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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
5
Special dispatch reports the ransom for Miss Stone has been paid but no release date is set. Brigands demand a week to secure their retreat before the prisoner is delivered.
Prince Henry sailed for New York from Brembbruaven at 343 p m today, according to dispatches to The News. The report notes the royal sailor’s departure as part of resumed transatlantic travel.
Pleasant Paragrapha lists residents and visitors moving through Frederick and surrounding towns. Walter Goleman of Washington visits friends. D O Winebrezer returns from New York. Albert N McQardell heads to Washington. William Graham visits Florida with his niece. J R Keller family visit Mobarly. David S Rice returns from Waynesboro on business. Lloyd H Barber visits parents in Liberty Town. Grace Saylor visits Westminster and Union Bridge. W G Toms on business trip spends a week with parents in Middletown. Elizabeth Gattier visits Doll in Washington. Wm O Botaler considered for pension office examiner. Eleanor Crane extends stay in Piedmont and travels to Hagerstown. Elaser O Holbruner takes job at Camden Station Baltimore with family to follow. Horace Brown transfers from Frederick to Baltimore offices.
Useless aphorisms on sociability and advertising pep allude to public life. The new Myersville Savings Bank building nears completion and should be occupied by April 1. A garbled note mentions a Christmas carpet sweeper gift and odd prices for goods like barrel, corm, and fruit, reflecting a fragmented catalog-like reading.
The column lists church service times for Sobleysville Mission All Saints Episcopal St Johns Catholic St Johns German Reform etc with masses at various hours and Sunday school at 2 pm. It notes ministers Rev J F Xavier Coleman Rev B V Switzer Rev E L McLean Rev O W Baldwin and Rev Dr Eschbach among others and mentions a Valentine Social at Evangelical Lutheran church with prizes and orchestra.
The article chronicles Dr. Brohbach’s extensive roles across church boards and educational institutions. He served on the Board of Missions of the Synod of Lancaster since 1871, chaired and secretaried several boards, and held positions at Franklin and Marshall College and the Woman's College in Frederick. He attended international church alliances in London, Toronto, and Washington, and received a Doctor of Divinity from Heidelberg College in 1887.
EWS OF THE STATE notes a request for state funding to build a militia armory. Obituaries report deaths: Robinson W. Cator of paralysis. J. Albert Johnston at W. T. Hamilton farm age 30 from typhoid. Foundry House sale in Chestertown for 1200 dollars. Locomotive engineer Taylor Deck reports a fourth major accident in four years. Divorce petition filed by Mrs Emma L. Pordum in Montgomery County Circuit Court. J A Goldsborough to speak in Chestertown for Mount Vernon Society anniversary on February 22. Franklin Williams returns to Maryland after 22 years away, having trekked home from North Dakota with family in wagon.
Cir cuit Court in Jefferson county West Virginia orders sale of five acre tract near Harper s Ferry to satisfy a debt of 1118 owed by the late Miss Kate Field to Alexander Murphy the administrator. The tract holds the authentic John Brown fort once the engine house at Harper s Ferry later moved to Chicago for the World s Fair and returned to Field before her death
The Brunswick Herald lauds Judge Motter's timely grand jury guidance while criticizing the burden on local residents who must travel to Frederick to testify. Round trip car fare plus incidentals reach about 140 dollars, with 100 attendance fees paid by the county. Attending may span multiple days, incurring further losses of income.
At the Boyd Telephone Company annual meeting in Damascus Montgomery County Mr L B Price will resign as superintendent and manager. He sold controlling stock to a syndicate including F L Johns of McSherrystown Pa Harry N Gitt and Thowne J O Neill and others of Hanover Pa. The group has bought controlling interests in local firms in Carroll and Washington counties Maryland and parts of West Virginia and Virginia and has sought control of Frederick County Telephone and Telegraph Company. A line from West Minater to Mount Airy will connect with Boyd.
Taylor Deck, locomotive engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has suffered a string of accidents. He fell from his engine in Branswick yards, breaking two of his teeth, and has endured four major injuries over four years. Earlier wrecks include Germantown head-on collision, a strike by a westbound train at Washington Junction, and a later mishap at Harper's Ferry, with injuries persisting across incidents.
Liank I B Cason Branewick, a year old son, disappeared Wednesday evening after crying at his bedside. A searching party located the child at the foot of a hill near his home by William H Clay, but he was not found until Thursday morning near Point of Rocks.
The circuit court convened at 9 30 this morning with Associate Tadge Motter on the bench. James W. Lowe pleaded guilty to stealing four barrels of corn and was sentenced to three years in the Maryland Penitentiary. Other defendants pleaded not guilty or had pleas entered, including James King and Ernest Covington. The grand jury thanked State's Attorney Worthington, and the demurrer in William Branchey et al. vs Charles M Ward was overruled with 15 days to answer the bill alleging undue influence in a deed. Attorneys for Ward and plaintiffs present.
Richard Henry Dorsey of Buat Fourth street owns a silver spur worn by his grandfather Colonel Richard Dorsey in the Revolutionary War. The spur aided by the colonel who commanded a Pennsylvania regiment, died in 1830 at about 70 years old, leaving the heir to decide its fate. A bid of 300 dollars was rejected. The elder Dorsey, a friend of General Washington, resided in How Bry county after the war and urged government reimbursement, which was never made. The lineage traces to Mortimer, father of Richard Dorsey, and through marriage links to Dr. Hammond of the county and Mrs. Milton G. Urner.
The grocery firm Oushwa & Brother, a large Martinsburg West Virginia store, was locked up by a constable yesterday after partner O Conuehwa exploited bankruptcy law. A judgment for 800 dollars against the other partner left him unable to pay, prompting the store’s closure.
Dr D and Stone of Mt Pleasant Carroll county bought the Pickett farm near Winfield for 6000 dollars. Higa aon will occupy the property in spring.
Local notices from City Hotel Grill highlight oyster pies fried oysters and blue points with side dishes and a lunch that promises value. Advertisements list household items for sale, carpet cleaning, Easter music, and local services. Includes references to oysters, ducks, lobsters, and other foods plus shops on Market Street.
In memoriam note dated February 1902 records the death of George T Hennedy formerly of Frederck at age 63 in Baliamore. The poem laments the brother’s loss with lines of farewell and longing, signed by a sister who says they shall meet again in some distant time.
Obituary notices record the deaths of Daniel A Boone and Elizabeth Wachter with family details and burial plans. Other obituaries include Louisa Fowler and Samuel Warner, noting survivors and burial sites. The section also lists several real estate transactions, including homes and farms sold in Libertytown Thurmont Graceham Middletown and surrounding areas along with auction details and prices.
JOAN HENDRICKSON leads a promotional piece announcing a winter clearance sale of ladies misses and children's ready made garments. The event emphasizes red ticket prices and a special sale period with dramatic language to lure shoppers.
The advertisement promotes men s fur gloves including Mei s Updegraff for Gloves and Collars, with a few remnants of Silke at low prices. Also offered are all wool dress goods at 190 worth 60c in 36 inch widths.
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