Local notes on events and openings in town
A collection of brief items reports gradual changes and upcoming happenings in the city. Groundwork on East Patrick street for a two story brick house by Charles B Font is underway. Hygiesa Ice Plant adds capacity to thirty five tons daily and may start soon. An accident on an alley between West Fourth and Fifth streets injures Christian Yinger. Athletic Park opens with races and a new dancing pavilion to follow. Joseph Walling mailed two cable pieces from York to W W Fleming for his curios collection.
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Patrick Street
Whalen
Charles B. Font
West Fourth
Fifth Streets
John Baumgardner
Christian Yinger
Athletic Park
Joseph Walling
York
W. W. Fleming
Fleming
PURELY PERSONAL NOTES OF LOCAL RESIDENTS
Mrs Oliver Drill of Philadelphia guests Mrs 8 L Lilly. Miss Mamie Hamm of this city visits Miss Lula Beall New Market. Miss Delia Hamm spends days at Utica this county. Mr and Mrs John Dennis visit Col and Mrs Geo Dennis near Urbana. Mrs Margaret Wilson Mohr of Washington guests Miss Thyson at Hotel Burgess. Mrs A C McCardell returns from Hagerstown. Miss M Imogen Dorsey leaves Baltimore for Boston to visit friends. Mrs Isabella Stonebraker of Baltimore Miss Annie Campbell of Frederick and Mr and Mrs W Brown of London register at Linganore Hills Inn.
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Oliver Drill
Philadelphia
8. L. Lilly
Mamie Hamm
Lula Beall
New Market
Delia Hamm
Utica
John Dennis
Col
Geo. R. Dennis
Urbana
Margaret Wilson Mohr
Washington
Thyson
Burgess
Brrs
Luther Kuhlman Leaves City for Nebraska Visit
Reverend Luther Kuhlman departs for Nebraska to visit his father Reverend J H Kuhlman. Following recent cyclone mis fortune, his congregation presents him with a generous purse and grants him a vacation, allowing him to reunite with his father after fourteen years.
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Luther Kuhlman
Nebraska
J. H. Kuhlman
East South Street Organizes a Baseball Club
The East South Street boys form a base ball club with players Joseph Chew W Harrison W Hahn W Rager Towson Shilling Harry Shilling Charles Reynolds Howard Chew Edgar Reich. Joseph Chew is manager and W Harrison is captain. The team plays first game on July 4 at Brunswick.
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East South Street
Joseph Chew
W. Harrison
W. Hahn
W. Rager
Towson Shilling
Harry Shilling
Charles Reynolds
Howard Chew
Edgar Reich
Joseph Chex
Brunswick
Mayor Reverses Cable Franchise Grant in Hagerstown
May Skip Hagerstown Mayor Schindel vetoed the council action granting Postal Cable Telegraph Company a right of way to erect poles and string wires. Right of Way Agent C J Habtard warned the firm would skip town without a clear path.
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Hagerstown
Schindel
Postal Cable Telegraph Company
C. J. Habtard
Wheat and corn prices from Frederick market report
Wheat was quoted in Frederick today at 73 cents per bushel. Corn shelled 58 cents per bushel. Corn on the cob 20 dollars per barrel.
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Frederick
Baltimore Democrats set August 2 convention for governor race
The Democratic State Central Committee in Baltimore agreed to hold the state nominating convention for governor attorney general and comptroller on August 2. County primaries and conventions will be scheduled by each county committee, with two weeks’ notice. Local tickets already run in Cecil and Kent counties.
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Baltimore
Democratic State Central Committee
State Central Committee
Weks
Cecil
Kent
Vandiver
A. P. Gorman
Maryland
John Walter Smith
Edwin Warfield
John 5. Wirt
Isidor Rayner
Fisher
William M. McKaig
Allegany
Thomas A. Smith
Caroline
J. W. Hering
Carroll
B. H. Camalier
St. Mary’s
John S. Mitchell
Charles
C. C. Magruder
Prince George
P. B. Hopper
Queen Anne
J. Roger McSherry
McSherry
Baltimore City
Frederick i County
Mrs Geisinger Committed to Montevue Hospital
Mrs Kate Geisinger of Walkersville, wife of David Geisinger, 35, mother of seven, was committed to Montevue Hospital for treatment after a Monday walk to her mother's home. Late Tuesday she was taken to Montevue by Deputy Sihentt Rowe Robinson and Groif after becoming violent and resisting removal.
