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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1889
Page
3
The Middletown Reform Church expansion continues with completion of the roof and interior work soon. Heating will be by steam, making it one of the county’s finest structures. Also noted are legal continuances due to attorney J E Wood’s illness and local election dispatches.
A note from the Philadelphia Times describes a new winter dance called Tithle Um, Um Tam Tee Tam Tee, Tittle Um Tum, a marvel of terpsichereal grace. It advises readers to join the craze to be in the swim before learning its intricacies.
The damp morning stalls show broad smiles on butchers yet good trade. Vegetable prices vary from 3 to 10 shillings per head for cabbage to 6 to 15 cents per peck for string beans, with sugar corn rallying before closing season. Butter and eggs priced higher as hens demand top rates. fruit offerings include pears and apples, while daily news subscription suggested.
From Sabillasville a daily harvest of local items reports visits to Baltimore for the Exposition, beekeeping notes, church fundraising monies, illness in families, hay prices, corn cutting, school openings, and parish life. It records deaths, transfers, and community events including tours and repairs.
May and September sittings are remarked as creditable for old Jeff. Walter Linthicum of Comas visited town. Mrs. Culler suffers indigestion. A party for Miss Bessie Shaff drew twenty children with refreshments and games. Mr. Fry recovered from typhoid fever enough to go out. Reports from Ceresville and Harmony Grove describe arrivals and visits. Mr. Hoke lost two steers. Derr met an old Navy guest at Ft. McHenry bombardment. Visitors include Mrs. Worman, Miss Dela Crease, Miss Getzendanner, and Miss Hughes in Baltimore. Traveling people attend conventions and attend weddings. A railroad train passed with track checks. Swope eyes relocation to McKeesport. Protracted church meeting concluded after two weeks.
Mr. Lewis Cram fished near New London on Saturday and found a copper snake near a rock. He killed the first snake and then discovered more. He described the day as tolerably good for snakes.
Miss Leura Kline daughter of Dr. Ephrim Kline living near Sins toll gate collapsed on the pavement in front of the Frederick County National Bank at eight o'clock last night due to a severe spasm. She was carried to Dr. S F Thomas's drug store where restoratives were given and she walked home after about an hour.
Noted traveler Livingstone presents his Paris lecture at City Hall tonight. The Rochester Star lauds the show as history and romance intertwined in a polished, complete summary of the gay capital’s story.
Gettysburg editor Mr Stable, a well known, friendly figure, shares a tale recounted by Collector Cooper in the Media American. In Detroit a barber asks if he was from Pittsburg and Mr Stable boasts of witnessing the great battle, recalling Sullivan versus Kilrain as the clearest fight he saw.
A jumble of notes and anecdotes recalls a thunderstorm and local musings. References span weather, the World's Fair talk, the Chinese Exclusion bill, and nearby doings in Taneytown with marriages, public works, and a baby found in a bag near the canal.
Local notices report a prohibition meeting at Yellow Springs at 7 30 PM with prominent speakers. Other items mention a Reno monument event, fish caught in Carroll creek, biliousness remedies, civic appointments, and various society meetings and illnesses.
A two year old child of Dennis Ane Cann on West South Street fell from a chair Saturday evening injuring the elbow. Dr. W A Long provided medical aid and the child rests easier today. Eugenia Pierce of Shepherdstown visiting Mrs Ayres at Mr Wm S Miller East Patrick Street tore the palm of her right hand on a dog bite. The wound heals slowly with no serious harm anticipated. The text then briefly endorses Hold’s Sarsaparilla for digestive health.
Emmitsburg notes report Charley Walter moved out of a Beam street home after failing to pay rent. A wagon breakdown forced a earlier return, now the premises are tied up at a constable sale. Also news of Mr. John Dietrick of Canton, Ohio learning he may share in a $500000 fortune from his brother’s Texas death. Mrs. Rowe fell nine stairs at her son’s house, bruised but recovering with Dr. Wrigley’s care. Personal items list visitors and local returns to area farms and colleges.
An advertisement extols Lysid fruit laxative Syrup of Figs as a safe pleasing remedy for women. It claims gentle yet effective action on kidneys liver and bowels under all conditions and cites eye catching appeal in its tasting and appearance.
In the car pet department a range of door mats is shown including galvanized steel wire mats weather proof and rubber mats in top quality. Cocoa mats in plain and fancy styles are also available at affordable prices.
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