Banners of local change and legal notes across the Shore
Easton area reports bicycle stock expansion and postmaster appointment in Williamsburg. Lectures by Colonel Copeland occur in Federalsburg Wright's Hall. Tax and insolvent law petitions appear alongside road contracts and constable appointments. A boy loses a foot to an axe mishap. cranes of insolvent acts and local canning plans surface amid fires and rail plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Nichols
Easton
Colonel Copeland
Seaford
F. P. Corkran
Williamsburg
Talbot
Ollie W. Hubbard
East New Market
Deweese & Owens
Denton
L. F. Copeland
Wright’s Hall
Federalsburg
Levy Court
A. B E. Cooper
Third District
W. J. Roe
Edward Wayman
James H. Williams
Lawrence B. Towers
Ssulsbury
Leonard Covey
Justice Hutson
Eighth
W. T. Hutson
N. Alex. Hutson
Kent County
Del
Watson
James H. Nichols
Temple Masonic Lodge
L. B. Towers
George E. Lauisbury
H. F. Wilson
Agner
Queen Anne
Senator Westcott
Frank Stevens
Anna B. Smmith
Kent
Henderson
TB. Kinnamon
Centreville
Boomer
Peninsula Farmer
Cambridge
Phelps & Co
Chronicle
Cambridge News
Dorchester
Joseph B. Seth
Washington
Annapolis
Claiborne
Russum
Talbot Court
Wickes
Stump
Nuptial News From Denton And Nearby Towns
A Still Pond wedding with Lulu Penington Bonwill and William T. Dukes is described amid other notices of marriages in Zion and Thuwley churches. Additional items cover Dr Murdock’s cataract surgery, school examiner M B Stephens speaking in Jacksonville, and local visits, with names including E M Bonwill, J Dukes, L Richardson, and J Henry Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Still Pond M. E. Church
Lulu Penington Bonwill
E. M. Bonwill
William T. Dukes
Tuckahoe Neck
Mendelssohn
Estella Jarman
E. H. Nelson
E. O. Ewing
Lee Hignatt
Concord
Addie
John Henry Noble
Dorchester County
Zion M. P. Church
Williamsburg
Arteria Nichols
Emmett Johnson
Annie High
W. T. Hignatt
John Whaley
Kent County
Delaware
Annie
Tilghman Meloney
Thuwley M. E
Hickman
Sallie Peters
J. D. Reese
Clara Downes
Baltimore
Murdock
Todd
J. Kemp Stevens
Henry R. Lewis
Russum & Lewis
Lulu Slaughter
Joseph Snow
Leipsic
Maggie Stevens
Williston
Annie H. Downes
Margaret Melvin
Denton
Victor L. Emerson
James H. Douglass
Preston
Mollie Wilkinson
Philadelphia
Ida Mellvaine
Dover
J. Dukes Downes
Barclay
Miss Fannie Wilson
Newark
Del
Orphans Court Proceedings Review Guardianship and Estate Accounts
At the Orphans' Court session Edward T. Moore presented his fourth and final guardian ship account and release for Sallie W. Moore, and his fourth account for Bessie M. Moore was passed. William W. Noble submitted the account of sales of James F. Fountain’s personal property. Tilghman Kelley presented the will of John Prattis for probate February..., and William H. Robinson filed his account of sales of James H. Robinson’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Edward T. Moore
Sallie W. Moore
Bessie M. Moore
William W. Noble
James F. Fountain
John Prattis
Caroline County
Tilghman Kelley
William H. Robinson
James H. Robinson
Married couple betts Wright at Williston M E parsonage
Betts and Wright unite in marriage at Williston M E church parsonage on January 22 by Rev J D Reese. Samuel Betts of Delaware weds Christina Wright of near Concord. Gruwell Williams wed in Kent county at the bride’s father’s residence on January 16 by Rev Charles F Sheppard. The schooner Maria Elizabeth, commanded by Captain Eaton, laden with coal for L B Towers, arrived Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BetTs—Wright T
Williston
M. E. Parsonage
J. D. Reese
Samuel Betts
Delaware
Christina Wright
Concord
Gruwell— Williams
Thomas Williams
Charles F. Sheppard
Harry Gruwell
Marthage
Kent County
Maria Elizabeth
Eaton
L. B. Towers
Marydel War and Local Happenings In One Report
