Denton Toasts Fourth With Parade and Fireworks
The Fourth of July celebration in Denton featured a grand parade through Main Street with floats from local businesses. Bands from Easton and Centreville played as hundreds joined civic groups and visiting dignitaries. the day ended with river fireworks and an estimated three to four thousand spectators.
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Denton
Easton
Centreville
Marshall Towers
Lewis
Johnson
Cole
Trazzare
Wright
Whitby
Myra Stevens
China
Bertie Parker
Spain
Jennie Garey
Great Britain
Essie Anthony
France
Lyda Moore
Egypt
Bessye Stevens
Brasil
Mary Jackson
Germany
Lola Garey
Belgium
Lousie Dukes
Russia
Emma Hyde
Italy
Maud Green
Pennsylvania
Maud Clark
Connecticut
Maud Stewart
New Jersey
Ella Nuttle
North Carolina
Louise Barnhart
Virginia
Lydia Hughes
Delaware
Constance Bowman
New York
Mercedes Bowman
South Carolina
Elsie Green
Rhode Island
Minnie Dukes
Massachusetts
Carrie Spence
New Hampshire
Katherine Dukes
Georgia
Isabel Turpin
Maryland
Easton Cornet Band
Caroline Council, Jr. O. U. A. M
Odd Fellows
Home Comfort Steel Range Company
Centreville Corner
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co
John L. Everngawm
John J. Barnes
Denton Ice Company
J. E. Nichols
Nuttle Hardware Company
Citizens Cornet Band
Martin L. Friend
Alfred G. Gelletly
Williston
Main
Gay
Tranklin
Cambridge Cornet Band
Muniler
Perkins
James Swann
10Th Cavalry District
Denton Obituary Notices Honor Two Local Ladies
In Denton, Mrs. Lavinia J. Tubbs died at her home after a lingering illness. Typhoid was the cause. she was sixty six and long a Methodist class leader. Funeral held at her home with Rev. James T. Richardson officiating and a list of pallbearers named. Survived by husband David H. Tubbs and two sons Edward T. Tubbs and Harry K. Tubbs, plus siblings and in laws. A second obituary recalls Mrs. Mary Jane Saulsbury of Tuckahoe Neck, died after rheumatism and lung congestion, age near the sixties. Funeral conducted by Rev. T. H. Wright and Rev. E. P. Truitt. interment at Denton Cemetery. pallbearers listed. Also noted are social and local notices of birthdays, engagements, travels, and visits among Denton residents and guests visiting from Philadelphia, Wilmington, Cambridge, and other nearby towns.
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James T. Richardson
Henry R. Lewis
Amertes
Valley Forge
Lewis
Citizens Cornet Band
Denton
I. Irving Handy
Delaware
Hately
West Brianch
Young Men's Christian Association
Baltimore
Our Boys
Ave
Elijah Griffith
Lavinia J. Tubbs
David H. Tubbs
Moessie
James Swann
Thomas C. West
Harry A. Roe
Willard H., Thawley
Concord
Del
Boonsboro
Wilmington
Harry K. Tubbs
Union Office
Thomas Kenney
Philadelphia
William K. Kenney
Selmor
Floriday
Annie J. Garey
Lucy F. Fisher
Mary Jane Saulabinry
William E. Saulsbury
Tuckahoe Neck
T. Pliny Fisher
Messia
George E. Sauisbury
Henry Wilson Saulsbury
T. H. Wright
E. P. Truitt
May Fisher
George and Wilson Saulsbury
John E. Wilson
Lee Anderson
John Reynolds
Denton Cemetery
William Ward
William A. Swann
William T. Swann
Mary Pippin
Josephine Pippin
Harry C. Swann
Lula B. Swann
Aly
Norman Wilson
Harry Welson
James Swann Wilson
Gilbert Hagadows
Helen
Jennie Stevens
Jennie Stafford
Powell Jackson
Clara Jackson
Cox
Seaford Mece
Fesse A. Wright
Nees
Wright
Senferd
Res
W. R. Mowbray
Bridgeville M
Mowbray
Bond Chapel
Quaker Neck
Hl. Ray Ayres
Ruth V. Hubbard
Cambridge
W. A. Hubbard
Thomas Q. Ayres
Katharine Hobbs
Roberta Hobbs
Carrie Hobbs
Riley
Norm
Washington College
Cronse
Caroline
State Teachers’ Association
Blue Mountain House
Edward M. Noble
Mary J. Fisher
Ithaca
New York
Cornell University
Pearson
Greensboro
G. B. Pearson
Middletown
M. J. Woodford
B. W. Parker
Berlie
Rehoboth
Rosa
Etta Harris
Grace
Maud Hubbard
Bethlehem
J. E. Griffenberg
Chicago
Fannice
Paralyzed woman ill after butter churning incident
Charlotte Simpson, a colored woman, was paralyzed last week while churning butter for Mrs. Satterfield. She is very ill with little hope of recovery. Notes mention visitors Miss Peart Mason of Centreville visiting grandparents Mason, and local notices of citizens and sales ads.
