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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1893
Page
3
W T Delaplaine and J Wilson present seed wheat and arab umbrella pears at Grambine’s stall for the upcoming Big City Show. Details are sparse but movable exhibits include a devised seed wheat house and Duchess pears.
Advertisers are urged to submit copy early for prompt insertion and good location in The Weekly News. Copy for changes must be in by noon of the removal day, with the deadline set for Wednesday before p.m.
A mixed summary of items notes Summer fading and urges enjoyment before it ends. Mentions a counterfeit Grant silver certificate of 1886 series and a blemished portrait. Baltimore philanthropist Enoch Pratt turning 85. Ancient Babylon bank details, longer days since June 21. D W Staufer’s stallion Faisen won first at Rockville Fair. A dog belonging to C Harr Anders died at B and U depot. Geo Mebbing bruised by a lifting horse. J E Price Co gutter repairs. Philharmonic orchestra’s first rehearsal of the season. Robinson’s colored musicians head to Hanover for fair. James Smith of Woodsboro shipped two fine Colts to Hanover.
Last week stock raiser R G Walden near Middleburg Castrell County lost two valuable horses. One died after a riding accident on Thursday the other was killed after a rider attempted to stop a runaway horse on Friday. Arthur Potts of this city reported a farm horse injured on a wire fence near Frederick and killed. Ex Evers of near Liberty lost a horse after a ride caused by a runaway that escaped injury for the rider’s son.
An incident on East Patrick street saw a resident enter a local business, threaten the proprietor, return after ejection, and renew threats. He was taken home and faces possible consequences today for his behavior.
Ellen Boist and husband transfer 50 perches of land to Emory Castle for 500. Isaac M Fisher and wife transfer 9 acres of land to EH Miller, details incomplete with legible figures.
That time honored Academy of the Visitation opened fall and winter terms with strong attendance. St Johns Literary Institution, Miss Vernons select school, and Frederick Female Seminary now The Woman's College resume activities with notable faculty changes and long standing reputations. Alumni meetings at the seminary elected officers for the month.
Miss Maude Camille Manross wed cousin William North Bunce at her mother's home with broad Maryland and New York attendees. They plan a wedding tour then reside in New Britain Connecticut. Also Kate Shope wed Michaelson of California in Denison Iowa and Hightman Beeler wed in Robersville Maryland.
The Bosra of Charities and Correction met on jail business. Sheriff Cromwell reported 34 males and 1 female in State Prison, 6 corporation prisoners, totaling 11. Wm Leonard awaits murder trial. grand jury urged changes to jail tower system.
In Washington county Bovey and Webb Wade were riding in a buggy when it struck a tree after Bovey leaped to avoid a snimal in the road. Wade was thrown and seriously injured with cuts and bruises. Bovey escaped with lesser harm.
The will of Phebe Winebrewer was probated and letters testamentary granted to D A and Reverdy Winebrewer. Letters of administration on the estate of Elizabeth A Crum were granted to John W Crum. Ettie O Slifer was appointed guardian of Morris D Emory F Angle M and Orville H Blifer.
At 3 AM a fire destroyed a small frame tenement on Carroll Creek's south side owned by Geo. S. Groshon. The United Steam Fire Engine Company arrived quickly and the blaze was under control within an hour. The unoccupied building, once part of the Birely estate, likely incurred about 50 dollars in loss. Incendiary origin is suspected. A 12:30 AM fire alarm was false.
Frederick residents mourn the passing of William H. Doub at the old Staley farm in Rocky Springs. Born August 1828, he leaves wife and two children, with funeral set for Rocky Springs. He served as passenger agent for the B&O Railroad and was a grand jury member this term.
The Tuesday market drew steady crowds with peaches dominating the fruit supply. Corn sold at ten to fifteen cents per dozen, tomatoes at eighty cents per bushel, and potatoes ranged seventy to eighty cents per bushel. Peaches held near last week’s levels amid abundant supply. Cabbage offerings were light and little krant expected this fall.
A garbled report notes a consecration ceremony at Bravewick involving Bishop Parei and rector Rev. T. Gellensmin. An organized cornet band is mentioned with leader Setbert, and reference to Branswick’s choir or church activities.
Funeral notices that Mike A Best died in Westminster. Remains will be brought to Westminster at 11:25 am and burial will occur at the grave site rather than at the Reformed Church as previously announced.
The Colored Baptist Convention meets in Washington this week to discuss establishing a colored summer school on the Chautanque plan to be located in Anne Arundel county.
The Frederick chapter of the society of D A R will observe Maryland's Great Day at the residence of Mr Henry Williams on Friday afternoon September 12 at about four thirty.
Mountain Dale and Utica brief items show residents moving, traveling and farming activity. Oliver Rice considers relocating from Howard County while Granville Wachter heads to Pennsylvania to join friends for the Chicago World's Fair. Local children attend school, harvest progress appears, and families relocate to Ellicott City and Washington area. Several residents visit Pen Mar Gettysburg and Baltimore to attend events and college.
List of hotel arrivals includes Oliver Burke F O Headley J R Kingsberry S d Copenhower and many from the county plus visitors from Baltimore Chicago Worcester Philadelphia Detroit and Martinsburg. Noted Carts Horse and Gettysburg entries show two from the city and 21 county residents among the visitors.
