Local Teport Mixed with Social and Official News
Denton area notes Dr Eugene Douglass of Oxford elected director of Farmers and Merchants Bank Easton, Mrs Charles W Todd dies near Hickman buried at Concord, county commissioners meet with little business, various residents and visitors named, thefts, court wins, and public notices fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
T. F. Johnson
Minnie Wheeler
W. W. Lowe
M. B. Stephens
Hardcastle
Eugene Douglass
Oxford
Farmers’ and Merchants’ National Bank
Easton
Charles W. Todd
Hickman
Concord
Henry M. Zeigler
Longwoods
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Gazette
Denton Shirt Company
Jas. H. Nichols
Harry A. Roe
Robert Ellegood
Salisbury
James E. Ellegood
James F. Fountain
Literary Society of
Burrsville
Company. Apply to Nichol s or Roe in Denton Md
A request instructs applicants to contact James H Nichols or Harry A Roe at Denton Maryland for corporate matters. The brief notice cites names and location with no further details on roles or deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Shirt Company
James H. Nichols
Harry A. Roe
Denton, Md
Jas. H. Nichols
Felton Socials Toasted With Large Gatherings
Local page reports numerous residents hosting and attending gatherings at Felton and nearby towns. Guests from Marydel Ridgely Milford and Washington shared meals, dances, sleigh rides, and a turkey supper. Notable items include a church rededication, a local business purchase, and plans for new ventures and travel.
Queen Anne Judge Jumps Boy For Larceny Case
Justice S. P. Jump of Queen Anne jailed a boy who gave the name Drapen after a larceny arrest. The youth admitted stealing twenty two dollars from Stephen Tribbett & Sons of Talbot while making purchases with a ten dollar bill. Miss Mamie Hazzard of Bridgeville visited Mrs. G. W. Rolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice S. P. Jump
Queen Anne
Drapen
Stephen Tribbett & Sons
Talbot
Mamie Hazzard
Bridgeville
G. W. Rolph
Gil ling Twine and Gill Lines Sold by Baltimore Prices
Attendon Fishermen alert. Dukehart's Chesapeake brand Gil ling Twine in W B and Gray Nos 40 50 and 60 listed for sale at Baltimore prices. Series knit to order both gill and hauling Gill lines hand made cotton twine set nets 30 meshes deep ready knit and available through B G Stevens Williston Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dukehart
Chesapeake
W. B
Gray
Baltimore
Gill
B. G. Stevens
Williston
TWO PRETTY CHURCH WEDDINGS IN EASTON
The Easton Democrat details two weddings: Lois A Butler and Walter T Todd wed at Calvary M P Church Easton with organist Harman and a bridesmaids party led by Marie Butler. reception in Baltimore following. Joseph M Wright and Jen ni B Spies married at Choptank M E Church with a double arch and bride roses, then went to Easton Point for the steamer Avalon to Baltimore. couple to reside there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Democrat
Lois A. Butler
William FE. Butler
Grove
Kunston
Walter T. Todd
Easton
Calvary M. P. Church
J. R. Sheridan
Prof. Harman
Mrs. Todd
Lohengrin
Georgian Perry
Charles W. Wright
H. Archer Spies
Baltimore
Willis Wright
Easton Point
Avalon
Death of Reverend N M Browne Prominent Middletown Minister
Reverend N M Browne longtime minister in the Methodist Church on the peninsula died suddenly last Monday night after a sleigh ride and distress while undressing He had served since 1860 and leaves a widow and son Ifigh C Browne a Wilmington attorney The funeral was held Thursday at Forest Cemetery Middletown The widow Miss Clin tonio Cook of Centreville and sisters Mrs Joshua W Bryant and Mrs William Henry Legg of Baltimore attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. M. Browne
M. E
Middletown
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Methodist Church of
Peninsula
Ifigh C. Browne
Clintonio Cook
Centreville
Clinton Cook
Joshua W. Bryant
William Henry Legg
Baltimore
Forest Cemetery
Pain Balm Praised By Washington Woman For Rheumatism
Mrs. Emily Thorne of Toledo Washington reports Chamberlain's Pain Balm relieves rheumatic pain quickly and effectively and also treats a lame back with success. For sale by Wm E Brown in Denton H Duffey in Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Thorne
Toledo
Washington
Chamberlain
Wm. E. Brown
Denton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
Social Happenings at Maple Grove and Nearby Notes
