Grim Reapers Harvest Diphtheria Typhoid take Rural Notables
Obituary notes from Ridgeley and Denton detail the deaths of Martin Luther Saulsbury a young civil engineer and business manager at Saulsbury Bros and Olan Harris from diphtheria. Dr. P R Fisher applies anti toxin treatment as outbreaks prompt fumigation burial at Denton cemetery. Also deaths of Dr J M Wilkinson and Susan Moyer Zacharias, with family ties and local civic roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim Reaper
Dr. Wilkinson
Martin Luther Saulsbury
Ridgely
James K. Saulsbury
Saulsbury
Lehigh University
New York
New Jersey
Nehemiah R. Saulsbury
Saulsbury Bros
Caroline County
G. W. Townsend
F. F. Carpenter
Denton Cemetery
S. S. Stone
P. R. Fisher
James H. Smith
Robert E. Smith
Frank McCloud
Fred. Flounders
Olan Harris
Isaac Harris
Denton
Jacob L. Noble
Preston
C. E. Dryden
Fisher
Public School News Sets Opening Date for All Schools
School commissioners on Tuesday ordered that public schools, white and colored, open on September 12. An order allowed Treasurer Stephens to pay half the contract price for schoolhouses under construction to Insley, Morris, and Nowell. Teachers appointed include Lenora Valliant at Burrsville, Grace Griffin at Long's, Nellie Valliant at Willoughby's, and Minta E Todd at Harmony. Herman Wright wins a Charlotte Hall scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
E. E. Insley
David Morris
Samuel Nowell
Cource
Lenora Valliant
Burrsville
Grace Griffin
Long’s
Nellie Valliant
Willoughby’s
Minta E. Todd
Harmony
Herman Wright
Charlotte Hall
Last Moonlight Excursion to Ocean City
M B Nichols announces a final moonlight excursion to Ocean City on Monday SeptemberStd. The trip promises a delightful ocean outing with a 10 o clock Easton departure followed by Preston at 10 25 and Hur lock at 10 40. Posters provide details. Return from Ocean City is 9 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
M. B. Nichols
Ocean
Easton
Preston
Hurlock
Forgery charge: John Carroll Fountain sought by Baltimore police
John Carroll Fountain of Queenstown, son of the late Marcy Fountain, is wanted for forgery. He allegedly obtained lumber by posing as Thomas H. Dodd of Carmichael, presenting a $51.50 check for a $33.50 order and paying the balance with a forged check. Duker & Sons paid the $18 difference after verifying the signature, while Dodd denied any order and warned the bank. Fountain is said to have tried using other local names and has a wife and child. He is a known figure in Caroline County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carroll Fountain
Queenstown
Marcy Fountain
Baltimore
Centreville Observer
Fountain
Otto Duker
Centreville National Bank
Thomas H. Dodd
Duker & Sons
Mr. Dodd
Dudley & Carpenter
Dodd
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Jail break of two prisoners and Ocean City delegates chosen
Robert Lane and Edward Osborne escaped from Denton jail by removing bricks and a board behind the front window. Lane was captured in Felton. Osborne remains at large. Caroline Democrats held primaries electing county delegates to the Denton convention and choosing Ocean City convention delegates, with united support for John Walter Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lane
Edward Osborne
Denton
Sheriff Rice
Felton
Ed. Osborne
Lane
Caroline
Enoch George
P. Addison Morgan
Charles Connolly
J. Fletcher Straughn
John O. Pippin
Wellington Heather
W. W. Richards
Ww. H. Greenles
Robin Jarman
G. W. Richards
Wm. Jones, Jr
J. Calvin Smith
Wm. W. Noble
Thomas L. Chaffinch
J. Dukes Downes
Robert H. Wyatt
A. B. Eskridge
John H. Stevenson
C. Wesley Bradley
J. H. Collins
J. M. Vincent
James B. Wright
Joseph Wheatley
Mart Morris
Robinson Nichols
Charles W. Jefferson
B. Frank Richards
Robert B. George
W. Frank DeFord
Daniel C. Lynch
Charles F. Smith
Winc. E. Temple
Olin Clark
Thomas G. Chines
James W. Simons
William T. Hignatt
G. L. Liden
H. R. Merriken
Wm. F. Liden
J. L. Nichols
Ocean City
Messrs
John E. Wilson
John Walter Smith
Hicks for September Predicts Recurrent Severe Storms
