Inauguration, arrivals, and local notices in Denton area
Readable items describe Isaac Harris moving nearby, Caroline attendees at Governor Smith’s inauguration, the Endeavor resuming Queens town trips, and Hubbard buying the L. S. Fleckenstein farm for 6000 dollars. Others note a shoulder injury, a mill accident, church events, postmaster changes, steamer arrivals, political appointments, horticultural society talks, and attempts to secure a governor pardon for M. William Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Harris
John Cohee
Anthouny’s Mill
M.E. Church
Hillsboro
Federalsburg Methodist Episcopal Church
Silas Sparklin
Wilmington
W. H. Alberger
Thomas Corkran
Wesley Roe
Tuckahoe Neck
Edward Tischoppe
Grove
Fowling Creek
Preston
Matthew H. Garey
Anthony
M. Ella Anthony
J. F. Holden
Whiteleysburg
Alfred Billings
George A. Deakyna
George M. Russum
Internal Revenue
Parlett
H. Clay Dodson
The
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Salisbury
J. W. Kerr
Young Hearts Celebrate Two Queen Anne Weddings
A wedding at Mr J K DeFord’s residence near Queen Anne with Miss Gradoro Birch and Mr Samuel Colgain, and a second ceremony for Miss Harriette Marvell and Mr J Carroll Seney, both in Ruthsburg M E Church. Details include bridal attire, music by Miss Garnet DeFord, and a reception with relatives from Baltimore Caroline and Queen Anne counties. Additional notices announce Mary C Sennett’s upcoming marriage to Leonard Dean and Mary Anna Chilton’s nuptials with William Seutten at local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. DeFord
Queen Anne
Gradoro
Alexander Birch
Queen Anne’s
Samuel Colgain
Caroline County
Mendelssohn
Garnet DeFord
C. P. Newlin
M. P
Ruthsburg
C. W. Birch
Ridgely
James T. Anthony
Fanny Anthony
Rumsey Anthony
Bennett’s Point
Harriette Marvell
H. D. Marvell
J. Carroll Seney
Queen Anne’s County
Ruthsburg M. E
Lohengrin
Sallie Slaughter
Tuckahoe Neck
Bradford Sency
George Marvell
Elijah Dean
Henry Wilson
Harry Rutter
Leonard Dean
Mary
Anna Chilton
Matthew Chilton
William K. Seutten
Christ P. E. Church
James E. Curry
Greensboro
Hattie Andrew
Destruction of All Saints Church in Maryland Parish
The loss of All Saints Church, once the finest rural church in Maryland, is described as great. Insurance won’t cover furniture, organ, font, vestments, or chancel windows. The vestry plans to rebuild in early spring. Local moves include Percy Holmes leaving Cordova for Dover, Walter Gough taking his place, and neighbors Jesse Gooding and Josiah Ross shifting homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Saints
Maryland
Percy Holmes
Cordova
Penna
Dover
Del
Walter Gough
Kenton
Mr. Holmes
Jesse Gooding
Mr. Kennard
Josiah Ross
Gooding
Literary Society Meeting and Local Visits in Preston
The Literary Society met at Mr. A. W. Sisk's last Saturday evening. On Saturday evening January 20 they will meet at Dr. J. L. Noble's. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Richardson of Cambridge spent a few days here the first of this week. Teachers held a reading circle at the Academy Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Mollie Clark of Georgetown Delaware visits Mr. J. W. Todd's family. Mrs. and Mrs. Ollie Wright of Harlock spent Sunday at Preston. Mr. Somers Blake and wife spent Sunday with friends in Preston. Mrs. LeCompte of Norfolk visited friends at Preston this week. Prof. Moore, instructor of bands and orchestras, private lessons on all instruments, Degton Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Literary Society
A. W. Sisk
J. L. Noble
Elmer Richardson
Cambridge
The
Academy
Mollie Clark
Georgetown
Del
J. W. Todd
Ollie Wright
Harlock
Preston
Somers , Blake
LeCompte
Norfolk
Our
Harry W. Temple
Addie L. Wilson
W. T. Jarman
Bertie Williams
J. Spencer Lapham
Truitt
J. A. Jackson
Lucy Morris
W. A. Waugh
Vermont Experiment Station
Denton
Kerr
Salisbury
Wm. R. Martin
George W. Wilson
Easton
Martin
Judson Ramsdell
Louie Ramsdell
Hazlettville
Arthur M. Willey
Tuckahoe Neck
Jno
Greensboro
Town
W. J. D. Lucas
Little Saughter
Baltimore
Ellith Frampton
Federalsburg
W. T. Sewell
Saughter
Leona
J. H.C. Lege
Centreville
Bar
Lizzie Minner
Harrington
Alice Jones
Philadelphia
Uhler
Edwin B. Beckwith
Harpen
Sallie Slaughter
David Tubbs
New Stores Open as Year Begins in Our Town
