Grand Lodge I. O. G. T. Annual Meeting at Rockville
Delegates Poerty Lodge include David Spice G Warren Tyson and Wm. F. Schmidt. An enjoyable entertainment followed at City Hall with Mr Chase Underhill delivering a well received program as part of the F G Y MO A lecture course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo.g.t
Grand Lodge
Maryford
Rockville
Montgomery County
Poerty Lodge
David Spice
G. Warren Tyson
Wm. F. Schmidt
Chase Underhill
Underfall
Advice on choosing a wife and revival services at local church
A Persian sage warns against matching with a drooping or upward curved mouth and praises a straight balanced lip for a wife. Rev Edmond Hez Swem opens revival services at Trinity Church with the theme Depart from Iniquity, drawing large crowds and attention from Rev Charles Spurgeon. Swem plans nightly services this week and invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Hez.Swem
Trinity
Swein
Charles Spurgeon
London
Tabernacle
Swem
License or No License Case Ignites Howard County Court
The Second district local option case in Howard County Circuit Court drew a filled courtroom and diverse spectators. Attorneys Gans and McGuire led opposing sides with Hammond and Wootton presenting license advocates and the state's attorney. The argument centered on 1888 repealing 1882, reviving license rights, with a likely appeal to the Court of Appeals for a final decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard County
Wm. A. Hammond
Edgar H. Gans
Henry EB. Wootton
Jos. D. McGuire
Gans
Second District
Court of Appeals
Saint Nicholas Day as Patron of Children Through Miracles
Tomorrow marks Saint Nicholas Day with tales of gift giving in Holland and Russia. The legend of the pickle children from Athens highlights Saint Nicholas as patron of youth and forgiveness for a sinful innkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Nicholas
Santa Claus
America
Saint Nick
Holland
Russia
Athens
Nicholas
Chante Correspondence Urbans Matters Notes and Visits
A local column reports illnesses and recoveries at Uszana including Mr Joab W Davis convalescing and Mrs Struble’s daughter with croup. Farmers finish husking corn and lumber shortages hinder work. Petersville teacher Alice Dutrow visited family. Sunday School entertainment in New London praised for decorations and program by village young ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uszana
Davis
Hendricks
John Linthicomb
Alice Dutrow
Petersville
Samuel Dixon
Jas Merry
Woodbire
Andrew Struble
New London News
TRE News
New Loxpon
Sffzi
Miates
Hachie Teruball
Mionie Simpeon
Bebe Keller
Delia Barres
Annie Barall
Moliie Mercer
Blanche Ogle
Sorg
Misa Elsie Barnes
Delia Bares
D. A. Feard
Jefferson Jottings December notes and local items
Mrs Rebecca Shaffa dies at 55 in Jefferson. Burial at Reform ed church led by Rev Skyles. Delegation attends Knoxville torchlight parade. Mrs B Lems travels to Washington for pastor illness. Mollie Keller visits soonshoro. Quarterly meeting at Methodist church with Rev Baker. Epiphany eucharist at Methodist church. Augustus Yoste visits sister in Urbana. Frank Summers and Charlotte Keller wed at 6 am, trip to Jamore and Washington. K H Gernand visits Jefferson. Lutheran Sunday School practices canata Santa Claus prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Rebecca Shaffa
Indy
Reformed Church
N. H. Skyles
Thomas
Wiles
Norman J. Colman
Agricultural Department
Washington
Knoxville
B. Lems
Elizabeth Wiles
Mollie Keller
Baker
Harry W. Hoffmeier
Middletown
Charles J. Price
Augustus Yoste
Urbana
Leonard Grove
Frank Summers
Mies Charlotte R. Keller
Thos. C. Keller
S. A. Hedges
Jtrmore
K. H. Gernand
Mechanicstown
Lutheran Sunday School
Appraisers Inspect Louie McMurray Estate at Manor
Messrs Hargett and Shriver assess the personal effects and real estate of the late Louie McMurray at the Manor. They are conducting an inventory of the estate's holdings and assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Hargett and
Shriver
Louie McMurray
Sick List Patients Improve or Remain Severe
Sick list notes two cases. Mr E. Thomas, afflicted with a complication of diseases, is not better today. Mr Geo Font, of the reservoir road, is very ill with a tumor in his left side and another in the stomach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Thomas
Geo Font
Reservoir Road
Holiday Goods Ready By December 10th At Smith Store
Dear patients and friends we thank you for waiting our holiday stock is nearly sorted and will be ready by December 10th. Our upstairs hall and new sums merchandise are fully displayed and priced to win. We emphasize thorough arrangement so every item is visible and easy to locate by our many clerks. Respectfully David H. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David H. Smith
Hood
C. L Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Coiq
Ted Ranst
J.B. Price
Har
Gore
Erstains Ust
Hartz Mountain
Nig. Carells
Gospel meeting canceled at Trinity Church with Va speaker
No gospel meeting will be held in the rooms tomorrow evening as Mr. H. O. Williams of Virginia will assist in the service at Trinity church. Mr. Garrett kept calm after a restful night and spent the day in the Shelter House reading and talking with attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mostar
H. O. Williams
Trinity Church
Mr. Garrett
Weather Signs Point to Pleasant December Days
The local weather note says the new moon signs align with pleasant December days. The goose-bone forecast warned of winter danger, but the current days bring sunlit calm while the Christmas period remains the heaviest storm risk.
