29 May 1890
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1890
Page
1
An assortment of fabrics silks and dress goods on display at JAS. ER. WALKER & CO. with claims of low prices. Also listings for soaps groceries and household goods from George H. Ratling and others with promotional lines and special 15 day offers.
Weather forecasts for DC Maryland New Jersey Delaware Eastern New York and Ohio call for warmer fair conditions with variable winds and a Friday warming trend. The New York Dramatic Mirror promotes the Star Spangled Banner and Home Sweet Home as nightly melodies. Myersville hosts a Maryland U B Conference ministerial institute with local guests. Community notes mention holiday excess and Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised with assurances of satisfaction.
An 1827 National Intelligencer item describes a Washington city law requiring all free persons of color to register within thirty days after October l and obtain a certificate of freedom, with strict residency and employment bans without it. It argues the measure restrains the color population flowing from Maryland and Virginia and preserves freedom records in city archives.
A concert last night at the Samuel Ready School for Girls in Baltimore featured pianist Miss Florence Belle Cole with performers Mrs. Henry T. Meloney contralto Miss Exmie Wagner violinist and Miss Edith Wedges elocutionist from the Woman's College. Afterward student Miss Blanch Doll thanked the ladies and Miss Fanny Dorsey moved a unanimous vote of thanks. The audience of friends enjoyed decorative flowers and a bouquet on Mr Ready's portrait.
A digest of items from Virginia and surrounding states. notable notes include the death of Dr B. H. Herndon in Fredericksburg aged 36, a Maynor pension forgery case verdict in Charleston, W Va, marriages at Fredericksburg, Va, a fatal buggy accident in Norfolk, Va, land purchase in St Albans for terminal facilities, and political moves in Virginia. Also covered are public unveilings in Richmond for the Lee monument, Maryland regiments, civic ceremonies, and local business ads including jeweler theft recovery efforts and a rug store promotion for Dr King s New Discovery therapeutic claims.
The Maryland U S Conference Ministerial Institute met in Myersville with Rev G L Statin of Queenstown opening the session. Ministers and visitors pledged to discuss conversion and home training, stressing Christian life, with officers elected including A Byers as president and W L Martin as secretary. Afternoon programs covered infant classes, sanctification, and debt payment, ending with benediction and plans for another institute in September.
At Annapolis special May 28 reports Governor Jackson Comptroller Baughman and Treasurer Brown arrived to handle duties. The Board of Public Works will meet to appoint oyster navy officials with many applicants expected. Plowman and Col Legg lead the field for Commander with nominations likely from Baughman and Legg respectively. Several candidates from Wicomico and Kent Island bring long ties to oyster issues and maritime service. Funerals follow for Mrs Christian Hummer and Mary E Stanton with local pallbearers and church rites noted.
The Rev Hicks forecasts a tumultuous June with equinox Mars effects. cooler early days followed by warmth and storms. Central to the mood are rising waters, thunder and floods, with danger days on the 17th and late month, and a shift toward drought and wind afterward.
Market notes show mixed grain prices with flour and corn ranges, western and southern wheat movements, and steady provisions. Weather bulletin reports storms diminishing in the northern Rocky Mountains, heavy rains in Florida, and scattered showers across the Northeast and Midwest.
In Hagerstown yesterday a jury returned a verdict for Jacob Cutter the plaintiff against Geo Fresh on alleged slander awarding $2000 after about ninety minutes deliberation. The defense seeks a new trial and numerous exceptions were noted. If denied the case may go to the Court of Appeals. Funeral notice follows for Joseph Johnston of Johnsville with services in Baltimore. Advertising notices and medical patent claims conclude the item.
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