Local notices mix town changes and incidents in 1890s era
The Rambler reports Alfred No3 as Brownsville poster, postmaster shifts in Goldsboro, property moves in Denton, and several town notes. Tax receipts rise, heating work begins, and residents relocate. A drug store closes in Easton. a shooting leads to a police search. porch fires burn Mrs Todd and injure her husband. a hotel porter is stabbed by a disgruntled former employee. The piece also notes a Christmas gun accident and an Annapolis inauguration excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred No3
Brownsville
Saulsbury
Ridgely
John BE
Third St
Centreville
Denrese
Denton
S. T. Joras
Goldsborough
Walter Supp
John Clark, Jr
John W. Clark
Gol
L. H. Gadd
P-H.meane
Clark
W. T. Hassenger
Easton
Mr- Hassenger
Vienna
Canrablearton
Justice Graham
W. H. Deweese
Fred R. Owens
Chas H. Gibson
Baltingore, Chesapeake & Atlantice Railway Co
Annapolis
Liloyd Lowndes
Cambridge
James Waddell
Dorchester
Baltimore
Charles Johnson
John On Thomas
Thomas N. Todd
Andersontown
Thomas
Feeser Journal
Murder Mystery at Choptank Ends in Tragedy
Case of Garrison Perkins, a colored trapper from Talbot, stirs Matthews and Bethlehem residents as his boat is found with gear and blood on nets. The community debates accidental drowning versus murder amid a river drag search. Perkins’ body later found ashore near Dover Bridge with throat cut. Suspicions target a nearby resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthews
Bethlehem
Garrison Perkins
Talbot
Journan
King’s Creek
Dover Bridge
Perkins
Changes in B C and A Melnla Railway Officials
A series of Wednesday effective changes at Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Co include B L Fleming resigning as general freight and passenger agent, succeeded by Willard Thomson who remains general manager. James E Byrd named agent for Light Street lines with Light Street HQ. Andrew Hunter Jr becomes cashier in addition to auditor duties. P R Clark shifts to South Street lines agent, A J Benjamin named freight and passenger agent of the railway division and superintendent duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
B. L. Fleming
Willard Thomson
James E. Byrd
Light Street
Byrd
Maryland Steamboat Company
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Wicomico
Andrew Hunter, Jr
P. R. Clark
South Street
A. J. Benjamin
New Year Watch-night Traditions Across Churches
Old year ends with watch-night services in the M E church and many county churches. English and Scottish customs include staying up until midnight with a formal open door to welcome the new year. Scottish mummers or guisers perform, boys sing, wear brown paper masks, and a squire in disguise leads a door opening. They receive small sums of money in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
England
Scotland
Ex-Senator Roe Injured in Delaware & Chesapeake Car
Ex-Senator Andrew B. Roe of Greensborough suffered painful injuries when a large wood fragment shattered a train window between Clayton and Kenton. He was seated beside the impact site and struck the head, while a nearby lady dodged flying glass. Roe remained conscious though badly hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew B. Roe
Greensborough
Delaware & Chesapeake
Clayton
Kenton
Mr. Roe
Bert Birg
Serio
Denton Christmas Hop Promises Yet Another Shine
The sixteenth annual Denton Christmas hop drew a prominent crowd with tasteful decorations and formal reception led by patronesses Mrs. Edwin C. Fields and others. Oglesby’s Orchestra provided music as guests arrived and danced from nine until midnight after a supper service, with a long list of attendees from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Edwin C. Fields
Risdon BK. Fountain
James N. Todd
Thomas R. Green
George C. Skirven
Messrs
Allan &. Martin
Charles E. Stevens
Lawrence B. Towers
Albert G. Towers
Oglesby
Chester
Frederick Dunning
Dukes Wooters
D. W. Stewart
Joseph Stewart
Easton
J. Harry Rose
Charles Brown
Bertie Williams
Hattie Rose
Cordova
J. Edgar Layton
R. Oliver Cannon
W. Li. Gray
R. R. Layton
E.R. Martin
Bridge
Georgia Stevens
Maggie Stevens
Bruce G. Stevens
Williston
F. Edward Jarrell
Hillsborough
J. Dukes Downes
W. H. Anderson
Bessie Rochester
Lizzie Whitby
Emma Redden
Halen Richardson
Iva Whitby
Nellie Richardson
Ella Downes
Mary Emerson
Mamie McShane
Ormond Downes
John Dukes
William Horsey
Joseph P. W. Richardson
Ernest G. Cooper
J. Kemp Stevens
M. B. Stephens
Maryland Senate elects Bruce as president amid deadlock
The Maryland Senate chose William Cabell Bruce for president after a deadlock with Ishy Walter Smith. Sydney B. Mudd of Charles County won the speaker's post as Republicans backed him, while Henry R. Lewis voted with Democrats. Bruce appointments included Burton W. Parker as assistant doorkeeper and Thomas C. Clines as committee clerk. Both Houses adjourned until next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Senate
William Cabell Bruce
Ishy Walter Smith
Bruce
Smith
Sydney BE. Mudd
Charles County
House
Henry R. Lewis
Burton W. Parker
American Corner
Thomas C. Clines
Ridgely
Fire cry causes deadly Front Street Theatre disaster
A false alarm sparked by a shout of Fire, Fire at Baltimore's Front Street Theatre caused a fatal stampede on Friday night. Twenty seven people identified dead with several more severely injured as the morgue clears and relatives seek word from hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Baltimore
City
Editor claims largest circulation in the country
An editor, near death, allegedly taunts a doctor by saying the journal has the largest circulation in the country, despite the doctor noting circulation is nearly gone as the patient lies dying.
