to the matter. Details remain sparse in the readable text, but the names indicate a notable group involved.
Lot 31 by 370 feet with a three story brick apartment house, steam heat, gas and electricity, two stairways, strong cellar, near New Hotel site. Also an 11 room brick house on a 200 foot deep lot with two baths, steam heat, electricity and concrete cellar. Additional six room brick houses and a town Petersville eight room heated by hot air furnace, with porches and outbuildings. Real estate, loans and insurance at 27 Court Street Frederick Maryland.
Grayson H Staley offers multiple land parcels for sale near Bloomfield New Midway Woodboro Church Hill Lewistown Troutville New Market Frederick Linganore Urbana and other nearby towns. Properties include 7 room houses multiple outbuildings barns and stores on 16 to 193 acre tracts with varying distances from state roads and towns.
Property transfers show multiple deeds between residents in city and county areas with payments around $10 and $60, including Summers Koontz Kemp Summers Stull Eichenberger and others. A marriage license issued for Stanley Whitenair aged 23 of Brunswick and Addie R Cooper aged 22 of Harpers Ferry is listed.
A real estate firm led by Markell H. Nelson as Real Estate Department Manager operates from 8 West Patrick Street in Frederick Maryland. The notice outlines company details and contact points for mortgage and real estate services.
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