Local Department Reports Wheat Trade and Community News
Wheat quotations attract farmers as heavy rains hit the region. Notables thresh 1720 bushels. others market large quantities. Pension granted. new engine for Queen Anne’s railroad. millinery sale at cost. court terms and local politics noted. Prohibition and Methodist Protestant church plans advance. Road and railroad work continue. deaths and jail terms recorded. Community meetings and church events fill the week with itinerant ministers scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Pritchett
C. H. Shields
Charles Carmine
Poplar Neck
Mary E. Harris
Windy Hill
Queen Anne’s Railroad Company
W. H. Anderson
O. M. Hignatt
Williston
Denton Council
United American Mechanics
Queen Anne’s Court
Russum
Chas. Carroll
Cordova
Alva Lane
Curtis A. Wright
Harmony
Denton
Glyndon
George T. Redden
Denton Bridge
Redden
John W. Clark, Jr
J. Wesley Thawley
Thawley
School House
Robert H. Thawley
Lorden
Married Women Not Eligible To Teach In Caroline
The Caroline County School Board, in session Tuesday, adopted a resolution barring married women from appointment as teachers, citing divided duties between school and home. Belle Percy and Mary Butterworth receive first and third assistant roles at Greensborough Academy, with Estelle Rose and Allie K Higgins in first and second assistants at Ridgely Academy. Second-grade certificates granted to Sparklin, Warren, Johnson, Driggus, Goo te, Gooden, Price, and Ernest F Smith. Religious services allowed in Baltimore Corner school house. Sunday School to meet. Cecil County Fire Insurance notified of board nonmembership. Old Brody’s school house bid of 50 dollars from Robert Jarrell accepted. Western Maryland College scholarship to be advertised. Glover and Ashley named teachers at Henderson and Central respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuerras
Wuerrzas
Belle Percy
Mary Butterworth
Greensborough Academy
Estelle Rose
Allie K. Higgins
Ridgely Academy
May Sparklin
Sadie BR. Warren
Mary Johnson
Mary Driggus
Myrtie Gootee
Bertha Gooden
Anna Price
Ernest F. Smith
Baltimore Corner
Stephens
Cecil County Fire Insurance Company
Brody’s
Robert Jarrell
Western Maryland College
R.S. Glover
Jennie Ashley
Henderson Academy
Mabel Towers
Central
Baltimore Grain Markets Rise on Wheat Prices
Baltimore traders reported yesterday wheat selling from 80 to 83 cents in the local market with prices up five cents or more over the past week. Farmers who held earlier benefited as the market remains unsettled with possible further gains or a tumble. White corn brings 32 to 33 cents a bushel while yellow corn adds a penny. Corn on the cob quotes at 1.85 to 1.90 per barrel. Oats are 26 cents per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
The Dutch Settlement on the Choptank
The Zaston Gazette praises Dutch settlers in Caroline County Maryland, calling them energetic neighbors and predicting the Eastern Shore will benefit from their arrival. It notes New York was settled by Dutch and commends their contribution to making a land a garden spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Holland
Choptank
Caroline
Holland
New York City
Zaston Gazette
Burrsville Camp Meeting Draws Strong Interest This Year
The Burrsville report notes Chilton camp meeting starts next Friday with growing excitement among prospective tenters. Grounds are being prepared, tents renovated, and expectations for a popular encampment are high. Also reported are local obituaries and minor injuries from farm accidents in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilton
Edward 8. Wooters
Delaware
Wesley Cemetery
Wooters
James B. Wright
Denton
M. Bates Smith
Philadelphia
Araminta Smith
Burrsville
T. W. Porter
Will Hardesty
Pleasant Lawn Party Honors Elsie Roe on Birthday
Mrs. Thomas L. Chaffinch hosted a Saturday lawn party for her niece Elsie Roe of Philadelphia with many young friends from Hillsborough Hobbs and nearby towns. Guests received gifts for Elsie while refreshments of ice cream cake and tropical fruits were served. Separately Western editor Joseph M. Satterthwaite reflects on his Maryland eastern shore boyhood and contrasts Kansas farming with eastern terrain, noting canneries expanding along the coast and the shift of markets from wheat and corn to canned goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Chaffinch
Elsie
Paul Roe
Philadelphia
Emily
Laura Knotts
Kathleen Knotts
Hillsborough
