Local notices and events across the county
The issue reports land sales by Thomas B. Sparklin as assignee on August 3 and notices heirs of J Wesley Thawley selling real estate. Willow trees trimmed along the causeway and a small peach crop predicted for the Peninsula. Church events include Christ Church Sunday School picnic and Rt. Rev. W F Adams service. Local resignations and appointments: George H Moore resigns as county auditor. Henry W Hughes appointed constable. Fire destroys a Harrington dwelling, and Choptank steamboat tariffs adjust. Racing at Poplar Grove draws about five hundred spectators. Camp meeting at Friendship M E Church runs July 18 to 28 with J L Glasscock attending. Obituary notes Laura A Holbrook, 76, of near Williston, died after cancer developed from an old carriage injury. Burial at Concord cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Culbreth
Oxford
Dover
Thomas B. Sparklin
J. Wesley Thawley
Caroline
George H. Moore
Carolina County
Isaac N. Mills
Delaware Railroad
Richard Merriken
Greensborough Academy
Easton
Christ Church
John S. Barnhart
Saulsbury
Poplar Grove
the Grove
Friendship
M. E. Church
J. L. Glasscock
J. H. Wilson
Williamsburg M. E. Circuit
Epworth League
Wilmington
Laura A. Holbrook
E. W. Williamson
Williston
Waynesboro
Concord Cemetery
Murder in Ridgely ends with Bennetts arrest
Wesley Gibbs was stabbed to death in Ridgely, and William Bennett, a Talbot county native, was jailed on murder charges after a late night quarrel near the post office. A coroner's inquest found Bennett feloniously killed Gibbs with a long knife, as witnesses testified Bennett returned with two friends to commit the act. A butcher knife was recovered, and two Bennett associates remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bennett
Wesley Gibbs
Ridgely
McShane
Gibbs
Bennett
Talbot County
Deweese
T. M. Pritchett
Flounders
Louis Knotts
Thomas L. Day
A. R. Brigden
W. C. Wilson
R. H. Foeht
L. J. Knotts
Frank Seward
Fred Flounders
Frank Flounders
Henry Sinclair
Clinton Roberts
Pritchett
H. L. Cooper
Louis J. Knotts
Wheeler
Nichols Moonlight Excursion To Ocean City
On Wednesday next M. B. Nichols will run his annual moonlight excursion to Ocean City. The train departs Preston at 11 a.m. and reaches Ocean City at 1 p.m. Return leaves Ocean City at 9:30 p.m. Fares are 1.00 from Easton and 0.90 from Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Nichols
Ocean City
Preston
Easton
Mrs Davis Dies Sudden in Williamsburg at Twenty Five
Mrs John Davis of Williamsburg died suddenly on Saturday aged about twenty five from erysipelas of the brain. Interment was Sunday in Preston M E Church yard. Mrs J W Corbett and Miss Mollie Collins of Baltimore arrived Tuesday and will spend the summer with their parents, Captain and Mrs Peter N Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Williamsburg
Preston
M. E. Churchyard
J. W. Corbett
Mollie Collins
Baltimore
Peter N. Collins
B. W. Wright
Elbert Douglass
Linchester
T. G. Hiswala
Millsboro
Jeremiah B. Ficteherr
Karl Adams
Cambridge
Roy Tuff
J.A. Cox
Curtis A. Wright
Harmony
J. T. Wright
J. Melvin Wright
Claude Wright
Sophia Wright
Mary B. Wright
Adell Thirl
Charles A. Leonard
Bertha
John Leonard
Norman
Earle Leonard
Lola Evans
Easton
M. W. Wright
Paul
Hazel
Gladys
Katherine
Eva Stack
Denton
H. F. Wright
Glenbrook
T. H. Todd
Mary Todd
W. F. Leonard
Elsie Leonard
Alva Lane
William R. Dean
Edith
Belle
Plummer Dean
C. C. Wright
G.G. Wright
Davis
Federalsburg
John W. Cohee
Amelia Whiteside
Harmony M. E. Church
W. E. West
Bertha Nichols
Nichols
Minta Todd
Mary Driggus
Bertha Towns
Orland Kelley
John Collins
W. O. Ledman
Sherman
Dashiell
Margaret W. Stewart
H. Skipwith Gordon
Cardinal Gibbons
North Charles Street
Wm. A. Reardon
Archdiocese of
Wm. E. Stewart
Grace Kenney
J. T. Kenney
Caroline County
Normal School of
Philadelphia
Sallie Heathers
Gertrude Clarke
Marydel
Thomas Heathers
Lillian Moore
J. E. Nichols
W. K. Scotten
Hillsborough
Alexander Hardcastle
J. Earle Rochester
Fannie Griffenberg
Elwood Griffenberg
Odessa
W. 8. Hoddinott
Gertrude Meekins
P. H. McShane
Roland Webster
Waynesboro
N. L. Tribbett
Harmony Friends
Lola Longfellow
Greensborough
Longfellow
Jennie Fisher
South
William Walls
Smyrna
Republicans Name Delegates In Denton Primaries Fight
The Denton Republican district factions clashed last Saturday over ousting the veteran chairman tied to B G Stevens and Senator Wellington. The Stevens slate lost in most districts, effort noted in Sixth and Eighth districts, while a festival by the Christian Endeavor Society drew crowd attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
B. G. Stevens
Stevens
United States
Wellington
Thomas M. Todd
Samuel T. Norvis
Charles E. Stevens
J. W. Jefferson
Willard C. Todd
