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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1897
Page
5
The News office advertises second hand wheels including the Rambler record breaker for sale at low terms. It promises to publish the official program and souvenir of the State Bicycle Meet with full information for riders and buyers. Copies will be distributed widely.
Purely personal notes listing several visitors, residents, and travelers in Frederick and nearby towns. Highlights include Mrs. A. Ammer and her son Clarence from Baltimore visiting Mic. Mobberly. Miss Blanche Hammett visiting Taur mort. Miss Lotta Shafer returning to Allentown College area. J. Beott Andersons back from a business trip in the northwest. and various social calls among Baltimore, Thurmont, Westminster, and Frederick residents.
A Washington letter notes proposed reassignment of Charles B. Frail to a German consulate such as Hamburg. It cites assurance from First Assistant Secretary Day that Frail will be properly cared for amid a misaddressed nomination.
Information reached this city that Mrs. James Ergush now lies critically ill at her daughter Mrs Dr Oskiweil’s home in Washington after being taken there for health reasons a day ago. Family friends hold little hope for recovery.
Mr Eli Welfe reports a cold season with his market farm yielding three thousand seven hundred boxes of strawberries. He notes the crop condition and distribution details for buyers and local traders.
Prominent riders from across the country descend on Frederick for the seventh annual Maryland Division meet of the League of American Wheelmen. Three hundred from Baltimore and the Eastern Shore join hundreds more, with fireworks, ball, races, and prize exhibitions planned at Athletic Park and Braddock.
A social dance in Brad dock Heights last evening honors Mister Mary and Emily Maulsby. Frederick guests traveled by trolley and bus to the event where dancing continued late with music by the Frederick Select Orchestra. Amateur photography by Dr. Charles McGill and others captured views as Mrs. Maulsby chaperoned the party.
A long list of guests including Miss Emus Newman Miss May Inele and other locals attended a social dance with Messrs Thomas Wolf and Joseph W Smith coordinating. At home, Helen Talmege hosted guests for her seventh birthday. Earlier, a large family reunion at Mr and Mrs John W Long brought about twenty relatives from Frederick and area.
The YMCA Arc members near a large outdoor picnic set for Tuesday June 20 at Ke-Mar Frederick Junction. Special B&O train service will run to Frederick to ease attendance and a late return plan avoids bridge crossing risks. The Frederick Beech Orchestra will provide music as the bicycle club helps with logistics and wheel storage. Members, contributors, and friends are invited to attend along with the Ladies Auxiliary. A separate Miss Meggie Suman talk is planned for a YMGA meeting tomorrow highlighting ancient customs with artifacts on display.
The Rev George Merle de Fere Zsch arias Wilpresch preaches in Tavestows and many churches in Mt Vernon Walkersville Buckeystown St Johns Buckeystown M P Church Trinity M E South St James Lutheran and other parishes hold sermons Children’s Day services and special music mark the day. Miss Anna Cartwright evangelist visits One S A Hall and Trinity M E Church hosts meetings. Rev W Freeman Dixon preaches at Presbyterian Church. Mount Pleasant Reformed Church welcomes Rev WT Heffmeier as pastor.
Notices urge Masonie Fraternity members to meet at Alsetal Temple for a diving service. Various social items include free soup at a restaurant and crab and frog dishes, plus wheelmen boarding arrangements. City Opera House concert tickets are sold with reserved seating, and a Northampton bicycle is offered as a prize. Special electric car trips to Niagara Falls and Watkins Glen on July 14th are advertised with train details, stops, and excursion amenities.
A Baltimore area news digest reports a range of events including celebrations in Boston and Hagereow, a 96 degree Baltimore thermometer spike, fire damage in Prince George's County, a scarlet fever outbreak in Della Baltimore County, and notable deaths such as E Beatty Graff and Prof. Charles Coreland Wright. Agricultural inspections and road work updates are noted alongside the Peter Monahan murder case. Financial notices mention Baltimore and Ohio Railroad interest payments and the Pittsburg and Connellsville mortgage default.
On Monday June 28 Samuel D Gregg starts a stage service between Frederick and Jefferson, leaving Jefferson at 7 a m and arriving Frederick at 9 a m, returning at 3 p m arriving Jefferson at 4 30 p m Mrs Gregg takes over the mail route July 1 and will also deliver The Daily News along the line The State Firemen officers include W Irving Mace president Edward Eichelwerner Frederick chairman J Roger McSherry Lloyd T MacGil Jr auditing Wm Crinmine committee member McSherry to represent Maryland at the September Pennsylvania Firemen's Convention and to help organize a National Association Eclipse A sun eclipse July 29 will appear as a ring around a dark body if skies are clear and visibility is good
Improvemen. The bricklavern leave be can wok on the four new houses of Mr. Horace Zach arias, East Chird street. Mr. Bernard Berant is replacing the fence at St. John's Cathols graveyard. Meking Good Roade. The county's stone crusher is located in Black's woods, just east of Thurmont, and stones are being crushed which are being used In repairing the road com monly known as the Jimtown road.
Mr. Jesse Winpiglar of the Monocacy area lost a fine horse on the Schell farm when the animal overheated in the harvest field. The horse died before veterinarian Dr. Fylkirk could reach the scene.
A guard tournament will be held at Barneaville on Wednesday July 21 at 10am. J W Holland of Dickerson Massachusetts will serve as chief marshal.
Early harvest beginning. poor weather for curing grate. Byes in the county well filled. Pen Mar to open for cess on Monday. Electric lights at Braddock Heights visible from Frederick. Commencements decline. sky rockets to rise. Late potato planting near end of season. Yellow Springs Corner Band buys new band wagon. J L Berbolst of Wolfaville loses pocketbook with 225. Wheat harvest in Middletown valley starts next week. German papers say American apple exports to Germany were twenty times previous season. Royal Irish Constabulary noted for military style. George P. Writter appointed postmaster at Keysville. Brijab win average 62 percent of bets. Ship of the wolf cited for banjo deeds. Embassies in Washington cost figures: Britain 90000, Germany 60000, France 50000, Italy 20000. Carload of Mazraid fruit shipped to Siston yields 12 cents a bushel. Russia reports 357,600 hens and high outputs. Paris and Marseilles now connected by underground telegraph lines, cost seven million to bury.
A fine baseball game played at 1 Athletic Park yesterday evening drew a large crowd of spectators. The Unions won 12 to 3 over the Athletics with Bennett and Riddlemoser as the Unions’ battery and Ely Wood and Baumgardner for the Athletics. Riddlemoser pitched well. The item also notes students from St John’s Institute visiting near Frederick and an injury incident involving Mr John A Horner in Emmitsburg.
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