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Union Meeting Next Saturday Night (September 25th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD

Summary: Announcement of a Union Meeting in the Frederick court house yard, to be addressed by Coleman Yellott and J.M. Kilgour

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Union Meeting at Grove Academy (September 25th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD

Summary: Account of Union Meeting at Grove Academy, near Double Pipe Creek; Martin Grimes, chair, James Miller, secty.; officers chosen inc. L.N. Philips, Pres.; John Koons, speaker

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Military Parade at Point of Rocks (September 25th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Loudoun Brigade, Capt. Shreeve, and the Mounted Guard, Capt. Chiswell, met at Point of Rocks for a military parade. Spectators came from surrounding Maryland and from Virginia to witness the reunion of the sons of Maryland and the old Dominion. The Leesburg Brass Band led the groups into town, then to a prepared parade field where both companies acquitted themselves well. Afterwards, dinner was served in grand style in the hotels, speeches were made by John Ritchie and J. Edwin Young of Leesburg. Then Capts. Shreeve and Chiswell were honored.

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Public Speaking (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice: J. Mortimer Kilgour and Colman Yellott will address the friends of the union and Bell and Everett in Frederick.

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Hon. James Cooper (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice: James Cooper has consented to address the "Minute Men of '60" at Union Hall, Frederick.

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District Meetings! (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice: Thomas Gorsuch, Chairman, Central Committee of the Constitutional Union party lists the speakers for the district meetings in Frederick Co.

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War of the Fastidious (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Examiner calls on the people of the South to unite behind a single candidate in order to prevent the Black Republicans from winning the 1860 election

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Desperation (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Examiner accuses the Citizen of an "impudent charge" that John Bell, a slaveholder, is in favor of abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia.

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Sad and Fatal Casualty (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The 6 year old daughter of Mrs. Catharine Lease, Frederick, was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol left in the family smokehouse after the panic over John Brown's raid.

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Central Committee (September 26th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Proceedings of the Central Committee of the Constitutional Union party in Frederick County, Thomas Gorsuch, Chairman and John Keller, Secty.

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