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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
5
A fragmented list recalls deaths and events on January 23 across history. Mentions include religious figures and public figures linked to various places, with incomplete OCR text obscuring many names and locations. The passage summarizes historical deaths and notable occurrences without clear details for precise attribution.
A tattered fragment lists ads and notices including a girl wanted, rent sign, market street reference, city opera tours, church announcements, and various names. It reads like a mixed early 20th century classifieds page with incomplete entries and garbled lines.
Mise Annie Kate Nay of Middletown awaits a pending move with friends in Frederick while Mrs A W Wirer visits in Baltimore. Miss Clara Coblentz of Frederick visits relatives in Washington. Residents, including Mr CE Foglefritz of Hagerstown and Mr and Mrs F T Grovs of Shepherdstown, travel and host in Frederick and surrounding areas. The Rev Dr John Goucher will visit the area days with the McKenney family.
Local tastings include F Haller sending Maum moh oysters to Tus News, called Mogals, with a dubious title. Arctic travelers report moisture in breath forming snowflies. Do not chew threads due to nasal hazards. Potomac Lime Works near Shepherdstown renames with 100 workers. Commander John L Cost of Rezo Port GA R appoints aide-de-camp to General Park sod, Maryland has two aides de camp. An estimate suggests about 60 000 tramps roaming the United States.
Funeral services were held for Bettha Smith a colored infant with interment at St Johns Cemetery. Mary Whiten a colored woman at her home on North Balnta street with interment at Gresumount. George W Harrington’s funeral occurred at his family home on Fourth Street with burial at Mt Olivet Cemetery. The report lists funeral directors A T Rice and Sones and A Bae and Sonwots. A public auction conducted by Cbames B Fout at 1080 O'clock sold three story brick house on West Patrick Street to Georges Zimmermann for 100000 and a Northwest Addition building lot for 3160. another property, a weather boarded house on West Fifth Street, sold to Boos Welty for 261.80.
A meeting of the committees on designed location of the Key Monument Association will be held this evening at 780 Ocek at the residence of Mrs Jocgs Richie Wes Charchetreei.
Seer McBride sold at sherfle sale yesterday a threahing machine and trac. Moeenglee, Mr. Grabbe a part owner, bought for $750. Moertings FAcrne. Waiter T.rtmant Sra Lippy, both of Jobnorine districs.
A motion filled notice lists Sunday services at St John s Catholic Church St John s German Reformed Church and Lutherans across town with sermons by Rev Wilde Rev Dr E W Frelbich Rev John F Geucher and others Also mentions Epworth League activities at M E Church and a revival each night Revivalist pastor Rev C W Bilne Aptley and new rector Rev Ganon E B Taylor accepted at Ascension Church W estminste r All times local and include Sunday school and youth meetings
Officers report on several local events including a farmer's institute in Cambridge and a tossed strike by coal carters at Chestertown. Worcester county politics begin as fire destroys a factory near Hazertown. Drowning victims near Ornfield recovered and Bayview Asylum seeks 1100000 in 1897 funding.
Mrs Eleanor Worthington Jobnann, daughter of Dr. George O. Worthington of 620 North Gillmor Street Baltimore, wed Mr Evans Rodgers at 5 p m at First Presbyterian Church Parksvenue and Madison Street Baltimore. The rector was Dr Jere Witherspoon. The bride wore a green cloth gown with jewel velvet and jet, bonnet and gloves. bridesmaids wore white organdie over yellow. After the ceremony the couple took a late afternoon train to New York for their honeymoon. They will reside in Baltimore.
A pleasant evening at Trinity M E Church South featured a program of music mandolin guitar and vocal solos with Mrs FV Syaut and Miss Emily Landauer among performers. A Frederick College Alumni meeting in College Hall appointed committees and planned the February 26 gathering while treasurer Mr Willem H Albough presented the annual report.
ALP Marsh proprietor of the Court street restaurant displayed a Mameeth pumpkin on exhibit, reported as weighing one handed and twenty five pounds.
A fogbound morning sees buyers and sellers hustling through cold stalls as market activity slows. Chickens, butter, vegetables, and various meats trade at reduced prices while dealers push bargains to lure customers before spring.
