Local Denton Items Feature Farms and Fame
Farmers prepare to sow oats and beet proposals in Ridgely area. Denton merchants, pension grants, and porch additions appear alongside road work and a notable shooting at Harrington. Notable buys include a Tuckahoe Neck farm sold for 3500 dollars and partridge restocking efforts near Whiteleysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnson
W. P. Wright
Maryland Business College
Baltimore
Easton
McCormick
Jonathan Evitts
Orphans’ Court
Moore
Sigler
Ridgely
Order of
United American Mechanics
Post Office Department
Washington
Charles Kemp
John Kons
William Cooper
Arthur Gray
Matthew Hayes
Harrington
Lewis
W. J. Downing
Federalsburg
T. L. Day
Wm. R. Martin
Bryan
Denton
Greensborough
Wm. H. Deweese
Caroline
Ridgely Epworth League
McShane
Prof
Woodford
Centreville
William H. Deweese
Belle Isle
Whiteleysburg
T. J. Smithers
George A. Deakyne
Chilton’s
Wilmington Conference Meets Charts Eldership Bets
The twenty ninth annual Wilmington Methodist Episcopal Conference opened in Chestertown with Bishop J M Walden presiding and large attendance. Officers were elected including A S Mowbray secretary John D Rigg journalist W R Mowbray statistician and C A Grise treasurer. Contests over presiding elders likely as Corkran seeks Easton or Salisbury posts while Adams and Barrett face reappointments. Georgetown church debt paid. 1100 conversions noted. watch presented to Corkran. lectures and literary notes accompany the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Wilbur F. Corkran
Salisbury
Corkran
Wilson
Easton
Alfred Smith
Adam Stengle
Smyrna
J. A. Arters
Greensborough
Smith
C.S. Baker
Fairmount
C. W. Prettyman
R. H. Adams
Dover
L. E. Barrett
Walden
Dayer
Georgetown
Easton Church
Z. H. Webster
Denton
C. F. Sheppard
Marydel
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
F. F. Carpenter
Hillsboro
Greensboro
John F. Dawson
J. M. Mitchell
Preston
Farewell social at Williston parsonage for Rev J D Reese
Williston church gathers Friday evening at the M E parsonage to honor pastor Rev J D Reese and his wife on two years of service. A warm, community reception features music games and refreshments with address by E W Williamson and emotional remarks from Reese and attendees as they bid farewell to the couple joining a new field of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Smith
Z. H. Webster
Irving Strayer
Free Literature Association
W. Hamilton Street
Baltimore
Denton M. E. Circuit
Webster
J. H. Willey
Wilmington
Nostrand Avenues M. E. Church
Brooklyn
Willey
Syracuse
Bethlehem
Monburger
Harlock
M. E
Williston Church
J.D. Reese
Reese
E. W. Williamson
Hillsborough News Briefs Mixed Local Charms and Calamities
W Cooper suffered a head injury after being thrown from a demolished buggy on Lloyds Hill while cycling traffic faces shell resurfacing toward Queen Anne. Rev F F Carpenter goes to Conference. Dora Price visits Queen Anne. Stewart and Jarrell ship canned tomatoes to Baltimore. evangelist Mr Dashiell from Baltimore visits. Willie Holt shows improvement after illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd's Hill
W. Cooper
Cooper
R. Hackett
Queen Anne
F. F. Carpenter
Dora Price
Easton
Mrs. Rhodes
Stewart & Jarrell
Baltimore
Dashiell
Willie Holt
W.F. U. 8S. Meeting Reports Local Renovations
The W F U 8S held its regular meeting with Mrs W J Mowbray on Tuesday evening. A letter from Mary Reed and selections from various periodicals were read. J C Gambrill began work on the J W Carroll house opposite the Presbyterian Church, raising the main part one story, adding a new roof and porches. Nearby, H B Messenger left for Philadelphia Read ing Pa and leased the Idlewild Mill for a month. D H Blanchard returned from Philadelphia visits. The Millers next to Idlewild moved into town Tuesday. Miss Hisse Deekins departed for Philadelphia, and Rev Mr White left for Conference Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.F. U
W. J. Mowbray
Mary Reed
J. C. Gambrill
J. W. Carroll
Presbyterian Church
H. B. Messenger
Philadelphia
Reading
D.H. Blanchard
Eddington Miller
Idlewild
Hisse Deekins
Mr. White
Williston Fishermen Duel Over New Twine Challenge
Williston fishermen react to a circulating circular praising a fishing twine. The dealer offers to cover any sum and provide fair trials with possible advantages. A Williston resident seeks a season long contest challenging users of the Golden Irish Twine to beat his catch with the same twine weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Dangers of the Grip and Pneumonia Warning
A dramatic warning about La Grippe citing pneumonia risk and endorsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventive and quicker cure. The ad lists 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by W. E. Brown in Denton H Duffey Hillsboro and BR J Colston Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. E. Brown