In Marydel and surrounding towns, residents discuss the new chief judge, church events, cantata prep, social visits, and school and mill activity. Obituaries note Louis D. Jewell's sudden death aboard the Avalon en route to Baltimore and James Roe’s passing in the Second District. Local politics cover Caroline and state races, war resolutions, and party maneuvers shaping Maryland leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis D. Jewell
Wn. Jewell
Avalon
Baltimore
Tie
Bright
Denton
Leonard
Burrsville
James Roe
A.J. Greenlee
Greenlee
Cedar Grove Cemetery
D. W.austine
A. W. Milby
Arthur W. Milby
M. E
Benjamin Whiteley
Cantonville
Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery
Death notice and mourning resolutions for J Robert McNash
At a temple lodge meeting last Tuesday the Masons adopted memorial resolutions for J Robert McNash noting his kindness, Masonry values, and social virtues. Mourning drape and a 30 day armband wear period were ordered, plus publication in county papers and a copy to the widow. The First National Bank of Seaford declared a semiannual dividend of six percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Lodge of Masons
Whiteneas
Earth
Celestial Lodge
J. Robert MccNash
Denton Census Counts Population by Race and Sex
Denton population within the corporate limits totals 1069. Whites comprise 316 males and 398 females, colored 160 males and 193 females. Overall, 470 males and 509 females. Over the bridge, male whites 76 and colored 16, females white 9 and colored 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Rectoralty Planned at Queenstown by Rev Batte
Rov Algernon Batte of Church Hill, Talbot and Queen Annes counties, will build a rectory at Queenstown at his own expense after accepting a call to Wye parish. land secured, lumber purchased, parish divided later. current rectory near Wye Mills. Also notes on Rev S J Morris denial of Masonry sermon, St Pauls Ingleside rededication, Mrs Hopkins speak, Townsend revival, and upcoming events across area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algernon Butte
Church Hill
Queen Anne's County
Wye Parish
Talbot
Queenstown
Wye Mills
Ingleside
A. W. Wilson
South
J. H. Davidson
Kingswood Church
G. F. Hopkins
M. E
Epworth League
Washington
Masonic Hall
F. F. Carpenter
Ridgely M. E
Thawley’s
M. E. Church
Hickman
Queen Anne's railroad seeks deeper Queenstown harbor access
Washington letter reports representatives urging increase from 6 to 12 feet in Queenstown creek and harbor to speed Baltimore to Lewes transit by water and rail. Gen. John S. Gittings and Rep. Miles spoke. board eyes route choice within ten days. Smithville meeting set to secure passage and right of way. Peters Bros. of Hickman bought thousands of ties for the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Queen Anne’s
Queenstown
John S. Gittings
Miles
Baltimore
Lewes
Emory
Delaware
Smithville
Peters Bros
Hickman
Del
School Commissioners Discuss Levy Court and Book Storage
The School Commissioners met Tuesday with little business. They urged the levy court to allocate space beside the Commissioners' office in the new building and provide shelves for county school books. Meritorious January pupils named from Oaks and Oakland schools. Local testimonials praise Chamberlain's Pain Balm, recommended by D. M. Hamilton. available from W. E. Brown and H. Duffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naten
Levy Court
Shalves, &c
Oaks School
Charlie Merriken
Edwin Paisley
Gertie Adams
Elsie Anthony
Roland Chaffineh
Oakland School
Lottie Wood
Fred Dukes
Hazel Bruch
Ella Kauffman
Martha Bruch
Los Angeles
Castelar St
Cal
Chamberlain
D. M. Hamilton
W. E. Brown
Denton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
January Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses
Real estate transfers recorded by Clerk Fields mark January activity with numerous conveyances in Ridgely, Denton Bridge, Choptank, and Federalsburg areas including 22 acres to William Cashe and Ridgely town lots. A long list includes names such as Laut, Nichols, Herr, Porter, Stowe Sutton, and many others with varying districts and prices. Marriage licenses issued in leap month feature couples like Kemp and Sheltye, Faulkner and Hutson, Nichols and Morgan, and more across local communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Fields
Rachel J. Laut
William N. Cashe
Elizabeth Chilton
James H. Nichols
Denton Bridge
J. B. Longfellow
Minnie Collison
Wesley H. Shaw
Christian H. Still
Edward Sapp
Charles Ross
Mark H. Smith
Lotat Denton Bridge
F. P. Herr
M. L. Weaver
Ridgely
Henry Baker
Selby Smith
Mary E. Taylor
John D. Reich
Thomas B. Price
J. A. Wright
Thomas H. Morgan
Jesse A. Wright
Wilmer O. Davis
Castella Corbin
W.E. Hicks
E. H. Gale
Hillsborough
Eugene R. Arringdale
Rosamond A. Ridgaway
William C. Bradley
Williams. Fletcher
Fernandes Davis
J. Jerome
Federalsburg
Tina D. Davis
Luther J. Andrew
Newton Andrew
Edward Saulsbury
Tilghman H. Thomas
James E. Wright
Daniel A. Williams
James H. Seals
Hynson C.gooden
Lewis E. Toulson
Albert G. Towers
C. M. Lloyd
E. W. Cooper
Job B. Kemp
Lizzie Sheltye
G. W. Faulkner
Laura Hutson
Willard
Russell
Kate E. Fleming
Johu Nichols
Renie Morgan
Henry J. Walston
Sallie Ve Neal
Edward E. Walls
Sallie Biexling
Abraham Seward
Lizzie Totheroh
Norman P. Wix
Nettie Saunders
Alga J. Corkran
Auralia Medford
William Dukes
Annie E. New
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Yrray
Marydel
Messrs
Saulsbury
Day
Sheriff Green
Ernest Cooper
Jocelyn’s Hall
Lorn Cook
Willow Grove
Nellie Pierce Burke
Millington
Katharine Duffey
Maggie Cade
Hattie Dukes
Tuskahoe Neck
George Duffey
Hugh Duffey
Maude Gooding
M. E. Sparklin
Harry Jones
Dave Rees
Clayton
H. M. Thompson
Nannie Palmatory
Reesville
Miss Palmatory
Nellie Clark
Cordova
Lambert
Pat
M. BE. Church South
Mr. Wells
Harry Sparks
Caroline
Thowmus Culbreth
Journal
Democrats of
United States
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States of America
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
U. Kingdon
Britain
Ireland
U. States of America
U. States
United States Commission
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
James Maptoon
England
Jefferson
Macon
Madison
Great Britain
Erskine
Copenhagen
Jackson
France
Napoleon
Berlin
Milan
William Pinkney
London
Atlantic
Commodore Rodgers
U.S. S
Cape Charles
H. M.S. Little Belt
Rodgers
Foster
Serurier
West Florida
Spain
Canada
House
Archer
Harford
Prince George’s
Little
Baltimore County
McKim
Baltimore City
Ringford
Washington County
Wright
Goldsborough
Key
Anne Arundel
Stuart
Charles
Smith
Reed
Maryland
Samuel Turbutt Wright
Chesapeake
Peace Party
Bowie
General Assembly
Canneus
Gerry
Holbrook
Willis
Tillotson
Bayard
John Gassaway
Marshal Rutter
Department of State
Thomas Saulsbury
Culbreth
Applegarth
Baltimore News
House Judiciary Committee
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
Second Judicial Circuit
Mr. Applegarth
Democratic Senate
Westcott
Judiciary Committee
The
Baltimore Herald
Eastern Shore
Wilkinson
Gibson
Wellington
Lowndes
T. Frank Tyler
Alleganian
Young
Tyler
Mudd
Republican State Committee
Coffin
Gary
Gorman
Cleveland
Worcester
Garrett
St. Louis
B. Gootee Stevens
Stevens
W. W. Johnson
J. D. Hettinger
E. Madison Mitchell
Robert A. Regester
Wm. T. Henderson
Jacob D. Michael
J. Reese Pitcher
J. Berry Turner
Ira E. Stevenson
Somerset
Stevenson
Charles O. Melvin
Posomoke City
Eastern Shore Fish Commissionership
First National Bank of
Railroad Notes
Bates Dill
Laura Brown
William G. Gould
Gertie Matthews
Charles W. Hammond
Rachel E. Hooper
Charles Hicks
Catharine Brown
James H. Moore
Anna A. Haines
Joseph Hubbard
Amanda Lake
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