Local notes from Westminster and Utica communities
Long column of social items, visits, and church events from Westminster and Utica. Names appear in profiles of Mrs Mary Shaffer and daughter Elsie, Pansy Tressler, the Moser, Grabar, Martin, Ramsburg, Wachter, and Ramsburg families, and frequent Sunday gatherings with relatives in Frederick and Baltimore. UTICA reports St Pauls Reformed Church Children’s Day with Emory L Coblenz and local musicians, plus St Luke's Lutheran Ladies Aid program and Children's Mission Band notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Ramsburg
Dorothy
Fredenck
W. Ramsburg
J E Palmer
Chag Stort
Anna Patcher
Ross Harper
Grayson Palmer
Chas. Harper
Melvin Ramsburg
Baltimore
Elmer Ramsburg
R. K. Harper
Mamie Wachter
Utica
St. Paul's Reformed Church of
Emory L. Coblentz
the Reformed Church of Middletown
Julia Koons
Mas Ethel Koons
Misa Georgia Koons
Harold Neighbours
Maiss
Elia Geisbern
Ladies Aid and Missionary Society of St Luke's Lutheran Ahamit
Eloir
Jim No
Kat! Derm
Doroths Dell
Mamiv Muliny
Viginia Shook
Mas
N. Trundle
Mary Culler
Seading
Bliss Marie Renn
Leah Bichael
Roy Thorine
Inman Novit
Children’s Mission Band
St Luke's Lutheran Church
Mt Zion Reformed Church
Mary Silen
Elizabeth Thomas
Near Harmony Grove
Brown, Grubb News Briefs From Gettysburg and New York
Messrs William T and W C Brown with Elmer Brown William C Null and HW Smyth spent the Fourth at Gettysburg. Miss Nellie Grubb has returned from a long visit in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T., W. C. and
Elmer Brown
William C. Null
HW HW Smyth
Gettysburg
Nellie Grubb
New York
Local social notes and church events across Kensington area
Miss Katherine Force and numerous Baltimore relatives visited relatives in Kensington over the weekend. Residents such as Mrs. J N Smith and Master Charles Brachey were noted visiting grandparents and Washington visitors, with multiple mentions of the Ladies Aid Society ME Church events and a River Side Band concert at Point of Rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmr. Hood Yates
Baltimore
Franklin Yates
Charge Blessing
Jacob Carey
Telauiques
Kensington
J. N. Smith
Bukles, Mills
Nay Smith
Charles Brachey
Washington, D. C
Charles F. Waiters
Walter M Michael Wuml
Pierce
I. Ray Smith
Nellie Corey
Bertha Davis
Stella V Renn
Adams- Lawn
James V. Sampsel
Waller Mo Michael and
Taundly
Chopjes Olaond
Forest Grove
Robert M . Rauneberger
M.S. Michael
Marygaret Anthony
Walkersville
C. B. Thomas
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. FE Church
James
Null
Melvin Brubaker
Familly
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
ME. Church
Manor Hall
Stella V. Henn
Adamstown
J. V. Sampselie
William C. Null
Lawrence Brown
Ashton Snouffer
Jeffereon
George Blessing
M. J. Edwards
J. 2. Hood
Mises Yessie Hargett
Pennsylvania
Margaret Anthony
Mary
Anna
Gyrus D. Hargett
M. 3. Edewards
Margaret Jarrison
John W. Null
W. Q. Stoutter
Point of Rocks
River Side
Charles Nichols
Tuscarora
Ays Lamar
Samy
Charles
Harry Ranneberger
Robert Ro Ranneberr Ang
Marion
Michael
James V. Samipscle
Washington, D.C
J. W. Null
Man Walks From Libertytown For Marriage License
Trudging through drizzling rain from Libertytown, 21 year old Isaac Weaver sought a marriage license for himself and Miss Anne Baker, 19, of Frederick, at the clerk’s office. Weaver will walk back if rain continues. ministers had not joined them by 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertytown
Hera Andrew
Braddock Heights News Highlights and Local Happenings
Braddock Heights notes celebrate improvements along the Hagerstown and Frederick Railroad route with painted small stations and weatherproofed structures. Repairs at the substation reassure safety. Local residents and visitors enjoy camping, dances, and social events. new postmaster Melvin Biser takes office. Visitors from Baltimore and Frederick are featured, along with the return of Col. Schley Inn guests and a hurdy gurdy act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Heights
