Local notes from Denton and surrounding towns
The Denton area reports barber shops closing early, new warehouses, and local auctions. Simon Cole dies in Dover aged 68. millinery displays planned in Ridgely. Chestertown school building bid awarded to Insley & Redden. Varioloid cases risk Seaford quarantine. health board notes. W. S. and A. M. Culp win Chestertown school contract. Ridgely shirt factory sale. Maryland and Delaware Telegraph directors elected. Baltimore firm purchases Wheeler line for about 80000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehoboth
Skinner's railway
Baltimore
Joseph A. Wickes
Chestertown
Denton
B. W. Parker
Two Johns
Forrest Comedy Co
Ellendale
Simon Cole
Richardson
Dover
New York
F. A. Pennington
H. L. Cooper
Richard T. Porter
Lowther
State Board of Health
Seaford
J. Clement Clark
Springfield hospital
Caroline
G. M. Wingard
Standard Oil Company
Easton
Harry W. McKnett
Wingard
Preston
Ledman’s Hall
Wheeler Transportation Line
Orphans’ courts
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Mary Ellen Martin
Richard T. Martin
Harford
Talbot
Allan T. Martin
Caroline county
Maryland and Delaware Telephone and Telegraph Company
Lewes
Wm. H.Bosley
Hiram Burton
I. W. Troxel
W.H. Bosley, Jr
W.D. Uhler
Wm. H. Bosley
H. L. Pope
Queen Anne's
Prominent Citizens Pass Away in County
Obituary notices detail the deaths of several local residents. Bennett Todd of Concord, born 1808, a former Orphans' court judge, died after a brief illness. John R. Wyatt of the Third district, a Central M. E. Church member and circuit bailiff, passed away after years of illness. Emma Patchett, wife of D Irving Patchett, died after a protracted illness at Bethlehem, leaving five children. Ann Walmsley of Ridgely, born in England, died March 6, with services and interment in Philadelphia. Charles H. McCarter near Prenton died suddenly after longtime nervous and heart trouble. J Clarence Hopkins’ wife died at Centreville road farm, aged 56, leaving two sons and two daughters. Carrie V. Swann, 24, died near Ridgely of consumption. Sarah E. Twilley, 64, sister of Mowbray, died at Cabin Creek, Dorchester county. Frank Palmer of Dorchester, widower, was buried after death last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Todd
Concord
Benjamin Todd
Caroline
Dorchester
Scotland
Mr. Todd
Maloley
Andersontown
Frank S. Todd
Harmony
Todd
Thomas N
Daniel Todd
Ruth A. Todd
M.R. Loeckerman
Willard C
Louis
John Horsey
Zeb. Horsey
William E. Liden
Matthew Lawless
George W. Thawley
John R. Wyatt
Third district
Kent county
Del
Morgan
Bintler
Robert H. Wyatt
Annie Andrew
Edward Wyatt
Jennie Wyatt
Joseph Wyatt
Clinton
Leonard
Lee
Eva
Thomas Wyatt
Central
Wickline
Denton cemetery
Emma Patchett
D. Irving Patchett
Bethlehem
Patchett
James T. Bowdle
our county
Grove M. P
G. R. Donaldson
Frank Thomas
Albert Hubbard
Samuel Payne
A. J. Messick
David Cheezum
Grayson Wright
Grove cemetery
Ann Walmsley
John T. Stevenson
Ridgely
Frank McCloud
Leverington cemetery
Philadelphia
Charles H. McCarter
Prenton
Mr. McCarter
Miss Anderson
Talbot
Gol
James M. McCarter
J. Clarence Hopkins
J. Frank Turner
Centreville road
Easton
Wye Mills
Misa Carrie V. Swann
Gilbert Swann
Laura Swann
Greensboro cemetery
Sarah E. Twilley
Levin Mowbray
William H. Mowbray
Joseph Merrick
Cabin Creek
Dorchester county
Frank Palmer
Zion
Sermon themes announced for Ridgely church Easter season
Rev E L Coblentz outlines Sunday sermons from March 17 to Easter April 7 at the Ridgely Reform Church. Topics include visions of God, why join a church, palmsunday confession, room in the world, and the immortality of man. Holy Communion set for Easter morning at 10 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Coblentz
the
Reformed Church
John H. Baggs
DeW
Lee Anderson
Arthur Willey
Baggs
California
William Williams
Butte
Mont
James W. Thomas
Edna
Andrewville
Del
R. H. Focht
J. E. Grumbejn
Lebanon
Ridgely
Richard Thomas Jarrell
J.C. Jarrell
J. C. Godwin Company
Easton
Laura Herr Stevenson
Woman's College
Frederick
Ann Walmsley
James Stephens
J. H. Dennis
Dover
William P. Wright
Clayton
Carroll Callanan
J. C. Madara
Willard Towers
Baltimore
L. Bart. Morris
George H. Samler
George Davis
A. C. Hobbs
Federalaburg notices and local updates linger in frail health
Remains of Mrs Knanff are buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery after funeral service at M E Church. T H Chambers and Co lease a house to operate this season. The Eaglet crew heads to Transquakiin and Blackwater rivers to haul mill goods and return corn and wheat. W A Noble recovers from a stroke, Wright & Foster import cypress shingles. Mrs Levin Williams improves after Cambridge medical treatment. Mrs Brown of Syracuse visits relatives. Miss Sadie Eddington recovers from measles and pneumonia. Grace Noble travels to Baltimore for work. C W Jefferson gathers materials for a new house on Bloomingdale avenue. Galloway and Mrs Galloway visit Western Shore. Oliver Davis and wife visit town. Widespread sickness noted locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knanff
