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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
8
Local letters describe a lawn fete on the church lawn Saturday night July 22 and note Sunday school at 9 46 in the ME church. Various residents report visits, travels, and family gatherings in Ijamsville and nearby towns including Baltimore Frederick Union Bridge Taneytown and Thurmont with multiple social visits and trips.
St Anthony parish posts bills showing a church image and new lighting. Wiring work begins for nearly 2000 feet of wire and additional lights. Local residents and visitors from Washington Baltimore and nearby towns are noted among attendees and riders. An accident at Mt St Marys College injures Walter Grant, now on crutches. Numerous visits and family trips are listed among parishioners and friends through Thurmont Creagerstown Littlestown Taneytown and Charles Town.
Mrs Mollie Mersey and son Clifton of Lattimore will occupy their Sabillasville cottage through fall. C B H Harbaugh of St John s Reformed Sunday School attended a missionary conference at Pen Mar as delegate along with W J Firor and Milas Marian Firor. Mixa Margaret Willard, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Willard, visits friends in Myersville and Middletown. Miss Firor hosted friends at the Reformed parsonage with Miss Mary Keedy Beulah Wisherd Naomi Winters Elizabeth Harp Ina Long Susannah Kephart Marsh Grove Oscar Toms. Mr Benjamin Low improved his property with a front porch. While grain cutting on Morris Wagaman s farm the binder horses ran away and demolished the machine. a new one was ordered and work resumed in 24 hours with no injuries. Miss Elizabeth Watson visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Watson. Mrs Rose and daughter of Baltimore stay at Mountain View Cottage.
Local society notes list several summer visits and gatherings. Prince Von Buelo attends the Methodist reunion in Bran Dock Heights on July 27, with Mrs. J S Edibus traveling in Alabama. Numerous visits to relatives and friends across towns including Birmingham, Hagerstown, Emmitsburg, and Thornbrook are recorded, along with a lightning strike damaging a barn owned by Alonzo Renneberger and various social events at Thornbrook and surrounding areas.
Preaching at the M P Church Sunday July 25 at 10 am by Pastor J S Eddins. Sunday School at 9 am. Christian Endeavor at pm led by Franklin Miller. Preaching at the M E Church Sunday at 2 20 pm by Rev Miller. Sunday School at 1 30 pm. Section notes it may be well represented.
Browningsville residents share visits and travels with relatives in Montgom ery and Woodmont and note a new Ford touring car purchase. Visitors from Washington D C and Mt Airy are listed along with sick and well counts. In Doubs Rev W A Wade and son preach, families visit, a funeral, and a Lutheran church festival and service are announced for July.
In Yellow Springs the lth evening eclipse was visible after 10 10 p m. Local crops show good corn growth and hay making delays. The blackberry crop promises a large yield with berries attaining a very good size. No notable changes in Mr George Linton or Mr Lewis Loriz. Mountain M E B church annual picnic is planned for Saturday July 22 in the church grove. Wiss Ladia Shearmaker of Washington Tl C visits Mr Woo Mascell. Miss Lois Holland from Clarksburg visits Mrs Ovis Holland and Mrs Stonebraker. Mrs Hershey and William Johnson and family, from Washington DC, spent the week with his parents. Mr Lawrence Lun of Froniesville visits his uncle here. Mr and Mrs EK W James and family of Clarksburg WV spend time here.
Community notes recount harvest celebrations and visits. Mr and Mrs Firn hosted Warner family and others including George Fox and Marie Colliflower. Various relatives from Baltimore Frederick and Hagerstown visited, with festival plans at the church lawn and church school events scheduled for July and August.
Repainted the residence of Mr. William Brown. Mr. John Mumford lost a valuable horse by death on Monday. The blackberry crop promises a very good one. There is still some doubt as to the potato crop. Mrs. Charles Klein and daughter Vera are visiting relatives in the west and may visit Iowa Colorado Kansas and Ohio. Ruth Stoner of Westminster is spending a few weeks with Miss Vennie Stoner. Mr. and Mrs. Summers and family of Woodsboro spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Akers.
A festival will be held on the Church Lawn at Mountaindale on July 22 and 29 evenings with the Yellow Springs Orchestra in attendance. Local social notes mention Mr C Alonzo Rice visiting Springfield relatives and various folks from Hagerstown and Springfield visiting Mrs Alice Geasey. Reports note haymaking delays due to a recent frost and a bright huckleberry crop delighting pickers.
Vergie Roop of Frederick visits her parents Mr and Mrs George W Roop. The Sixes entertain at home then travel to Catonsville with Mr Glading. Visitors named include Anna Ritter Marion Wilhide Killen Valentine and Ruth Arthur from Hagerstown. Other calls feature Peter Wihide family Marian visits Mrs Moses Baumgardner, and more. Various locals such as Miss Margaret Baumgardner and many pairs of neighbors are listed with Sunday visits and a Baltimore Elks gathering noted.
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