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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
3
OCR garble shows partial phrases for various goods including furniture and general merchandise. Readable bits reference yardwear, ready made wear items, and household goods with unclear details or dates.
Samuel Eppley accepts a Doll Brothers position. Carroll Mercer couple in New York. Miss Annie C. Humm of Frederick spending a week in the county. Sheriff Ephraim Haines of Carroll County attended court yesterday. Harry Shipley of Baltimore returned home after three weeks with friends here. Miss Mamie Derr of Baltimore returns home from visiting in the city. Rev Father John Gaffney returns from Boston annual retreat. Miss Mammie Humm returns from a Hagerstown visit. Mrs George M. Gittger and children return home from summer near Ickeystown. Miss Maggie Trundle and Miss Gertie Right of Libertytown visiting. Rev J W Reinecke and wife visiting near Road Run. Miss Fannie Whitmore of Araby county visits sister Estelle Whitmore Mehrling. Mr and Mrs Albert Gorter of Baltimore return home from Braddock Heights visit. Mrs Caroline Young of Martinsburg visiting Louis Ruprecht’s family, left for Baltimore. Daniel Baker and family of Keystown return to Baltimore. Oscar B Coblentz of Middletown awarded county free scholarship to St Johns College Annapolis. left to begin studies. Nellie Chapman of South Market Street returns from West Virginia visit. also saw Mor t Grove fair. Lewis I Palmer of Ellerton and Daniel W Palmer of Eton Ohio, formerly Ellerton, called here after their mother’s death. Mr Martin and wife visit Sister Fidelia at Notre ne Academy Libertytown. Dr Mar came to Baltimore and married Miss Clotilda Decatur, of Paris, who will live there.
Brief bits note curious facts and oddities from history. It mentions a nun’s centenary, a 130 year old Hampton Court vine, air consumption by walking, and various misprints about people, places, and events. Also references Jenner Kemp, Justine White, and European rulers with a mix of dates and figures.
The Hagerstown District A M E Conference met at Quinn Chapel to hear committee reports and sermons. Licenses of two local preachers were not renewed for absence. Evening service featured Rev J H Scott with a sermon from Philippians 1 21 and praise for hospitality and press coverage. A collection for the church totaled 2 60 and secretary William Chew received 2. The Sunday School Convention followed with devotional by Revs J H Scott and W D Chew and reports from numerous Baltimore Frederick and Westernport churches.
The U S commissioner's car paused at Harper's Ferry West Virginia for a several days stop. It will serve as the central point for distributing fish in nearby Maryland waters. The refrigerator display features pipes feeding cans with fish. Each can holds ten gallons of young fish three to five inches long and kept cool by ice.
Rebuilding work on houses destroyed by fire in Mr. Mary is advancing. Fire Marshal investigation found a possible incendiary origin but lacked conclusive proof. Losses have been paid by the insurance companies.
Frank Trainor who injured his leg in a fall from a Baltimore and Ohio freight train was sent to Philadelphia this morning by court order. He had been in jail for treatment and requested transfer to his claimed residence in Philadelphia.
William Feete on West Church street reports a sunflower stalk with 162 flowers and a second bloom of 52 flowers after the first harvest. He also grows a balsam apple stalk with 46 apples. The Eastern Star triennial convention will be held in Washington D C starting next Tuesday and runs through Thursday. Mizpah Chapter in Maryland is the youngest of nine chapters.
Ferguson and Emerick's Irish Comedy Company failed to appear at City Opera House last evening after being stranded in Hanover Pennsylvania. Their belongings were attached for debt, delaying the performance.
Noah E. Cramer sold for Mrs. Columbia H. Lewis of Baltimore her property on Bentz street to McClintock Young for $1,100. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as a record-breaking cure in medical history.
A reminiscence recalls early travel by stagecoach and horseback, with farmers, itinerant healers, and markets distant from Chicago's 25,000 residents. It notes slow mail, primitive telegraph, and housing for pioneers near rugged woodlands, as the prairie lands become homesteads amid vast buffalo herds and distant California.
A statistical comparison finds Jews living longer than English and American counterparts. Among 100,000 Jewish births, mortality at age 65 is far lower than English or American figures and by age 93 many Jews remain alive. Notably, among survivors at 85, more men than women remain, reversing typical gender patterns.
Arthur Keep of the Socialist Labor party speaks in Hagerstown public square to a large crowd promising candidates in all six Maryland congressional districts. John Bonner of Hagerstown named for the sixth district. he seeks a joint debate with Ashley Gould if Gould is Republican nominee. Orphans' Court records show probate actions for Ignatius Brown and Julia E. Brooks estates and related mortgage release and final accounts.