Two new firms start in our town with a grocery on Railroad Avenue by Smith Bros and a drug store in the Dy. Stone Building on Central Avenue run by W. J. Evans & Co. Revival services at the M. E. Church draw large crowds. Rev. Mr. O'Brien assisted by Rev. Alfred Smith. Dickinson College Glee Club gave a fine concert at the M. B. Church, followed by a reception at T. L. Day's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Avenue
Smith Bros
W. J. Evans & Co
Dy. Stone
Central Avenue
M. E
Mr. O'Brien
Alfred Smith
Dickinson College Glee Club
Bessie Jarrell
Allie Higgins
T. A. Smith
Governor Smith
Annapolis
Alfred Williams
Ridgely
Clara Prettyman
Seaford
J. L. Noble
Preston
Thomas Jones, Jr
Dickinson College
S. E. Williams
J. W. Fogle
T. W. Jones
M. W. Yearley
Boston
Emma Saulsbury
Baltimore
Concord Woman Shot After Quarrel With Husband
Willis Dukes and wife had separated, she stayed with neighbor Mrs. Fisher. Dukes demanded she return, then shot her injuring a leg. He fired at Mr. Fisher. Fisher protected his family and Dukes fled. Mrs. Dukes and family moved to Delaware. Justice Johnson presided, fining James Lord one dollar and costs for careless shooting nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Dukes
Fisher
Dukes
Delaware
Justice Johnson
James Lord
Donation to Rev. E R Sidell and ongoing revival at M E Church
Friends of the appointments donated to the Rev. E R Sidell on Thursday afternoon as guests departed with best wishes for the pastor and family. Revival services continue in the M E Church under Rev. Sidell. Eva Pennington visited Mrs. Louis Fallowfield on Wednesday. Samuel H. Pippin John Moore and T H Cleaver are in New York this week. J Bernard Hutchins spends a week with his parents. Miss Kizzie P Gooden visits town with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Sidell
M. E. Church
Eva Pennington
Louis Fallowfield
Samuel H. Pippin
John Moore
T. H. Cleaver
New York
J. W. Beyer
Baltimore
J. Bernard Hutchins
Kizzie P. Gooden
Wye Mills Church Members Donor Banquet Delight Pastor
In Wye Mills the members of the M. E. Church delivered a large donation to their pastor on January 5. The feast overfilled the larder and the pastor can endure two Maryland blizzards with surplus. Waxrrp Good nurse and cook needed, apply to Mas W D Uner East Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wye Mills M. E. Church
Maryland
Mas
W.D. Uner
East Denton
August Flower advertised as universal remedy in 19th century ad
An old advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a cure for indigestion biliousness liver issues nervous prostration and heart troubles. It claims quick relief with a few doses in liquid form and promotes sample bottles at local merchants W B Brown Denton Wel Rickards Ul Masvdel MW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Flower
W. B. Brown
Denton
Rickards & Ul. Masvdel
To Charge Hands Soon. Wheeler Line Sale Reported
rumors spread that the Wheeler Line, a Baltimore steamship company, would sell to a New York syndicate with payment due January 20. Elmer Wheeler denied knowledge of a completed deal though not denying the line being on the market. The fleet includes the Chesapeake Easton and Minnie Wheeler plying the Choptank River and Eastern Shore routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Sullivan
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dheene
Baltimore, Chesapeake, and Atlantic Steamboat' Company
Wheeler
Elmer Wheeler
Light Street Wharf
Choptank
Chesapeake
Easton
Minnie Wheeler
Private secretary proves quick mastery of shorthand and typing
Mr Samuel K Dennis, secretary to Col John Walter Smith, shows how a young man can rapidly learn stenography and typewriting. He lacked initial training but applied himself diligently, becoming proficient in taking dictation and producing letters by December when Congress convened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel K. Dennis
John Walter Smith
Dennis
Colonel Smith
Congress
Smith
Letter on Holiness and Methodism in Caroline County
A letter from Rev. J. Mlain Brown defends the Caroline County Holiness Association as nonsectarian, contrasts it with Baptist and Methodist lines, and argues for interdenominational cooperation. He cites Wesleyan origins and notes holiness groups include widely respected services, urging church unity and warning against radicalism within Methodism. Also included are notes on local bank officer elections and upcoming director votes.
