Denton Notices and Local Markets In Early July
Denton and surrounding areas report brisk wheat threshing with prices 68 for wheat and 58 for corn. Mill and packing house upgrades planned. stage line changes. World's Fair trips and steamboat excursions noted. Crocodile Club excursion to Ocean City and various crop yields and sales update local economy. Real estate and tax details listed along with local public notices and Independence Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Zacharias
H. A. Roe
Frank McShane
Denton-Ridgely
Tax Levy in Caroline County Sets 1893 Rates
Caroline County Commissioners fix the 1893 tax levy at 110 cents per $100 assessable value with detailed allocations for public schools poor relief roads and county services. Assessable property totals by district are listed, and real and personal property assessments are open for two weeks at T. H. Jarman & Son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deakyne
Whitby
Caroline County
Dover
Court House
Denton Bridge
Tuckahoe Bridge
Curious Windsor marriage in Worton church ends with gift
At St James M P Church Worton Kent county a bridal couple interrupted Children Day services to marry. Miss Gertrude May Rash of Kent county wed George M Porter of Worton with Rev J L Mills uniting them. The couple left the church with ten dollars in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worton
Gertrude May Rash
Kent County
George M. Porter
St. James’ M. P
J. L. Mills
Dorchester
Dorset
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Ohio River
Preparations for Fourth of July festivities continue
Activities quicken as drills, parlor committee meetings, and Fair solicitors fill the week. The Rev Alderson preached to children on Sunday. George Todd hosts guests from Dover and Denton. George Clark departs for Beechville Canada with son Charlie. Local construction and town election plans progress amid cabbage and potato market notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Alderson
Zion
John R. Todd
Dover
James N. Todd
Denton
George Todd
George Clark
Charlie
Beechville
Canada
Arthur Pratt
E. Willard
East New Market
Ella Turner
Robie Hobbs
Federalsburg
Preston Ladies Host Fourth of July Columbian Tea
The Preston ladies plan a tea on the Fourth of July on the public school grounds as part of the town celebration. Henry R. Lewis Col J M McCarter and others will speak. Supper runs from 6 to 8. In Federalsburg Dr M G Ellzey will address the crowd at 7 30 p m on July 4 and in Preston July 5. Roe Hopkins? Amanda Thompson of Annapolis marries Medford Roe of Queen Annes county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Henry R. Lewis, Esq
Col. J. M. McCarter
M. G. Ellzey
Cumberstone
Maryland State Alliance
Federalsburg
Red Men's Hall
Roe—TxHampson
Amanda Thompson
Annapolis
Medford Roe
Queen Anne's County
Local matters and events from Ridgely and area
Rev Cort of Wyoming and Rev William Mann Irving of New York preached at the German Reformed Church last Sunday. Irving works with the New York Tribune Fresh Air Society for Children to arrange entertainment and a two week trip for local children. A horse race at Ridgely track last Saturday featured Whitestockings and Russell trotted. Whitestockings won one heat before an accident halted Russell’s buggy. Con tests of speed planned for the fourth. Frank Seward and wife rode to town. their horse threw them from the buggy after a road engine caused a crash. Brigden Ramsdell employ forty basket-makers producing three thousand items daily. Harry Karcher painted M W Green’s Ridgely residence. Ed Jones injured a hand threshing wheat. Annie Jackson of Ingleside visits her brother C W Jackson. Rosa Williams of Hillsborough visits Frankie Greene. Delia and Florence Greene visit Delaware friends. William Price the blacksmith has an experienced assistant. The Plains school closed for summer. T W Smith and family in Baltimore. stores to be closed on the Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Galloway
Grove
Thomas’ Chapel
Howard Clark
Wisconsin
William L. White
Wilmington
Delaware
Galloway
Bethesda M. E
Kent County
Delaware House
Delaware Line
Thomas M. Harwood
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Sarah West
Fannie
St. Michael’s
Talbot County
Thomas K. Pippin
Upper Marlboro
James Swing
Woodbury
N. Ja
Walter Jones
Alexandria
Ind
Henderson
Jones
A. E. Mershon
Philadelphia
Edda Reed
Gertrude Clark
Dover
Widgely
Dr. Cort
Wyoming
William Mann Irving
New York
Mr. Irving
New York Tribune Fresh Air Society For
Ridgely Track
Wm. Clark
Whitestockings
Wm. C. Satterfield
Russell
Frank Seward
Brigden & Ramsdell
Harry Karcher
M. W. Green
Ridgely
Ed. Jones
Annie Jackson
Ingleside
C. W. Jackson
Rosa Williams
Hillsborough
