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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
3
Letters from correspondents recount social visits around Frederick including Mrs Keefe’s party guests, Miss Lettie Young’s birthday social, and gatherings at the homes of the Strines Renner and Potts families. Names such as Rev William Anthony, George Venfossen, and Aldred New Way appear among frequent local visitors and church events. A church service by Rev Anthony is announced for June 25.
Several sturdy models suit rural and workshop needs. Durable toe protection, oil and water resistance, and good grip accompany comfort for long shifts. Pricing varies by brand, with midrange options balancing padding and support for daily wear.
Mr William J Suman led the way harvesting a barley crop on his lot. Welauver of Middletown visits his sister Mrs Clarence Huffer. Wheat crop here looks light but hope for a fair grain yield. Children’s Day at Lutheran church on Sunday June 25 at 2 pm. Mr and Mrs Luther Delauter and son John with Mr and Mrs George Poffinberger and daughter coteasel were guests of Mr and Mrs Maurice Harbaugh of Sabillasville. Tugene Daily of Baltimore visits A R Brandenburg. Mrs Tracey Brandenburg of near Wolfsville with daughter Mrs Nettie Grossnickie of Hagerstown visit A R Brandenburg. Miss Marie Hauver of Frederick visiting friends and relatives there. Miss Ruth Poffinberger, visiting aunt Mrs Amy Grambine of Highfield, has reformed. Mr Jonathan Wolf, Miss Edna Wolf, and Maurice Pryor of Wolfsville visited Mrs Litha Fox. Miss Viola Duncan of Highfield, visiting her parents, returned home.
Mr. Livingston H Bennett a famed Baltimore artist photographer, died yesterday at Church Home and Infirmary from a brain hemorrhage aged 43. He was ill Tuesday at his East Hamilton Street studio before to hospital transfer. He leaves wife Mrs Bennett two brothers and three sisters including Rev L M Bennett of Baltimore and Mr Stephen H Bennett of this city. Funeral arrangements follow in Ballauvie Wiles.
Baltimore native Frank Russell, brother of Lefty Russell, travels to Union Bridge to join the town's baseball team. This marks his first move toward professionalism, contrasted with a caution against selling moonshine or secrets. An ad-like message urges traders to advertise openly as a beacon on a hill.
Several Brunswick properties mortgaged by the Savings Bank were sold at public sale a loss of about $3,700. Geo W W Gloyd’s Fifth avenue house brought $1,000 to W L Gross, and Willard’s Petersville Road triangular lot sold for $510 to H M Jones. The Canning Factory site on the West End sold in three parcels for totals including $5,920 to S W George. Auctioneer W E Danner noted mortgages against the properties, with losses offset by sales. The Canning Factory project, promoted by Industrial Construction Company of Chicago, failed to pay stock subscribers, leaving the plant to loss and the bank to carry debts since 1906. Machinery had previous sale for $1,000.
Two ladies in a carriage narrowly escaped a collision with a train at Carroll Street crossing near South Market due to the impassable street conditions. No watchman was present and the near miss is said to be the third such incident attributed to the absence of a crossing watchman.
The Marland Tankers Association meeting in Deer Park ended with unanimous support for the Aldrich reserve plan. Key bankers including M. E. Poll, Rowland, White, Wright, Rueker, Potts, and Towers were named vice presidents, and Joshua Miles chaired the administration committee. Hon. A. Platt Andrew spoke on the reserve association, with questions from about 200 bankers. Ten amendments to the new banking act were also unanimously endorsed, covering titles, reserves, reporting, insolvent deposits, and bank closure authority. Maryland will be divided into 12 districts to stamp out deposit-chasing habits, and committees will be appointed to advance the plan. The banquet closed three days of events with impromptu talks by several leaders.
A heated discussion argues ice water harms the stomach and disrupts digestion. Authorities note individual tolerance varies, with many finding straight ice water both seductive and disorganizing, while a few defend it as safer than impure water.
A blaze swept Edwin Freed’s rye field beside the B and O Railroad near the White Cross Milk Plant yesterday afternoon between four and five. Sparks from a locomotive are suspected. The fire burned about a shock of rye and scorched grass along the cut fence line but was quickly extinguished before spreading to adjacent fields.
The Brunswick city officials toured Hagerstown to study street making. They considered improving and grading about a mile of Main Street. The visitors arrived around 9:00 AM, attended the police court session, and returned in the evening.
The column traces Oregon’s Equal Suffrage history from 1884 to 1910, noting initial defeat by 28,176 to 11,283, narrow 28,402 to 26,265 margin in 1900, and a 36,902 yeas to 17,075 nays in 1906. It cites broad coalition support and big-business opposition, with ongoing petition efforts for full suffrage. It highlights increasing affirmative votes and urges continued mobilization.
Montgomery County Commissioners announce the general tax rate at 84 cents per 100 dollars of assessment. Special district rates are listed: Rockville 96 cents, Wheaton 96 cents, Colesville 97 cents, Bethesda 98 cents, and Potomac at $1.24 per 100 dollars of assessment.
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