Tenth Anniversary of John E George Home Celebration
A large gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs John E George in Tuckahoe Neek marked their tenth wedding anniversary Monday night. Attendants included relatives from Hillsboro Sadlersville Ridgely Farmington Del Philadelphia and several local towns with many gifts showing esteem for the hosts and hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. George
Tuckahoe Neek
Wilson
Hillsboro
R. Higman
James Higman
Jos. Sparks
Edward Higman
Sadlersville
Edward Emory
Queen Anne’s County
Wesley Perry
Talbot County
McLain Brown
Burrsville
Walter Carroll
Greenwood
Del
Bartlett
Wye Mills
Nigg Susie Carroll
Philadelphia
Tenie Carroll
Ridgely
Mollie Higman
Susie Stevens
Sudlersville
Belle Williams
Farmington
Rosa Clough
Church Hill
Hattie Gordon
Painter
Baltimore
Edna Carroll
John Husbands
Dover
Downs
R. 5. Clark
Mark Allaband
Will Allaband
Frank Rickards
Harry Clark
James Carroll
John H. George
Priestly Allen
Frampton
James Hicks
Isaac D. Anderson
Joseph George
Lane
Nellie Valliant
Grace Griffin
Sallie Allaband
Maggie Allaband
Garnet DeFord
Effie
Possum Recipe and Jury Panels Reported
A colorful old plantation style recipe for cooking possum is interwoven with court news as Judge William R. Martin assigns jurors for the upcoming April circuit court term. The list spans multiple districts with dozens of names marked as jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
William R. Martin
Census Districts Planned for Dorchester and Cambridge
B Gootee Stevens of Caroline, Superintendent of the Census for the Eastern Shore, visited Cambridge to arrange districts. Sixteen enumerators will serve Dorchester, Cambridge will have about three, East New Market two, and smaller areas may consolidate. The census is set for May and aims for faster, more valuable statistics than ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Gootee Stevens
Caroline
Cambridge
Dorchester
East New Market
Democrat and News
Pennsylvania Company to Build Goldsboro Depot
The Pennsylvania Company will construct a modern depot at Goldsboro south of the old station on the same side of the track, mirroring stations at Ridgely and Greensboro. Ground was donated by Robert Jarrell, a leading First District citizen, who along with others has long pressed for a better depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Company
Goldsboro
Ridgely
Greensboro
Robert Jarrell
Land sale of Garey mill and farms in county event
Edwin M Garey and Albert G Towers under deed of trust offer 1750 acres of productive farms, a fine flour mill and town property for sale on Tuesday February 6 on easy terms. Descriptive advertisement elsewhere. Also testimonial for Chamberlains Pain Balm by J A Dodgen of Alpha realta Ga and listings of dealers W E Brown Denton Md R J Colston Ridgely Md Hugh Coffey Hillsboro Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin M. Garey
Albert G. Towers
Fred Garey
Chamberlain
J. A. Dodgen
Alphareita
W. E. Brown
Denton
R. J. Colston
Century math aside and Jackson Day observed
Chicago objects to history calling England mother country and Ireland the real one. Rivalry in Cumberland ministers leads Rev J M Yingling to resign after claims he paid hackmen to bring couples to be married. The piece notes people trying to cram a century into 99 years and marks Jackson Day anniversary of General Jackson’s New Orleans victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
England
Ireland
Cumberland
J. M. Yingling
M. P. Church
Yingling
Jackson
General Jackson
New Orleans
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Sets a Rapid Pace in Denton
Having four great runs on Chamberlains Hagh Remedy the Pioraon drug store manager Martin reports strong sales of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Five bottles are sold to one customer and the medicine is praised for stopping coughs healing sore throats and giving quick relief amid grippe days. Sold by W Brown Denton B J Colston Ridgely and Hugh Duffey Hillsboro Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Martin
