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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
4
TB WEEKLY NEWS announces a twelve page Tax Verity News issue coming Thursday with new features. It claims Frederick city and county rely on its large circulation as an advertising medium. Copy deadlines are 5 PM Wednesday for new ads and 1 PM for changes.
A compact, humorous clipping notes idle maxims and local items. It mentions a Belt and Parrish reunion planned for August 30 at Emory Grove in Maryland, a donation of 100 books by Dr. Bernard Steiner to Westernport High School, and an auction by Lauther Bready tomorrow at Three Springs. Also includes light jests on debt, engagements, and politics with small regional references.
City officials enforced a two month old ordinance by removing swinging signs across Hagerstown. Streets appeared altered as signs were torn down. Some business leaders plan to challenge the law in court. Mayor Schindel spearheaded the reform for three years.
The Local Mart reports today’s market section with corn at 2.15 per bushel, shelled corn at 36 bushels, wheat at 0.65 per bushel, and hay priced between 12 and 14 per ton. The fragment notes quantities and prices for typical farm inputs.
A bold early morning robbery at Turner’s steam mill in Tjamsville saw twelve masked men enter between twelve and one o’clock, bind miller Haines and engineer Wolfe, blast the safe for fifty to seventy five dollars, then escape. Turner awakened, freed the captives, and found the burglars had already departed.
Intermittent notices report a range of incidents including a convention closure at Mountain take Park, death of Frederick Sponseller in Clear Spring, and appointment of Christopher O. Billup as justice of the peace for Prince Georges district. Also noted are a farm sale opinion in Anne Arundel, death of William Shepherd Swartz in Hagerstown, Reverend John T. Stone saving two women at Clifton Beach, a tugboat explosion in Canton Hollow injuring several, a German surgeon arrest in Cumberland, a Buck Valley bridge accident injuring Thomas Starr and George Clark, and Frisby Steubs’s failed suicide attempt near Sharpsburg.
Delegates at Westminster approve Dr. Geo E. Baughman nomination through a viva voce vote while committees and local officials coordinate support. The piece notes August 6 Toween meeting and mentions key figures Joseph D. Brooks Frank T. Schaeffer Charles Diller Charles Smith and Asa Hepner along with George E. Sharrer. It also lists upcoming county picnics and events through early September including Evangelical Gother Sunday schools and Pleasant Hill Union Sabbath School festival.
The West Virginia Poly and Paper Company will halt the sulphite wood pulp method at Pato Mill on August 1. A new soda process building is under construction to replace it, with pulp shipments redirected to Luke Mill in the interim. Mr. Borden Griffith of Luke Mill will study the soda process at the Tyrone Pennsylvania mills.
Mr. A D Leary, longtime Frederick resident and well known figure, died this morning at the residence of Mrs David Muller on East Teek Avenue. Leary had been suffering ill health for several years and was 21 years old. The death occurred shortly after eight o'clock in the morning.
Mr O Leary born in Ireland 1507 came to America at about 15 and settled in Frederick by 1640. He served twenty seven years as president of Franklin Saving Bank. despite age and illness he attended board meetings by carriage. A longtime member of St John s Catholic Church he is survived by sons Henry William of Baltimore and Charles of this city.
Mr. William Clabaugh of Ladiesburg is registered at the Park Hotel. Prof. Charles W. Ely and family of this city spend weeks at East River Connecticut. J. E. Williams of Boyds Montgomery Co. visits Frederick friends. Miss Susie McNeil of Baltimore visits cousin Miss Mamie Butcher. Miss Mary C. Elkins on East Third street visits Lewistown and Creagerstown. Mrs. Diehl, Miss Diehl and Mr. Drinkhouse go to Easton Pa. to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler of Brooklyn Md. return after visiting L. O. Moberly. Helen Macgratley of Washington DC returns after a few days with Mrs. Brown. Ruth Howard Knox of 1624 St Paul St Baltimore visits Miss Ethyl C. Fout in Kemptown. E C Shepherd Jr of American Felt Co New York returns after visiting his parents on West Third street. George D Tollinger and family of Philadelphia return after weeks in Frederick.
Annie E Knock wife of Charles F Knock on West Patrick Street died at midnight from uremic convulsions. Her father Lewis M Hildebrand died yesterday morning. both to be buried at Mt Olives tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev Eschbach officiating. Also Charles M Phoebus infant died of cholera infantum at West Patrick Street aged 3 months 18 days. funeral tomorrow afternoon. William Kennedy infant son of John Kennedy died yesterday of cholera infantum aged 3 months. funeral this afternoon at 5.
