Local notes on repairs and events across Dorchester County
Groundhog day report lists Hillsborough bridge repairs and belt line railroad near completion. Notices include Baltimore Bargain Store ad, pension renewal for Wm T Legates, and local snow conditions delaying mails. Mentions fruit-packers meeting, terrapin fishing income, and Denton Shirt Company hiring. Multiple marriages, school exams, and local travel details enrich a broad community snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsborough
Belt Line
Baltimore
Wm. T. Legates
Federalsburg
Caroline County
Peninsula Association
Dover
Smith Bros
Ridgely
Denton Shirt Company
Jas. H. Nichols
Harry A. Roe
Denton
Stephens
Snow Hill
Heston Duffy
R. J. Raughley
Greensboro
Express
H.R. Barton
Easton
C. M. Lloyd
Bramble
Templeville-Dixon’s Tavern
Centreville
L. Shanley Davis
Gettysburg
New York
Music Hall
Marion Short
California
A. G. Towers
Chaucer
Tennyson
T. Pliny Fisher
John Mason
W. P Chaffinch
Jesse H.T. Hubbard
Easton Ledger
Grand Jury
Baltimore City
Messrs
W. B. Tilghman
C. C. Tilghman
Wm. B. Tilghman & Co
Ezekiel
Percy E. Cookman
Death of Benjamin Barnes a Farmer Near Henderson
Benjamin Barnes a sixty year old farmer died suddenly from heart trouble last Sunday while at home. He was born in Philadelphia and his funeral was held at the M E Church with Rev Albert Chandler officiating. His remains were sent to Philadelphia for interment. Family members accompanied the body, including T Ellis Barnes from Philadelphia and Mrs Carrie S Arrants and daughter. The coroner and jury attributed the death to fatty degeneration of the heart after a delay in post mortem. Other items note a separate obituary for Robert Edge, sleighing weather, social visits, and a church conference schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Barnes
Philadelphia
M. E. Church
Albert Chandler
Marydel
T. Ellis Barnes
William Barnes
Derby
Conn
Barnes
Carrie S. Arrants
Stout
Templeville
Walls
Dover
John W. Moore
F. M. Eccles
S. H. Pippin
Peter Kemp
J. W. Bowdle
T. E. Ford
Fred Betton
James Voshell
Arthur Voshell
Frank N. Voshell
Will Tharp
Fred Jarman
Robert Edge
Mr. Bicklin
Cowmarsh Baptists Church
Edge
Robert
William
Samuel Edge
John R. Jones
Jonathan Rust
Joseph Satterfield
Eugene Graham
Canterbury
Charles E. Mellvaine
Mel
George Kirk
Easton
Henderson
Williston News Roundup of Snow, People, and Plaudits
Williston school salutes Clarence Stevens for his large snow plow after heavy snow last Tuesday. Rev G W Collison preached in the Williston church in pastor’s absence. Snowiest period brings sleighing and social notes. fishing shore planned by Joseph Jones with new seine boat. Snow storms kept some indoors. sleigh bells and local merriment enliven the village. Trappers report success. Alfred Gelletly visits Baltimore. Fresh fish remain scarce and general health good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Stevens
Williston School
G. W. Collison
Denton
Williston
Joseph Jones
Clara Hignutt
W. W. Chaires
Alfred Gelletly
Baltimore
January Real Estate Transfers And Marriage Licenses Issued
Real estate transfers recorded in January include numerous properties in Ridgely Federalsburg and Denton towns with sums from 50 to 1400 dollars and several heirship or exchange actions. Marriage licenses issued list many couples including Cohee Bickling Clough Clark Moore Grewell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Roe
Thomas H. Butler
Edward Saulsbury
William Nichols
Ridgely
C. W. Breeding
J. W. Breeding
Ada Chambers
Rhoda K. O'Day
James M. Andrews
Henry B
Federalsburg
George H. Berry
James Voss
George M. Russum
Ienry R. Lewis
J. Katharine Wooters
H. B. Ridgely
Charles E. Butler
W. A. Thornton
Greensborough
Mary McCool
John Rosser
James C. Reed
Lydia A. Brown
Susie Butler
Frederick B. Stambaugh
Isaac J. Sigler
A. C G
Mary E. Harvey
Burrsville
Lydia Breze
J. I. Thomas
James E. Cohee
Anna Bickling
Lemuel R. Clough
Anna Clark
Ezekiel Moore
Mary Grewell
William T. Anthony
Mollie T. Butler
Frederick W. Scott
Lena Wilson
Jerry Anderson
Sallie G. Dean
William T. Carter
Ida F. Ford
Golden Scott
Manilla Morgan
John F. Cahall
Annie Brown
Albert Fisher
Lizzie Pearson
Roland T. K. Garey
Nellie Ramsdell
William L. Kennedy
Agnes W. Cooper
David F. King
Edna
Replogle
Alva G. Tribbett