Roland Chaffineh
Hobbs
May Gelletty
Katie Spence
Ola Cohee
Helen Hignutt
Mary
Helen Cochrane
Louise
Lena Garey
Gordon Holbrook
James Garey
Edgar
Joseph M. Satterthwaite
Caroline
The
Douglass Tribune
Kansas
Maryland
Union
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Flint Hills
Atlantic Ocean
Local social notes from Federalsburg and surrounding towns
Federalsburg society page shows Dr. and Mrs. J C Clark visiting in Ca tonsville and Mrs. Somers in Crisfield while others travel between Greenwood Easton and Baltimore. A camp meeting musicale is rescheduled from the 16th to the 28th featuring the Easton male quartet Greens borough Orchestra and Miss Jessie Kerr with five cent admissions at Jarrell House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Clark
Catonsville
H. G. Otis
Somers
Crisfield
John Adams
Mary
Lulu Gullett
Greenwood
Frank Long
Easton
Ida Jennings
Baltimore
Robert Logan
H. F. Stowell
Sue Turner
Bessie Frampton
Queen Anne’s
Will Morse
Cambridge Cycle Club
Carrie Hobbs
Wesley Grove Camp
Ridgely Epworth League
Stambaugh
R. Harry Patchett
J. W. Wheatley
W. B. Patterson
J. A. Spence
Greensborough
Jessie Kerr
Epworth League
Jarrell House
Nichols hosts pleasant neighbors gathering with fireworks
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hill near here entertained neighbors on Saturday night. Guests chatted until 9 pm then enjoyed ice cream and cake. After refreshments, everyone gathered on the lawn to watch fireworks, which especially delighted the children. A Wilmington Sunday Star writer notes Boggs’ gambling reputation in Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Boggs
Delaware
Remedy Claims Cure for Chronic Diarrhoea
After two years of frequent diarrhoea and unsuccessful medical treatment, Joan Chris of Tanner Gilmer County West Virginia reports permanent relief after using Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The remedy is sold by Hugh Duffy Hillsboro R8 Colston Ridgely and W E Brown Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Joan Chris
Tanner
Gilmer County
W. Va
Hugh Duffy
Hillsboro
Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
Infant James Marion Emerson Dies at Seven Months
James Marion Emerson, infant son of E. W. and Rosina Emerson, died July 19 1897 from cholera infantum aged 7 months 9 days. burial and funeral details not listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
James Marion
E. W
Rosina Emerson
Pleasant social notes from a county town
Personal mentions record several birthday parties visits and guests among local families. Attendees include E L Snow G H Anthony Maggie Todd Fletcher Frank Lewis Will Artist Benton Charlie Griffin and others.Visits note travel from St Marys Huntingdon Danville Philadelphia Baltimore Rehoboth and Louisburg with several names and small events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Anthony
E. L. Snow
G. H. Anthony
Maggie Todd
Fletcher
Frank Lewis
Will Artist
Benton
Charlie Griffin
McShane and
Valliant
van Tine
Thomas R. Green
St. Mary’s County
O. O. Morgan
Danville
F. C. Ramsdell
Morgan
Lucetta V. Stevens
Huntingdon
J. B. Port
Tiphraim King Wilson
United States
Wilson
Worcester
Margaret Pastorfield
Trappe
Ada Allen
Baltimore
Bessie Jarrell
Ridgely
George A. Wisher
New York
W. S. Brown
Rehoboth
May van Tine
Philadelphia
Seeonora Valliant
R. A. Emerson
Mary
Ellis John
Moses Gottlibh
Hardcastle
Miriam Bailey
Samuel Norris
J. Dukes Downes
W. J. D. Lucas
Jennie Stafford
Louisburg
N. C
H. FE. Ramsdell
Col
J. C. Mullikin
Gaston
Eastern Shore praise and practical notes from a local paper
The column extols Eastern Shore Maryland and Delaware as healthy, hospitable, and fertile. It argues against fears of chills and fever, notes mosquitos are worse in cities, and lauds the region’s climate, people, roads, and hospitality as among the best in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Tagg
Methodist Protestant
Maryland
Delaware
Delaware and
Chesapeake Bays
Sassafras River
Atlantic Ocean
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Garrett
Alleghany
Kent
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
Chancellor
United Brethren Camp Meeting Tickets Offered From Mt Gretna Pa
The Pennsylvania Railroad will sell excursion tickets at reduced rates from points east of Pittsburg and Erie and west of Philadelphia to Mt Gretna Pa for the United Brethren Camp Meeting August 3 to 12 1897. Tickets good August 1 to 12 and returnable to August 20. Inquiries to nearest ticket agent. The nearby line offers rich press farms and potential dairy opportunities with new rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Brethren Camp Meeting
