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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1897
Page
3
Executives bungled arrangements for a fundraising event. Ten thousand dollars was pledged as a guarantee and forty eight thousand dollars has been collected. An Italian scholar’s study on female crime in Naples notes fewer incidents of drunkenness among women and links criminality to education gaps.
Mrs Annie Hargett has returned from Baltimore after visiting friends. Mr M A Perry of Audubon Iowa is visiting in the city. Miss Nellie Minor, a noted Virginia young lady, has returned home to Taylorstown after a three week visit to relatives near Adsmatowa. The return is noted with regret by many friends along the Potomac.
The marriage of Charles W. Marts to Minnie Ruth James occurred last night at the bride’s residence. Rev. Luther Kuhlman officiated. The couple will reside south of the city. Marts manages Locust Level dairy. Also notes announce Mr. Osborne Yellott’s engagement to Miss Loo powers with a June 17 wedding planned at Trinity in Towson.
The Key Monument Association met to hear Folger McKiorey report on design options for a public statue of Francis Scott Key. After reviewing submissions, the committee chose Mr Doyle's circular pedestal with Key figure and emblematic group, earmarking about 10,000 dollars for completion and an unveiling planned for June 14, 1893.
The Daughters of Liberty Mt. Vernon chapter in Baltimore reported last night the election of officers after initiation services in Redonia Council No. 48. Officers include Councilor Miss Lizza Wise and Associate Councilor Miss Grace Crum, with several other named members and trustees.
The Frederick County Teachers Institute convened at the City Opera House with large attendance. Teachers from all districts joined a morning program featuring speeches and lectures on culture, science, and education. An afternoon session included papers on libraries, study methods, and physical culture, concluding with an evening entertainment.
Obituary notices report the death of K Morrison of Waynesboro aged 59 from heart failure after pneumonia, detailing a long career as a coachmaker and business partner, with survivors mother, wife, and two sons. Additional notices record the deaths of Roger Poore and Jackson Waters in Maryland and Montgomery county, with funeral details and burial plans. Elizabeth Shanes of Baltimore is listed as deceased at 84, with funeral arrangements in Martinsburg West Virginia.
News from Tur Churches notes a Reformed Guild meatlog and a St Paul’s Missionary Society service at Mossack ASL. Miss Dells Stone and Miss Mattie Young gave remarks. a tailer from Hey W K Hoy of Japan was read. Easter Sunday night will feature an exhibition by Harry S Fitzgerald and others at the First National Bank Building.
Still Arresting Tramps reports five well dressed men named Charles Williams daba Harfo Charles Johnson Charles Roberts and Edward Brown arrested by Cunatable Moberly. They claim to be en route to Washington for an inauguration but are sent to the House of Correction after magistrates weigh the case. The article discusses arrest fees and deterrence of tramp transport, noting prior incidents and a broader policy stance.
Frederick College hosts an Alumni meeting at 8 o clock Thursday evening February 18 to discuss the reduction and banquet planned for February 23. Old scholars are urged to attend.
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