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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
5
The Weather For Maryland states cloudy tonight with Tuesday fair conditions. Expect noticeable temperature changes and moderate winds as the front passes through the region. Local observers report cooler overnight lows and warmer daytime highs, shaping plans for outdoor activities tomorrow.
Obituaries from Frederick County detail the deaths of George Benjamin Thomas near Koontz Chapel aged 64. Three additional obituaries follow for Miss Julia M. Smith aged 83 and Mrs. Florence May Hughes wife of James H G Staley with funeral plans and surviving relatives listed. Funeral directors are noted for arrangements.
The Frederick County Board of Commissioners organized swiftly and appointed key staff. Arthur D Willard became attorney Roger G Harley clerk E A Alexander reappointed constable Marshall Grumbine janitor George Engelbrecht named jail fireman. Oland Dudderar Molter elected leaders. Hichson to present taxpayer considerations tomorrow.
The Frederick County Soldiers Memorial Association design committee will meet at the M C 4 tomorrow evening at 7 30. Sculptor representatives will discuss proposed designs and whether to include service men names. The cost with names may exceed 7 000, with about 3 000 left for the monument itself as the committee weighs further fundraising.
The funeral for William C Shipley was held yesterday afternoon at 130 o'clock from his residence 329 West Patrick Street conducted by Dr Charles E Wehrer of Hood College. Florals came from friends in the city and Hanover with pallbearers Luther Abrecht John Abrecht Leonard Kreh William Y Anderson William F Schmidt and George Shanbrook. Interment followed at Mt Olivet Cemetery. C E Cline served as funeral director.
PURELY PERSONAL. Mrs B F Reich of Rockwell Ter race returned from New York. Mrs Wm E Darner East Third street returned from Baltimore. Ensign Dudley M Page of C S S McCook visiting parents. Page stationed at Charleston. Miss Mary R Zimmerman Washington spent weekend with parents East Patrick street. Miss Helen Reese West Fifth street visited Harper's Ferry yesterday. Miss Jeannette A Treich of Glendale College arrived home for Christmas. Miss Isabel E Zimmerman of Johns Hopkins Hospital staff vacationing with parents. returned to Baltimore today. Autos collide near Woodsboro on Market Street Pike. two Ford cars damaged little, no injuries. Deputy Sheriff Allen Bartgis cited drivers. case dismissed by Justice J Grahame Johnson. Additional jurors drawn for December term in Backeystown, Frederick, Lir Lancre, and Walkersville districts.
Benjamin Saxton, once with Woodsboro Savings Bank, now with the First National Bank of Eagerntown, has settled permanently in Hagerstown. For several weeks he split his time between the two banks, maintaining ties with his Woodsboro past.
Business in the courts shows transfers of property deeds from several residents with modest sums and trusts. Deeds recorded include Culler to Gordon, Ramsburg to Baird, Clingan et al to Lawson, Harwood to Ritchie, and Harbaugh to Harbaugh. A deed of trust lists Yinger to Yin ker and a marriage license pairings report multiple couples from Montgomery, Brunswick, and Frederick counties. The text also notes a culinary aside about sea crackers as a substitute for expensive exes and describes Berlin’s three wheel taxicabs and a Detroit preheater attachment for starting engines.
R Paul Smith Frederick county Red Cross director lists new members including Mr and Mrs Kemp Miss Bader Mrs Matthews Miss Floyd and many Rosenstock relatives, Harnwell family and others. Reports from county districts have begun arriving and standings will be announced soon with completion hoped by December 15 annual meeting.
Frederick County rural schools will collect donations on Commodity Day December 9. Public schools in Frederick city Emmitsburg Thurmont Walkersville and Middletown will host drives to feed starving children and refugees in the Caucasus. A film Alice in Hungerland showing tonight at Winchester Hall highlights conditions, with additional showings in Brunswick Thursday at 3 30 free admission. Donations collected will be loaded onto a special steamship bound for the Caucasus.
A new fire proof hotel of about 1129 rooms will rise in Winchester as part of a $400,000 development guided by the George Washington Hotel Corporation formed by local leaders. The project includes outside securities sales, a state charter, and officers Captain Lewis F. Cooper president W. A. Baker vice president A. D. Fuller treasurer and William G. Hardy secretary. Four more county deputy sheriffs were sworn in by Sheriff James A. Jones: Victor B. Wollfe Smwithsburg Earl Brown Hauvers district Clarence W. Lidie Thurmont district Joseph E. Chew Brunswick district. Armory floor work for the basketball season proceeds with lines painted and floor treated as team practice set for tonight at seven.
A memorial note honors Alice A Shall who died three years ago on December 5. The family promises to remember her and keep her memory alive, saying she remains dear to them and will be kept in memory to the end.
Min LV Cook of Linke Kin is ill with typhoid fever at Frederick City Hospital. Mr and Mrs J Eldridge of Myersville, also seriously ill with typhoid, near death. Eldridge treasurer of Central Trust Myersville. William Lloyd near Frederick forfeits $6 collateral after drunk and disorderly arrest by Chief Derr.
Knights of Pythias notices urge all recipients to sign the question at the clubroom before Thursday. Advertisements feature Christmas specials on oysters, meats, candy, and wholesale retail pricing. The Sucketball basketball club hosts MarUnsburg at the Armory, admission 36 cents.
A conversation about a sudden death reveals concerns over the dwindling estate value due to debts and mortgage. The widow may need work, children may leave school, and life insurance is dismissed. Managers Amon Burgee and John T. Morris promote a guaranteed estate plan from Union Central Life Insurance.
A fragmented aging ad lists numerous farms and farmsites near Frederik with 31 to 472 acres, several improved with houses, barns, and wells. Mentions railroad and state road proximity, several prices per acre, and multiple structures. Also includes mis-spelled contact phrases and an insurance sales line for New York Life.
Dense text lists bank officers and directors, a note on woolen goods for sale, and several Frederick Maryland real estate listings. Properties include a brick house in a residential district with steam heat and modern amenities, a six room brick house on Seventh Street, a five room home on Fifth Street, and a Petersville eight room house heated by hot air furnace. Also mentions real estate, loans, and insurance at 27 Court Street.
Grayson H. Staley presents multiple land parcels near Bloomfield New Midway Woodsboro and Frederick with numerous 7 room houses, barns and outbuildings. Listings include 40 60 15 12 and 28 acre tracts plus store property near Linganore and 16 to 169 acre blocks along state roads. Property near Urbana New London and Mountaindale. Real estate firm Markell H. Nelson Frederick Maryland handles the lines.
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