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Montevue
Kate Geisinger
David Geisinger
Walkersville
Montevue Hospital
Singerly Mills Not Sold at Elkton Public Sale
Trustees William T. Warburton John S. Wirt and Albert Constable offered the Singerly Pulp and Paper plant at Elkton and the Providence mill at public sale but failed to receive a sufficient bid. A court decree required the two mills to bring at least 200000 dollars.
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Singerly Mills
William T. Warburton
John S. Wirt
Albert Constable
Elkton
Singerly Pulp and Paper Company
Providence
Visit of Nellie Blessing Esster in a California Chinese Colony
The New Voice’s late issue features an illustration and a vivid description by Nellie Blessing Esster of a visit to a California Chinese Colony, recounting her time with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Yeakle and including additional shorter pieces by the same author.
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the New Voice
California
Nellie Blessing Esster
A. RB. Yeakle
France names new premier as Poincare accepts premiership
Special Dispatch from Paris reports on June 15 that M. Poincare accepted President Loubet’s offer to form a new cabinet. The move follows internal political shifts and aims to stabilize the government.
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France
Taz News
Paris
Richard P Bland Dead Distinguished Missouri Statesman Dies
Special dispatch reports Congress member Richard Parks Bland died at his home. Bland, born August 19, 1865 in Hartford Kentucky, lived in Missouri 1865 onward after early mining and law work in California Nevada. He served in the Forty third Congress and was a leading advocate of free coinage of silver.
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Tian Niwa Lepanox
Java
Congress
Richard P Bland
Richard Parks Bland
Hartford
Kentucky
Missouri
California
Utah
Nevada
Virginia City
Carson County
Utah Territory
Bland
House of Representatives
Remarkable Recovery Lets Williamsport Man Walk Again
Jonathan Bowser of Williamsport Washington county aged 71 years twice recovered speech years ago and now suddenly regains use of his legs after 14 years bedfast Doctors had called him hopeless He rose with a cane to dine and later to supper reading the Bible daily and planning to go outdoors soon His recovery astonishes doctors and relatives noting his long fortitude and craft in bedmaking quilts cushions and other items.
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Jonathan Bowser
Williamsport
Washington County
Market Notes Reflect Weakened Thursday Trade
Market notes describe a dampened Thursday session with a disrupted early morning, as a late-falling cyclone-like activity discouraged buyers. Cherries traded from four to eight cents per quart, raspberries ten cents, currants ripening, gooseberries turning, and strawberries five cents but fading. Watermelons sold for 30 to 35 cents each while vegetables showed abundance though peas scorched by heat after heavy rains, with country beans and upcoming Frederick county roasting ear and tomato anticipated.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Graduates Honor Local Students
Frederick County graduates are reported from several colleges. Robert Wesley Doty of Jefferson and William Richardson Edwards of Buckeystown earned bachelor of arts degrees from Gettysburg College. Clyde B. Weikert of Woodsboro received honorable mention in Muhlenberg freshman prize. Francis Dave Lakin of the county won a university physics scholarship at Washington and Lee University. At Western Maryland College, Robert Stafford Tyson Holmes Davenport Baser, Frederick, and William Henry Thomas, Buckeystown, graduated cum laude.
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Frederick County
Robert Wesley Doty
Jefferson
William Richardson Edwards
Buckerstown
Gettysburg College
Muhlenberg
Clyde B. Weikert
Woodsboro
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Francis Dave Lakin
Western Maryland College
Robert Stafford Tyson
Holmes Davenport Baser
Frederick
William Henry Thomas
Buckeystown
The Work of Death. Susan Catherine Lambright
Susan Catherine Lambright dies at 49 West Fifth Street of heart disease aged 4 years and 12 days She was a lifelong resident and last surviving immediate family member An aunt of W L Lewis H and B F Moberly and Mrs Hiram Nusz Funeral Friday at 3 pm with services at the house and Mt Olive Cemetery interment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Catherine Lambright
Aleas
Hamilton Welix
West Fifth Street
Messrs. W.L
Lewis H
B. F. Moberly
Hiram Nusz
Boy Falls From Hay Loft Breaks Arm
Hubert Horine about ten son of Ezra Horine of near Jefferson fell from a barn hay loft this morning and sustained a broken arm and other injuries according to a local report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Horine
Ezra Horine
Jefferson
Harvest Time Near as Wheat Matures Early
Farmers across the county plan to start eating wheat around the middle of next week as grain ripened a week to ten days earlier than usual this year.
