Local Department Chronicles Regional Notices
Seaford water works progress, along with countless small items across Caroline and Kent counties. Reports cover land sales, new residences, farm losses, business purchases, creditors meetings, and social notices from Ridgely, Bridgeville, Whiteleysburg, and nearby towns, with excursions and a bay cable project eyed in the near future.
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Seaford
Bridgeville
T. Pliny Fisher
Ridgely
J. Ira Fisher
Willow Grove
E. W. Liden
Denton National Bank
Insley & Redden
McKnott
Whiteleysburg
J. H. Nichols
West Denton
Nuttle Bros
Messrs. C. Harvey
Madison Towers
W. R. Breeding
Hughes Lumber & Coal Company
William H. Whiteley
Oscar Clark
The
Journal
Caroline County
Kent County
Delaware
Marydel
R. E. Smith
J. H. Smith & Bro
Messrs. Smith
James W. Peters
Hickman
Court House
Henry R. Lewis
Queen Anne’s County
Elwood Walls
Sadlersville
Western Maryland College
Caroline
D. Lee Anderson
James N. Rickards
Anderson
Arthur M. Willey
Rickards
Atlantic City
Queen Anne’s
Express
Clayton
Armour Packing Company
Smigrna
Democracy
Syracuse
N. Y
Mothmiller
Fred. M
Robert Cahall
Centreville
Eastern Shore Telegraph and Telephone Company
Love Point
Kent Island
Sandy Point
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Ageecocs
Obituaries for Conaway Willey Ross and Arringdale
Mrs Susan Conaway of Seaford Delaware died August 1 after a brief illness in her 86th year. She left four sons including W S Willey John Willey J Frank Willey and Charles W Conaway. Mary Ann Ross died at East Denton after illness, funeral at Denton cemetery with Rev Z J Webster officiating. C W Arringdale died near Harmony July 18 at 65, survived by wife and son. funeral at Concord led by Rev J W Fogle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Deweese
George C. Skirven
Fred. B. Nattle
Harry Whitby
Bennett Todd
Tilghman
Murphy Truxon
M. J. Rittenhouse
T. J. Richardson
Virginia Beach
Beulah Lingerman
Baltimore
Norfolk
Old Point Comfort
James A. Barwick
Sacramento California
Sacramento
Susan H. Kurtz
Greensboro
Buffalo
Grimsby
Lake Champlain
B. P. Truitt
Organization of Good Templars
Order
Mount Airey
J. T. Richardson
Harford County
Richardson
Martha E. Fisher
Clifford Green
Mississippi
Arthur Hitch
Cuba
Missouri
Beulah Frye
Brunswick
A. R. Wright
Luther Coulbourn
Caroline
Pentecostal Grove
Charles E. Stevens
Stevens
Wilmington
William B. Gallaher
Sabina
James T. Sylvester
W. A. Hamilton
Philadelphia
E. M. Garey
Tuckahoe Neck
Elsie Justis
Lisbon
A. R. Denney
Cape Charles
T. F. Johnson
David W. Fisher
Sussex County
Delaware
James H. Nichols
Fannie Griffenberg
Rehoboth
William Maclin
John H. VanGesel
Walter Massey, Jr
Dover
Denton
Wm E. Greenlee
Jennie Hicks
Mark Bryant
Oakford
William D. Uhler
Easton
Sophie G. Kerr
Anton Burchard
Pittsburg
Ethel Moore
Queen Anne
George A. Deakyne
M .J. Woodford
Wye
Hattie Slaughter
Talbot
Frampton
Ivah Davis
Adamsville
Delma Pepper
Esther Webster
Hillsboro
Ida Downes
Judge Russum
Susan Conaway
Seaford
Mary Ann Ross
East Denton
Z. JH. Webster
C. W. Arringdale
Harmony
Concord
J. W. Fogle
Lightning strikes Mrs Jones home in Goldsboro damage wide
A Wednesday morning bolt of lightning shattered the upper story of Mrs. S. T. Jones’s house in Goldsboro. The electric current reportedly passed through much of the residence. Mrs. Jones had just left the room where the strike entered when the damage peaked.
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S. T. Jones
C. W. Jackson
Ridgely
Murphy
Harry Temple
Baltimore
Temple
Preston
Atlantic City
J. Spencer Lapham
Georgia
Hale
Wm. Dennison
New York
W.C. Cheffins
Caroline County
Greensboro
Messrs
Jarrell & Temple
Attie Sapp
William Quillen
Edna Jarman
Philadelphia
Trustees for colored schools debated as illiteracy claimed
A group of leading colored men urge white trustees to run colored schools, arguing most colored trustees are illiterate. They note teachers are hired by separate trustees and disputes arise on opening day. Patrons urge the School Board to adopt new appointment methods to avoid placing schools in the hands of those who cannot read or discriminate in teacher quality.
