Local items note taxes and steamboat business growth
Hillsborough counts 166 inhabitants and enumerator Cooper cites 2047 in Sixth district. The Choptank Steamboat Co. expands activity on the Trappe river while the Maryland Steamboat Co. completes Conner’s Wharf in Dorchester. A new wharf 2240 feet long ships regular Baltimore service at 6 43 p m.
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Cooper
Choptank Steamboat Company
Trappe River
Mercury
Marydel
F.C. Vierson
Waterloo
N.Y
Maryland Steamboat Company
Conner’s
Dorchester County
W. W. Lowe
J. P
Jackson
Farmlers Big Picnic at Concord The Biggest Farmers Meet
The Farmers Alliance held the largest picnic in Caroline county last Friday July 4 at Pretty Grove Concord. About two thousand farmers and families attended with W A Wilson chairing. Federalsburg beat Ridgely 7 6 in a ball game. Harmony celebration featured Col J M McCarter as orator and a successful church fundraiser raising sixty dollars. The Fillborough club defeated Easton 7 6 at Idlewild Park.
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Caroline County
Farmers’ Alliance
Bays
W. A. Wilson
Ridgely Alliance
Heacy
Burroville
Federalsburg
Pederalsburg
Dr. Poop
Herr
R. Dd. Bradley
J. S. Ober
Charles Howard
Federalsburg Cornet
Harmony
Col
J. M. McCarter
Walter Todd
Minister and Author Rev Dr Edward Stearns Dies at 80
The Rev Dr Edward Josias Stearns once rector of Christ Church Denton died at his Easton residence on Saturday aged about eighty. Born February 24, 1810 in Dedford Massachusetts he was ordained deacon in 1840 and priest in 1843. A pro Confederate voice he faced hostile reactions including a 1861 hanging in effigy in Bedford. He later served in Newark and Baltimore before becoming rector of St Marys Whitechapel Denton in 1875 resigning in 1878, then living in Laston pursuing writing and occasional church work.
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Denton
Edward Josias Stearns
Christ Church, Denton
Easton
Dr. Stearns
Dedford
Middlesex County
Mass
Protestant Episcopal Church
Griswold
Whittingham
Ledford
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Bedford
Stearns
Lincoln
House of Prayer
Newark
N. J
Jeremiah
South
Ife
St. Mary’s Whitechapel
Laston
Ridgely Fourth At Park Track Racings Captivates Hundreds
More than six hundred spectators watched events at Park track Ridgely on the Fourth. The 2.30 class saw Frank, owned by C H Turner, win in 3.024 after three entries. Jeff by James C Horsey won three straight heats in 2.45. Frank beat George and Holly in the 3 minute class but an track accident halted the race featuring John 1 and Lawrence Union. Officials included Alfred Sigler Jacob Gibson and Jonathan Evitts with W J Clark time-keeper. About five hundred locals attended Poplar Grove events in Queen Anne's county where Carrie C carried by Daniel Hayden ran first in the initial race. Astor raced next with Thomas BR Green’s Happy May in the colt race. Tommie Bo Lomory’s Happy Lady, just over a year old, set a remarkable record of 2.5934 and won the silver cup.
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Park Track
Ridgely
C. H. Turner
Frank
James C. Horsey
Jeff
W. C. Stevens
Belle
Church Hill
A. M. Fisk
Rob Roy
Hugh Brown
George
Talbot Counts
P. H. MacShane
Henry Hughes
John
Horney Black
Lawrence-Union
Dr. Rickard
Lawrence
John 1
Alfred Sigler
Jacob Gibson
Jonathan Evitts
W. J. Clark
Caroline
Poplar Grose
Queen Anne’s County
Daniel Hayden
Carrie C
Astor
Local social notes highlight Col. L H Gadd and others
Genial Col. Luther Harrison Gadd of Denton visits Cambridge and is tied to potential roles in state offices while Caroline county officials like Treasurer Deakyne tour Cambridge to review bookkeeping. Easton figure Capt. N E Nicols turns 74, and a string of social events, visitors, and illnesses fill Denton and area society pages.
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Luther Harrison Gadd
Denton
Caroline County
Baughman
Court of Appeals
Little
Colonel Gadd
Marshall S. Mutchler
Caroline
Worning
Deakyne
Cambridge
Tubman
Fubman
Canbshire News
N. E. Nicols
Easton
Possum Hall
Talbot
Postice of the Peace
Capt
Nicols
Farmers Alliance Elects Officers at County Convention
The Caroline County Farmers Alliance, with about 500 members in 13 sub alliances, met at the county courthouse last Tuesday afternoon in intense heat. New officers were elected including President J. W. Kerr and Vice President W. A. Wilson. Delegates to the State Alliance in Baltimore August 12 were named: Kerr, Kerr, Saulsbury, Wilson, Harrington, Bradley, Hobbs, Roop, and Todd.
