This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Local Notices and Community Updates Across City
Community items report price protests and boycott talk on potatoes. Samuel H Morris travels from Jacksonville to Atlanta and back by May 1. Local residents Harley Ludington move from Muncie to a home bought from Willard Petro. Florence Starr, late teacher and sister of a local resident, died in Hagerstown. Miller and Layman announce stock consignments for a Dublin sale next Tuesday. Gasoline shortages ease in Cambridge City though price remains a concern. National Road quality noted as deteriorating since early macadamization. Rauch cigar factory expands output and hires over eighty. Elizabeth Pitts of Hagerstown visits family in city. Two egg thieves trick Jenkins store with a staged egg case, escaping with twelve dozen eggs. Capital Hill Cemetery Association plans markers restoration and grounds cleanup, seeking contributions then and now. Contributions from Henry A Johnson, William Patton, Mrs Carrie Franklin noted. secretary Jessie Cornell and Sarah Stombaugh coordinate. Wm Haler engaged to manage cemetery work from April through Memorial Day.