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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1891
Page
3
A faded ad from Frederick Maryland promotes Harwo ni cas and sixes for accordions mandolins and drums for boys and men. It claims the oldest Bee Hive store offers the finest line of musical merchandise in Western Maryland and mentions heating and boiler services by William A Ebert with free estimates at 78 South Market Street.
The News launches a Maryland wide voting contest for Best Popular Sunday School Teacher with a top prize an Estey organ worth one hundred dollars. Rules mirror the prior Frederick county teacher contest and ballots are included for readers to trim along a dotted line. The piece also notes a marriage anniversary for Mr Samuel Piper and wife of Ebarg with seven children living.
A dynamite blast at Russell Sage's office on Broadway at noon killed four and injured many more. A masked man demanded 1.2 million dollars, threatened to blow the place, and escaped after the blast. Sage survived, while clerks and others were torn by debris as investigators identify the fallen and missing, including a tremulous list of victims and a suspected madman culprit.
A column reports funeral notices and obituaries amid community events. Maude Ligeas, 28, died after a medical emergency. sister Miss Eile Collins survives. Interment at Fairmount. Other notices list Rev. G. W. Israel, Leah Chiswell, Alice B. Linthicum, and local church tributes. Murky lines reference Montgomery and Clarksburg residents with dates in November.
Miss Lizzie Getzendanner of South Market street will spend weeks in Front Royal Virginia. Mrs Wm A Schoenborn of Washington DC will winter with Mrs Anna Getzendanner on South Market street. Mrs L B Johnson of Comus Montgomery county has returned home after visiting her daughter Mrs W E Schwearing on Market street. Mr George W Shaffer of this city is spending a few days in Baltimore. Mrs Pinckney Mason daughter of the late Dr Thomas J Macgill has returned to Rockville after visiting her sister on Market street. Miss Ella Pigman is visiting in Washington DC. Miss Eleanor Tyler is visiting the Misses Stokes in Baltimore. Mr and Mrs N C DeGraigue of Berkeley Springs WV who visited Mr Aston Davis of Park Ridge near this city returned home yesterday. Mr Val Ebert left for Baltimore this morning on the B and O train. Mr Ned Loy of Cumberland is visiting friends in this city. Mrs Harry J Staley and child of Washington DC who have been visiting this city returned today. Mr John B Price son and daughter Mrs Henry Lorentz Miss Lottie Ely and Dr Fairfax Schley left for Baltimore this morning on the P B RB train.
Farmers finish husking corn and begin plowing. A recent wild storm caused damage by demolitions roofs and fences. Mrs Samuel Patman remains confined to her room after illness. Al Thomas Jackson killed two fine porkers last week. Local youths hunted Thanksgiving and killed game. A spelling bee at Continental school on Thanksgiving night drew a large crowd despite bad weather. Mr Wil Stauffer of Elliott City visits Samuel Schildt family and returns home. Daniel Stauffer of Walkersville visits Mrs Lewis Stauffer.
Hymeneal items record December 2 ceremonies at Retreet School House Woodsboro and Frederick parsonages with Flannigan Greer Dipterman Geesey Huffer Miles James Minor and others. A quiet marriage at Highfield ties Coffman and Gildbill. An inquest in Reade Pa finds accidental death for 11 year old Thomas Williams by a noose at his grandfather's residence.
A bustling item list notes the Heights of Reciprocity club of Middletown planning a meeting at 9 o clock tonight, with other local items including residents near Middletown organizing a war work group, a new county board to be sworn in Monday, and various local happenings from Deerfield to Frederick County.
A letter from Rev. Jas. Addison Ingle reports his pleasant voyage to Shanghai aboard the City of Pekin leaving San Francisco Oct 31. He, Dr. Ingie, Mrs. Massie and Miss Claudie White travel with good crew, amid sea breezes and Sunday services. They note Chinese stewards, sea sickness, and a curious time shift crossing hemispheres. They expect to reach Yokohama then Shanghai in three days.
Dom Pedro ex-emperor of Brazil died yesterday after diabetes and long illness worsened by exile. Princess Isabella and Count D Eu were present. his death follows a life marked by public charm and royal lineage. Born Rio de Janeiro December 2, 1825, he became emperor in 1831 and fostered liberal ideas while opposing slavery. His funeral plans and distant ties to Portugal and Brazil are outlined amid a period of mourning.
OCR hints a December market update with scattered notes on preserved fruit cabbage kraut and varied prices. Includes a long letter about fortune telling and a humorous plea for market work, plus small items on beef, poultry, vegetables, fruits, and a brief China League meeting report.
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