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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1904
Page
5
Irregularities in receipt papers should be reported promptly to The News. Subscribes Yeakie s Stora Central Hardware and Rosenour s Markey s O Kemp Nixdorf Jr mentioned in the notice as part of the community alert.
Subscribers are urged to have exact change ready on collection day the fifteenth of the month to ease carrier collection and minimize delays on Tae Dany News routes.
Purely personal items report Mar Ernest Helfenstein spent yesterday in Baltimore on business. Mr Randolph B McGill of Washington is visiting relatives there. Mr William M Crimmins is spending several days in Baltimore on business. Miss Ella Pigmac has returned from Washington. Mr W Marshall Fout of North Market Street left this afternoon for the South for several weeks.
A lively column of brief items covers jokes on Valentine’s Day, quotes from famous figures, and local mischief. It notes Polk Miller’s Old South Quartette performance at the City Opera House and updates on circuit court cases Notley and Oliver Hanley v. Royer, plus grand jury actions. Market prices for Mountain City Bills and a new Columbian phonograph are listed, with locals Ruth Sappington and Miss Sasbel Kreh reported ill.
Religious notices list services across multiple churches with times and pastors. Highlights include Bethlehem Mission 7 p m, Sunday school 3 80 p m, Presbyterian Rev T Freeman Dixon preaching 10 90 a m and 7 20 p m, All Saints 10 90 a m and 7 30 p m, and various German Baptist Brethren Lutheran and Methodist services with foreign mission days and Epworth leagues. A social event at Evangelical Lutheran church hosts a young peoples gathering with program and refreshments.
At the Frederick Art Club meeting readers presented papers on George Tannis Horatio Walker and other artists. Mi se Kerr spoke on Ta nis. Mi se Minor on Walker. Mi se Helen Mullinix on marine painter Woodbury. Mi Ott on sculptor Daniel Obenter French.
A bill in the Legislature by Delegate Smith requests a 2000 dollar appropriation to improve the old state raid between Woodsboro and Libertytown. The work would be supervised by the State Geological Survey.
The newly elected board of charities and corrections will hold a Monday meeting at the court to organize and elect a superintendent, clerk, and physician to Monterus.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Martha Brown to be receiver of public money at Gunnison Colorado. Her prior service and qualifications are noted in the nomination papers submitted for Senate confirmation.
Miss Brown is renominated after an April 1898 appointment to the office of receiver of public moneys. She is noted as the second woman ever appointed to this post, the first being Miss Minnie Williams in Lander, Wyoming.
Mr and Mrs J Lee Simmons hosted a euchre party at their residence near Adamstown in honor of daughter Mary Simmons. Catherine Thomas of Adamstown won the ladies prize. A valentine assembly in Junior Hall featured Miss Willie Bitchis class in dancing with the Frederick Select Orchestra delivering a fine program. John D Hendrickson hosted The Model employees for a sumptuous dinner on West Second Street Thursday evening.
The Myersville Monitor lists residents planning moves to Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota and Missouri this spring. Samuel Green Clarence Sasterday leave February 29 to farm in Oklahoma. Arthur Green goes February 29 to Oregon. Leatherman departs in March for South Dakota. Geo A Shank plans spring departure to St Louis. Washington's Birthday entertainment at Young Men's Christian Association on February 22 features speakers on Washington Lincoln and Lee plus songs and recitations.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs Laura Louisa Stonebraker wife of John W Stonebraker president of the Hagerstown Fair Association at 485 Potomac avenue Hagerstown aged about 75 general debility Also noted are the deaths of Washington O Eakle elder merchant of Eakle's Mills and Mrs Sarah Grimm widow of Rev Joseph S Grimm in Rohrereville Washington county The list includes Resin F Batts and W J Warfield with brief funeral details and survivors names.
Engineer Ward Conrad, 88, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, married Laura Finnegan, daughter of Pat Finnegan, at Winchester after obtaining a license. The ceremony at 2 pm was by Rev. Charles D. Bulla with few relatives present. The couple will reside in Brunswick, with the bride’s father employed by the B and O. Ella M. Biser and Eldridges Boyer wed February 10 at the bride’s home near Jefferson, followed by a celebratory dinner and a Washington, D. C. departure that evening.
Hallam presents a new staging of Damon and Pythias with special scenery for five acts and costumes all newly designed. The strong acting company features George A. D. Johnson and Monica Lea among others. The City Opera House hosts the show on Thursday February 18 under Mountain City Lodge No 25 Knights of Pythias auspices.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered names and monetary figures lacking context. Entities include KEFAUVER J D BARKER HANEERR HALLER WALEER and sums like 100,000 200,000, with no coherent event or action to summarize.
City notices announce a public sale at Yoakle's shoe store on Monday morning February 16. The Baltimore fire disaster prompts insurer responses. Citizens Insurance Co of St Louis reassures solvency and claims handling, urging reliance on trusted firms. Local ads promote valentines, coal, shoes, and other goods from Garcis A. Poole, Market & Trail, and Hershberger trade listings.
The fourth season of University Extension lectures begins Friday Feb 19 with The French Revolution by Cecil F. Lavell M A. The course titled The Awakening of Modern Europe will cover France Prussia Italy Russia and Turkey as the Center mounts an aggressive campaign to boost attendance amid past deficits.
The towers of Miss Cora B Hedges were held yesterday at 2 o'clock at her home 83 East Third street. Services were led by Rev. Dr E R Kachbach and Rev E L McLean. Pallbearers included J Clarke Debliss Lorraine Ramsburg Carl Freshman John Boyer Frank Andrews William Bahn Harry Thompson and William Heimsa. Interment at Olivet Cemetery. A T Rice & Son were funeral directors.
Car Load! Furniture arrives with fins and medium priced bedroom slits for spring business. Receive lowest prices by buying in large quantities. OQ. E. Onixe leads Leading Carpet and Furniture at City Hotel Grill. Tonight a graphophone concert by the new sons and old favorites.
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