Caroline Sees War Clouds as Leopard Affair Sparks National Pride
In 1807 the Chesapeake Leopard incident jolted Caroline residents into wartime fervor. A Denton meeting chaired by Col William Whiteley condemned the attack, pledging support to the national cause. Caroline formed a militia contingent with officers named, while Congress and Jefferson responded with embargoes and foreign-vessel expulsions. Thomas Culbreth’s toast defended seamen and the right of search, reflecting early 19th century tensions between Britain, France, and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulbreth
Great Britain
France
Elbe
Brest
Napoleon
Berlin
United States
Atlantic
Frince
England
N. M. S. Leopard
Chesapeake
Iampton Roads
Barron
Leopard
Maryland
Caroline
Denton
William Whiteley
Robert Orrell
William Potter
John Tillotson
Solomon Brown
Nathan Whitby
John Young
Philip St. John Downes
Colonel Whiteley
Philip Richardson
James Burn
Wright
Orrell Leutenant
Potter
Levin Charles
Elijah Satterfield
Frederick Holbrook
Solomon Richardson
Nathan B. Downes
William Orrell
Sammel Culbreth
Alemby Jump
Thomas Culbreth
Perry Benson
Talbot
Ford
Jefferson
Congress
Court House
Orrell
Thomas Dafly
Troop of Horse
Washington
Adams
Man with red mustache seeks road from Euston commissioners
A short man with a red mustache demanded a road from the Euston board during morning session. He boasted of influencing twenty three Democrats to vote Republican in November. President Thompson and Commissioner Trax noted the claim as they delayed action, saying the road request would be considered in due time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euston Ledger
Thompson
Tam
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Chapel District
Trax
McNeal
Obituary of Nathan Flowers from Queen Anne county
Nathan Flowers died at his residence in Queen Anne on Thursday night aged about 00 years after a long illness. Born in Dorchester county he lived in Caroline and later moved to Queen Anne's county to farm near Queen Anne before relocating to Queen Anne village in January. He was widely known and respected. He leaves a widow and four children, three sons and one daughter. Funeral services were held Sunday at the M E Church Hillsboro and he was buried in Hillsboro cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Flowers
Queen Anne
Mr. Flowers
Dorchester County
Caroline County
Queen Anne's County
M. EE
Iillsboro
Hillsboro
Boyer Faces Local Option Charge At Quarter Court
J W Boyer of Marydel appeared before Justice Cooper on two local option charges. One case was dismissed, the other will go to court. Boyer posted bail for the April term. Justice Cooper sentenced Frank Dixon to thirty days in jail for an assault on Luther Kirby. A Bay area resident praised Chamberlain s Pain Balm for a lame back and rheumatism, recommending it to friends. in Denton it is sold by W E Brown and H Duffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Boyer
Marydel
Justice Cooper
Willam Ed. Shellbrooks
David Pruitt
Boyer
Simon Goldman
San Luis Rey
Cal
Chamberlain
W. E. Brown
Denton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
Matrimonial and Personal News of Denton
Visitors in Denton and other places fill local society page. The wedding of Charlie A. Covey and Emma Trice at Hynson M E Church is described with evergreen gates, a chancel arch, and Mendelssohn music. Card invitations go out for Nellie Stockley Wright and Captain Charles W. Wright's January 14 ceremony at Wesley Chapel. Multiple relatives travel, wed, or visit relatives in Denton, with residents appearing in reunions, digs, and greetings across Maryland towns and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hynson
Mendelssohm