Mrs O R Wright entertained many young folks at Maple Grove on Thursday January 31 honoring her sister Nettie Bradley who will depart for the north soon. Guests included Grave Dixon Lulu Fletcher Netty Noble Lilly Bradley Mamie Moore Myrtle Wright Ella Williams and several gentlemen. Epworth League held its monthly meeting with Mrs Edward Pritchett. Mrs S A Hurley of Linchester fell from her porch and is confined to bed. Thomas J Douglass of Milton visited his brother S Elbert Douglass. Dr J R Phillips and Rev Mr Eiswald suffered colds and stayed in. Miss Lulu Collins left for Baltimore for two to three weeks. Miss Belle Percy returned from Easton. Susie Sisk has been home sick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry S. Daily
T. R. Green
F. H. Heather
Edith Slemmer
Cora Pippin
Clara Hutchins
Sallie Haydon
Lids Heather
Zella Heather
Sallie Heather
J. W. Pippin
M. B. Slemmer
T. K. Heather
Marydel
A. I. Marvel
Milford
Clinton Roberts
Alice McCloud
Ridgely
J. Courtland Evans
Washington
H. W. Temple
A. B. Smith
Charles Starkey
Emma McKnott
Topsy Fallowfield
Vieve Lane
Hattie Davis
Sadie Davis
Elsie Davis
Messrs
J. T. Carter
I. Irvin Harwood
James Knotts
Guerney Knotts
Lee Davis
Ernest Smith
Herman Smith
Charles Evans
Nathaniel Bowen
Templeville
H. Courtland Evans
Washington, D. C
L. W. Evans
Felton
M. E. Church
Bishop Foss
T. Snowden Thomas
Peninsula Methodist
Vaughn §. Collins
New Castle
H. S. Thompson
0. R. Wright
Maple Grove
Nettie Bradley
North
Grove
Grave Dixon
Lulu Fletcher
Netty Noble
Lilly Bradley
Mamie
Epworth League
Edward Pritchett
A. Hurley
Linchester
Thomas J. Douglass
Milton, del
Elbert Douglass
J. R. Phillips
Mr. Eiswald
Lulu Collins
Baltimore
Belle Percy
Easton
Mail irregularities spark official attention in Williston
The office laments repeated delays in delivering journals, blaming postal officials for recurring failures. A Williston youth is teased for borrowing handkerchiefs as villagers gift him a set. A mail carrier’s coat burns and a bag hole occurs from a box of matches on a Smithville-Federalsburg route. John W. Loeckerman of Camden, Del., visits for several days. Sleighing is excellent and weddings have subsided. Mr. Daniel Todd, ill, resides on the road to Williston, and W. C. Todd visited Baltimore this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Smithville
Federalsburg
John W. Loeckerman
Camden
Del
Daniel Todd
W. C. Todd
Baltimore
Barcus Family Reunion Amid Sleigh Bells Echoes
Goldsborough reports John Barcus of Illinois visiting his father Greenbury Barcus after twenty years. The son, now a prosperous farmer, surprised his father with his changed appearance. The Fisher Pearson romance ends with Son and daughter returning to order as officials assist in a rescue. Sleigh bells ring for a week, while Greenbury lingers homebound and weather hampers the school festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barcus
Illinois
Greenbury Barcus
Mr. Barcus, Jr
Fisher-Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Mr. Fisher
Will filings mark Clara Downes executrix in Orphans' Court
The Orphans' Court received and filed the last will of Mrs Sarah M Downes on Tuesday naming Miss Clare Downes as executrix The court also filed the will of James Bryan a colored man
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah M. Downes
Orphans’ Court
Clare Downes
James Bryan
Features of the Income Tax Law and Bicycles
Collector Vandiver distributes return forms for gains profits and incomes in the Maryland Delaware DC Accomac Northampton district for those earning 3500 or more. The 2 percent tax on excess over 4000 applies to individuals guardians trustees and fiduciaries. corporations pay 2 percent on net profits with forms on request. Returns due by early March. taxes payable by July 1 1895. Also notes lighter cheaper bicycles with prices falling to 125 for standard and 30 for second grade wheels and higher dealer commissions. Pennsylvania Railroad tours to California promoted with itineraries and dates February 20 and March 20 1895.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandiver
Internal Revenue District
Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Accomac
Northampton
Virginia
Internal Revenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
California
New York
Philadelphia
Broadway
Broad Street Station
The Heliotrope Plant: Indoor Favorite For Winter Blooms
The heliotrope thrives indoors handling cold poorly yet rewards with continuous winter blooms under ample water light and artificial heat. It resists most diseases and insects and regrows quickly when cut to a few stems. Pruning boosts flowering. cut blossoms with long new wood and place in water before a deep vase to stay fresh for days.