An attached team driven by Edward Shafer and owned by Kate Grif left a wagon on a corner near Middletown on a Wednesday morning. The runaway horses charged up Jefferson and Malo ari streets, then down toward Vernon Street. Bystanders Stephen Brows Hiram Myers and Deonla Gray halted the horses at the hill’s edge near Africa, risking their lives to prevent a crash at Simon Sacrr'r residence.
Not Loesied and Charles Slouck were accidentally photographed during a trip to the mother of Mrs John O Dare in Pleasant Walk. They underwent an operation on Wednesday of the week for the removal of pus in the murcle. Surgeons Uri Zimmer man of Myeraville and William Smith of Booneboro performed the procedure. They could not locate the bus they hoped to find. Bloock’s home was in the wear and the van shot while banding revolver.
Mary Hoffmeter, daughter of Nev T F Finier of Middletown, suffered a palatal and dangerous fall at the Electric Railroad station in Middletown on Monday. She slipped while stepping to the track and fell some feet to the ground, narrowly escaping serious injuries. She was taken to Frederick for care where she attends the Woman's College.
In Emmutilburg district, Stouter and Mugsear chased and assaulted a rival suitor of a local young woman. The state attorney transferred the case to a court, with $100 bail set for the accused. The pair, known in the area, fled to parts unknown before being rounded up.
Frederick riders gain earlier morning departure from 445 am to 418 am improving connections to Washington and Baltimore papers and mail services daily except Sunday. Train No 18 extends Mount Airy to Cumberland with Hagerstown link and local stops. The 945 am train now connects to Titusville Chicago Cincinnati and Indianapolis then continues as a through train to Chicago.
The piece argues that readers underestimate ad costs in magazines and newspapers. It cites rates from Indian and Chicago publications, noting one column in the Chicago Tribune ranges from $27,050 to $50,000, with other magazines demanding hundreds. It contends prudent merchants spend carefully, avoiding large risks without solid returns.
The John L. Sigler farm of 1034 acres near Middletown was sold to George O. Dorr for 41750, including the growing crop. The Horino farm of 194 acres with timber land near Harmony fetched 13626, bought by the Dummage Brothers. John H. Smith sold War Grove property between Middletown and Frederick to George Webster, with plans to move to Adamstown.
A review lauds Barmeleter for rich tone and touch in a concert at Woman's College on January 26. A separate item notes the Jlgerstown electric railway's financial gains amid expansion and a near-miss when a trap door fell toward postmaster Leslie Gaver during a morning walk in Middletown.
Middletown residents seek to fill vacant houses as demand for dwellings rises. Officials note many applicants from locals and outsiders seeking to locate homes, while work continues to address housing shortages and rental availability.
The second night exhibition presents stereoscopic views and lenticular motion figures under Prof. Kimball at the Lyceum. Audiences admire new and older scenes, with the Ufora House orchestra performing complimenting pieces as the wizard Edison acts entertain. Long the manager, with Messrs Sharp and Str, receives praise for a well run program and graceful conduct of the matinee and evening shows.
A 21 year old from Lowiatown attempts a marriage license on a working day but lacks majority and a proper certificate from his guardian. A clerk offers a certificate to present to parents while seeking proof of mature status, as the youth seeks a license to wed. The Southern Alumni Association holds its seventh annual meeting at Carrollton Hotel in Baltimore on Thursday evening January 28 with program segments including introductions, business, and a guest from the Reformed Church Rev Dr E it Evchbach expected to attend.
The Converted Priest Perry, formerly of New York and connected with Bishop Gibbons, speaks next Monday in Kemp Hall on Rome's Treatment of Women In and Out of Convents. He defends public schools and American institutions, supports free speech, and offers a $40 stipend to attendees. He challenges opponents to disprove his views and appeals to clergy and Catholics to judge his handling of the topic.
Fragmentary OCR paragraph mentions names Mag He Kors Kare Fillies James Robart Bhepperd. It references offenses and a correction notice related to a local governor figure and parodic content. The readable parts suggest a court or legal notice context with named individuals.
A garbled OCR passage mentions a tig Catamount and a mat named Burns linked to a place in Pennsylvania. Descriptions include an animal measurement and scattered names such as Missietmo and Mooniatn with unclear actions. The fragment structure is incomplete and lacks coherent events.
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