Bertha Nichols
Mr. Willis
Gertia Covey
Florence Kenney
Albert A. Stockley
Baltimore
Nellie
Charles W. Wright
Wesley Chapel
M. E. Church
Sharp and
Barro Streets
Rosa Emerson
John 8. Hambleton
St. Michaels
Santos
Brazil
Maryland
Harry Shawn
Wye Mills
Mary Bell
Henry Bell
Boonsboro
F. F. Carpenter
Thomas Marvel
Mollie Clark
Emma Clark
Milford
William E. Sutton
Lydia Berry
Queen Anne’s
George H. Berry
Breeze Lawn
J. Earle Rochester
Baldwin
Philadelphia
J. D. Anderson
Tuckahoe Neck
Denton
W. H. Deweese
Harrington
James H. Fisher
Maud
New York
R. J. Shields
New York City
B. L. Lewis
H. R. Lewis
Jessie Kerr
Uniontown
Henry R. Lewis
Ammapolis
Lucy Richardson
Tuckahoo Neck
Lulu Honwill
Still Pond
Gordon Fisher
Sykesville
Edwin R. Downes
Jimmie Cook
J. A. Heller
Nazareth
Mamie Evitts
Fannie Wilson
F. A. Johnson
Smyrna
Myrtle Dukes
Kent
Ella Downes
Jennie Fisher
South
New York Investors Visit Easton Land Projects
William Daynes and wife and Justin Mendelson and wife of New York City, with Leonard J. Longuein and wife of Brooklyn, traveled to Easton to inspect land owned by the Prudential Land Company of New York and Easton. General manager C. W. Vanderhoogt and director Oswald Tilghman joined, as the firm aims to parcel Choptank river tracts into small farms for immigrant buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Coroline
William Daynes
Justin Mendelson
New York City
Leonard J. Longuein
Brooklyn
Easton
Mr. Daynes
Mr. Mendelson
Prudential Land Company of
New York
Choptank
Caroline County
Hog Island
Frazer's
Frazer's Flats Farms. At Easton They Were Joined By C. W. Vanderhoogt
Oswald Tilghman
Hoggs
Land Company
Christmas entertainment at Wrights Music Hall
M E Sunday School held its Christmas program in Wrights Music Hall with singing recitations and tableing. Two Christmas trees laden with presents recalled every member. superintendent received a banquet lamp and the pastor a turkey. Hall filled to capacity amid a busy town week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Sunday School
Wright
Music Hall
Margaret Ayres
Chestnut Grove
Philadelphia
Mary J. Ayres
C. H. Pierson
W. White
Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
H. W. J. Ham
Georgia
Col. Copeland
Elon S. Hobbs
New York
Katie
Robie
Carrie
Miss Cannon
Seaford
Myra Harris
Charles and
Fernandis Davis
Harry Carroll
Curtis Davis
L. S. Davis
L. J. Denning
Ashtabula
Ohio
Kk. F. Messenger
Annie Stowell
Patterson
Stowell Printery
Courier
H. P. Chambers
Thomas Turner
L. M. Hill
Nichols
Bradford County
White Building
First Maryland Volunteers Soldier Ends Diarrhea with Remedy
A former First Maryland Volunteers soldier testifies that chronic diarrhea plagued him during service and worsened with most medicines. He credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for permanent relief without side effects and recommends it to fellow veterans. Sold by W. E. Brown in Denton and H. Duffey in Hillsboro Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Volunteers
Chamberlain
A. E. Bennina
Halsey
Oregon
W. E. Brown
Denton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
Notable Tenant Changes at Hotel Rolph Eventful New Year
Changes among tenants this year include Mrs. E. L. Thompson moving to Green Street beside the Episcopal Church to continue dress-making. Mrs. Mollie Fisher turned a store-room into a dwelling. Miss Annie Collins visits Baltimore for a month. Mr. George Duffey of the Georgetown Law School returns home for a short vacation. There was a New Year’s shop grand at Hotel Rolph with many visitors from afar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Rolph
E. L. Thompson
Green Street
Episcopal Church
Mollie Fisher
Annie Collins
Baltimore
George Duffey
Georgetown
