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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1898
Page
3
Important notice asks organists and chow masters to submit Christmas music programmes to Tur News early this week. It also requests notices of church service hours and Sunday school celebrations to ensure complete and accurate announcements.
Misses Mary and Emily Maulsby spent yesterday in Baltimore. Jack Harper of Hagerstown is visiting his brother Emory Harper in this city. Mr Buckey Kemp, on visit home, has returned to Chicago. Miss Etta Wolfe of Bartholows, staying with Miss Gertie Smith, has returned home. Mr Higinbotham, son of the World’s Fair Commission president, and Messrs Robinson and Kelly Robinson of Chicago visited Mr McClintock Young. Others from Adamstown, Burkittsville, Jefferson return home from college for Christmas. Mr R W Doty of Jefferson, student at Pennsylvania College Gettysburg, is home for Christmas vacation. He is a bright young man excelling in theological studies.
The American Bible Society shipped 3,500 Spanish New Testaments to Santiago, Cuba. A witty note adds a flea scale leap for a man compared to a mule size, and the Crystal Palace in London costs over 300,000 annually to run, barely paying for itself.
John L. Wachtel a former Middletown resident died suddenly from a stroke at Ingomar Ohio aged about 52 leaving a widow and four children Joshua Slifer died Sunday night near Middletown aged 76 leaving a widow and one son He had fallen from a wheat wagon years earlier Hood s Sarsaparilla promoted for pure blood health claims
Grand music rendered on a new organ with Mrs Elsie Bond Bischoff and Prof Geo Ed Smith in a program featuring the Arion Sextette. Mrs Bischoff’s soprano voice impressed in four selections while Prof Smith’s baritone, aided by G Howard King on organ and Robert Barck on violin, earned strong praise.
Washington based Dr. J W Bischoff performed a solo with his wife Mrs Elsie Bond Bischoff delivering a graceful soprano. Prof Geo Ed Smith gave a strong baritone and a sextette presented Te Deum. Gerrich’s Te Deum in O was sung by the Arion Sextette with Owen W Compher on organ. rendering praised as excellent.
Justice Grannan at Central Police Station in Baltimore ruled Confederate currency is not counterfeit and not criminal to pass such notes in a case against Edward Ganner. The Glumenauer trial proceeds as testimony continues. the Presbyterian congregation unveils a Moll er organ with 770 pipes costing 1500 dollars, praised for tone under Dr. Bischof and a broad program delighting attendees.
The Woman's College Christmas Concert in their hall celebrated the first recital under the new regime with the music department now housed in larger quarters. Performances by piano, mandolin, and vocal solos showed careful training and confident execution, with two choruses delighting the audience and an esprit de corps evident in the choral work. The program demonstrated improved facilities and a bright future for the conservatory in the South.
A flag was raised at Mt St Marys College Emmitsburg yesterday at 1 p m Rev Thomas F Ryan of Philadelphia presented the flag A new 120 foot pole was donated by Michael O Rourke also of Philadelphia Addresses by Rev Edward McSweeney S T D and Mr O Rourke A poem by Thomas Bell Meighan a Pittsburg student and college band performances under Prof FB Iseler marked the ceremony
The funeral for Michael William Fout was held from his East Second Street residence at 1 PM. Rev. Osborne Ingle of All Saints Episcopal Church conducted the services. Pallbearers were F. C. Knott, F. G. Thomas, E. C. Shephard, F. B. Sappington, Charles Gilpin, and J. M. Newman. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Undertaker B. Etzhison arranged the rites.
A man apparently intoxicated narrowly escaped being struck by a fast freight near Frederick yesterday. He was lying on the railroad track but rolled to safety just before the train arrived. Trainmen believed he had been run over until an investigation showed he survived what could have been a fatal accident.
Mrs. Lewis G Kemp of West Third street fell down four or five steps from her third story residence yesterday. She sustained several bruises and a severe shake up. The fall was partly broken by bed clothes she carried. Friends hope for a speedy recovery from the accident. Dave STH quotes.
A noon fire damaged a mantel in Mr. Shell's residence at West South Street. The mantel burned away before firefighters stopped the blaze. Insurance covered the loss with Frederick County Mutual Insurance Company. In Buffalo last night Charles E. Haller found an oyster shell with eight odd fish inside. The creatures measured about three inches, with a catfish-like head and a body resembling a pike. Two year old Fanny Abrecht fell from her bed Monday evening and broke her left arm.
Local notice invites all to a greased pig race at the Groff Hotel Monday morning at 10 o'clock and advertises Wilson's Improved Self-Basting Roasters to roast a Christmas turkey. N. S. Wilson & Sons, 26 East Patrick Street, tail 11 o'clock this week. Tan dis' Jewelry Store.
A flood of local ads promotes Christmas produce and confections. Mentions Harusus at 70 South Market Street selling molars fudge and oysters, Kline’s on West Patek for citrus, crackers, and fresh oysters, Darrow and Simmons engraving services, and A. A. Kline poultry for holiday turkeys. Also notes palm trees, mistletoe, venison, and a December 20 raffle by The Buffalo, Nick Huuer, Prop.
Vendors at Frederick stores advertise holiday goods including teethures of tiles ost gems and fabrics. The list features caps parasols silk skirts fur collars lace curtains table covers and a wide range of apparel for men women and children. Local merchants promote models dolls Christmas gifts and garden items while news notes wheat and corn prices at Frederick are recorded.
Local ads promote Hershberger's confections at 25 cents per pound and an array of nuts fruits and fruits at sale prices. Jewelry repairs at H S Landis, Little Daisy photographs 25 cents a dozen at Kreh's Art Studio. Various Xmas gift lines and photo offers repeated at multiple South Market Street addresses and Patrick Street locations.
An early advertisement highlights improved BISSELL carpet sweepers with durable bearings and dust proof axles, selling through Little Jewell lines and The Premier model. A Frederick druggist promotes spectacles and holiday goods alongside Western Maryland Railroad Christmas and New Year excursion tickets at two cents per mile, valid through Jan 4, 1899, with a minor rate of 15 cents per mile.
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