Violent storm leaves trail of rain in two counties
A cyclone like storm from the Northwest churned across the state damaging Washington and Frederick counties. The wind wrecked churches barns and homes, felled trees and telegraph poles, and ruined crops especially wheat. The Dunkard Church at Antietam Battlefield the National Cemetery and several churches were damaged. Window panes numbered in the thousands and poultry losses reached hundreds. Two storms hit Weverton and Knoxville area with hail up to walnut or hen egg size.
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Washington
Frederick
Dunkard
Antietam
Bakersville
Union
Fairplay
Sharpsburg
Chestnut Grove
John C. Edwards
Augusta
John Dorsey
William Rhodes
Lappans
William Gower and Son
Spielman’s
Weverton
Frederick County
Hagerstown
Cearfoss
Knoxville
Sandy Hook
Douglass Hatchway
Hall
Y M C A Fund Drive Reaches 19674 75 Total
The Y M C A drive reports a total of 19674.75 raised to date with the Young Men’s team leading at 2805.50 and the ladies totaling 1700.26 while business men contributed 1670. The campaign secretary urged small subscriptions from all, noting common people’s support drives success.
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Eevee
C. W. Sears
Martinsburgh
W. PF. Pryor
Kreitz and Potter Married Quietly at St Marys Parish
Edgar Aloysius Kreitz of Pangborn Corporation and Miss Hsther Potter of Waynesboro were quietly married this morning at St Marys Catholic Church parish house by Rev Father C Carroll Kerr. The ceremony was witnessed only by close relatives before the bridal party traveled to Waynesboro for an extended northern city tour. They will reside in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Aloysius Kreitz
Pangborn Corporation
Hsther Potter
Waynesboro
St. Mary's Catholc Church
C. Carroll Kerr
Hagerstown
Clopper Remsburgs Married at Bride's Home in Morning
Ming Alice Clopper daughter of Shaby Clopper Keedysville and Harry Remsburg of Sharpsburg wed at the bride's home this morning. Rev. Fred Will of Hoonahora Lutheran Church officiated and the couple began their honeymoon soon after the ceremony.
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Clopper
Maryland Packers Inc faces receivership in insolvency case
W. Murray Bachtel and George W. Rohrer, stockholders and creditors, file bill seeking receivership for Maryland Packers Inc a $250000 concern successor to Blue Ridge Canning Company. Alleged hopelessly insolvent due to product losses. Factory at Cavetown with offices in town, debts incl $202.08 to Bachtel $3655.05 to Rohrer $10000 to W E Robinson $12500 to Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank plus a first mortgage lien of $10500.
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Maryland Packers, Inc
Blue Ridge Canning Company
W. Murray Bachtel
George W. Rohrer
Cavétown
Bachtel
Rohrer
W. BE. Robinson
Belair
Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank
Protest Over Housing Laborers Stirs Yale Neighbors
Residents of Yale Vista Vine Jefferson streets and Cleveland avenue protest the placement of shacks for foreign laborers during sewer work by contractor D H Whitmer. Council votes shacks may be erected but occupants must not become a nuisance. The petition, signed by many, was turned in at a special Mayor and Council meeting. City seeks visits by State Board of Health and Johns Hopkins Public Health to discuss sanitary training efforts, with a June invitation likely for local women nurse training.
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Yale
Vista
Vine
Jefferson Streets
Cleveland Avenue
D. H. Whitmer
State Board of Health
Ohns Hopkins School of Public Health
Ohn Hopkins School of Public Health
Deaths and Funeral Notices From Keedysville and Williamsport
Obituary notices report Captain Joshua W. Rohrer, Union veteran, aged 84, of Keedysville, died of heart failure. Survived by wife, daughter Ima Scheller, and grandson Fred Rohrer. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Antietam Lodge to officiate. interment Keedysville. Also Ruth A. Helles of Baltimore dies age 80. funeral Thursday 3 p.m. at home. Rose Hill Cemetery interment. A. B. Steck of Martinsburg dies age 70. three sisters noted. Sergeant B Frank Garrish, WWII veteran, burial with military honors in Williamsport after body’s arrival from New York. killed early in war. Also a listed square dance event and local photo studio ad.
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Joshua W. Rohrer
Keedysville
Rohrersville
Illinois
Merrill's Horse, Co. D
2Nd Cavalry
Missouri Volunteers
Keee
Antietam
Ruth A. Helles
Wilson Heller
Hamilton Boulevard
Presbyterian Church At
Baltimore
Norman
J. H. Sullivan
Ira
William
N. BH
Hopwood
C. W. Faulkner
Frank Gimmell
G. H. Escavaille
A. B. Steck
Martinsburg
Ritter
Hagerstown
B. Frank Garrish
Wil Hamsport
St. Augustine's Catholic Church
New York
Garrish
Hoboken
Estate of Gearhart administration notice issued
Notice is Hereby Given that the subscribers have obtained from the Orphans Court of Washington County Letters of Administration on the personal estate of Martin J Gearhart late of said County deceased All persons having claims against said deceased are warned to exhibit the same with vouchers legally authenticated to the subscriber on or before the 24th day of December next or be excluded from all benefit of said estate All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment Given under our hands this 24th day of May A D 1921 Harry K Gharhart Abner V M Gaurhart Administrators
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin J. Gearhart
Orphans' Court
Washington County
Harry K. Gharhart
Abner V. M
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H. O. Foltz Eceegauee
Robt
M. Rupp
Clarence R. Rupp
Osees
Harry Reisner
E. Chapman Cove
Geo. D. Crawford
J. J. Porter Wexaens
F. D. Baudd
C. D. Diebl .S.eeren
John Norton Eoee
E. N. Funkhouser
Frank Leiter
Seeen
MR. Kreitz
Miss Potter
Salvation Army
Williams Port
Federal Milling and Refrigerating Co
Red Men's Hall
Williamsport
Hiedwohl
Studio Modern Photography
W. Wash. St
Hye
W. M Ben Ae
Summit Ave
Maryland
F. M. Byrd
Lexington Bridg
Baltimore, Md
Wallace
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