Frankie Greene
Delia
Florence Greene
William Price
the Plains
T. W. Smith
Baltimore
East Baltimore Conference Meets at Oakland Church
The East Baltimore District Conference of the ME ChurchSouth will assemble at Oakland Church in West River Maryland on July 4
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Baltimore
The
M.E. Church South
Oakland Church
West River, Md
Preacher Schedule Shifts In Federalsburg Area
Rev. J. E. Graham will preach next Sunday in Federalsburg and Chestnut Grove, while Chestnut Grove lacks a pastor and awaits arrangement. A Monday conference with Rev. Graham and Rev. Alderson aims to plan services for the year. Unknown who fills Wesley and Hickman pulpits tomorrow. a supply is promised. Children’s Day at Thawley’s Hickman was a financial and communal success. praise goes to superintendent Richard Bullock and chorister Sallie Peters. Mrs Cahall’s daughter Annie from Philadelphia visits for the summer. Mrs Verdie and Lena Cahall returned from a Philadelphia shopping trip. Louis Tucker of Chester, PA visits local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Graham
Federalsburg
Chestnut Grove
Graham
Alderson
Wesley and Hickman
Thawley’s
Hickman
Richard Bullock
Sallie Peters
Annie A. Cahall
Philadelphia
J. A. Cahall
Verdie
Lena Cahall
Louis Tucker
Chester
Children Guild of Christ Church Presents Musical
The Denton court house overflowed for a Children's Guild concert under Mrs. Edson. Mrs. William H. Anderson sang Honnie Lad and Hunting Four-Leaf Clover with autoharp. William H. Smith and Charles E. Stevens played violin duets with Emma Shields on organ. Ice cream and cake followed. Proceeds totaled about forty six dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Children's Guild of
Christ Church
Denton
Edson
William H. Anderson
William H. Smith
Charles E. Stevens
Emma Shields
Mrs Walrath Paralyzed in Irving Area, Now Critical
Mrs Walrath of Irving near town has recently become paralyzed and is described as in dangerous condition. Her illness prompted local movement and concern among residents.
Railroad sells return tickets for July 4 on all trains
The Railroad Company announces return tickets on all regular trains for Tuesday July 4 good for the day. Special low rate tickets available from all points to Claiborne and to Ocean City for the day on regular trains. Also noting new ads from R T Carter hardware and from W E Brown successor to Cooper Son. Dr George M Fisher manages Brown's drug department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad Company
Claiborne
Ocean City
R. T. Carter
W. Erown
Cooper & Son
George M. Fisher
Brown
Marriage Licenses Issued In June By Clerk’s Office
The Clerk’s Office recorded marriage licenses in June for pairs including Lewis N. Ross and Sarah J. Blades John W. Story and Amelia E. Wessel William H. Hutson and Mary E. Clark James B L Port and Carrie Stafford Charlie F. Davis and Sallie M. Fleming John H. Wooters and Jennie Smith Elijah N. Cannon and Lizzie Hill William W. Wilson and Lucy Sullivan James H. Henry and Bella Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis N. Ross
Sarah J. Blades
John W. Story
Amelia E. Wessel
William H. Hutson
Mary E. Clark
James BL. Port
Carrie Stafford
Charlie F. Davis
Sallie M. Fleming
John H. Wooters
Jennie Smith
Elijah N. Cannon
Lizzie ©. Hill
William W. Wilson
Lucy Sullivan
James H. Henry
Bella Warner
Denton Iron Bridge Seeks News Sentinels
Local officials urge volunteers to serve as news senders for the Denton iron bridge project, aiming to improve monitoring, reporting, and public awareness of maintenance and safety efforts on the structure.
Children Day celebration at McKendree Chapel Hurlock
The Sunday School led by superintendent Joseph Noble held Children's Day on the 18th with a decorated platform and Columbia represented by Miss Mamie Phillips. Six children gave speeches with shields and mottoes, recitations and music followed including a solo by Miss Georgia Melvin and an organ number by Miss Bessie Corkran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurlock
McKendree Chapel
Joseph Noble
Mamie Phillips
Columbia
Charles Jump
Norman Melvin
Wilmer Harper
Delma Melvin
Daisy Corkran
Carrie Lowe
Miss Phillips
Sadie
Eddington
Georgia Melvin
Bessie Corkran
Hillsborough Notes Include Principal Resignation and Library Milestone
Hillsborough trustees record Miss Laura Melvin's resignation as principal after years of service and praise her work expanding the county's largest public school library and securing an organ for music. Others report Joseph Stewart's Atlantic City voyage with a big fish, social visits, a new Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, and Catharine Hackett named principal of Hillsborough Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsborough School