Henry T. Nuttle
Isaac J. Moore
Harry A. Roe
James H. Smith
R. Owens
Albert G. Towers
C. W. Hobbs
H. W. Hynson
Peter Hagadone
Robert C. Rice
William T. Sewell
Robert Handy
W. J. Robinson
P. J. Davis
W.J. Davis
B. C. Wayman
John Dennis Murray
Orphans Court Approves Admin Accounts and Appoints Executors
In the Orphans Court last Tuesday with all judges present Mary A Stafford administratrix of James P Stafford deceased presented an account of sales of the deceased personal estate a list of operate debts and an administration account all of which were approved Letters of administration on the personal estate of John H Seward deceased were granted to Albert G Towers J Frank Ledman was appointed administrator with the will annexed of James Dickerson deceased bond was filed and approved and warrant to appraise issued to Jeremiah B Fletcher and Waltar Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Stevens
Charles Howard
Alex. Noble
William H. Cashe
William L. Pritchett
George T. Mussellman
Nathan Clark
Thomas R. Green
D. J. Zacharias
N. West
J. B. Orrell
Alva Jackson
Stephen Locke
Willard C. Todd
Henry T. Nuttle
Isaac J. Moore
Harry A. Roe
James H. Smith
Walter Todd
J. B. Fletcher
Dr. L. D. Kelley
John Johns
John W. Carroll
Edward Stevens
David B. McCrea
William R. Phillips
Thomas O. Jefferson
H. W. Hynson
Peter Hagadone
R. C. Rice
W. T. Sewell
Robert Handy
I. T. Saulsbury
W. W. Seward
John A. Sigler
A. W. Thompson
George M. Clark
W. H. Beachamp
J. W. Bullock
Frank Williams
James H. Ross
Howard
Russum
Centreville
Daniel J. Zacharias
Albert G. Towers
Fred R. Owens
Charles E. Stevens
Armstead Williams
Charles KE. Stevens
H. A. Roe
B. G. Stevens
Tilghman K. Kelley
Thomas W. Jones
Mr. Stevens
G. T. Mussellman
Mr. Howard
Orphans’ Court
Mary A. Stafford
James P. Stafford
John H. Seward
J. Frank Ledman
James Dickerson
Jeremiah B. Fletcher
Waltar Todd
Farm Wheat Yields Reported From Several Districts
Mr. Charles Barcus on the Culbreth farm in the First district threshed 891 bushels from 24 acres at 60 pounds per bushel for 373 bushels per acre with 42 dollars spent on phosphate and 596.97 dollars earned at 67 cents per bushel. Matthew McDaniel recently threshed 12 acres on Sylvester Smith's farm near Ridgely yielding 422 bushels per acre. John Bloxsom of the Eighth district threshed 28 acres for 667 bushels weighing 64 pounds per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barcus
R. B. Culbreth
Matthew McDaniel
Sylvester Smith
Ridgely
John Bloxsom
Cold Dishes With Veal Roll and Jellied Veal Tips
When heat arrives, cool dishes tempt and satisfy. Garnish cold dishes with parsley or water cress for decor. Veal roll uses parsley almonds and steam then chill before slicing. Potted ham blends minced ham with spices and melts into suet or butter for cold serving. Jellied veal boils knuckle until meat easily falls from bone for chilling.
Delightful Northward Tours by Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company offers two personally conducted tours to the North on July 27 and August 17. Itineraries include Watkins Glen Niagara Falls Thousand Islands Quebec Montreal Au Sable Chasm Lake Champlain George Saratoga and the Hudson Highlands. Tours are led by a tourist agent with a chaperon for unescorted ladies. Price is $100 round trip from New York Brooklyn Newark Trenton Philadelphia Harrisburg Baltimore and Washington, covering rail and boat fare meals parlor-car seats hotel entertainment transfers and all expenses. For details contact Tourist Agent 1196 Broadway New York 860 Fulton Street Brooklyn or Geo W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Watkins Glen
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
Quebec
Montreal
Au Sable Chasm
Lake Champlain
George
Saratoga
Highlands
The
Hudson
New York
Brooklyn
Newark
Trenton
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Washington
Broadway
Fulton Street
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street
Rates Agree End War on Choptank River Line
Wheeler line and Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic railway settle long running rate war on the Choptank River. Uniform tariffs on both lines will raise transportation costs to allow a reasonable profit. The B C A system will place all lines on the same rate basis, ending complaints of lower Choptank River rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Baltimore Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway
Harmony area family reunion and local weddings noted
A Harmony village reunion of the Curtis A. Wright family drew many relatives from Baltimore Eas ton and Denton among others. The report covers attendees and two weddings with ceremony details and receptions plus a note on partridge restocking efforts in Maryland.
