Local notices and business updates in Talbot area
Wheat in the Baltimore market is selling at 62 cents. Com. Marvis and Seward become proprietors of the Queen Anne Hotel. W. R. Martin appointed attorney for B. C. and A. Company. Dr. Hardcastle opens office in Wilson building beside Brick Hotel. Walter T. Todd starts a St Michaels paper called the News. W. H. Deweese buys the Low street residence from J. M. Anthony. Senator Hezekiah Harrington injures shoulder fox hunting and moves from Barclay to Sadlersville. J. W. Kerr lectures on fruit tree propagation at Dover. Reed sells horse blankets at cost. Smith Bros. sell Dick's Foster Cutters in Ridgely. Easton Gazette offers dictionary prize. Miss Lelia Wooters wins. Fire destroys fertilizer works and oil warehouses in Canton, Baltimore. loss $400,000. Rev. Julius M. Dashiell dies in Anne Arundel. Mrs. B. B. Brumbaugh sells 1678 pounds butter in a year and 2028 in fifteen months. Eli Perkins lectured in Federalsburg to a sparse crowd. Delaware bill to incorporate Diamond State Railroad Company filed. line to start at Wilmington. Farmers lose heavily in Tilghman & Co. failure. Talbot county day inspectors exam yields 13 passing of 27. J. H. Smith & Bros. Ridgely praise ad efforts. C. S. S. GC meets at Rev. Collison’s. program on English growth, Chaucer to Tennyson, East End life, Austria race question, and Chautauquan topics. New Year wind shifts. ice harvest hampered. skating carnival brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Marvis & Seward
Queen Anne
W. R.martin
B. C. & A. Company
Hardcastle
Wilson Building
Walter T. Todd
St. Michaels
the News
W. H. Deweese
J. M. Anthony
Hezekiah Harrington
Kent County
Del
Harrington
Barclay
Sadlersville
J. W. Kerr
Horticultural Society
Dover
W. S. Reed
Foster
Smith Bros
Ridgely
Caroline County
Easton Gazette
Talbot
Lelia Wooters
Griffith & Boyd
Davidson
Standard Oil
Canton
Julius M. Dashiell
P. E. Church
St. John’s College
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
B. B. Brumbaugh
Eli Perkins
Federalsburg
Delaware
Diamond State Railroad Company
Moore
Wilmington
W. B. Tilghman & Co
Thomas F. Chance
Talbot County
Civil Service
Baltimore Custom House
J. H. Smith & Bro
Queen Anne and Denton Road Rail Project Advances
Rail partners resume spring work on the Queen Anne’s Rail road Company plan linking Queenstown with Easton Cambridge Denton Chestertown and Centreville. I W Troxell leads route review and ground prep while W H Bosley guides finance. Depot and wharf at Choptank bridge near Easton and nighttime routes promise Baltimore Easton travel with lower fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne’s Railround Company
Baltimore American
I. W. Troxell
Queenstown
Easton
Cambridge
Denton
Chestertown
Centreville
Baltimore
W. H. Bosley
Trust Company
Troxell
Maryland
Easton Star
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company
Choptank River
Choptank Bridge
Easton Point
Claiborne
Rouch
Wheeler
Oxford
Church reunion and birthday offering in Ruthsburg church
On Tuesday last a reunion and birthday offering was held at Ruthsburg Methodist Protestant Church requesting a penny for each birthday in members lives. Notable ministers including President Kinzer attended. A Catholic Convent is planned at Easton to be run by the Sisters of Mercy and built this year per Bishop Curtis. Bishop Adams attended the tenth anniversary celebration for Bishop Paret in Baltimore. Rev. R H Adams will preach in the local M E Church tomorrow morning. Rev Z H Webster to preach at Bloomery. Rev J L Straughn of Harrington will hold Denton court house service Tuesday evening January 15 at seven. Laurel M E Church invites Pastor S N Pilchard to return for another year. Revival meetings at local M E Church are well attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruthsburg
Kinzer
Easton
Waldron
Curtis
Sisters of Mercy
Adams
Diocese of Maryland
St. Paul’s Church
Baltimore
R. H. Adams
M. E
Z. H. Webster
Bloomery
J. L. Straughn
Harrington
Court House
Denton
Laurel M. E. Church
S. N. Pilchard
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ten Year Wedding Anniversary Gathers In Wisborough
Wisborough scene recalls Mr. and Mrs. J A Morgan tenth anniversary with about fifty guests. Local tradesmen plan new wood business ventures while Vestry Room at the Episcopal Church nears completion. Revival attendance wanes due to bad weather and Captain Williams recovers from injuries after a wagon accident. Numerous social visits and small town notices fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Morgan
Episcopal Church
Assault on Dorchester road law to be argued in Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals will hear next Tuesday the case of John H. Short and others of Dorchester challenging Sections 268 269 and 270 of Article 10 public local laws as unconstitutional. Attorneys Russum Lewis and Milbourne argue for the defendants and the commissioners contend the law compels road labor, raises involuntary servitude and violates state and federal constitutions. The dispute centers on enforced labor for able bodied male residents and penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Messrs. Russum & Lewis
Lewel T. Milbourne
John H. Short
Dorchester
Short
Circuit Court
United States
Fishermen Offered Gil ling Twine at Baltimore Prices
Dakehart's Chesapeake brand Gill ing Twine in West Band Gray Nos 40 50 and 60 sold at Baltimore prices. Series knit to order both gill and hauling. Gill lines hand made cotton twine set nets 30 meshes deep ready knit for sale by B G Stevens Williston Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakehart
Baltimore
B. G. Stevens
Williston
Death and obituary notices from Denton area
Death arrives for Mrs. Carrie Hassinger in Oxford after a long illness tied to a hotel fire while the community in Preston mourns. Funeral services were held in Preston, with several pallbearers named. Also reported are Denton National Bank directors elected, resignations honored, hog stock introductions by local farmers, obituary for Oscar M. Stevens, and notes on local school matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lerike
Carrie Hassinger
Oxford
Preston M. St
Nainy
R. J. Colston
BE. Douglass
J.T. Dennis
J. F. Ledman
Alex. Noble
Dr. W. T. Kelley
Cornelius the Centurion sermon on Gentile admission
Rev Samuel Edson preached from Acts ten on Cornelius the centurion. The sermon traced Gentile inclusion in the church, faith, prayer, alms, and fear of God as conditions for salvation, with Cornelius as an exemplar of generous obedience and divine calling to openness among nations. General BE. L. FP. Yardcastle elected president of the State Grange Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Edson
Cornelius
Itook
Urea
Church of Christ
Abraham
Jesus
Ciod
St. Peter
Israel
God
Joppa
Apostle
BE. L. FP. Yardcastle
The
States Grange Association
Another Gulliver in the Field in Denton
A rumor in Denton claimed two colored fishermen drowned in the Choptank near Cedar Island. Investigations showed no drowning. the tale originated from a pig escaping a miller and sunken ice. The Journal verified the hoax and noted the misreport.