Potatoes Shifted Fast by Delaware Railroad This Season
The Delaware railroad handled an unusually large potato shipment from Peninsula farmers to city markets this season. Some days the rush was intense, but the peak activity has eased though a few shipments remain being processed.
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Delaware Railroad
Peninsula
Journal Subscription News Adds New Access
A recent issue announces subscription access to all Journal news content. Readers learn of expanded coverage options and ongoing digital delivery for comprehensive reporting across topics.
Public School News and Local Appointments
The commissioners re elected School Examiner William S. Crouse on Tuesday. Miss Bessie Deckins is assistant teacher at Hillsboro Academy. Mrs Effa Plummer named principal and Miss Anita Smith assistant at Goldsboro Academy. Moonlight excursions each Saturday to Rehoboth and Cape May. Fare to Rehoboth 75 cents and to Cape May $1.25. Trains from Denton at 10 11 a.m. and 6 44 p.m. return from Rehoboth at 9 p.m. Now is the time to subscribe.
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William S. Crouse
Bessie Deckins
Hillsboro Academy
Effa Plummer
Anita Smith
Goldsboro Academy
Rehoboth
Cape May
Denton
Camp-grounds abandonments spark church leaders debate
The departure from Concord and Camden camp meetings draws discussion among churchgoers. Dr C S Baker, presiding elder of Dover district, notes these big gatherings shift toward worldly reunions and weaken pledges to God. Elwood camp meeting near Caroline and Dorchester line closed on Monday with broad attendance. Baptist and Methodist pastors held services in various towns. Wye camp meeting expected to draw thousands tomorrow. Orphans' Court proceedings: administrators named for Ellen R Price and Margaret M Jones estates, with appraisers, accounts, and bond actions recorded.
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Concord
Camden
C.S. Baker
Dover
Elwood
Caroline and
Dorchester
Preston
G. R. Donaldson
Caroline
Thomas C. Crouse
Lafayette Avenue Church
Baltimore
Frank T. Benson
Centreville
Bishop Adams
Christ Church
M. E
Orphans’ Court
Ellen R. Price
William Price
William W. Seward
William M. Wiley
T. Pliny Fisher
Subpwna
Robert Jarrell
Benjamin W. Jones
E. T.a
Margaret M. Jones
Deweese & Owens
Samuel Peer
Augusta Roberts
Somers Blake
John W. Roberts
Edward W. Liden
Margaret J. Wright
Charles N. Wright
George Emmet Wood
Ruth Maria Wood
James McManus
Frank Soward
Charles W. Smith
Jas. W. Simons
Chamberlains Remedy Praised In Home Cures
A Rev A A Power from Emporia Kan cites rapid relief from bilious attack after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Neighbors and families report relief when other doctors failed. multiple testimonials from Denton Hillsboro Ridgely and Deming Md mention swift cure after one or two doses. Also notice of Mrs Wm H Smith private school reopening September 6 at Ridgely Md and subscription appeal for the JOURNAL.
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Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia
Kan
Tie
Chamberain
R. J. Colston
Denton
Thuch Duffey
Hillsboro
J. W. Smith
Ridgely
Jane
O. P.M. Niothday
Deming. Cid
R. J. Colatun
Hugh Duffey
T. W. Smith
Wm. H. Smith
Letter on Duty to Stay in Church and Unity
A 19th century letter from S. F. Andrews urges church members not to separate from their Christian community. He recalls his long service as a class leader, extols the Patton and Willis families, and warns that division harms love, creates judgment and strife, and weakens the social moral fabric. He appeals to brotherly love and urges readers to avoid tearing sacred church ties.
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Journal
Community of Friendship
Matthew
Martha Patton
Pillars of Friendship Church
James Patton
Robert Patton
Lydia Todd
Emily Willis
St Paul
St. John
God
Christ
F. Andrews
Maryland Summer School for Teachers Closes at College Park
The Maryland Summer School for teachers at the Maryland Agricultural College College Park closed its session on July 31. Nineteen students participated in courses spanning botany drawing entomology chemistry physical culture anatomy soil physics horticulture English literature and mathematics. Excursions nature studies and social events enhanced the program. The college plans for a larger attendance next summer.
