20 May 1912
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1912
Page
1
A compact survey of services across United Brethren Evangelical Lutheran and other churches. Rev. Hummelbaugh preached on discipleship and man, with youth groups and officers nominated for the Sunday school board. Catholic and Protestant services noted with Masses, vespers, and devotions. Council meetings, prayer gatherings, and school times listed alongside sermons and choir notes.
Temperance chants and recitations marked a Sunday school event at Grace Reformed Church. Six new scholars enrolled as music practice for Children's Day proceeded. Rev E Le McLean preached morning on The Best Investment from S Matt 6 19 20 and evening on The Abiding of the Holy Spirit. Teachers meeting set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m and church men meet Thursday evening ahead of Holy Communion Friday at 7 30 p m. no mid week services until September.
The excerpt sketches pomanders as ancient fragrances carried to counteract smells, notes amber origins, and mentions new World and royal anecdotes. It also recounts Byron misfortune with a harsh mother, a Churchill anecdote with George V, and a Danish sawmill riddle about fuel waste, ending with a note on Swaeuna Mae.
Members of the Church of the Brethren in Frederick and Frederick County show strong interest in the national conference to be held in York, Pennsylvania from May 29 to June 1. An estimated 50 000 attendees are expected, with plans for a special Northern Central train from Frederick to Keymar on June 2 if crowds justify it. Dr P D Fahrney coordinates the arrangements amid hopes of large turnout, recalling the 1905 event as a turnout record here.
A Frederick County petition from landowners along the Middle Read road protests its condition and seeks action by the Board of County Commissioners. Signers argue the road harms farming districts from Jefferson to Petersville, linking to Harper’s Ferry and improving transport of crops. The group cites a dangerous discharge pipe from Linganore Copper Co and urges swift relief to prevent further distress.
An authoritative report states the Good Roads Commission will construct a Brunswick to Peteraville road in Frederick County, joining the state system. The commission plans a later 12 mile route from Boonsboro through Rohrersville and Weverton in Washington County, marking its first roadway there.
A Mason chapter meeting featured a leading speaker praised as a judge and longtime baseball enthusiast. The judge’s calm introduction led to a clever reply about national pride and justice, cited by the New York Press in playful wording.
Journal excerpt references a parton sermon before Lord North citing a line about promotion from Scripture. Includes stray archaic phrases and quoted lines from The Cheerful Day by Reginald Lucas and references to time and a baby.
A faded society snippet discusses graceful forms and hat fashions for women, mentioning the desire for well-made adornments. The fragment hints at personal taste and social display, with scattered references to hats and apparel.
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