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the Smith's Temple of Fancy, a variety store selling everything from knickers to shoehorns. H.F. Shipley’s is next, and then you may have to stop for the oahs and aahs escaping from the young ladies in your group. Payne's Hat Store is small, but the bay window in front is filled with some of the loveliest dolls any little girl could want. In fact, one may even be willing to rade the wide grosgrain ribbon in her hair just to hold one of the dolls for a few moments. ‘According to Mrs. Ruth Delaplaine, source for this series, one of her most vivid memories as a youngster was standing one day in front of Payne’s with her family, admiring the dolls just before Christmas. On her next visit, passing the store, she said, the dolls were gone. She was crushed, but not for long, as those same dolls appeared under her Christmas tree on Christmas morning. Continuing northward we see Fromke’s Shoe Store and Klines' Green Grocery Store. Klines' has a reputation for the freshest of fresh vegetables, and later we'll see why. There’s a barber shop next, but there are no large signs or poles denoting its existence. The days of segregation are very much evident in Frederick now, me and this barber shop is for “blacks only. Moving along we see Bennett's dry goods store and Snyder's hat shop. Erise Millinery Store, a second Weinberg Shoe Store and Sahm Dill Hardware store follow. Above many of these stores are apart ments and single family residences. We see such names on this street as William H. Kline, William R. Heck, Hamilton Showman and Richard P. Storm. Moving north across Second Street, there’s the Busy Corner. The shop is called hat, and it sells stationery, books, office supplies and the like. G.J. Doll Sons, a dry goods and clothing store is next, and then Steiner’s Drug Store. You're beginning to smell the aroma of freshly baked cookies, breads and cakes. And the smell becomes so in viting you can’t help but stop in the neat shop for a sample — here John Hersh berger has a bakery, with everything baked fresh daily. Munching on a cookie as you continue the tour, you see Hahn Rows plumbing and Rhoades Kemp's grocery store. Crossing Third Street, because you haven’t completed a look at the stores lining Market Street until you pass Abe Eichelberger’s grocery, a small shoe repair shop, G. Heisley Keller drug store, the Hotel Frederick, Zimmer man’s Homemade Ice Cream and Henry Hagan’s Grocery Store. There are some small stores even beyond the Fourth Street corner, but we will cross the street now and move southward back toward the Square Corner, walking along the east side of North Market Street. However, before we cross, we should again know that above the stores we've passed are family homes, with residents including Mrs. Laura Schleigh, Justus Miller, George M. Ott, William H. Rhodes and Alexander Woodward. Although we won't actually four the blocks north of Fourth Street, it's impor tant to look in that direction, where the Rice Funeral Home and Meirs Bakery are located. Continuing to walk southward from the corner of East Fourth, we see Dan Crimmonas’ shop (he's a tailor), George S. Rodock Sons, dealers in dirty goods, D.C. Winebrenner Sons, wholesale grocers, and Tom Baumgardner’s Saloon, fine for the gentlemen — but definitely not the kind of establishment the family would enjoy. George Weimer, a member, is next, then Shipley's Saloon. Kolb Brothers’ Butcher Shop and Charles L. Stokes, a harness maker, are the stores located in this block. Above the stores are the families of the Rev, Mr. Hench, Henry J. Krise, Gran ville Lindsay and Jerome E. Pampell. Moving across Third Street, we first see the Frederick Trust Company, William H. Ramsburg’s Grocery Store and the Baumgardner home. The Houck mansion is next door, then Hooper's Harness Shop, Schroeder's Furniture Store (where furniture sold is made on the premises), and Georgie Pool’s book store. On the corner is Joe Eisenhauer's grocery store. The grocery store was located on this corner in the late 1800s, but shortly after the turn of the century, it was acquired by Mary Fouche by Sam Marino. Sam was one of three brothers who operated produce and grocery stores in Frederick. Anthony Marino's store was located on the corner of South Market and All Saints’ Street, while Joseph Marino's store was on East Patrick Street. Crossing Second Street we pass the Farmers Mechanics Bank. Next is the Junior No. 2 Fire Hall. Next is F.B. Sap pington's Grocery and on a Saturday night, a side door is opened and you can buy a quart bag of peanuts for a nickel. City Hall is in this block along with the Opera House movie building. Veering just off the street, to the back of the buildings, is Market Space, where fresh produce is available on Saturdays. Early each Saturday morning, at about 5 a.m., you can see Mr. Kline walking from his store across the street to collect fresh produce and chickens. At 5 a.m, you've ensured the best the markets have to offer. So follow Mr. Kline and don't forget to take a bucket. You can get the best cottage cheese around. Then take it home for cheese pies. Back onto North Market you can stop at McCardell’s Candy Store, also noted for its delicious, but gooey, chocolate sundaes. Moving along we pass Franklin’s Say ings Bank, Fisher's Movie House, John Ed Schell Son (which about this time moved across the street with its harness making business), John Eisenhauer’s fine china shop and the First (Central) National Bank. Moving south across Church Street, we pass McDonald's Hat Shop and the Adams Express Office. John J. Hendrickson's store is in this block, and over it is the Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company. Williamson's Drug Store is next and then two dry goods stores, Neidig Miller and Walker Bennett. Frederick Town Savings Institution is in the center of the block, followed by Mullinix Carpets, Pope Tobacco Store and George Salter's Saloon. Louis Clingan’s harness shop follows, and then we pass Jimmy Carros’ Restaurant. A book store, Hull Reich, is next. It was originally the first movie house in Frederick. Stop and watch as the Castles begin to move the giant-sized horse statue from the sidewalk in front of their harness store to the inside for the night.A tell tale sign of store’s closing during this period of Frederick's history, was the ritual of moving the horse inside just before all the stores were due to close for the evening. The horse was not one generally used as a toy by the children, but was rather an advertisement for the harness shop). Stull Zimmerman’s Candy Store, with large cases of candy just waiting for selection, is next, and on the Square corner is the S. frank Thomaz Drug Store. The stores are beginning to roll up their carpets, so to speak, as they prepare to close for the evening. We're standing once more on the Square Cor ner of Downtown Frederick. We can look in all directions, and see justification in the pride Frederick sonian feel for their city. In 1900, it was a bustling hub of com mercialization, with store proprietors doing everything in their power to please customers and the town's residents. As we return from the flashback of over 80 years, we see, instead of a com mercial hub, a lovely downtown area, with tree-lined streets, and clean store fronts, many turning to specialty items available only in these stores in the heart of Frederick. Several large businesses remain to day, but more than the businesses, restaurants and the like, we can today, in 1981, walk these same blocks and feel the same pride of those who remember earlier years. Background information for this final article and those preceding it in the series, was provided by Mrs. George Delaplaine who, as a child — Ruth Carty was a part of the downtown neigh borhood. She provided a chronicle of her thoughts and memories of the areas along Market and Patrick Streets dur ing the early 1900s. The compilation of facts, pictures and reports of events was a project of many years, shared with her late husband. Her generous time and help made the series of tours possible. LOOKING BACK ON FREDERICK — Mrs. George B. Delaplaine looks over an Oct. 14, 1933, golden anniversary edition of The News, taken from the endless array of memorabilia she has saved since her childhood days, growing up as Ruth Carty in Downtown Frederick. Mrs. Delaplaine has been the “guide” for this series of articles on Frederick at the turn of the century. (Photo by Charles Suddath Kelly, Washington, D.C., New York City} A HUI OF COMMERCIALIZATION — ‘The west side of North Market Street, looking northward in this early 1900 Newel one file photo, shows a centralization of states, where people came from miles around to do their weekly shopp ing.
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Sat, Oct 10, 1981
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