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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
5
Evening planets Jupiter Mars and Venus appear after dusk while Mercury and Saturn rise before dawn. A white star south of Orion’s Belt is Higel Betelgeuse is the red star north of the belt.
Money asked of Congress is part of a 115000 federal outlay for a new Frederick post office. A 15000 request aims to start work in 1917, with site purchase at East Patrick and North Carroll streets. Local concerns over location persist while Rep Lewis seeks passage amid large national defense appropriations. Eight Maryland delegates begin new term amid swearing in of Senator Smith. Representative Lewis is currently “baching” as Mrs. Lewis stays with ill mother in Cumberland.
A jumble of classified items appears including sale notices for J Marshall Miler and G McC Miller Empire, rent and sale ads for properties, theater offerings like Their Secret and My Madonna, and various shops such as Malone's Jewelry Store and Sharaciea Lowenstein Wertheimer. The page also mentions Boston vs Philadelphia, electric reading lamps, Hoosier Cabinets, and a special offer amid miscellaneous notices.
The News will publish three special Christmas issues with attractive features. Frederick merchants will discuss holiday stocks in notices and ads. Look for Saturday December 13, Saturday December 18, and Wednesday December 22 with early copy urged for Saturday’s issue.
Wheat rose to 1.16 a bushel in Frederick yesterday with the local grain markets moving sharply upward. Corn followed suit at 2.75 a barrel for new corn, though farmers say activity is light and prices may still rise toward the season's peak.
Dave Garver of Mt. Airy was found unconscious in his room with no injuries or broken bones after an accident near an embankment. Doctors found no external wounds, but he did suffer abdominal injuries yet to be assessed, and his condition remained critical.
Public health warnings point to dangers from common coughs and colds. Officials reference risks to vulnerable groups and call for caution and proper care amid unclear guidance.
William C Adams and wife deed 110 acres with 3 roads and 22 perches to Grayson H Staley for $10. Also notes about marriage licenses for Ammon Eyler and Fannie Grimes and Ulysses Hayse and Zula Fry. Minimum electric charge cut to $1 for low usage. Lost handbag found and returned. Conductor E A Showbridge injured by engine at Hagerstown yard. Catarrh ad promotes a nostrum with dubious claims.
Mountain City Lodge No 23 Knights of Pythias elected officers for the coming year including C Allen Jones as Chancellor Commander Clyde O Young as vice Chancellor William H Kline Prelate and Joan T Lipps M of W Harrie Storm M of F and others A Past Chancellors night drew a large turnout noting the lodge is forty seven years old with only two charter members remaining present William A Simmons and H F Steiner The Grand Lodge session will be held in Baltimore in April A separate note from Union Bridge states a child fell into a shallow well while playing near home and was rescued by nearby observers who quickly pulled the child to safety using a hair grip to reach the surface
Announcement states Preston B. Ray Clerk of the Montgomery county Circuit Court will marry Nancy Schuermann daughter of Mrs. Rose Schuermann of Washington on December 18 at St Stephen's Episcopal Church Washington.
Chippewa Tribe No 19 receives notice of a Great Council visit on the ninth moon. Church Christmas sale set for December 11 at 2 PM. Odd Fellows election tonight at 8 PM. Christmas trees advertised by John Wisner. Jewelry store promos and Victrola sale. Modern Woodmen meet tonight. Lecture-Recital and basketball event announced. Gift items and free night school enrollment details included.
James C. Rowe will move March 1 from the City Hotel room to the Schley property to operate a barber shop and improve the store room with seven chairs, showers, and new equipment. C. B. Cox, hotel proprietor, plans a first class colonial style restaurant with a la carte service and a quick lunch room in the front. An auto crash occurred at Market and Second streets, no injuries. Feast of the Immaculate Conception observed at St. John's with masses at 6 and 9. Dr. Eugene Jones seeks chairmanship of the Good Roads committee in Montgomery county.
An advertisement notes surplus goods including silk hosiery and reversible chambray dresses with prices and colors. It lists numerous farms for sale near Lewistown Charlesville Monrovia and other towns, with April 1 possession, plus a 142 acre Frederick County farm for sale with limestone soil, a 11 room house, barn, and accessories, highlighting future value if Centre Street extends south. It also mentions insurance services and a Pythian Castle building address.
Cram er and Stauffer advertise farms from 49 to 300 acres each in Frederick City area. Special bargains on 25 dwelling houses. Call to see use Potts and Griffin real estate and loans at Court Street. Phone 793 for details.
A long ad list offers keys and locksmith services by W F Snyder at 516 W 129 N Market St plus a call to read A Real Business Opportunity on Page 6. It promotes a cash business, gas and electric bill discounts before the 10th, and invites bringing bills to 14 East Patrick St. Also listed are an auction sale for Jesse Haines on March 21, 1918 at John Bussard farm with livestock and implements, assorted groceries, seasonal produce, Christmas opening bargains, and millinery at cost.
91 acre farm near Middletown Maryland offering a brick dwelling, bank barn, wagon shed and corn cribs, all fencing and water systems, running water in fields and house. Call heirs in Frederick for details. Buyers may also note Baltimore auto schedule and local notices including hunting permits and homemade sauerkraut at News Office.
A sequence of land parcels listed by acreage and proximity to towns including Frederick Bethel Feagarilie Adamstown Johnsville Woodsboro Lewistown Walkersville New Midway Monrovia and Creagerstown. Sizes range from 4 to 284 acres with distances noted in miles.
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