Whistling Language Described By German Officer
Lieut Qu denfelt of Germany reports on Gomero Island inhabitants who use a whistling language that maps ordinary speech to articulate tones. The system employs fingers and lips and enables conversation with a neighbor a mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin Anthropological Society
Qudenfelt
Gomero Island
Maryland ENSAMP ment WHI Meet in Hagerstown
The Maryland Department Ensamp ment Grand Army of the Republic will hold a Friday meeting in Hagerstown on February 22 with all state posts and a grand parade of veterans. Military groups from Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia attend along with Reynolds Post representatives Geo W Grove and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Maryland Department
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania
Vergions
West Virginia
Messie
Geo W Grove
PL Ieshew Wm H Parnell
Chas W Ely
John W Kaufman
Geo W Gresner
N Zimmerman
J E Duval
EU Frost
P M Eader
Reynolds
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week in Frederick County
The Clerk of the Court reports marriage licenses issued over the past week in Frederick County. Names include Geof Mariz Glara R Warner, Edn Brandy of Charlestown West Virginia with Jennie Gross, Chas Thomas with Fannie Palm, Samuel S Orr with Annie R Stone, Theodore Houck of Carroll County with Maggie S E Shomaker, Wm E Grombire with Emma Beck, John H Holdcrift with Ella C Mehrling, Ches W Kidd with Jennie S Cecil, and Richard J Annty with Jennie C Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geof Mariz-Glara R Warner
Frederick County
Edn Brandy
Charlestown
Jennie Gross
Chas Thomas
Fannie Palm
Samuel S Orr
Annie R Stone
Theodore Houck
Carroll County
Maggie S E Shomaker
Frederick Ciby
Nuptial Notes From Washington Society Scene
Tonight at the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, Rose de Chine Gouverneur and Rev. Randell Roswell Hoes of the U S Navy will wed at 8 o clock. The bride is the late Lemuel Gouverneur's daughter with Monroe lineage born in China. The groom serves as a Navy chaplain and they plan residence in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
Rose de Chine Gouverneur
Randell Roswell Hoes
U.S. Navy
Lemuel Gouveneur
New York
Jeanette Getzendenner
James Brown
Reformed Church
Lola W. Ahalf
Baxter T. Harvie
Pride
Burkittaville
Debbie S. Shank
G. W. Lank
James P. Perry
M. E
Moddleburg
Womens and Corsets in Fashion History
An essay argues that most women adapt to corsetry from a young age. It cites New York doctors estimating girls wear corsets by ages four to seven and notes the social normalization of corsets. The piece describes how women live in corsets, often forgoing shoes and hair grooming without them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patent Granted for Divider for Harvesting Machines
W Scott McAlliater of Manion Bridge received a patent for a divider used on harvesting machines. The itemization notes locales and individuals connected to various notices and advertisements, including health remedies and local social events, reflecting typical public notices and commercial promotions of the period.
