Thurmont Court Notes and Local Debates on School and Indebtedness
A column recounts Thurmont issues including talk of punishment for married men who desert families, the beating post debate, and the city’s push for a new school. It notes Hagerstown Frederick Railway light franchise, hospital meetings, and a state bill on the Board of Charities. Questions rise about county debt, bridges, and potential cast votes as Thurmont presses for school progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmont
Fire Marshal Probes Four Balti plant fires at Crown Cork and Seal
Fire officials led by State Fire Marshal Myers and Detective Kratz opened an investigation into four fires that erupted last week at the Crown Cork and Seal Company plant located at Guilford Avenue and Lanvale Street in Baltimore to determine the responsible party or parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Kratz
Crown Cork and Seal Company
Guilford Avenue
Lanvale Street
Balinere
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Ad
Local ad touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomatic Remedy for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. Claims one dose convinces, promotes it as a cleansing medicine, with sales through J. William at 40 North Market Street, Frederick, Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
Marr
J. 4
William
North Mathet Strort
Fredesik, Md
County Town News Briefs Include Personal Moves and Local Installations
Mrs Charles Eo Aepp remains bed bound with nervous prostration in Gast Week reports. Benton Arbaugh and family visited his father while Mrs Arbaugh and children stayed through the weekend. Nellie Morningstar of New Windsor and Alice Morningstar of Westminster visited Henry Saylor and his wife. Charles Winters of New Windsor moved into Mrs Frank Eppley's Benedum Street house. he works as a salesman for Kugel Co. A shift in town housing is noted with several families relocating to New Windsor Trevanion and nearby properties. The new Central Depot frame is up but snow delays progress. Augustus Little of Garbertown suffers heart disease. Thomas Kely of Feesersburg, once ill, shows improvement. Baltimore butcher Kaupik plans to return to the city, with Thomas Hesson likely to fill the vacancy. The year’s final Quarterly Conference of the M E church met at 10 30 with Rev E L Watson attending and preaching again at 7 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eo Aepp
Benton Arbaugh
Marvin
Mabel
Galtimore
Johan Arbaugh
Arbaugh
Mote
Nellie Morningstar
New Windsor
Alice Morningstar
Westminster
Henry Saylor
Charles Winters
J. M. Rively
Frederici
Kaupik
Baltimore
D. Fred. Englar
Thomas Hesson
M. BE
E. L. Watson
Emmitsburg Echoes Celebrate Anniversary and Local News
Emmitsburg residents mark J Stewart Annan and wife eighteenth wedding anniversary. Emmitsburg Electric builds swiftly with several houses connected. many more promised. Mrs Theodore Bentz injures ankle en route to work at St Joseph's. Miss Helen J Rowe returns from Baltimore after visit. Mrs A M Slagle visits Frederick. Miss Mary Joe Zimmerman visits Thurmont. Mrs Walter Zeigler and Katie Stevens visit Adolphus Harner. Minnie Yeakle returns to Baltimore. Henry Boyle of Liberty visits sons in town. John H Matthews and recovering son from serious operation by Prof Bloodgood in Baltimore. Emmitsburg High School Baseball Club forms for 1914 season with games anticipated against Taney Town, Frederick, Gettysburg. Team: Manager L Topper, Captain W Rosensteel, players N Annan, B Sebold, F Topner, A Stokes, S Annan, R Staley, F Rowe and subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stewart Annan
Emmitsburg Electric Company
Theodore Bentz
St. Joseph's
Helen J. Rowe
Samuel Ready School
Baltimore
A. M. Slagle
Frederick
