Local Department Notes and Village Happenings
Denton area notices cover drought and ore. The Empire and Ontario drills are sold by H C Fisher. J L Houseman named Greenwood postmaster. Public schools reopen September 14. Widespread potato bugs plague farms. Banter on trains, prices, and local buildings rounds out the column with social notices and travel chatter.
Tennis revival sparks Ridgely club idea
Local note outlines growing interest in tennis among youth and a proposed Ridgely tennis club to foster talent. The item also lists multiple local residents and visitors, including extended commutes and family travels, with several name checks and social movements through Ridgely and nearby areas.
Williston Social Notes and Local Visits
Williston residents host and visit relatives across county lines with guests from Philadelphia Maryland and Kent County. The piece lists numerous visitors including Miss Josephine Willoughby Miss Estella Meredith and Miss Annie Weer along with changes at canning houses and a church rebuilding fundraiser with Charles Rhodes named as Register of Voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orland Horsey
Exston
John Horsey
Benjamin
Ali Todd
Madison Towers
Cambridge
Josephine Willoughby
Philadelphia
Minnie Todd
Estella Meredith
Easton
Maude Hoffman
Frederick
W. S. Keefer
A. Meredith
Bowers Beach
J. D. Reese
Cornersville
Georgian Stevens
Annie Weer
Kent Couunty
Edna Shipman
Cora Sewell
Clayton
Edith Hamilton
J. K. Benton
Kent Island
Helen Hignatt
Quantico
S. P. Shipman
Virginia
Robert C. Rice
Social Items of Generaliar Interest in Greensboro
Visitors in town include Miss Minnie Holden of Church Hill and others from Burrsville, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Easton. many Greensboro residents and guests at Rehoboth week. a child’s funeral and lawn fete for church funds. various social visits, travels to Atlantic City, Tolchester fair attendance, and a legislative appeal on sanitation with hogs beyond town limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hudgins
Baltimore
Mary Garey
Julia Chance
Centreville
Purnell Johnson
C. W. Byrn
Denton
Katharine
Clara Hobbs
Talbot
George E. Saulsbury
Vermont
Minnie Davis
Choptank
Easton
Annie D. Bailey
Philadelphia
T. Norris
Addie Adams
Rehoboth
M. P. Allen
Seaford
Benjamin H. Johnson
Mary Fisher
North
Nellie
Harper
Greensboro
Marc Bryant
Minnie Holden
Chruch Hill
J. F. Holden
Annie Smith
Burrsville
Elizabeth Hennings
Viola and
Mariel Pepper
J. P. Pepper
Catharine Massey
John F. Dawson's
Lida Sharp
Fannie Bernard
Harford Porter
Oxford
Charles Butler
Robert Jarman
John F. Jarman
William Moore
Lillian Messrs
Henry Totheroh
Ben Hobbs
James Mitchell
James Clark
Andrew Hubbard
Annie Baggs
Eeith Harrington
Ruth C. Hoffecker
Otto D. Zacharias
Mitchell
Greensboro Cemetery
E. L. Hoffecker
Ethel Jackson
Edith Dill
Maud Pritchett
Elsie Coursey
Will Longfellow
Harlan C. Harrington
John Clark
Leslie Balderson
Tolchester
Bertie Stevenson
Edith Humphries
Kenton
Angie Goldsborough
Maria Goldsborough
Florence Bareus
Isabelle
Emily Burke
Wilmington
Annie Moore
Elizabeth Shockley
William M. Kerlinger
William H. Simpson
M. Elisa Roe
Kent Island
Myra Taylor
Harvey Coursey
Elsie
Carrie Moore
William Carter
J. C. Russell
Dora Powell
Millington
Vickey Roe
Mary House
Lizzie Melvin
Charles Pippin
Nellie Harper
Florence Coursey
Mabel Wilson
Annie M. Moore
Mney
M.S
Lee Concord
Visitors list from Fempreville social noted
Recent visitors included Mrs. Charles Starkey Miss Made line Murray Miss Anna Horsey Rev E R Sidell Mr and Mrs C Poore and daughter Miss Jennie Miss Mary Pippin Mrs James Howenstein and children Mr and Mrs Charles Jacobs Miss Lula Gibson and Mrs Siletto Mrs J M Swing and children of Ridgely who returned from Templeville relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Starkey
Madeline Murray
Anna Horsey
E.R. Sidell
C. Poore
Jennie
Mary Pippin
James Howenstein
Charles Jacobs
Lula Gibson
Siletto
J. M. Swing
Ridgely
Templeville
Local Social Notes from Edinburgh and Nearby
Edinburgh socials report visits by Mr and Mrs John Hall and Mildred Ingleside to Mr and Mrs Charles Poors. Courtly gatherings include James R Glass Baltimore and Laura R Smith Henderson with Margaret Smith and Wesley at a Sadlersville party. Updates mention Gsell returning to New York, Cain Poore Philadelphia visiting Ellen Poore, Charlie Smith Dover visits, baptism at Choptank River, Clyde Poore recovering health, Chas Poore and W J Poore in Dover, and W Lee Poore at Bowers Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hall
Mildred
Ingleside
Charles Poors
James R. Glass
Baltimore
Laura R. Smith
