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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1913
Page
5
Frederickton residents traveling or away from the city are urged to keep in touch with home news. The notice encourages readers to read the latest updates to stay informed about local events, weather, and community notes while abroad.
Mrs. J Charles Kell Wetown remains ill while John T Cecil of the south street area recovers from a carbuncle on the head. Nellie Huniche notes improvement after surgery at City Hospital. Walter McDaniel of Cumberland, ill with typhoid at Western Maryland Hospital, is rapidly improving as Mrs Elizabeth McDaniel attends bedside.
City merchants congratulate the Frederick Board of Trade on the active use of the Credit Bureau by members. A leading merchant notes Parcel Post has prompted county residents to call stores by mail, with many new customers discovered through the Bureau. merchants rely on timely ratings from the Board of Trade to verify creditworthiness.
New York couple Mr and Mrs Peter Godet Gerry lease the Blair estate at Silver Springs from Mr and Mrs Montgomery Blair after visiting Ethridee T Gerry in Newport. They will remain at Silver Springs for the rest of the summer. Shoe and clothing stores will not close early next week despite a plan. one merchant opposes it. A palmist will set up on Market Street between City Hall and the Empire for several weeks.
The Board of Assessors, Messrs Schief er L Rhoads B E Phebus and Geo id Smith, work to complete the intermediate assessment for the coming year. They expect to finish tonight with an estimated 1913 city tax basis at least 350000 higher than 1912, likely more, and water rates also rising. Aldermen grant two extra days to finish the work and will hear appeals before finalizing the tax. The 1912 basis was 6 Ag, with the 1913 basis expected over 6 6 million. the rate may stay at 1 000 per 100 but a reduction is unlikely due to city indebtedness.
Frederick faces a mayorless day as Mayor Lewis H. Fraley rests on vacation at Wildwood. Alderman Lloyd C. Culler, chosen by the Board of Aldermen, is ill and confined to bed, leaving the question of who bears mayoral duties to the remaining board members.
Local mention highlights social bargains for 25 cent picnic plates and various priced items. A warning about dogs muzzled under threat of removal and potential euthanasia if not redeemed within 48 hours is issued by City Mayor Lewis H. Fraley with license tags available at the office.
A collage of adverts and notices: tire repair and sale by NATIONAL TIRE REPAIRING CO. Home Insurance Company losses paid to Harry B. Witter near Frederick. HELFENSTEIN & URNER agents. Schmidt & Gilbert French dry cleaning. Emancipation Association fiftieth celebration at Agricultural Park on August 14 1913 with speakers and bands. Sunday excursions to Baltimore from Frederick. dyeing by Festival in front of Pleasant Will church. upcoming music by Yellow Springs Orchestra to benefit church and Sunday school. promotion for spring suit cleaning and alteration.
Last evening at the Buhrman residence near Wolfsville an ice cream party ended with a lamp exploding as a child slept. Mr Buhrman climbed the house side and secured the child from a window to ground, then jumped after. Most lower floor furniture saved. second floor burned light fire. Two log houses, each about 14 by 8 feet, insured for about $1,000.
A jumble of ads and notices from Frederick area papers including a Great Clearance Sale at Rosenour brewery offering ice cream flavors and peach sundaes for 10c, McCardell’s specials at Fifth and Market, and undetailed references to Oxford shoes. Also legal notices about debts, travel schedules for a Braddock line, coal tax impact, a gum hose sale, Odd Fellows temple cornerstone event, and a Linen shower for the Georgianna Simmons Nurse’s Home with Frederic Hospital donations through July 27.
Notice to City Taxpayers demands prompt payment of city taxes and street charges to avoid forced collection as the former official’s term ends and aldermen require settling accounts. Grace Reformed Sunday school picnic announced at the Fair Grounds on Wednesday July 22. Job ad seeks sober men for steady work at Ox Fibre Brush Co.
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