Death of Richard J. Shields at East Denton
Richard J. Shields died after a two week illness from typhoid at his East Denton home aged about 48. A Democrat with deep county ties, he served as deputy to ex Sheriff Charles H. Shields and previously as deputy to Sheriff Sisk, plus constable at his death. He belonged to the Junior Order United American Mechanics and was married in 1885 to Helen B. Davis. Funeral services were held at his home, with Rev. Z H Webster and Rev. C E Dryden officiating, then burial at Choptank Cemetery with the order acting as pallbearers and escort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Shields
East Denton
Charles H. Shields
Sisk
Shields
United American Mechanics
Z. H. Webster
C. E. Dryden
Choptank Cemetery
Mr. Shields
Helen B. Davis
Peninsula rail lines forecast peach yield totals
Special agents estimated peach baskets by line totaling 137 075, with Mills noting figures may be one third to one half too high. Clayton emerged as a key Delaware Railroad hub fourteen years ago, and the P W & B expanded to a cut between Iron Hill and Elkton, reaching three miles beyond Ellendale. Freight on the Queen Anne's Railroad remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsular
Delaware Railroad
Queen Anne & Kent Railroad
Delaware & Chesapeake Railway
Baltimore & Delaware Bay Railrod
Cambridge & Seaford Railroad
Delaware Maryland & Virginia Railroad
Mills
Clayton
Iron Hill
Elkton
Ellendale
Allen's Foot-Ease reduces foot pain and fits shoes
Allen's Foot-Hase claims to cure painful swollen feet and corns. It eases tight or new shoes and treats sweating, callous, hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, 25c by mail, trial package free. Ad dress ALLEN S. OLMSTED Ihe Roy N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Ihe Roy
N. Y
Cure for long diarrhoea credited to Chamberlain remedy
Joab Crives of Tanner Gilmer county West Virginia reports two years of diarrhoea relief after taking Chamberlain Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad lists sellers Hugh Duffy Hillsboro Ridgely W E Brown Denton and Colston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Tanner
Gilmer County
W. Va
Hugh Duffy
Hillsboro
Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
Sunday School Convention at Preston July 3–4
The Caroline County Sunday School Convention met at Preston July 3 and 4 with delegates from county schools. Opening by C. H. Gootee, prayers, scripture reading. Addresses by W. E. West, W. C. Stowdenmire, Geo. H. Nock, and Henry Branch urged stronger Bible use and teacher preparation. An August closing recommendation was passed. Officers elected: Albert W. Sisk, president. Miss May Flaharty, secretary treasurer. exec committee Henry R. Davis, James Swann, Elias Williamson. Convention adjourned after July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Preston
C. H. Gootee
W. E. West
Preston Church
Henry Branch
D. D
Ellicott City
W. C. Stowdenmire
Maryland State Prison
Geo. H. Nock
Baltimore
A. W. Sisk
Branch
W. K. West
Albert W. Sisk
Miss May Flaharty
Henry R. Davis
James Swann
Elias Williamson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Jat
Burrsville
Christian Endeavor Society
F. A. Porter
A. T. Porter
Elma Lewis
Lida Porter
Cherry Hill
Kenney
Elevia Bradley
School of Methods
Harry Bradley
Bethlehem
Rehoboth
Republican Party
Wiliam T. Malster
Supplee
Theodore Marburg
Baltimore American
Caroline Democrats
Talbot
Martin
Democrats
J. Boon Dukes
Chestertown
Greensboro
Waston Ledger
Pearce
P. B. Hopper
Queen Anne's
Hopper
Kent News
C.T. Westcott
Kent
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
Emerson
George W. Massamore
Maryland Game and Fish Protective Association
Maryland
Protective Association
Railroad News
J. R. Hughes
Edith Lloyd
J. A. Arters
Cecilton
A. Green
Harry Cahall
Alan Goldsborough
Lawrence Satterfield
Winder Goldsborough
Meredith
Raymond
Alphonso
Anna Meredith
Darling
Anna
Staten
Bertie
Lewis and
Jesus
Bertha Webber
Grove
B. L. Lingerman and Children
M. J. Rittenhouse
Gertrude Heath
Roxie Todd
Nannie Nichols
Warner Williamson
Royal Baking Powder Co.n
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