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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1896
Page
4
The page presents a date in history entry for July 28, noting British events and figures, with garbled OCR text. It includes a weather forecast fragment and mentions The Daily News staff and a city, Washington DC, with a July 2, 1916 date.
A clutter of classified style items from a historic newspaper page includes a bottling plant for sale at Box 244, a cook position at 66 E Church Street, a church picnic note, a property sale and harvest notices, and references to equity and a solicitor Wm Wilcoxon.
The Weekly News announces a twelve page issue ready Thursday with large circulation in Frederick city and county offering advertising advantages. Copy for new advertisements due by 6 p.m. Wednesday and changes by 12 m. that day.
A visitor attacked Mr. Mansfield with a chair at a court place. The chair broke in the scuffle, but no injuries were reported. A strange advert then promotes Byrap of as a laxative with a rosy claim of family remedy value.
Mayor A K Yeakie delivers annual address to Frederick Board of Aldermen praising their first year, mourning fallen councilors C Y Levy and John Ebert, welcoming P Frank Pampel as successor, and urging continued public improvements. He notes electric lighting, water quality, reservoir cleaning, street repairs, and plans to extend water capacity and larger pipes while urging debt reduction and civic cooperation.
Yesterday the Frederick area saw a peak of 96 degrees at 3 p.m. with exposed spots reaching 104. A Northwest storm arrived around seven, bringing dust, clouds, and a long electrical display. The rain that followed later that night was light and insufficient to settle the dust.
General L Allison Witmer adjutant general of the State met at the Hotel Rennert Baltimore that night with officers from regiments in the Frederick encampment. They arranged payment of about $20 000 due to officers and privates for services under last Legislature. Remaining unpaid bills are for commissary and quartermaster departments and will be paid after audit. General Wilmer praised the officers and privates. Brigadier-General Rigga attended.
William A. Johnson, a B&O assistant in Halltown Virginia, was jailed in Charlestown Friday after embezzlement allegations by J. A. Byster Jr. Traveling auditor L. Archer found Johnson’s books short about 522 dollars and U S Express Company accounts short about 23. Johnson, who has a wife and child, will waive examination and await the November grand jury. He is Rose J. Johnson’s brother and once helped prosecute Dr. Wm. E. Perry for assault.
Mr D Olland moving his traction engine and thresher from near Point of Rocks to Mr Plummer s on the Manor last evening met a close call on a Tuscarora creek bridge at Doub s The bridge broke through but did not drop the engine The engineer Cheets a top county worker kept the throttle wide open and pulled the machine over The incident was examined by a County Commissioner on the preceding Saturday
On Sunday F Lester Smith and William Baumgardner rode toward Westalwater. Near Kill Uniontown the toll gate opened for an opposite rider. Baumgardner passed safely but Smith, unable to brake, leapt from his wheel and ran under the lowering gate, escaping a serious accident with presence of mind.
Prof C F Flock will speak at the Pennsylvania Chatangas meeting in Kama Grove Friday afternoon on the topic religious liberty. Postmaster General Wanamaker also plans a speech that afternoon. The Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of the county holds a picnic near Johnsville on August 5. Prof Flook, president of the Frederick Union, will give an address on the hope of the Young People's Movement.
Two African American men were captured Monday near Brightwood, D C, with a horse stolen from Mr. M. S. Michael of Doub's on Wednesday night. The horse was recovered and returned to the owner.
Mr. J B W Harget improves 04 and 06 East Patrick Street with new shutters and siding and a fall coat of paint. Nervous troubles stem from impoverished blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
Workmen extend the Frederick to Braddock Heights electric line toward the Pennsylvania railroad. Two new passenger cars await unloading as a potential Saturday test run depends on arriving coaches. A small repair force will monitor and maintain the track and power system.
News of the Churches reports Rev. Dr. Beale's full Sunday schedule at the Presbyterian Church including classes and services. Other clergy are noted with St Johns Catholic, United Brethren, Trinity WM, and Lutheran Church activities. A Christian Endeavor Society forms in Wolfsville, with regional Endeavor events planned near Middletown. A printer's joke ends with Italic shooting-sticks gag. Walter Benner injured while riding freight near Hartman’s Water Station. A Reformed Battle- tion attendees travel to Pen-Mer by overland route. Watermelon run by Frederick wheelmen to Derseville bridge noted. Relief work by P B B in January.
A Sererado, The Harmony Band tendered Mr F v Stagle on North Market Street with a Saturday night event. The Harmony Union Sunday School plans a Saturday gathering on August 1 with music by the Harmony Cornet Band. An original widow's pension is granted to Frances Becker of Frederick.
Members of the Key Association of Frederick and families hosted a fête at the rink with over $300 raised for the Mosamant fund. President A. Lescer led committees with praise for efforts, and thanks were extended to B. J. Janney Co, Robert C. Fests & Yon, James D. Mason & Co, Marvin & Co, editors of Grocery World, Price & Ordeman, the Gas Company, the Mayor and Aldermen, Birely & Wilcoxon, Hardt & Keefer, Bowers & Co, the F turi cultural Society, A. T. Rice & Bon, W. H. B. Etchison, the Agricultural Society, county commissioners, merchants, and many friends for support.
The Rosskeys celebrate their wood anniversary with an 8 to 12 pm party at Olive Gables in Bermany Grove. Invitations were on wooden cards and dancing is planned. Also notes on local illness report Benjamin Rosenour recovering and Howard Wachter showing slight improvement after four weeks.
Dr. Harley, specialist in catarrhal diseases of the nose throat lungs and ear, offers consultations every Wednesday at the City Hotel Frederick from 1 to 7. Charles F. Meyer of Baltimore recalls relief from asthma after a polyp removal by Dr Hartley seven years ago and weight gain since. Popular excursion via B and O Railroad to Atlantic City Cape May and Beach Isle City on Thursday July 20 from Frederick and other points, tickets good 13 days, round trip $5.60, inquire with B and O agents.
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