Ground hog celebration and farm notices mix
A busy agricultural and community update lists farm for sale notices and stock prices with wheat at 1.06 and corn 55 to 57, mules for sale, ground hog celebration, and regionwide farming activity. It highlights earnings for eggs, fruit and poultry trade, local auctions, and improvements by farmers and merchants across Denton, Harrington, Federalsburg, and surrounding counties.
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J. W. Funk
W. J. Blackiston
Cedar Mount Poultry Farm
F. J. Wright
Masten
A. T Reichman
Commonwealth Quartet
Masonic Hall
J. H. Brown
E. H. Hirs
Seaford
A. Baughley
Harrington
Cohee
Denton
H. L. Cooper
Peninsula
W. Brewster Deen
T. Pliny Fisher
Federalsburg
N. G. Cohee
Hartley
William H. Ringgold
Charles E Jones
Hillsboro
Lamb
T. Alan Goldsborough
William B. Gruwell
William Dennis
Camden
N. J
Piney Grove
Choptank
Caroline
Talbot
Eaton
Lin Eaton
Joseph H. Carroll
Leiier Masten
Wilmer B. Parker
Parker
E. M. Willey
Hobbs
H.S. Taveau & Co
Roy T. Thawley
Cincinnati
Booth & Raleigh
Grace Smith
Annapolis
Lena Garey
Sheriff's Office
Talbot County
Andersontown
E. T. Orme
A. J. Bennett
Goldsboro
George E. Smith
Queen Anne
C. H. Dean
George C. Moore
H. L. Jump
Harry Clark
H. T. Fisher
Rowe
F. R. Owens
Cambridge
Public Service Commission
Wawe
Owens
Chesapeake & Potomac
Social News From Caroline County This Week
Numerous social and personal notes from Caroline County list gatherings, engagements, travel, and local visits. Among attendees are Mrs. Outten, Mrs. Baughley, Mrs. Barber, Miss Bailey, and several Messrs. Stewart and others. marriages announced for Ethel and Sallie Quillen’s daughters. visits by William H. Lord and family, Homan of Pittsburg, and many others. Also covered are club events, Scouts activities, a funeral, illnesses, and local movements of residents and visitors.
Levy Court Accelerates State Aid Road Plans Toward Grove
County Commissioners move forward without delay on the Preston to Grove State Aid road, considering cement use for durability. State Roads Commission backs the cement road as long lasting and less repair prone. Miller, Salisbury, endorses road engineer Harry W aldorf, whose appointment is expected to be confirmed. An automobile will be provided for the engineer to monitor highway improvements. The new bridge draw will be sixty feet wide as decided recently.
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Preston
Grove
State Roads Commission
Miller
Salisbury
Harry Waldorf
Caroline
State Commission
Deaths in Burrsville Clayton and Kent County
The death notice reports Mrs. Nancy Scott aged 97 dying at her daughter’s Burrsville home with two sisters surviving and funeral services at Union M P Church. It also notes Isaac N Mills aged 77 of Clayton, a veteran railroad man who rose to responsibility, and John Bickling a Kent County landowner who died suddenly with several grown children surviving.
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Nancy Scott
James Breeding
Burrsville
William Wathers
Hickman
Mary Hussey
Greensboro
Union M. P. Church
Isaac N. Mills
Clayton
John Bickling
Kent County
Delaware
Journal Subscription Ad Promises Punny News
A compact ad invites readers to subscribe to the JOURNAL for punny and timely news content. It markets humor alongside standard reporting, aiming to boost readership with lighthearted, witty coverage.
Ames revival and local notices from Denton area
Reports from Ames include the burial of a Denton area mother in the Denton cemetery by Hobbs and Benton brothers, with family returning to Baltimore. Piney Church opens February 2 with formal reopening the first Sunday in March, likely with ex President Sheridan and Rev H S Johnson present. Revival meetings show 25 to 30 accessions by probation, while local timber cutting and music events occur. Dr. Bowers of the Maryland Conference preached to a crowded audience.