Henderson
Margaret Smith
Wesley
Sadlersville
Gsell
New York
Cain Poore
Philadelphia
Ellen Poore
Charlie Smith
Dover
Caroline
Choptank River
Clyde Poore
Chas. Poore
W. J. Poore
W. Lee Poore
Bowers Beach
Moore to Lead Service at Christ Church Tomorrow
Rev. S. B. Moore of Trappe will lead the morning service at eleven o'clock in Christ Church with holy communion included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Moore
Trappe
Christ Church
Surf bathing sermon by Rev Bancroft voices cautions and ecstasy
The essay praises ocean bathing as a freeing, youthful joy after preparation, urging balance to avoid excess. It warns that indulgence can dull dignity and harm health, then counsels returning to room, drying, and warming. The piece links nature to a divine vision and moral law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Bancroft
Spain
Rehoboth Season Nears Quiet Close
The Rehoboth season will wind down in about three weeks as cottagers stay for September and October while visitors thin out by mid next month. The summer was unusually fine for bathing with no drownings and fewer mosquitoes. Moonlight fishing off the Delaware Breakwater drew fresh interest and several trips ended at daybreak with good luck. Talk of a new hotel persists, though no solid plans emerge. Local visitors include Mrs Perla McMaster Miss Corinne Merryman Mrs Ella Hawkins and families from Towson Bridgeville Philadelphia and Fawn Grove. T W Porter's cannery operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehoboth
Delaware
Perla McMaster
Corinne Merryman
Towson
Ella Hawkins
Fawn Grove
T. H. Wright
W. O. Jacobs
Philadelphia
Sarah Jacobs
Lida Porter
Howard Hardesty
Bridgeville
W. 8. Russell
Ira Dill
R. MH. Dill
T. W. Porter
Philadelphia Nurses Training Plan Expands Across States
The Philadelphia School for Nurses and the American Red Cross launch a program to train young women for Red Cross and government nursing service in emergencies. Efforts will extend to small towns in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, with male trainees in some areas. One hundred thousand dollars is guaranteed, and more funds are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia School For
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Exo
Philadelphia School For Nurses
Witherspoon
Philadelphia
Miscellaneous Local Notices and Incidents
A morning train struck Mrs. Mary Fairbanks near Williamsburg but she escaped serious harm as the train was just leaving the station at a slow speed. Hillsboro rowdyism led to fines of 1 each for Ronnie Bentley Arthur Bentley Will Hines Frank Mines Arthur Murray Henry Bentley. Sheriff Dukes jailed Fred Murray on a charge of obtaining a horse by false pretense. Harry Spencer near Hartley grows five acres of tomatoes averaging fifty per vine, a notably large yield. Mrs. Naomi Legatos and her son visited from Wilmington then returned home to Ida Statum’s. Hundreds from the county attended Tolchester fair Thursday and Friday. Mrs A J Walker’s West Venton residence beautified by painter’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Mary Fairbanks
Fred Murray
Garrettson Smith
Harry Spencer
Hartley
Naomi Legatos
Wilmington
Ida Statum
Tolchester
A.J. Walker
West Venton
Maryland Act on Registration for Incoming Residents
An 1902 Maryland act requires newcomers from other states to register their intent to become citizens and residents, with records kept by county clerks. Registrants gain voter rights only after one year, and certified copies prove eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Baltimore
Circuit Court
Superior Court
Daltimore City
Baltimore City
Chapel
Robert E. Welsh
Trappe
Thomas Leaverton
Easton
James F. Benson
St. Michaels
Alfred Lee Tharp
House of Delegates
John L. Fisher
Walter R. Moore
Oxford
Awrence Rude
Tilghman’s Island
Dorchester Democrats
Charles Lake
Register of Wills
John W. Fletcher
Emerson C. Harrington
W. Laird Henry
Elbridge
Johnson
Francis P. Corkran
William H. Maguire
Orphans’ Court
J. Hooper Bosley
Edward P. Smith
Joseph E. McKnett
Geo. A. Thompson
William J. Watkins
J. Watton Thompson
McComas
Republican Party
Jackson-Madd
Wachter
Jackson
Williams
Wm.h. Jackson
Salisbury
Thos. A. Smith
Ridgely
Mullikin
Republian
Talbot County
Mr. Jones Endorses Democratic Ticket in Maryland
Joseph Jones a Baltimore police veteran with county property spoke at the Journal office. He compared conditions under Republican and Democratic rule, arguing white Marylanders must back the Democracy to ensure peace and home security, noting dangerous and irresponsible colored men and claiming a Republican win emboldens them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Jones