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Charlotte Simpson
Ambrose Tieas
Mr. Jewell
Wye
Charles Jewell
John Collier
James T. Anthony
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Restores Health Across Towns
A testimonial note claims thousands have regained health and happiness through Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It asserts even long standing coughs and lung troubles yield to its use, including cases unhelped by resorts. For sale by R J Colston Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro T W Smith Ridgely.
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Chamberlain
R. J. Colston
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
Charcoal Burning on the Peninsula and its Hardy Burners
An observer notes that improvements in gasoline and oil stoves reduce charcoal demand nationwide while charcoal burning thrives at various Peninsula locations. The article describes a kiln method, the baking process, and the care required by a charcoal burner who lives amid smoke and heat, with health impacts offset by rugged woodlands life.
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Die Oiaens
Caroline
Lightning rod swindle hits Delaware peninsula farms
Reports from Dover to Greensboro describe sharpers selling lightning rods at inflated prices. Farmers signed notes, received hundreds of feet of rods, and faced large losses when deals collapsed. Victims include well known locals and multiple counties, with unknown total profits but clear financial harm.
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Pear Dover
Greensboro
Whett
Delaware
Hastert Shore
Romance blooms in Sussex almshouse ends in marriage
Harry Smith of Lewes, once inmate admitted in December, married Mrs. Belle Stiflwell after meeting at the almshouse ward, the couple wed in Georgetown officiated by Rev. Adam Steagle. The tale notes their years at the institution and a path from confinement to happiness. Priors Represa reports closing stock and notes on buyout offers and country produce prices.
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Sussex County
Priors Represa
T.d. Williams
Tobb
Two Million Baskets of Peaches Estimated for 1901
Special Agent 1 N Mills estimates the Delware railroads peach crop for 1901 at 2 000 000 baskets across stations from Wilmington to Cambridge The forecast notes a later bloom and back ward spring delaying the drop and expects a smaller overall crop than last year with better prices The increased planting and thinning effort may raise fruit size and flavor Shipping points include Wyoming Bridgeville Seaford Ross Laurel Kennedyville Milford and Federalsburg field notes emphasize unhealthy orchards and the impact on market value.
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N. Mills
Delaware Railroads
Delaware
Withuinngton
Dele
Queen Anne's
Kent
Townsend
den Gioville
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railroad
Chiyton
Chestertown
Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad
Clayton
Oxford
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
Harrington
Lewes
Georgetown
Franklin City
Cambridge
Cambridge & Seaford
Seaford
Mills
Mis
Queen Anne
S & Kent
Wyoming
Bridgeville
Ross and
Laurel
Millington
Kennedyville
Lambson and Nicholson
Ridgely
Milford
Federalsburg
Heat Prostrations Spike in Baltimore Amid Record Heat
Record heat wave this week caused over fifty heat prostrations in Baltimore on Tuesday. Ernest Hubbard, a West Denton factory worker at H A Rue, collapsed from the heat and lay unconscious at home, prompting a shutdown of Redden & Co’s cat-making shop for days. Storms Monday and Tuesday brought hail and lightning, injuring Harriet Housley and harming others. a house near Andersontown was wrecked and livestock perished. A lightning strike killed Cheeseman on a Winday threshing machine in Talbot county, with two others shocked.