Mary Joe Zimmerman
Thurmont
Andrew A.annan
Frederick City Hospital
Walter Zeigler
Katie Stevens
Bloodgood
St. Agnes Hospital
Emmitsburg
Taneytown
Gettysburg
L. Topper
W. Rosensteel
Libertytown News Roundup and Community Notes
Constable Stephen D. Myers recovers after three weeks confined to home. Prof. W. R. Beall shows improvement but suffered cramps and illness after Sunday. Libertytown Dramatic Club to stage a benefit play for the Light Company after mid April. F Leo Smith earns commendation and a ten dollar token from Marconi Telegraph Co for his role on the Nantucket collision night. Mrs Liberius Baker remains seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Estep noted in local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen D. Myers
W. R. Beall
Libertytown Dramatic Club
Light Company
F. Leo Smith
Nantucket
Marconi Telegraph Company
Tin Nantucket
Monros
Liberius Baker
8. C. Estep
Panama Pacific Exposition Tower at Exposition City
The Panama Pacific International Exposition will feature a towering Administration Building at least 75 feet high, flanked by eight grand exhibit palaces. From the harbor the central group will appear as a long, unified palace mass with courts and open spaces designed by notable American architects. The base contains a large arcade leading to the grand Court of Honor designed by McKim, Mead & White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
America
Aarge
Grand Court of Honor
McKim, Mead & White
Local Notices and Resident Updates
Miss Annie Bowhan, a 95 year old resident, is confined to bed and very ill. Miss Lulu Deck has returned to Norristown Pa after weeks with her sister at the MWEL parsonage. Mrs Louise Myers and daughter Agnes depart Monday for Baltimore to visit their husband and father Louis Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bowhan
Lulu Deck
Norristown
J. W. Parris
MW. EL Parsonage
Louise Myers
Agnes
Baltimore
Louis Myers
Middletown Man Reaches 70 With Family Gold Eagle Gift
Last Monday, March 9, Middletown resident John W. Beachley turned 70. His seven children Harvey J.D., Alvey L., Oscar C., Vernon S., Edgar M.W., Mary E., and Ednar presented him a gold eagle totaling 870 dollars, matching his years. Each child holds a different profession from principal to teacher, salesman, professor, carpenter, and homemaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Beachley
Middletown
Harvey JD
Thurmont
Alvey L
Reno
Oscar C
Schmidt Bakery
Harrisburg
Vernon S
Alegany High School
Pittsburgh
Edgar MW. Carpenter
Sharpsburg
Washington County
Mary E
Jefferson
Ednar
Mrs W W Lake of Aberdeen Hails Vinol Strength Gain
Mrs W W Lake of Aberdeen Mississippi says the grippe left her weak and rundown until Vinol restored her health. She credits cod liver extract vitamins and tonics from Vinol for almost complete recovery and strong vitality. The ad claims satisfaction guaranteed with money back if Vinol does not satisfy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
Aberdeen
Vinci
Orchard Demonstrations Set to Start March 25 1914
Harrisburg reports Pennsylvania orchard demonstration work will begin March 25 after weather delays. Led by State Zoologist I A Surface, the program has revived old orchards and increased fruit value, with demonstrations at 1 pm including spraying painting grafting and pest checks. Officials will also inspect twigs for scale and frost damage and share bud stock for pearls pears plums and cherries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
A. Marenty
Brennsylvania
I. A. Surface
Pennsylvania
Sewickley
Wich
Ererteen
Farmers' Ponds Prove Higher Returns Per Acre
