The News Frederick 1902 Subscription Notice
The News Frederick announces home delivery and mail subscriptions with rates for weekly monthly and yearly terms and advance payment only. Address correspondence to the News Frederick 4902 June 1902.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
6
The News Frederick announces home delivery and mail subscriptions with rates for weekly monthly and yearly terms and advance payment only. Address correspondence to the News Frederick 4902 June 1902.
The article notes a petition by East Church street property owners for paving, starting a citywide program. It explains state law requires paving on petition, Mayor and Aldermen act, and smooth paving plus granite curbing will modernize the streets. The move is expected to spread, with further property owners likely to back it. A committee was formed to study materials, seen as a wise and liberal step.
Contemporary commentary notes the Maryland Agricultural College hosting visitors from the Gardeners Club of Baltimore and sharing ideas after earlier sessions for farmer club delegates. The piece reflects Civil War memory and Memorial Day significance in the South.
A Baltimore Herald opinion column lauds Confederate soldiers and the South’s ideals, praising George Alexander Pearce of Maryland for a third party nomination. The piece argues South will retain nobility and loyalty, regardless of modern changes, and claims Pearce has steadfast supporters who trust his voting.
A collage of quotations from newspapers and a judge dispute, mixing banter about honesty and press loftiness with characters named Soubratte Tess Teas and Mose Kettham. The fragments reference a mountain and seashore plans, a failing life, and a hawk shooting incident.
The Washington Star notes the appointment of Hon Michael Henry Herbert as ambassador to Washington. A discreet seasoned diplomat, he has served twice as secretary in the legation and participated in peacemaking negotiations. His marriage to an American and his language ties are cited as blessings to Anglo American relations.
A lyrical fragment titled Moments With The Muse portrays daisies, bees, birds, and spring imagery in a meadow. It references youth and renewal with lines about sunshine, flowers, and nature's beauty. The dated author credit appears garbled, suggesting a damaged or decorative imprint.
A detailed description by Dr Charles Zimmerman of a ground running winged craft shows a 35 foot span with 100 square feet per wing and 210 square feet total. The device uses a swinging seat, pedals, and winds to lift and propel, with ground speed about 20 mph prior to takeoff. Zimmerman notes current power limits and compares aeroplane and balloon lift, advocating heavier than air development despite wind challenges.
A New York Times style account warns of the alligator gar, a massive freshwater predator feared by anglers in Michigan and the South. It details sightings in Lake George with a giant, scarred fish, hyphenated accounts of spears, boat capsizes, and a fatal drowning after a gar attacked a boy near Helena Arkansas. It notes gar attacks on swimmers near New Orleans and Louisiana, stressing bathing danger and the fish’s aggressive feeding on bass and minnows.
A merchant should tailor notices to diverse tastes to satisfy different customers. Advertising guides patrons to the best time for purchases. Tar News serves to reach the people. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad runs a special Frederick to Hagerstown excursion, with a return from Baltimore and Washington arriving at 10 o’clock.
The Elks Carnival closes tonight with most acts departing for Washington Pa and Pittsburg for a next week carnival. Lynette the flying woman leaves Robinson Company to join Southern Carnival Company and Lunette will perform in Weston West Virginia next week. Receipts were uneven with some stands losing money while overall conduct by show people has been praised and street damage will be repaired at city expense.
Miss Bessie Mickey aged 23 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mickey of Chambersburg and John Flegal 25 of Gettysburg eloped on Decoration Day. Parents opposed the match prompting the couple to flee toward Baltimore. Miss Mickey took wedding attire and the lovers boarded the Western Maryland Railroad Station, shocking the town.
A closely fought baseball game at the park yesterday ended with the Park team defeating Brush Factory 6 to 3. Batteries were Creeger and L Moberly for Brush Factory and Berson and E Moberly for Park. After one week of play the league standings show Athletic Park and Fred'k Athletic Glab at 1 0 1000, Brash Factory 1 2 333, and Eastern Stars 9 a4 000.
Richard Potts a colored man was arrested by Officer Jones for being disorderly and fined one dollar which he paid Justice Eckstein also handled B L Link of Walkersville arrested by Deputy Sheriff Ropinson for attempting to procure money on a check drawn on the Farmers and Mechanics Bank with no funds to meet it. The check was for 13 and Link sought 3 cash in advance. Eckstein released him on 100 bail for a Monday hearing.
Gossip notes Carnival visitors and Elks cleanup stirring talk as summer markets limp. Prices list butter 20 cents per pound, poultry chickens 40 to 80 cents each, fruit cherries 5 to 10 cents box, apples 25 cents per half peck, potatoes 15 to 16 cents per half peck, fish and meats priced per pound or per dozen with regional variety. Local chatter highlights preserving and busy market life amid fluctuating supplies.
A poem by Ernie Poulsson celebrates nature and June’s bloom with vivid imagery of hayfields gardens and sunlit beauty. A separate Winchester report notes the Confederate Memorial Day event drawing about 12 000 people with a veterans parade and simultaneous unveilings at Stonewall cemetery by Major Albert Akers and Major S J Moore.
Mr and Mrs Adolphus Fearhake quiety marked their 25th wedding anniversary. The deputy clerk of Frederick County Circuit Court presented each associate in the clerk’s office with a piece of silver. Friends extended hearty congratulations yesterday and today.
Hymeneal notice reports the marriage of John David Baile and Nora Louise Engler, both of Medford, Carroll County Maryland, on Wednesday January 1 at 2 o'clock. The ceremony was conducted by Rev KR L McLean at his East Third Street home. The couple will reside at 61st Carroll County in the future.
A recital is planned at All Saints P. E. church on Monday evening June 9 at 7 p.m. Organist H H Freeman from St. John's Washington D C will perform with soprano Miss Rieger. Admission is free though a collection will be taken.
Mrs. Bridget O Conner dies in Womelsdorf aged 105 in Randolph county West Virginia. She was a pioneer settler living in the county for 84 years and recalled Alleghany wilds from nearly a century ago. She hailed from County Roscommon Ireland.
Mrs. B. T. Virta of Wisner street tends a crimson rose bush in a 10 by 10 feet bed. The plant is described as a mass of bloom and highly attractive in the yard.
The Basterma Milling Company lists prices for corn at 810 per barrel and 61 cents per bushel for shaken corn. No. 2 red wheat stands at 76. Steamer TS per bushel. Hay priced at 10 dollars per ton.
A cat owned by Price in Dickerson's, Montgomery County, adopts five young rabbits. The feline keeps the rabbits with her three kittens near Spring and nurses them carefully.
Washington County retired farmer Jacob G. Thomas dies at his Hagerstown home at age 80. Talbot county jury convicts William Green of second degree murder for killing Deputy Sheriff Thompson. Baltimore County case Edger vs Berke and Stewart ends in verdict for defendants. Bernard Oller's youth is held in Waynesboro Pa on shooting charge tied to Bessie Adams. Oller claims accidental shooting. Garrett County man Albert Mason seeks pardon. he and Dolak Mason served five years for complicity in killing Taylor Locke over an umbrella.
The funeral of Mrs. Ann Sophia Hindle was held at her home near Brad dock with Rev. T. F. Hoffmeier officiating. Interment at Dowd's cemetery. directors A.T. Rica & Sons. James Beecroft funeral at Howard chapel. 87 years old, father of 14, pallbearers listed. O. T. Lewis in charge. Lloyd Sellman funeral at Taylorsville church. 75, 64 years in church. Rev. Duntrow conducted. interment nearby. pallbearers named. arrangements by O. T. Lewis.
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