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Caroline County
Farmers’ Alliance
Court House
Alliance
J. W. Kerr
W. A. Wilson
E. S. Heffron
John EF. Dawson
R. D. Bradley
J. F. Roop
State Alliance
Baltimore
Messrs
F.P. Kerr
Theodore Saulsbury
Albert Harrington
C. W. Hobbs
Walter Todd
Death of Mrs Jaimes Jones near Henderson
Mrs James Jones aged 66 of near Henderson died after several months illness on Friday morning and was buried Saturday at Goldsborough M E cemetery. She devoted many years to Christian work, was active in the M E Church, and endured her illness with patience. The family and community mourn her loss and extend sympathy.
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James Jones
Henderson
R. C. Jones
Odessa
Del
Goldsborough M. E
M. E. Church
Martha Dean
Shadrach
Sarah Dean
Church
A. Prino
Rebecca EE. Booker
William and
Jane Booker
Two Johns
Concord
Mr. Green
Sunday School Work Urges Parental Rally in Caroline County
Po the Editor urges Caroline County parents to support organized Sunday School work to save children from demoralizing trends. He cites biblical guidance on training children, stresses parental involvement for societal good, and calls for backing the Caroline County Sunday School Union as an auxiliary to the Maryland Sunday School Union in promoting spiritual development.
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Caroline County
Orphans' Court Admits Wright Will to Probate
Orphans' Court last Tuesday admitted the will of Elisha Wright to probate. E. W. Liden of Smithville is executor. Clinton B. Jarman is granted authority to sell deceased property. Administrators presented inventories and accounts for various estates. Appraisers' returns for Maggie Cooper were filed. Sales of Henry Harris and Lydia Ann Harris, Philip Peter Mehr, and Marshall S. Mutchler properties were ratified by the court.
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Elisha Wright
Orphans’ Court
E. W. Liden
Smithville
Clinton B. Jarman
Wm. H. Seward
J. M. Andrew
Wm. Noble
Maggie Cooper
Henry Harris
Lydia Ann Harris
H.R. Lewis
Philip Peter Mehr
George Mehr
Marshall S. Mutchler
G. W. Betson
Caroline Circuit Camp Planned for August Start
BuRUSVILLE July 9 It was ordered last evening to hold a camp meeting to commence August 5 and continue two Sabbaths The encampment will be at or near Chilton s
Public temperance meeting tale from Ridgely July 9 1890
A Ridgely public meeting at the M E Church drew a strong crowd despite heat. Speakers including Rev R C Jones and Rev D P Lefever discussed temperance while a Greensborough orator read a controversial poem. The letter defends Ridgely citizens amid claims of whiskey shipments and race crowds, urging balanced temperance advocacy.
County approves vast 1890 tax appropriations for roads schools and jails
County commissioners finalized the fiscal year's levy totaling 38,037 92 with major outlays for roads and bridges 7 000 00 and 1 000 00 for public schools plus 2 500 for jurors witnesses and bailiffs. The assessable property across districts shows strong gains and a potential tax rate reduction in coming years. Also notes local obituaries and church memorials including Martha Dean and several infant deaths with funeral details.
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Court House
Dover Bridge
Denton Bridge
Greensboro Ridge
Caroline
Archer Guilty Embezzlement and Five Year Sentence
Ex State Treasurer Archer pleaded guilty in Baltimore to embezzling state funds and received a five year penitentiary sentence. Accompanied by his son in law State Senator Benjamin Silver Jr he admitted guilt, expressed remorse, and was taken to the penitentiary after sentencing.
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Baltimore
Archer
Penitentiare
Mr. Archer
Benjamin Silver, Jr
Belair
Bernard Carter
E. G. Gans
Jude Stewart
Carter
Fourth of July quiet in Vederalsburg and town notes
The Fourth passed quietly in Vederalsburg with many attending a Concord picnic. Dry weather harms corn and garden crops. A boating mishap on the river left a woman rescued after going overboard. Local visitors include Mr and Mrs Jerome Davis of New York and Miss Minnie Morse from West Chester Normal School. Burdette Messenger attended business in Baltimore. Paint arrives for the Presbyterian Church and will be applied soon. Bilateral social visits occur as excursions to Bay City are noted.
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Turdoursan
Ridges
Amanda D. Saulsbury
M.E
R. C. Jones
Odessa
Del
D. P. Lefever
Ridgely
R. W.fodd
Greensborough
5. M. Morgan, Jr
Adams Express Company
Greenborough
Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Christ
TrmMrerancr
Vederalsburg
Concord
Jerome Davis
New York
Minnie Morse
West Chester Normal School
Dave Collins
Philadelphia
Dorsey
Iultimere
Wm. S. Gostiin
S. Burdette Messenger
Baltimore
Presbyterian Church
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J. D. Burton
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St. Mary's Seminary
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Rev. J. S. Thompson
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Alice Orr
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Pure Animal Bone
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State Board of Agriculture of Pennsylvania
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