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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1923
Page
5
Obituaries and notices for William M. Leatherman of Lewistown Thurmont, Henry Lightner, Edward P. Keefer, Eliza J. Manahan, and Vera Christina Johnson report deaths, ages, family survivors, service details, funeral directors, and interment, with brief biographical notes and local ties in Frederick, Woodsboro, Hyattsville, and Carroll County.
Obituaries note the funerals of Dr Henry ahbey at his Family Home on Fast Patrick Street with Rev Brumbaugh Kane and Hupp officiating, pallbearers listed, Mt Olivet burial. Joseph Melzenovich funeral at St John's with low mass by Rev Fr Kane. Eva Elmnore King funeral at colored Baptist Church with pallbearers named and St John’s cemetery burial. William B Brandenburg files for absolute divorce from Lida Brandenburg, citing desertion after marriage in Frederick in 1912, child Beulah aged eleven in mother’s custody.
About 200 members of the Boys High School Alumni Association gathered for the twenty eighth annual banquet and reunion at Braddock Heights Hotel. Speakers and songs highlighted the event while officers elected included Frank B. Sappington Jr as president and John E. Schell Jr as vice president. Resolutions were adopted and several Frederick High School graduates joined the association.
Rotarians report death notices for Harold Quinn class of 1918 and Samuel Abrecht class of 1922. Charles W. Brunner class of 1894 is elected 3 member of the Association alongside Albert McCardell and Franklin Lakin. The Alumni Association was organized in 1896 by Prof Amon Burgee who became principal in 1804. Earlier graduates did not join at that time.
Mrs. Mary Schweikart is visiting her parents Rev J Kurtz Miller and wife. Miss Mabel Jones vacations with Rev and Mrs Miller. Miss Hattie S Bell returns from teaching in De posit high school. Wm M Wetzel of Baltimore visits his parents near Woodboro. Mr Wetzel is an accountant with Hasking and Selle. He graduated in 1916 and attended the reunion Friday night. Major Allan C McBride and family arrived from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by auto for a few days with his mother Mrs A McBride on West Patrick Street. They will live near Baltimore. Walter W Smith leaves for New York for summer employment. Mrs George Birely reports the safe arrival of her son Frank D Howard in Glasgow, Scotland, after sailing June 3 with 27 Harvard students touring Europe. Howard received his MBA from Harvard on June 21 and will join Lee Higgensoniana Co. in New York in October. Mr and Mrs William Bouldin of East Orange, N J, arrived Friday to stay at 114 West Church Street. Mrs Jennie A Harbin of Braddock Heights entertained Visitation Academy Alumni in honor of her daughter Mrs Marie Maguire of San Diego, visiting Braddock Heights. Mr and Mrs J Detrick of Hast Second Street spend the season at Casa Loma cottage, Braddock Heights. Miss Laura Graves of Washington D C visits Miss Elizabeth Falk East Fourth Street. Mr J William Falk of Washington D C spends the week end at his parental home in town.
Franklin C. Miller of Washington and Miss Marriet I. Myers of Buckeystown were married at Yion Tutheran Church Glen Rock on June 24 after morning service. Rev L F Myers officiated. Attendant Marian Myers and organist Lottie Roser provided music. The couple left for Washington with a reception at the parsonage.
Lancelot Jacques Smithsburg and Stanley Haover Foxville purchase the Catoctin Furnace property for 826000 and plan extensive development including selling 44 small houses and subdividing 10471 acres. The timber is valued at 8000 with ten years to remove. An annuity of 500 is paid to Miss Mary Catherine Kunkel for life, plus three other annuities. The sale follows from Blue Mountain Iron and Steel trustees. There is talk of state purchase to convert the land into a forest reserve.
Saturday July 14 at 1 pm will feature valuable household goods at the home of Mr and Mrs George W Myers 110 West Fourth Street. Items include parlor lamp plush parlor suite parlor stand velvet rug buffet tables leather couch kitchen cupboard stove bed room suit rug wardrobe iron beds and more. Cash terms. Also notices of closing summer stock auction at 52 North Market Street and Sherman for 617 Middle Street Frederick City details follow.
A long item list of furniture and housewares for sale or rent appears with prices in cents. The notice includes a large array of pieces such as dining room suite and chifferettes, beds, tables, boards, and other household items offered by BROWN Receiver for J. I b Bradshaw Co. Also advertised are grocery savings, shoe repair, and local services. Multiple business names and addresses are shown including ENTERPRISE GROCERY STORE, MARRONE'S Shoe Hospital, and COMMERCIAL STATE BANK, with contact details and promotional offers. The notice also lists city alerts, health notices, and public service items from local vendors and authorities.
A lengthy real estate list offers multiple brick and modern dwellings with features such as steam heat gas electric lights attics porches and yards across East 4th St Trail Ave West South St Madison St Market St and Rosemont with prices including cash deals and rent arrangements plus a stock farm near Buckeystown and near Monravia all for sale. Political notices announce candidacies for Judge of the Orphans Court and Shrievalty in Frederick County with pledges of support and primaries details.
Real Estate Mortgage and Investment Co lists properties in Frederick Maryland including numerous dwellings and farms with possession dates and prices. The ad promotes services of Grayson H Mercer and Markell H Nelson and markets a funeral pricing note, inviting investigations and offering a suburban home on a macadam road near trolley.
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