Plans for Hose Factory at East Patrick Street
Mr. Wesley Baltzell is engaged in specifications for a new building to be erected by the Frederick Seamless Hosiery Company on the recently purchased property on East Patrick Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott McAlliater
Manion Bridge
Marie Shellabarger
Byerly
N. Market Street
Washington
Hood
Derr UL S
Eyaterm
Harry Diffendail
Philadelphis
Virgie Fankle
Montgomery County
Chicago
Vulcan
Seamless
S. C. Bradburn
Worthington
State
George el Smith
Albert Allick
West Church Street
Baker
Charles Smith
Urbana
I. A. Smith
Baltimore
Cecil
Hall
GO. Schroeder
East
Patrick Streat
Madame Devilliers
New York
Litrrary Society
Harmony Grove
Mass Lizzie Houck
Noah E. Cramer
Maisionary Society
Manor Church
Maj
C. B. Fout
John S. Ramsburg
John T. Heffner
Cyrol A
Wesley Baltzell
Meere Eoard
Frederick Seamless Hosiery Company
East Patrick Street
John Gombet
South Market Street
Market Street
Clifford
Patrick
Nanan
Old Frederick
Verkly
Eigar
Frederick
Frederick Riflemer Armory
East Patrick
J. Bookies
Depaoi
Witing “S
Fell Into the Canal near Harpers Ferry
Mr Jerry Morrison of Knoxville slipped from a canal wall Saturday night and fell about 25 feet into the water. Capt Doll and others aided him and likely saved his life. Also noting two large turnips grown by John Smither near Frederick, weighing 63 pounds combined with a 25 inch circumference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Morrison
Knoxville
Harper’s Ferry
Doll
John Smither
Jacob’s Well
Frederick
Baltimore Pike
Fashionable Note Paper Trends in English Society
The fashion favors plain white or pale gray note paper with a writer’s initial in gold or red on the corner. Elaborate monograms fade while crest and monogram in one color reappear. Ink stays black and envelopes match. Small sheets that fit envelopes without fading are preferred, alongside the trend of very large sheets folded to fit tiny envelopes.
Tragic B&O brakeman Dies After Midnight Fall
Mr Lent a brakeman on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died after falling from the first division west of Opsquen bridge near Martinsburg. Found with severe leg injuries and a lacerated arm, he died at the station after medical aid. He formerly lived at Harper's Ferry and was twenty two, unmarried. His remains were taken to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lent
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Opsquen Bridge
Martinsburg
Harper's Ferry
Baltimore
Lowan Found Guilty in Carroll County Court
The jury in Carroll County found John Bowen guilty of assault with intent to kill Otho M. Jones and Ida Millbury. Verdicts were returned late after a long trial day. sentence was deferred. Marshall W. Selby of Freedom District was convicted in Circuit Court of a common assault on his sister-in-law, fined $5 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Carroll County
John Bowen
Otho M. Jones
Ida Millbury
Travereer
Marshall W. Selby
Freedom District
Hier
Harry
Selby
Petershutz Index-Appeal backs cash-in-advance system
The Petershutz Va Index-Appeal reports a fifteen year loss of over 15000 on its subscription account and declares it will strictly use cash in advance in the future. The News stops the paper when paid time expires and urges subscribers to renew promptly in the busy New Year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petershutz
Cubssribera
Pressure grows on Afe-Comas for future administration
The Baltimore Sun Washington dispatch notes Representative Afe-Comas faces pressure from Western Maryland constituents seeking McComas endorsement for federal offices. He reiterates Cleveland remains president and he has no influence with the current administration nor knowledge of President-elect Harrison's choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Suns
Washington Dispatch
Afe- Comas
Coal Shipments From Cumberland Region Reach Record Volumes
Shipments from Cumberland coal region mines for the week ending December 1, 1858 totaled 64,358 tons with yearly output at 8,327,600 tons, up 269,576 tons from 1857. Week totals to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and local points were 43,443 tons, yearly 2,343,917 tons, down 85,960 from last year. Pennsylvania Railroad received 16,964 tons for the week and 696,564 for the year, up 345,667 from 1857. Chesapeake and Ohio canal moved 3,951 tons that week and 287,219 tons for the year, up 7,869 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Hotel Arrivals At Principal Hotels Since Yesterday
