Local notes and odds from Brownsville and nearby towns
Various items: Eugene Brown falls from a 16 foot tree but escapes injury. Bills grow heavier monthly. Stoves and heaters to be used. Sheriff Cromwell to move to Walkersville after term. Fair exhibits held. call for pickup. Philomathean Society meets tonight. Hagerstown staging a firemen’s demonstration next June. A carved frame won first prize at the Fair. Mr Frederick J. Nelson improves his garden fence. Expeditions to mountains for game and chestnuts are common. University of Paris awarded degrees in 1140. Salerno medical school in the eighth century. Italy has 21 universities. Chestnut crops in Luray Valley and WV abundant. Counterfeit 25 cent silver piece circulating. Three bushels of walnuts gathered by Scholl brothers and Holbruner. Martinsburg jeweler sold 3000 dollars worth bridal gifts for Walker-Walker wedding. Christmas trade expected slim due to money shortage and World’s Fair drain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Brown
Brownsville
Sherif Cromwell
Walkersville
Geo. W. Cramer
Philomathean Literary Society
Salerno
Italy
Luray Valley
Valley of Virginia
West Virginia
David Scholl
Wil Scholl
Sheridan Holbruner
Martinsburg
Stuary W. Walker
Walker
Thayer
Yesterday s Hotel Arrivals
A list of guests and origin cities includes Crit Borsi C MissieH J B Psimer W B Eldridge L K Obdyke M C Robinson Jas Monaghan F Town Philadelphia H Cottingham O W Hammond Geo W Alloss J D Mobley W Affelder T H Roberts Baltimore W Van Blarcon A Levy J M Levy Geo Frank Detroit Ferguson Carlste Pa John G Ail ter Louisville Ry F A Morbrey 12 from the county Grorr Horsz S Bohr Union Bridge G Eigenfritz Hagerstown L Grove 4 Bronstein Baltimore J Wolf York M Temens Laurel M Geigerich Atlantic City J Miller Double Pipe Crees Caznin Hotel N Fickings Union Bridge C Brashear Airy 11 from the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crit Borsi
C. & Missieh
J. Bpsimer
W. B. Eldridge
L. K. Obdyke
M .C. Robinson
Jas. Monaghan
F. Town
Philadelphia
H. Cottingham
W. Hammond
Geo. W. Alloss
J. D. Mobley
W. Affelder
T. H. Roberts
Baltimore
W- van Blarcon
A. Levy
J .M. Levy
Geo. Frank
Detroit
M. Ferguson
Carlste
John G. Ailter
Louisville
F. A. Morbrey
Grorr Horsz
S. Bohr
Union Bridge
G. Eigenfritz
Hagerstown
L. Grove
L. Grove, 4. Bronstein, Baltimore; J. Wolf, York; M. Temens
Laurel
M. Geigerich
Atlantic City
J Miller
Double Pipe Crees
Caznin Hotel
N. Fickings
C. Brashear
Mr. Airy
Chestnut Triplet Discovered At Local Grocery
This morning Mr. Daniel Stull proprietor of the fruit and fancy grocery store at the equate corner found an unusually large chestnut that proved to be three ordinary chestnuts growing securely together in one shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Stull
Equate Corner
Tramp Fatally Struck After Train Fall at Washington Junction
A man believed to be a tramp fell from a train at Washington Junction last night and was run over and killed. He was thought to be riding the rails while seeking passage and apparently fell asleep. No identification was found on his body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junction
Liberty Copper Mines Remembered in Decline
The article recalls Liberty once a busy copper mining center and notes its decline after several mines closed. It describes the workers, the Liberty Hotel, pay and conditions, concerns about organized labor, a near-fatal accident to Thomas W Eyler, a miner Ripon killed by a blast, and the eventual flooding of mine shafts with water while property owners rent out former worker housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Woodsboro
Liberty Hotel
G. W. Strawsberger
North Market Street
Molly Maguires
Thomas W Eyler
Eyler c
Ripon
Pennsylvania Railroad
G. &. Groshon
Fisk Jubilee Singers Deliver Classic Spirituals in Washington
A full Meize rott Hall witnessed the Fisk Jubilee Singers perform a powerful program of spirituals. The group, famed for fundraising Fisk University, drew praise for balanced voices and high musical standards. Also noted is a Geneva comet discovery by Professor Broka with telescope observations in Baltimore showing a faint nucleus and a one-degree tail in Virgo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Washington, D. C
Daily Post
Meizerott Hall
Fisk University
Europe
Brooka
Geneva
WW. X
Baltimore