Denton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
BR. J. Colston
Ridgely
Cripple Creek
G. B. Henderson
Daily Advertiser
H. Daifey
R. J. Colston
Queen Annes Railroad Subscriptions and Early Train Plans
Subscriptions by Denton area residents to the Queen Annes railroad are collected as the line nears completion. A list shows many contributors totaling 2,225.00. The first regular train is slated for early next month, with roughly six hours travel each end and morning and afternoon departures. Département trains, depots, and related lines are being prepared as crews clear banks and extend telegraph connections. The note also records local deaths including James Tynson and Daniel Harrington with brief funeral details and remembrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Enoch George
Henry C. Fisher
William N. Anderson
Beniah Kinnamon
Richard J. Shields
Philip W. Downes
George A. Denkyne
James H. Nichols
Harry A. Roe
Lawrence B. Towers
Frank W. Redden
T. Pliny Fisher
Edwin Fields
Purnell Johnson
William E. Brown
William Stevens
James Swann
James T. Cooper
Howard Melvin
Charles H. Redden
John 8. Barnhart
Potter Steele
John W. Men
Charles P. Dunning
J. Boon Dukes
M. Bates Stephens
John H. van Gesel
Harvey L. Cooper
Elias W. En
James F. Gelletty
George M. Russuim
N. Alexander Hutson
Peter Phillips
William J. Blackiston
James T. Sylvester
William D. Taylor
Charles H. Whitby
George T. Redden
Jonathan W. Kerr
J. Kemp Stevene
Alan&. Martin
George C. Skirven
Harry E. Ramsdell
Henry Irwin
Linwood R. Beaucham Ernest Downes
Harry M. Thompson
William H. Thawley
John M. Beaven
Jacob Ghingher
John A. Morgan
T. Fred
Baltimore
Delaware
Sixth Street
Queen Anne’s Railroad Company
Centreville
Easton
Queen Anne’s
Redden Appointed to Tobacco Warehouse Post
Mr. O J Redden of this place is named to fill a position in State Tobacco Warehouse No 4 to be restored April 1 and under Inspector Sanderland Calvert. The Baltimore News notes Southern Maryland opposition and Kent County protests over appointing a Kent County citizen. The piece links promotions to partisan rewards by Fifth district politicians and a plan by Governor Lowndes and allies to shore up Senate bid. Also ad: Six to eight baskets of McKay’s Early Favorite seed potatoes offered by Z P Sprele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Redden
Sanderland
Calvert
Redden
Maryland
Baltimore
Kent County
Lowndes
United States Senate
Personal Items From Ridgely Wedding and Local News
Justice Thomas M. Pritchett and Mrs. Mary Kahn wed at the bride's Ridgely home at 8. Rev. E R Rich officiated with relatives and friends present. The bride wore steel colored silk with spangle and chiffon and carried white hyacinth bouquets. her son Dr. H H Kuhn gave her away. A sumptuous supper followed. Also notes on W B Asilton's illness, Col Char les A Chipley's promotion to General Freight Manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and various visits and social events in Chestertown, Denton, Easton, and Baltimore, with several local residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Pritchett
Mary Kahn
Ridgely
E. R. Rich
Greensborough
H. H. Kuhn
W. B. Asilton
Heat News
Chestertown
Charles A. Chipley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chipley
Sadie Chipley
E. M. Baker
Baltimore
Susie Harrington
Harrington
Nellie Johnson
Burns
Stuart
Irm
Wade, Burns & Co
Denton
Bettie Massey
Wm.Caulk
St. Michaels
Jesse Williams
Ethel
Hazleville
Del
Louie Ramsdell
Edwin H. Brown
Centreville
Wm. R. Martin
Easton
Dr. Hardcastle
W. D. Uhler
K. M. Barnette
M. J. Woodford
Purnell Johnson
Henry Wilkinson
Howard M. Wilkinson
Dover
Jackson
New York
Trinidad
Bermuda
L. R. Hooper
Denton Bridge
Eva W. Herrett
Cambridge
May Chilton
Howard Bryant
Fortune for Mr Parr Promised From Dying Passenger
A Galena merchant and Odd Fellow, Henry Parr, receives letters demanding proof of identity to claim a hidden fortune. A dying man allegedly compelled a Roman Catholic missionary to deliver a trunk containing ten packets of 100 dollar notes totaling 200,000 dollars to Parr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parr
Galena
Parr
America
Man of God
Kent County
U.S. A
United States
Mr. Parr
Washington Stop-Over Privilege Attracts Capitol Visitors
A fare arrangement allows through tickets east west north and south via Baltimore and Ohio with a stop-over at Washington. Travelers can deposit the ticket on arrival to receive rail fare credit at the B O station agent. Washington, during Congress, should draw many visitors to its public buildings monuments museums and avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
Congress
National
Mortgage notices to mortgagees in Caroline County