Walter Long released from jail by writ of habeas corpus after a Sunday school picnic disturbance at Wolfsville. Also, Sumpter Heard arrested for interfering with Market Master Carltoni Stull and disorderly conduct, fined $5.55. Lescrist-Homar reed case moves toward trial as objectors’ motion to dismiss fails.
The report recalls Rev G W Helens of Esitimore delivering a powerful Temperance Picnic speech in Baltimore. He urged the cause, attacking liberty’s enemies and predicting tyranny and desecration if Americans fail to heed the call.
A compact note argues that good roads unite neighborhoods and support social interaction, asserting roads are more essential than costly public buildings. It suggests citizens deserve well maintained infrastructure and implies coordinated effort toward proper road care.
A young son of Andrew Jarkson of Schreysville suffered a severe foot wound when he ran a well into it in an alley near Union Exiting Milla on Essi Patrick street yesterday morning.
Thomas Gittinger a well known base ballist returns home after leaving the York Pa club due to its failure to keep promises.
Washington Evening News reports on September 1 that Fisheries Division chief Le Roy Pritchard with aides presented Mrs. N B H Detrow of Maryland a rose basket as a surprise welcome to her new duties. She is praised for early evidence of value as a clerk and noted as the daughter of Mrs. J E Howard of the city and the friend circle shares in her success.
Purely personal items list residents and visitors heading to Hanover Fair and world’s fair venues. Names include Mrs F T Rhodes, Miss Amards Helm, Aliss Tulle Bielfeld, Romer Young, Horner family, Susa Marian Kuba, Luis Salite aellman, John Hershberger, Miss Isabel Smith, Rev A J Gill, Miss Ada Rollins, J, B E Price, Katie and Lula, and many others visiting relatives, attending Maryland Day exercises, or traveling to Baltimore, Frederick, Washington, and Chicago for fairs and nuptials.
Early Saturday a failed entry at P. B. Englar’s Taneytown shop led burglars to McC. Davidson’s hardware where front doors were broken. Davidson fired two shots after being awakened by the noise. the burglars fled empty handed. Police suspect tramps recently seen in the area.
Mr Johnu Hedges an employe at the Hygen Ice Works on East Patrick St was struck on the head by the handle of the hoisting machine and compelled to stop work for several days.
Among the many new items yesterday in the Dry Goods Department a splendid lot of Lowelsin appears in knotted fringe and hemstitched styles. Also table damasks and napkins offered at 26 percent under regular prices.
Our new carpets are fast arriving and we will show the largest finest Brussels and Ingrain carpets ever shown in our city at the lowest prices. Do not buy until you see our new stock.
Obituaries report Elisha J. All of Montgomery county and other deaths. Court activity notes fifty six docketed appeals in October. Drowning of Mrs. Sarah Stride near Sharpsburg. Lime and Stone works resume in Texas Baltimore county. Democratic convention in Ocean City reports four thousand ballots cast without result. Stabbing incident between William Hatton and Frank Taylor in Cumberland. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal traffic disrupted by a break at St Linaber's Lock. Baltimore County Circuit Court term begins with heavy business. Washington county peach crop moves west with special peach train. Kent County oyster beds said to be in poor condition. Lottery licenses number expected to rise from last year. Miss Leanor Carroll loses $100 pocketbook riding from Baltimore to Ellicott City. Hurdle store at Garrett Park, Maryland, destroyed by fire. A. E. Farnworth of Lewiston loses sorghum, cider and two brandy stills in possible arson. Crown Prince Yori Hito Komatsu and Michinori Nagasaki visit U S Naval Academy in Annapolis, welcomed by Commander Snow and Superintendent Phy than.
A special meeting of the United Steam Fire Engine Company last night authorized a trip to the centennial of the corner laying in Washington D C next Monday. A committee of five Meiers H R Heck J H Bennett Henry G Dall W B Storm and A Moberly was formed to count members able to go and report tonight at So oclock on the trip feasibility.
Local Mention announces new supply of shell and tub oysters served in all styles plus fresh deviled crabs at Grambine's on South Market Street near the bridge. Duchess pears offered for a few days at 40 cents a bushel. A. I. Hilme, 5 West Patrick Street.
Hicks reports a storm period centered today and a new moon Sunday. From now until the 15th expect September changes, potential warmth, a fluctuating barometer, and looming black clouds portending storms across all areas.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as the true remedy with permanent beneficial effects on the human system, while warning that cheap vegetable extracts and mineral solutions sold as medicines are permanently injurious. It names the Californios Fig Syrup Co as the manufacturer and urges using the true remedy.
James Walekbe & Co. promotes a full stock of ladies mens and children's wear in heavy and medium weights. The store highlights a larger selection for the season and invites customers to call and examine the dresses, dummy outfits, and new fall styles.
J E Price & Co earned the first premium for the Crown Grain Drill at Rockville Fair marking its sixth straight year of top honors. Price & Co. sold several drills this fall, praising the drill’s popularity as a force feeder for grain and fertilizer and a leading farm implement of the era. Also noted is the Centennial Corner Stone event for the National Capitol with excursion tickets and train plans for September, along with local hay and straw supplies offered by Keller & DeLask.
The store promises precise tailoring for all coats with careful attention to fit, matching even the smallest details. Prices are stated as affordable to ensure quality is accessible. The ad emphasizes personal service and guarantees satisfaction.
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