Severe Cold Sweeps Region With Icebound Rivers
This week brought record February cold with the temperature dipping below zero and recalling 1886. Ice halted navigation on the Choptank and Tuckahoe rivers as steamboats struggled through frozen waterways. A blizzard followed, with heavy snow, further freezing roads, delaying mails, closing schools, and stalling business across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choptank
Tuckahoe
Avalon
Leonard
Tivoli
Corkrin
Tred Avon
Easton Point
Cambridge
Minnie Wheeler
Wheeler Line
Perry
Baltimore
Wheeler
Hillsborough
Great Baltimore Tunnel Opens for Regular Train Run
Baltimore's belt line tunnel six miles long cost 7 million dollars for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The first regular trip ran with a Philadelphia and New York fast freight carrying a passenger coach for a party of railroad and electric experts. Spectators cheered as the tunnel began practical service. Electric apparatus is due by April 1 and steam entries will end. The tunnel will improve service between Washington and New York by 20 to 30 minutes, eliminate ferrying trains across the bay at Canton, and illuminate the passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Belt Line
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Camden Station
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Canton
Washington
Look Out for Mad Dogs in Denton Scare
A rabies scare hits Denton and nearby areas with two suspected mad dogs. Bailiff Keets shot one animal. A large shepherd owned by John R. Wyatt was seized with rabies, escaped, and attacked passersby before being shot. Fear remains that other dogs were bitten and hydrophobia cases may spread. residents urged to shoot suspicious dogs promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Keets
John R. Wyatt
Protracted Meetings Close in Federalsburg Churches
Federalsburg reports the M. E. Church held protracted meetings ending Thursday night with a praise gathering and a few conversions. Rev. J. McLain Brown from Hurlock M. P. Church began extra services at the Presbyterian Church Sunday night, assisted by preachers from Cambridge Seaford and Centreville. Mercury ranged from 2 above to 2 below zero Wednesday morning, the coldest weather yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
J. McLain Brown
Hurlock M. P
Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Seaford
Centreville
Thursday Club Meeting Hosted by Towers Residence
The Thursday Club enjoyed a pleasant gathering this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Towers who helped Mr. Albert G. Towers receive and entertain guests. Next week’s meeting site is undecided but may be at Miss Iva Whitby or Mrs. W. H. Anderson’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Towers
Albert G. Towers
Iva Whitby
W. H. Anderson
Col James M Wooters Leaves Easton for Cincinnati Station
Col. James M. Wooters departed Easton on Monday for Cincinnati where he will be stationed. His wife Mrs. Wooters accompanied him. Mrs. E N Roe and two daughters visited Mrs Jivmatti in Greensboro last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
James M. Wooters
Easton
Cincinnati
State Politics Stir as Democratic Gubernatorial Field Grows
The Sunday American reports rising public interest in state politics amid a Democratic gubernatorial contest. Leading candidates include Senator Thomas G. Hayes, State Treasurer Spencer C. Jones, and Congressman Isidor Rayner, with Chief Judge John M. Robinson and ex-Judge William A. Fisher emerging as possible contenders. Ex-State Treasurer Edwin H. Brown is also urged by friends to run, potentially shaping the convention. Hayes supporters build organization while critics claim burdens of taxation threaten his bid. The piece quotes a political advisor asserting the people will demand fair tax reassessment and a governor who will address inequities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas G. Hayes
