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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1897
Page
3
Copies of prior TEE News issues with reports of addresses sermons and spaval meeting notes are available at this office for one cent each. Mail orders promptly completed with full reports of all preliminary meetings and descriptions of grounds buildings and more from Tex News in the last two weeks.
The front pages note a complete daily report of conference proceedings and a supplement attached to Tue News. The supplement covers the conference focal and general news, eight pages in total, offered for one cent per copy.
A mosaic of brief notes covers topics from weather and travel to local industry. Items include a Norwich church’s ancient wood, a Garrett county oil prospect, railway worker caps, and a Hagerstown tax assessment uplift. Also mentioned: deaths, jail cases, Mormon activity, and distant diplomats.
The annual Maryland School for the Deaf board meeting reviewed a 284 year report by Principal Charles W Ely. Attendance averages 96 pupils, with 355 boys and 41 girls, and detailed work in shoes, cabinet making, printing, sewing, and dressmaking. The resignation of Miles Annie B Barry was noted and Miss Lowman chosen as successor. The school will close June 16 and pupils travel home.
On Saturday trustee Glenn H. Worthington sold the Ann Harman property near Urbana along the road to Ijamsville for 450 dollars to Charles E. Bain. The same sale also included a three acre lot near Lloyd Thompson for 116 dollars, with Captain Walter Saunders as auctioneer.
The Frederick City Hospital Association will hold an adjourned meeting tomorrow at 9 30 o'clock in their assembly room.
Miss George Dudderer of Tarey town spent days with friends here. Many attended the Donkard meeting in Frederick this week. Misses Anna and Ella Dorcus visiting Freder. Miss Mary Slagle improving from illness. Reformed Sunday school to hold Children’s Day service June 13 with Miss Elis Darets on organ. Several local names and visiting relatives, plowing corn, and noting fine wheat and crops. Sheriff notes on church, sickness, travel, and local exchanges.
Regular services planned at St Pauls Reform ed Church Utica Mills 10 15 am and Zion Reformed Charlesville 2 15 pm led by Rev M Bench. Pleasants Society holds monthly church service next Sunday evening. Junior society organized in Walkeraville 26 members. Buckeye town Christian Endeavor meets 8 pm led by C H Millard. Lutheran General Assembly of Evangelical Church meets today in Mansfield Ohio with Maryland delegates arriving by train.
A veterinary surgeon, Dr Percy, boarded at Dr John Shipiey’s home in this city. He was asked to pay $359 and, after producing a collar bill, vanished with Shipiey attempting to escort him to a store for change. The man has not been seen since.
Grand High Priest Wim H Shrrock Grand Lecturer Graham Dukehart Grand Treasurer David C Averr of Baltimore and other Maryland Grand officers will visit Enoch R A Chapter No 23. An annual convocation will be held this evening.
The many friends of Mr. Lewis Kemp on West Third Street will be glad to learn of his severe illness. Mr. Kemp was suddenly taken sick yesterday morning and for some hours his condition was serious but somewhat improved this morning. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as aiding blood purity appetite and digestion.
Freder ick and Middletown Electric Road directors plan a passenger pass to Braddock Heights with no extra charge. A new lunch building near the observation point and a pump supplying Braddock Springs water are under installation. Electric lighting progresses and Braddock cars will serve the heights while the gravity road nears completion. The Braddock Heights Company hires the Frederick Select Orchestra to boost summer appeal. Freight service may switch to night operation in early July.
Events from Salisbury to Baltimore include a fire in Catonsville causing up to 8000 dollars in damages, four new Dorchester school trustees, and a push by Howard Republicans for an independent Democrat as treasurer. Also noted are a leprosy case in Allegheny and a Civil Service Reform agenda advancing toward November's constitutional vote.
The YMCA education committee outlines fall and winter plans with Mr A D Willard returning to lead the English department. A first class bookkeeping course will be added under Robert A Kemp, along with other new courses. A winter lecture course on Commercial Law will be directed by Hammond Urner.