Push the Road Electric Railway Venture
The company recently incorporated to connect Becusboro and Keedraville by an electric railway, with electric tent plants at each village. Work will begin as soon as materials are obtained. The track will match the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad gauge and rail to allow same cut freight transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becusboro
Keedraville
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Frederick Bicycle Club Plans Run to Emmitsburg
The Frederick Bicycle Club will hold a run to Emmitsburg on Sunday. Riders depart from South Market Street headquarters at 8 p.m. and invite all wheelmen to join the pleasant trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Roberson Signs with Cuban Giants
James Roberson the colored baseball player from this city has signed a contract to play with the Cuban Giants of New York and will depart soon for that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roberson
Cuban Giants
New York
Elmo Beats Monocacy In Tight 219 Class Duel
At Baltimore's Gentlemen's Driving Park on a midweek program the 219 class produced a stellar bout between St Elmo and Monocacy. Monocacy captured two heats, St Elmo tied the score, and the final clash decided by a nose gave St Elmo the victory in dramatic fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo
Gentlemen's Driving Park
Baltimore
Tom Bayard
Liszie R
Gentlemen’s Driving Park
Royal Fearnaught
King Wilkes
Tuccarera
Carlos de Garmendia
Monocacy
Pimlico
Maryland
St. Elmo
St Elmo
Mr. de Garmendis
D. G
Hentschell
B.c
Volunteer
Reformed Church Synod Reports on Sunday School and Missions
At the Potomac Reformed Church Synod meeting in Gettysburg the Sunday school president Elder G S Griffith of Baltimore reported the enrollments rising 136 percent to 146032. Home missions Hunagarian work and church extension progress were noted with 2300 dollars devoted and 17000 spent on church extension. A 1000 dollar bequest from Baltimore’s First Reformed Church was announced. The new building, costing 50000 dollars, nears completion and centennial addresses were given by Rev Dr Deatrick and Prof Bowman after battlefield visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Reformed Church Synod
Gettysburg
Sunday School Board
G. 8. Griffith
Baltimore
A. C
Whitmore
D.&. Fouze
Hungary
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Theodore M. Youndt
Womelsdorf
First Reformed Church of
J. C. Bowmen
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Independence of the Reformed Church
W. M. Deatrick
Mercersburg
J. C. Bowman
Lancaster
Literary Society Meets with Vote on College Sports
The weekly Lit erary Society session opened with devotional exercises and Scott selections. A debate proposed that athletic sports be encouraged in colleges, with the negative winning the ruling. Officers elected for three months: A Gilson president, W H Keller vice president, Geo D Eader secretary, Guy Duvall asst secretary, Victor A Staley treasurer, D Ed Herbert chaplain, J Ed Race critic. Adjourned to meet next Thursday at oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Literary Society
Scott
J. B. R. Wood
Roger Wood
W. A. Staley
Roscoe White
Chas. Lough
Grayson Fenser
Geo. D. Nixdorff
Wm. A. Burger
Race
The Doves Honor Mrs Swope With Birthday Gathering
The Doves held a birthday party at Air Joan Swope’s residence on Wednesday evening. Guests enjoyed games music and refreshments as Mrs Swope received many presents. The Doves, one of the city’s oldest social groups, have shifted from surprises to hosting on members’ birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
Joan Swope
Elias W. Flynn
H. N. Moore
Brunswick
Mr. Flynn
Hagerstown
Elkton Defeats Washington College In Football
In a local score report Elkton football team defeated Washington College 3 to 1. Other notes include Harford county tomato pack larger than expected, and society items from Maryland communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Washington College
Harford County
Franklin Devall
Howard County
Barren Creek Springs
Wicomico County
Naval Academy
Annspo
Hymeneal notices from Liberty and Knoxville weddings