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C. H
Wm. I
Burton Benton
Baltimore
Denton Cemetery
Hobbs
Piney
Sheridan
H.S. Johnson
Ames
Messrs
E. M. Willey
Pearl Gatherers and Ladies Aid Gather in Burrsville
The Pearl Gatherers of the M E Church met at Miss Iva Murphys home Friday evening with good attendance and an engaging program. The Wesley M E Church Ladies Aid met at Mrs R H Dill’s home for January with a planned program and refreshments. February will be at Mrs John Parish’s home. A dinner at Mrs Robt H Dill’s home drew several friends. attendees included Mrs M J Cahall and daughter Mollie, Mrs Robt H Thawley, and Mrs Francis A Porter. Mr W G Wooters reports orders filled for the season, shipping mainly from Hickman.
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Pearl Gatherers
M. E. Church
Iva Murphys
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wesley M. E. Church
R. H. Dill
Wm. G. Wooters
John Parris
Robert H. Dill
M. J. Cahall
Mollie
Robt. H. Thawley
Francis A. Porter
W.,g. Wooters
Hickman
Marydoel Visitors and Community Notes
Miss Effa W Heather spent a weekend at her brother Ma ple Grove farm near Templeville. Mr A F Heather of Templeville and Mrs Heather guests of his parents midweek. Miss Adelaide Hall from Oxford visited Miss Maude Hummer over the weekend. Mr J R Higgins attended an automobile show in Philadelphia Saturday. Revival services draw large crowds. Mr Short of Millsboro visited town last week. Floyd P Hummer of Wilmington spent the weekend here. Miss Anna Jump of Baltimore is home for a month’s vacation. Mr Herman Cohee spent days in Philadelphia. Mr Guy Hummer of Georgetown was here over Sunday. Mrs B R Kaler visited Philadelphia last week.
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Marydoel
Effa W. Heather
Maple Grove
Templeville
A. F. Heather
Adelaide Hall
Oxford
Maude Hummer
J. R. Higgins
Philadelphia
Mr. Short
Millsboro
Floyd P. Hummer
Wilmington
Anna Jump
Baltimore
Herman Cohee
Guy Hummer
Georgetown
B. R. Kaler
Local Families Visited by Ligen and Liden Guests
Mr and Mrs George Towers and families joined Mr and Mrs Ernest Ligen for a Sunday visit. Mrs Sallie Brown has recovered and was a guest of her brother E A Liden late last week.
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George Towers
West Towers
P. W. Towers
Ernest Ligen
Sallie Brown
E. A. Liden
Summit Poultry Farm and Local Community News
The Summit Poultry Farm run by Paul Holsinger and son reports healthy White Leghorns producing 325 eggs daily across three main buildings and several brood houses. A quiet wedding unites Miss Ursula Holsinger and Mr. Victor Swartz in Ridgely. Other items note debates on suffrage, illness, travel, a February drama at Simon's Hall, and community updates including sales, school talks, and local work projects.
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Paul Holsinger
Ursula
Hannah Snowberger
Victor Swartz
Cordova
Harvey Holsinger
Foster
Baltimore
Elsie Smith Dutton
Newark
George Vickery
Simon's Hall
Day
Sparrow's Point
Stevens
Easton
School and Home Association
Board of Trade
Downes Road
Armours
Alice Brumbaugh
Bertie Dukes
Bear's
Mr. Knotts
Local Obituaries and Society News Recap
Mr. John Bickling died suddenly at his home near town and was laid to rest in Greensboro cemetery after funeral services held Thursday. A Delaware couple, Mr. Alex Gooden and Miss Daisy Moore, wed at the parsonage. The scene also notes relatives’ visits, marriages, and social visits among Greensboro, Wilmington, and Bridgetown residents, including Christine Pippin, Biddle, Carrow, and Marvel affiliations.
