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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
8
Letters from residents at Point of Rocks Walkersville Frederick and nearby cover social visits family events and farm life. Mentions include Norma Stouffer John Davis Clarence Boller Mollie Ennis and many others with Sunday gatherings and travel between Montgomery and Frederick areas. The item notes a stork birth and a new automobile purchase plus upcoming church services and Sunday school events.
Mr Wiston Broadhurst of Washington DC visits local friends and relatives. Mrs Mattie Watkins returns home after a Baltimore visit. Sunday gatherings include Ernest and Watkins families, Vernie Watkins and children, John Umberger and family, Maurice Watkins, Wilson Beall, Melvin and Lester Burdette, Try Watkins, Rosa Lewis, Flora Watkins. Liston Broadhurst and Elsie Broadhurst visit Winnie Watkins. James A Broadhurst, A J Broadhurst, and Joshua Broadhurst attend.
Cleveland dispatch reports Eva Booth of the Salvation Army, gravely ill at the Colonial hotel after arriving from Boston. She says she overworked herself and Miss Booth while outlining a whirlwind campaign to start two memorial colleges in memory of her father General William Booth, one in New York and one in Chicago, serving as training colleges.
Hurst and A. Broadhurst from near Washington were seen in their automobile visiting trends on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Muller Walker and family of Washington along with Mrs. Alice Scaulon of Pittsburg and others from Travilah and New York spent several days with Mr. G. W. Walker. Mrs. Mary Jacobs and her son Merle Jacobs also visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barnes for several days.
A farm dwelling near here is under construction on land bought from Geo Shafer. Mrs. Abair and daughter escaped injury when their horse alarmed by a black snake bolted into a wire fence. John L. Gant of Petersville visited Carothers. Dogs in the area show odd behavior prompting calls for Frederick county dog law enforcement. Mrs. Oliver Boyer of Jefferson visits family nearby. David A. Lewis repaints his house enhancing curb appeal.
In Sabillasville Miss Lola Pfeifer and Miss Erma Pfeifer of Baltimore visited Rev J Piro and family. They teach a large successful beginners class at Trinity Reformed Church in Baltimore where Rev Firer served as pastor for six years. Mrs M A Cast and her granddaughter Miss Catherine Harbaugh returned from Hartsville South Carolina. Firefighters fought woods blaze on State Grounds Sunday. Miss Edith Bentzell recovers from scarlet fever and Mr Bentzell’s mother is ill with multiple diseases. At St Jacob's Reformed near Fountain Dale Rev Firor organized a Sunday school with forty eight enrolled. Miss Margaret Acley of Roland Park Baltimore visiting Mrs Firor at St Johns parsonage.
Mr and Mrs Amos Shafer of Finks schoolhouse visited Mr and Mrs David A Lewis on Sunday. Mrs Marylook spends the week with Mr Geo Flock and wife and Mrs Ellen Flock of Middletown. Mr Edgar Shafer ands torn down.
Mrs M E Ecker spent Friday with sister Mrs Byron Dorsey at Mt Airy. Miss Margaret Cronenburg spent Saturday in Frederick. Mr Charles Garver and family visited Mr John Rippean and family on Sunday. Miss Ella Crumrine visited Mrs John Aldridge last week. Miss Ollie Martin of Libertytown stayed several days with parents Mr David Martin and family. Mr Joseph Kreimer spent Friday in Frederik. Miss Mary Martin spent Saturday in Laberts town.
Communion services are planned for Sunday morning at 30.30 in the Lutheran church with a preparatory service Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Mrs. Ida Pryor and her son Willie of Thurmont visited friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Harbaugh of Sabillasville spent Thursday in town. Miss Viola Duncan, who week with her parents here, returns to Highfield. Mrs. A. R. Brandenburg and Mr. T. Fox spent last Wednesday in Baltimore. Mr. Edwin Wolfe visits friends in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Minnie Hauver and daughter Grace visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Fisher at Deerfield Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Delauter of Warne(s)boro, Pa., visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Delauter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hauver of Frederick visited friends here Sunday. Misses Louie and Mary Pryor and Miss Ethel Buhrman were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Pryor of Germantown Saturday and Sunday.
Joseph T. White, president of the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County, announces bid for a third term in the Second collection district. He faces challengers John R. Lewis, J. Dallas Young of Damascus, and Eugene A. McAfee of Boyds.
In a tense conversation Mrs. Banks warns Tommy to thrash the culprit if a grand vase in the parlor is broken. Tommy retorts that he should handle it himself. The exchange appears in the New York Globe with unspecified context.
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