Local Notes and Notices From Kent and Vicinity
Brisk egg market and various local items include deaths of James A. Toulson and Aunt Sarah Watson, new businesses opening in Wilmington and Cambridge, a five cent store, and a burned pigpen incident. Other notes cover legal appointments, a trotting dog killed, tomato growing contracts, river navigation delays, and travel restrictions at Ridgely depot. Officials and residents named include Sheriff Plummer, Postmaster Jones, Walter Sapp, and Secretary of State Hawkins, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Toulson
Lynch Station
Frank Dorsh
Albert Constable
Wilmington
Wm. H. Wherrette
Cambridge
Sarah Watson
Kent
G. W. Lankford
Drawbridge
Fred. Baer
Ayre Collick
Wm. T. Hilyard
Kenton
C. F. Jones
Goldsborough
Walter Sapp
Doc
Kirkwood
G. T. Redden & Co
Easton
W. J. Emerson
Queenstown
Plummer
Ridgely Depot
George W. Townsend
Mass Meeting Backs Fire-Proof Vaults For Public Records
Taxpayers rally at the court house voice unanimous support for securing records with fire proof vaults. Leaders discuss options including repairing the old building versus a new courthouse, with estimates from five to twenty thousand dollars and calls for expert architect input.
Citizens Debate Court House Repairs and Expansion
The group argued against tearing down the old court house and favored higher walls and larger main building to accommodate vaults. Several speakers urged securing records and avoiding delays, with calls for expert estimates and possible new construction. One member offered six thousand dollars for repairs, and the meeting scheduled a report in three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Henry Bell
Williamson
Thomas A.smith
Dover Revival Notes and Methodist Conference Schedules
Dover Delaware January 31 ex Chief Justice Comegys near death. Revival services at First M E Church led by Rev W L S Murray with Rev H W Ewing assisting. Lecture by Rep Breckinridge on Can Free Institutions Preserve Civilization. House of Representatives of the State of Delmarvia formed at Conference Academy. Gothenburg System defeat debated. Appencellar missionary to Corea highlighted. March conference season outlined with multiple episcopal visits across Baltimore area. King to Chicago from Baltimore New Jerusalem Church. Revival meetings continue with conversions. Moody and Sankey draw large crowds in Wilmington. Bishop Coleman improving. M D Nutter recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. P. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Congress
Opera House
Scott Literary Society
Conference Academy
House of Representatives
Delmarvin
Academy
House
A. B. McGee
Sussex County
F. Lawson
Reading
J. B. Bright
Kent County
Page
R. Black
Del
Ate Arms
I. T. Sparklin
Caroline County
Beauchamp
Somerset County
Delmarvia
Appencellar
Corea
M.E. Church
New York City
Cause of Christ
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Mexico
South America
Switzerland
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Bulgaria
Italy
India
China
Africa
Baltimore
The
Hagerstown
Maryland
Bishop Newman
Virginia
Roanoke
Bishop Warren
Philadelphia
Norristown
Central Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Wilmington
Middletown
Delaware
Merrill
Newark
Jersey City
Fitzgerald
Dover
Walden
New Jersey
Mount Holly
Bishop Walden
New York
Tarrytown
Washington
Staunton
Bishop Andrews
Buffalo
Methodist Protestant Church
Laurel
J. D. Kinser
Thomas A. King
Church of the New Jerusalem
Calvert Street
Chase Street
New Jerusalem
Chicago
King
Centreville
Baltimore Sun
Otis
Preston
M. E
C. S. Stanton
Southern Methodist Church
Hillsborough
Townsend
Moody and Sankey
Edward Rich
Easton
St. Philip's Church
J. A. Arters
Greensborough M. E
Federalsburg
County Teachers Meeting in Denton February 24