K. C
Law School
County Officers Appointed by County Commissioners
In Tuesday session the board named constables for districts one through four six and eight with no appointments for five and seven. Also named Denton bridge keeper Thomas H Brindley and Greensborough health officer Dr Fred R Malone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. C. Wharton
W. H. Cohee
Walter J. Roe
James B. Jones
James H. Williams
Charles W. Smith
Thomas H. Brindley
Denton Bridge
Fred R. Malone
Greensborough
Resignationsand Holiday Services in Local Churches
New Year's Eve worship through usual watch-meeting services in churches across town with revival sessions at the M E Church. Miss Lillie Green returns to school after holidays. Miss Fannie Bernard of Greensboro visits Miss Rosale Jarrell. The Easton Ledger notes the resignation of B L Fleming from the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway as general freight and passenger agent, praised for courtesy and diligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Lillie Green
Fannie Bernard
Greensboro
Rosale Jarrell
Caroline
Easton Ledger
B. L. Fleming
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Land Transfers and Marriage Licenses in December
The article lists numerous December real estate transfers including properties in Ridgely Denton and Talbots Hog Island farm with amounts from $25 to $8,000. It also notes marriage licenses issued for several couples such as W A Boggs and Ella G Walls and John Biddle and Sarah E Green. Includes entertainment at Greensborough and Orphans Court proceedings involving William A Williams estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foll. Tate
Lee JD. Barant
Hillsboro
Joshua W. Lryo B. Williams
Hillsbors
Hiram M. Buck
The
Land Company
Talbots
Hog Island Farm
Thomas Hill
Baton” National Bank
James H. Nichols
i¢Samuel Ewing
Denton Bridge
Isaac J. Sigler
Ida
Charles F. Smith
Rigge
Alice Cornish
Helen Wheeler
George Morgan
Annie E. Love
American Game
Elizabeth M. Howard
William Gibson
William J. Blackiston
Walter Moore
Denton
George H. Berry
Wellington Heather
Marydel
Charles E. Barry
Suse Ae M. Barry
Ridgely Town
Robinson Nichols
Wits T
T. Prattis
Susie’ E. “Butler
Ridgely
Elizabeth Mary Howard
Ifytus E. Kauffman
Elizabeth Dixon
Ward E. Dixon
Charles E. Porter
Sarah C. Sloan
W. A. Boggs
Ella G. Walls
W. M. Towers
Mary F. Jewel
J. H. White
Lillie Pritcett
Charles E. Anthony
Annieg Slaughter
John Biddle
Sarah E
John T. Baker
Esme
Cyrus F. Collins
Mar S. N. Dean
Mary F. Theodore Taylor
Nandé Stokeley
T. W. Bell
Emma
S. P. Brown
Sadie
F. N. Melvin
John Reiser
Eliza H. D. Shawn
Mar. I. H. Thomas
Nel
W. T. Smith
Mollie Milton Trico
Sarah J.H. Walker
Lena E. Colored
Robert Ricke Dashe
Ross
A. B. Robinson
S.J Addison Stewart
Hhart
J. A. Black
Clara
W. H. Matthews
Clara J. Wyatt
Caroline Moseley
Sarah E. Williams
John “Ww. Williamson
William A. Williams
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TON Journal
DO & C. Ry
Preston
Beste Preston
Loc’department
G. Perkins
B.C
A. Omelnla
Senator Roe Hurt
Thomas Gulbreth
the Journal
Thomas Calbroth
Culbrith
Church Notes
D. W. Austite
Academy
Austine
Thawley’s
W. E F. Dawson
Magnolia
Denton M. E. Circuit
Barretts Chapel
Warren
Dover
Bb. E. Dixon
Dixon
Denton M. FE
Harris’ Chapel
Pallee Crees
Federalsburg
Real
James B. Draper
Amin
A. A. Arters
Ay . Willis
Nat Katie Roe
Aus Tie
Iva Lowe
Effa
Bertha Comogys
Annie Maloy
Mary Sparks
Pauline Harrington
Leacy Roe
Mary Butterworth
Sallie
Latie Draper
FP. Roe
F. R. Malone
L. Irving Jones
W. W. Shockley
Claude Ravilings
J. Wee
W. Thompson
J. W. Gruwell
C. H. Pritchett
Cooher T. GC. Evans Gooden
Ceoters
ROYA
Baxi
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