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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1893
Page
3
Advertisements and notices list items including Doll Brothers, For Rent farm space, Wanted Agents, Public Sale Linn, Dr Sanden's Electric Belt, Legal Notice No 6080 Equity, and Local Mention Cleveland's Inaugural Hon.
Purely personal notes list several residents visiting or traveling. Elizabeth Tyson visits friends in Shepherdstown West Virginia while Mary Tyson returns from Baltimore. Eisenhauer plans to attend the Inauguration in Washington then visit New York and Philadelphia. Bessie Tyson and Harriet Quynn visit Washington and Baltimore. Emma Fout visits Nellie Chapman in town. Lula Brust visits Baltimore. Laura Jones visits Baltimore. Nellie Stone returns to Baltimore. Charles Wolf returns home to Good Hope Frederick County after months in the West. Colonel L V Baughman is in North Carolina.
Mr Robert Blumewater works at Mr H T Klines tobacco store during illness. A Dramatic Association meeting of Purity Lodge LO G T 21 will meet this evening at 7. Hicks comments on rising temperatures and storms. March comes in like a lamb sometimes, then goes out fierce. Mr Millard Arnold qualified before Clerk Jordan as road supervisor in election district 22. A subscriber who quit Smethport Democrat after years paid has case in county jail. New fractional currency in 10 15 25 and 50 cent denominations resembles wartime issues. Changeable weather yields colds for many. Harper’s Ferry post office to become Presidential office. Frederick College Alumni elect officers tonight. The Lively Time Company rehearsed last night for a county engagement. Augustus Obenderfer trains his brother’s horse. Col L V Baughman received a purebred fox hound from Highfield by Adams Express. Chss A Bitter man Albert Miller and Henry Thomas committed to Honterue Hospital by Justice Eckstein. An independent Mason made an unsuccessful attempt to swindle fellow Masons in Frederick.
Miss Arabella Schroeder died February 27, 1895, at her brother Daniel A. Boone's home in Baltimore. Interment will be held Wednesday at Peterutilie in Frederick County.
Thomas H. Myers was arrested yesterday by Comatable Getzbaugh on a charge of unlawfully selling Aquor. He appeared before Justice Howes who found him not guilty due to lack of evidence.
The Philomathean Literary Society of Frederick held its first public meeting of the year in Kemp Hall. President Noah E. Cramer welcomed guests and outlined the society’s aims, noting growth to 32 members and inviting more young men to join. The program featured essays, readings, poetry, and a debate on annexing the Hawaiian Islands with five judges and four speakers. The audience witnessed strong performances before adjourning to arrange weekly meetings at 7:00 PM Fridays.
Petennial property inventories for the estates of Lewis Ramsburg Recessed and J H M Siifer were filed in Orphans Court. The court granted an order to sell the assets of the deceased estates.
The two young colored men arrested last Saturday morning for the Bennett residence robbery appeared before Justice Eckstein II. Clothes from the burglary were sold at Gilbert's saloon on East Patrick Street. Williams was caught at Kuhn's Brewery and later at a Baltimore pike saloon after an escape. Part of the clothing hid near Bentz Street Bridge. They were held for the grand jury. Officers Freed and Brookey deserve praise for rapid capture. Wilson is an old offender.
A pleasant supper and bazaar fundraiser by the Gardenville Lutheran Aid Society featured ornate decorations, a Maryland horse-drawn excursion, and performances by Prof. James A. Newmyers and local bands. Attendees included Mrs. Robert Tye man and many neighborhood residents, with varied social highlights and late conversations marking a memorable evening.
This morning the February court, with a fall bench, disposed of several criminal cases. Wim. Young received four months in jail for larceny, with J Roger ArcSherry for the traverser. Charles Birdsell was found guilty in two larceny cases. Clinton Thomas was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary for larceny. Henry Abey was found guilty of rape and given six years in the penitentiary, with Fankle and McSherry as traversers’ counsel. At report time the court was handling State vs Sumner Morgan.
In Carroll County Circuit Court since Saturday, Benjamin Poerner sues Samuel Mehring for 5000 dollars over a dog bite in Taneytown district. Poerner alleges severe left hand injuries from the attack after working on Mehring’s premises. Mehring contends Poerner provoked the dog despite warnings. The case draws much interest with a full courtroom and jury. D N Henning represents the plaintiff, Clabaugh and Roberts the defendant.
The article argues that many who suppose themselves ill are not diseased but need cleansing of the system. It promotes Syrup of Figs from the Fig Syrup Co as a positive remedy. The tone urges comfort and a straightforward cure through this patent medicine.
County correspondence records the deaths of Elizabeth Miller at 85 and Rebecca Myerly at 78, with funerals at Haugh church and nearby notes on community visits, a christening at Charles J Smith’s, a large social gathering, and various local updates from Lime Kiln Grove and surrounding areas including schooling, weather, roads, and a wedding.
Visitors occupied the AlcLinn residence with a generous aid display for the family after a community gathering. About 220 dined as Rev Scott presented gifts including a gold watch and cash. Mrs McLinn received fine china and linens while the household received beef, flour, vegetables, and a horse’s feed. The event closed with song and blessing, amid gratitude and merriment.
In the stock notes EMfas Mary Houff is very sick with inflammatory rheumatism. Gracie Sponseller of Zieglersville is ill with the same. Dr. A A Sharetts is the attending physician. Grace Stone is much better today. Deed of Trust filed by Daniel W Gise for creditors with Wm C Birley as punta. Henry Dixon, colored, convicted of forgery, sentenced to five years and six months in the Penitentiary.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers special excursion trains for Mr. Cleveland's inauguration on March 4. Frederick to Washington round trips are priced at 2.25 with return by March 7. Tickets go on sale March 2 to 4. W T Mullinix is the local ticket agent.
The Ladies Mite Society of St James Evangelical Lutheran Church plans a program tonight above Kemp Hall. Forty hours devotion at St Johns Catholic Church closed this morning with the procession of the holy eucharist. The devotions drew strong interest from the community at the Novitiste.
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