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John Bickling
Greensboro
Alex. Gooden
Daisy Moore
Delaware
W. N. Conaway
R. E. Pippin
Win. Biddle
Marydel
Hillsboro Couple Quietly Wed at M E Church Parsonage
Hillsboro residents Clyde Hopkins and Gertrude Ledman of Cordova were married last Thursday evening at the M E E church parsonage by Rev R T Coursey. Miss Ruth Hirons of Wilmington stayed with Mr and Mrs F Asbury Greaves this past week. Alma Thompson visited Ruth Meredith of Williston over Sunday. Charles Evans of Sadlersville called on town friends last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Dean are spending several days in Baltimore. Ella Pennington was in Baltimore last week.
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Clyde Hopkins
Gertrude Ledman
Cordova
M. EE. Parsonage
R. T. Coursey
Ruth Hirons
Wilmington
F. Asbury Greaves
Alma Thompson
Ruth Meredith
Williston
Charles Evans
Sadlersville
Charles Dean
Baltimore
Ella Pennington
Country Life Commission Formed by Governor Goldsborough
Governor Goldsborough on Tuesday appointed a seven member Country Life Commission to study rural Maryland conditions and recommend future legislation. It includes J. A. Davis of Caroline county and Willet M. Hayes of Montgomery county as chairman. The act provides no funds, so private contributions are sought to cover expenses.
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Country Life Commission
Goldsborough
J. A. Davis
Caroline County
Haltimore
Carroll County
Henry J. Bowdoin
Baltimore
Howard County
The Protection of Birds Bill in Congress Urged
A bill pending in Congress would require the Department of Agriculture to draft migratory bird protections. Supporters say birds curb crop pests, saving billions annually, including about 12 million to apples and 8 million in spraying costs, while a warbler can consume 10,000 tree lice in a day.
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Congress
Department of Agriculture
Union
Veterans of blue and gray join in Gettysburg reunion
The New York World notes it would be remarkable if protest against Confederate veterans at Gettysburg’s fiftieth anniversary celebration next summer persisted. Grand Army of the Republic members are urged to overlook old feuds as former foes meet as survivors of the Civil War. The nations gratitude rests on veterans who helped bind the country.
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Gettysburg
New York World
Grand Army of the Republic
North
Rare January Weather Recalled By Local Historian
The record notes unusually warm January weather, citing past instances in 1790 793 and 1802 along with February and December 1828 when average temperatures ranged from 38 to 44 degrees and a high of 68. It concludes that such warmth, while notable, has occurred in periodic spikes before.
Smith Defeats Lowndes and Leads Maryland Democrats
From the Snow HH Messenger, locals praise Hon. John Walter Smith as honest and firm in support of President-elect Wilson. The article credits his leadership in the Democratic push to oust Lowndes and Republicans from power, highlighting his statewide campaigning and the party’s victory in Maryland.
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Smith
Lowndes
Snow HH
John Walter Smith
Wilson
Democratic Army
Republican Party
Democracy
Hamlet
Garrett
Maryland
Delaware
Many Children are Sickly. Mother Gray's Powders Ad
Old-fashioned cure advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claiming to break up colds in 24 hours and relieve feverishness head ache and teething troubles while destroying worms. Sold at druggists 25 cents. Sample mailed free with address Allen S Olmstead LeRoy NY.
World Christian Conference to be Held in Portland
Rev H S Johnson writes for the Methodist Protestant about a World Christian Conference in Portland Oregon from June 29 to July. The gathering will feature leading Christian statesmen from many nations with about 100 speakers including President-elect Wilson. Other church events include sermons at Dover and Nichols M E Church and a market by Christ P E Church during Lent. A window memorial for Rev Chesley Gantt is noted in Churchland Virginia.
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Church News
H. S. Johnson
Portland
Oregon
China
Japan
France
England
Canada
United States
Wilson
America
Johnson
Dover
Delaware
Norman Ward
Methodist Protestant Church
R. K. Stephenson
M. E
Ladies of Christ P. E. Church
L. P. Corkran
Sadlersville Methodist Episcopal Church
Philadelphia
Protestant Episcopal Church
Churchland
Virginia
Chesley Gantt
Rosser
Nichols M. E
Missionary Work Touched by John Brown Visit
An old diary from Queen Anne's county recounts John Brown's 1850s visit inciting enslaved people to take arms. He lingered at Wye Neck with a 15 year old companion, caused fear among Black residents, then left to avoid exposure. Soon after he seized Harper's Ferry arsenal and was hanged in Virginia.