Springfield Asylum
Sykesville
Galloway
Mt. Pleasant
M. E. Church
T. H. Chambers
Alonzo Elliott
Harry Carroll
T.H. Chambers & Co
Frank Davis
Eaglet
R. W. Messenger
Paul Mowbray
Transquakiin
Blackwater
W. A. Noble
Wright & Foster
North Carolina
Levin Williams
Cambridge
Brown
Syracuse
N. Y
H. F. Stowell
Harrison Tyler
Sadie Eddington
Grace Noble
Baltimore
Armstrong, Cator & Co
C. W. Jefferson
Bloomingdale avenue
Oliver Davis
New York
Greensboro Gossip and Local Appointments
Greensboro items report seed potatoes arriving from New York in a carload with a hint of a bargain with a farmer’s daughter. D H Meredith has sold his barber shop and goods and moved to Wilmington with granddaughter Alice. Ladies Aid Society hosted by Mrs. Massey. Medford Porter and brother visited Harford Porter. Dr. Coffroth confined by rheumatism. Mrs. B F Jackson visited sister near Hartley. Rev Pilchard to preach Evolution tomorrow morning. Charles Baggs of Ridgely visiting his brother. Mrs. Wright left for Wilmington. Annie Betson returned from Seaford. R R Shall spent part of the week with Dover friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
J. W. Gruwell
New York
Gruwell
D. H. Meredith
Wilmington
Alice
Ladies’ Aid Society
William Massey
Medford Porter
Harford Porter
Coffroth
B. F. Jackson
Hartley
N. Pilchard
Charles Baggs
Ridgely
Wright
News items of various churches and conference notes
A detailed digest of Maryland Conference business in Easton, Wilmington and surrounding areas. It covers Easter Conference Sunday, election prospects for Rev Adolphus Melvin as president, list of former conference presidents, attendee counts, housing arrangements, and related ecclesiastical events, lectures, and appeals across Maryland Delaware and Virginia churches.
Orphans Court Proceedings Appoint Trustees and Sell Names
Orphans Court session on Tuesday saw Annie E Wheeler and El mer E Wheeler present inventory of Caleb C Wheeler estate and receive orders to sell the Minnie Wheeler steamer and convey deceased interests in the Chesapeake and Easton. Trustees, appraisers, and administrators were named for multiple estates, with inventories, accounts, and orders to sell or appraise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
Annie E
Elmer E. Wheeler
Caleb C. Wheeler
Minnie Wheeler
Chesapeake
Easton
Benjamin W. Jones
Charles Hawkins
Albert G. Towers
Charles Gould
Robert 8. Clark
Mark H. Smith
John W. Clark
Ernest Downs
Thomas B. Sparklin
William T. Hignutt
Saulsbury Collins
John L. Nichols
Peter T. Morris
N. Alexander Hutson
William H. Gibson
Jonathan Evitts
Samuel Griffin
James E. Hignutt
William T. Sullivan
Sarah J. Clark
James E. Stafford
Andrew Clark
J. F. Russom
Fifth District Road Plan Sparks County Board Debate
County commissioners revisited the road question on Tuesday as Fifth district residents pressed for change. The board backed down from previous bid system stance and authorized Todd Owens to draft a contract. Todd and Evitts were tasked to survey Fifth district roads and prepare plans for the contractor, ignoring Wright and a potential Fifth district Republican choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District
Fifth
Todd
Owens
Wright
Messrs
Zacharias
Jonathan Evitts
Denton to Greensborough road improved under county oversight
The east side river route between Denton and Greensborough has been substantially upgraded by County Commissioner Zacharias. Marl dredged from the Choptank, plus clay and gravel and some oyster shells, forms a new roadway surface allowing triple prior hauling capacity. Farmers expect higher profits and land values rise as this main county thoroughfare boosts mobility and trade. Citizens urge continued highway improvements and a business-like road program to reduce taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Greensboro
Zacharias
Tragedy at Milton Crossing Kills John Reed At 50
John Reed aged fifty was killed instantly when a special train on the Queen Annes railroad near Milton struck his carriage as he attempted to reach home. His horse reared and fled, the carriage wrecked, and Reed left a widow and five children. A dentist, Dr H C Wilson, will visit Ridgely on Tuesday April 2 and the first week of each month. office at Easton Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reed
Queen Anne’s
Milton
Mr. Reed
H.C. Wilson
Ridgely
Dover & Aurora statety Easton
Leaven of the Gospel Transforms Hearts and Nations
Rev J F Wooden preaches on The Transforming Power of the Gospel from Matthew 13 33 at the M Y Church using the parable of the leaven in meal to illustrate how grace works from within the heart and through humble instruments like mothers and cradles, transforming individuals and nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Wooden
