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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1891
Page
4
Public Sale listing for Staley Political for sheriff. Local mentions include Pen-Mar and Don’t Pais. Miscellaneous notices reference lost keys, young ladies, lovers of sport, and a citizens’ excursion at the fair grounds. Names FP B. Sappington Rodock Nellis appear in the notice context.
Death notices detail the passing of Mrs Anne Heim in Baltimore at 1124 Seecollough Street aged 68, widow of Jacob B Heim, with two Baltimore sons named Charles and William. Also noted are death summaries for Thomas J Magruder, Sallie Fink, Sophia Kussmaul, infant Susie Devona, Elizabeth Grimes of Montevac Hospital, Greemsberry Level, and Richard Potts of Chicago, with local ties and funeral plans.
The Sick. Mr. J.R. Young reports his little son is very ill with brain fever. Charles W. F. Cushour, now at Lombard Street Infirmary, Baltimore, is improving in health and able to sit up a portion of each day.
A fiery sermon at a Chiutsagia assembly on Morons tube exhorts aggressive Christian outreach. Rev Dr Tsimaze urges practical faith, calls believers to abandon self examination, and to preach the gospel in every public space from schools to banks and shops. He cites Mordecai and Esther and likens modern church stagnation to fortresses needing siege guns of the gospel.
A fiery sermon urges Christian workers to endure, proclaiming God will overthrow wicked rulers and paganism. It calls for unbounded faith, describes a coming divine triumph, and exhorts pastors and believers to march on until despotism and superstition fall. The preacher envisions a universal acknowledgement of God’s glory and rewards for faithfulness.
Children led an all church program at St James Lutheran with devotions, songs, recitations, and prayers. Miss Lucy Schroeder, 14, presided at the organ and received special praise for her performance. The event drew a full house as students and teachers presented a sequence of hymns, readings, and addresses under careful student direction.
Hopkins, a colored youth, entered Mr. Lewis Hildebrand's West Patrick street shop on Saturday and rifled the money drawer. Hildebrand recovered £1 59 from him. amount taken beyond that remains uncertain. No arrest has yet been made.
Mr Henry Bosle of this county, chief weigher at the Custom house, has been notified his services are no longer required. The position is abolished and Mr Lloyd F Barber, also of this county, the chief clerk, takes charge. The salary of the chief weigher was 2000 dollars a year.
A person with a grudge against Isaac Haller attempted to cut his horse's tongue several mornings ago. The tongue was severed about halfway and bled heavily when found. The act occurred early at market time.
The article profiles Hiram Maxim a leading inventor noted for the Maxim dynamo lamp and other electric devices. It describes his air ship concept a silk kite with a platform engine and propellers capable of flight and potential war uses, plus his partnership with Nordenfeldt.
The article recalls Rev. William N. Pendleton long-time rector of All Saints P.E. Church in this city, beloved by his flock and remembered as Lee’s pastor and the fighting chaplain. It notes his Civil War service, his son Col Alexander Pendleton killed at Fisher’s Hill, and his own burial in Lexington beside a monument honoring forty six years in the church and high rank in the Confederate Army.
On Mr. Willie E. Fisher’s Emmitsburg district farm last week two slight accidents occurred. A farm band started horses from the mower, cracking a trace, causing the animals to run and drag the mower, damaging it. The next day Fisher struck a horse while haying, the animal kicking and breaking two rake sets.
Mr Samuel Snyder a progressive farmer in Washington county uses two self binders to cut hay then stacks the sheaves to dry before hauling to the barn He claims the method yields hay as good as the old way with less labor and expense
George Buhrman, aged 60 years 3 months 6 days, died at home in Haover district on Sunday July 19. Interred in Lutheran Cemetery at Foxville on Tuesday with Rev J B Keller officiating. Survivors: widow, three daughters, one son. Attendants: John Brown, T C Fox, Hezekiah Brown, Ephraim Hanver. Elmer Black unnamed. Funeral details reported in local notes.
Fragments describe discounted summer dresses and low priced items as store runs sales. Mention of matting pieces from Sto20 yards offered cheaply and a plan to sell leftover stock at reduced prices.
Contractor C A Poule at West Street building yard had $127 stolen while his tools were left hanging. A colored laborer Andy L Jones of the war department was suspected after the missing money reappeared, $27 recovered, Jones arrested and jailed awaiting magistrate Wilson’s inquiry.
Peter Reaver of Eat Fifth street was accidentally shot by his brother in law George P. Lowe between one and two in the morning. Lowe, intoxicated, had taken a pistol and fired during a struggle over it. Reaver’s condition is comfortable under care of Doctors Johnson and Balizell. Lowe was arrested, then bailed awaiting hearing. Also notes a copperhead and black snake "crop" at nearby farms and a Tariff Reform Club gathering in Frederick county districts.
The venerable Frederick resident Isaac W Mealey recently reached his ninetieth birthday while retaining good health and cheerful spirits. His memory remains strong, marking a notable milestone in the community.
D H Best announces new arrivals of life like dark pantofles and a variety of patterns including pearl, cream, black grounds with heliotrope and other colors. Early call for first choice. Also advertises G A Gilberts stock offering Comfort Shoes with sensible designs and a large ladies line.
The notice states that Winereecer and Cog received a batch of light cheviots and other fabrics, with a bargain headline at Te Pee Yak. It mentions prices and stock, including linen and bracticel types, and cites Galge per sad for reference. The fragment references REM Keble WK and NEIDIG as parties involved.
Desiring applicants from Frederick county for competitive examinations for Western Maryland College and Maryland Agricultural College must report to the Board of School Commissioners at the Court House on Friday at 9:30 a.m. Western Maryland College offers four years of free tuition, board, fuel, light, and washing. Maryland Agricultural College provides free tuition, board, books, and room rent at the board’s discretion.
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