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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1919
Page
5
Mrs. John Kunkel nee Mary Coutten formerly of near Catoc tin Furnace died at her Philadelphia home on Thursday December 4. She leaves her husband and a son Baker Kunkel. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The funeral of John Hear Oxle was held at 10 30 this morning in Adametown with services at his home. Interment followed at Mt Olivet cemetery. M R Etchison and Son directed the service. A lecture for merchants by W A Pattan of the National Cash Register Company is being arranged with the Board of Trade for Frederick. The talk titled The Troubles of a Merchant and How to Stop Them will be held December 9 at 8 pm in the Y M C A auditorium with free admission.
Postmaster J W Warehime of Waynesboro Pa secures Country Motor Express Route No 718501. Service began Tuesday and covers a 109 mile circuit from Gettysburg through Emmitsburg Thurnont Frederick Braddock Heights Middletown Boonsboro Hagers town Leiters burg Waynesboro to Gettysburg via Mont Alto White Pine Sanatorium and Cashtown.
The Y M C A basketball team opens the season at the State Armory against the P A L champions of Baltimore City. Ten experienced players vie for five spots, with Kreh McCain Comfort Rhinehart Shuigier Quinn Terr Grimes Castle to contest forward center and guard roles. Mayor Gilmer Schley will toss the ball.
Three people were injured when two autos collided on the Buckeystown pike south of Buckeystown near the Adamstown road. Stanley Wood and a female passenger from Licksville were hurt along with Mrs Eugene A Proenter of Atlanta Town. Nichols and Mrs Wachter escaped unharmed. Deputy Charles W Smith cited Wood for passing a vehicle at an intersection and failing to yield the right of way, while Nichols blamed Wood. Damages to Nichols car estimated around 600 dollars. Wood’s vehicle damage not learned. A magistrate hearing for Wood was scheduled for this afternoon.
A fragmentary notice lists a public sale near Thurmont on March 10 including farm implements and livestock by Ernest R. Powell with auctioneer Mrs. John L. Dutrow. It also mentions a football season finale at the Maryland School for the Deaf and a December superstition in Maryland. Eugene H. Albaugh announces the sale of a 135 acre Notnagie farm in Urbana district to William H. Horman on private terms, possession April 1. Bruges, Belgium, is cited as a historical center of world traffic in the twelfth century.
Six boys confronted Rita Harris as the grand jury prepared in February for a sodomy charge. Harris, a Black man, was committed to bail at $600 after a hearing before Justice J Grahame Johnson. Earlier, he faced assault and drunkenness charges with related liquor-sale fines mentioned in the record.
Frederick residents faced a cold spell with a Washington forecast calling for lower temperatures tonight and tomorrow. The city saw 18 degrees last night and 22 during the day, with a light hint of early snowfall possible, prompting shoppers to finish gifts amid the chill. The Hugh R. Dean farm near Frederick, a 110 acre property two miles from the city, has been sold to Charles W. Haller of Boonsboro through W. N. S. Jolliffe. Haller takes possession April 1 and his son John will move on then. Canada reports over 39,000 miles of railroad.
A local newspaper item lists three brick houses on East Fourth Street for 1325 dollars and ten brick houses on East Firth Street for 1250 dollars, offered by Noah E Cramer and Son. Also notes locksmith services by John Fischer at 124 West Patrick Street, with keys, lock repairs, and tools sharpened on short notice. A long paragraph advocates proper charging methods for weak car batteries with cautious guidance from Mr. Leatherman, a local Willard expert, and mentions Christmas gift electrical work by The Smith Studio on East Sec. St, plus homemade mincemeat at Gittingsdrs Grocery.
In loving memory of our dear mother Alice A. Shalt who God called home one year ago on December 5 1919 Left in peace our mother the long year has passed away Thou art gone but not forgotten In the winds of those that stay One by one the flowers are taken One by one the roses fall We cheerfully remember pain and sorrow comes to all God has taken our near mother We must try to bear the pain For a loving one has promised We in Heaven shall meet again.
Readable portion notes that physicians advise isolating a bad cold to protect family and associates from infection. It urges early self isolation to reduce danger and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a potential aid, reflecting turn‑of‑the‑century health guidance and patent medicine promotion.
Local brief listing items at Schoolers Bakery with cream puffs and pastries at Saturday 3 p.m. Also notices for dancing classes at Academy of Dancing, carrier boy openings, a public sale on December 6, and various local business notices. Mentions The News-Post, Smith Studio moves, and assorted sale prices on meats and groceries.
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