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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1904
Page
3
The Weekly News will be ready Thursday as a twelve page issue with many features. It boasts the largest on a side circulation in Federick city and county and offers advantageous advertising opportunities. Copy for ads is due by 5 PM Wednesday and changes by noon that day.
Miss Jordazy of Brunswick visits the Misses Wiener and Miss Nellie A. McOsffrey of New London has returned home after visiting in the city. Miss Ethelout of Kermptown visits Miss May E. Schishb in Baltimore. Mr. Howard Greentree of Baltimore, guest of Mr. and Mrs. G Wesley Kindley, returned today. The cherry market is active with five to ten cents per box. Birds damage crops. oxheart, White Ide, Tartarian, Morillas anticipated. canning and pickling common due to rains.
Funeral services for John J Nortons were held yesterday at 3 o'clock at Asbury church with Rev T Carroll and Presiding Elder Charles H Young assisting. Beautiful Empire Lodge of Odd Fellows attended in regalia and conducted grave services. Pallbearers included John W Brown Richard Dimmy Henry Frazier John Jones and John Parker. Interment at Laboring Sons cemetery. A Z T Rica & Sona directed.
Eugene Fout of this city was arrested by Sheriff Young on a warrant from Deputy State Fire Marshall Lloyd T. MacGill Sr. charging arson in the Burke and Zacharias stable fire that destroyed the structure on April 31, killing 12 horses and 5 other livestock. The case rests on testimony including Fout’s wife who said he confessed to the burning and to another crime, with a neighbor corroborating the confession. Fout, who had been staying in Orange Grove, Md, appeared in Frederick after summons and posted $500 bail for a hearing before Justice Stith. Deputy Marshal MacGill handed $8,000 to the State’s Attorney for the case.
Rev. Dr. Joseph Augustus Seiss, prominent Lutheran pastor of Philadelphia, dies at home aged 81 after three months illness. Anna Yingling, 69, dies in Libertytown from paralysis leaving eleven children. funeral Friday at St Peter’s Catholic Church. John W. Cantwell, 50, dies at Mount Olive after a year illness. funeral June 15. Russell Atlee Ruby, infant son of York couple, dies aged 1 year 5 months 18 days. service at home and burial at Greenmount. Mrs Charlotte T Cook, widow of John W Cook, dies of apoplexy at 5:80 AM. funeral Thursday from East Church forest residence.
A circular from W. B. Lanius of York announces a July 9 reunion of Union veterans from the Battle of Monocacy 1864 to mark the fortieth anniversary. A meeting at City Opera House will plan a battlefield monument and a battlefield visit, with Gen. Lew Wallace and Generals Seward Keifer and Shall expected. Headquarters at City Hotel.
A false alarm of fire last night triggered United Ira company responders. Their new hose reel collided with Independent hose carriage bending the iron bar that holds the tongue. Braces will be fitted to the reel to restore function.
Unique founder Henry D. Perky plans a two department school on the 2000 acre Filston Farm near Glencoe Maryland. Girls train in domestic science and boys in agriculture industrial arts and commerce with practical lab work and self governance by students, aiming to open in September.
Tomorrow at 10 o clock the Female High School holds its class day exercises in Hast Oburah street with papers on the history and prophecy of the alias and other topics. In the evening the Male High School graduates hold class day exercises in the City Hall with principal papers on the history and prophecy of the class and a debate on a popular subject.
Robert Hemp, a Jefferson butcher, was badly injured yesterday afternoon while preparing to bleed a steer. The steer kicked his right arm, driving the knife into his left forearm and severing an artery. Blood flowed until Dre. Gross and Orum treated the wound.
Commencement events are planned for Jefferson Thurmont Emmitsburg and Brunswick high schools this evening while Adamstown reports no graduates and no ceremony. Notre Dame Academy Libertytown will hold its twelfth annual commencement with pupils from the visitation academy having left for vacation. Miss Claudia Overton of New York, a graduate, has returned home. The Sisters of the annual retreat will be led next week by Rev Fr John O Rourke of J Andrews on the Hudson.
A meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen approved bonds for newly appointed officers and elected board committees. James E. Dallan town block keeper appointment announced. Paving petitions for Koshrasrok Street and Market Street blocks presented. attorney directed to examine deed titles. Committees named: Finance, Streets, Waterworks, Bridges, Health, Fire, Improvements. Storage issue noted for tax books in register's office with no current safe.
News from Maryland records hail damage in Laroline county. Obituaries note John H. Clark aged 90 near Hilerslie Allegany county and David 8 Karna aged 91 at his daughter’s home Willismeport Washington county. Two deaths and a manslaughter conviction in Baltimore. Cecil county school board estimates 53000 needed for next year with 40000 requested from county and about 18000 from the State under new educational law. Cardinal Gibbons presided at St Charles College commencement in Howard county.
O A Landis of this city has been elected a Maryland delegate to the National Council of the Order of United American Mechanics which will meet in September in Portland Maine. George T Baumgardner of the First National Bank on finance committee for years moves toward higher offices. Delegates from Frederick include Baumgardner Landis Grove Kintz and Pickett. State council reports show a net gain of three councils and 196 members with good finances and about 37000 paid for benefits and 6000 for working expenses leaving 22000 in subordinate treasuries.
A Frederick Maryland bank statement dated June 9 1904 lists assets including loans and discounts notes of other banks and United States bonds. It includes a camp meeting note that Camp Heat will hold its gathering at Buckeystown bridge in early August with listed members and attendees.
Local notices advertise a gas cooking demonstration by Katharine Swann, New York expert, offering attendees not using a gas range a chance to win a double Eclipse gas range at a final session Friday July 1. Events run June 24 to July 1 with morning and evening slots. readers invited to consult Gen Office. Also notes a peremptory tax notice by Enwarp A. Gittinger and local listings for dances, seafood meals, and travel fare to the St. Louis Democratic National Convention and the World’s Fair via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Gas range demonstrations promise practical cooking with gas and a final prize drawing for attendees.
A county teachers delegation urged the Board of County Commissioners to add about 10 000 to the upcoming tax levy to meet a legislature minimum of 200 yearly for white teachers. Without the extra apportionment the March state funds may be withheld, threatening nine months of school versus seven and a half. Teachers statewide have campaigned for higher salaries, aiming to sustain public schools.
Rev Dr John C Bowman who resigned the New Testament exegesis chair at Reformed Theological Seminary Lancaster was chosen by Pittsburgh Synod to fill the practical theology chair, succeeding the late Dr Rapp. Charles Stoll named baggage master at B and O station, replacing Edward Herwig who joins the city police.
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