Baltimore
Journal
Maryland
County Auditors Nearing Completion of Annual Report
Auditors James H. Douglass John A Sigler and Robert Jarrell will soon finish their yearly review and issue the county financial report. The process has become easier with only three or four days needed each year, reducing expenses. The auditors completed their examination on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Douglass
John A. Sigler
Robert Jarrell
Denton Shirt Company to Resume Business Next Week
After weeks away, the Denton Shirt Company will resume operations next week. Market notes list wheat at 78 to 82 cents a bushel in Baltimore, corn at 56 to 61 cents. Telephone line to Taylor's Island nearing completion. Veneer works planned for Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Shirt Company
Baltimore
Taylor's Island
Greensboro
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Levy Court Wit
Lendon Board
the Local Department
H. C. Fisher
Empire
Ontario
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Alda Clements
Wichina
J. L. Houseman
Greenwood
Black Swamp Canning Company
Hollandsville
Federalsburg
Mercury
Vesper
N. L. Tribott
Law
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Padfield
Patriotic Sons of America
Rock Hall
William H. Lord
Concord
W. V. Davis
Uncle Sam
Government Weather Services
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Hartington
Dorman
W. T. Jones
Queen Anne's
Thawley
Bryan Farm
J R. Clark
W. M. Poisal
Main Street
Masonic Building
Swinney & Co
Queen Anne’s
Ocean Shore
Whitby
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Thomas C. Hamiller
Charles E. Shannahan, Esq
Board of Election Supervisors
Supreme Court of Baltimore
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Elizabeth Johnson
Alexander Johnson
Harry ‘Johnson
N. R. Johnson
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Ypersonal
Ethel
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Emma Ross
Harrington
Geo. Medders
Galena
Emma Fisher
Hoboken
Blanche Hobbs
Caroline Redden
Roy C. Swithh
W. A. Morse
South Washington
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Neal
Morse
QO. H. Nickerson
M. T. Baynard
Cordova
J. R. Garrigues
W. Jd. Turbitt
B. P. Truitt
Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Frederick County
Robert Moog
George Boehl
Birdie Varina
Amelis Collins
Minnie Boehl
Elsie Downes
Edith Truitt
Marguerite Wilson
Begsie O’brien
Mayme Wilson
Jennie Wyatt
W. J. D. Lucas
Henry R. Lewis
8. H. Flahart
Washington
M. A. Whiteley
Preston
Mary E. Nickerson
Turbitt
Chas. A. Stoops
John R. Hitech
Sarah Downes
Walter Sparklin
Milton
J. P. W. Richardson
A. A. Christian and
Rebessas
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J. E. Andrews
Alfred Williams
Davis’ Drug Store
Kizzie Gooden
Armstrong, Cator & Co
H. L. Montague
Emma
Elizabeth
John Gillspie
Wm. T. Coursey
Margaret Andrews
Messrs. Temple, Smith &Co
Second Avenue
Last
Third Street
Lillian Melvin
Fraces Greene
Hobbs
Atlantic City
F. P. Stafford
Robert Cook
Caroline Hobbs
T. P. Towers
Elias Collison
Annie Collison
Edgar Welch
Thomas Cahall
Millard F. H. Collison
J. K. Calloway
Edwin Paisley
Williston
Thomas Connolly
Alga Smith
Connolly
Old St. Joseph's Church
B. F. Parlet
Chas. I. Rose
Locke Goldsborough
C. R. Wooters
Charles Rhodes
Queen Anne
John W. Anthony
Greensborough
Ena Nichole
Blanche
Etta Todd
Elmer
Orrie
Sammy Pitman
Hynson
Della Smith
Agner
Prank Todd
Banyan Nichols
Euston
Walton Dukes
William ‘Trice
Edith
Charles Trice
Walter Beaehamp
Olla Beachamp
George B. Jenkins
W. A. Johnson
Mia Beachamp
Berlin
Lizzie Beachamp
William Stevens Hias
W. C. Todd
Tolchester Fair
Nenerson
Reynolds Moore
C. E. Hollingsworth and Son
Esaston
Elizabeth Grant
Chester
Will Carraw
Norman Kelley
Thos. Cubbage
Philadelpha
Janes Glass
Bn Uivel Carrow
Rose Seward
Grace
Mary Cubbage
Thos
Everngain
H. F. Stevens
Atwood Todd
Saulsbury
Relboth
Emma Hubbard
Sarah Tichenor
Bertha Qoles
Irah Smith
Elizabeth Thawley
Bessie Trico
Nellie Stevens
James Burkett
Messrs. Smith
George W. Snarr
T. H. Gullett
Miss Elba
Mary Stack
The
Good Samaritan Hospital
Emily Douglass
Clark Douglass
Douglass Pooks
Miss Gray
Laurel
Phillips
Railroad Avenue
Fempreville
Edinburgh
Surravide
Mary A. Finharty
Samuel H. Finharty
John T
Joseph
Tarry
Dailey
Flaharty
John Dailey
Sharp’s Island
Mr. Tunis
Tho Grands
Joseph T. Tunis
Canton Lumber Company
Mary E. Neal
Mira. E. Stafford
Sarah P. Stafford
Theodore Sainsbury
Truvilla Jacobs
Thos. J. Grace
Trenry KR. Lewis
Rebecca A. Fulton
Mr. Jones
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