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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
4
A chaotic OCR fragment notes a March event at a local venue with a beer tent and a cart. Community members gather for a tasting and small attractions as organizers promote a lively evening. Details are incomplete due to damaged text.
A busy notesheet lists Frederick, Maryland residents and visitors. Wm H Hinks travels to Washington on business while Annis Campbell of Baltimore guests her sister in Frederick. Others include John Whitehill from Unionville visiting friends here and George McCleary in Baltimore on business. several plan trips to New York Washington and Westminster for work and family reasons across Buckeystown Annapolis and Emmitsburg.
Brief notes on local life include church choirs rehearsing Easter music and jokes about love and money. It mentions February style trains, Easter ads in papers, and advice on planting in the daily paper. The column mocks worry over too much planning and comments on chocolate soda consumption and health quackery.
The mayor and board met at City Hall with missing Mayor Chilton. They reduced taxes for Grove and Kindley stock and debated investing Dill’s $1,405 remainers by building two dwellings for life use. Action taken to sue for $15.20 water rent and to fix East Eighth Street conditions. City spends on fire companies and pays numerous vendors totaling $1,??. The session adjourned at 10 PM.
Sousa continues to surprise with perennially fresh programs and original, prolific elements. The City Opera House hosts next Tuesday afternoon with Berthe Buckfin on violin and Blanche Dofield on soprano as Sousa prepares to tour Europe and perform in Paris Exposition.
Baltimore and Ohio surveys a short route to Marietta, selecting a path avoiding tunnels and the Parkersburg branch. Progress reaches Center Port in Doddridge County with right of way pursued. Next target points include Centerville and Sugar Creek head, deciding river crossing at St Marys or Marietta.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a change of position involving Dali who has been in Ye Raat employ. The text mentions a person with an arm of Ni R Maltes and hints at financial or professional adjustments. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
March 22 dispatch reports Boer forces repelling Gatacre near Bethulice with heavy losses on the British side. Our sources note Boer positions hold firm as conflicts escalate in the region amid mentions of troops and disputed lines.
Luxtoix reports March 72 that many burghers wish to surrender. An inconsistent rumor speaks of various directions and a register of combatants. The piece notes uncertain motives and fragmented statements from local residents.
Dispatch reports Colonel Plager's relief column was besieged at Loubatal on March 17 by a superior Boer force. Details indicate heavy pressure and active engagement as the besieged force resists advances while awaiting relief. The report emphasizes the urgent strategic situation and ongoing combat in the region.
In Cleveland fifteen hundred machinists walked out after an all night meeting. President OConnell warned that substitutes from other cities could trigger a general tie up. In Baltimore, probate actions target the estate of Hartog Weinberg to marshal funds for legacies and realty sales. Executors Lowenstein and Harman, with heirs, seek court jurisdiction and a tombstone trust plus hospital and orphan society bequests.
Mr James E Abrecht and Miss Rhoda C Rica wed yesterday at the bride's home in Walkersville. Rev O W Stineapring officiated. They plan to make their home in this city.
In the Circuit Court the will construction for Geher Clabaugh and Elizabeth Clabaugh trust estate was reviewed. The Court of Appeals upheld the decree ordering distribution of Elizabeth’s estate between surviving sisters. Preston, trustee, appealed. the appellate ruling confirms. Big Sale reports at H R Lease auction per Morgan Req. Lots of horses and cattle fetched strong prices. large attendance noted. Bussard served as clerk.
The Philomathean Literary Society meets in Kemp Hall to debate whether one half of an estate from a death by action should be confiscated by the State. Hargatt and Cramer lead the negative and Urner, Jr. join as positive. The Modern Woodmen camp reports new members amid rising local interest and low insurance costs. J B W Hargett lists today’s market quotes for corn and wheat with hay prices noted.
Charlee B. Fout, auctioneer, sold at the Court House door at 1 o clock this morning for Jesse W. Starr, a house and lot on West Patrick Street to J. W. Starr for 490. The sale confirms Starr as buyer and the property transfer details.
Miss Amy Rice of Keath Street remains confined to her home by sickness. Mrs. Son F. Eisenbsaer of North Market Street has been quite ill but is able to go out again.
In a stirring House battle the favorable report on abolishing the fire marshal’s office passed after a substitute bill was debated. Governor Lowndes’s recommendation, party lines, and majorities shaped the decision as Republicans and many Democrats backed retrenchment. Additional measures and local industry remarks followed, with inventor William A H Jones showcasing a steam engine packing innovation as a notable gain.
An important meeting of the Independent Fire Companies will be held tonight to appoint delegates to the Stites Volunteer Firemen's Association and to discuss a bazaar to raise funds for uniforms. Hood's Sarma appears in garbled text but the event centers on fire company affairs.
Records of deeds and mortgages in Frederick County show transfers from the Board of Trustees of several churches to individuals, including properties valued up to 7,500 dollars. The Orphans Court lists administrations, inventories, and wills for multiple estates with honorable mention of sales, final accounts, and probate actions. Marriages license data and public sales by auctioneers are also noted, alongside a traveler’s brief South gossip column describing weather and fresh fruit prices in New Orleans.
Removal notice cites Wm.8 Miller & Co located at 39 E Patrick St. A Quotation Social will be held at Trinity M E Church on Thursday March 2 at 7 90 p m with free refreshments and homemade candy for sale. Sheet music 16 cents at Birley s Palace of Munte. Also listed are methods for playing musical instruments with prices reduced. J M Boyany proprietor closing with Thomas four then identified.
A colorful local sale advertises low prices on silk goods including Hindi Sutta satin and black wool dress fabrics. The notice touts large discounts, guaranteed quality, and daily busy hours, urging quick visits to partake in the biggest transaction yet. Also promotes Malo's Cough Cure and bloc mentions Clinton E. Blaen, Washington daily updates.
J M Brey proprietor of Birely's Palace of Music announces sale of six second-hand organs in good condition including a Packard and a Woods & Co organ plus 12 Roseniranz pianos. Naw Music Store at 100 N Market offers bargains. tuner on site. Also notice for Dr Win C Boteler eye ear nose throat practice at 25 N Market with free spectacle exams.
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