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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1916
Page
5
The page lists notable dates and events: Kepler death 1630s, Herschel birth 1738, Dom Pedro deposed 1889, Turkish trench capture at Gallipoli 1915, and a note on astronomical events with visible planets and a Jupiter moon relation.
A dense OCR listing reveals numerous storefronts and services with sales, notices, and job ads. Entries include groceries Gittinger’s, Frederick’s Best Store, Lowenstein & Wertheimer, and public sale notices for Blue Line Bus Co, Edwin H. Campbell, and H.C. Huil.
Mrs Mary Evelyn Hardy wife of William H Hardy died at her home Pt of Rocks Tuesday afternoon about 445 o clock of embolism She was 21 years 7 months and 1 day She is survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs Millerd G Hardy of Washington sisters Ruth E Louise R and Carlton G Hardy at home and Harry V Hardy Pt of Rocks The funeral will be Friday at 130 pm at Holy Trinity church Pt of Rocks with interment in the adjoining cemetery M R Etcison in charge of arrangements.
Hagerstown sold the first issue of 140000 dollars in sewerage bonds at auction with 4 percent interest. Smaller bonds brought premiums up to 5 dollars. Real estate transfers include Lottie O Weber to Francis Matthews in Emmitsburg and Allen Harper to Percy Kelly in the county. Sheriff Roderick conveyed 143 acres to J Henry Hobbs. Attending state events included Tt Rush Lewis and others heading to Baltimore for Maryland week exhibit. A divorce filing by Mary BR Beers seeks absolute dissolution from Carl Berry.
Mrs Minnie M Schildt of 312 West Patrick Street Frederick says years of kidney pain backache and swelling were helped by Towns Kidney Pills. She praises immediate relief and urges other kidney sufferers to try the remedy sold for 50 cents at dealers. Fostes Milbourn Co Buffalo N Y advert.
Frederick city and county will be asked within two weeks to donate 50000 for a new Hood College dormitory. Campaign runs November 21 to 29 with ten worker teams led by Rev. Motter and George Gittinger. Pledges may extend over two years, with payments quarterly. Community driven by local business leaders including Glenn O. Garter and S.E.B. Brown, highlighting college capacity and regional growth.
The Frederick City Hospital board met to review routine business and report ongoing improvements. Floors and ceilings renewed, interior painted, and hot kitchens enlarged. October saw 129 patients, with 21 full pay, 64 partial pay, and 44 free. 1,333 patients treated that year, 20 births, and (Dr. T. Clyde Boutson added to Medical Staff). Charity donation days planned with Good Will day on November 23.
Negotiations closed for moving the Ebert furniture factory from Philadelphia to Red Lion Pennsylvania. The eastern United States will gain a large new plant capitalized at 150000 dollars. C S Lamotte will serve as president E Brooks as treasurer and Fred J Ebert as secretary. About 300 men will be employed to manufacture buffets china closets and serving tables. The same company previously sought Frederick but could not raise funds locally. First officers are Red Lion business men. Nearby cities also bid for the firm.
Blue Line Bus Co offers an 8 passenger tour to Baltimore with daily departures from City Hotel at 445 pm and return from How ard and Franklin streets at 8 am. Fare 1.25. special excursion November 19 leaves Frederick at 7 05 am and returns 6 40 pm. Also ads for Moose dance postponement, free polish demonstration at Seeger & Co, Masonic and Red Man lodge notices, and local florist Creager's Greenhouse offering carnations sweet peas and roses.
The Frederick City Hospital hosts its third donation day on Thursday November 16 labeled Charity day, inviting contributions of any kind from the community. A list of committee members and volunteers is included along with various local notices about sales, millinery, and services in Frederick, Maryland.
Dated OCR fragment lists parcels near Veckeraville and Walkersville with acres and nearby towns. Mentions a modern dwelling at 124 West Third Street, two arrests, and a money loan offer. Identifies CRAMER & STAUFFER as publishers or names in the notice.
Miss Bossi Hutchins, a bookkeeper for Mt. Airy businessman Nicodemus, was killed near Ridgeville when a horse and buggy, driven by Howard Kain Jr., struck her as she walked home with her sister Edith after leaving Mt. Airy. The coroner’s inquest at New Market found the death caused by the vehicle and horse, with witnesses noting headlights glare and a sudden cross of fate in foggy darkness.
An advertisement notes the opening of new fall fashions at Potts and Griffin featuring coats in cloth velvet plush and astrakhan. It promotes ladies neckwear fur trimmings and a Fur department plus the Thompson Glove Corset and other up to date lines. Also lists local real estate offerings from Real Estate Mortgage and Investment Co.
An advertisement lists numerous farms near Woodsboro Frederick Montgomery counties including 116 acres near Woodsboro with good water and cultivation, 124 acres near Prederick with well improved crops, 131 acres near Militiameant, 70 acres near fetanr pthe with fine water, 158 acres near Creageratesn, 110 acres in timber, and other parcels of varying sizes. Also offered is fire insurance by Eugene H Albaugh and a brick residence at 305 West Fifth Street Buff with seven rooms, bath, steam heat, garage, and potential yearly income from the garage of 100 dollars.
A sale prompt from Markwood D. Harp Real Estate Loans Bonds and Insurance invites inquiries about two farms. He offers to provide information and personally show properties to prospective buyers at his office, noting a public building location and contact details.
Gray son H Staley lists numerous parcels for sale totaling hundreds of acres. Properties span Walkersville Union Bridge Jobnsville Frederick Bloomfield Hansonville Urbana Mt Motter s Station and more with varied acreages from 2 to 300. Some entries reference roads such as National Pike and Haugh s Church road.
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