Local News Summary From The Caroline Journal
The Caroline Journal reports on town life with notes on weather, taxes, auctions, new buildings, and local people. Items include ice harvests, a new wharf plan for Tuckahoe river, court house vault petitions, a mental asylum order, and train schedules affecting freight. Two fatal train incidents near Delmar precede updated D C freight running days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Horsey
Tuckahoe River
Mary Walcott
Walcott
Delaware
Ramsdell
Masonic Building
J. H. Vangesel
Justice Hutson
Laura Howard
Little Bethel
Court House
A. J. W. Stevens
Baltimore
Hobbs
Annie Jarrell
Robert Jarrell
Caroline
Thomas
Williston
Liza J. Faulkner
Spring Grove Asylum
Denton
Ridgely
Edward Wright
Wilmington
Delmar
Benjamin Brittingham
Edward
Lisboro Wedding and Holiday Happenings Highlight Local Life
The marriage of Frank Seward and Annie Rolph took place at the M. E. Church with Rev G W Townsend officiating and a reception at Seward home. Guests include Bessie Flemming, Ralph Thompson, and many students abroad. Local changes, ice harvests, and Christmas visits accompany notices of new residents, traveling relatives, and social events across Lisboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Seward
Annie Rolph
M. E
Chas. Jarrell
Ethel Stewart
Eva Willoughby
G. W. Townsend
G. W. Rolph
Harry
Thompson
A. C. Barton
Uertie Fisher
Isaac T. Sparklin
Wilmington
W. H.thawley
J. W. Dill
Downes’ Wharf
Hugh Duffey
Jack
Eighth Annual Hop Of Denton Young Gentlemen
The Eighth Annual Hop of the Denton young gentlemen was held in Masonic Hall last Tuesday evening. The event featured exquisite costumes and lavish decorations with wreaths of evergreens and holly. A full dances program followed, and attendees included Miss Annabel Moore and many others, with floor committee led by A. G. Towers and George Skirven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Grice
Harmony
Fara
Denton
Masonic Hall
Terpsichore
Hillsborough
Mamie McShane
Frank McShane
Ridgely
Georgia Boone
Ruby Crawford
Nellie Warner
Harry Rose
Arthur Wooters
Cordova
Belle Merrick
Leslie Merrick
Barclay
Richard Seward
Harvey Wooters
Norman Smithers
L. D. Kelley
Easton
May Wright
Lida Wright
Daniel Fields
Lee Wright
Wood Stevens
Seaford
William
Town Hall
K. Earle Fisher
State Librarian’s Office
Annapolis
Morgan Deaston
Chestetown
Ella Downes
Minnie Fields
Edwin C. Fields
Mollie Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Jennie Macklin
Wilmington
W. HL. Anderson
Mercury
Tuckahoe
Corkran
Downes’ Wharf
Williston
Chesapeake
Coward’s Point
Maryland
Cambridge
Castle Haven
Baltimore
Thomas
Denton M. FE
Pearl Meredith
Mattie Smith
Annie May Lewis
Elsie Downes
Newman Richards
Alice Meredith
Dora Smith
Lora Downes
Bertie Fields
Lizzie Hynson
Lizzie Wilkinson
Misses Stafford
Ralph Thawley
Pannie Lincoln Genie Redden
Nannie Nichols
Nellie Wilson
Jennie Fisher
Mr.t. PB. Fisher
Willie Bower
Dannie DeLong
Ida
Social Happenings and Weddings Near Watters
A long list of residents and visitors in Denton and surrounding towns notes holidays spent with family and friends. engagements and marriages are announced including I. I. Johnson and Stella Short and Alice S. Ford and Charles H. Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kinder
Laurel
Denton
Bodies as Temples of the Living Theories Explored
A Journal of the 24th December quotes a Baltimore clergyman arguing the body is not part of the real man and discusses implications for law, medicine, and the soul. It cites scientific authorities Maudsley and others to defend the unity of mind and body and questions the immortality of the soul without the body. The piece includes literary excerpts and contemplates life, death, and the afterlife with cautious restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joreson
