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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1908
Page
5
Tomorrow being the fifteenth day of the month our regular collection day the carriers of Tue Dany Nuns will collect from all subscribers the amount due. By having the exact change mutual inconvenience may be waved.
Purely personal notices list residents and visitors such as Clarence Fogle Cumberland visiting friends, John D. Conard relocating to 223 East Church Street, and many others from Hagerstown Baltimore Winchester Thurmont Ellicott City and Roanoke. The items note travel, visits, returns home, and a funeral in Worthington.
Mr and Mrs Wilfred H McCardell of Hagerstown invite guests to the wedding reception of their daughter Misa Nellie McCardell and Dr Frank N Hoffmeier on Tuesday evening December 29. Hoffmeier is the son of the late Rev T F Hoffmeier of New Market.
Hon. Southland P. Warner of Germany will deliver a speech in Dusler Hall on a day evening for the benefit of Trinity M. E. church. His subject will focus on many issues about a house and the community needs.
Weekly religious notices list sermons and services from United Brethren Evangelical Reformed Gospel Mission Trinity M E St John the Catholic and other churches. Ministers include Rev Byler Kiracofa Bachbuch Pantler Nickels Dixon Osborne Ingle Steck Gill and Rev Fr Conlon. Ember Days and Sunday schools noted with times and lectionary references.
A garbled local report notes United States Commissioner Roscoe O White of East Fourth street has been ill but is now able to be up. A separate line mentions a Miss Georgian Cromwell of South Market and a misstruck reference to an accident and a person named Seas, with unclear outcomes.
Mrs. Laura Grant Short led a Christmas program in College Wall featuring organ and vocal works. Performances included Mr. Beckwith Miss Gibson and Miss Jedbeck with selections from Dubois Malings Carter Guilmant and Handel. Audience remained reverent as the event concluded with Schumann.
The December term opened at 10 o'clock with Chief Judge Glenn Worthington presiding. A lengthy list of 28 jurors was drawn, cases were set for trial, and the court adjourned to resume docketing tomorrow with the criminal docket scheduled for Thursday.
Rev Hugh Johnston of Baltimore spoke to the men's meeting at the Y M C A on An Investment That Pays. The crowd over the last two Sundays was the season's largest. Next Sunday Hammond Urner will speak. Johnston also addressed the boys on The Great Divide with high interest.
A City House program featured Pathe Freres latest hand colored production as the main feature. An attentive audience enjoyed a well presented program with earlier shorts and projected talent. The review notes a lively crowd and strong reception for the hand colored film.
Fragmentary notice reports Mr Stull relocating with a partner named Rood from a 5 Liberty Street residence to a new home. The brief indicates a move within the community and notes their joint action without detailing dates or destinations.
Syndicate owners say no further steps were taken toward selling the Washington Frederick and Guttyn burg Railroad. Dr Llewellyn Jordan has been given a price for holdings but has not paid or set a time for payment, and no formal option or agreement has been made.
Mr J Harry Grove president of the Baseball Association announced committees for grounds players printing and finance. He scheduled a board meeting for tomorrow at 8 15 PM at the Postal Telegraph Company office.
Leland of Baltimore posted the highest score at Braddock Heights on a windy December 12 meet. The windy conditions produced low scores with Leland at 73 percent winning 2 chickens. other shooters included Reese, Malone Be Baltimore, Moore, Eisler, Hildebrand, Orum and Poole with mixed results and partial wins noted.
A Frederick post office notice lists remaining advertised letters as of Saturday December 12 1908. Items include Grantsman Richard Cran chard Alva W Chester Kemp West Lus en D S Moberly Southern Express Co Gov M Wants Jerry Wilson and Miss Ida Green Reynolds Mamie Smothers Hattle J Wilson among others. Applicants must call for advertised letters or they will be sent to the dead letter office after two weeks.
John P. Kibler, a mechanical genius near Luray, Virginia, has reportedly discovered welding copper with iron and with copper itself. He can temper copper to any hardness and has made knife blades from it. A Warren county blacksmith was said to have a similar discovery years earlier.
An old time newspaper fragment advertises a Christmas sale on clothing and accessories with low prices for women’s wear, scarves, neckwear, linen collars, and men’s goods. It highlights additional local notices and events from the community including a public livestock sale and page notices for dances and portrait framing.
A proprietor announces discontinuing art goods to focus on painting and decorating, offering stock of pictures pottery and bric a brac at less than half value. Nearby events include a Mannerchor Club entertaining at United Brethren church and Christmas promotions from local shops with listings of furniture porcelain oysters perfumes trees and novelties.
Local notice announces a December 18 Tuesday night meeting for Modern Woodmen with election of officers and planning for annual banquet. Store hours will be extended for holiday shopping while new inventory arrives including wreaths flowering plants and brass goods.
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