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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1894
Page
3
Owing to a Sunday collection day and a semi annual cycle, carriers on Saturday July 14 will present bills to city subscribers on their routes. Out of town residents should remit amounts due on or before that date to ensure all subscription losses are settled at least twice a year.
Budget of bright items reports Scotland launched 14 vessels in February and over 4,000,000 people live on railroad wages. Hay rose to 16 50 a ton in Baltimore after western freight delays. Maryland law fixes female marriageable age at sixteen. The Rafflesia, largest flower, grows in Sumatra with nine foot diameter. Ordnance shops at Washington to keep most workers for another year.
President Debs declares the American Railway Union strike off, ending the walkout for all except Pullman employees. The General Managers' Association refuses further talks on recalling strikers.
John Jacob Schmidt died at 76 after general debility at his daughter's home on South Market Street. He was an early German settler, former Black Horse Tavern proprietor, and longtime member of United Steam Fire Engine Company. Survived by three daughters and two sons. Funeral tomorrow at 4 PM. Solomon Cram died at Walkersville residence aged 63 years two months and 27 days. Funeral Sunday at M E Church Walkersville, burial Israel's Creek. pallbearers listed. funeral director Cromwell. Cram was a former successful farmer who moved to Walkersville years ago. Other notes report local illnesses including Fred Schleigh, Minnie Thomas, and Z James Gittinger. Subscribe for The News.
The Maryland State Teachers Association closed its annual meeting in Annapolis electing officers for the coming year. President M. B. Stephens of Denton led a unanimous slate including Frank C. Bell and Jacob H. Blocker as vice presidents. Auditorial and executive committees were named, with $159.90 in balance reported.
Maryland sixth district delegates meet in Hagerstown electing Rev. Dr. J. W. Santee of Washington County as their nominee for Congress. Dr. Daniel E Stone is elected president of the convention and A. E. Shoemaker secretary. Santee nominated by multiple church figures, declines by Nicodemus, and the group agrees to adopt a platform at Glyndon on August 8. A separate item notes Westminster considers extending the Baltimore Traction electric line toward Gettysburg and Washington, with strong local support and a committee to discuss with Gov. Brown. Also a church notice lists Rev. Bien Ting’s move to Virginia and a Sunday service by Prof. O. F. Flook.
A Michigan plow company agent travels through the city selling sulky plows to farmers at double prices. He notes terms of board at one dollar per day and offers credits for referrals. If farmers delay payment, high interest applies. After obtaining notes, the agent disappears and the notes surface with third parties demanding settlement. He was last heard of in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
News of the State reports the eleventh annual Mountain Lake Park camps are in session. Obituaries note deaths of John 5 Smith of Elkton and Mrs Elizabeth Nowland of Charlestown. The State board of appeals reviews abatement requests while the Consolidation Cost Company expands Ocean Mine near Freetburg.
Frederick county sends two graduates from Eston and Burnett Business College in Baltimore Miss Laura P Long and Mr Roy C Culler. Long excels as a stenographer and typewriter while Culler posts an unusually high final exam average. Also noted are Frederick students W B Zimmerman C Fischer R G Lamar and Chas J Sinn with two still in attendance. Faculty from Frederick Mountains appears in the Eaton and Burnett College staff with H N Staley in charge of practical departments and J W Dixon handling business correspondence theory bookkeeping and advanced arithmetic.
The Reformed churches of the Harrisburg district schedule their fifth annual reunion and picnic at Pen-Mar on Thursday July 19 with a 130 PM program featuring Harrisburg Orchestra, hymns, prayers, solos by Minnie Myers and D E Roberts, speeches by EB Zeigler and Elis J Kremer, and a doxology with a benediction.
E R Eschbach will address the Gospel Imessing on Sunday next about ex cuses and their results. The Pedestrian Club enjoyed a pleasant trip to the Junction on Isst Monday evening. Members discussed camping on the Monocacy banks early next week if weather permits.