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Easton
Denton
Cambridge
Salisbury
Talbot
Maryland Hospital
William H. Mowbray
West Denton
John W. Clark
Robert S. Clark
Mark H. Smith
T. Pliny Fisher
Richard Conner
Greensboro
James R. Manship
Warner Hignutt
Winne Griffith
George W. Hignall
Telchester
Claiborne
Palace Steamer
Tolchester
Baltimore
H. A. Rue
West
Ernest Hubbard
Redden & Co
Colston's
Queen Anne
Andersontown
Harriet Housley
Amandus Cole
John Trice
Cheeseman
Winday TH
Talbot County
Special PRR Excursions to Buffalo for Pan-American Exposition
The Pennsylvania Railroad will run special excursions to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition from Washington Baltimore and nearby areas on selected July August and September dates. Round trips depart Washington 7 30 a m and Baltimore 8 40 a m with seven day return validity, price 10 from Baltimore and Washington and proportionate from other points. Tickets cover coach seating and sleeping car passages at usual Pullman rates, contact local agents for schedules and rates.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buffalo
Washington
Baltimore
Prilor
Pentecostal camp ground work day set for July
A community call invites all volunteers to prepare the Pentecostal camp ground for an upcoming ten day meeting starting July 19. Equipment needed includes spades rakes forks and bush axes. No admission charge. a wire fence will be erected and meals offered at set rates with lodging included.
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W. E. Wilson
T. H. Wright
Towson M. P. Church
Burrsville
Caroline County
Clarence W. McMaster
Wright
Towson
Ladies’ Mite Society of
Thawley
Tuckahoe Neck
M. F. Allaband
B. T. Truitt
Milton
A Practical Tomato Leaf Insecticide Noted
A gardener recommends boiling tomato leaves and stems to extract a juice that, when cooled and sprinkled on infested plants, quickly kills caterpillars flies gnats and lice while not harming plant growth. The odor lingers and deters further insects for a long time. Rehoboth Welcomes Cottage Guests as Season Opens.
Sunstroke care and Maryland Day excursion offers
Sunstroke guidance urges rest, light clothing, sponge baths, iced water, and cooling procedures under medical advice. It also notes Pennsylvania Railroad excursion tickets for Maryland Day at the Pan American Exposition on July 10 from multiple MD and DC stations, with round trip fares around $10, sale July 8, return within seven days.
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Red Cross
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D2 & GC
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Sora W—Wag
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D &C.K.R
Point North
Public Business Calendar
Crrcourt Court
OrnorHans’ Court
Levy Court
the Local Department
Dorchester
Davis
North Pole
J. Ed. Nichols
Charles M. Davis
Federalaburg
Greenabaum Bros
Delaware Railroad
Peninsula
P. R. Fisher
Emma L
Eewspaper
Mr. Dese A. Weright
Sr. Swaanna
Birthaday Party
Howard Pastorfield
Churchill
Lernea Williams
Itehaboth
Mixa Virgie Butler
W. Clark
Truckaloos Neck
William S. Deweese
Rehoboeth
Edward W. Lapham
Henry R. Lewis, Esq
Hurlock
FL R. Owens
Ruthalburg
Warrep
Baltimore, Md
Church News
Hullesboro
M. E. Church
Temple Lodge A. F. & A. M
Queenstown
Sarah J. Webster
Somerset County
4. H. Webster
M. E. Parsonage
P. E. Church
Hugh C. Duffey
Washington, D. C
Louise Williamson
Baltitimore
J. W. Dungan
Roger Duffey
Clarence
George Beaven
Booker
Medicine Man
Margdrel
Henry Davis
Charles W. Jacobs
Harry S. Daily
Arthur G. Peacock
Eva Pennington
L. A. Fallowfield
Isaac Robinson
Lucy Ford
Smyrna
William Carter
W. B. Guthrie
Goldeboro
Ladies' Aid Society
M. E. Church South
John Walls
Alan
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Cumberland
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