Dr. Ir R Hicks forecasts a September with multiple storm periods from the 3rd to 7th and the 15th to 18th, including west India hurricanes offshore. He notes equinoxes, cooler spells, and variable inland temperatures, with dangers of rain and wind and widespread drought relief in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ir R. Hicks
West India
Orphans Court Proceedings Report Summary
The Orphans Court, with Judges Sigler Orrell and Wright, approved inventories and distributions for multiple estates. Susan Snow and James Snow presented James P Snow debts. Thomas M Todd presented Daniel Todd distribution. Ida Fountain appointed guardian. Charles W Smith reported Joshua Gibbs estate sales. sale of Peter Covey estate ratified. Harvey L Cooper appointed trustee to sell Simeon Blood estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Sigler, Orrell and Wright
Susan Snow
James Snow
James P. Snow
Thomas M. Todd
Daniel Todd
Ida R. Fountain
Charles W. Smith
Joshua Gibbs
Peter Covey
Harvey L. Cooper
Simeon Blood
Excursions to the Easton Fair Run at Reduced Rail Rates
Excursions to the fair at Easton next week will be run on all rail roads at great reduced rates good for admission to the grounds. Special trains will be run and connect with other trains so visitors can go and return the same day after races are over. There will be a great fair this year to attract and entertain the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Niagara Falls Excursion Trip From Philadelphia Areas
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a ten day Niagara Falls excursion from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington on September 1 with a Pullman parade of day coaches and a chaperon. Fares range from 10 from major points to 5 75 from Williamsport with return allowed within ten days and stops at Buffalo Rochester Canandaigua and Watkins. A side trip to the Thousand Islands is available from Rochester for 5 50 with return to either Rochester or Canandaigua via Syracuse within five days. Tickets for Toronto fair dates August 30 to September 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Delaware
Lancaster
Altoona
Harrisburg
Williamsport
Buffalo
Rochester
Canandaigua
Watkins
Thousand Islands
Alexandria Bay
Syracuse
Toronto
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street
Baked Apples Sweet Or Sour For Even Cooking
Choose apples of the same size and variety whether sweet or sour. For sweet fruit add hot water during baking. for sour, add a little sugar to the water or remove cores and fill cavities with sugar. Bake until very soft, turning occasionally. Lift and serve with the produced syrup poured over.
Singular Clock Forebodes Death of John Vansant
Neighbors recall a strange incident the night before John Vansant's death at Templeville. The old clock in an upper room, unused for over forty years, struck seventy five strokes as Vansant awoke, a scene described as uncanny and interpreted by some as a premonition of the young man's passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vansant
Templeville
Vansant
The Beat Remedy for Flux and Its Patient John Mathias
Pulaski Kentucky stock dealer John Mathias says after a week of flux and a failed physician, Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him with half a bottle. Sold by Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R J Colston Ridgely and W E Brown Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mathias
Pulaski, Ky
Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
Religious awakenings reported at Smithson’s grove and city churches
The Aug 13 grave meeting at Smithson’s continues with morning prayers and eight new converts among others over fifty seeking salvation. Night services run all week with an all day event next Sunday led by Rev. B S Highley. Also reports of successful grove meetings near Cork lot with about thirty conversions and ongoing outdoor services by Goldsboro M E Church South. Additional preaching planned at German Baptist Brethren outdoor meeting and New Jerusalem Church in Preston by Rev J E Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithson’s
B. S. Highley
Haston Star-Democrat
Grove
Cork Lot
Diggans
C. L. Kennard
Goldsboro M. E. Church South
School House
New Jerusalem
Preston
J. E. Smith
Philadelphia
Contest to Will Of James P Snow Filed In Orphans Court