Secret Service agents detect a new counterfeit two dollar United States silver certificate from 1891 series. The note bears William Windom portrait, W. Rosecrans register, E. Ne kneber treasurer, with a scarred green seal on brick red back. Poor woodcut plate print and heavy treasury numbers mark the note as bad.
The Liberty Banner reports Emanuel Mon shaur brought a remarkable potato to the office. It was well formed and three feet in circumference, growing nearly at the vine top. Observers note unusual perfectity for a potato appearing above ground.
The funeral services for Miss Fannie McHenry were held yesterday at 3 p.m. from her North Market Street residence with Rev. L. Kuhlman officiating. Pallbearers included Chas Brengle Chas Etter Frank Crum Chas Folan Frank Straweberger and William Wills. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet. A T Rice & Sons were funeral directors.
A Frederick committee advances the Key monument project with a July 16 City Opera House entertainment featuring speeches by John P. Poe and General John B. Gordon. The program includes orchestral pieces, solos, recitations, and addresses, with funds to support a permanent monument and a Key day proposal to the State Board of Education.
The Brunswick Herald praises renewed efforts to fund a monument over Francis Scott Key's grave in Mt. Olivet Frederick. It suggests open national participation with every child contributing five cents and argues for a broader, nationwide tribute. The piece also rebukes farmers frustrated with labor politics and calls for policies benefiting workers who seek reliable employment.
Ezra V. Moser of near Boonsboro reports shipping 1009 quarts of a seasonal product this season and bids on terries for home use. Traveling readers are urged to carry a bottle of Syrup of Figs for kidney liver and bowel health, sold in DC and $1 bottles by amending druggists. Manufactured by California Fiz Syrup Co.
A Virginia West example shows a customer letter to Shriner Milling Co of Bealeville West Virginia praising a patent flour product. The writer requests tax bags and expresses belief the flour yields more bread per barrel.
A colored man stole a milch cow from G F Branaman on his Stimpsonville farm and drove it to Baltimore market via Ellicott City where it was sold to Mrs Henry Cook for 10. The cow later recovered by Branaman. suspect identity known, but not yet captured. A separate minor theft occurred at Ellicott City station where a weighing machine was pried open and pennies taken, amount under a few cents.
John Costley and John Lanzel were arrested by Constable Myers and brought before Justice Frundle in Liberty for disorderly conduct on the prior Saturday. Each faced 200 dollars and costs. Costley paid and Lanzel was jailed in default until payment was made, then released.
Since yesterday noon the following arrivals are listed for local hotels including Cirr Hote W. B. H. Egerton Chicago Brook Burton Plane No. 4 C. L. Leber New York A. S Vansant Alt. Airy W. Skinner L. W. Long Dr. Bardlesty Washington A. Sem G. E. Gossler Philadelphia H. Biszen HR. Emmart I. AM. Nelson W. N. Thomas Baltimore Canary House J.F. Dorsey T. A. Albert E. Towner J. W. Kennerdrell Pennsylvania county Guogvy House F. H. Erb Relster sown Chas. Esk r Baltimore county 10.
A Hephilochorean Dancing Association event will be held next Monday at Braddock with buses from the Court House at 6 30 pm, Burcks orchestra playing. Portraits of Captain Grove and Jacob Schmidt are displayed at local shops, with artist J Guthbert of Washington. Two dogs were found poisoned on West Patrick Street and another hunting dog is being held for owner claim or possible drowning.
Round trip rail offers to Pen-Mar on 19th inst with 9:00 a.m. departure from Frederick via Pennsylvania Railroad and return 1:40 p.m. Five hours at the mountain resort. Other specials include League of American Wheelmen in August with trips to Denver and Colorado Springs and Mystic Shrine events with July departures. B&O Railroad provides various routes and July 19 to 21 departures to Denver with end dates in late August.
Old-time ad notes an invoice update with low prices for ladies vests at 5 cents each and ribbed vests worth double. Also promotes a large stock of short carpet mattings from 5 to 25 yards sold cheaply.
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