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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
3
Classified advertisement rates and submission deadlines for The Daily News announce required advance payment, reach times, and publication schedule. Notices must reach the office by Wednesday nine oclock for Thursday morning posting. late ads miss next week. Billing follows monthly dates.
The nineteenth annual session of the Synod of the Potomac of the Reformed church will meet at Carlisle, Pa, beginning October 5. Delegates include Rev. E. R. Fischbach and General A. Steicer with other clergymen and lay delegates from the county. Also noted are local notices of a funeral, farm fire, small-town updates, and local commerce.
The writer recounts a Pennsylvania Railroad tour from the Raritan to Newark and Elizabeth. They describe streets shaded by elm arches, the Foster home for children, Peddie Memorial church, Mt Pleasant cemetery, Singer sewing works, and local lore about Dimmock and Washington. A rude note on mosquitoes and a hostess’s vintage crafts caps the pleasant journey.
A Williamsport congress urged state authorities to permit local repair and management of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal. The plan calls for leasing the canal for ten years or more, forming a five-member committee from each county along the canal to meet the Governor and Board of Public Works, and to present resolutions demanding restoration and removal from current mismanagement. Delegates include Senator Stake and lawmakers from Montgomery, Frederick, Allegheny, and Jefferson counties, with a visit to Annapolis scheduled on the 24th.
The W C T U State Convention planned for Harpers Ferry Ha gerstown was postponed to September 25 and 26. The Wire Oak Springs committee also postponed a dancing picnic in Howard's Grove on the Harper's Ferry pike due to bad weather. dancing will run 5 to 11 pm on Tuesday evening this week.
The Zion Reformed Sunday School of Charlesville holds its annual picnic Saturday in John Holtz’s grove with the Charlesville bard present. Central Chapel festival postponed to Saturday September 14 from 1 PM. Red Men Grand Council votes to secrecy. ritual changes for Pocahontas funeral service and public installation. Concordia Opera Home party last night. John H. Bennet part of arrangements. Council to adjourn tomorrow.
The text notes John Brown's Fort at Harper's Ferry will be torn down as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad relocates its rack and ro ado bed away from the current route to accommodate a pulp mill ground. The new alignment will follow the county road to the east, requiring the fort’s removal. The bridge crossing to the county road will also move, ending the fort’s site near the Armory Yard.
In Montgomery County, Mfr. 3 RK Tillett of Manassas reports a block resembling asphalt unearthed near Baskетstown during digging. He plans to send a sample to the National Museum in Washington for analysis and keeps a cabinet of minerals and curios.
At a Frederick County Guards meeting on Tuesday evening, members examined uniforms and caps. None suited. new samples ordered. Also notes on local visits, wheat prices, bicycle purchases, voter registrations, and minor community events.
The Harmony Grove column notes Mrs Nelson Remabarg of Lewis town on the sick list and William Foland injured in a fall at Schell's bridge with unclear injury. Visits from Washington residents Mrs Woodgate and Miss Kate Staley are mentioned along with a Baltimore trip. A note recalls the 75th anniversary of the Battle of North Point and Francis Scott Key, then Reno Monument ceremonies led by Rev. W.S. Martian with D. V. Harp arranging a Midletown Valley committee and band participation for a patriotic picnic style event.
Bas bruised and John Brosius slipped on iron railing near All Saints Church and cut his left leg. Wm Heffner at the B and O depot mashed the first finger of his left hand while handling a wagon.
The reader recalls a trip to the morning market marked by a broken basket and scarce supplies. Prices for beef, butter, and eggs are listed with assorted fruits and vegetables, plus local ads and a notice of The Weekly News issue now ready. community chatter covers shortages, pork timing, and groceries in a small town market column.
B J Butler was arrested last evening by Officer Obenderfer for fighting on the street. Acting Mayor Eisenhauer fined him 3.85 in default of which he was sent to jail for 15 days. All on account of a 50 cent dress. A hearing in State v. Elizabeth Johnson on larceny of a dress valued at 50 cents, property of Louisa Johnson, before Magistrate Barrick this morning. The prisoner was discharged upon return of the property.
Mr George Edward Myers conductor on the PBRR marries Miss Mary Elizabeth Stewart at the Presbyterian church on Second street with Rev Wis Ould officiating. Guests and ushers attend. The couple depart for Pittsburgh after a reception and will reside at 62 Second Street.
A vintage advertisement touts Cacker's English pills as a cure for sick headaches and liver troubles. The claim emphasizes they are small, sweet, easy to take, and do not gripe, with sales through J. A. Williamson.
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