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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1894
Page
3
A fragment reports a veil poet born and killed west of the British by Indigenous forces. It mentions the steamship Golden Gate sailing from San Francisco to Papama with 150 lives lost and a $100.00 sum. It also references a French Atlantic cable completion and related charges.
Local notes list numerous visits and guests in Frederick County. Clergy, merchants, and residents travel to and from Washington Martinsburg Harrisburg and Philadelphia area. Several residents are noted as ill or recovering as well as a change of ownership for a cigar store named the College.
News of the State notes: a residence burned at Greensboro, risk of enforcing the Avirett inebriate act, 34 degrees at Frostburg, mine laborer overcome by heat, Howard county school board appoints district commissioners, a child drank strychnine by mistake, Fehle injured painting the Court of Appeals ceiling, tax assessments upheld with abatements, a foundry safe robbed for two cents, two men jailed for corn damage, bridge over Patapsco River discussed with possible B and O support, Ocean City congress nominations, tariff plank adopted, Cleveland resolutions defeated, record heat with 98 to 101 degrees, many workers sick at Union Knitting Mills, Miss Manzella Young ill, Steiner Bros thermometer at 84 degrees.
A late game on Madison street between the Crickets and West South Streets ended with the Crickets leading 3 to 0 when darkness halted play. Tomorrow at 5 pm the Crickets meet Bentztown Bards on Derr's lot, while Frederick aims to visit Cumberland for a game with the local club. Liberty beat New Market 160 in baseball as Sappington and Hatfield pitched for Liberty.
The Valley Savings Bank in Middletown has purchased the latest improved No 6 Remington Standard typewriter, signaling up to date business facilities and prudent judgment in selecting the world’s best machine.
Residents on East Third street extended report several nights of darkness despite a street light hanging in a convenient place. A gentleman stated the light has failed to function for a number of nights, leaving the area without illumination.
A potato found in Liberty in Mr. Calvin Metcalfe's cellar had four long sprouts. The tuber, about the size of a hen's egg, produced sprouts exceeding seven feet in length last week.
The State Board of Tax Appeals in Annapolis yesterday approved abatements for the Frederick Brick Works in Frederick and for the Baltimore and Liberty Furnace Company.
John Whisner a drayman of East Patrick Street was injured yesterday when he stepped on a nail through a board. Dr C A Sharrelts provided medical aid at the scene.
The relief department of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for April 1894 reports receipts of 31384.52 dollars and disbursements of 25793.48 dollars.
Abner Merryman transfers a 160 acre tract in Peteraville district to Hugh Brannan. The notice advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla in strong terms as a guaranteed cure and promotes a medical nostrum honestly advertised and claimed to cure.
Directors and others formed a Ha tatown branch of the Inter-State Telephone and Telegraph Company, with incorporation by Frederick. legal work completed by Alex Neill. Board members Fahmes Baumgardner Miller and Stonebraker Leeblider named, parent company to assume rival suits. A company name is still pending.
Weather statistics for August based on 23 years of observations in Baltimore. August 1572 was the warmest with 90 degrees, 1989 the coolest at 72. Highest temp 95 on the 13th in 1881, lowest 51 on the 24th in 1890. Precipitation peaks 9.49 inches in 1873, minimum 6.4 inches in 1877. Rain in 24 hours reached 3.6 inches on 13–14 in 3813. Average rainfall 4.24 inches, average 10 clear days, 13 partly cloudy, 9 cloudy. Winds mostly north, peak velocity 15 miles on the 8th in 1883.
The Frederick Gun Club held an exhausting practice shoot at Neal McDeritt’s farm near the city. Michael Kennedy posted the top score, breaking every pigeon and achieving 100 percent. Peter Mantz placed second with 90 percent as members vie for the game bag prize awarded by Col. L. V. Baughman.
The fifth annual Good Templars demonstration and all day picnic will be held at the Fairgrounds on August 30. Brass bands will provide music and a trained choir led by Prof. G. W. Walker will sing temperance songs at 11 a.m. Deaf mute Rev. D K Moylan will recite in sign language. The Chalk Talker Kello Kirk Bryan will give chalkboard illustrations. Committee members include F B Sappington and J N Zimmerman among others.
A largely attended Potomac Cornet Band tournament was held in Montgomery in Mrs. Harrison's woods. James Shugurne of Georgetown won first prize and crowned Misa M A Harrison queen of love and beauty. Joseph Harries of Potomac took second and crowned Miss Nettie Collina. Frank Shugame won third and crowned Miss Bate Caesar. Bernard Gingell earned fourth and crowned Miss Maniel Fisher. The Knights charge was given by Arthur Peter and Alexander Kigour delivered the coronation address.
The regular Parity Lodge no. 248 meeting transacted business and held a quarterly election. New officers include T David S Rice vice, Miss Matilda Bielfeld secretary, J J Bielfeld financial secretary, G Howard King treasurer, G Wat ing Tyson chaplain, J N Zimmerman marshal, Frank Suman guard, Miss Clara Miller sentinel, Jacob L Englebrecht. Installations set for next Thursday. Delegates to District Lodge at Freedom: Rice and Bielfeld. alternates Bielfeld and Englebrecht. A detachment of Commonwealers led by General Baater arrived in Brunswick en route from Washington to Oakland, poorly provisioned and eager to return home.
Two English Sisters of The Franciscan Order from Baltimore, joined by Misses Beckley and Need of Frederick, visited Liberty last Wednesday to solicit contributions for needy colored children. They received a hearty response from local residents.
Misaida Grace Travers of Salissary Maryland died at age 16 after visiting Laurel last week. After dancing for several hours she became exhausted and prostrated. Her condition worsened until July 23 when she died.
The largest balloon to date has been completed in England. It has a gas capacity of 100000 cubic feet and can lift a ton, in addition to its own weight of 17 tons. The balloon is spherical with a diameter of 57.24 feet.
The Hagerstown baseball team defeated Frederick 13 to 3 in a Tuesday game. Beeler and McCann stood out with on base plays and Carpenter hit a home run. Umpire McKean Barry of Baltimore received praise for fair calling as the nine later swapped pitchers and hitters through the innings.
Sheriff Mullican of Montgomery County received a telegram from Detective Gloyd of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road claiming that General Kellys Industrial Army seized a freight train near Brunswick. Detectives later arrived at Gaithersburg but the alleged raiders resisted and shouted lynch threats. Mullican found the Industrials had committed a flagrant violation and declined arrests. The group was later encamped at the Rockville fair grounds.
Dr. Francis P. Griffin of LaGrange Ind has applied for a letter of authority from the Key Monument Association to solicit Indiana contributions for the Francie Scou Key monument fund. He volunteers to aid the movement and notes nationwide interest may push the project to completion next year.
The ad promotes the memory book How to Remember available through Saturday at 50 East Chures Nine O'clock Washlog Tea. It also touts laundry soap for 25 cents and a grease and coal dust remover. Multiple notices announce Catholic Club and St. John's Sunday School trips to Bay Ridge and Baltimore on August 4 and August 11, with meals aboard and at the grounds, plus a Grocers' booth bid due July 3. Excursion fare to Bay Ridge and Baltimore is $1.50 round trip with three days to return. A Trustee's Sale of W. W. Lease & Co. stock and reduced excursion tickets for West Virginia National Guard camp from July 26 to August 2 are listed. Cabinets available at McCardell's.
Reading shows a sale listing table linens priced at 750 and 680 with strong value designation. The ad highlights affordability for shoppers seeking inexpensive bedding items. Local merchants promote durable fabric and low cost per item.
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