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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1893
Page
4
In the suburbs large amounts of sod are being cut along roadsides, destroying footways and encroaching on private property. Citizens call for regulation to prevent disruption of public access. Sod cutters often sell material without paying the owners, effectively committing larceny when taken from private land without consent.
A list of letters remaining at the Frederick post office on Saturday May 6 1898. Recipients include Miss Lottie Cirnes Mrs Eaka Mrs Graser Mrs Hela Ricketts Mrs Lewis F Seater Decl J Shellman G K Smith Woe Smith and others. Advertised letters must be claimed within two weeks or sent to the dead letter office.
John Hall, a man described as colored, was arrested Saturday night by Officer Stookey on charges of profane language and disturbing the peace. He appeared before Justice Zokstein, who fined him 583 dollars. unable to pay, he was sentenced to 20 days in jail.
A Chambersburg audience recalls Dr Thayer's 1863 circus, noting intimate single ring shows with clever clowns and Shakespeare, 23 cent price, and wagons driven to safety as rebels advance. The troupe fled toward Shippensburg before Jenkins's cavalry struck town, leaving Thayer with his animals and gear intact.
Heavy express tonnage and growing business saturate county lines as Adams and United States express companies report record quantities and values. Varieties and volumes of freight rise with shipments at peak capacity, challenging dispatch and handling speeds.
John H. Tritt of Tork Pennsylvania died on Tuesday night after speaking that he was his own age and exclaiming he would die. He had suffered a severe hemorrhage of the lungs while visiting a friend’s home.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters improve strength and health, aid the liver stomach and kidneys, and relieve sick headache. It urges readers to buy at Garrett and Pearre's Drug Store and promises speedy relief.
Benny, a Lew Lexington Ohio dairyman, extols Chamberlains Pain Balm as the best remedy for musculoskeletal pain and travel aches. Garrow & Pearre Drugists offer 50 cent bottles. T. J. Richey of Altona reports Cholera Morbus relief after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy from Garrett & Pearre Drugists.
A heavy rain storm struck Westminster area Friday night as a lightning bolt hit a barn owned by John Burn two miles from Westminster. The 45 by 90 foot structure burned rapidly in the cupola, destroying 150 bushels of wheat, twelve tons of hay, ten tons of straw, farming tools, two calves and two dogs. Estimated loss runs about 1500 dollars, with 1000 on stock and 250 on contents, insured through Carroll County Mutual.
The Hamilton column notes an unusually wet season with yesterday’s heavy rain and a hail storm that caused no damage. It mentions a quarterly M E Church meeting, local typhoid and pneumonia concerns, New Yorkers buying horses here, a Loudoun county interest in horses, a sick teacher closing school, Dudrow and Dronenburg benches sold, a wet week hindering corn planting, and the Y P J C E semiannual officer election followed by a social supper and next meeting planned at Dr. A L Ransome’s residence.
Letters from the People recount St. John's Lutheran Mechancisown Mite Society's first sociable in years. A church warming night drew hundreds from neighboring denominations to an all smelling of cake cream and speech. The event featured a welcome by Rev Barb and a program including Old Times and New, The Emancipation of Woman, and a Knight's Toast. The gathering fostered goodwill, ending with generous offerings and a hopeful note that the church social does pay.
Six year old Olle Brown daughter of Noah Brown, a merchant near Bizier's Postoffice in Cranberry Valley, Carroll County, died after a upstairs fall while playing with an old spinning wheel. The wheel needle pierced her left breast, piercing the heart and causing instant death.
Strange tale recalls Clay Grove son of Margaret Grove near Brenswick who died at Weverton and was buried in Broxville cemetery. Stones vanished while walking through the cemetery, later reappearing in a new position about ten years ago, with no suspect.
An excellent game last Saturday between Frederick city Elaba and Veazey Club ended 4103 in favor of Veazey. Meetings of City Baseball League officers set for tomorrow to plan upcoming season games. season expected to start next Monday. BeasDRETH'S Pills advertised as a vegetable remedy for skin ailments. claims cure for ulcers, sores, and boils.
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