New Pastry Cook Book Promoted By Rumford Powder
Miss L A Willis of the Baltimore Cooking School compiles a pastry cook book valued for its reputation. Patrons of Rumford Yeast Powder can mail a label to Rumford Chemical Works for a free copy. Also offered for sale are Baltimore Chesapeake Atlantic Railway five percent bonds payable 1934 totaling 1,250,000 at par interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.A. Willis
Baltimore Cooking School
Rumford Yeast Powder
Rumford
Rumford Chemical Works
Providence
R. 1
Baltimore, Chesapeake &Atlantic Railway Company
Elliott, Johnson & Co
Wilmington
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Denton Journal
Kema
Arkrival
Wapels
DOE CO. RR
Preston
Orphans’ Court
SAN
the Local Department
Geo. W. Collison
T. Pliny Fisher
Chaucer
Tennyson
Albert G. Towers
East End
London
Oscar Clark
Austria
H. L. Cooper
Lizzie Clark
Queen Anne and
Denton Road
Steamboat News
Church News
Captain Williams
Ellen Sparklin
Frank Gooding
Willow Grove
John R. Griffin
Hillsborough
Ralph
Laura Melvin
G. F. Beavon
F. J. Willoughby
Mary Collison
Edith Thawley
David Rees
Clayton
M. A. Boyer
BE. L. Thompson
Squire Sherwood
W.R. Peters
Lillie Greene
Winnie Fountain
Miss In Wooters
Linnie Noble
Annie Fountain
Bertie Dawson
Hattie Fountain
W. R. Peters, Jr
J. W. Peters
James Noble
Harvey Fountain
James Wooters
Arthur Noble
Edgar Fountain
Leon Davis
Alfred Gellotly
Zebdial Fountain
Philip Noble
G. W. Noble
Rebecca A. Noble
Smithville
Hickman
Concord
Thomas
William Trice
Moartha Everngain
Emma
Philadelphia
J. L. Noble
Deestrick Skale
Medford Hall
Choptank
J. S. Noble
Taylor's Island
Judge Travers
Dorchester County
W. E. Todd
la Grippe
W.N. Burgess
Lillie Bradley
Spry Bradley
A. W. Stafford
Main Street
J. W. Thompson
W.S
Bradley
Agner
Ajex
Wright
Cora Satterfield
Edith Sullivan
Ethel Wilson
Lida Wilson
Lena Wilson
Mattie Lord
Bertha Banning
Mattie Morris
Stella Scott
Will Satterfield
Ernest Sullivan
Frank Williams
George Johnson
H. Lord
M. L. Sullivan
Leonard Covey
F. Scott
Howard Covey
D. Banning
Dorchester Road
Corkrin
Vivoli
Steelton
Ida
John Daily
Templeville
Hahneman Iiospital
C. Smoot
Wm. R. Smoot
Rebecca R. Sparklin
James T. Douglass
James E. Douglass
Wn. E. Hubbard
John W. Hubbard
Wm. F. Lard
Mary A. Ester
Sheriff Berry
W. T H. Dean
F. S.todd
John R. Ross
Wm. H. Pritchett
Susan Pritchett
John W. Stevens
Ara
Hassinger
Hank Others
Denton National Bank
Philip W. Downes
Bivotee Stevens
Ernest Downes
Jno
John PL Davwean
Tuckahoe Neck
Jefferson County
New York
Cheshire
England
Berkshire
Oscar M. Stevens
H. Franklin Stevens
Andersontown
M. Luther Coulbourn
Stevens
Denton Accademy
Denton Academy
Literary Society
Carlton Cornwell
the Gazette
Middletown
N. J
Chamberlain
Wu. E. Brown
Christ Church
Millington
Kent News
Thomas Numbers
Mary Matilde Talbott
G. W. Burke
Twain
Massey’s
Fred. Numbers
William H. Carter
Kenton
Ida Ford
George H. Berry
Alexander Chaplain
Stephens
Francis A. Price
Wm. H. Price
W. Oscar Hurst
Elwood B. Seward
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
Fred Scott
Lena
Thomas Wilson
aAoner
M. E. Church
Chestnut Grove
G. T. aAlderson
F. C. Ramsdell
Nellie
Roland T. K. Garey
Central M. E. Church
Tilghman Nuttle
Bennett Todd
Virna Thomas
Henry Simpson
Thawley
O. W. DeVenish
Golden Scott
Manilla Morgan
Greensborough M. E. Church
J. A. Arters
Nathan A. Harrington, Esq
Wyner, Nl
Sue Smith
William H. Annderson
Howard Wilkinson
Dozer Delawaréan
Wilmer Emory
Queenstown and
D. M. Swing
H. A. Roe’s
Bessie Rochester
Nettie Morgan
Eva Wright
Jabez Wright
Harlock
Thomas F. Green
Marydel
James C. Reed
Jennie Fisher
Corinth
Cedar Island
Munehausen
Zora Clark
Zora
Patrick O'Niel
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall St. N. Y
Denton Bridge
Pennsylvania
Z. T. Hutchinson
Thomas L. Day, Sre
Queen Anne's Railroad Company
Isaac W. Troxell
P. O. Box 113
Baltimore, Md
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