The Liberty nuptials at the Methodist church joined Luther Farwell Warner of Dover Delaware to Susan Virgille Gardner of Liberty in a ceremony noted for Mendelssohn’s Wedding March. The couple left for Niagara Falls and New York en route to their Dover home, after a wedding breakfast and a gift of silverware. In Knoxville a Pleasant Valley wedding joined Virginia Cordell Moore and Arthur M Willard, with a procession to the altar and a reception drive to Weverton before Bristol Tennessee. Cline Frey link their October 15 nuptials near Wolfsville in a residence ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Gardner
Liberty
Lo'chek
Luther Farwell Warner
Dover
Del
Susan Virgille
Geo. W. Gardner
Near Liberty
Mir
Roy Gardner
Robert Warner
F. Cagson
Mendelssohn
Alfie Millard
Frederick
Niagara
Watkin’s Glen
Philadelphia
New York
Mr.l. Warner
Baltimore
William Gardner
Taneytown
William Wood
Union Bridge
O. P. Harding
Central
Gorsuch
Westminster
CG. Harding
Fannie Mullinix
John
House of Correction
Pleasant Valley
Mrr
Arthur M. Willard
Southern Express Company
Bristol, Tenn
Ezra Willard
Knoxvile
Messrs
Kenneth Willard
Howard County
Ernest L. Yourtee
Fressant Valley
Edward Gastrott
AC. ¥. Campbell
Presbyterian Church
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Jan
Marechal Neil Buds
Weverton
Bristol
Tenn
Cline
Frey
Biride
Wolfsville
Chas. K. Santee
Cavyetown
Jacob 5
Smihsburg
Amends Mi Frey
Wolfsvilie
Fines for Fights and Health Violation Reported
On North Market street two women Nellie Collier and Laura Zedricks were fined 185 dollars and 3.25 dollars respectively for fighting and disorderly conduct. Clarence Nelson paid a 15 dollar fine for violating the health ordinance. At the Fair several Fredericktonians registered at the Maryland Building, World’s Fair. A promotional note urges Syrup of Figs as a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Market Street
Nellie Collier
Laura Zedricks
Eckstein
Clarence Nelson
Thomas B. Turner
W.G. McComas
Edwin C. Markeil
Jas. H. Grove
George S. Derrick
Churches to Hold Quarterly Meetings and Services
News notes churches in the region announce Rev W D Barger will lead a quarterly meeting at Sabilascilie in the United Brethren church with sacramental services on Sunday. Trinktty M E Church South schedules its third quarterly conference on the 21st and 22nd with services and a Saturday business meeting. Rev Dr Day of Baltimore bids farewell at a reception while preparing to depart for Africa as a missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Barger
Sabilascilie
United Brethren Church
Presbyterian Synod
Wilmington
W. H. Purnell
Frederick
The
Nations Congress
Trinktty M. E. Church South
Same Rodgers
David A. Day
W.H.& F. M. Society
Sud
Africa
First English
Baltimore
Dr. Day
Pleasant Personal News From The City
Purely personal notes detail visits and departures. John A H Hargate and wife return to Washington from East Patrick Street. Mary Rose de Garmendia visits Mrs Baughman on East Second Street. Several locals travel for chinquapins near White Rock and hunting in Allegany mountains. Eleanor M. Tyler returns from the World’s Fair where she judged races for Mexico. Other travelers head to Chicago and the World’s Fair while relatives visit Mechanicstown and Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. H. Hargate
East Patrick Street
Washington
Mary Rose de Garmendia
New York
BE. Baughman
East Second Street
Helen Shriner
Cora Newman
Cumberland
Chas. Ramsburg
Lot Davis
White Rock
Mollie Endman
Baltmore County
Dief
Lizzie F. Fuller
Ellicot
Ity
Lisa Nette Carns
Patrick Street
Eleanor M. Tyler
Alexico
Charles Baumgartner
Jas
Forney
Allegany Mountains
Mamie Shriner
Mints Diffenderfer
Stone
Keedy Williams
Tramsville
Ibla County
Mary Ruland
Frederick
Ire
Lizzie Brown
Baltimore
Mechanicatown
Robert Swan
Pittsburg
Col. D.C. Winebrewer
Harvey R. Lease
Archie Ogle
Chicago
Frank Stoner
Frederick Bar
Canal Chutes Drowned Horse and Mules in Canal Accident
A horse and three mules were thrown into the canal between Harpers Ferry and Brunswick on Wednesday last and drowned. The animals were pulling a canal boat and became entangled in the rope, tipping into the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harpers Ferry
Brunswick
Barbershop closing plan collapses after refusal
A movement to close barbershops at 7 p m failed as two shop proprietors refused to honor the agreement. The plan aimed to grant workers an hour or two of recreation following a twelve hour day.
