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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1891
Page
2
Fragmented scan reveals a will with spellings and scribbles, naming John Socks and family. It mentions burial wishes, debts, and bequests to Adams County and his wife. The testator Sam Pepers signs hand written lines, questioned by illegible sections and corrections.
Special Weather Bulletin notes a storm off the Maine coast bringing heavy rain and snow along the Atlantic while cold waves spread from the Gulf to the Southeast. In Maryland Martinsburg residents protest the Baltimore and Ohio rail division move to Cumberland citing job impact and future repairs. Officials promise consideration of local interests as work continues on factory sites and utilities nearby.
Mrs Jariey Again features Ass Jarleys wax works at Gelwick s Hall Emmitsburg this evening with Miss Edith Motier and a list of ladies and gentlemen assisting. Music between exhibits and proceeds go to the Woman s Benevolent Society of the Reformed church. Also reports on a Hagerstown court day verdicts and a Montgomery county damages case.
The fourth quarterly conference of Liberty circuit will be held in Beato hce district on Saturday, with Edwin De Linthicam as delegate from the Sunday-school and Rev H H Savase to preach at New Market and Prospect. John Kunkel reroutes his dwelling on Carroll street with metal shingles and Rev G J Roudubust preaches his last sermon for the year in the U B church.
Baltimore markets report a dull session with grains mixed. Wheat prices ranged with southern and western firmness, corn showing strength, oats and rye cited as nominal, hay firm, and provisions listed as dull. Butter remains active, strong, and scarce while fresh dairy demand persists.
Sunday incident near Westminster mill features four men in perplexing disguise as churchgoers notice odd behavior. A man asks about the will and speaks in muddled terms, then departs amid crowd laughter after a misread Sunday. The scene ends with locals recalling a past theft involving mules.
The obituary honors Samuel M Clagett a respected Frederick business leader and longtime insurer who died at 4 15 AM after paralysis of the heart in his 33rd year He was born near Hyattstown and lived in the city most of his life aiding his father in business and later running the firm He leaves a mother several sisters and brothers and his funeral is set for Monday at St Johns Catholic Church Also notice brief items marking the deaths of Dr Josh Routzahn Mrs Rebecca Bowlus Miss Annie Cummings and Mrs Fannie C Mangum with their names ages and survivors or locations.
Several residents are listed as ill with pneumonia cold rheumatism and other ailments improving slowly. A Frederick Gun Club pigeon shooting contest at Agricultural Park drew a crowd with several scores reported and a live pigeon event. Also notices a lunacy case set for court and an historical medical anecdote about catarrh treatment in 1951.
A damaged OCR page shows assorted items including hotel sale notices, a public sale of hotel furnishings, and medical advertisements for heart disease remedies Kemp's Balsam Pan-Tina, and Victor Infant's Relief. It includes testimonials, drugstore pitches, and a few scattered names such as Mery L. Baker of Ovid Michigan and J. Garret.
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