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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1900
Page
4
A half month features pithy witticisms and stray notes on manners. Items joke about marriage, fashion, and everyday life including a new school house plans at Pleasant Walk, a Boomboro resident moving to Myers nes, and a humorous exchange about delusion between a child and father.
PURELY PERSONAL. Citizens and visitors in Frederick are noted across several entries. Mr. M. Smith of Woodsboro spends the day in Frederick on business. Mr. J. W. LeGore in Frederick on business. Charles L. Wilson of Baltimore formerly of Frederick visits today. Judge McSherry and Judge Motter attend Court at Rockville. Mrs. David H. Mobarly visits Mrs. John W. Dertzbaugh. Mr. William H. Ways travels to Cumberland on business. Mrs. J. H. Dobbs visits her daughter in Lancaster. Col. L. Victor Baughman has been in New York, Baltimore and Washington then returns. Mrs. A. Rosenoar and Mr. B. Rosenoar are noted between Baltimore and North Market street. Buried alive. Henry Lee, a colored worker at American Strawboard Mill in Chestertown, is killed in a terrible accident. He was alone in a straw room when tons of boiled straw toppled him. The Sick. Mr. Joseph D. Baker is confined to his home by illness.
Religious world column lists church activities across denominations. Local societies meet this week at St Johns St Pauls Grace Reformed and Evangelical churches with sermons on The Coming of the Lord Saturation and The Christian conduct. Epworth League gatherings and a Mum Social planned at Kemp Hall.
The Frederick post office lists 15 advertised letters as of Saturday November 10 1900. To claim, applicants must call for advertised letters within two weeks or they go to the dead letter office. Geyriemen's List includes Jno T Amos W B Dell Wm Graham M Johnson M J Johnson E O Pagengrecker. Lapis' List lists Miss Lizzie O Rice Miss Alta Shafer Miss Carrie Sparriar Mrs Sara Thomas.
Business on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal is heavier this season with thousands of tons of coal arriving from Cumberland weekly. Coal shippers and dealers at Williamsport are storing vast quantities on the wharves as trains haul coal toward the Western Maryland to various points.
A. T. Hics & Sons report their black horse Prince died Saturday night from colic. The illness was not detected until late, and efforts to save the animal were unsuccessful.
After completing coal speed and power tests of the 1900 and 1900 class engines on the ascend division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a similar test of the turtleback engines will be conducted on the second district first division.
Noah E. Cramer real estate and loan agent reports sale of Clinton Kine’s farm of 24 acres four miles west of this city in Tuscarors district. Buyer is G. L. Cramer who pays $1,850. Transaction notes land transfer and price.
The advisory board of the YMCA was elected on Friday September. Members named include Joseph Baker, R. R. Lewis, Dr. Wim. O. Johnson, William Sirely, Williams H. Kelier, and others.
The Pennsylvania pay car arrived in Frederick at noon today and all the company's employees received their October pay. Levi Ross of Pearl, this county, had his pension increased to 12 dollars per month.
Parishioners of St John s Catholic Church and other county parishes raise funds for an altar honoring Rev John B Gaffney s sixty years as a Jesuit priest. Public function planned in coming weeks with Cardinal Gibbons contributing 250 and other local donations cited. Gaffney devoted much of his life to ministering to spiritual welfare across the churches he served.
Several Cumberland businessmen appeared before the city council to urge repeal of the street wagon license ordinance for farmers selling their produce. They claim the license drove away farmers and harmed Cumberland trade, noting city tax revenue from the license is small compared to trade lost.
A sparrow in H. A. Bateman's Cumberland restaurant befriends a resident canary. The canary feeds the shy bird through the cage wires using seed from its own beak, and the sparrow often takes seed from the canary's bill when the cage is unattended. Carroll Republicans Celebrate Torchlight Parades Planned Across Towns.
Negroes who took part in the Boyd's riot on election night were arraigned before Justice Norris on Saturday. Five were heavily fined, three pled guilty, two to be Wied yes. Two could not pay and were jailed as Rockville. About 10 or 12 participated in the riot.
L Edward Moore of Hagerstown receives a $5 check from Congressman George A Pearre in settlement of a section bet. Moore had wagered Pearre would win by more than 2,000 votes in the district.
An important difference is noted to reassure thousands that they are not diseased but need a cleansing of the system. Comfort is offered that the condition is easily cured by using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company and sold through all druggists.
County commissioners consider suspending constables over small cases to save money while police courts report frequent petty offenses. One official notes bills could rise if small arrests persist and urges focusing on substantive charges backed by solid evidence. Multiple dockets show many assaults were minor fray disputes with weak proofs.
A political feud in Magtaus drew national notice amid a tight electoral contest. Key figures, including Mr. Da.7 and GL Wits, faced rising scrutiny as wealth and power shaped local dynamics. The year’s tensions highlighted regional divides and ongoing power struggles surrounding the election.
A dispatch from Poplar Bluff reports a hotel conflagration in which fifteen persons are said to have perished. The Clifford House is hailed as a heroic act by the hero of the day. Battered lives and rescued children are mentioned amid debris as the search continues.
Henry Villard dies at Trestenic due to a crash fire on the Big Se meca trestle. Conductor Daniel Ekagan of the Washington way train saved the line by dousing the blaze. Mobile & Ohio Railroad divided into St. Louis and Mobile divisions with new managers. Local market prices listed for corn, wheat, and hay.
William Gillette opens his Baltimore season with Sherlock Holmes at the Academy of Music for a one week engagement including a Saturday matinee. The production showcases Doyle’s tales in a dramatic evening, presenting the famed detective in a fully realized stage portrayal that has drawn standing room crowds in past seasons.
An old advertisement extols John Hendrickson’s department store offerings for the entire family. It touts a large garment room packed with late style wear and a wide range of furs, jackets, and accessories. Prices are described as moderate and stock as correct, with emphasis on high quality makers and exclusive styles.
Frederick city items include a monthly hospital association meeting on Tuesday at 3 p m at Mrs J H Markey's and requests full attendance. A Presbyterian sale and supper runs Tuesday and Wednesday at Mrs W H Miller's West Church street near Park Hotel with free admission and 25 cent supper. Also listed are sale items, eye specialist visits at Park Hotel, chiropodist visits, Washington Star copies via Charles J Wilcoxon, stock issue details for Domestic Building Association on Nov 17 1900, and advertisements for ladies tailoring, eye ear nose and throat specialist Dr Wm Boteler, and a carpet and curtain house promoting Oriental Ingain Carpet with new window displays.
A bustling program promises moving pictures by Edison kinetograph and varied acts. Murphys perform a sketch The Seventh Son, Fialkowski imitates people and animals, Lavelle’s dog leaps 22 feet, Farrell and Starck on bicycles, Ascot and Eddie present The Acrobat and the Soubreste. Reina Aubrey and Ediths provide music and dance, with New York Vaudeville novelty Down on the Farm at People's Theatre. Also farming land prices rise in Washington and nearby counties. Henry Rhinehart sells seventy acres for 107 per acre and H C Nealy sells eighty five acres for 103 per acre.
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