Harrisburg March 14 Pennsylvania fisheries department issues Bulletin No 1 What an Acre of Water Will Do to promote fish raising. Commissioner Buller notes few farmers grasp the potential of small water areas to boost food supply. An acre of floodable waste land can yield about 6 pounds of fish yearly at a small cost, offering greater returns than many acres of conventional crops in central Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of Fisheries
Buller
Pennsylvania
Trial Resumed In Damages Suit Of Stirling Sadler
The Superior Court in Baltimore resumed the $20,000 damage suit of Ms. Mallie Stirling Sadler against Dr. George H. Riggs for alleged assault and unlawful confinement as an insane patient in the doctor’s sanitarium at Tramsville Frederick county. Mourners Die With Dead. Yemora New South Wales March St ten passengers killed and fifteen injured in a collision between a mail train and a freight locomotive near Moss Vale in dense fog. Among the dead were a man and his two daughters taking home the body of the wife who had died in a hospital. A son was severely hurt. Would Buy Brickyard For Convicts. Trento N J March 16 The state authorities will seriously consider Frederick Hulme’s proposal to purchase a brickyard and employ convicts to make bricks for public roads. His bricks would be durable and cost-effective if cheap labor can be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallie Stirling Sadler
George H. Riggs
Tramsville
Frederick County
Baltimore
Yemora
New South Wales
March St
Exeter Station
Moss Vale
Trento, XN
Frederick Hulme
Hulmesshe
Drops Dead at Monument in Trenton Canal Captain Dies
Peter J. Clar, sixty one, a well known canalboat captain on the Delaware, collapsed from heart disease while climbing the steps of the Ratite monument in Trenton New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. A
John Buys Big Stone For Tarrytown Estate
John Theochefeler of Tarrytown New York announces the purchase of a large stone weighs about tons. The stone will be shipped by special boat to Tarrstown and carted from the Jack to Pocantion Hills for placement on his estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BD
Tarrytown
N.Y
John Theochefeler
Tarrstown
Strands In a Spider's Thread
Fragmentary text discusses a spider's thread made of four smaller threads and the idea that the visible web is a composite. It attributes a quote to Heer Hredeti¢ Amiel and references usefulness, patience, and interconnected strands in a metaphorical context.
Trenton Woman Poisoned Baby Then Died In Suicide
A distressed mother, Pinna Caly, died after poisoning her infant in a winter act. Neighbors say Richi Wanook of Elenes Corners witnessed the scene as Caly drank poison to end her life and was found dead beside the infant. An eyewitness description notes the baby survived briefly, and authorities closed the case as a tragic double tragedy with unclear motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinna Caly
Trenton
Prevent Diphtheria with Tonse Line Sore Throat Care
Prevent Diphtheria by using Tonsiline at first sore throat signs. Keep Tonsilene ready at home for quick use. Available in 23c 0c and 81.0 prices.
Multiple Farm Sale Notices Across Frederick Area
Auction timetables list numerous sales by date and location for livestock and farming implements. Entries name auctioneers L M Stilely, Harvey Lease, Edgar T Mercer, and others with sales near Frederick, Walkersville, Buckeystown, Mt. Airy, Poolesville, and Dickerson on March 17 18 1914, citing Semi-Weekly and Daily News notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thea Daily
Wheels News
Ofatock A. m. BL. Sutely
J. A. Roser
Oak HI
No & CG
Om. LM
J. Wlat
Watt
Galvin JL Stull
Win
Chiawell Farm
Huckeystown
Buckeystown Pike
John I Leutrow
Lloyd Jones
Richard Cromwell
Dickerson
Martinsburg
Adv
Mb i. L. Stilely
M. J Philips
HE. M. Shank
David 'T
Litdebrand
Dames
Crum Farm
Ladiesburg
