Notice to Subscribers on Regular Collection Day
The notice informs Torhorcow subscribers that the fifteenth is the monthly collection day. It states crews will collect on Monday and asks for exact change to avoid inconvenience.
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1910
Page
5
The notice informs Torhorcow subscribers that the fifteenth is the monthly collection day. It states crews will collect on Monday and asks for exact change to avoid inconvenience.
Purely personal items list visiting friends and vacations. Stoner of Harrieburg Pa visits in this city. Lula Trout of East Sixth Street spends the month at Atlantic City. Ruth and Nellie Kline of West Patrick Street visit friends in Hagerstown. Mrs E A Q Hermann and daughter of Cerus Bedford county Pa visit me. Mrs Hermann of West South Street visits. Mrs John W Bowers of West All Saints Street spending time with Martinstown and Brucawlepy.
The event took place yesterday at 2 o clock at Zion Reformed Church Chilieville where Willans A Stone Willans A Stone and others attended. Pastor Rey G Herman presided with interment in Zion cemetery. Thomas P Rice served as general director.
A horse hitched to a dray slipped near the sewer intake in front of Busy Corner this morning. The fall left both rear feet fastened and the animal stuck, requiring extrication with workers assisting and one bystander injured slightly.
Temporary changes in the social calendar note a dance lesson rescheduling. Mrs Huitchie’s school will hold its regular club event Friday evening, May 19, at 8 45 instead of Tuesday, with music by a local band to follow the lesson.
A garbled OCR item titled The Law's Grip appears with unreadable date and names, offering no clear facts but implying a legal or crime related brief from a newspaper page segment.
Frederick business leaders debated enlarging the association and strengthening city welfare work. A special committee urged a revised charter to broaden membership to 500 and promote municipal improvements including a new city charter and building ordinance. Plans also covered fundraising for new industries and attracting Philadelphia merchants for a visit.
A local resident has been elected to a Maryland State Board position. The event was announced by officials in Baltimore with the formal meeting scheduled for Monday.
Five year old James Staley of Enat Sixth Street narrowly escaped serious injury when a milk wagon driven by B F Miller rolled over his left arm and calf after he ran into the street to retrieve a fallen object. He suffered a broken arm, a bad leg cut, and a head wound, then was taken home and later to City Hospital where he is progressing well.
The Western Maryland Railroad opens a new Baltimore Thurmont line linking with the Frederick line. Starting Sunday an extra Frederick to Thurmont train departs at 9:00 am to connect with the Elkins Express westbound from Baltimore. A Sunday Frederick to Baltimore service departs 7:25 am arriving in Baltimore 12:50 pm at reduced fare. Return trips depart Baltimore 4:15 pm arriving Frederick 5:10 pm. Another Sunday service runs Baltimore to Frederick arriving 11:40 am with a 4:10 pm return. The note also mentions local residents and hospital updates.
The Frederick Building Association announces stock for Berlex No 16 starting June 4 1010 with dues 25 cents weekly and entrance 10 cents per share. Charges include a loan total around 875 dollars with weekly dues 2 50 for 350. Also notes on local events, ads for Kodak supplies, a baseball game May 16, and various shop promotions. Community messages cover hospital donations, Edison phonograph ads, and Grace Reformed church sewing society activities.
The document lists officers including President and Vice President with names such as Daker and Simmerman, followed by a notice dated November noting the bank increased its interest rate to four percent per week on all special interest bearing deposits, with deposits remaining under contract terms.
A mixed local advertisement item lists Saturday bargains including matches 5c and 6c per box, brooms, cake, soap 10c, window screens 20c, paper 56 rolls at 8c, garden trowels 25c, jelly tumblers 2c, china cups, preserving kettles, and lawn mowers. It also covers a notice from Frederick Maryland about a May 23 meeting of the Board of Aldermen to discuss sewer construction on Market and Carroll streets and cost allocation, with an invitation for public input. Additional items include train schedules, postal shop quotes, and promotional notes from local merchants and the Frederick Railroad Company.
A fragmented época style notice lists cordwood prices with long and short timber types, indicating pay and cash terms per cord. Mentions Chestnut poplar and pine and references regional measurement and delivery details amid garbled OCR.
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