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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1900
Page
4
May 10 entry recalls events including Benedict Aria and Providence and references to historical figures and places. The readable fragments mention storms, weather, and past events, with unclear names and dates. This compact card preserves the few identifiable items from the damaged OCR.
Purely personal items list residents visiting friends in Baltimore. those registered at local hotels in Frederick. travelers returning from Baltimore and Cumberland. family visits to and from Charlesville, Hagerstown, Williamsport, and Lancaster. a temporary librarian assignment and a nomination for delegate to the National Convention.
The notice records the death of Frederick Ring in Ellicott City Maryland in his seventy second year. It notes his years as a coopering business operator and his relocation from Lewistown. It lists surviving children and daughters with married names.
The Republican State Convention in Baltimore named Louis B. McComas and Sidney Mudd as at large delegates to the National Convention in Philadelphia. Alternates include Daniel W. Young and Harry Cummings, with districts selecting presidential electors and district nominees. The platform backed McKinley, expansion, gold standard, civil liberty for newly acquired territories, and banking reform.
Olivette presented by The Herald Square Opera Company at City Opera House earns warm applause. Soprano Sisses Knte Stetson as Olivette delights with a strong sweet voice. Cocquillicat, sung by Geo J Williams, draws laughs with Bob Up Serenely. Veintine by Harry Kelson impresses with refined tone. Duke De ET by Harry Carter earns hearty applause. Choruses, especially the sailor chorus, praised as among the city’s best.
At the annual meeting in Baltimore yesterday the Maryland Penitentiary board dropped Wm. A. Noaz of Frederick from the deputy warder post. A stray ad copy touts Hoai's Sarseparilla as a nerve tonic, claiming it enriches and steadies.
An election procedure in Frederick County ended with the destruction of about twelve thousand ballots cast in the November election. The ballot boxes were opened by the Board of Election Supervisors, ballots separated, counted, and burned in the engine boiler furnace at Wilcoxon & Brown. The event, witnessed by Chief Judge Philpot of the Orphans' Court, followed legal steps to seal, store, and eventually destroy the ballots after six months.
Epworth League of the M B church elected officers for the coming year including Miss Holdah Brot as president and G T Mallican as first vice president. The group will celebrate its anniversary next Sunday at 7 30 PM in the M E church with Rev J W R Somwale of Baltimore delivering the address.
Funeral pallbearers listed for Frederick A. Orrison include A T Snoaffer Calvin Bready Odio T Snoaffer Charles W Wright E W Mercer and Charles Stankieg. Edward Gray to be buried near Licksville after a 9 am service. Margaret Thomas to be buried at Mt Oliver cemetery after a 10 am service from the Reformed church at Adamstown.
Special Dispatch reports Betish forces crossed the Zand river as Boers retreat with cavalry and horse artillery pressing them on three roads. The piece notes the enemy fled, with losses and scattered mules, amid forested terrain and pursuing columns.
A local ad roundup notes merchants push daily specials to satisfy varied tastes, with notices from The News on advertising value. Includes Del’s crab dishes, Yingling clam chowder, and a firemen appreciation card. Also mentions Baltimore excursion by B and O, a Democratic meeting at Junior Hall, Mazolene polish, Naznie Young piano recital at City Opera House, and cheap publicity for 15 cents.
L. S. Mullinix promotes the Great Advance in carpets, mattings, and wall papers. The ad claims unbeatable prices and the largest stock, inviting readers to visit and judge for themselves who offers the best value. The store bills itself as the exclusive carpet, wall paper, and curtain house.
A Baltimore Son correspondent reports a refined Fredericktopian society in Colorado Springs California area with golf links, a country club house, and a casino on a lakeside mesa. Frederick figures Garrett Crampton and Gambrill, with familial ties to Samuel Claggett of Petersville and Miss Helfenstein, both of Frederick, noted among Maryland business people.
An advertisement promotes Tarine Varese in extra sizes for packing winter wool and fur coats, claiming both economical and comfortable qualities for the season.
A garbled classified-style page promotes cleaning services by Exosistor Steam Carpet Cleaning Co and lists eye ear nose throat doctor Dr William G Boteler. Also references Deer Park Hotel in Maryland with Annapolis Naval Academy Band, plus lamp, grocery, and furniture mentions and a Baltimore railroad building address.
A large floral tribute of red and white roses in the colors red white and red marked the memory of the late Dr Edward Goss McSherry. The Sowers from Fitzhugh Lee Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy attended in a body. A Baltimore trip was planned with a large United Fire Company meeting at United Halls arranging for the Frederick Select Band as escort. The Visitation Academy will hold its annual commencement and premium distribution on Wednesday June 30, with the Jalumpae reunion to follow the exercises.
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