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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1889
Page
3
The Daily News lists deadlines and rates for transient and running advertisements. Items must be in advance by Wednesday for weekly publication and Thursday morning for that week’s issue. Monthly accounts start on the first of the month, with specific dates for charges.
A July 30 1889 advertisement from Mulliniz and Kerap appears in the issue titled EW Advertisements. The notice promotes commercial offerings and services to readers of the period.
Mont gomery county commissioners levy money for public schools to stay open next year with state funds. The move ends May closures seen in prior years and aims to extend the scholastic year similar to neighboring counties.
A fashionable Bedford Springs stay draws about 600 visitors from across the country. The famed springs promise medicinal benefits and the resort offers many amusements. The town is lit by incandescent and electric lights with the station two miles away. Recent guests from the city include Mr. Charles W. Boss and family, Mrs. Thomas Clagett, Miss Clagett, and Mr. Samuel Clagett.
Magistrate Nienaber yesterday heard Moses W. Custies accused of stealing a watch and chain from Dorsey Harrison and set bail at 50. Debbie Coates faced charges of harboring minors and running a disreputable house but was discharged due to insufficient evidence.
Troop B of the Sch Cavalry and Troop B of the 6th Cavalry camp on the Frederick Fair Grounds then head to Mount Gretna Pennsylvania where militia from that state will encamp. Col. L H Carpenter commands with Capt C B Ewing and Lt W Beird among officers.
Arrivals reported at the City Hotel include W. H. Cromwell C. H. Kremer Walter Beall Cumberland A. J. Persons L Thomas J. M. Duvall F. W. Dryden B. I. Koppelman Baltimore W. V. Holmes Danville PA C. Bowman Hanover PA E B Bossler L A Canter RB Cookman Dr J Connor Philadelphia F E Datoc L Foster Columbus W W Rountree Virginia and county guests. Carlin House lists A G Moody New York Banta Wilmington DE 7 T Darby J Friedman Balto county 10. Sentell Hotel shows E D Endicott Boston Bass A Morris Danville PA E G Plazm C XH Helvertein Baltimore counts 3.
A list dated Saturday July 27 1889 shows letters remaining in the Frederick city post office. Recipients must call to claim within one month or risk transfer to the dead letter office. The list splits into Ladies and Gentlemen with names such as Miss Annie Costley Miss Belle Scharf Mrs Florence Little and Messrs G A Albaugh Edward F McGinnis J F Pampel Adam T Bell John H Black Albert H Rose and others.
At the St. John's church fete in Westminster last night John Driscal accidentally shot Banty Singer in the head. The ball entered above the eye and lodged near the temple before Dr. E. Wells removed it. The wound is painful but not serious.
The comet discovered by Prof Davidson will be visible this latitude soon with naked eye. Its motion shows approach to the sun and earth, appearing particularly bright in the southern horizon near Virgo. Watch for it as it nears.
A special dispatch from Frederick states Mary Carter an intelligent girl about 18 arrived at the station Friday last with a bright baby. She allegedly murdered the child by strangling it en route from Baltimore to the area, then threw it into a manure heap near a stable. Authorities arrested her as questions about the incident arise.
In Hagerstown, David G. Herbert, a Cearfose district resident, was flogged by the county sheriff under the 1882 act for wife beating. Immunized by intoxication, Herbert struck and choked his wife, threatened to kill her, and was restrained by a chair. He received fifteen lashes in the jail, and suffered welts and bleeding from the punishment.
Prominent Harmony resident Mr Van Buren Am Johnson is described as dangerously ill. The list of short items also records activities from local businesses and churches, with several community members traveling, visiting, or hosting others.
Losta Tire driver Charles Hooper of Highland faced a wheel axle hitch when a tire came off a four horse wagon loaded with wood near the mountain base. No damage occurred beyond a delay for reinstallation. Alpha Temple of Honor officers to be installed tonight include W C T G W Ty on W Y T John Qevin W Res d J Brel feld W F Res TOP Rice W Treas FE B Sappington W Chen A.R Yeakle W Marshal E H Biggs W Gaard Richard Anderson.
The bodies of Mieses Kolb and Wiener and Mr. John Bitz, all drowned in Baltimore harbor on Sunday, were recovered yesterday. Funerals are planned for tomorrow. Miss Annie Kolb and Mr. Louis Diering, rescued, are still recovering from the shock.
Hymeneal Aliss Nannie M Boose of Gamber barland well known in this city will marry Mr F Roger Grant on Wednesday morning Aug The ceremony to be held at St Johns P E L church Knox ville Tenn Also notes a September trip by Junior Steam Fire Engine Company and a new treasurer Br M Loy Hood's Sarsaparilla ad follows.
The World of Trade reports wheat opening lower on heavy receipts and limited demand, later advancing to 79 as shorts covered. Corn and grain similar weak demand. Liverpool and New York market chatter shows mixed activity with oil firmer and Reading at year lows before a small rally. Prices at 2 PM show modest activity across Wheat Corn and Oils.
The July market notes show dull trading with Pennsyvania and Reading bonds weaker while the 1st preferred issues hold firm and some rail leads decline. Closing bids list valley and Reading prices. cotton remains firm with upland futures steady and bran prices holding steady for winter.
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