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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1896
Page
4
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Areas of high and low air pressure move eastward about 600 miles daily. Winds circle high in the northern pattern and flow into lows. highs bring clearing but lows bring clouds and rain. Southeast winds of lows are warm, northwest winds between highs and lows are cooler, and western winds sweep from the southeast or vary. Today’s consumer items and notices appear amid a garbled page of the time.
The paper announces a twelve page issue on Thursday with the largest circulation in Frederick city and county. Copy for new advertisements for The Weekly News is due by 5 pm Wednesday, and changes to advertisements by 13 m that day.
Brief notes report Cumberland breweries harming the free trade for regular customers with only two families paying ice bills. A Southern paper claims Filough Lee mixed the first mint julep President Cleveland drank. Senator Daviz of Minnesota is praised as a Shakespearean scholar with many rare poetry editions and a book on peace and law. The Manade of the Orphans Court Ileon Grinder and Young are meeting today.
Purely personal items note Mrs. Margaret M L Hood in Baltimore preparing to sail for Europe. Mentions Miss Clara B. Kusst in East Fascon Street, Frederick visitors from Washington, and trips of Mrs. Samuel Winel and others to Baltimore and Frederick. Ends with an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Citizens and business leaders unite to host the Maryland State encampment, planning locations near Frederick Junction, Balle vue farm, and fairgrounds. A finance committee mobilizes, pledging a $500 goal and subscriptions from local figures, with officials and merchants urged to back the effort and welcome visiting officers. The gathering at Doll's Hotel names Charles Voll as president and Barry Chepiloe as secretary.
The Messrs Ernstein Co and Frederick associates will open a factory in Charione with a new building on West Fifth Street for cigar making. Plans by architect Hook advance, with a five year lease to Ecktela Co. and completion aimed by September 14. The existing Crutch Mr Wittkowenky building on West Fifth Street is to be torn down for this development.
Wieking Wheelmen Meesie James Hobwater and Sarock Shallcross of Chestertown arrived in Frederick on route to the Valley of Virginia and the Neural Bridge car Wheelugivar. They left Saturday via the Delaware peninsula, faced a storm, spent the night in town, then pressed on to Hagerstown. They plan to write a trip account for the Keot News, praising Western Maryland roads and scenery while noting mountains pose a challenge.
Charles N. Haner of the Boilsio announces a Frederick pool championship with a solid gold medal as the prize. The carved trophy features a fifteen ball triangle and cues and will be awarded to the player with the highest points after a series of matches starting in the evening and continuing for some days. Many local Frederick players have entered, promising an exciting event.
Newa of the Churches notes the omitting of Mr Henry McCaffery as master of ceremonies in the May Sunday school procession at St John s Catholic Church. The Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland convenes in Baltimore next week, first since the Washington diocese formed. The Methodist General Conference meets in Kansas City with Dr J W Horing of Westminster not elected president. Daniel Baker of Buckingham attends as fellow. Rev William M Strayer gives the welcome address.
At a special meeting of the United Fire Company last evening a committee was appointed to make arrangements for the company to attend the funeral of the late Wm. A. Koib. The funeral will be from his late home this afternoon with Mesara Gov. Van Fossen, Walter Cook, Edward Heynolds, and Samuel Hedges on the committee.
The November election in Maryland will choose eight electors for the President and Vice President, all members of the U S House of Representatives, a unit of the city chapter in Baltimore, and a judge of the Supreme Bench in Baltimore city.
Workmen under Superintendent Frank Tynerpar have finished cleaning the old reservoir and eight to ten feet of water have collected in the basin. Today they began a thorough cleaning of the new reservoir, continuing the project.
Robert Fowler aged 6 died suddenly on May 13 at his residence in New Market, this county. A funeral service was held at Plane No. 4 on Friday morning May 15 at ten o'clock for the beloved husband of Ann Jane Fowler.
The board of directors approves erecting 30 new stables replacing those lost to fire and also to build a two story poultry house. A separate note says Mr David Knoit, injured foot while planting peats on a near Frederick farm, can ride a bicycle again.
The county board released the elected assessors for districts across the county. District numbers 1 through 22 are shown with names such as J. B Alnete in District 1 and Samuel P. Bassani in District 10, noting several districts with no named assessor.
Willard A. Keiler leads Booth Park Villa improvements to build a macadam road on Villa Avenue. Fifteen workers operate an Austro crusher and Westminster loaned steam roller to crush stone, roll, and smooth a new road. County and city purchases of crusher and roller promise faster, better streets for Frederick and improved county roads.
An interesting gate of baseball at Mt Airy Saturday afternoon ended Mt Airy 13 Plane No 4 12. The Crickets and Association Junior game was postponed by rule and set to be played tomorrow on Madison Avenue grounds. At Woodsboro Saturday Woodsboro versus Walkersville finished 90 to 12 in favor of Walkersville, with Dontto and Cram catching for Woodsboro and Ranpeter and Brothara for Walkersville. The win credited to pitcher George Ruane.
Arville Stabe, noted in the Cunsylvania area, secured excellent negatives of Frederick County scenes with help from Mr. Kefenver at the Ke Fanver home. He plans to return next year to photograph more views and notes the value of prompt rendering and simple remedies like California Fig Syrup in the text.
Maryziacd lastiere Note and visits to St Marys county and Washington mark a quiet week. Mrs Suter and Miss E Baugher joined school events. Mr Barry from Baltimore visited relatives. Good Templars District No 1 held its third quarterly convention in Hoye’s, with J D Rayfield and C J Bardens speaking. Reports showed rising membership. next gathering set for Claggettville Md in August.
The Baltimore Herald notes four men—Secretary Henry Clay Nail, Assemblymen Ford and Mason of Baltimore City, and Chesley of St. Mary’s—absent to the cold, implying political debts must be settled promptly or become outlawed. Wellington and Governor Lowndes are said to awe these figures.
The Saitlmers and Ohio Company propose an extensive elevated roadbed in Washington wide enough for twenty five tracks. A via duct fifty five feet and a new depot are included in the plan at a total cost of A.
Frederick's Woman's College will stage its commencement this year on June 11. Gowns and essays are currently the focus of student preparations and attention.
Entertainment at Femaly High School for a library benefit on Wednesday at 3 p m features phonograph recitation and music with admission of 15 conte. An important meeting of the Ladies to assist the Junior Mechanics in their festival is called for Wednesday evening at 380 o'clock at Mechanics Hall. Carpet cleaning claims 65 more families relieved of dirt this week. the company urges orders to Excelsior Steam Carpet Cleaning.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers round trip tickets from Baltimore and points west for May 17, 31, and 22 with return validity in thirty days at a single fare. The railroad runs two daily vestibuled express trains to Chicago with Pullman cars, enabling direct connections to Ottawa. The Frederick Building Association opens share subscriptions on June 6, 1696, with dues of 25 cents per week and loans up to 468 100 percent per annum. John C. Hardt is president.
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