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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1894
Page
3
A fragmented chronicle lists events and deaths associated with September dates, mentioning figures from various places and times. It references personalities such as leaders and scholars, with scattered notes on births, deaths, and notable actions across different regions.
The Wevely News presents a lively weekly page with diverse features, local interest items, travel notes by Mary Anne, and a brisk mix of stories, short pieces, and varied departments. Highlights include architecture, farm and dairy topics, and entertainment pieces alongside ads and market notes.
News from Maryland and nearby counties reports elections, court actions, crimes, and local developments. Highlights include Talbot County voting today, Calvert and Carroll County court turns, a jail escape, a bank of real estate sales, a cruiser pennant at the Naval Academy, and shifts in school board accounting officials.
Citizens pushed for later market hours citing travel needs and city council neglect. A Key Monument fundraiser at New Market September 29 drew national attention, with districts urged to renew efforts and gather contributions. Gen. Harry Hoth tours Sharpsburg battle lines locating Michigan troop positions in the fight near Hagerstown.
A Parity Lodge session notes the Purity Lodge delegate report to Juvenile Institute and committee reports on a Board of Aldermen petition. The article also describes a large new heating apparatus by Fuller Warren & Co for a church, weighing 6,350 pounds with eight radiators and multiple vents to heat 280,000 cubic feet of space.
The Juniors Fire Engine Company held a meeting at eight o'clock to receive and act on a communication. The secretary was instructed to communicate with the partnering group and to further pursue the objectives of the communication. A United Fire Company meeting is planned for this evening at eight to act on a communication received from Martineturg.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a mother’s health and beauty, with praise of exercise and open air. Mentions a glow of health, beauty, and a facial expression, then references a preparation called Pyrap of Figs as a gentle laxative. The readability is poor and many words are misspelled.
Whitmore and wife Mary celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Virginia residence with a crystal wedding motif. Rev. John Earnest delivered a congratulatory address. the couple received a gold and silver gift worth 50 in gold and a silver collection. Guests enjoyed vocal and instrumental music, lanterns, and social festivities amid warm tributes from church and community members.
Youngomery County Notes reports farmer James H Portomery of Darnestown district died Sunday after a period of ill health. He was seventy and survived by family. The item also mentions Giles Jones and a separate note about a fire incident involving Rev Wee Heattiined, with details obscured.
The Frederick City Board of Aldermen met in regular session. They approved the Market Master’s report, considered rents for market stalls, and discussed the proposed shift to later market hours. Petitions asked to bar saloons from city property, and a resolution limited future saloon use of City Hall store rooms. The board deferred a decision on electric lighting and noted creek widening work and bridge conditions on Carroll Creek.
An OCR fragment mentions Avery Sieeet, a farmer in the Gledé Valley, with an alarm or alert alleged, and garbled text references to a barrel and a location near Warkerevie, but details are unclear. The readable item centers on a farmer and a distant valley incident.
Mr Brand testified he was ordered to remove far more refuse than predecessor and faced higher costs. The issue was referred to the street commissioners, with likely report to the boards. others urged approval of telephony and telegraph firm actions. Officials debated duties and expenses, noting assigned roles and potential penalties.
A Maryland judge in a habeas corpus hearing ruled Edward Miller will face a jury trial for alleged intent to unlawfully kill. The hearing held before the magistrate determined the bail and that the habeas corpus proceeding substituted the preliminary hearing, denying a premature commitment. The court held that existing law does not authorize dispensing with the right to a preliminary examination. In other items, a spectacular pantomime Spider and Fly opens at City Opera House tonight, with elaborate costumes by Charles Alias and imported London wardrobes, plus a Lutheran ministers meeting in Washington weighing a synod division ahead of Frostburg assembly. Robbery at Berryville post office yielded stamps and minor cash. details note public safes and damaged office fixtures.
An incoming invoice notes a large Carpeta shipment received last evening. The message hints at processing payments and unsettled money matters related to the orders, signaling potential financial action and follow up needed.
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