The County Teachers' Association will meet in Denton on Friday February 24 starting at 10:30 a.m. The program includes addresses by Henry R. Lewis and Walter Sparkling, essays by Ida G. Marshall, recitation by Minnie Fields, and discussions on reading and pupil discipline. An evening lecture on Washington by Hon. George M. Russum is also planned. The Maryland Steamboat Company won a Baltimore to Cambridge mail route contract. A 19-year-old local clerk, Cook Willey, died January 6 in Greenwood Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Teachers’ Association
Denton
Henry R. Lewis
Walter Sparkling
Ida G. Marshall
Minnie Fields
Washington
George M. Russum
Denton Bar
Russum
Maryland Company
Maryland
Post Office Department
Baltimore
Easton
Bellevue
Oxford
Kirby's Wharf
Cambridge
Maryland Steamboat Company
Enoch Pratt
Orchard Damage Report From Peninsula Plantings
Careful examinations show an average 75 percent of buds killed with yellow varieties worst. Varieties such as St John Crawfords early and late Reeves Favorite Marys Choice Smock and Hold on suffer most. White fleshed fruit show 15 to 16 percent injury. Reports vary by section due to altitude exposure age and tree condition. Outlook for a good crop is bleak. January 25 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John
Crawfords
Reeve
J. W. Renu
Plucky life of Barwick in the U S Signal Service
Mrs. David Pruitt dies of measles at 22 after a relapse. Notices of illnesses, visits, and community events fill town life. Barwick narrative recalls a Marylander who became a leading U S Army Signal Service officer after a hard road from Hillsboro to Denver and beyond. Orphans' Court proceedings list guardians and estate actions.
Cobweb party at Hisborough highlights local socialities
Annie Nevins hosts a Cobweb party near Cordova with guests including Charles Jarrett Katie Duffey Clara Flowers Ella Pippin Mary Russim and Harry Thompson who wins two top prizes. News notes cover school mishap injuring a student and several townsfolk sick with coughs and colds while Joseph Brown returns from a bridal tour and revival services in Denton. Captain Branford has recovered enough to go outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hisborough
Annie Nevins
Cordova
Charles Jarrett
Katie Duffey
Clara Flowers
Ella Pippin
Mary Russim
Joseph Brown
Harry Thompson
Henry Flowers
Hugh Brown
Colored School
Duseball
Edith
Bessie Thawley
Stella Powell
Lizzie Fisher
R. W. Lewis
Mr. Brown
Shire
Elneing Reymard
Denton
Minnie Wheeler
Haltimore
Wiltsborough
A.D. Branford
Gun accident in Greensborough claims a seven year old
Edward J Harris, colored, carelessly handling an unloaded revolver, shot and fatally wounded Pratt Black's seven year old son in Greensborough on Thursday last. The Rev. Appenceller, missionary from Corea, spoke at the Methodist church on Corea and its people. A local drama, Hersey Bobbit, scheduled for February 22, will now be presented February Mth with strong local talent for a charitable purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J.larris
Pratt Black
Mr. Appenceller
Corea
Presiding Elder Smith
Wilmington M. E
Pleasant Hop at Preston
A Tuesday evening hop at the residence of Mr. Z. T. Reynolds in Preston featured evergreen decorations and Easton orchestra music. A midnight repast followed by renewed dancing ended with guests dispersing at two o clock. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ledman Capt. C. S. Carmine Miss Grace Dixon Miss Bessie Nichols Miss Minnie Fields Miss Emalene Carmine Miss Belle Percy Miss Henry Hollis Miss Mary Stafford Miss Motlie Collins Miss Lulu Fletcher Miss Reynolds Miss Helen Rollins Miss Lulu Collins Messrs J. Kemp Stevens Nace Lednum Thomas Chance Will Hamilton Vede Lednum A. W. Stafford R. J. Colston F. Dixon John H. Collins Will Collins Henry Ford Walter Parr?