Jennie M. Lank
Alfred Parris
Emma Cooper
Edward E.2nuttle
Minnie IL
Kverngim
John Parris
Laura B. Welch
Daniel J. Zacharias, Jr
Rachel A. Hopkins
David T. Warren
Josephine Cornish
James N. Tallio
Nellie I. Towers
Joseph Mowbray Wright
Jennie Bruce Spies
Hayward
Horsey
Mamie H. Todd
S. Edgar Welch
Mamie Carroll
R. M. Hammond
Sallie Eager
Alfred G. Shockley
Annie Hutson
George W. Nichols
Mary E. Bordley
Philip Simpson
Millard Williams
Charles S. Driggins
Tenrietta E. Stanford
Jenkins Roy
Harriet Earle
Abe Thomas
Nettie Pratt
James Thomas
Annie B. Monroe
Reynolds celebrate seventeenth wedding anniversary at Queen Annes
Dr and Mrs P S Reynolds marked their seventeenth wedding anniversary with a large gathering of relatives and friends from Queen Annes Caroline and Talbot counties. A four o'clock dinner featured substantial and delicate fare. The snow enabled festive sleighing with many fine turnout observations. Mrs Robert H Barnes visited Price's Station and Miss Jennie Marker of Price's attended Queen Annes social round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Barnes
Price’s Station
Jennie Marker
Price’s
Queen Anne
J. A. Morgan
Ingleside
Fishermen Offer Chesapeake Gill Net Twine at Baltimore Prices
Attention fishermen Dakehart s Chesapeake brand Gill ing Twine in W B and Gray Nos 40 50 and 60 sold at Baltimore prices Seines knit to order both gill and hauling Gill lines handmade cotton twine set nets JO meshes deep ready knit and for sale by B G Stevens Williston Md
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakehart
W. B
Gray
Baltimore
B. G. Stevens
Williston
Doctor Reynolds Never Wore Two Coats In Life
Easton Democrat notes Dr. P. S. Reynolds of Queen Anne at age 76 or 77 remains hale and hearty and takes pride in never having worn two coats. An unrelated local ad announces Ridgely boot shoe and harness services at Fourth Street and First Avenue with cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Democrat
P. S. Reynolds
Queen Anne
Fourth St
First Ave
Ridgely
F. Davis
Merry sleigh party and names noted in Ridgely
Ridgely residents recount a sleighing party visiting Greensboro for a performance at the Opera House. The boulevard crowd included Senators, doctors, and many named locals. Mrs Barry of Baltimore and Mr T A Smith hosts are also mentioned as visitors or residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Green
Frank Flounders
Frederick Flounders
Howard Smith
George Anderson
Grace Stambaugh
Frankie Green
Eva Pennington
Stella Pennington
Ella Atkinson
Greensboro
Senator Smith
Dr. Conaway
Messrs
Preston Day
George Saulsbury
William Seward
Alfred Sigler
Irwin Saulsbury
Esau Thompson
M. L. Saulsbury
Chas. Jackson
T. W. Smith
Gilbert Hagadone
F. B. Stambaugh
Robi. Smith
James Smith
Martin Saulsbury
Mrs Emily H Johnson badly scalded by kettle incident
Mrs Emily H Johnson wife of Caleb T Johnson was badly scalded from knee to ankle when a kettle boiled water overturned from the stove on Sunday night. She cannot walk without assistance. Snowfall delayed a holiness meeting and mail service on Tuesday. Snow measured about seven inches. Miss Cora Satterfield returned from Hurlocks to visit Ida Horsey. Rumor hints a wedding at M E Church on February 13. Miss Mollie L Everngain and Miss Lila Saulsbury visiting in the Monumental City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward
Horsey
Mamie H. Todd
Willoughby
Concord Methodist Episcopal Church
W. W. Charlres
EE. T. Nuttle
Ora Carroll
Samuel Kinder
Mr. Horsey
Hickman
Emily H. Johnson
Caleb T. Johnson
Cora Satterfield
Hurlocks
Ida Horsey
M. E
Mollie L. Everngain
Lila Saulsbury
Monumental City
Death of Conrad Yeager at son in law’s residence
Conrad Yeager died last Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence of his son in law T E Ford from a complication of diseases. He was about 70 years old. Others note social visits and local goings on including sleigh usage and residents visiting Dover and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Yeager
T. E. Ford
Jake Rickwards
Dover
Mrs. Chandler
Marydel
Smith
Killed by the Cars in Middletown Tragedy
