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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1899
Page
3
The Westy News will be ready Thursday as a handsome twelve page issue full of news and special features. It claims the largest bona fide circulation in Frederick city and county, making it an outstanding advertising medium with numerous advantages. Advertising copy for THE WEEKLY News is due by 5 PM Wednesday. changes by 12 PM that day.
Mrs Amon Burgee visits friends at Union Bridge Miss Fanny Ragan of Bartonsville visits in Frederick Mr Wm M Dodson of York Pa in Frederick on business Miss Lucy Ramsburgh attends Charlotte Hall commencement Mrs M B Scarborough Plainfield Ohio Mrs G W Clabaugh and daughter Omaha Neb visits Taneytown Mr and Mrs Charles Cook visit Ellerton parents of Mrs Cook James McGrath Heimrtsburg returns from St Josephs Hospital Baltimore after small facial growth operation William H Jones and son James travel to Philadelphia for the funeral of James R Jones at age 95 He visited here last fall and was in good health
June chores and garden notes highlight county life with updates on Schley Day July 3 and Frederick County Fair preparations. Mrs. Jas A King reports early dahlias blooming unusually, while a ladder move on a local farm injures Charles N Hargett. Ice cream festivals and picnics fill Sundays as communities plan outdoor pleasures.
A quiet wedding was held at St. Anthony's Church Motter's on Wednesday June 31 with Miss Ella Rosensteel and Edw Motter as the couple. Rev J B Manley performed the ceremony with Jennie Hosensteel as bridesmaid and Charles Rodey as best man. The bridal party departed for Gettisburb. Edw Motter is a popular young man, son of the late Wm Motter of Motter Station. SBEARS DUVALL Marriage at Buckeystown. William T Sears telegraph operator and Airey V Duvall were wed at the Methodist Protestant parsonage by Rev William Strayer on Wednesday June 21. Mrs Barry Lamnbright sick with typhoid malarial fever showing some improvement. Indigestion eased by Hood s Sarsaparilla. Showara preHHLUHIVE.
Armistead Taylor and John Alfred Brown, two men charged with the murder of Louis Rosenstein and Dora Rosenstein at Slidell, Montgomery county, have been moved from Rockville to Frederick. Sheriff Thompson oversaw the transfer to ensure security, avoiding potential mob violence. The case is set for a July 5 special term in Frederick, with removal affidavits filed and new counsel entered for both defendants.
A female columnist weighs party realignments and rising ideologies from socialism to national trust. She references Ruskin, Howells, and Edwin Markham, questions resolves for Uncle Sam and Uncle Paul Kruger, and praises Washington while critiquing political rhetoric.
L A Bauer and assistants from the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Maryland Geological Survey conduct a magnetic survey in Rising Sun to measure compass variation from true north. Local ore disturbances skew the needle. the Mason and Dixon line was run by night stars. Historical variation shifted from six degrees west of north circa 1710 to one degree west by 1800. After establishing true points, each county surveyor will receive calculations to align lines correctly.
Mr N H Baile cashier of the First National Bank New Windsor invited several elderly men to cut wheat named The Harvest King in the traditional way. Participants included Samuel Huffman 88 Jane Devilbiss 86 John Murray Yingling 84 Henry Gawk 83 Alexander Cormnel 33 Job Hibberd 81 and Abdon Carlisle 78. Mrs Aaron Bixler an aged lady also helped with a sickle and rake. Old-time refreshments followed in the barn.
A Circuit Court suit in Richie County concerns ownership of 3,000 acres once held by Elizabeth Ringold who died intestate. The land passed to heirs including Annie Cadwallader Ringold, sister of Elizabeth, who married William Schley, ancestors of Admiral Schley. Cairo Oil Company is defendant, with producing wells on the property.
Robert Thomas, after twenty eight years at the Maryland School for the Deaf, resigns to become head janitor at the Woman's College, replacing Mr Knode who left to become court stenographer. Thomas has long served as boys supervisor and is regarded as an excellent official.
A camping party departed Frederick this morning for a multi day trek toward a Point along the Potomac River near Brunswick. The home remedy claim cites Hood s Sarsaparilla as an equal curative with a record of cures.
The First Hose Company in Hagerstown challenges Frederick firemen to a neutral grounds reel race with a 250 purse. Each side would post 50 forfeitures and three judges to settle the state record dispute. Frederick and Hagerstown claim past wins, while United reel team asserts its undisputed state record.
The semi annual convocation of the Arch Deaconry of Cumberland will meet this evening in Walkersville Episcopal church to transact regular business and continue until after Thursday. Bishop Paret is expected Wednesday. Attending clergy include F B Howden Cumberland J W Nott Mount Savage A Weaverstick Frostburg M Karcher Westernport G W Thomas Adamstown S Bacon Buckeystown G W Brown Adamstown D May New Market J O C Koon Hancock E T Helfenstein and Robert B Nelson Petersville Ernest McGill Catoctin Osborne Ingle Addison Ingle Frederick.
A Frederick Frederick social event last night honored Moss Spencer of Philadelphia, guest of Mrs. Chas. W. Ross Jr. The dance featured music by the Frederick Select Orchestra. attendees included numerous local social figures and a cake walk contest, with Mrs. Ross winning the prize. The event ended with the party returning to Frederick around 10:30 PM.
The seventieth annual St John s Literary Institute commencement was held in the school court yesterday evening at 8 o clock before a large audience. The programme opened with The Young Ideas Rehearsal and included a soldier recitation by Quitman Beckley and a rendition of Pyramus and Thisbe from A Midsummer Night s Dream. The finale featured dumbbell poses by Maynard Morgan and Frank Staley in white, with audience applause. Medals were awarded for gentlemanly deportment to Roy BR Ruland and for Latin Greek to J J Haydon, and algebra to H J Leichert. Rev Father O Rourke brought the exercises to a close.
A horse attached to a trap carrying Mr and Mrs Frank L Stoner and Mr and Mrs Jno L Olary was frightened by a trolley car at the Square Corner last night. The horse became unmanageable briefly but Mr Olary and Mrs Olary escaped with the vehicle and Mr Stoner held the horse’s ear until control was restored.
The Great Bear Down Club plans a trolley excursion to Myersville on Wednesday June 28. Cars depart Square Corner at 7 p m sharp with tickets bought before boarding at Brish's bazar and John R. Young's tensorial parlor. Frederick select band will provide music. Also announced are seaside excursions to Atlantic City and Cape May on Thursdays July 13 and 27 and August 10 and 24 with Baltimore & Ohio trains. Tickets are $5.50 round trip, valid 15 days, with stopovers allowed in Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and other cities. Dr. Brown offers chiropody services at 61 West Patrick Street with relief for corns and other conditions, and Wm D Dell Groff Hose and Dr. Wm C Bowler promote eyewear and eye care at 28 N Market Street.
Merchant promotes a standard white pique waist at $1 with claims of superior fit and quality. Includes a cross sale of linen goods from 10 to 20 cents per yard and a note on linen and napkin bargains. Local pharmacist Linton H Main advertises services and address, urging customers to visit the new store for price-conscious deals.
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