The city adopts unchanged general rate with a 15 cent surcharge on foreign stocks and bonds. Total assessed property value sits around 3.674 million dollars, producing about 47,559 in taxes. Basis shows an increase of 10,147 from last year, lifting overall worth to roughly 3.8 million.
Edwin Higgins proposes placing a statue of Francis Scott Key in a niche at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore. He cites Key’s death site and the lack of a Key memorial beyond Patterson Park’s tree, urging church and citizen support or a patriotic order to fund and frame the statue with inscriptions from the national anthem and Key’s songs. Higgins has authored works on Key and is writing a new life study.
Albert, president of the Maryland State Firemen's Association, released a full slate of committees for the year. Appointments cover Executive, Auditing, Statistical, Exhibits, and Legislation groups with members from Carroll, Frederick, Worcester, Baltimore, Cumberland, Annapolis, Cambridge, Hagerstown, and other towns, including well known names such as Cun ningham, McKenny, Brewer, Spates, McSherry, Hering, and Stump.
Sheriff Troxell left for Annapolis with a requisition for Joseph Carver alias Baltimore Jimmy and Joseph Davis alias Philadelphia Blinker, both serving sentences at the Monndaville West Virginia penitentiary. After Gov Smith signs, he will return to Frederick and proceed to fetch the prisoners later in the week.
In Baltimore Circuit Court yesterday Mrs Edwin B Snader and others claim $3500 from the estate of the late David Roop Carroll county. The money arose from four Mobile and Ohio Railroad bonds placed by Samuel Engler in Roop’s care. The Engler heirs seek interpleader to decide rightful ownership of the funds.
Very Rev Henry eobric makes no changes among the orienta in charge at 6 Novitiate and St. John's church. Fine damsons shown by Mr Nicholas Lochner at Tuesday New office this morning. Damsons praised as very fine and unusually early for the season.
The article reports Senator Wellington's stance amid the McKinley era, noting his split from the president over policies and his readiness to participate in campaign activities. It mentions dispatches about Wellington’s view on Mumionley’s Maryland prospects and his past close ties with McComas and Willcowss Taoi, outlining political alignment changes and potential impact on the campaign.
The Catholic Summer School at Mt St Mary's began with Prof. Mark F. Velette of the Brooklyn Historical Society delivering a lecture on Early Catholic Missionaries. Later Rev. Dr. Thomas L. McLaughlin of New York’s Transfiguration church gave a brilliant talk on The Sacred Songs of Gounod, followed by an Indies reception in the hall.
Baseball last night at Athletic Park saw the South Street club beat Brunswick 8 to 3. Winning battery was Finkney Eckstein Townsend Shilling, while the Brunswick pitchers were Elgin Derry and Barger.
The Maryland Trotters meet Westminster at Athletic Park on Thursday August 2 1900 at 250 pm Battery for home team Stanton and Welker Admission 10 cents These are the two strongest colored clubs of Maryland City Hotel Buffer Tonight Vegetable soup You know the kind Dr J W Dizon osteopathist will visit Knoxville Fesgaville Pen Mar and Washington before returning to Kirksville Mo There were 400 graduates last year Athletic Park Grand race meet August 2 Three star events and Jack White Steam Whirlwind $60 in prizes Thirty contestants The limit of human endurance and the acme of motor cycle construction Dr Wm Boteler eye ear nose and throat specialist Spectacles adjusted Office 25 Market Street
August weather predictions accompany a crowded sales pitch for fabrics, linens, parasols, and summer goods at NEIDIG & MILLER. The ad lists discounts on dress goods, Madras cloths, Austrian linens, parasols, undergarments, and shirts, plus framed pictures, stationery, and decorating items. It promotes window awnings and mosquito net canopies from ISANOGLE & WAGAMAN at 123 Market Street, highlighting low prices and home comfort.
A counter piled fall with ends of good Silke in lengths from 1 yard to 12 yards offering patterns and dress lengths, taffetas and fonlards all at below cost price. You can't afford to pass these silk bar gains.
The fourth in a Braddock Heights dance series will be held tomorrow evening with a special car departing at 6 30 from the square corner. Frederick Select Orchestra provides music. Chaperones include Mrs J A Williamson Mrs Wm Maulsby Mrs O W Rosa Jr Mrs C B Howard Mrs Dudley Page Mrs Jacob B Tyson and Mrs J Wistar Haey.
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