George W. Dunning aged thirty seven died Friday from injuries believed caused by jumping from a moving train in Middletown. He was found on the street covered in blood with a crushed right arm and a temple gash. Remains were taken to Henderson and buried on the J. Fletcher Ayers farm. He was a widower with four children aged five to fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dunning
Middletown
Henderson
J. Fletcher Ayers
Mr. Bicklin
D. H. Dunning
Masquerade Tea Hosted by Misses Munro and Moore
Misses Munro and Sallie Moore gave a masquerade party Friday evening despite bad weather. A number of friends attended including Misses May Vlaharty Beulah Haws Leonora Valliant and Hettie Noble and Messrs Fooks Arthur Shockley Arlie Carmine Spry Bradley and Thomas Parrott. At 10:30 the guests were invited to the dining room where refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munro
Sallie Moore
May Vlaharty
Beulah Haws
Leonora Valliant
Hettie Noble
Messrs. Fooks
Arthur Shockley
Arlie Carmine
Spry Bradley
Thomas Parrott
Baltimore Markets Report from the Grain and Poultry Trade
Wheat firm at 56 to 58 cents per bushel. White and yellow corn 45 to 16 cents. Eggs 25 cents per dozen. Dressed turkeys 10 to 14 cents per pound. Ducks 10 to 1L per pound. Geese 8 to 9 cents per pound. Chickens 8 to 10 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Factory Direct Liners and Cheapest Carriage Line
A terse note indicates a factory direct line for liners and a cheap carriage option. It lists a direct-from-factory approach and emphasizes low price. The fragment hints at available carriage products and affordability.
Names Added to Death's Record in Local Obituary List
Obituary notices from Federalsburg area announce the deaths of Mrs. Caroline White near Federalsburg on January 21 1895 aged 71 with maiden name Johnson born January 28 1824 in Windham Pa and married to Thomas W White in 1851. Also noted are the funerals of Herman J F Wooters from St Johns College and Jolia Elliott of Queen Annes County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Thomas W. White
Federalsburg
White
Johnson
Windham
Bradford County
Tioga Centre
N.Y
Maryland
Chestnut Grove
John T. White
Herman J F. Wooters
St. John’s College
College Creek
Hillsborough Cemetery
G. F. Beaven
W. Y. Beaven
Douglass Stewart
James Wright
George S. Bartlett
J. Harry Rose
F. Edward Jarrell
R. Kemp Williams
Aldred Purtt
John Purtt
Andersontown
Trenton
N.J
J. W. Kerr
Thomas J. Kerr
Mechanicsburg
Kerr
Hillsborough Relief Funds Listed In Denton Journal
The Denton Journal prints a detailed list of Hillsboro fire relief contributors led by Jacob Gh ighner who solicited funds. Names include Dus B Steele Denton Journal T Pliny Fisher Henry B R Lewis George W Spurry and wife Saulsbury Hobbs and many others totaling 184 75 53 00. A public wharf petition seeks county action at Denton Bridge with moorings for two boats and Bridge keeper oversight. A Greensborough child narrowly survived a cat breath incident after a cat entered the bedroom at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsborough
Hugh Duffey
Committee For Relief
Hillsboro
Denton
Jacob Ghingher
Dus
B. Steele
Tan TH. Gadd
George M. Russum
W. CG. Fisher
Saulsbury Hobbs
Wm. E. Brown
F.C. Rnmedell
Rt. E. Fountain
H. C. Hobbs
Reddens
Ccccsensee Aneneres
Saulebury
Ereseeree
Mutchinson
Cy Carter
Edward Stevens
Evan Morgan
Craves Oes
M. IB. Stephies
Cecce
Ccccseesenenseseer
L Bb. Towers
Dno. E. Wilson
Harry A. Ro
Reece
Denton Bridge
John Rich
Greensborough
Preventing Colds Through Mouth Rinses and Cold Foot Immersion
The article cites French writer M. Henri de Parville recommending early mouth disinfection with antiseptics such as carbolic acid and nasal inhalation to fend off colds. It highlights a curious claim that cold water immersion of the feet, in 40 to 50 seconds, boosts circulation and helps anemia and poor circulation patients, contrasting with hot water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Henri de Parville
M. de Parville
False statement case ends with release on recognizance
Albert Fisher was released from jail on his own recognizance by Justice Hutson after questioning over an alleged false statement regarding a young woman's age whom he planned to marry. The girl's mother said the age of 16 would not be reached until next October. The couple left the magistrate's office in a happy mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Fisher