Hagerstown
Frederick Hailroad Company
Frederick
Braddock
Jefferson Line
Melvin Biser
the Meights
Weaver
Baltimore
Camp Schley Inn
Pauline
Suman
Margery Moll
Seachrist Mountain House
Mesars
Albert Stone
Harry Zimmerman
Hagerstown Laundry
oMr
Alfred G. Henderson
Lingapore
Henderson
Frederich Abattoir Co
Edwin Kemp
Washington
Hotel Braddock
Edith M. Thomas
Bucketstown
Gigantic Water Wheels In Syria Turn Heads In Hama
In Hama Syria a writer highlights four vast water wheels driven by the Orontes river. The largest measures seventy five feet in diameter and all wheels run continuously using the undershot principle. They irrigate gardens and provide town water while audible creaks greet visitors. Local boys ride between spokes for a coin during summer days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Hama
Wide World
Orontes
Grst
Judgement Set Aside in Horse Sale Dispute
Judge Urner voids a confession verdict won by William A. Cramer against J. N. Smith over a horse sold to Smith and later returned. Smith argues the note Cramer held was to be destroyed upon return. Cramer claims the note remains as credit. Leo Weinberg for Cramer and J. F. R. approved for Smith. Biggins comments on divorce. alimony and a family car as part payment noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urner
William A. Cramer
J. N. Smith
Smith
Cramer
Leo Weinbrg
Eager
Smaith
Biggins
Bittas
Middletown School Board Faces Bitter Appointment Row
In Middletown disputes over school appointments intensify as Miss Har ris replaces Miss Emma Lamar for fourth and fifth grades while reappointments are made for other classes and the janitor. Commissioner Cyrus Flook upholds the principal and trustees recommendations, hinting at upcoming certification results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Beachley
Harrus
Summers
Emma Lamar
Miss Lamar
A.A. Lamar
Eana Mock
Edna Lighter
CEF
Wert
Middletown
Cyrus F. Flook
Fiook
Flook
Vacation Time and Hidden Costs in Travel Skits
A playful verse echoes vacation life with skeelers wood ticks and boardwalks. It contrasts mountain escapes and salty beaches with rising prices, noting ten dollars for a square meal and the wear of travel on the traveler. The piece ends by stating blackbirds are protected by law in California and exist in clouds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saltey Sands
California
Why He Does It Druggist Pearre Sells at Half Price
Druggist A L Pearre explains he is offering Dr Howard's specific for half price to generate quick sales and guarantee refunds if unsatisfied. He notes many customers have returned unsatisfactory bottles but continues the sale at 25 cents, inviting anyone with constipation headaches dizziness indigestion or similar ailments to buy and seek refunds if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Pearre
Pearre
Dr. Howard
Dr. Howard Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Letts Fic
Hansonville
Catherina Snook
Queen
Emory L Cobleniz
Bertha Jones
Nathan
Mirian Rameborg
Walter Jul
Gincee Ramsburg
Fergaville
DOUBS
Miss Katherine Force
St Mark’s Lutheran
Robinson
Rhine
de Jones
American Presa Association
Ezra Andrew Weaver
Fannie Baker
Miss Sterling
Yale Record
Leeds
Old Bohemia
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
Anoheuser-Busch Brewery
Anheuser-Busc4
New York Times
Holland, Oder
Harry G. Dorsey & Co., Popular Price Outfitters
North Market Street
Frederick, MD
Fahrney
DL Fahrniy & Son
Gacrestows
Ernest Helfenstein
Samos Urner
Helfenstein & Urner
Insurance
Bol & Albaugh Building
Xx Market Street
Frederick, RD
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