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Queen Anne
Queen Anne's
John Brown
Wye Neck
Harper's Ferry
Virginia
Orphans Court Actions Include Multiple Estates
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday last Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided. Executrix Laura A Dill presented inventory of Benjamin F Dill estate and an order to sell at public sale. Administrators William H Ringgold Charles E Jones presented inventory for Elisha P Ringgold estate and an order to sell. Annie F Ringgold estate inventory and appraisement passed for public sale. Charles Hurphy estate probate by custodian Alan Goldsborough. Emma H Murphy and Daniel W Davis appointed administrators of Charles H Murphy with bond approved and creditors notice ordered. Matthew M Andrew estate proved and recorded with Clinton L Jarman named sole executor and bond approved, required notices to creditors. William B Massey James P Hopkins appointed to appraise.
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Orphans’ Court
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Laura A. Dill
Benjamin F. Dill
Caine
William H. Ringgold
Charles FE. Jones
Elisha P. Ringgold
Wiliam T. Ringgold
Charles E. Jones
Annie FE. Ringgeld
Charles Iy Hurphy
Alan Goldsborough
Emma H. Murphy
Daniel W. Davis
Charles 11. Murphy
Thomas M. ‘Todd
James H. Trice
Elbert Douglass
Ann E. Douglass
Matthew M. Andrew
Clinton L. Jarman
Clinton BL. Jarman
William B. Massey
James P. Hopkins
Parcels post to aid rural stores and farmers wives
The Christian Science Monitor reports the parcels post will bolster small country stores by enabling small orders from wholesalers at low cost, aiding competition with city shops. It will also help farmers wives market farm products, strengthening rural households as they build trade with centers, not just rely on big cities.
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Parcels Post
The
Christian Science Monitor
Easton Emergency Hospital forms auxiliary board
The Emerg ency Hospital at Easton created a twelve member auxiliary board drawn from Talbot Queen Annes and Caroline counties to boost support for a new hospital on a wooded Easton site costing 25000 dollars. They plan a charity ball in Easton on Easter Monday night with five dollar admission per couple to engage all three counties. Caroline members include Mrs Harvey L Cooper Mrs Charles Jarrell Mrs H A Roe and Mr Irwin T Saulsbury.
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Easton
Talbot
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles Jarrell
H. A. Roe
Irwin T. Saulsbury
Civil Service Examination for Clerk and Carrier at Easton
An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the Easton post office on February 8, 1913. Applicants must be 18 to 45, married women are excluded unless divorced or separated and supporting themselves. Men must be at least 5 ft 4 in tall and weigh at least 125 pounds. apply to C. E. Trickle, Secretary, Board Civil Service Examiners, for blanks and full details.
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Easton
C. E. Trickle
Board Civil Service Examiners
Maryland sees surge in parcels post usage
The people of Maryland eagerly use the new parcels post system with fast service. In five days reported, Baltimore post office handled 42,032 parcels in or out. The business of all post offices has largely increased.
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Maryland
Postoffice Department
Baltimore
Saulsbury Elected U S Senator from Delaware
Willard Saulsbury Democrat was elected United States Senator from Delaware after a weeklong Democratic deadlock. A Wednesday conference among four Legislature holdouts led to three switching to party leaders, giving Saulsbury 27 votes on the ninth joint ballot, while the remaining member followed, electing him to succeed Republican Harry Richardson.
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Senator Saulsbury
Delaware
Willard Saulsbury
United States
Harry Richardson
Saulsbury
James H. Hughes
Roosevelt Endorses Boy Scout Movement in Letter
Col Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Scout Citizen, expressed strong sympathy for the Boy Scouts of America in a letter to James E West Chief Scout Executive. He stated the movement grows in promise for the future in America.
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Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Boy Scouts of America
James E. West
Boy Scout Movement
Yregard Ias
America
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