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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1921
Page
8
Partly cloudy weather forecast for Maryland states a slight temperature rise with a hot spell potential. The outlook covers tonight and Wednesday, noting minimal changes in overall conditions.
Frances V Biggs died at home after a gtoplexy at 9 00 this morning survived by three children and siblings with funeral from J M Cutler residence set for Thursday at 2 pm interment Mt Olivet. Malinda Tritle, 90s, paralyzed, died at home of Joseph Burkart near Smithsburg with funeral Saturday. Charlotte Catherine Snook widow of Dennis R Snook died at son in law H Smiths Frederick home age 77 with funeral Thursday at 11 at Utica Reformed church burial nearby. Infant child of Marion R Coleman died yesterday. funeral today at 10 50 from C B Cline. Susanne Estelle Robey wife of deputy sheriff Edgar Robey died at 42 in Bloomfield Virginia leaving six children and several relatives.
Frederick attorney H Dorsey Etchison challenged county operations alleging reckless spending and flawed bookkeeping before the new County Commissioners. He cited mileage totals, salaries, dog tax commissions, and auto expenses, urging restraint as costs rose from 186,297 to 744,431 over decades while population grew.
Funeral services were held for Charles Edw Nieeyer at Middletown Reformed church with Rev. Snyder officiating. Pallbearers named. interment in Reformed cemetery. Julia M. Smith bid from 104 East Patrick street with Rev. Hooves and Rev. Rupp. Mt. Olivet cemetery. Charles Fout funeral at 1 30 from 20 East Eighth street with Rev. Keffer and Rev. Hoof. Mt. Olivet cemetery. James W Brasher funeral at Mt Airy church. interment at Prospect Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs O C Gilbert of Lewistown butchered three fine hogs placed in the pen week before Thanksgiving 1926. The hogs weighed 36 pounds each for December 1 and 1166 pounds total, yielding about nine 50 percent. The head butcher was Mac Mil jov, aided by Frank Stevens and Eq Smith of Union Bridge.
The Near East Relief calls for tanned goods dried fruits clothing and other items from city and towns including Thurmont Brunewick Walkersville Middletown and Buritsburg. Public schools will serve as donation points in these areas with rural schools accepting in other parts. A special ship will sail to Batum to distribute aid across the Caucasus as two million people face hunger including 200000 children.
Illness kept J Frederick Shamberger from addressing Emmitsburg farmers last night as 100 shareholders joined the Agricultural Corporation of Maryland. Plans call for district meetings to broaden membership to about 300. A.C. Bryan, president, and David Zentz of Thurmont spearhead efforts, with state headquarters in Baltimore set to begin early next year. The group aims to cut farm supply costs via statewide buying, starting with 280000 tons of fertilizer usage. A Buckeystown meeting will follow once speakers are secured as counties join the drive. In Hagerstown Fair Board news, seven new directors were named, ten current directors re elected, with elections set for the first Saturday in January.
Purely personal item notes Frank W Noble of 427 Halifax avenue Seabreeze Florida rents his new bungalow at 218 Oak Ridge boulevard to C H Lamar and family of Tuscarora. They have been motor touring since June visiting Vancouver Canada Seattle and the Pacific Coast to Mexico then through the Gulf States to Florida. Also mentions Miss Roberta Baumgardner guest at East Second street George M Gittinger and Mrs Wm H Moore visiting Baltimore. Four poinsettia plants in bloom in Jefferson area attract attention with one plant five feet high bearing eight blossoms and total blooms on the four plants at forty-four.
A fragmentary item notes a fatal incident in an old time butchering context. The text lists numerous individuals including Abe Cook family, John Stockman, Edna Cook, Ruth Eliza, Claude Compher, Raymond Cook, Harmon Culler, William Shook, and Mrs. Gaver among others. The line mentions Wednesday and a total weight figure of 220012 pounds, but details are garbled and incomplete.
Classified items and community notices list a seven room brick house with slate roof on Elm Street for sale through M D Harp agent at Pythian Castle Building. Also blank dance notice, lodge initiatory degree, town Christmas sale, tatting crafts, class meeting, Knights of Pythias, Xmas specials, and local ads for groceries and car hire.
The notice lists officers including H. D. Baker as President and Wm G Simmerman as Vice President, with Samuel G. Duvall as Cashier and Jonathan McDivitt as Assistant Cashier. It advertises multiple properties in Frederick area: 8 acres near State Road with brick house, 40x62 barn, 3 and 1/2 acres meadow, 11 bedrooms, a brick house on Seventh Street, a 11 room brick house with steam heat and electric, and additional 146 acres with buildings. Prices range from $1,550 to $66 per acre in listings titled Real Estate.
Grayson H Mercer offers a dairy farm 2 miles from the city with good buildings and fencing. Features include a 4 to 5 room dwelling, outbuildings, a fine dairy facility, and a lane with a near Spring. 68 feet by 192 feet lot facing North Market. Price £2,250.
Grayson H Staley Real Estate presents 14 land parcels with improvements including 6 to 7 room houses, barns, and outbuildings. Properties lie near Bloomfield New Midway Woods Pleasant Hill Church Hill Lewistown Mountaindale New Market New London along the State Road. Includes a store property adjoining a 6-room house in Limganore.
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