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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1891
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows dated items for Moon phases and multiple ads. Names mentioned include D. H. Best and James E. Walker & Co. with notices for a lost necklace and a wanted house of rooms.
Telegram reports the death of Susie Michael wife of L. Michael aged 24 at 18 Warler Street Baltimore with remains to be brought home for funeral. Mary Mildred Hempstone widow of Zadock Hempstone dies in Washington City after long church life and high culture. Blanche Hoke infant daughter of George H. Hoke Jr. dies in Ceresville with funeral at German Baptist church and Mount Olivet cemetery.
The Sick. Joseph Thomas recovering slowly from a July 1 gunshot wound and may regain use of the limb, with Dr. Goodell optimistic. Reverdy Walling reports worsened health after Montgomery county return. Fred Baumann improving from cramps. Miss Bila Stanton sick at the hosiery rectory mill, convulsions lasting hours, then sent home. John Byerly returning to Baltimore for Lombard Street Hospital treatment. Mrs. C.W. Gasbour to be moved to Lombard Street Hospital tomorrow. Robert Bennett and J.H. Markey on sick list. Capt. Q.B. Beckley recently ill but out this morning. D. Rice of East Fourth street homebound with sickness. Mary Crimmins sick with rheumatism on North Market street. Charles Martz near the city on sick list. James Loyns recently off the sick list and able to be out. Baseball. A. H. Ely named manager of St John’s Lyceum B B club for remainder of season after members’ request. A 2 PM match at Eisenhower Park between Chicago Yellows and Strawberries. Batteries Smallwood Bros, Beckley and Kemp. Acme and Strawbsboro to play Friday at Development Company grounds. Franuk Sappington of Liberty arranging a game with Dublin’s Lyceum and St Peter’s Lyceum on July 22 at Island Park for Liberty picnic.
The wedding of Ressell P. John of Turin Iowa to Lalu Mand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hunter of Gettysburg, took place today at the bride’s parents home. Both families reside in Emmitsburg, this county, and the couple's nuptials were noted in this society column. Barlington Schuff Wed at St James Lutheran Church Rev George Diehl officiated the marriage of Thomas F. Babington and Margaret Schuff, both of Garmony Grove, on the 14th instant.
County correspondence updates several residents visiting relatives in Hagerstown Frederick City and Baltimore. Local religious services announced for Evangelical Lutheran and ILP churches with upcoming picnics and a Sunday School committee setup. Wheat threshing underway with reports of quality and a sick priest, Rev Barnes, possibly unable to officiate next week.
Numerous brief notices from Cumberland to Frederick detail local farming, road and factory plans, storms, fishing trips, and upcoming excursions. Items mention a large number of individuals and places including Yellow Springs, Mardletown valley, Petersville, Cereavile, Hagerstown, Island Park, Cumberland, Frederick, and Chambersburg with notes on crops, canning, electric railroads, and a planned bridge at Hancock.
A union meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society and the Earnest Workers' Mission Band met last evening in the Evangelical Lutheran Church lecture room on End Church street. The program included a life sketch of John Williams, notes on mission work in the Sandwich, Samoan, and Hebrides islands, letters about Fiji group missions, a poem, and several readings. Delegates and alternates to the Waynesboro convention were elected from the Society and Mission Band.
Camp Nutea notes Capt J W Downey successor of Actor Cisude as assistant surgeon is popular in the camp though new to service. A baseball game was played between Company A Frederick Rifles and Company 4 Baltimore, ending 18 to 8 in favor of the Frederick Rifles. Hooper and Moberly anchored the battery for Company A. Camp will break Saturday afternoon with orders from brigade headquarters tomorrow.
Mr. Washington Marman and his son Simmons arrived home from Baltimore aboard the 7 oclock B and O train. Justus Miller also returned with his son on the late Baltimore train. Both boys ran away Monday afternoon and seem repentant according to accounts in The News yesterday.
The funeral for the late Peter Boyer was held from the Burnt Mills residence on the Lingsnare yesterday at 10 AM with Rev. Floyd officiating. Burial followed at Mt Olivet Cemetery after noon. Isaac Russell of New Market served as funeral director.
The body of Colonel Thomas Fitzgerald senior editor and founder of the Item arrived in Philadelphia from London yesterday aboard the steamer Lord Gough. The funeral will be strictly private in accordance with the deceased's expressed wish.
Mr. William Feate of West Patrick street sent a fragment of an old rifle containing three bullets to a friend in New York. The relic is said to have come from the battlefield of South Mountain along the National Pike.
Miss Aggie Schley of West Patrick Street reports a remarkable egg laid by her hen yesterday. The egg measures about an inch in length and weighs roughly a fraction of an ounce, a curious and notable instance of avian output.
The Adjutant General authorizes Brigade Inspector Saunders to pick an encampment site for the colored companies of the M N G. A ground near Annapolis Junction is suggested as favorable for the camp location.
An engineer warned by a crossing map blew the whistle as a Frederick express neared Kensington. A man heard the alarm and stepped away just as the train sped by, narrowly avoiding a fatal collision yesterday.
John C. Motter trustee sold the 1033 acre farm of the late Samuel Stitely at pane sale in front of Smiths Hotel Woodsboro for 1200 dollars.
The Berryville Virginia post office was robbed Monday night with the safe blown open. About 2500 in stamps and money were taken as the thieves escaped. Also filed for record this morning were the Articles of Incorporation of the Brunswick Pure Water Company in Frederick County with capital stock listed at 2500.
The note hints at a summer dress sale with a pricing strategy to push items to lower tiers. It mentions many short pieces of Jap matting from HtoWMrds and uses a dismissive phrase about the products being “anid cheesy.”
Shares of Montgomery County National Bank sold for 32000 dollars. Ocean City lot sales by the Sinepusent Beach Company totaled about 25000 across two days. Local political moves include Calvert and Prince George’s counties electing delegates, Mt John’s College board members chosen, and nominations for the Seventh Judicial district judge by U C Masruder. Senator Gorman received praise from the convention.
Two thousand people gathered yesterday at a grove near Mount Airy for a Good Templar temperance picnic. Delegations rode in from Baltimore and nearby stations, with Browningsville Band leading the march. Speeches and a musical program filled the day under Grand Lodge Maryland auspices. Personal notes report Wm Macgill and Dr Ira McCurdy receiving attention in Frederick and New York.
Judge Alvey in Hagerstown grants an injunction against Executors of Samuel D. Brady and the Sheriff of Allegany from levying on canal property to satisfy two old judgments. Trustees’ costs awarded against the Brady Executors. Real estate transfers include Andrew J. Baker to Frank G. Dorsey. School annex plans by Glenn B. Worthington progress. city Aldermen committee report to full board tonight.
An aged fragment notes H BEST and St W Marlez St promoting Smith's Temple of Fancy. The item implies a local business listing or advertisement urging attention to a shop or display. Information is sparse and names appear as partial references from an OCR segment.
A compact noting of a bargain item titled Light CEersD Punse VES ZE5, highlighting value and potential appeal for shoppers seeking a deal. The readable fragment suggests a promotional focus without full product details.
Lists of visitors and arrivals include G A Volk and J L Hall among others from New York Brooklyn Baltimore and Philadelphia. Mentions 10 and 6 from the county and various names such as E Blumenthal C W Myers E Gore F P Veltch and W P Page as arriving or counted residents.
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