The following list shows arrivals at major hotels since yesterday noon. City Hotel includes EH Swemn Weak H F Gillen S J Hughes T Lansbury etc from New York Baltimore and Ohio. Carlin House lists Houghton Frederick White Fisher Gardner Kennedy Talhott and others from Maryland Ohio and Michigan. Central Hotel records J E Stively D W Gardner TE Thames from Michigan and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hotel
EH Swemn
Weak
H F Gillen
J Hughes
New York
T Lansbury
J Lowekamp
H G Parrish
J M Thomas
GA Sell
Balto
Worthington
H Steck
K Carmack
Humphrey
Carlin House
Houghton
G C Frederick
F White
Fisher
Gardner
Mich
King
Kennedy
Ohio
Talhott
Wash
Yingling
Davis
Central Hotel
Stively
TE Thames
County
Porker slain by Talbott kin in Charlestown incident
A 600 pound porker was killed by a man identified as a son-in-law of the late Thos Claggatt of the city. The report notes A B% Hundred Pounder and 1.241 Mr Talbott from Charlestown were involved. MCU plans a 7 30 p m meeting to arrange entertainment for Christmas by Union. A fire near Adamstown destroyed a large fodder rick on M W T Harwood premises, with barn and house nearby saved. Fire origin unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbott
Charlestown
Thos Claggatt
1. M.C.U
MCU
Adamstown
M. W.T. Harwood
Orphans Court Grants Letters and Final Guardian Account
The Orphans Court reports letters testamentary granted to John Urebl for Jeremiah Pittinger estate and letters of administration granted to Joho D Bostian for Elizabeth Bostian estate. Virginia CO Brunner obtains administration for Geo H Brunner. The first and final account of Daniel H Mowen as guardian to John H Mowen was settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
John Urebl
Jeremiah Pittinger
Joho D Bostian
Elizabeth Bostian
Virginia CO
Real Estate Transfers Within the County This Week
Transfers filed at the county clerk show multiple conveyances from trustees and executors to individuals and firms. Notable entries include Rewea to Troxell for 18 acres, Lambert to Bruer for a Frederick city lot, and the Frederick Seamless Hosiery Co. receiving a parcel from Goldsborough et al. Several transactions involve Eldridge, Annan, and Stauffer families with parcels ranging from perches to acres and prices from tens to thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Rewea
Trustes
John F. Troxell
John F .Troxell
Ubartes A. Troxell
Jai
Sir Sherry
George S. Rodock
Frederick
Jacob Stitely
John
Mattida A. Bosthan
Wm. N. Witbide
Susan Eizenbrode
Mechaneatown
Thor. F. Lambert
Charles Bruer
Frederick City
Jacob Toms
Andrew C. Eldridge
Ezra Routzabn
Milton F. Catsail
Merion C. Fulmer
Mary C
E.Y. Goldsborough
Frederick Seamless Hosiery Co
Iota,&c
John F. Troxel
Isaac M. Fisher
Martha Hopp
Benjamin Cain
Emmitsburg
Andrew Annan
Robert L. Andrew
A. Annan
Annie B. Horner
Love &c
Isaacs
Jas. C. Sonan
Love
Simon W. Stauffer
James W. Long
An Early Friend Remembrance Poem
A mournful verse laments a departed friend in eternal peace. The speaker recalls kindness and the lasting bond, expresses no imaged burial details, and hopes the soul rests with angels beyond time in a celestial realm. The fragment hints at a personal elegy and spiritual consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perbece
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Romnele
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Linz
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Momtes
Tocal
Santa
Chante
Claak
Mullinix & Kemp
Abrutieren
E.psiric
Vf. E
John W. Lambuigtt
W. Ferrin Street
Dagiw
Miehen Cafe
Jacob M. Millon
Nanac
Citizes
Nectoon! Bank
Adlw
Bee Sal UK
First-Clars Gener
Merchandse
Refi Oe Pike
Brunt & Co
Patrice
B. Staley
Mee Arms
Dary Ac
Columbus O' Donnell
Petersridle
M.A
Patrick Stecetaecdin
IRS
A. Mn
M. x. Market Street
A.M. Geinbert
James K Blank
Grim Cory
G. Can
Wile
Dlice
Frederick County Nations
Hank
Dri Vale
Mors
CME
Laltimorr
Ayer
J. D Bixby
Bartonsville, VA
Alonzo J Darrett
Smyrna Mill
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