Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-12
NEWS FROM FREDERICK.
Brilliant Wedding-Active Movement
Against Opening the Fair Sunday.

| Brilliant wedding-Active Movement
Against Opening the Fair Sunday.
Correspondence Of The Evening stsr
FREDERICK, Nd, January II, 1898.
The most fashionable society event of the
season in Frederick county was the wedding
ceremony yesterday at 1 p. m. which united in
marriage Miss Rhuanna Staley Gambrill, third
daughter Of James II. Gambriu, esq.,, Of this
city, and Mr.. John Matthias Roberts of West
minister, son Of Mr.. Charles B. Roberts of the
court Of appeals and a member Of tho law firm
Of Clabaugh q Roberts. The wedding took
place at "Edgewood," the home Of the bride,
at Araby, Frederick junction, and was At
tended by a large number Of invited guests
from Baltimore, Washington, Westminster and
Frederick. The bride and groom and the
officiating priest, Rev. Father Coleman, pastor
of St. Johns Catholic Church, this city, stood
above their heads swung . lovely bell made Of
laurel and evergreen, with a clapper made Of
flowers. The parlor generally, the hallway
and the railing of the stairs leading to the floor
above were tastefully adorned with laurel,
evergreen, holly berries and appropriate mid
winter decorations The maid of honor was
Miss Blanche Gsmbrill, Youngest sister Of the
bride, and the bridesmaids were Miss May Rob-
erts Of Westminster and Miss Theresa kunkel
OF Baltimore. The groom's best man was Mr.
Chas. b. Roberts, jr., of Westminster, and the
groomsmen were Messrs. Hamilton DuGan Of
Baltimore and @. Staley Gambrill of Frederick.
The brides dress was white, with nuptial veil
caught with orange blossoms After the cere-
mony a wedding breakfast was served. and
later the bride and groom left from Frederick
junction, via the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
for tour Of the eastern cities. The bride re-
ceived a large number Of very elegant presents
The Young Mems Bible Society of Frederick
county, at its annual meeting here on Sunday
night, passed resolutions condemning the effort
which is being made In certain directions to in
fuence Congress to revoke its action by which
il declared that the worlds fair commission
should close the exhibition on Sunday il they
desired to obtain advantage of the congress
sional appropriation. On Monday the Fred
erfck Ministerial Association took up the action
OF the Bible society, and determined to push
the cause of Sunday closing further BY appoint
ing committees to obtain the signatures of the
citizens TO memorial protesting against the
opening of the worlds fair on Sunday
AT a meeting of the board Of charities and
correction Of Frederick yesterday the surpris-
ing fact was developed that there is not q
single prisoner in the Frederick county Jail at
the present time charged with an offense
against the corporation of Frederick. There
are only twelve prisoners in the Jail altogether,
aud they are held by the state.
Abner ID. Sanke, for many years a resident of
Walkerville, this county. was found dead in his
stable at Govanstown, Baltimore county, Sun
day by member of his family He was the
superintendent of the York turnpike and had
gone out to the stable to look after his horse,
when the animal kicked him in the stomach
killing him almost instantly. He was In his
seventy-first year and leaves . widow.
The cold weather has caused a Suspension Of
work upon the new Baltimore and Ohio railroad
bridge across the Potomac river at Harpers
Ferry, but the S12-foot tunnel under MARYLAND
Heights is being excavated as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
The annual meetings Of the stockholders of
the five national banks of Frederick were held
yesterday, when the old boards of directors
were elected. The Frederick County Bank
elected Mr.. T. James Gittinger president and
Mr.. J. W. L. CAVITY cashier. Col. Chas. E. Trail
was elected president of the Farmers and Me-
chanics Bank and Mr.. Samuel Nixdorff cashier
Mrs. Remsburg, wife of ex-County Commits
sioner John ". Remsburg of Middletown, this
county, while shopping in this city on Monday
shipped on an icy pavement and In falling broke
one of her arms
Yesterday was the coolest day Frederick has
experienced for a number of years. In the
mountains west Of the city the thermometer
was at zero, and in town it was only two de-
grees above in the morning hours. F. Nick.