Farewell to Prof Bion Firestone at City Hotel Choir Banquet
The first annual St. John's Catholic church choir reunion at City Hotel honored Prof. Bion Firestone organist as he departs for Europe. Father Coleman and Father Richards praised the choir for long faithful service and harmony. Eisenhauer marked forty five years directing the choir. Firestone served thirteen years. Attendees included priests, directors, and many parish members.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
City Hotel
Vathor Coleman
Bion Firestone
Europe
Father Richards
Ony
E. ©. McSherry
Eisenhauer
Prof. Firestone
St. John’s Choir
Father Coleman
Father Walsh
Bion Fires
State News and Elections Notes on the Eastern Shore
News of the State reports annual conventions for County Commissioners on the Eastern Shore. Receivers appointed for Peninsula Mutual Relief Association in Talbot County. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley guest of Gen. Felix Agnus in Green Spring Valley for ten days. Notre Dame College commencement led by Cardinal Gibbons with address by Fr. Charles J. Bonaparte. Banking interests form Mutual Mercantile Agency with Union Credit Company of Baltimore, Robert Magruder president. Writs test police magistrate authority in Baltimore. Port collector appoints Larkin Shipley sampler in customs class I. Convictions for swindling in card game. Cassard burglars plead guilty.
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Peninsula Mutual Relief Association
Talbot County
Maryland
Schley
Felix Agnus
Green Spring Valley
Maryland Society of California Pioneers
Weber's Park
Harford Road
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Charles J. Bonaparte
Notre Dame College
Mutual Mercantile Agency
Union Credit Company of
Robert Magruder
Robert B. Dixon
Lowndes
W. F. Stone
Larkin
Shipley
Carroll County
Customs Service
James C. Davidson
George Bailey
William P. Hastings
John E. Brown
William Clayton
William Kirby
Cassard
Summer activity and a Cumberland fire report
Among the societies there are vacations and adjournments for the summer. The Art Club plans sketching tours in picnic style. The Visitation Academy ends its year with commencement next week. A big Cumberland fire destroyed the old armory, with Hang and Stagmaier's and Strieby’s shops on the lower floor. Strieby and Habig Stagmaier suffered losses while William McCray’s goods on the top floor were harmed. The five story building, owned by the Hast heirs, is insured for seven thousand.
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Visitation Academy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hospital Association
Cumberland
Armory Bulding
Hang & Stagmaier
G. M Strieby
Habig & Stagmarer
Picnic at Braddock Heights by Knights of Pythias
Arrangements by the Knights of Pythias of Frederick for a picnic at Braddock Heights on July 13. Father Coleman visited Braddock Heights today seeking a suitable site for the St. John's Sunday School picnic under parish supplies.
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Kights
Prthias
Frederick
Braddock Heights
Father Coleman
Braddock Heghts
St. John’s
Transfers in Frederick County Courts Week’s Record
Transfers of real estate, marriages and court actions listed for the Circuit and Orphans’ Courts week ended June 14. Properties involve Ellen Detverbaugh to Dr Riggs. James Smith. Joshua Nobbs. Charles Gall. Keilholtz to Burdner. Remsburg estate to Keller. Fogo. Devilbiss. Kline to Basford. Middletown Supply Co. to Coblentz. Routzahn heirs to Stauffer. Wildebrand to Browning. Bruner to Wimmes. Dixon to Stewart. Devilbiss to Devilbiss. Wertheimer to Crutchley. Marriages include Biddinger Connor, Sears Duvall, Masser Kreh, Bahn Hummer, Jones Countee. Orphans Court items list final accounts, renunciations, admin appointments, wills, inventories, guardianships, and executors for several estates including Artzberger, Bentz, Cramer, Gilpin, Grove, Yingling, Stilliens, and Bos tain.