An old well on West Third street in the Eister property yard caved in on Wednesday, submerging about fifteen to twenty square feet of ground. Mrs Margaret Best occupied the nearby dwelling and had just crossed the well moments before it moved. Ten people were in the yard. only earth fell in and no injuries occurred. The well had not been in use for a long period and was thought securely covered.
Washington September 25 an official notice sent to the Spanish commission in Cuba orders the island evacuated forthwith.
Two Washington county men are jailed on charges of shocking cruelty to animals. They allegedly pulled tongues from cows, punched through them, and nailed the tongues to blocks before cutting triangular slits. Veterinarian Dr. A W Clement and SPCA official George R K Tippit condemn the acts and urge severe punishment.
The News reports Palmer and Weber of St Louis publish The Charge of the Rough Riders a march and two step with praise. Composer Miss Anna Russell Simmons of Hagerstown daughter of Dr T W Simmons is a Peabody Institute student and cousin of Mr Glenn H Worthington. Her first printed work is sold by Harry Wilcoxson in the city. An orchestration of the march is in publication.
At a regular weekly meeting the Philomathean Literary Society debated the resolution that the United States annex the Philippine Islands. James Lewis and W. H. Nicodemus spoke for the affirmative while Roger B. Wood and Dr Edward Bowlus spoke against. The judges ruled in favor of the affirmative.
Captain Samuel W. Hoopes of Company H Fifth Regiment is ill at his sister Mrs. Dixon C. Walker’s home in Urbana on sick leave after recent Tampa service. Mrs. George Keefer and Mrs. Clara E. Chew, both of East South Street, are noted as sick with Chew improving today.
Mr Chas Landers of Thurmont lost all underclothing shoes and personal items in a fire at the Leland Hotel Newport R I He saved the Western Union Telegraph Company books and instruments and has returned to Yale College Circuit Court session opens in Frederick County with Judge McSherry and others The big Blue Mountain school house picnic near Thurmont drew over a thousand attendees Addresses were given by local reverends The Ladies Syrup of Figs ad promotes a safe laxative from California Fig Syrup Co
Miss Annie R Stoner will wed Jesse R Klein on Thursday September 29 at 6 30 pm at Miss Stoner's father's home Mr Davis Stoner near Johnsville this county In another item Columbia H Lewis and husband F J Lewis deeded Frederick city real estate to McClintock Young for 1100 dollars
A complimentary notice honors Captain Carrole Mercer for his Marine Corps career from ten years in service to his admittance as captain in the commissary department during the war. The praise notes his competence and leadership aboard the Mississippi and his notable connections in Philadelphia society.
Comptroller Gields writes to county officers asking if any state funds deposited in banks earned interest during their terms. If interest was paid by banks, it belongs to the State and must be remitted. Attorney General opinion supports officers accounting to the State for all funds and earnings. Goldsborough pledges swift action to collect any such interest.
A reader criticizes the city for low reservoir water quality and urges the Health Board to inspect pumping stations and have water analyzed. The writer warns of accountability for city leaders and calls for notification if precautions are needed. The piece also notes last night’s heavy rain flooding Market Street and washing clay from a new East Street sewer.
A Frederick couple married Wednesday went to the Baltimore and Ohio depot to leave for Washington. Engrossed in conversation they missed their train as it pulled away and later departed on another train for their wedding trip.
In September our store promotes low prices on dress goods and exclusive sew items. The ad boasts a wide selection of weather appropriate fabrics and warns customers that some items may be offered at unusually low prices while others stay higher. It claims many black fabrics are available now and promises value over competitors.
Local note announces opening of the season at Sam's Place Market Street with large fried oysters every Saturday evening. Also mentions a Baltimore and Ohio excursion train to Washington on Sunday September 25 leaving at 8:30 a.m. and returning at 7 p.m. Fare $1.90 round trip, tickets valid only on the special train and date. Dr Wm C Boteier advertises eye ear nose throat practice at City Hotel. Spectacles adjusted and eye exams offered.
Just Arrived. Our fall line of rare Jamps have arrived though space is limited. On Saturday and Monday we offer special prices to secure bargains. Brisn Bros and Renner & Kemp advertise ready-made suits for ladies misses and children wraps.
L. E. Mullinix promotes an exclusive carpet house in Frederick claiming the largest new stock and the best selection in the city. The ad emphasizes full-time focus on carpets and unusually low prices for the season.
Cline promotes fresh clean carpets for wall trade at their store. They advertise an extensive showroom with carpets from floor to ceiling and invite customers to call for proof of selection.
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