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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1900
Page
4
The Saturday News promises an eight page issue with British reverses, love romance serials, ladies department with recipes and home hints, farmer articles with illustrations, Sunday school lesson analysis, and regular features like Letters from Mary Jane. It notes delivery by mail or address and a two cent price.
The funeral for Hall Swadener of Liberty was conducted Wednesday by Fairmont Council 0 U A M and held at the Methodist Protestant Church with Rev W J Floyd delivering the sermon assisted by Rev T J Cross. Interment in Fairmount Cemetery used American Mechanics ritual. pallbearers were T Arnold Whitmore Marcellus Swadener Edward G Beall Albert W Etzler F C Rossman and H Thomas. The funeral for Mrs Margaret Cramer occurred yesterday with services at Glade Reformed Church Walkersville officiated by Rev D J Wolfe. pallbearers were William Falmer Carlton Dean Jacob Smith Frank Mahoney and others. interment at Glade Cemetery. A T Rice & Sons directed both services.
The Local Mart lists corn at 1.75 per barrel shelled corn at 31 cents per bushel wheat at 12 plates per bushel hay priced from 18 to 11 dollars. Alle gany’s canning factory hires EA Winkleman of this city as prooss aor and general manager. notice from The News.
The Frederick County circuit court convened with Judge Murter and Henderson as bench. Charles Herd was found guilty of robbery and larceny, receiving a ten year sentence in the Maryland penitentiary. Joseph Jones pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and was jailed ten days. Ezra Wetzel faced larceny of harness at $7.50 with a guilty verdict. George Littles was acquitted on concealed weapons, then found guilty of disturbing the peace and jailed 30 days.
Mr Wm L Troxell hosted teachers from the county districts during the Teachers Institute at Market and Fifth streets in the city. Guests enjoyed supper, then patriotic songs and piano music by Sulkey and Prof Stottlemyer. Several local residents attended from Frederick Wolfsville Deerfield and others.
Mr Lichtenthaler of the H G Lichtenthaler & Co milling firm will leave Thurmont this spring to reside in the county’s lower part. Partner Allen Deshler will continue the milling operation for Mr D B Reazer in the area.
Filen Lyne, sixteen, daughter of John W Lyne of Thurmont, was taken to a Baltimore hospital for tumor surgery. She survived the operation but remains very weak. An advertisement touts Hood's Sarasa as a potent cure with a long record of cures.
Local residents and out-of-town visitors are recorded in a string of brief notes. Names appear with hometowns such as Washington Baltimore Brudwick Bedford Pa Rockville Westminster Vernantown Ohio Ravenna Ohio and dates of visits or departures. Several family members and friends are mentioned visiting relatives and returning to their homes in Maryland Ohio New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Mr William J Gallery of Baltimore visits family visiting Mrs Gallery's mother Mrs Augustus Arnold. Several locals travel, Mrs Hagan improves, fair for St Josephs church continues despite bad weather. Deaths include John Tabler James Windsor Mrs Harris. Ed Bardette ill,E Harris takes clerk post Gaithersburg. Ben Johnson improves amid bad roads.
The six year old son of Mrs and Vinton Dahlgren in New York fell from a third story balcony onto a stone floor fracturing his skull breaking an arm and suffering internal injuries. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia.
A Teachers Institute session opens with music and prayers and adopts resolutions praising county educators and state leaders. A new Frederick County Teachers Association forms, elects officers including President Frank Harshman and Secretary Susie Markey, and plans future meetings under executive committee guidance.
Miss May Barger married Edgar Magabs at the bride parents home near Burkittsville on Tuesday February 20 at 6 30 in the evening by Rev C L Ritter. Attendants Miss Blanche Hightman and Mr Iren Magahs. Bride wore blue satin with roses. wedding dinner followed.
The Maryland Conference of the United Brethren church will meet in Bohrersville Washington county on March 15. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society also meets at the same place on March 13. Services at Fressant Hill depel nest on the Sunday before, February 2 at 10 15 a m and at Zion Reformed church Charlesville at 2 15 p m led by Rev S M Hench with gatechetical class after the service. The ad copy for a laxative syrup follows.
Losxoos February 23 reports from Pastdeberg say General Urcey is heavily engaged in fighting as British forces press toward planning for a major capitulation. Brey dvr ta ehpaigi to ixining cews of big vorrender.
Heavy fighting reported along the Togela river as General Baler again failed to cross the river while leading a river assault. British forces sustained intensified near the front, with reports of renewed artillery and infantry clashes.
May term jurors drawn for Talbot County. George A Harlock of Millington dies suddenly. Capt John R King elected commander at the twenty fourth annual Maryland Civil War encampment. Branchville’s Staton Wallace in Havre de Grace. Oldtown Methodist seeks congressional reimbursement for Civil War church padding destruction. Harry A Richardson expands mortgage to 100000 in Eastern Shore Telephone bonds. Western Maryland miners organizing wage talks with Pennsylvania. Baltimore Lodge of Elks dedicates new home on Fayette near Howard with two lodges christened George and Martha. Legislature visits Springfield Hospital to study $157000 for new buildings. Johns Hopkins celebrates 24th commemorations and 25th year since Gilman presidency. alumni banquets at Hotel Rennert. Washington's Birthday observed statewide. Naval Academy at Annapolis receives a memorial tablet from Maryland Branch Daughters of the Revolution and E S Riley speaks on Maryland in the Revolution.
Multiple notices report deaths in New Jersey and surrounding areas. Chas E Martin of Plomont Valley near Werettop dies at 45 after weeks of dropsy. funeral at Knoxville Reformed church. Rev Fullerton R Harbaugh, longtime Presbyterian minister from Red Bank, dies at Red Bank. Miss Sannie Slifer dies at 63 in Robersville Washington County. services in Middletown. Mrs Westwood Dodderar of Oak Orchard dies at about 40. funeral at Linganore church.
The ad promotes Peerless Paper Meat Sacks to prevent skippers tainting meat. Sacks come in three sizes at 3 4 and 5 cents each and are guaranteed when directions on the sack are followed. Available from the Great Southern Company in Frederick Maryland if grocers stock them.
Brisk Bros invites shoppers to visit Saturday and be surprised by low prices on granite ware, boilers, buckets, disk pans, pudding pans, and cups. Special prices on china, glass, tinware, and yard line of pillowcase laces are noted, with a cordial invitation to call.
The Frederick County teachers express sorrow over the death of Mr A B Holts and commend his integrity duty geniality and example to students. They extend sympathy to his family and send a copy of the resolution to his wife for publication in local papers.
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