Baltimore
Johnnie Jones
Billy Smith
Byron
Berkly
Punch
Prof
Hain
Lelut
Campbell of
Argyle
Maudsley
Church of England
Europe
Paul
Athens
Pretty Bridgetown Church Wedding of T Cliaton Lane and Florence Willis
A wedding at Bridgetown Church on the twenty eighth united T Cliaton Lane of Queen Anne's and Miss Florence Willis of Caroline with a decorated altar arch and arching umbrella. The bridal party included James and Robert Lane and Walter Willis. Rev. Harding officiated. The couple departed on the four thirty train to Wilmington for their future home. Tilghman Lockerman of Concord suffered a serious leg injury after a branch caused a fall near Hobbs Corner. he crawled half a mile to safety, then received medical care and was later taken to his father’s home for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Downes
Wilmington Commercial College
Ormond Downes
Shortridge
Media Academy
Bessie Rochester
West Chester Normal School
Denton
Mr. Cooper
St. John’s
Mr. Stevens
The
Agricultural College
Mary Fisher
Maryland Institute
P. Roland Fisher
Maryland
Merriken
Blackiston and Noble
Washington College
John M. Wilson
Lehigh University
I. I. Johnson
Stella D. Short
Robert H. Short
Delaware
Harrington M. J
Joseph Robinson
Perryman
Alice S. Ford
Charles H. Simmons
Parmington
M. W. Clark
J. Bascom Clark
Sussex Journal
Charles Hf
Todd
Joseph H. George
Lucy Ella Slaughter
Luchahoe Neck
G. W. Townsend
Ezekiel Cooper
Carriers’ Bank of Dover
Annie Conwell
William H. Bower
Philadelphia
Lawrence B. Towers
Lula Rawlins
Isaac S. Giles
Seaford P. E. Church
Woolsey
Rock Hill College
Howard County
Denis
Francis St. J. How
New York
Easton
How
Bridgetown Church
T. Cliaton Lane
Queen Anne's
Florence Willis
Caroline
James
Robert Lane
Walter Willis
Mr. Hardesty
Near Denton
Miss Harding
Tilghman Lockerman
Concord
Hobbs
Parnell Deen
Bethel Church Wedding Near Greenwood Captivates Crowd
Miss Minnie Morris wed John F. Cannon at Bethel Church with Rev. Lucas and Rev. T. H. Wright officiating. Attendants Lawrence Morris and Ada Williams, ushers Edward Eisenberry and Frank Todd, organist Mrs. Stephen Wroten. After the service the couple left for their new home amid well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Church
Greenwood
Minnie
Thomas Morris
John F. Cannon
Lawrence Morris
Ada Williams
Edward Eisenberry
Vernon
Frank Todd
Aethel
Stephen Wroten
Mr. Lucas
T. H. Wright
M. P
Residents and Students Plans for Winter at Bethlehem
Bethlehem notes new arrivals and plans for winter season. Walter Dean recently moved to town works at M Messick store. Walter H Parrott, a graduate of Eaton Burnett college, to spend winter with his parents. Bessie Messick to stay with friends in Philadelphia. Claude Ledman to attend a business college this winter. Orrie Dean of Haston to spend holidays with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dean
M. Messick
Walter H. Parrott
Business College of
Messrs. Eaton & Burnett
Bessie Messick
Philadelphia
Claude Ledman
Orrie Dean
Haston
Baltimore area railroad earnings and plans noted
A historical clipping discusses the condition of the timetable for the Baltimore area line and the Eastern Shore. It cites general figures and plans under receivership, noting net earnings perhaps exceeding forty thousand dollars and a road value near one thousand four hundred sixty nine dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condittimore
Eastern Shore
Jos. B.seth
Pennsylvania Railroad tours promise pleasure and sightseeing
