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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1914
Page
4
The Frederick News announces subscription terms for a semi weekly edition and the daily issue, including annual rates and in advance payment, with carriers, mail delivery options, and pricing for various month durations. It lists offices and local vendors where the paper can be found and notes 1909 second class matter status.
The latest bank statements reveal resources exceeding 11.09 million dollars and deposits near 8.5 million, marking a strong local banking sector. Deposits earning four percent interest total over 5 million, reflecting public confidence and the banks’ role in the community’s finances.
The Board of Trade inaugurates a broad effort inviting community participation. Key matters of public interest have already arisen, signaling a shared call to service and civic involvement across the town.
An association of business and civic leaders is urged to support the Frederick Board of Trade to advance city improvement. The sheriff seeks help to capture a fugitive psychologist who exploited locals and must face justice, with a possible reward offered.
Residents near Third street and Market in Frederick appeal to the mayor to reduce night traffic and prevent teams tethered near the corner from entangling with wheels. Four recent incidents prompted calls for action before the Board of Aldermen at the next meeting.
Talk of Cotillion Club notes the New Armory offers a premier hall for dances in the state. Plans call for about six formal cotillions this winter, starting with the fair dance likely at the Armory. Previously Braddock hosts six fewer events. first weekly Armory dance last night drew good crowds with Braddock Heights orchestra.
Frederick items report city police to inspect slaughter shops and hoppens amid sanitation concerns. Voter registration closes after three days with 29 deaths, 125 transfers, and 125 cited voters. A Key monument fund festival is planned for New Market on September 29. Edward Niauffer resigns from post office. Edward H. Kreb named messenger. Board of Aldermen held regular meeting at City Hall with Mayor Firming and City Attorney Levy present.
A long list of residents from Frederick and surrounding areas are described as visiting friends and relatives in cities such as Baltimore Washington Harrisburg and Gettysburg. Several families including the Loughs and the Kas Castle are noted for travels and visits. Prof Joseph H Apple attends Maryland Public Library Commission meeting in Baltimore.
While fishing along the Monocacy yesterday, Lloyd T. MacGil Harry Shipley and Constable Deeter landed three large bass. The two dwellings of Mr. Chas Kopp on West Fifth street have been repainted under Henry R. Lampe. A new pavement was laid in front of Mr John M Culler’s dwellings on West South street by Harry G hebus.
The Newe marks the birthdays of Frederick natives James E. Doll born September 19 1867 and H Dorsey Etchison born the same day. Doll became a leading jeweler after starting as a clerk then manager at J W Morris before launching his own shop in 1904. Etchison, a Frederick bar member and Dickinson College graduate, began practice in 1889, served two years in a federal post in Oklahoma, ran for Congress in 1876, and now seeks a State Senator seat with strong local support.
Sheriff John D. Conard urges rigid enforcement of the convict labor law to employ prisoners on public roads. He tested painting the jail fence with success and says profits from inmate work would more than cover the cost of an additional deputy to watch them. Prisoners readily take on varied tasks, easing jail monotony and boosting county savings.
The Maryland Agricultural College opened Friday with President H J Patterson addressing students. About 2361 enrolled, a 10 percent rise from last year, with 136 housed in Calvert Hall and the rest in campus buildings or private homes under a student proctor system replacing last year’s military setup. Also reported drought hits Washington County water supply, wells going dry, Potomac river low, and ongoing water pumping to Hagerstown from Antietam creek. In other news, a horse in George H Davis’s team slipped and nearly ran away at Market and Second streets, causing minor harness damage. The Counts and Commissioners received Maryland legislature laws, noted for being late yet voluminous. Cramer and Stauffer sold the Putman farm, 1 acre, at Mito Pleasant, to Chanel W May on private terms. An advertisement praises Chamberlain’s Tablets for indigestion, from a Geneva writer named Mood Nagher.
Noah E. Cramer entertained parts of his Evangelical Reformed Sunday school class with a supper trip from the city to Walkersville in his car. Participants included Frank Dertzbaugh Howard Albaugh Dudley Page Leonard Nothagle James H. Cramer John Staley and Cramer's Walkersville relatives. Albert Wiles was fined $1 for violating city traffic laws by passing a trolley at the Square Corner while unloading. The Montgomery County Tuberculosis Commission chaired by Richard T. White met in Rockville to discuss county health protections.
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Colle Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It quotes a soldier urging companions in the Spanish war to carry the remedy, claiming gratitude for the advice. The ad notes it is for sale by all dealers.
The undersigned acting as agent for owners who intend to remove from the city will sell at public sale at the Court House door in Frederick Missouri on.
Frederick O O National Bank shows liabilities and capital figures including capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, expenses and taxes paid, outstanding notes, unpaid dividends, and deposits subject to check. Mentions time deposits and certified checks with incomplete OCR text.
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