Clerk Deakyne prepares notices to mortgagees as he finishes mailing mortgage forms. The form warns that a mortgage dated 18- for a sum remains unsatisfied with no credits shown and requires show cause by April 15, 1887 to avoid foreclosure or further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deakyne
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Mr Gelletly Fires Back at Cosmopolitan Plan
J F Gelletly of Winniston Missouri writes editor John Brisben Walker opposing the magazines two per cent bond plan. He argues a permanent national debt would force taxes and obstruct currency expansion and proposes a government run national bank and currency tied to real property taxes with deposits in county branches and war-time use reserves. He urges abolition of the debt system and greater citizen control of money, warning of bond-holder influence in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Gelletly
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Winniston, Mo
John Brisben Walker
Adam Smith
Havana
Constantinople
Valparaiso
Manhattan Island
New York
Congress
Rules of the early Methodists traced to 1743 edition
The Centreville Record notes a Houston Post editorial praising Southern economic revival and population growth via immigration. It highlights Caroline County Maryland as an immigration beacon, then recounts discovery of an original 1743 print of the Methodist Society rules by John and Charles Wesley, detailing early practices, class structure, and moral cautions signed by J and C Wesley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centreville Record
Houston
Texas
South
Maryland
Northwest
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Dorchester
Society of the People
The
Methodists
St. Louis
John
Charles Wesley
Methodist Church
London
United Society
J. and
C. Wesley
Thomas Cordeaux
City Road
Rural shell road progress boosts Federalsburg and Denton access
Federalsburg merchants already gain from the Delaware Denton shell road which will be completed soon. County commissioners aided by citizens have improved southeast and northeast Denton approaches with shells and labor. Greensborough also shows major road upgrades using river marl, making east and southeast outskirts among the county's finest roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Delaware
Denton
Greensborough
Commissioners
Murder Mystery In Broadkiln River Woman Found Dead
The body of a white woman was found in Broadkiln river about two miles below Milton, around 6 pm on Thursday. The skull was crushed, suggesting murder. Hair pins and parts of female clothing were found in an old nearby boat. The victim, well dressed and refined, was unidentified and a stranger to the area. Suspect James M. Gordy of Sussex County, newly married in New York City, is arrested for the alleged murder of this woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadkiln River
Milton
Georgetown
James M. Gordy
Sussex County
New York City
Arbor Day Observance Set by Governor on April 15
The Governor has designated Thursday April 15 as Arbor Day with the aim of encouraging practical benefits through tree planting and cultivation. The observance emphasizes promoting forestry by encouraging communities to plant and care for trees. New Home sewing machines for sales by W R Breed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ives
W. RB. Breed
Pea contracts, horse losses, and notable obituaries mix in local notes
H P Cannon of Bridgeville secures the largest pea contract this year amid widespread planting. Alday Clements, a Kent county horse breeder, reports eight horses lost to cerebro spinal meningitis possibly from oat straw. Mrs Imogene Gilman Polk of Princess Anne dies aged 85, mother of Ephraim G Polk and mother in law to William C Fountaine. The Old Homestead will attract Baltimore Academy of Music patrons next week. An $800 reward remains unresolved for Sam Schofield. DIED. Pepper. Catharine Pepper, widow of Robert Pepper, died March 5 1897 aged 75 years and two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Cannon
Bridgeville
Alday Clements
Kent County
Imogene Gilman Polk
Princess Anne
Ephraim G. Polk
The
Marylander
William C. Fountaine
Baltimore Academy of Music
Sam Schofield
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the Local Department
Nichols School
Raymond Christopher
Harvey Nichols
Ola Trice
Ben Trice
Elbert Edgell
Nellie Nichols
Daisy Christopher
Hillsborough
James T. Hynson
Chester River
State Senate
John B. Brown
Queen Anne’s County
Dickinson College
Daniel Harrington
Farmington
John W. Lord
Agner
Chestnut Grove M. BE
W. L. White
D. B. Hubbard
Mr. Redden
McKay
Z. P. Sprele
Caroline Mortgages
MR. Gelletly
Cosmopolitan
J. F. Genletly
Sussex
Arbor Day
Pepper
Catharine Pepper
Robert Pepper
ROYAL
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Rovae. Co
N.Y
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