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company offers holiday pleasure tours with experienced tourist agents and chaperons. Destinations include Old Point Comfort and Washington with four and three day options, plus a winter Florida series. Rates cover transportation, accommodations, meals, and excursions, with multiple return options and specific departure dates in 1893. Applications available from the Tourist Department, 233 South Fourth St, Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Old Point Comfort
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Richmond
D. C
Florida
York
California
South Fourth St
Popular Maryland West Virginia Teachers Chosen for World’s Fair Trip
Fifty teachers from Maryland, West Virginia, Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania will lead Burgh 7ies at the World’s Fair next July. The Times will sponsor palace cars and ten days of entertainment, with popularity determined by ballots returned to the Times. A Bridgetown correspondent reports a barn fire at AJM Paff’s Ruthsburg farm destroying grain worth about 1200 dollars. the 2000-dollar barn and contents were insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
West Vire
Ohio
Westernvania
Haeburgh
the Times
Gmypad
Times
AJM. Paff
Ruthsburg
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Vin D&c. RR
Shige Preston
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Orphans Court
Sly
Levy Court
the Local Department
Dasites
Mr. Park
R. D. Windsor
Martha Jarrell
Ingleside
Kent County
Cooper & Son
M. J
George W. Spurry
Lisboro
Margsdel
W. W. Hickman
Greensborough
N. G. Cohee
Harwood
Jacob Rickards
Fred H. Heather
Samuel H. Pippin
Calvin R. Frashier
John Jones
Thomas B. Johns
Henderson
George H. Berry
Dr. West
Bound Brook
N. J
Simeon West
R. Newton Pippin
Mr. McKnett
Kennedyville
Samuel Pippin
James Green
Kate Woodall
Quaker City
T. R. Green
Charles Boyer
Bessie Gooden
Etta Reed
Della Smith
Sallie Richards
William Johns
Walter R. Moore
Thomas Green
Katie Musselman
Smyrna
Bridgetown
Our Town
Katie Woolyhand
William Carsons
Moore's Chapel
Griffith
William J. Knotts
Centreville
James Straughn
Fred Chance
Charles Ross
Sapp
Andrew Hutchinson
American Corner
Alga Corkran
J. M. Beaven’s
Lanciers
Chinatown
la Serennata
Polacca
Lanciers—International
McManus
Congress
Leona
Lanciers—Wang
Pegey Cline
Potka
Baccarat
Waltz—Wang
Landers—Berkley
Mollie
Mollie and I
Cranath
Res. W. 0
Lacs
Wm. II, Cabal
Mies Ella Wyatt
David Moore
Will Jackson
Wesley Jarrell
Mozart Hall
Betsy Bobbitt
Mozart Stall
Messrs
I. Meeds
Frank Joins
Church Hill
J. A. Arters
P. EB
Bert Pearson
Boston
Ida Horsey
Laurel, del
Nat. Horsey
Lula Hillary
Lelia Massey
Katie Gooslin
Linkwood
Annie Betson
Wilson Thornton
Greensboro
Zadoc Draper
George Betson
A. J. Rich
Rhdgely
Wilson’s Mill Pond
A. G. Saulsbury & Bro
Voesser
Mrs. Wiley
Mr. Flounders
Lewis Knotts
Ruthsbury
Wesley Bower
Vd. Callahan
Prof. Guilford
Frank Green
Miss Lillie Green
McShane's Wall
J. A. Heller
Nazareth
Alfred Smith
Allud
Vederalsburg
M. L
Simeon Gullett
Santa Claus
Mr. Dodd
W. J. Oasis
Santa
Presbyterian Sunday School
James Carroll
John Todd
Dover
Wilmer Davis
Charles W. Jefferson
George Prince
Celia Andrew
George Greer
Blanche Noble
Blanche Davis
Westminster College
Emma Long
Richard and
John Howling
Liden’s
Stephens
Jump
Thawley’s
William E. Bullock
Goldsboro
Wolidays Hoya
Watters
John G. Wright
Albany, N. Y
A. R. Wright
B. F. Field
Jefferson Hospital
J. Earle
Robert F. Rochester
Alex. Saulsbury
Edwin R. Downes
Ben Wilson
Fisher
Georgia Layton
Ida Wooters
Elon S. Hobbs, Esq
G. W. Raughley
Virginia
M. J. Young
Church News
Laurel Grove
Smithson
St.oop
Vka
Anton
Waller S. Shoat
Wspaperna Uy
Palafal
C.L.S. C
Geo
W. Townsend
Bethlehem
Bl& K.S. Pinang
Mrs. UF
Spring Grove
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