Mt. Gretna
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Philadelphia
Death of Mrs. Mollie Neal aged 37 6 months
Mrs Mollie R Neal wife of James D Neal died Sunday July 11 of consumption at age 37 years 6 months She was a longtime Methodist Episcopal Church member and endured illness with Christian fortitude The note urges comfort in faith and reunion beyond the grave. The Runaway Captured James Halstead about fifteen lived with James S Jarman near Greensborough planned an outing He used Jarman's carriage while Jarman was away The horse and wagon were found at Smyrna The boy was taken in for care and returned home with Jarman upon learning of his misadventure
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie R. Neal
James D. Neal
Methodist Episcopal Church
Mother Earth
James Halstead
James
Jarman
Greensborough
Mr. Jarman
Delaware House
Smyrna
Dairying Demands Skill and Constant Effort from Farmers
A Maryland Experiment Station bulletin argues that dairy farming requires regular, year round work and specific traits. It stresses that dairymen must be attentive, clean, and observant, capable of managing at least 25 cows, with the cow as the foundation of dairy success and herd quality driving production figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Experiment Station
Keating Case Prompts Governor Action Over Jail Privileges
Mary M. Comegys of Centreville charges Sheriff James Woolleyhand in Queen Anne s county with allowing special access to B Palmer Keating, jailed for defrauding Mrs Comegys. Governor Lowndes sends the letter to Judge Page for swift action, noting possible contempt of court. The sheriff defends his handling, saying Keating’s visits were tightly controlled and comparable to another inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Comegys
Centreville
Lowndes
James Woolleyhand
Queen Anne’s County
B. Palmer Keating
Dorchester Court
Comegys
Henry Page
First Circuit
Page
Russum
Queen Anne’s
Grand
Woolleyhand
Keating
Wooleyhand
Sheriff’s Office
O. Tilghman Davidson
Wealthy Eastern Shore General McKenney Dies at Centreville
General William McKenney a prominent Eastern Shore figure died at his Centreville home yesterday morning. He leaves a widow and several grown children. McKenney owned about sixty farms, many among the best in Queen Anne's county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKenney
Eastern Shore
Centreville
General McKenney
Queen Anne’s County
Baltimore Democrats Rally Ahead of City Primaries
The Baltimore Democratic organization shows unity and optimism as primaries approach. Meetings between ward committees and the City Executive Committee, chaired by Harry Welles Rusk, discuss fair voting hours from noon to eight pm and multiple polling places. Delegates to district and state conventions will be chosen July 28 in Baltimore, with precinct clubs intensifying turnout ahead of November elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Harry Welles Rusk
Baltimore Street
State Central Committee
Baltimore City
Baltimore Democratic Association
Excursions To Wye Camp By Queen Annes Railroad
The Queen Anne's Railroad Company offers low rate excursion tickets from all stations for the Wye camp meeting starting Tuesday July 27. The Denton round trip is 40 cents. A special camp meeting train runs July 29 August 1 August 3 and August 5, leaving Ellendale at 12 40 p m and returning from the campground at 9 45 p m after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek Hundred
Queen Anne's
Queenstown
Denton and Thawley’s
Queen Anne’s Railroad Company
Denton
Ellendale
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Preston
M. M
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Orphans’ Court
Levy Court
the Local Department
Smithson Chapel
B. 8. Highly
I. W. Contee
H. T. Wirgman
C. D. Harris
Calvary M. E. Church South
Reginald G. Mobray
A. Wandersmith
Willis
Watkins
Adams
H. W. D. Johnson
Caroline M. P. Circuit
Monahan
Curtis
Spa BP
Baltimore Grain Markets
Limpressons
Federalsburg
Europe
Canada
Mexico
South America
Pacific Ocean
Cuba
Cape St. Rovue
South Atlantic Ocean
Chicago
Weather Department
Cambridge
Tagg
Democrats
Wye
Royal Baking Powdeeoo
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