At a meeting of the Frederick and Monocacy Turnpike Company directors chosen for the ensuing year were Arthur Potts Joseph G. Miller Charles W. Ross Henry Williams and B F S cell. A Frederick and Liberty Turnpike Company meeting elected E A Shriner E L Derr D H Cramer Edwin Devilbisa and Cephas M Themis as directors. The board organized with Shriner as president and Devilbises as secretary and treasurer.
Sixty eight members of the Acied Fire Company started this morning by train on the Pennsylvania Railroad toward Annapolis to attend the annual State Firemen's Convention. Fifty six members of the Independent Hose Company No. 1 rode the Baltimore and Ohio Road. Several junior delegates also left for Annapolis.
Unknown parties are suspected of taking several gold fish from the North Market Street fountain and will be arrested and fined if caught. The benches were placed in Court Park today. Graduate Edw Llagan Bowlus of this county attended Johns Hopkins University and received an invitation to graduation exercises on Tuesday June 16.
Dr and Mrs R C Nicodemus returned to their home in Hagerstown. Frederick Miss Derr of Tifia Ohio visits Miss Houck Harmony Grove. Mr E Gerr Shricer goes to Montgomery county for a few days. Mr Vinton Getzendarner of Chicago Pines visits Mr Nelson. Mr and Mrs John Urner return to Baltimore after visiting Harmony Grove. J T Shafer of Barkitiville visits Rendolpt D C Br and Myre. Danlat Wolf of Bigh land county visits relatives in the city. Miss Om Adams of Hagerstown visiting her aunt Mrs Markwood D Harp East Second street. Mr Lehman of Wakersville with son Prof S A Lehman at Kensington Montgomery county. Miss Lula Keene of Brightwood DC on month long visit to the city. Rev Artatr S Johna of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church Rockville leaves for East Washington assignment. Revs J D Rawlinson and James T Qamlan Baltimore guests of Mr C Woerner East Patrick street. Mr Thomas Etargis of Chicago Jr in the city. Mrs Agnes Saman of Washington DC rents to Mrs Sarah Saman South Market Street. Mr N T Haller architect of Washington town DC and family visit his sisters Misses Haller South Market Street. ic Miss Molise Shann of Doubs in county guest of Mr and Mrs Jesse Michael.
Magistrate Krantz with assistants Thomas and O'Brien arrested Henry Smith P Ryan and James Burns at Washington Junction Monday. They were accused of stealing a watch from a Baltimore and Chile railroad conductor, brought to Frederick and jailed. Smith resisted and was held on $200 bond for a Saturday hearing before Magistrate White. Ryan and Burns were released.
Flora Stitely wife of C W Stitely died Thursday morning at her father Benjamin Eyler’s residence near Woodsboro. She was 24 and well regarded for cheerfulness and character. Funeral held Saturday morning at Rocky Hill church with Rev Patterson officiating. D A Sharetts funeral director. Large crowd attended.
Foreman Henry Hamberger says the Hotzman Shirt Waist Factory will suspend operations this week and likely indefinitely at the Frederick branch due to an unfavourable season. Management has decided to discontinue running the Frederick operation.
On behalf of the Business Men's Association directed by Geo. B. Rodock, ten copies were given to each member of the adjoining committees of the German Baptist annual meeting. The recipients expressed delight and appreciation for the Frederick book published by the association that year.
The atmosphere remains damp and cool with fires still burning. A local resident recalls the summer of 1852, noting similar weather as the past several days.
Eldest son of Mr. David Kolb of East Third street fell from a hot house roof yesterday evening. He sustained a severe cut to the leg from brazen glass. A physician was summoned and several stitches were required.
The errawberry fete announced for this evening on St James lawn is postponed to tomorrow evening due to bad weather. The fete will be continued on Friday evening.
Keupast Newman & Co advertise a Strawberry Fete at St James Lutheran church with strawberries ice cream and 10 cent admission on Thursday and Friday evenings. The B and O announces reduced rail fares for June travel to Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other points with specific valid return dates and a Marmaduke and Hable advisory notice for ticket purchases.
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