Laura Melvin
Joseph Stewart
Atlantic City
James Pippin
Mary Pippin
James Swann
Cornelia Curry
Wm. Swann
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
M. E. Church
Maggie Wilson
Easton
Catharine Hackett
Hillsborough Academy
Orphan Court Proceedings and Estate Administrators
Frank P. Covey presented account of sales of personal property for the late Dr. Jefferson. George Webster White and D. H. Knotts reported accounts. some were passed and others authorized sales. William T. Wright filed accounts. the exchange includes a quoted line from Harper's Bazar involving Annabel and a letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Covey
Dr. Jefferson
C. George Webster White
George C. White
D. H. Knotts
John W. Knotts, Jr
Wm. T. Wright
W. T. Covey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt. South
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Queenstown
C. H. Shields
Philip H. Cooper & Co
Franklin Davis
Denton Post Ofice
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
Crocodile Club of
T. Pliny Fisher
Col. J. W. Bryant
Curtis E. Williamson
Caroline
Evitts
Daniel Nichols
William S
Alex. Nichols
James W.holt
Coward's Point
Waterloo
E. E. Dizon
Concord
Minnie Wheeler
Williston
Sadler
Tuckahoe
Sharptown
Salisbury
M. E
Marydel
Joe Griffith
Gilpin's Point
Thomas F. Garey
Jacob Andrew
Isaac N. Mills
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company
Clayton
Maryland
Peninsula
Greensborough
T. H. Jarman & Son
Oakland
Insley
Fulton
Clinton Rich
Winder Goldsborough
George Betson
W. E. Ringgold
Chestertown
J. A. Arters
R. Plummer
Bella Hopkins
George Pierson
Boston
J. H. Bernard
Lola Hutchins
Hartley
E. B. Emory
Poplar Grove Stock Farm
Centreville
James Green
Henry Parvis
Katie Hennesey
F. G. Slemmer
James Jones
Melville
Indiana
John BN. Brown
Democratic State Central Committee
Washington
Jupiter
Olympus
Carrollton
Garrett
Worcester
John B. Brown
John Walter Smith
Worcester County
Hodges
Jackson
E. Stanley Toadvin
Col. L. Victor Baughman
First Circuit
Annie FE
Orrell
Thomas Potts
Iva Lowe
Margaret A. Lowe
Henry S. Fisher
Ellen Thomas
Mary E. Fisher
William H. Thomas
Christopher R. Gillingham
James Wright
William J. Brown
William A. Mowbray
Celia A. Tilghman
William F. Towers
William C. Satterfield
Charles Hawkins
Rebecca A. Wyatt
Ernest Downes
Joshua W. Bryant
Ford Farm
John W. Stevens
Thomas A. Melvin
Alexander Jackson
Sarah Thomas
Elmira Culbreth
Edwin R. Edwin R. Cochran
Susan W. Ringgold
John Thurman
Mary F. Thurman
Franklin P. Herr
Philip W. Downes
Tilghman Harvey
George A. Outten
Mary Ellen Harvey
Henry C. Rawlings
Daniel J. Zacharias
Robert Patton
Nathan J. Corkran
Elizabeth M. Howard
William T. Hines
Isaac Thomas
James E. Wright
William R. Wright
Port-Stafford
James
Port
Huntingdon
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mary Roe
Nettie Brown
Jessie Kerr
Boston Conservatory of Music
Alexander Hardcastle
M. H. Stephens
George F. Stafford
Howard Melvin
George W. Townsend
Huntingdon, Pa
Claribel Cox
Mary H. P. Cox
Perry Hall
Frank H. Schofield
U.S. N
Miss Showell
William Showell
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Dorchester County
Barcus
Greensboro
Downes
Goodhand
Beaston
Pearl Smith
Anna May Downey
Mary Bernard
Middletown
Middletown Transcript
John M. Willis
Swarthmore College
Fow
Ella Harrington
Stephens
Teachers Association of
Queen Anne County
W. H. Deweese
Oscar Clark
Dickinson Law School
Carlisle
Georgia Stevens
Queen Anne
Martie Barton
E. C. Harrington
Gertrude Johnson
Cambridge
Lewis Wright
California
Roberta Hobbs
Denton Academy
Charles A. Nicholson
Frederick F. Lyden
Richard T. Carter
New Jersey
A. R. Wright
Della
Mollie
Ida Taylor
Pennsylvania
M. E. Parsonage
Edwin R. Downes
Katie
Louie Ramsdell
Chicago
Drs. Chamberlain and
Dunning
Milwaukee
Mrs
Henry Barber
Massachusetts
Annie Green
Maud Carr
Smyrna
M. E. Nicholson
John G. Robinson
Charles H. Blackiston
Deer Park
Harwood Ayres
Delaware City
Robert L. Anderson
Passaic
N. J
Col
J. W. Uryant
Robert F. Rochester
F. H. Jones
Dover Bridge
Easton Point
Easton Ledger
William Whitelock
Mount Washington
First Judicial Circuit
Matilda Anderson
Outton Anderson
Harrington
Philip Christopher
E. W. Lapham
Cambridge Wiews
Kirkwood
Chcano
Fuller
Sons of Ohio
West Virginia
General St. Clair
McCorkle
South
Turkey
Arnold
Davis
Markham
Wilson
Board of Music
Festival Hall
Professora Tomling
Thomas
Lone Star State
Memorial Art Palace
Harington
Allah Mohammed
Ihe
Borraville
the Guild Entertainment
Orphana
Annabel
Harper's Bazar
Church News
W. W. Wilson
Mr.Archers
Greensborough M. E
J. E. Smith
Jacksonville
Fla
New Jerusalem
Cordova M. E. Church South
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