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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1899
Page
3
The Wheely News will be ready Thursday as a handsome twelve page issue with special features. It claims the largest bona fide circulation in Frederick city and county and offers advantages to advertisers. Copy for new ads due 5 pm Wednesday. changes due by noon Sunday.
A three-horse team frightened near Laurel Hill caused a fatal accident. Guy Gaver, nine, died after the horses bolted while his father, Martin L. Gaver of Ellerton, attempted to rescue him at a spring. The father was briefly knocked unconscious and transported the body home after retrieving the remains.
Mr. Frank Brendel of Washington is visiting this city. Miss Amy Wolf of Bartholows spent the weekend with friends at Tramsville. Messrs. W. H. Gaskins and J. W. Moore of Hagerstown were in Frederick yesterday. Mrs. Wm. N. Keefer and her son of Westminster are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Staup on South Market Street.
Strawberry shortcake notes dating parties and cherry pie on the menu as May 15 nears. Pen Mar opens today signaling season. June promises roses and weddings while Sauerkrant yields to gooseberry tart health tonic. Pawnee Bill's Wild West show drew a very large Gettysburg crowd yesterday.
Funeral services were held Sunday at the Shookstown home for Grandison G Shook with Rev D Barshinger and Rev I M Motter officiating. Pallbearers listed and interment at Mt Olivet. Mrs Mantz funeral conducted by Rev Isaac M Motter at East Patrick Street with Mt Olivet burial. Junior class banquet at Doll's Cafe with toast program and Miss Susie Garrett presiding. News Wanted column notes 15 cents for fifteen words.
William Percy Towson filed for divorce from Mrs. Mary K. Towson alleging infidelity with Tyson Willson of Baltimore and Lyons Whiting of Brunswick. The suit cites alleged misconduct at Montebello near Knoxville, and in Baltimore Philadelphia and Atlantic City, with detectives watching the pair. The Towsons married October 30 1896 after Mrs. Towson’s earlier notoriety and family connections to notable figures.
The Utica Reformed church held its annual children's day service last Sunday, attracting the largest crowd for a similar event. Floral displays and banners adorned the church and Sunday school rooms. The program, Love's Banner, featured music, readings, and child performances led by the S. S. Board. Notable recitations included Prayers of Children by Grace Rowe and a Norma Wachter solo. Addresses were given by Rev. S. M. Hench and Rev. Robert Leatherman. Offerings supported Sunday school mission work, yielding a substantial total. REQUIEM ALASS. A anniversary requiem mass for Mrs. Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren was held at St. Joseph chapel on the Dahlgren estate, Dahlen, South Mountain, with Mrs. Joseph Pierce and relatives present.
A strawberry and ice cream festival began last night in the Presbyterian Sunday school room and will continue this afternoon and evening. Tables run by Mrs. George Wilcoxen, Miss Carrie Zimmerman, Miss Mollie Winebrewer, Mrs. Elwer Brown, Mrs. Dixon, and Miss Eichelberger with their assistants.
The centennial celebration of the convent’s founding began yesterday afternoon with about four hundred former pupils expected, including Mrs. L. Victor Baughman of this city. Sisters from the Visitation Convent and Georgetown College attended, with Miss Helen Baughman receiving honors.
Wheat quoted 72 cents per bushel in Frederick today. Corn shelled 28 cents per bushel. Corn on the cob priced at 28 dollars per barrel.
A nostalgia saturated column blends satire and social commentary on a strawberry festival crowd. It lampoons politicians nerves and pockets, flirtatious attention, and the public mood, referencing Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, Egan, and Queen Victoria while riffing on age, emancipation, and theater of public opinion.
A grand fete champetre under a young men committee opens at the fair grounds this afternoon. Gonzaga College Military Cadet Band leads the procession, with tilting and bicycle events offering prizes including a harness set and a leather riding wardrobe. The program features bicycle races, a polo match on wheels, a drill exhibition, dancing, and a coronation address, drawing large crowds and country visitors.
The report notes the deaths of Mrs. M Elizabeth Werking and Zebulon Werking within weeks, detailing survivor families and their ages. It also covers Captain J R Michael a Pullman conductor who died in Washington Hospital from apoplexy, plus John Sheppard a Baltimore businessman who died of stomach cancer. The piece mentions Frederick’s flag-raising stunt by Dr C Zimmerman with a kite.
The Woman s College Conservatory of Music annual concert directed by Maurice G Beckwith drew a large audience despite threatening weather. Vocal and instrumental pieces by pupils showed strong instruction with notable solos by Miss Wilt Gilbert and Miss Johnson. A hall of varied selections included chorus numbers, solo violin and piano works, and a final display of art planned for the afternoon. Miss Rosa Birely, Peabody alumna and daughter of W C Birely, was among honored pupils.
News of the State reports Carroll County prohibition actions and naval academy reception. a Washington County farmer is injured in a robbery. Upper Marlboro hosts the Prince George's County Teachers Association session. state school principal reappointed for a year. Baltimore capital interest in Lexington street railways. body of S. W. Gaither returns home for burial. Baltimore mayor buys Howell home near Catonsville. Adolph Muller loses legs in B&O collision. Damages awarded against a railroad company. Coal mine owners and miners to confer in Pennsylvania. Miller R. Croshton deposed as president of United State Truss. Severe storms sweep Frederick area with bank chimney damaged. Graduates Ira E. Whitehill and Louisa Blum noted with Army/Navy and normal school themes.
The Western Maryland Railroad will offer excursion tickets at special low rates on June 5 to 8 for the Maryland State Fireman's Association Convention and Festival at Westminster. Parade features 40 fire, truck and reel companies and 25 bands and drum corps, with engine and reel trials and an exhibit of life saving apparatus. Tickets valid for return to June 10. Events include church fairs and festivals May 29 to June 2 to support building funds, plus stock issue notices from Frederick Building Association with details on dues, fees, and loan terms.
An early 20th century shop announcement highlights cotton stockings, men s cool shirts for hot weather, silk and body shirts, sun umbrellas and parasols, and elegant fans. It touts varied patterns, colors, ribbed hosiery, and value prices, urging patrons to buy now and noting quality and reliability of fabrics and goods.
Dr Wm C Boteler limits practice to eye ear nose and throat diseases and is permanently located here. Offices at 28 N Market Street, residence City Hotel. Spectacles adjusted for all forms of defective sight and examinations are free. Cheap publicity. For 156 cents you can advertise a desire for a job or a cook in Frederick via News want ads.
Seventy eight rolls of Japanese Mattings arrived this morning consigned to the firm. Three thousand one hundred twenty yards of new styles enlarge the store’s matting selection to more than double the size any local firm has shown. Visit the store to see and compare the line.
C E Cune urges Frederick residents to buy China themed pieces at his store. He highlights a 100 piece dinner set for 12 with white and decorative options, mentions ten and toilet sets, and Rogers Bros table cutlery at low prices. He frames this as bringing China interest to Frederick, Maryland.
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