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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1897
Page
3
The Weekly News will publish a handsome twelve page issue on Thursday with extensive news and special features. It boasts Frederick city and county circulation of about 40 advertising medium, inviting new and changed advertisements with deadlines 5 p.m. Wednesday for copy and 1 p.m. for changes.
A playful budget of items from local interests and general quirks. Notes on Congressman's health, Fourth of July date, baseball clubs, a jail case in Allogeny county, fashion reforms, new spring fabrics, and fur storage woes. Historical tidbits include Washington crossing art sale, Dardanelles note, algebra origins, a steam press incident, and a proposed lane for Lincoln’s statue funds.
Promoters and leaders including G W Smith and Mr Reno left for Kilerton to attend a county meeting urging an electric rail line between Middletown and Myereville. Local supporters gathered enthusiastically as the project appealed to residents in that region.
Counsel for A Gregg Willer depart for Pattimore and Baltimore ahead of the trial in the U S District Court on the matter. Attending attorneys include Messrs W W Doub, WH, Roulsabn, Ontletopher Davie and Emory L Un hienta of Middletown, with Mr Charles W Hove of Central National Bank also traveling. The case centers on the alleged blood purifier Maresparinia, promoted by Hood's.
A Boston style account covers a controversial lecture in Remp Wuth denouncing the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop McNamara is depicted as a witty aggressive speaker, while the audience includes Protestants and local figures amid claims of Catholic oppression of women and school battles. The speaker pledges defend patriotic and American values, asserts Rome’s enemies, and promises further public appearances with his wife.
A local resident, Kre Jmeph Chew, became sick at her home on Rot Boath Street. Emergency responders were called. condition details are not disclosed in this brief notice.
A large fire swept a block of Chestnut Street between Thirteenth and Broad, with Wanamaker’s department store covering nearly half the block. Fire crews fought the blaze as older buildings burned and fears of further spread arose despite extensive response from the entire department.
Multiple terse obituaries report the death of Mr. Chaths Af Ir seil manager of the Chisapenka Show Company in Baltimore after garalyadd illness. Also noted is Mr Troxell, son of the late J Uriaell, dying in Baltimore after years of business, survived by his wife Annie Fleming and two daughters. Additional notices honor Joshua Mato of Jacky Springe and Rev. David Long, a Dunkerd preacher, plus a Rocky Spring resident known as Mr Twenty, all described with brief funeral or death details.
Greats of Interest Here and There report changes in Dorchester and nearby towns, with naming shifts for church figures and a pending clemency petition for murder convict George Matthews. Officials in Cecil County see school board delays, while Baltimore’s city council considers Mayor Hooper’s annual message and appointments.
A list itemizes the December 1806 marriage of John Snook and Florence Eylar at the Union Bridge Lutheran parsonage by Rev Patterson, with accompanying announcements of engagements. It notes an auction by Clarer B Foot near the courthouse and lists names including Harriet Carton Flack, Nathan Hammond Johnson, and others connected to Double Pipe Creek and West Arlington.
A long obituary-like fragment recalls the career of a veteran railway worker, born in Maryland, noted as the oldest active employee of the United States rail system. He served from 1883 starting at Maryland’s bridge yards, worked on the Baltimore and Ohio and Washington lines, later running engines on the Little Miami and other lines, and held roles as an engine supervisor and foreman while advancing to chief engineer on the division.
Critical Nostan Charmait impresses with precise control and refined phrasing in a program of Houbert and Schuman works. Chopin’s Scherzo and Liszt's Haphsodle receive strong, polished readings, ending the evening on a high note. Barmeister attends a Woman’s Village social. Miss Snyder and a soprano perform, with tickets available at Veakle’s.
An additional drawing for Jurore poe hercay fills vacancies caused by those excused by the court. The result lists From Clatelot No A Boerne etr with a place of D Uhes Winebrow from District No 6 Mulvin Leathe to fill in for Hubert B Hoye.
Bishop McNamara, longtime aide to Cardinal Gibbons, will open a public lecture in Kemp Hall on Verdinal Gibbons and the Catholic University. The event seeks to enlighten readers about papal actions, with Mrs. McNamara performing a related musical piece titled Pop Little Red School House. Admission is 25 cents.
A through service from Indianspolia to Chicago begins January 24 with the f u R K R operating a through car line between Baltimore Washington and Chicago. The schedule lists connections via Cincinnati Indianapolis and other hubs, with direct links to multiple regional towns and routes.
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