Carmichael
Dickey
Heaven
John the Baptist
Jesus
Christ
Saul
Paul
John B. Gough
Christ Jesus
God
Timothy
Ill health among Hillsboro residents prompts family notices
Local brief reports include Hugh Duffey’s pneumonia and summons of his children Roger W Duffey D H Clarence Duffey and Mrs Oscar Clark. Several residents travel for health work business or visits from Hillsboro Denton Greensboro Worcester Ashville Preston Stockton Cambridge Dover Wilmington and Atlantic City with various meetings engagements and placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
Roger W
D. H. Clarence Duffey
Washington
Oscar Clark
Denton
T. F. Johnson
Easton
Johnson
H. H. Wright
Misa Ella Moore
Carrie Moore
Greensboro
George Lowrie Harris
Worcester
Mass
Kate N. Hardcastle
the
Daughters of the American Revolution
Earle Liden
Ashville
N. C
W.E. W. Liden
Fannie Bramble
Ethel Fletcher
Baltimore
J. B. Fletcher
Preston
C. L. Kennard
Ingleside
Nottie Richardson
Tuckahoe Neck
Stockton
Worcester county
Joseph J. Smith
Centreville
Sneed
Hillsborough
Richard T. Carter
E. C. McNichol
Cambridge
Orlando Patton
Berkley
Atlantic City
8. P. Manship
J. T. Carter, Jr
Dover
R. A. Gray
Choptank
Lloyd's Landing
F. A. Johnson
Cecil county
George H. Berry
Wilmington
Gordon Fisher
New York
Murdered wheelwright found dead in town alley
George Hearn aged 69 was found dead behind Ezekiel Flemings villa after a struggle. A bullet hole in his cheek and rifled pockets suggest murder not suicide. Daniel Bending, an intimate acquaintance, was arrested and the coroner’s inquest was postponed due to illness among jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
George Hearn
Vivia Hickman
Ezekiel
Hearn
W. B. Flemings
E. Flemings
Daniel Bending
Bending
J. E. Horney
Favors Business Like Contract in County Road Work
James B Wright writes to Editors defending contracts for county road work by lowest responsible bidders. He denies naming individuals, claims 166 Fifth district taxpayers petitioned for the preferred appointee, and urges fellow commissioners to support open bidding to ease taxpayer burden. He notes political party ties of opponents and the man proposed for the Fifth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
board of county commissioners
Fifth district
JAMES B. WRIGHT
March Weather Forecast by Hicks Predicts Storm Surge
Hicks forecasts a unsettled mid month with storms from the 11th to 17th, then a peak period from the 19th to 25th bringing heavy rains thunder storms and possible tornadoes. A final storm window runs from the 20th to 4th with March ending fair and cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Passing of the old time ague on the Eastern Shore
A Cambridge correspondent notes the decline of the ague in Maryland's Eastern Shore. Drainage and lime use, better hygiene, and fewer night dews in Aug and Sept are cited as key factors. The region is praised as a healthful sanitarium, with many families untouched by malaria for decades and the mosquito's role questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the
Sun
Cambridge
United States
Brazos
Texas
C. W. Chancellor
New Jersey
Maryland
Free Paint Offer From Loneman and Martinez
Denton Maryland homeowners are invited to receive free paint samples for two houses. The Loneman and Martinez paint makers promise high credit ratings and 30 years of U.S. sales. Send house measurements to 207 Pearl Street New York City for color memorandums and free gallons, with three quarters gallon of oil mixed per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Mercantile Agency
Loneman & MARTINez
Pearl St
New York City
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JA. M
JAM
A.R.R
Canovit
Robins
ance
M. EK
Wilmington—Notes
Cavalry Methodist Protestant Church
Adolphus Melvin
Francis JT. Tagg
Melvin
John D. Kinzer
D. D
General Conference of the Church
Joshua W. Hering
Westminster
T. F. Beauchamp
Williston
M. L. Watson
T. N. Given
Burrsville
G. F. Calloway
E. R. Sidell
Marydel
W. C. Tull
O. S. Walton
J. M. Jones
J. S. Wickline
L. E. Wallace
A. L. Gray
T. L. Price
Pentecostal Grove campground
Willard H. Thawley
Ralph
Bible School
Cincinnati
nasy
Chicago
Seth C. Rees
E. A. Fergerson
Andy Dalbo
M. W. Knapp
Sussex county
Delaware
Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference
Tuesaday
Wilminiington
Grace Church
Maurice Penfield Fikes
Brantly Baptist Church
Battiore
Denton M. P
county Christian Endeavor Convention
missionary society of the Sunday School of the
Goldsboro M. E. Church South
M. E
W. M. Lister
Green Creek
Rio Grande
W. T. Valliant
Spring Lake
John Worthman
Pedricktown
Centre Square
Easton Mission
Jonas Trumber
T. F. Tabler
A. Lee Gray
Ladies’ Guild of Christ Church
Annie Downes
Orphans Court
Foat
M. Y. Church
G. T. Redden & Uo
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