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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1893
Page
3
Special Dispatch reports a 24 hour forecast from the Weather Bureau with chief Hazereror issuing the outlook. The page lists ads and notices including For Sale Sleigh Notice-Meeting Notice-Opening Public Sale-Ross and miscellaneous local mentions such as At the Rink.
Ai D Hammond arrived at Liberty with his stock and effects after lying at Pleasant Hill and will reside there. His barn was burned during the holidays causing a loss. Dr J T Jarboe has moved to Hagerstown. Emma Horine of Burkittsville returns from six months in the West visiting Quincy and Kansas City with Chicago World’s Fair views. Sallie Collistor resumes governess duties for A D Thomas on Merryland Tract after two weeks in Hanover.
Brief items note an annual collision of Shrove Tuesday and St. Valentine’s Day delighting revelers as Lent begins. Workmen Williams Woodward Theodore C. Krebs finish red brick on Mr. Sedan’s Rockville residence and return home to await better weather. Snowfall totals two and a half inches from Wednesday night to today with no sleighing due to light snow and wind.
A Monday night patio dance at Mr. Charles Bowers near Chestnut Grove School-house drew eleven couples. Guests traveled from Baltimore New York and nearby areas while Ler Brown's orchestra of Liberty provided music until 2 30 in the morning.
The funeral for Mr George Brane was held yesterday afternoon at 2 from his Shookstown home. Interment followed at Shook's Cemetery near Shookstown with Rev M S Bovey officiating. Pallbearers were Henry Gonso E L Miss John L Stockman Darla Grove.
Special Dispatch reports the four men Charles Brooks Moses Brown Fletcher Williams and Frisby Comegys were hanged today in Cuxasrestown Missouri at 12:12 p m. Sheriff Plummer supervised as guards opened cells and moved the condemned to the scaffold in a short procession amid hymns and a crowded corridor of witnesses.
A historical tally chronicles Maryland electors and their presidential choices from 1789 through 1893, listing candidates and vote counts for each year, noting shifts in party and ticket composition across decades. The data highlights Maryland's evolving political alignments and the changing names atop the electoral slate.
Margeret Kuetz of Liberty dies at home aged about 72. Burial held at St. Peter's K. C. Church with Rev. T. J. Monteverde presiding. Enoch Garver, 79, dies on Walnut street. funeral at M. E. Church with interment at Fairmount. Rhodanius Hilliard Jacobs, 43, dies in Hagerstown of consumption. Sadie Brown, seven, dies from consumption and dropsy. Hotel arrivals include travelers from Philadelphia, Columbus, Kalamazoo and Baltimore. Bank stock sale: Central National Bank shares, 65 sold to George A. Dean at $32 each.
A Tas News piece surveys a Brazilian hotel with vast salons and carved doors, airy galleries, and frescoed walls, contrasting with austere bed chambers. It notes open windows, lack of elevators, a floor staff buffet system, outdoor douches, and multilingual hotel rules stressing Sundays bills and quiet hours.
Emily J. Blessing of Charlestown widow of John F. Blessing arranged a sale through Col. D. Gibson of John Brown’s Bible to F. G. Logan of Chicago. The Bible Brown used during confinement and trial contains marked passages about slavery and was given to Blessing before his December 2, 1859 execution. Logan plans a private collection of Brown and Lincoln relics.
A tramp named Jesse Barns obtained lodging from the mayor Tuesday night and was later seen begging and drinking. He appeared before Police Justice Eckstein and received a six month sentence to the Maryland House of Correction.
Qualified road supervisors were listed by district with names including Jeremiah C. Martin Upton Geisbert Joseph Biggs George Ineen 5 F Putman Allen G Zie in district allocations. The report notes qualification occurred before Clerk Jordan yesterday.
Dr G L G Anderson describes Peach Fever a new occupational ailment observed among peach culture workers. The illness includes psychotic symptoms respiratory irritation skin rash and mucous membrane inflammation with nasal congestion and a wheezy cough. He notes non contagiousness no identifiable microbe yet and questions a common cause with Peach Yellows.
