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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1900
Page
4
W F Chilton serves as mayor with H F Steiner and G G Carty noted. Rodock & Co appear in connection with the locality.
The Weekly News announces a forthcoming twelve page issue full of new features and timely items. It boasts Frederick city and county circulation and invites ad copy for new and changed advertisements due by Wednesday at specified times.
Mr Edwin Devilbing of Liberty spends the day in Frederick on business. Mr Frank Goode of this city visits Chicago for a few days on business. Mr Otho Kelter on West Church street spends time at Norfolk and Virginia. Miss Blanche Gambrill of Westminster visits relatives in the city. Mr Howe of Baltimore has been visiting Mrs Nannie Brengis on North Market street and has returned. Mr Harry W Cols, a real estate broker, on Fetreet NW Washington.
A dispatched report from Roun on September 11 states the Italian cabinet decided to begin immediate negotiations with China to demand indemnity. If China accepts, interventions will be considered terminated.
Special Dispatch to The News from Bondsy dated Sept 11 reports Captain Rafferty in Galveston says no loss of life in the command. Adj Gen Corbin has received the dispatch and notes no soldiers were killed or wounded in the incident.
Special dispatch reports the Empress Dowager captured by Russians at Johel Baro Bureed. A large barn on Capt. A M Chichester’s farm near Leesburg Virginia burned with 500 bushels of wheat lost. The Century Club of Baltimore plans a October trip to Frederick with souvenir medals for survivors.
The fragmentary text references Lewis Orme of the city and a say you can it in The News.
Baltimore reports show interview excerpts from Senator and leaders on the 1900 race. Alfred Ritter assumes Democratic state secretary duties while Gorman visits headquarters. Rayner backs Bryan. Vandiver and Lee forecast strong Democratic turnout in Montgomery and nationwide optimism for Bryan and Little. Republican shifts emerge in Middletown with Nutt praising McKinley and club organization forming.
Committeemen named for Republican and Democratic parties in Montgomery County. J M Buely selects twenty for the County Central Committee with listed members. Democrats organize chapters in Bethesda Wheaton Olney Clarksburg Barnesville Poolesville and other districts to manage registration and turnout. Senator Wellington to tour Cumberland and Northwest states visiting Hudson Miah Bay City Grand Rapids and more.
News from Williamsport Mount Savage and Cumberland report a series of incidents. A house fire destroyed John M. Spreckelmyer’s home in Laurel. a large barn between Mount Washington and Pikesville Tule burned, causing losses of 12. An ice famine hits Williamsport as well. A boy, Lawrence Bamberger six, was fatally struck by a streetcar in Baltimore. A jury for an inspected poisoning case at Cumberland waits on chemical analysis. Annapolis bond sales show 45 000 remaining to be sold next year. News from Elliott City involves a will validity case. Hyattsville anticipates a lawsuit over artesian well work. New incorporations include Jacobs Plumbing and Tinning Company and Crown Savings and Loan Association. Cumberland reports street improvements beginning in Annapolis and a potential building boom. George Foreman held in 800 bond for robbery. A large crowd greeted a political speech en route to Somerset. In Washington County, school principals appointed and substitute teachers named.
Princé is claimed by his owner as the smallest ball for his age in the United States except New York Journal. He stands inches high at the shoulder and weighs 130 pounds, well developed for his age. The ball was raised in Bucks County, Pa., of Jersey stock and surprised his owner who hoped to see him grow. He is a favorite at West Washington Market where crowds gather daily to view this miniature wonder.
Henry Boyer, 72, veteran stage driver and mail carrier from Hagerstown to Reiffa, walked into Hagerstown yesterday and set his schedule 15 minutes early. He plans a two week rest period giving the horse a vacation, then travels afoot with the mail pouch on his back, the trip covering about 12 miles one way. He is described as a well preserved man.
Governor Smith names William A. Harman as justice in the Far Creagerstown district to replace a prior appointee. Clarence A. Lindsay is appointed notary public for Unionville, effective immediately.
The article lists plans for a legal holiday with banks closed and post office hours, a city parade under Chief Marshal E. Galisborough with a long list of assistant marshals, and Mount St Mary’s ordinations where Bishop Curtis conferred minor orders. It also recounts John Kline's dramatic encounter with a four-foot copperhead in his kitchen and the snake’s subsequent death.
Rev Jacob F EKuriz refused to use his wife’s money to pay court costs after losing a case against mischievous boys. He told Judge Stewart he would accept jail rather than exhausting his wife’s funds. Deputy sheriffs jailed him as he chose prison over cash. Mrs Virginia B Hamilton endowed $10,000 to Washington and Lee Univ as the John Henry Hamilton Scholarship in memory of her son.
William H Dorcas sold to Maria Ann Welker for 450 dollars the house and lot in Centerville with 34 feet of land. The conveyance transfers ownership from Dorcas to Welker, detailing the real estate sale and amount.
Local notices advertise Braddock Heights events tomorrow including a Heptasophies parade and exhibition drill. A Spanish cannon dedication at Key Monument is set for September 12 with a large street parade and speeches by George A. Pearre. Also listed are concerts, dances, piano sales, and a Niagara Falls excursion via B&O with multiple stop options.
A promotional notice touts Autunin Dream Goods selling cheap dresses lace curtains and fabrics. It promises true bargains with prices from 4c to $1 and featuring cotton goods silk fabrics and discounted clothing items while urging readers to purchase locally. It also briefly mentions books and paperbacks.
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