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Central Committee (October 4th, 1865)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: List of men serving on the Central Committee of the Soldiers' Legion of Frederick County.
Full DetailsThe Record of the Democratic Party (October 5th, 1865)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Voters should not be fooled by the Democratic party which is nominating former soldiers in an attempt to distance itself from its record of the last five years.
Full DetailsNotice (October 5th, 1865)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Call for all honorably discharged soldiers to attend the Soldier's Aid Society meeting at the Courthouse [also ran on 10/19]
Full DetailsWon't Sign It (October 6th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Governor Bradford has refused to sign ex-Gov. Enoch Louis Lowe's application for pardon as "not one demanding immediate action."
Full DetailsNegro Suffrage (October 11th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial about the Copperhead view of African Americans' suffrage rights. The Examiner says that at this point, practically no one in Maryland favors Negro suffrage. Connecticut has recently voted against it. The Copperheads are making Negro suffrage an issue in this election, but it should not be considered. It cannot be considered a political issue in the North because the people of the North don't have the power to effect that suffrage. "The people of the South alone must determine it, and when negro suffrage becomes a political necessity, as emancipation became a military necessity, it will then be time to agitate it."
Full DetailsBold Robbery (October 13th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Eleven soldiers from 6th U.S. Cavalry stationed near Mount Pleasant, Frederick County, entered store of Mr. Jno. W. Ogborn, smashed counter and stole items. Owner tried to frighten them off with gun and eventually succeeded in getting rid of them but they took loot. Some culprits arrested while others escaped.
Full DetailsResumed Business (October 13th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Perry J. Levy, of Middletown, has resumed business in partnership with Van B, Swearingen. He was a partner in Culler & Levy when their store was plundered by the Rebels in July 1864.
Full DetailsA Diabolical Act (October 13th, 1865)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A Negro man attached to the 6th US Cavalry, stationed near Frederick, raped an 11-year-old girl, daughter of Theodore Lowe, and is now in jail awaiting trial.
Full DetailsCorrection (October 17th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: New development in the trial of Adamstown postmaster Daniel V. Miller for opening a letter.
Full Details6th US Cavalry (October 18th, 1865)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The 6th U.S. Cavalry, which was encamped near the city during the past summer, left the region last Sunday for New York, where it will embark for New Orleans and report to Gen. Sheridan.
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