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Circuit
Ellen Janne Detverbaugh
MW. Riggs
Frederick
Charles 1
Dougherty
James W. Smith
Jno
Shouias
James
Weedon
Andere
Jacob R. Kline
Wm. G. Basford
Middletown Supply Company
Frederick County
Galvin Coblentz
Joseph Routzahn
John I. Stauffer
John Wildebrand
Ralph Browning
George H. Bruner
James Wimmes
James Wimms
Ernest Dixon
George W. Stewart
David M. Devilbiss
Sarah E. Devilbiss
Charles Wertheimer
Milton E. Crutchley
Frederick City
H. Evannah Artzberger
J. Harry Artzberger
Jacob G. Hoover
Harry Artzberger
Edward Bentz
Lawrence Bentz
John D. Cramer
Martha C. Bostain
Maria L. Gilpin
Charles M. Gilpin
Hagerstown City Council Sets 1809 Tax Rate at 60 Cents
At a council meeting last night the city fixed the 1809 tax rate at 60 cents on the hundred dollars, up from 57 cents for the past two years. The levy was set on a basis of 6.5 million dollars, though the actual basis is about 6.693 million.
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Hagerstown
Doll's Garden Stop After Electric Park Visit
After visiting Electric Park tonight you will feel tired hungry and thirsty Stop at the Summer Garden for rest food and drink The famous crab soup and clam chowder tonight Athletic Park electric cars depart Square Corner for Athletic Park at 6 40 7 00 and every half hour thereafter Organ and stool for sale at 15 cash Call or address J J Hiefeld 57 W Patrick Street Soft crabs hard crabs crab meat clams Norfolk spots mackerel blue butter rock perch trout cat sheepshead taylors Castle's 42 East Patrick Street
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Doll's
Electric Park
Summer Garden
Athletic Park
Square Corner
Callon
J. J. Hielfeld
W. Patrick Street
Norfolk Spots
Castle's
East
Patrick Street
Matting Remnants Clearance At Exclusive Carpet House
L B Mullinex boasts record matting sales and marks down remnants from 10 to 25 yards to clear out stock. Prices offered are lower than elsewhere as the exclusive carpet house clears remaining stock. Telephone 150.
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L. BE. Muna
Telephone
Sunday Excursion to Washington and Marshall Hall by B and O
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers a Sunday excursion to Washington and Marshall Hall on June 18, departing Frederick at 8 15 a m. Fares are 1 00 to Washington and 1 25 to Marshall Hall for a round trip, with tickets valid only on that date and the special train. Return from Washington at 7 p m. A steamboat trip to Potomac and Mt Vernon is included. Boat departs 11 a m from the foot of 7th Street, Washington, with arrival back at 6 15 p m giving four minutes to transfer to the B and O depot.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington and
Marshall Hall
Frederick
Washington
Potomac
Mt. Vernon
7Th Street
B. & O. Depot
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Tile Daily News
John
Wiklin
Franklin
George Washington
James Knox Polk
Nashville
Josiah Tattnall
Savannah
Hrederck II
Germany
Gang
Prussia
Minnesota
Pere Eee
WasHineron
Tur News
W. J. Moors
Borear
Gard
Electric Cars
Morris
ENTS
Doll’s. ‘Athletic Park
Dick Dyson
C. Carty
Besant & Knott
Ihn Hendrickson
Neidig & Miller
BASE
TRE Local Mart
Newspaper
Hhbhive
Friends of
Richard P. Bland
St. John’s Singers
Farcewell
Bion Mirestone
News OF
Eastern Star
WTOW
Antietam
Braddock
L. EB. Mullinex
Gear Remnant Sale
John Hendrickson
Serps
Ture
Frederick Mankind
Madras
Osle
Ting
John Hexpricasox
P.s.—Lot
Greater Frederick
Nuwic & Mazar
N. Market St
Clinton E. Main
Quston
E. Main, Main
North Market Street
GEO
Rodcoe & CO
Dresden
Congo
Rodock & CO
A. T. Rior & Bons
A. T. Rios & Sox
Embrulmers
Frederick, MD
F. V. Staub
IF. Vv
the Railing Grocery CO
C. E. Ramsburg
Ramsburg, ‘the Model Grocer
C. E. Rassivre
N. Market
J. Heisely Keller
Deuggist
Sandi
Potomac River
Willard C. Keller
E. Patrick
Nicodemus
University of Maryland
Alfred Bitsh
Cunselor ST Law
Ofice
Mitten G. Urner
Keen Bamaune
At-Uaw
Strse
Opvestita Cenk
van RY
Nlowspap Lenhonlye
Boteler
N. Market Street
Residence City Hotel
Tar News
Aficen
F. B. Sappington
Uneeda Biscuits
Fonda
Sappington
N. Market Ss
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