Spencer C. Jones
Isidor Rayner
State Central Committee
John M. Robinson
Court of Appeals
William A. Fisher
Baltimore City
Fisher
Judge Robinson
Jones
Hayes
Baltimore
Senator Hayes
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D&c. RL
Preston
Circuit Court
Willj
Levy Court
the Local Department
F. G. Slemmer
Alwyn Culp
Chestertown
Greensborough
Culp
Court House
R. S. Williamson
Burrsville M. P
Moses Jones
Moses Stanley
Dorchester
Stanley
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Edward Messick
P. W. & B. Railroad
Spruce Street
B. L. Lewis
Henry R. Lewis
Z. H. Webster
Uspape
Frederick Stump
Wm. T. Vinson
N. Horsey
S. H
A. Schaube
Andrew Baggs
C. AL. Jarrell
John F. Dawson
John T. Carter
M. M. Andrew
N. West
David Greenlee
J. B. Orrell
Benj. House
Jerome A. Davis
Harry L. Harper
Thomas 8. Green
Wm. Jones
D.h. Harrington
Risden Plummer
Davids. Moore
O. GC. Garey
J.B. Raughley
Wm. F. Towers
H. F. Stevens
J. H. Vangesel
Clement Noble
R. T. Carter
Levin W. Pool
J. W. Kerr
James Swann
John Stevens
E. W. Williamson
J. W. Peters
Henry T. Nuttle
J. T. Sylvester
G. Lacey Stevens
M. F. Allaband
J. Boon Dukes
F. W. Redden
James D. Neal
J. H. Douglass
J. B. Fletcher
Thomas Carmine
W. H. Hollis
Alex. Noble
J. I. Leduum
W.T. Kelley
Z. T. Reynolds
W. W. Williamson
G. H. Williams
H. F. Andrew
G. G. Dixon
J. R. Burbright
J. A. Noble
C. S. Carmine
J. A. Cox
T. H. Flaha
J.T. Fleetwood
Francis H. Wright Wun
J. Davis
E. E. Goslin
G. H. Benson
M. L. Sullivan
John B. Scott
John W. Carroll
W. H. Alberger
G. H. Smith
J. P. White
J. T. Mowbray
J. W. Noble
T. J. Williams
Frank Wright
John H. Stack
T. Fred. Brown
J. T. Frampton
R. C. Harris
T. B. Sparklin
Jacob Ghingher
John E. Wilson
W. H. Thawley
Peter Hagadone
J.H. Nichols
John H. Horsey
James W. Holt
L. R. Brumbaugh
T. L. Frampton
C. H. Fleming
H. C. Fisher
R. J. W. Garey
Johnn F. Porter
B.B. Brumbaugh
Lynch
John E. Golt
G. Hagadone
A. R. Brigden
C. W. Jackson
John V. Dungan
J.D. Wilson
Wh. J. Clark
L. B. Replogle
James E. Dukes
Wesley Jarrell
Wm. E. Orrell
W. A. Jarrell
J. H. Smith
John C. Jarrell
Alfred Sigler
Wesley Roe
F. P. Herr
R. Y. Collins
G. F. Towers
C. H. Todd
H. C. Beachamp
J. P. Cook
F. P. Covey
Wm. H. Deen
J. R. McNash
J. H. Thawley
James
Willis
P. T. Morris
Liden
W.t.hignutt
S. Collins
John E. Nichols
T. H. Ever
Teachers’ Association
County Teachers’ Association
Denton Academy
Stephens
Jennie M. Smith
Dollie E. Kelley
Alice D. Dick
J. F. Dawson
May L. Fisher
Isabel Percy
Iola Nichols
Katharine K. Hobbs
J. Watson Thompson
Addie Whiteley
Sue H. Kurtz
Mattie Chase
Sallie Mowbray
Ella Harrison
Lizzie E. Wright
Congress
Grim Reaper
D. G. Bowman
Templerville
John H. Emory
Gibson & Co
B. Emory
W. N. Bowen
Bennett Emory
John W. Temple
John Griffith
Mr. C. Roberts
Maryel
Thomas Heather
Marvel
James Green
Thomas R. Green
Joseph S. Daily
M. Y. B. Heather
Will Heather
Sallie Marvel
Sallie Hayden
Lida Heather
Daniel Hayden
Thomas H. Heather
Segelkin
Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
S. H. Heather
Mary West
Jennie Smith
Henderson
Cape Charles
Marcelist
James Stafford
Barclay
Mr. Wright
Iss Spies
Todd Butler
Susie Sisk
Goldsborough
Mr. Greenbury Barcus
Orphans' Court
Caroline
Pennsylvania
Stallroad
the Golden Gate
Wye Mills
Baltimore's Great Tunnel
Federalsaburg
Joblinson
Hmnases’ Poon
MSE
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