Easton Wharf and Warehouse Company Forms at Easton Point
A group of gentlemen forming the Easton Wharf and Warehouse Company launch a stock venture with a $100,000 capital. They plan a large grain wharf, substantial buildings, and storehouses at Easton Point, joining with the Choptank Steam Boat Company's wharf to become a shipment and sale center for grain and produce. Prompt settlement of subscription accounts is requested to those still outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Wharf and Warehouse Company
Easton Point
Choptank Steamboat Company
Marriage of Bertha Everngam and J Atwood Todd at Concord M E Church
Miss Bertha Everngam and J Atwood Todd wed at Concord M E Church on January 25 1893. Rev T F Tabler officiated. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn procession music and an evergreen arch. Afterward about one hundred guests attended a reception at the bride’s mother’s home. The passage also notes local social and real estate items and lists numerous nearby names and transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Everngam
J. Atwood Todd
Concord M. E
T. F. Tabler
N. T. Nuttle
Mendelssohn
Minnie Stevens
Lillie Everngain
Messrs
C. E. Todd
G. Nuttle
Hayward Horsey
E. E. Nuttle
Thomas J Coulbourn Dies After Long Suffering Faithful to Believer's End
On January 21 1893 at nightfall Thomas J Coulbourn died peacefully after over twelve years of illness two of which were severe He faced suffering with serene faith and prayer He was born October 12 1820 leaving a widow and seven children Mrs Francis Willoughby Tilghman Layton Belle Layton Eva Coulhouen Frank T Coulbourn James H Coulbourn and M J Corthonen The obituary portrays his extraordinary religious life and hopes for eternal reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Coulbourn
Watter
Francis Willoughby
Denton
Tilghman Layton
Thurraville
Belle Layton
Eva Coulhouen
Harrington
Frank T. Coulbourn
James H
M. J. Corthonen
Philadelphia
Self reliant sixteen year old girl lectures young men
A sixteen year old girl lectures young men urging them to quit loafing and work hard. She asserts she supports herself and has saved money, advising girls to avoid loafing boys and never marry unless a man can provide. She warns against alcohol and stresses independence.
Local notices and health updates from Cambridge and Salisbury
J. T. Blades sells out to Willey and Handley of Cambridge. Wright and Brothers shirt factory closes for cold weather, to resume around February 16. Ed Bowdle is ill. John F. Davis of Hurtock visits parents. John Baker moved here. J. B. Tull of Oxford moves Choptank as travel. Harry Craft and Samuel Buckley also move. Joe Wright visits Salisbury. S. Lewis visits his sister here. John K. Watson improves in health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Blades
Willey & Handley
Cambridge
Wright & Brother
Ed. Bowdle
John F. Davis
Hurtock
John Baker
J. B. Tull
Oxford
Harry Craft
Samuel Buckley
Joe Wright
Salisbury
S. Lewis
John K. Watson
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North
St Ee
Circuit Court
the Local Department
A. D. Irwin
George M. Upshur
Snow Hill
Edward J. Plummer
House of Delegates
Charles H. Pritchett
Greensborough
Wm. R. Martin, Esq
Frederick P. Dimpfel
Talbot
Messrs. Johnson & Williams
David T. Marvel
Superior Court of Delaware
Whce
Houston
John D. Hawkins
William Evans
Rosser
Oak Grove
Georgetown