Removals and Transfers Reported in Local Notices
Removals show Clarence Layman moving his family from North Market Street to Wear Seventh Street. Henry McHenry moved his family from Fifth Street to Blarket Street yesterday. Carriage licenses issued for James B. Williams to Estelle Nichols of Washington Junction. William J. Valentine of Woodsboro district moves to Lillie E. Shorb of the same district. George T. Crampton and Winnie A. West, both of New Market, noted in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Layman
North Market Street
Wear Seventh Street
Henry McHenry
Fifth Street
Blarket Street
James B. Williams
Estelle Nichols
Washington Junction
William J. Valentine
Woodsboro
Lillie E. Shorb
George T. $. T. Crampton
Winnie A. F. West
New Market
This County
Copper Engraving and Printing Prices for Invitations
Advertises engraving on 8 copper plates and 50 cards for $1.00, or 100 cards for $150 with extra 25 cents for address day. Wedding invitations and 100 invitations with insides and outsides, complete 850, additional hundreds $200. Also offers crests and dies and mail printing from old copper plates. The News Frederick Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
It Pays When Properly Done Wanamaker Says It Pays
The piece urges persistent effort in learning business and advertising, comparing constant effort to water eroding stone. It notes that few invest only small sums and expect big returns, citing John Wanamaker as an example of success from steady, proper practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wanamaker
Death notices for Mrs Mary Barnes and John William Hawk
Mrs Mary Barnes widow died Wednesday night at Fairview of heart disease aged 76 years. She leaves two daughters Mrs Summers and Mrs Barker and son Mr Samuel Barnes. funeral Saturday at 102 m interment Mt Olivet Cemetery. John William Hawk eldest son of Albert G and Mary J Hawk of Woodsboro died October 12 1893 at age nine years nine months and 22 days. funeral at residence by Rev Alvill Conner and in Taneytown Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Barnes
Bary Barnes
Fairview
Summers
Barker
Samuel Barnes
Bear Jefferson
Mt Olivet
John W. Hawe
John William Hawk
Albert G
Mary J. Hawk
Woodsboro
Alvill Conner
Taneytown Cemetery
Bread and oysters features at local shops and fair travel deals
Local notices promote Ladies' Choice flour first prize at the fair and urging use of the product. Oysters priced by fry and stew sizes with guaranteed satisfaction. Keller DeLash advertise hay and straw delivery. B&O and other routes highlight World’s Fair tickets with round trip rates from Frederick. James E Walker & Co offers dress goods and men’s wear at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Keefer
Frederick
Boracker's
W. T. Mulliniz
Frederick, Md
Falk
James B. Walker &Co
Brest
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily News
T& Wass
the Sun and Moor
Dee
Pecial Dispatch
Waseixctay
D.C
M. W. Hanegmerox
the Weather Bureau
Charles VI
France
Sr C
Lee
Szer
Joonthan
Crea
Joan Temple
Lord Palmerston
Thomas @ Feche
Tom Brows
Berk
W. Patrick Street
Srahhye
Old Liberty
Reformed Church Synod
F.C
Daniel Collier
Elizabeth Rice
Jefferson
Lemuel L Crone
Sa'ena F
Annie C
Samuel Crone
J. M. Miller
John Hamilton
Woah E. Cramer
Charles Ayers
James E Poindhester
Charles County
Carroll
Dough-oregan Manor
Claiborne
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
H. McK. Zeller
Richard J. Hamilton
Anne Arundel
Annapolis
Church of God
Western Maryland
Shippensburg
California Fig Syrup Company
Mulliniz & Kemp
South Market
East
Patrick Sta
John Hendrickson
Priestley
Jou Hexonoxeon
F. V
Java
F. W. Staub
North Mahret Berret
Keller & DeLash Mutt
James E Walker & c
J. Waeler & Co. É
James E. Walker
Rodook & Neidiq
Rove
Neidig
Gouda
T. Rice &Sons
Ferdsehics, VD
Calla
Semartdiy
John A. Kennedy
Ulach
Elle
Kennedy
Market Stree
R. L. Harley
L. Harley
Chovid Sultings
Ecihog
Callard
Atock
Diddey
Brol
Harley
Taffor
Bouts Market Shreeé
B. H. Blackston
B. H. Buacston
Market Street
CG. E. Gline & CO
More Goons
Brussels
Carpex
C. EB
CHE
Loy & Perry
LOY and Perry's
America
J. B. Stetsons
LOY & Perret SB
Attorneys-At-Law
C. V
Attorney-At-Law
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