Lewis and West representing Thomas Pickering of Lebanon Del and Mrs Sarah E Pratt and John P Davis of Philadelphia filed a caveat in the Orphans Court to the will of James P Snow who died June 1 at Tuckahoe Neck. The challenge argues Snow was mentally incompetent when the will was executed. The estate valued around 20000 includes two farms and personal property. The will leaves everything to Mrs Snow and George H Davis with caveators as cousins. Proceedings will move to Circuit Court after Orphans Court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis & West
Thomas Pickering
Lebanon
Del
Sarah E. Pratt
John P. Davis
Philadelphia
Orphans’ Court
James P. Snow
Tuckahoe Neck
Circuit Court
G A R Encampment Excursion Tickets Offered by Pennsylvania RR
For the thirty-second National Encampment in Cincinnati Ohio September 5 to 10 1998 the Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets at single fare round trip. Tickets are valid for return from Cincinnati not before September 13 with option to extend to October 2 by depositing at Cincinnati Joint Agent September 5 6 7 8 or 9 and paying twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Dover Attorney General reports requisition for Ada Botkin
White of Dover says requisition papers have been sent to California for Ada Botkin who is charged with sending poisoned candy to Mrs Dunning with fatal results. Dunning told a reporter that he knows who murdered his wife and sister in law and will reveal nothing until testimony before the court and jury in Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Dover
California
Ada Botkin
Dunning
Delaware
Hunter seeks clarification on partridge season dates
A reader asks the JOURNAL editors to resolve conflicting reports on game laws. The note cites April 23 1898 and August 20 1898 issues, noting partridge season extending from November 1 to December 24 in one, and November 1 to February 1 in another. The hunter requests a clear, correct season date.
Another Steamer for the Choptank Captain Brockway plans new line
Enterprising Captain Brockway will place a larger steamer on the Choptank line between Greensborough and Baltimore. The vessel, to be completed early next year, will be bigger than Greensborough and superior in many respects. He will start a freight business on the Miles and Wye rivers, transferring Greensborough to these waters. Levy Court appointed Jesse A. Wright director of Linchester bridge, to repair for five years at 75 dollars, with Dorchester county paying half. For Rent Two dwellings in East Denton and a Main St Preston dwelling, apply to Joanna McSHane.
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New Peninsula
Court House Square
W. P. Draper
H. A. Roe
Tuckahoe Bridge
Harrington
Carpenter Blanch
Hillsboro
James Oxenhane
Royal Oak
Talbot
Parnell Johnson
Bellah Kinnamon
Oscar Clark
Denton
Samuel C. Phillips
Easton
J. Edward Dodson
Baltimore
Ridgely
Grove
H. B. Messenger
Federalsburg
James Brodess
L. B. Towers
Rehoboth
A. Roe
G.T. Reade
Cols
W. F. Pennington
Hillsborough
Hugh Browne
Caroline County
N. M. Browne
Wilmington
Browne
Caroline
R. S. Crew
Wye
Queen ‘Anne’s
Philadelphia
Thomas Holliday Hicks Pritehatt
Colorado Springs
Tin Easton
Pritchett
Clayton
Harrison
Brockway
Greensborough
Miles
Jesse A. Wright
Linchester Bridge
Wright
Dorchester County
East Denton
Main St
Preston
Joanna McShane
Nomination by Acclamation for Colonel John Walter Smith
Democratic congressional convention at Ocean City nominated Colonel John Walter Smith of Worcester by acclamation. The gathering approved party principles, denounced Republican mismanagement in Maryland, and praised wartime heroism while condemning political favoritism in awards and offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walter Smith
Worcester County
Ocean City
R. M. Price
Queen Anne’s
Joseph Peterson
Kent
Charles R. Wooters
Talbot
Price
Charles H. Rose
J. Frank Turner
Democratic Party
Talbot Democracy
Lloyd Wilkinson
Pocomoke City
Colonel Smith
Sterling
Applegarth
Dorchester
Smith
Joshua W. Miles
Jefferson
Madison
Jackson
Republican Party
Maryland
Friends of
Reform
General Assembly
Congress
Spain
Dewey
Schley
Hobson
Republican
Winfield Scott Schley
Cervera
In memory of Annie May Rolph and Ellen T Starkey
