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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1894
Page
3
The paper lists our advertiser policy and urges readers to report irregularities. Legal notice shows C. O. Reedy, trustee and solicitor, with dwelling and house for rent items and insurance firm representatives including W. W. Downing and F. Thomas. Names such as A C Carlin, W. Downing, and ME Bartgots appear among the listings.
Tomorrow is the fifteenth of the month and collectors on Tue Dates Nivs will collect from all subscribers on their routes. Have exact change ready to save mutual inconvenience and ensure smooth service.
A compilation of quick items notes and curiosities from Frederick area and beyond. Mentions include school board session dates and pay days, housing and street news, market prices, a stage production for The Brownies, sleighing and weather snippets, local appointments and town chatter, and a reported prize fight at Highfield.
The Great Goshaun presented another mind reading exhibition before a small audience in Junior Hall with Dr Edward Nelson and others assisting on stage. He duplicated secret hiding spots and recovered items, then demonstrated mental telegraphy aided by a stage audience wire. Br. Gosham will perform again in Frederick at the Academy on Court Square this evening urging last chance attendance. A small band provided music outside prior to the show.
A fragmented roster lists numerous individuals by initials and surnames with associated towns and states such as Milwaukee Lansing Michigan Philadelphia Pa Zanesville Waco Columbus Co lumbus and Baltimore. The tally notes counts like 1 from the city and 7 from the county, plus scattered counties and places across the United States.
Funeral notices list services for Mary A. Scholl at her residence on Thursday at 4 pm with burial at Glade church near Walkersville. Joseph Blair’s service occurred at his residence with Rev. Herman Bielfeld officiating and interment at Mt. Olivet. George W. Padgett’s funeral was held at Manor Reformed church with Rev. Motter, burial Mount Olivet. pallbearers named. Funeral director FF Schroeder listed.
George Dixon cancellations with promoter F B Rhodes due to date dispute. Dixon may appear later under Rhodes management. Rev William J Hill pastor of St Pauls RC Church Brooklyn assaulted at altar by demented assistant Dr McDonald. Hill educated at Mt St Marys Kimmitstown and once president there. Modern invalid tastes medicinal while Syrup of Figs offered as safe laxative remedy.
Inventory of personal property and debts for Stephen R. Bowlus estate filed for record. additional debts in Columbus Lindsay estate filed. Final account of Margaret A. Lindsay as administratrix of Columbus Lindsay deceased filed for record. Letters of administration granted for Sarah Hays estate to John C. Lamar administrator.
In brief, Cramer of Washington county filed a minority report on how Maryland senators should vote on the Wilson Tariff bill, the resolutions were engrossed for third reading, and a Baltimore trade delegation urged Harbor Relief Board control of the Annapolis ice beat. The Hygiene Committee heard physicians backing universal registration, and delegations pressed for more funds for the Home for Incurables and Nursery and Child's Hospital. Governor Brown signed bonds for Easton High School. The oyster commission sent resolutions to Virginia for action, and a joint committee was formed to attend ex-Attorney General Gwinn's funeral. An increase in St Johns College funding was recommended amid other budget talks, while a Senate debate over punishments for Felon offenses led to engrossment for third reading.
Calvert county court sessions continue as new cemetery plans arise in Annapolis. A county treasurer bid faces a lively contest in Calvert. Cumberland man Frank Madore killed by train. Mrs. Susan Venable dies at 61 in Crinfield. In Ellicott City, Theodore Robison inherits 75 408 from Germany. Elkton and Southern Railroad directors meet at Elkton. Oyster navy deputy commander named Wm E Cullen. Sharpsburg Fruit Growers elect Charles G Biggs president. Cumberland council to discuss sewer plan Friday. Washington county adds nearly a million to tax base. Captain Muir’s Addie Shelton service ends after Feb 1. John Sanders murdered near Cherry Run. Rudolph Ztegier surrenders at Berkeley Springs. Kent and Queen Annes delegations travel to Annapolis to seek 58 000 state aid for Elkton and Southern Railroad.
The article recalls St. Valentine as bishop and symbol of love and charity, tracing February feasts from pagan Lupercalia to Christian celebration. It also reports a Baltimore custody transfer in a case involving John Juricks, a colored youth, with theft allegations of $100 from Frederick resident Joan H. Williams. Real estate transfers list several parcels in Lewistown and surrounding areas with buyers and prices.
Ex Alderman writes to Monteruy correcting claim that the current Monterv yer Board report is the first full itemized statement. He notes prior trustee reports for 1878 and 1879 exist on file, though not published, and credits the trustees for reform and ending unlawful borrowing. He praises the treasurer and city register for clear financial statements amid some salary expenditures.
A bill introduced by Senator Newman seeks to incorporate the Maryland State Fireman’s Association with officers from Frederick Baltimore and other cities. The group aims to organize volunteers, aid injured firemen, and study apparatus effectiveness while holding property up to twenty thousand dollars.
Frederick caught the tail end of a blizzard with several inches of snow. Snow and sleet moved in from Monday into the night, bringing sleighing conditions for those with sleighs. The piece closes with an advertisement for Hood’s Sarsaparilla claiming cure and urging readers to obtain it.
In open court Judge McSherry Lynch and Vinson preside. The Watkins versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad case ended with a jury retreat. The next docket item concerns John William Wat King son of the plaintiff in the prior suit, tied to the same events. The plaintiff in the new case was among two confined after reaching Washington, released on a $10 payment by John W. Watkins, the defendant in the earlier action.
The News promotes daily World’s Fair coupons worth 10 cents and three stamps to obtain a portfolio part. Deliveries aim twice weekly, with orders due by Wednesday. mail orders add two more stamps. A bound volume option costs 6.50 for book plus year of The News, or 4.50 for book plus weekly paper. Also lists marriage licenses and a note on early spring.
Local notices advertise Valentine sales with cheap prices and a deal on comic valentines. W W Lease & Co at cpp, City Hotel hosts a Ladies Short-Hand Class. A stenography and typewriting class forms at the Woman's College, with J H Apple handling terms.
The store proclaims a large stock of table damask and barkpins opened yesterday. It claims the best linen makes with wide patterns, matching bleached damasks, special values in towels, and the cheapest white quilts. It promises low prices on muslin, sheetings, and pillow linen.
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