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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1889
Page
3
Notices must reach the office by specific times to appear in the next issue. Rates listed include ten cents per line and various display pricing. Advertisers with running accounts will see changes starting March 15 and June 15 with monthly billing beginning the first of the following month.
Classified brief listings note Wanted positions for City Hall firms G J Doll and Son E Cline andSon plus Tailors Wanted and a Special Notice Clam Roxup. The terse OCR text reflects an advertising page with multiple agency requests and job calls.
Dividend declared by the Centennial committee of arrangements paid the surplus funds in hand to contributors pro rata. Officials called to Baltimore for a conference with the second cent King, acting as general manager. A fine lecture by G W Bainet Kentucky appeared at City Hall under Purity Ladze auspices.
J. Lowekamp has been busy for weeks adding to his Jesaup establishment in the Sixth District. A new hundred foot building is finished and new machinery is being installed to handle a larger upcoming season. The canning business, once unknown in the area, is now a leading industry with hundreds of acres devoted to fruit and vegetable crops across Howard and neighboring Anne Arundel counties.
The Catechin Clarion column notes an upcoming postmaster election to decide who holds the office in Creagerstown. It also mentions local events including a horse with strong trotting blood, Washington's inauguration observances, and ordination of deacons by Rev Geo Whitmore.
Sunday at 2 o clock Graceham Moravian Church sisters hold their annual love feast with communion for invited guests. A grand exhibition by Burlesque Troupe and White Rose Singing Class at Weller's Hall Lewistown follows. Community notices include elections in Walkersville Emmitsburg Myersville and Union Bridge plus local society plans and ads.
Mr H Krise, revenue collector of the district, is re appointed by Collector Hill. The action is a merited compliment to a faithful and efficient public officer.
The Great Star Minstrels performed to a large Waltersville audience last night with lively guitar numbers and dance. David Poole received two encores for his guitar solos and song. Howard delivered a strong stump speech while Glessner and Eaterly were praised as rising song and dance acts.
The Agricultural Department continues sorghum growing and manufacturing experiments this year. Professor Wiley, chemist, outlined plans for a field at the Maryland experimental farm near Washington, with labor supplied by Maryland Agricultural College staff on the station grounds.
A Baltimore conference of prohibitionists convened at the YMCA Hall, opened at 10 with F B Sappington presiding. Discussions covered organization, prohibition ethics, and political strategy, urging a state-wide push, a state organizer, and an Australian ballot system while planning the next state convention for August 1 at Glyndor Camp.
Howard County commissioners near completion of 1889 levy estimates. Current indications suggest the tax rate will not exceed last year’s 62 cents per $100 of assessed value.
Mountaindale Union Sabbath held a reorganization last Sunday naming Captain George I. as organizer. Jacob and George were elected superintendents with Sam as treasurer, Wm. H. Rice and Cueries P.ce as secretaries, and Wachter brothers as librarians.
The piece mocks sensational medical ads and urges Warner’s Safe Remedies to adopt vivid storytelling. It warns readers of disease like Edney disease and uses wolves imagery to urge swift action. It urges caution against delay and promotes timely use of the advertised remedy.
Cumberland special reports Melvin C. Garlits was found guilty of first degree murder in a tense trial for the death of his wife. Testimony closed by noon, with closing speeches by McHenry Semmes Williams and Sloan. Garlits showed distress as verdict was read. defense plans appeals.
The Frederick College Literary Society committee met at noon yesterday and approved plans to arrange an entertainment to be held on the 30th of this world.
Elections set for Monday at multiple Frederick institutions. Directors and managers will be chosen for the Frederick and Washington Turnpike Road Company Muiusi Insurance Company Mt Olivet Cemetery Adams Express Co and Franklin Leving Bank. Voting hours vary 10 to 12 a m or 11 to 12 depending on the entity.
Large crowds gathered on Carroll Street to hear the Cyclone Liniment Concert Company, four dark sea men in comic dress. Magistrate Edward Cole Jr and B. Sulps appeared before Magistrate Turner this morning on the charge of firing Lewis's ice house Wednesday night. They were recommitted to jail awaiting grand jury action in default of $2,000 bail. The hearing was private but reports say the evidence is strong against the accused.
Trustees of Rockville Academy own 180 acres near the town edge once endowed by Julius West. They plan to sell to Messrs Dietrich & Kopp for 18000 dollars, with the land to be subdivided into town lots for building sites as demand grows.
Strong talk surrounds selling the present agricultural fair grounds due to an inability to expand the race track. A proposed purchase of a 15 acre site on Rockville's northern limits, adjoining the Metropolitan Railroad, would provide a half mile track and required conveniences.
State editors report an executive committee meeting on Monday at 11 am at the Eutaw House Baltimore. They will confer with state newspapers and appoint a sub committee to coordinate with the Breeders Association for races planned during exposition week.
College competitors John Vinton Dahlgren of Maryland D J Feary of Pennsylvania T B Langtry of New York and J A Grant of Nova Scotia debated for the Merzik debaters medal at Georgetown on the subject The Fisheries Treaty. Judges division will be announced on commence ment day.
Lewistown correspondent reports Geo. St. Shaw gaining strength as a candidate for the incoming Board of County Commissioners. Shaw is a popular farmer with good judgment and is seen by Republicans as a strong standard bearer.
A letter praises the Pennsylvania Railroad for stopping Sunday freight, predicting widespread reform of the practice. The writer argues railroad workers deserve better treatment and more recognition for their long hours and hard work.
The Grand Opera House hosted Bell-Ellis Marionettes with Majilton’s juggling and Serfeld Abraham’s celebrity masks drawing praise. Audiences applauded four encores and prizes were awarded from winning tickets after last night’s show.
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