Memorial notices honor Annie May Rolph who died August 16 1898 and Ellen T Starkey youngest daughter of Marion and Mary C Starkey who died July 28 aged four months and one day. Mother's verse laments parting and heaven bound reunion. Barrow's wheat fertilizer ad promotes 14 brands at Preston MD with price-friendly terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie May Rolph
Ellen T
Marion
Mary C. Starkey
Barrow
Preston
Main Street
Porto Rico and the path to American citizenship
The article outlines postwar steps for Porto Rico to become a U.S. territory and the status of residents as aliens or subjects before formal admission. It notes possible retention of local laws, a treaty provision on emigration back to Spain, and the need for inhabitants to declare citizenship intentions. Vieque Island details and local port observations are included, plus a long community notices section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
New York
United States
Spain
Uncle Sam
Vieque
West Indies
Isabel Segunda
Punta Arenas
San Juan
Senator Gibson Recovers From Severe Bronchitis
Ex senator Charles H. Gibson has entirely recovered from a dangerous bronchitis attack. He has been busy with legal matters, recently visiting New York for work, where a cold developed into bronchitis. Attended by Dr. Hammond, he stayed at 1713 H street during illness and has built a lucrative Washington practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore American
Charles H. Gibson
Gibson
New York
Hammond
H. Street
Schley testimonial fund receives modest county support
The Schley testimonial fund has drawn limited aid in this county with several dozen contributors listed, including Harry A. Roe Jonathan W Kerr Henry R Lewis Willard E West George T Redden Potter Steele Ben H Johnson and Howard Melvin each giving 100 totaling 800. Philadelphia visitors Joseph H Pepper and family visit relatives nearby. Miss Mattie Maloney and Mrs Mollie Pepper visit relatives in Burrsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schley
Harry A. Roe
Jonathan W. Kerr
Henry R. Lewis
Willard E. West
George T. Redden
Potter Steele
Ben. H. Johnson
Howard Melvin
Joseph H. Pepper
Philadelphia
Mattie Maloney
Mollie Pepper
Burrsville
Brown Porter nuptials announced at Burrsville M E Church
Marriage notice for Horace G. Brown and Georgie Porter at Burrsville M E parsonage by Rev L T McLain. Also Galena Academy names Boyer of Templeville as principal succeeding Prof J L Smyth. Wanted: gentle driving horse and fertilizer ad from Denton Journal and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena Academy
Kent County
Mr. Boyer
Templeville
J."l. Smyth
Denton Journal
Denton, Md
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vVia
DL G.A.R
RB. R
Pots
Points North
SPA Perry
J. M. Wilkinson
Wilkinson & Wilkinson
Wilkinson
William Wilkinson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
St. John’s College
Maryland University of Medicine
University Hospital
Willow Grove
Howard M. Wilkinson
Ella Frazier Wilkinson
Annie
Susan Moyer Zacharias
Daniel J. Zacharias
Cherry Hill
Greensboro
Public School News
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Talbot Fair
Church Matters
Captainon
Levy Court
W. J. Mitchell
Port Rico
Wilmer Emory
Calvert Street
Emory
Elwood B. Griffenberg
Chicago
Howard Bryant and Sons
Masters Allan and Harris
William Timmons
Zanesville
Ohio
Mamie Roche
Oakford
Walter Sparklin
People’s National Bank
J. A. Trazzare
Kerr
Pennsylvania
L. O. Eaton
Lottie Overton
Norfolk
Bertha Blades
Sallie Hastings
Choptank
Laura
Bessie Fisher
Blanchard
T. F. Johnson
Hennie
Ethel Anderson
Cambridge
R. A. Brainard
M. F. Downes
William Fields
Pikesville
E. G. Fields
Emma Wilson
Virginia Bouldin
Oxford
Highly
Bowdie
Trappe
Whitby
Rachel Satterthwaite
Julian Gartrell
J. W. Kerr
Sneed
Caddie Short
B. H. Johnson
W. E. Hicks
Oakley Sparks
Waverly
Iva Russell
Cora Russell
Bessie Broughton
Poconoke City
T. BR. Green
Howard
Carroll Pastorfield
Talbot County
W. R. Mowbray
Zion
Nellie Wilson
Reboth
T. C.west
Addie Smith
Paterson
N. J
Etta Jester
Rachel Cooper
Robert J. Jump
May Kerr
Sophie Kerr
Oscar Gorsuch
Senator Gibson
Hickman
Lister
J. H. Barrow
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
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