Mary Sullivan
Caroline Taxpayers
Elias W. Williamson
Z. P. Steele
George A. Deakyne
Hagadone
Saulsbury Hobbs
John F. Dawson
Sylvester Smith
Senator Dawson
James W. Holt
E. E.goslin
Fifth District
Goslin
Jonathan W. Kerr
Caroline
Kerr
Henry Irwin
Dorchester
John W. Clark
Tuckahoe Neck
Robinson
Dover Seller
Bishop Coleman
M. D. Nutter
Cook Willey
W. E. Dunnock
Greenwood
David Pruitt
Town
Olevia Gooden
Willow Grove
Walter I. Moore
M. E. Church
Chandler
Sue Harrison
Una Hackett
Fr. German
Sassafras
Knapp
Washington, D. C
Will Smith
Ella Woodall
Crumpton
Fannie West
Henderson
Sue Smith
Thos. R. Green
James Green
L. West
Ridgely
W. N. Cannon
Passwaters
F. P. Herr
Smith
Isaac Hyner
Day Bros. & Co
Ida Marshall
N. R. Saulsbury
Leetonia
James K. Saulsbury
James A Warwick
Sacramento News
Mr. Barwick
Annapolis
James I
James VI
Scotland
Cecil Calvert
Lord Baltimore
Observer Barwick
Orphans’ Court
St. Jo
Missouri
Denver
Barwick
Jackson
Tennessee
Columbus
Baldwin
Mississippi
Mobile and Ohio
Signal Service
United States Army
Weather Department of Signal Service
Sergeant Barwick
Elizabeth Beachamp
D. B. On
John H. Horsey
Charles E. Johns
Aaron Johns
Jacob Johns
Peter Webb
Walter Todd
E. Madison Towers
C. I. Todd
Wa. M. Price
Margaret Reed
Charles M. Davis
Wm. H. Mowbray
John W. Brown
Jonathan E. Towers
Martin L. Sullivane
Peter Sullivane
Mary N
Wm. T. Hignutt
Elijah Hignutt
Wm. WU
Frederick Gruwell
Isaac Gruwell
Geo. M. Russum
Geo. A. Deakyne
Chestertown
Deakyne
Carrie Lewis Davis
Harry M. Carroll
William J. Norris
Hodson & Hodson
Crisfield
William Shaw
Tyler
Windsor
Ontario
Carrie Williamson
William M. Fletcher
Cambridge News
Henry Thawley
Edward T. Tubbs
Mary Satterfied
Wm. H. Anderson
Emma Fleming
Burrsville
Emma Wilson
George
Sue Kurtz
J. M. Lindale
Clarence Downes
Frederick Dunning
K. N. Hardcastle
Edwin H. Brown
Joseph St. Andrew
Alexander Flowers
J. E. Stow Sutton
Charlotte M. Moore
J. B. Wright
Elbert C. Foster
John C. Russell
Joseph H. Bernard
John A. Mitchell
E. E. Chilton
M. Eugenia Gadd
Denton Bridge
J. H. Nichols
Charles J. Shields
Albert E. Shields
W. C. Ulyatt
Kate Johns
William E. Hubbard
Levi D. Travers
Charles C
George F. Nickerson
Angie W. Clark
Philip W. Downes
Rebecca A. LeCompte
Mary E. Harvey
Henry Porter, Jr
Milton H. Roe
Sarah A. Hackett
E. T. Moore
Charles E. Chamberlain
W. AH. Henting
J. S. Lapham
Emily Gertrude Wiggins
William J. Blackiston
Peter Willis
William Penn Willis
Franklin P. Herr
Jacob D. Bower
Benjamin House
A. J. Rich
J. Gardner
Sarah Lare
Susan A. Green
Mary E. Anthony
Alva Hubbard
Belle Hubbard
Winchester
Lydia A. Ross
James E. Wright
Mary C. Horsey
Luther J. Andrew
Theodore Allen
Cupid
Hymen
Roger H. Covey
Laura Tribbett
J. W. Williamson
Laura F. Williams
Charles W. Bradley
Florence H. Williamson
Annie W. Reed
Joseph Harris
Carrie Smith
Katie V. Whitby
Jonathan L. Hopkins
Marcie Jewell
Harry C. Moore
Laura V. Harwood
Fred H. Heather
Sal
John A. Roe
Cora D. Andrews
Isaac H. Fleetwood
Sallie D. al
Lee
Frank S. Smith
Mollie E. Bickling
Charles H. Bridegroom
Rebecca Thomas
J. Atwood ‘Todd
Bertha M. Everngam
Joseph M. Brown
Sadie M. Wilson
William H. Satterfield
Emma Fountain
Thomas N. Robinson
Agnes Vane
Linwood Cohee
Laura F. Harper
Black
James E. Bell
Rebecca Mitchell
Francis A. Webb
Rosetta Friend
J. Harrison Clark
Sarah J. Gibbs
Thomas L. Cole
Mary Newcome
Thomas J. Carlbourn
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