Local Digest Notes From Caroline County
Harvest-friendly weather and databank of town news in Caroline County describe jail status, crop prospects, new post office at Secretary Creek to be named Warwick, and various local business moves. Census work, fairs, road trains, and community events fill the period with personal notices and upcoming public gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Melvin
Annapolis
Baltimore
Bennett C. Downes
Bennett Downes
Secretary Creek
Warwick
Connecticut
Secon
Woodson & Allen
Town Hall
G. T. Redden & Co
A. J. Benjamin
B. & Els
RB. R
Preston-Easton
Wm. J. Davis
Federalsburg
John BR. Griffin
Jarrell
Cambridge steamer launched for Choptank Steamboat Co
At 4 p.m. Saturday the Cambridge, a composite vessel built by W. E. Woodall & Co. at Baltimore, was launched from the south side harbor yard. Miss Virginia Dave Johnson of Washington, D.C. christened her with champagne. The design by James Woodall and Charles Witler includes iron frames, Georgia yellow pine hull, and a 175 by 27 by 9g foot profile. It carries 200 tons freight, 46 second-class and first-class sleeping berths, a social hall, dining room, numerous staterooms, and a grand saloon, all illuminated by 75 lights from Wenstrom Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Woodall & Co
Baltimore
Cambridge
Choptank Steamboat Company
Virginia Dave Johnson
Washington
LD. C
E.S. Johnson
E. Kurtz Johnson
James Woodall
Charles Witler
Wenstrom Electric Light Company
Death of Rev. Isaac N. Foreman in Delaware ministry
The Rev. Isaac N. Foreman pastor at Lincoln M. E. Church died Thursday from Bright's disease at age 47. Born in Wilmington he served 17 years in the Peninsula churches with a career spanning Grace Church Wilmington Leipsic Pomona Nassau and Denton circuits. Survived by his wife and one child, funeral held at his brother in law William Henderson's home and burial in Mt. Salem cemetery.
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L. Porciaan
Isaac N. Foreman
Lincoln M. E
Bright
Wilmington
Asbury Church
Denton
Amy D. Henderson
William Henderson
Mt. Salem
Foreman
Ile
C. Mattock
Grace Church
Epworth
Lincoln
M. E
Leipsic
Del
Pomona
Nassau
Death of Wm Love at Grove after long illness
Mr William Love died at his Grove area home Sunday morning after weeks of debility due to dyspepsia and a stomach tumor. The widow and five children mourn his loss as a large crowd attended the Grove M P Church funeral Monday afternoon conducted by Rev A S Beane.
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Wm. Love
Grove
Grove M. P. Church
A. S. Beane
Interesting Church Items from a Denton Church Program
A Denton Methodist service for the benefit of children filled the Denton M E Church with about five hundred attendees. Speeches by Rev. Thompson and H R Lewis complemented a thoughtful program tied to Christian education. The evening honored the memory of late pastor Rev J N Foreman, with a memorial offering added to the collection for education.
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Denton M. E
Rev. Thompson
H. R. Lewis
Board of Education
Fannie Wilson
Jennie Fisher
Maud Mowbray
Grace Fisher
Mary Warren
Bella Stewart
Lawrence Towers
Benton Spruance
Foreman
Mr. Foreman
Mrs Pearce Injured by Gentle Cow at Denton Bridge
Mrs Mary A Pearce, 77, wife of James L Pearce of Denton Bridge, was attacked by a cow while crossing a backyard near the barn. Her husband was knocked down trying to help and suffered minor injuries. Mrs Pearce's right leg below the knee is broken and her shoulder fractured along with other severe injuries. She remains in critical condition at the time of printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Pearce
James L. Pearce
Denton Bridge
Pearce
Maryland's Summer Resorts on the Line of the Railroad
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad will run through service from Washington and Baltimore to Ocean City by early August. The line from St. Michael's to Preston operates on regular schedules and Salisbury completion will trigger rebuilding of the Worcester and Pocomoke to the ocean shore. Bay City terminal works progress and a grand summer plan features camping groves, a revived Tighman farm tract, and a pavilion near Eastern Bay. The project spans about a hundred miles, cost one and a half million dollars, with telegraph soon after trains begin, and strong engineering for chestnut ties and steel rails.
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Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
Washington
Baltimore
Ocean City
St. Michael's
Preston
Salisbury
Messrs. Godeffroy & Howe
Wicomico
Pocomoke
Ocean Shore
Bay City
Thomas Point
Barren Creek
Ennalls Springs
Eastern Bay
Winters
Caroline
Talbot
Talbot County
Locals Report Mixed Travel and Local News Highlights
Locals describe Berry pickers taking passenger coaches on down trains with white passengers occupying smoker and baggage cars. Ocean City Maryland prepares for a big July 1 opening with three first class hotels and many boarding houses. News notes include a brakeman's hand injury likely requiring amputation, county officials purchasing a bridge, a skeleton found while plowing near Centreville, a new monument in Dover, a late marriage license for two elderly colored individuals, a wedding in Hagerstown, a fatal scaffold fall in Dover, a Governor Jackson’s daughter graduation, and several local business openings and visits by figures such as Rev Howard Smith.
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Dorchester
Courier
Ocean City
Maryland
Sea Side
Excursion Tickets for Fourth Sold by Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets for the Fourth of July between all lines at reduced rates on July 3 and 4, valid to July 7 1990. Exclusions apply for tickets to and from New York and Philadelphia, with hints of pleasant trips at small costs. Also notes an illustrated summer excursion book by the B&O and remarks on market prices for berries and grains, and a pension grant to William Thomas Sorden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio R. Hk. Co
Ohio River
St. Hates
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Death of James J. Marney
James P. Horney a Fal bot county farmer died Monday at his residence near Dover Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Marney
James P. Horney
Falbot County
Dover Bridge
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Sec’y
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Charlotte Pattison
Clare Hamilton
Hagerstown
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U.S. N
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American Corner
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Bride
Chas. O. Scully
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Sarden
Harthnore
Wheeler Transportation Line
Williston
ROYAL
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Wal Street
N.Y
John T. Carter
Elizabeth
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Ellin S. Deweese
Cornelius Deweese
Circuit Court For
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Lee
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Ela S. Deweese
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Ray
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Ghee
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Emmett Downes
Sallie E. Downes
Margaret H. Melvin
Luther I. Gadd
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Thawley & Gillingsler
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Denton Hardware
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