County Correspondence from Walkersville News Brief
Local notes report farmers plowing in the area and a June 8 ice cream and strawberry festival by the Ladies Foreign Missionary Society. Social visits span Lititz Baltimore Littlestown Two Taverns and Frederick with weddings and church events noted including a Moravian love feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Rhodes
Baltimore
Laura Hiddinger
John Biddinger
Daysville
Ladies’ Foreign Missionary Society
Frank Strine
LeGore’s
Weed Destruction Spraying Proves Effective In Grain Fields
Experiments at North Dakota and in Europe test 2 percent blue vitriol spray to kill weeds in wheat and oats while sparing young clover. Application 40 to 60 gallons per acre shows complete destruction of several common weeds with limited injury to crops and potential yield gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
France
Germany
England
Bear Kills Three Children in West Virginia Mountains
Three Porterfield children from near Job WV were killed by a bear twelve miles southeast of town. Their bodies, found on a mountain slope, show they vanished Monday while exploring. Hunter John Weldon tracked and killed the bear in a hand to hand fight, claiming the pelt afterward. The monster was said to be the largest in the area. Also reported, the Babcock Lumber Company bought Arrow town, PA for 250000, acquiring mills, railway, lumber, and town utilities. F B Babcock is president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Edward P. Porterfield
Job
W. Va
Henry Porterfield
Mary
William
John Weldon
Maryland
Weldon
Babcock Lumber Company
Pittshburgers
Arrow
Somerset County
Ashtola
Johnstown Lumber Company
Foastwell
F. B. Babcock
Condition of the Crops in Maryland
Maryland agriculture reports show wheat vigorous and healthy, barleys heading, rye heads, and oats mostly in the ground with early fields looking well. Corn land prepared irregularly with three fourths planted. early corn up and good. Fruit prospects favorable with apples and peaches forming, cherries and plums large. pears in northern central districts. Garden crops fair to good. potatoes planted, some beetle damage. strawberries coloring. shipments from Dorchester. blackberries and raspberries damaged by winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver L. Lassig
Maryland
Canarimanta¢ Agriculture
Frederick
Timothy
Cecil County
Delawres
Anne Arandel
Dorchester
Delaware
Virginia's Constitutional Convention Set For June Sixth
Richmond May 24 Virginia voters picked delegates to the constitutional convention to meet June 12 to revise the state charter. The convention will have ten members. The vote tally shows the Democrats and opposition securing most seats with slight margins between factions. Fatally Hurt While Driving Cumberland Md May 24 Miss Lulu Hartman daughter of Ernest Hartman was fatally crushed when her horse backed over an embankment at the three mile water station. She was pinned under the wagon weight and died. her companion Miss Hattie Steiner was badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Richmond
Virginnia
Cumberland
Lulu Hartman
Ernest Hartman
Three Mile Water Station
Hattie Steiner
Nuggets Of News From Patchy 1900s Clippings
The report lists flood deaths in Tennessee rising to fourteen and notes an oil strike in Marion Indiana yielding a high daily output. It mentions a Reading Iron Works fire in Danville Pennsylvania, a new steel and fire company formed in Kokomo Indiana with capital of one million dollars employing fifteen hundred men, whiskey winning gold medals at New Orleans 1885 and Chicago 1893 and 1900, and an advertisement for grandfather’s whiskey sold by Charles N. Haver in Frederick Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Marion
Ind
Senator Hanna
Cleveland Grand Army
Reading Iron Works
Danville
Kokomo
Haxten
New Orleana
Chicuzo
Charles N. Haver
Frederick, Md
Warning to avoid declining health and stomach disease
In Danger. Every one is in danger who neglects warnings of declining health. The text promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for stomach and digestion issues, noting no alcohol or narcotics. A testimonial from Mrs Bettie Askew of Garysburg NC claims improvement after using multiple Pierce products and a medical adviser offer with stamps for binding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Golden
Bettie Askew
Garysburg
Northampton Co
N.C
Sheep in Maryland a call to boost Eastern Shore flocks
The Pen Jingula Democrat urges Maryland farmers to expand sheep and wool production. It claims lamb and mutton markets are near, climate suits the trade, and capital needs are low. The piece cites strong growth in ewes and mixed flocks while noting losses range up to seven and a quarter percent. It concludes with a recommendation to diversify by raising more sheep and growing more wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penjingula Democrat
Maryland
United States
News of the Churches in Frederick County
The quarterly meeting of the Frederick County Anti-Saloon League is set for the Lutheran church on May 38. Grace Reformed hosts evening services and communion prep at 7 30. The Diocese of Maryland convenes May 29 at Emmanuel church Baltimore. Dr Todd of M E church to speak at Linganore picnic with Milton Urner. Mrs Bonine’s husband, a near blind DeWitt drug salesman, is in Frederick visiting trade and The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Anti-Salvon League
Grace Reformed Church
Diocese of Maryland
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Todd
M. E. Church
Linganore
Milton G. Urner
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Ane
Royal Baking Powder
Royal Waking Powder CO
New York
Lewis Garrick
Adam Garrick
Littlestown
John J. Kiffle
Lizzie Kiffie
Andrew Gerrick
G. W. Kiffle
William Cramer
Alice Stick
Lizzie Palmer
Emma Kiffie
Littlentown
John Gerrick
Elsie Beck
King Gale
Andrew Wherley
Elick Wherley
Samuel Wherley
Jacob Myers
David Wherley
White Hall
Howard Yaste
Samwel Zentz
Hanover
Moses Nangle
Abbottstown
Mamie Vanfosaen
Walkersville
Geaceham
Harvey Ornshan
Washington
Elizabeth Dutrow
Pleasant Nook
Webber
Joseph Gernand
Baughman
Bernard Collistower
William Routzahn
Union Bridge
Charles Miller
Loys
Joshus Martin
Harvey Fogle
Anna Shorb
M. F. Garter
David Kauffman
Roger Zentz
Reistartown
C. Kauffman
Daniel Seles
Gettrsarg
William Behrman
Award
Helen
A. L. Pestre
Bey
Tas News
Bear
WM. S. Miller & CO
Clinton E. Main
Tax News
A. E. McConnell
West Patrick Street
Grish
Mil2dawiy
Saya
News OF the Churches
Ideal
J. T. Cousin’s
Oxfords
Allnut
Woody
Geo. A. Gilbert
N. Market St
Isabella Gas Works
West
Patrick Street
Apsdtt
Buffalo
Carvel
Wheatland
M. Overholt
Peacock
Paul Jonas
Old Reserve
Old Melvale
Sherwood
Old King
Gibson
O. Taylor
L. W. Harper
Tourist
Dumbarton
Altamont
Allerton
Jas. B. Pepper
Green River
Hauer
Propri
Kitts
Carrollton Chemical Co
Warzer
Garry
Ice Chests
Carty’s Furniture Store
E. Patrick St
Fred’k, Md
B. H. Blackston & Son
JAS. E. Walker & CO
James E. Walker & CO
Lowenstein & Wertheimer
Steppacher & Stern
B. Rosenour & Sons
W. H. B. Etchison
South Market Street
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