The Maryland law allows partridge shooting November 1 to February 1 with local county rules taking precedence. Local seasons begin today as counties adopt their own closures. Maryland sportsmen enjoyed a fortunate year with ducks plentiful and woodcock scarce due to winter conditions. partridges thrived in dry spells and remained plentiful though harder to hunt, with a Baltimore gun club member scoring 250 snipe, 657 partridges, 384 woodcocks, 200 dozen reed birds and three pheasants between April 3 and December 22.
A report notes 189% 86 deaths in Carroll county among residents over 79 during the year. Eight were over 90 and one lived to 103, Mrs Susane Parker of Oasland. Betsy Harden of Westminster aged 97 is the next oldest. In Westminster this week Feat ate Snaeffer aged 84 and Nancy Shriner aged 90 died. Geo. Erb of Linwood died Monday in his 76th year.
Friends and congregation of St James Evangelical Lutheran Church collected at the pastor’s residence and presented Rev Hasstarl with groceries provisions meat and other donations. The pastor received the gifts in a joyful speech thanking the donors for their generosity.
A small out building on the premises of James Matthews in Middletown was nearly destroyed by fire at 7 o'clock last night. Hot ashes emptied in the building caused the blaze, but snow extinguished it. town protection is currently lacking.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative for colds fevers and cleansing the system. It claims only the California Syrup Company manufactures the true remedy and lists 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles sold by druggists.
Lincoln J Carter’s scenic melodrama The Fast Mail plays at City Opera House tonight. It features an engine room on a steamboat, a real train of fourteen cars with an illuminated caboose, Niagara Falls scenes, and dramatic yet humorous action. Seats are on sale.
Frederick committees from six local fire companies met at Independent Hose Company Hall to form a State firemen’s association aimed at improving efficiency and harmony among volunteer departments. Officers were elected and a five member constitutional committee appointed. first meeting slated for June in Frederick during the Independent Hose Company’s 75th anniversary celebration.
Preaching is planned for M P Church in Liberty and at Johnsville next Sunday. A Young People's Missionary Society meeting is set for this evening at 7 30 in the Evangelical Lutheran church East Church street. Epworth League hosts an entertainment and reception at 7 45 in M E Church rooms. Rev Father Bradey 83 a Jesuit lecturer speaks Sunday at 2 in Young Men's Catholic Union rooms. A Sunday closing the World's Fair petition is read in churches and signed by Frederick women to present to Congress via General McKaig. Independent Drum Corps nominates officers led by J Roger McSherry and others. annual election next Thursday. Sick include Mrs A Hilleary visiting sister in Macomb ill with typhoid pneumonia and her husband and another resident also ill. Edward Kelly of West Fifth street is very ill.
The Iste snow fall provides a fine chance for sleighing as last evening streets rang with bells. The rising generation took to the roads with a goat and sleigh for a lively outing.
Mulliniz and Kemp advertise closing several ladies and children's goats lofts over the next weeks. They claim to have blankets and comforts in stock and offer big bargains. Call and see their adquarters for sizes and items.
A local carpet department advertises Japanese matting remnants ranging from five to twenty five yards. The sale emphasizes good quality and attractive styles as they clear stock for the new spring arrival.
Dr Louis W Morris and Alisa Mary Wright wed in Dorchester County after a Peninsula Horticultural Society gathering. In Cumberland, John Coulehan a leading Allegany county citizen died Wednesday evening. Four of eight parsons convicted for the Dr Hill murder face hanging at Chestertown today. The state comptroller reports a satisfactory annual fiscal condition. Agricultural Society of Bront romery County elects 12 directors for 1808 including Hutton Rabbitt Bogely Kail Mun caster Bentley Offutt Gassaway West Fields Stouffer Dorsey.
Skating and dancing every Saturday night at the Armory with admission set at 15 cents. Free admission for ladies. Also notices offer Mrs Airy Weekly and a first class opening for men with small means. Ads promote land and fields in Maryland and landlord tenant notice blanks available at The News Office for 10 cents a dozen.
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