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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1896
Page
4
A heavily garbled OCR fragment from The Daily News mentions dates and places without clear context. It references sections on a theater or event schedule and various indecipherable names, offering little decipherable fact to summarize into a coherent item.
Classified notices list job openings and business entries for Danager Y and local firms including Arch Street addresses near St James South Church. Names such as St James Lath Church and firms Best and Kepler Geo F Thomas Jobo Hendrickson appear among the readable listings.
The Weeks News will publish a handsome twelve page issue ready Thursday with full news and special features. It boasts Frederick city and county’s largest advertised circulation and invites new advertising copy by Wednesday at p.m. and advertisement changes by 6 p.m. that day.
W B Stottelmeyer of Wolfaville enters Franklin and Marshall College freshmen class. Mia Fannie White of Emmitsburg visiting Martinsburg West Virginia. Mr and Mrs Jacob Tygon Eye return from visit to Shepherdstown. J B Yeukle of Baltimore to attend Old Time Telegraphers reunion in Pittsburgh in September. Mrs E Peters of Washington DC and Miss Annie Bure of Baltimore visit Mullican family near Frederick. Matt Hasteigh and daughter Ethel visit relatives near McKaig post office. Miss Jennie Williams plaiting at Boyd’s Montgomery county. Elizabeth Smith of East Patrick street visiting friends in Howard county. Miss Florence McDonald returns from Yellow Springs. Dr William MacGill of New York Americ an Cereal Company leaves Frederick after weeks at home. Maud Brewington of Baltimore visits Getzendanner family. Dudley Page and Calvin Page return from fishing trip. Miss Sophie Kerr of the Eastern Shore remains at the Woman's College. Mrs Charlotte Mergardt goes to Baltimore to visit son Charles D. Mergardt. Clara S. Mergardt returns to Baltimore then Kent Island and Annapolis. Mrs Mamie Wonder of Baltimore visits Mrs John Derizbsagh North Market street. Mr and Mrs A A Lough visiting in Litlestown Hanover and New Oxford PA. Jonas Sheffer, aged about 85 of Myoraville, travels to Hagerstown with grandson and wife, enjoys trolley ride to Williamsport and back, then drives home tired but pleased.
Luther C Derr, Monterae Hoepiia superintendent, reported to Tae Haws office that the Early Rose potatoes from the Monterae farm yielded a large crop in size and quality this summer. The article notes careful planting and farming knowledge. It also advertises Syrup of Pigs as a safe remedy for ladies and urges purchasing California Fig Syrup Company products from draggists.
Scholastic notes describe enrollment day at the Woman's College with distant students arriving by electric rail and a special train from Pittsburg. Faculty list includes Joseph A. Apple and Mary Noss, with music, art, and science departments represented. A large turnout, new rooms, and expectations of record attendance mark the start of a promising academic year.
Mrs Elizabeth Farquhar widow of John Farquhar aged 78 died at her New Ket home at six this morning. Funeral set for 2 PM Thursday with interment at Friends burying ground near Monrovia. Infant Earl Farquhar McAbee died at Lime Kiln. funeral held yesterday with Rev Strayer presiding. Interment at Buckeys town cemetery. Funeral director Carty handled arrangements.
Mr and Mrs J Dorsey Jones of near Liberty issue invitations for a social dance at their home this evening. Mrs Kamis Cobert of south of town has returned home from Jokus Booking Hospital improved.
A YMCA meeting last night reviewed work from May through September 1696. Reports covered religious work, reception and invitation efforts, and the general secretary’s data show 9200 gospel invitations and 4000 room attendances with 650 gospel meetings. Committees reported increased Sunday attendance and successful Ladies Auxiliary reception, while plans for summer to fall programs and possible January state committee convention were noted.
Interest in the Freder ick and Middletown Electric Railroad grows as work advances on the Middletown end. A route extension toward the Fair grounds may avoid the turnpike with a costly right of way of about a thousand dollars. Car No 11 runs hourly and riders report good service. Holiday trolley rides drew parties from Washington and Baltimore with tea atop the mountain. An additional winter-use closed combination car for the B and O was also noted.
The Junior Steam Fire Engine Company No. 2 reported a large turnout for its regular quarterly meeting. Several members were elected or applied for membership, four members died since the last meeting, and the apparatus remains in good condition. The group recently beautified its East Second Street dwelling and plans to maintain first class property. A memorial dedication for Army Correspondents and Artists is set for October 16 in Gapland with a special Washington train.
The Baltimore and Ohio is expected to receive the last of 6,000 freight cars by October 1, marking the completion of a long order. The final cars will be produced across various shops, with layoffs likely for a number of workers as production ends. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised amid the report.
The circuit court awarded $5,500 to Keonvec Progress of the Grand Jerry in favor of Samoei Rowe of Saddy Hook against LC G0 damages. The suit, tied to a Baltimore and Ohio Railway tunnel project near Harper's Ferry, followed years of litigation including prior trials and appeals. Rowe, injured when a stone toppled a hillside road after the tunnel work, alleged loss of livelihood. The case has drawn ongoing county attention as a lengthy civil dispute with multiple reversals and a final jury verdict.
A State reunion excursion of 1000 Baltimoreans with nine cars on the Western Maryland Railroad derailed near Greenwood elding between Mount Wilaan and Ike. Locomotive No 87 overturned after jump by Hugineman Chas Matealf and Fireman Harry Uhier. Five hundred passengers aboard. speed 15 to 20 mph. no injuries though a panic followed.
Messrs Calvin Oronise H Jefferson Krise and James Houck assessors for Frederick district have completed their rounds in the country and are now going from house to house. The work was eminently satisfactory to themselves and the taxpayers. The law requires schedules to be filled by taxpayers and collected later. No appeals were made as estimates were considered fair by property owners.
Badiy Burr, Charles H. Ligenfrits, baggage master at Bracevills on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was severely hurt when an elevator powered by compressed air lifted a load and trapped him between the track and frame. He is feared to have internal injuries. Funeral services for Mrs. Hearletts Cramer were held at her Frederick home with Rev. Eschbach and Rev. Beach officiating, burial at Mount Gilvei Cemetery. Members of local lodges attended a reunion at Pen Mar.
The Business Mex monthly Brealeces Mon'e Association met at City Register's offices. Communications on locating new industries were read and referred to the committee on locating new factories. The German Baptist convention committee proposed viewing the facility offered for their meeting. Officers appointed include Mayor A. R Yeakle and several others. Cent B F Bsod attended in relation to the executive committee. Baker Johnson elected to the Boslowe Men's Association. The body adjourned to meet on October Ares Monday evening.
The article reports plentiful produce with prices from 70 cents to $1.25 per bushel, good apples at 25 cents per barrel, and various melons and grapes in season. It notes a court inventory for Ann E. Willhide and several probate notices, a new telephone line project near Leensburg to Polm of Rooka, and a mistaken fire alarm at B o'clock with a junior fire bell meeting.
Local notice invites all to a St James Lutheran sociable this evening hosted by The Ladies Mite Society at St James church. Admission ten cents. Also adverts for National Building Association offerings in Baltimore with 7 percent paid-up stock, agent Bakzx Jamnsos, and fresh bran offered at ten jousts per ton.
Retrying to sell pickles and vinegar, the note advertises several barrels of good vinegar available for sale to buyers seeking quality for preserving vegetables. The offer emphasizes practical use and immediate availability.
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