Haugh Church
Maret
Bilis
BR. Leese
J. L. Dutrow
Aucioneers
Joseph H. Bussard
JR JR Witter
Frederick
Edgar T. Mercer
W. H Hool
Nathan Dorssy
Annie M. Dodd
Edw . M. Dodd
Mt. Airy
Buffalo Road
Dover
Harry 2. Snook
Charles Snook
A. G. Cramer
Charles O. Humerick
Lewiatown
Brenady
Harry Willard
John M Sullivan
Poolesville
Oak Hill
L. Norwood
J. Howard Allnutt
Hester
A. M. Kanede
Beall Farm
Park Milla
Della
Beml
Biile
Haines
David E. Klein
Adms
Mary E Kieln
West Falls
Bilia
Clock & Rm
L. Stitely
Robert L. Ogie
Roy W. Hankey
John E. Heasong
Eugene Staup
Createrstown
Black
Hagerstown and Frederick
John J. Dutrow
H. Bugssard
Dwin WN. Clary
Libertytown
New Market
M. Harvey R. Lease
H. Rtauffer
Chas T. Kefauvey
Mt. Pleasant
Walkeraville
Johnson's Lant
Tr Ofelork Rlom
John Ty. Dutrow
Autioneer
Joaseph J
Buossart
Will Sel
Hamilted
Ishert
Manchester
Hood Farm
New Design Road
Fredaerick
Manor Woods
Pilla
Sale Register notices scattered around Maryland farms
Auction and sale notices list numerous auctioneers and buyers for properties across Frederick Walkersville Woodsboro Braddock Heights Greenlawn and nearby towns. Entries cite farms such as Dr J D Nicodemus farm and the Bellevue farm with on site livestock and farming implements to be sold. Dates span March 1914 with multiple auctions scheduled by Lease Mercer Witter and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marenay
Torenay
S. BW
Vocloxville
Whenelotter Marayey
Maus
Meredertek
Hmith Fara
Charles Ville
Ce Bs
Whitson
Gusto
Premiaes
Braininburg
Motter
Harges
Hales
Harvey KR
Leaso
Joseph IL Busgard
George W. Tobery
John M. Dennis
Frederick
Baltimore
Pike
Stanisville
Plica
Datrow
Auellowesr
Hageratown
Frederick R. T
Bilis
Datner
B.A Witter
Bellevue Farm
Wallersville
Billa
Marcar
Euctioneer
F. G. Boland
C. T. Johnson
K. L. Hickergon
Wm. H. Benson
Nesisville Church
Montgomery County
Bee Foml Weekly News
Ita
Win. & Darner
Joseph I Bussard
Edgar Feaster
Dall Farm
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Adv
Dally News
Edgar T. Mercer
Nathan Dorsey
George WB. Becraft
Ridgeville
Sea Bells
Ente
YU Lease
Joseph C. Liday
Highland Mill
Roand
Utlea
Joan W. Null
Jt. Bussard
Wim.ii. Kimmel
Ordeman
Park Mills
Flint
Urbana
H. R. Snook
C. A. Rice
Benjamin T. Kaonode
J. Fred. Putman
Lewlatown
Newa Mareh
M. Werlsarner
Si BL Witter
Princeton Buckey
Lea Weinberg
West South Street
Daily News
Larvey FR
Joseph N. Bussard
G. M
Immerman
Daniel Swomley
New Market
State Road
Mitrner
Samuel A .Gregg
Jefferson
John W. Null
Elizabeth A. Specht
Doubs
Licksville
Point of Rocks
Robert Frifsnider
Cler
S. D. Mafsnider
Gas House Pike
T. A. Molesworth
Will Seik
Philip J. Scheel
Weleck Aloma
John Tnirew
Fiessard
Rast
Lawers
Jes Osanth Oof
Tien Frederick Junction
Tiina Op Be
Aclock A
R. Tenen
Focco F. K. Young
T. Spessard
Smiths Huts
Washington County
Syuthehure
Washingto County
John W. Umberger
CF. Davis
J. D. Boyer
Kemptown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jesse Derr
Jesse
Hagerstown and
LeGore
Fudge Worthington
Jennie Weber
Jimmie Welker
Hagerstown
Cas
Batky
News of
Union Bridge
New York
W. W. Lake
Sutceribe
Tia News
Parely
Arthur Young
Cumberhind
Qdarry
Adler
Mra
Avigter
Court Square
Edward Hollis
Alartinshurs
W. Va
Elmore Keefer
Clarke Place
Edward J. Walter
Hanave
Mir Charles W. Gait
Claude St MceCleery
Otho J. Keller
West Church Street
Lee Ordeman
Bluemont
West Third Street
Raymond Seachrist
Philadel Ditty, Pa
Maddock Heights
Harry J. Krise
Baltima
J. J. Krise
North Market Street
George UL. Keyser
Okonole
Wva
West Patrick Street
Charles S. Hahn
Rose Miera
East Cencies
Eleanor Loeb
Washington
R. F. Simmons
W. J. Harvie
Markwood J. Harp
Grace
West Fourth Street
Cecil C. Longnecker
W. Paul Smith
Trolley
Chewsville
Heer
Amiel
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