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Maryland Summer School
Maryland Agricultural College
College Park
Mad
July real estate transfers and marriages licenses listed
Clerk’s office records show numerous July transfers of land in Fourth Eighth and other districts, with prices from 25 to 3500 dollars, plus several Denton and Goldsboro properties. July marriage licenses issued include Nicolas Laigneil with Edith Trice and eight others. Maryland women outnumber men by 9,494, a statistical surplus noted by T. L. Day, Swing & Co. Ridgely.
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Walter Todd
William H. Deen
Chas. H. Todd
James Swann
Aaron Griffith
Winnie Griffith
Esther Zimmerman
Joshua Porter
J. Allen Moore
Geo. C. Moore
Sarah J. Clark
Greensboro
Robert Jarrell
Benjamin W. Jones
William E. Jones
Goldsboro
William S. Ridgely
George Clark
James H. Ross
Samuel F. Nichols
George H. Nichols
Matilda Hoffman
Charles L. Jarrell
Caroline T. Jefferson
Mary Etta Dickerson
Nicolas Laigneil
Edith Trice
Robert Walker
Catharine Chambers
James Rich
Ella May Harrington
Harry Richey
Eva Trice
William Roberts
Minnie Smith
Harry Ricketts
Laura J. Stanford
Frederick Stewart
Lucy Smith
William H. Smith
Virgie Johnson
William Gibbs
Mary Frances Potts
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
T. L. Day, Swing & Co
Ridgely
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D.ac.r.r
Pots
A. R. Rij
D &C.R.R
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Chovak
Levy Court
Ava
the Local Department
Tigh Island
Federalsborg
Wright & Price
Jefferson & Kemp
Brown & Stowell
Herman Wright
South Main Street
Hurlock
Nellie Herr
Cowdersport
Miss Hope
Barber
E. F. Messenger
Fred. Gambrill
E. M. Stack
Scranton
Mr. Warris
Thomas Cox
Robinson Nichols
Nichols
County
Orland Patton
Trotel Berkley
J. W. Corbett
Mollie Collins
Peter Collins
J. E. Smith
Charles T. Gootee
Richmond
Taylor's Woods
Lida Porter
Burrsville
Jefferson
Chestertown
F. B. Noble
Enoch George
Jesse ‘I. Dennis
Harry W. Teaple
Caroling County
Messrs. W. Thomas I Hignutt
A. Pearce Redhead
Robert B. George
Masonic Hall
Thomas A. Smith
State Central Committee
George N. Beaven
John E. Wilsull
P. C. Parvis
J. E. Gibson
John T. Blades
Wm. T. Downes
Wm. EB. Jones
Frank W. Redden
Wm. R. Breeding
Joseph Wyatt
P. R. Fisher
Wm. P. Stafford
Jesse T. Dennis
C. W. Bradley
J. Frank Lednaum
Albert W. Sisk
W. T. Hignatt
Wm. F. Lyden
James S. Willis
Harry R. Merriken
J.P. Cook
A. W. Sisk
Jacob Richards
Thomas H. Butler
Daniel Fields
Wm. H. Thawley
Charles F. Smith
Peter Cook
Democratic Party
Onr
John Walter Smith
Joshua W. Hering
the Treasury
Republica Levy
J. Frank Turner
Court of Appeals
Public School News
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
S. F. Andrew
Juby
William E. Brown
Lawrence B. Towers
William D. Taylor
Albert G. Towers
Chas. H. Towers
Charles H. Todd
Francis A. Clark
James M. Clark
David Warner Hignatt
Samuel T. Nichols
Robert W. Dean
Samuel R. Pollard
William H. Doweess
Fred R. Owens
John E. Hoffman
Henry St. Lewis
M. Bates Stephens
Mary A. G. Towers
Willard C. Todd
Walter T. Elliott
Aaron M. Sparks
Carroll M. Elliott
Richard T. Porter
Job Willoughby
Charles E. Wright
George T. Redden
Mary C. Cohee
Abraham R. Wright
Howard Archer
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Sheen
OEHM
Acme Hall
Baltimore Street
Charles
Weatminster
I H. Lewis
D. BD
SBA
Nisi
James T. Cooper
John RB. Sullivan
James B. Hignutt
Ruetee
Caroline Carry
John A. Sigler
Thomas L. Day
Aesse T. Dennis
Robt J. Jump
Register of Wills
Carolino County
Tolcghester
A. KR
Bethlehem
St. Michaels
M. B. Nichols
J.C. Godwin
W. B. Korman
Washington, D. C
F. Pennington
Shropshire Bucks
S. M. Tull
C. E. Henderson
Miles River Bridge
Talbot County
Julia Day
J.h.spence
L. Tribit’s
Clara Hardcastle
Third Street
J.D. Downes
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