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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
5
The report notes sun set at 7 22 p m and rise at 4 26 a m with the moon set at 1 05 a m. The moon reaches its greatest western elongation at 5 20 p m and Mercury is seen rising before dusk near the sagittarius region.
A dispatch from headquarters reports rapid progress on improvements to the Baltimore and Ohio Freight Terminal in the city. Edward Brady and Sen win the contract at about $50,000 to remove the old warehouse, build a modern terminal with offices and freight facilities, and meet Frederick traffic needs. Work is set to begin within ten days.
The first of a series of mountain assemblies under Miss Ritchie's school of dancing was held last night at Braddock Heights. About 40 attended and enjoyed the event. The Braddock Heights Orchestra provided music as guests traveled from Frederick on the 7:80 car and returned about eleven.
The showy display at C. Thomas Kemp’s dry goods store on the Square Corner features figures in caps and gowns and items suggestive of school and college life. The attractive window decorations draw considerable attention.
A local listing showcases dozens of everyday items with prices: table tumblers at 25c a dozen, jelly glasses 18c a dozen, window screens 20c up, 4 string broom 23c, 5 string broom 23c, matches 5c, Mason white polish 30c per bottle, fly paper 6 sheets 5c, Babbitt soap 3 cakes, fishing gear including steel rods and large reel, bicycle tires around $1.40 to $1.50, bureau sets 10 pieces 9c, blue and white preserving kettle 5c, pillow hammocks 95c, and Braddock souvenir china at 10c and 2c.
The Grace Reformed church on Mantz room North Market street hosts a June 9 and 10 sale from 4 PM onward featuring home made bread rolls cakes and candy with deviled crabs and soft crabs. The Araby chapel ladies hold a festival Saturday evening June 10 at Araby schoolhouse.
The speech extols the South for its role in U S history praising its leaders and sacrifice. It lauds Southern unity and moral integrity while recalling the devastation of defeat and reconstruction. Veterans returned to ashes of farms and received honors as graves at Mt Olivet and St John’s were decorated.
June items stir at SHIVLEY's with Edison and Victor among active names. Local bustle highlights records and sales as shoppers browse June offerings.
Pea season starts at Frederick with the first load arriving from William B. Fout to Monocacy Valley Canning. Frederick City Packing plans to begin canning peat on Monday. Canneries expect a small crop due to drought. Monocacy Valley estimates about 150 acres with an average yield near 3,000 lashers. Canned corn remains their main product.
The page lists multiple daily and Sunday bus departures among towns like Myersville Braddock Middletown Jefferson and Thurmont with various times and frequencies. It also includes a long retail ad for The Busy Corner Bargains offering paper goods tools and household items and notes The Marvel will relocate its cinema after tonight’s show with a June 19 reopening date to be announced.
Frederick Railroad Co announces new westbound service with departures at 5 10 a m from Frederick and a connecting fast mail at Thurmont, returning to Frederick by 7 a m. The schedule starts Monday June five and outlines the daily travel times and connections.
In memory of William Keiser who departed this life June 4 1910. The month of June is here and saddest of year because it took from us our Father. Dear Father you are not forgotten nor ever shall you be. Weep not that his toil is over, weep not that his face is gone. God grant that we may rest as calmly when our work is done. By The Family.
Frederick county resort Braddock Heights readies for the grand opening on Monday with athletic events for boys, a concert by Braddock Heights Orchestra, dancing in the pavilion, casino attractions, bowling, pool, skating, a shooting gallery, and a basketball game Frederick versus Chambersburg. Manager E W Wheeler ensures first class arrangements with special rail connections. A large crowd from Hagerstown is anticipated as the Frederick Railroad summer schedule takes effect.
John D. Hendricks Cow Peas for sale. For sale by Yreds Co Farmers Exchange. Three story brick residence at 120 Court Street offered by Young & Staley with immediate possession. Ajax Mail Boxes line advertised. Seeger & Company and Fred Compartters Exchange included in the clippings.
Harmony Grove Sunday School will host a strawberry festival at that place on Wednesday and Friday evenings June 7 and 9. Everyone is welcome. The group also promotes latest hits including AH Alone and Baby Rose to be heard at Shipley’s.
Read about a free catalog offering 575 different pieces of sheet music. The note mentions a previous price range and invites customers to obtain the catalog at no cost from Birely's Palace of Music.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Church plans a strawberry and ice cream festival on the church lawn Saturday evening June 3. Notices include a missing boy Harvey Diggs, 12, last seen at his aunt’s Frederick Md home. calling 456 B if seen. Various local ads list lice ointment, autos, cooks for Company A, and manufactured ice orders.
Frederick College reports total enrolment since September 1110 now 103 with both sexes admitted year round. Twenty one graduates will receive diplomas this May. the president Js K Koontz A.M. signs the notice, noting strong prospects for 1971-12.
An OCR fragment catalog item advertises Pineapple Eyers and Niches from Allen G. Quinn & Co with 10c sheet music, plus Sani-Gross polish for furniture and varnished surfaces sold by Seeger & Company. The notice markets poultry lice remedies from Brish Brothers and a practical poultry hook offered free from 14 West Patrick Street.
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