Justice Hutson
Alex. Hardcastle, Jr
Old Farmer
Greensboro
Hobbs
Sunday School Organization at American Corner
The Sunday school of the M. P. Church at American Corner organized last Sunday with George Conley elected superintendent George Dew assistant Corkran secretary and organist and Zachariah Conley treasurer. Also notices of church events, obituaries, and marriage announcements follow including Lizzie Satterfield infant death and Thawley Cahall wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Church
American Corner
George Conley
George Dew
Corkran
Zachariah Conley
Plans for the Various Offices The Call for Proposals
The county court house commission met at the county commissioners office. Architect Joseph H W Bernard presented final drawings for the new courthouse with foundation and floor plans plus front rear and side views. Rooms sizes and layout for State's Attorney Clerk County Treasurer Register of Wills Will record vault School Commissioners Sheriff's office and court facilities are detailed across two floors. The building measures 96 by 52 feet with defined witness rooms grand and petit juries a court room and consultation areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Joseph H W. Bernard
State’s Attorney's Room
Clerk's Office
County Commissioners and
County Treasurer’s Office
Register of Wills' Office
School Commissioners
Sheriff's Office
Roe Nichols Shirt Factory Planned For Young Women
Carpenters overhaul a large fifty four by thirty foot room with ten windows to become a Roe and Nichols shirt factory. Thirty Singer sewing machines will be installed, with forewoman to train workers. Applications invited before February 11 with wage prospects from two to nine dollars weekly, in a well lighted, ventilated and steam heated space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe & Nichols
Singer
Messrs. Roe & Nichols
Thursday Club Hosted by M B Stephens at Brick Hotel
Social notes recount Mr M B Stephens entertaining the Thursday Club at the Brick Hotel with assistance from Mr and Mrs R G Stewart. Visitors include Miss Marie Harrington of Talbot and Mr C W Byrn of Baltimore and Miss Lizzie Clark. Several other locals and guests are listed with travels and visits throughout the week along with a medical testimonial for Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Wright
Baltimore
Jennie Bruce Spies
Choptank
F. H. Lewis
M. B. Stephens
Brick Hotel
R. G. Stewart
Marie Harrington
Talbot
C. W. Byrn
Lizzie Clark
Albert G. Towers
Florence Conley
Marydel
Edward Fields
Blackbird
John Ford
Clayton Call
Jennie Stafford
Mary Emerson
Lottie Cannon
Ruthsburg
Catharine Massey
Easton
John F. Dawson
Greensborough
Mamie Harrington
Philip W. Downes
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Mu
Oc. K
Preston
Public Business Calendatn
Orphans
Levy Court
C. H. Day
Emmerton
Harford County
Minnie Wheeler
Day
Cambridge
Charles H. Whitby
J. T. Plummer
A. S. Whitby
Lucy Fisher
L. R. Beauchamp
J. R. Rochester
William T. Downes
Katharine K. Hobbs
Anna G. Garey
Mamie Evitts
Emma Redden
Gussie Smith
Genie Redden
Bertie Fields
Emma Collison
Harry Whitby
Carroll Dunning
Stanley Deakyne
Sarah M. Whitby
Milton H. Roe
Mary Bond Gore
Eatow Place
James T. Raughley
William M. Dame
Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
George Baughley
Annie S. McConkey
Groon
Ignatius Gore
Concord Church
Edgar Welch
Henry T. Nuttle
Ben Welch
Will Murphy
Will Carroll
Chaires
Smithville
Thomas Mallalieu
Millington
Mallalieu
England
Ollie Tribbett
Jennie Lank
C. H. Todd
Harmony
Edwon S. Keplogle
C. S. Barto
William Hammond
J. A. Arters
Walter T. Todd
St. Michaels
Andrew M. Maston
Susan A. White
John May
Margaret Foster
Concord
Anna K. Pearsaul
Washington
W. W. Hickman
Harrington
D. Haylen
Ida Carson
W. Hall
Martha Scotten
Lin
Domilse
Mrs. MiUott
Kerr and
Purtt
Mise Emma Stutterthwaite
Church News
Stillsborough M. E
Alfred Smith
Mr. Sharp
Hillsborough M. E
Thawley—Cahall
John A. Cahall
Robert Thawley
Lena Cahall
W. de Venish
Andrew—Dean
Grove M. P. Parsonage
A. D. Dick
Jerry Andrew
Sallie Dean
James H. Nichols
Denton, Md
The
Denton Shirt Factory
J. Rich Russell
Lydian Hughlett
E. C. Carter
T. M. Cooper
Emily Thorne
Toledo
Chamberlain
H. Duffey
Indy
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