Pioraon Drug Store
South Ohic Daily Calumet
W. Brown
Denton, Md
B. J. Colston
Ridgely, Md
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
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Berton JO
Janty
Paris
Fur Dreston
Q. Alr. R
GA. RR
Movin Plage
Steiner
River Points
D.xc.r.r
Points North
Points East
Public Business Calendar
Levy
Wip
Souoon Board
St. Michaels
Miles River
Easten Star
Democrat
Annie Emerson
R. B. Fisher
M. William Wright
Lowndes
D. &. Nevius
Summersville
N. J
Nevius
Florida
James W. Davis
J. F. Sisk
Prestoun
Moore
Degton, Md
Rligely
James Green
Levin I. Waters
Adams
Mr. Yeo
Marydel
Jonathan Saint Elizabeth Green
West Dover Kundred
Green & Bro
Green
House of Delegates
John Y. Graham
Graham
Odd Fellows
Camden
Levin L. Waters
Princess Anne
Waters
State Senate
Somerset County
Maryland and
Virginia Boundary Commission
Col
Levin Woodford
People of
Somerset
Hancock
Alice E. Adams
William Forbes Adams
Trinity Cathedral
McAllen
Kentucky
Euston
Vicksburg
Arizona
Adkins
Franklin Bache Adkins
Addison B. N. Wilson
Louise Adams
Charles W. Adams
Maryland Volunteers
Spain
Wilmer Adams
Samuel Sherwood Yeo
Yeo
James W. Wilson
New
Vallfornia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
California
el Paso
Mexico and
Broadway
Court Street
Brooklyn
Broad Street
Newark
B. Courlaender, Jr
Passeneer
Colin Studds
Southeastern
Washington, D. C
Thos. E. Watt
Western
Pittsburg
Geo. W. Boyd
Concord
Murydel
Question Ahmecrud
Rev. J. Mlain Brown
Caroline County Holiness Association
Caroline Association
Methodist Church
Wesley
Church of England
Tondon
United Society
Europe
Holiness Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
Christian Endeavor Society
King’s Daughters
John
Christ
J. McLarx Brown
Denton National Bank
John W. Clark, Sr
William H. Deen
Ernest Downes
Thomas B. Sparklin
Thomas W. Jones
Charles W. Hobbs
Thomas C. West
A. R. Wright
Emory
George C. Skirven
Ormond W. Downes
People’s Bank
Jonathan W. Kerr
Frederick R. Owens
Joseph H. Bernard
Thomas L. Day
Albert W. Sisk
Henry T. Nuttle
Paul Holsinger
Frank P. Covey
Willard C. Todd
Frank A. Porter
Sambo
T. K. Bartlett
J. 5
Lapham
A. F. Heather
Wim. G. Lamb
P. A. Marvel
Wm. G. Smith
John Shively
Wm. C. Whartor
J. L. Faulkner
SECON
J. H. Bernard
Wm. L. Cooper
Alfred Clark
J. M. Knotts
C. B. Jarman
W. J. Hoffman
T. H. Draper
B. F. Greenlee
Geo. L. Griffith
J. C. Harrington
A. B. Gooden
Wm. W. Sanders
Lemuel W. Jones
Jimos Everett
T. E. Moore
N. G. Cohee
Alex. McKnott
Wm. H. Bicklise
Eli Kenton
R. H. Jackson
H. H. Moore
C. &. Shockley
D.j.zacharias,jr
Thos. Ellwanger
E. C. Wright
Benj. House
R. E. Jarman
Chas. W. Stokes
Clement Noble
R. H. Thawley
B. G. Stevens
J.B. Raughley
George R. Neal
Daniel J. Noble
H. W. Hughes
Wm. A. Stewart
James R. Butler
H. C. Hobbs
J. H. Merriken
J. Boon Dukes
B. K. Williams
Ben. H. Johnson
C. N. Conlbourn
H. E. Ramsdell
J. W. Bradley
Levi T. Vosh
James B. Patt
E. T. Moore
John R. Wrig
J. H. Stevens
Joseph Harris
T. H. Chambers
Robinson Nichols
Wm. A. Noble
H. F. Flaharty
John H. White
Wm. H. Bowdle
Wm. H. Alberger
Fernandes Davis
L. W. Williams
W.r.pennyp
Ck’r
KE. E. Nuttle
George H. Smith
J. T. Fleetwood
John W. Phillips
Daniel Fields
Arthur Pratt
C. H. Fleming
Jacob Ghingher
John E. Wilson
B.B. Brumbaugh
F. Edw. Jarrell
Edgar E. Blanch
James H. Nichols
T. Fleetwood
M. F. Allaband
C. E. Stewart
M. McDaniel
G. W. Raughley
Sophnel King
Robert C. Rice
B. F. Rickards
J.P. Holsinger
Wm. C. "Morgan
Noah Turner
J. J. Mitchell
Trustin ‘Pippin
Conrad H. Imler
Aulay B. Smith
M. Cade
Mark T. Cooper
Newton P. Kern
Robert E. Smith
T. Saulsbury
Isaac Hyner
John M. Swing
James Shar
Thos
W. Jones
C. E. Starr
A. W. Thompson
G. K. Eblir
Joseph S. Ober
Elisha D. P
Bayard Nichols
G. H. Hub
R.G. Anklam
Charles H
James Beachamp
Alvae B. T
J. L. Bullock
B. Frank I
J. M. Everngam
Caleb Joh
Charles R. Neal
Zeb. Horsey
James T. Kemp
Wm. F. Liden
G.w.towers
Wm. M. Brown
L. J. Blossom
Wm.a. Alford
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