Local Department Highlights April Openings and Plans
The local department notes the ice factory will resume around April 1 and Arbor Day is set for April 14 under Governor Lowndes. It mentions an April 3 excursion to Baltimore via Queen Anne's railroad, several millinery openings, a planned telephone line, and new agents for railroads. Also cited are agricultural notes, fruit forecasts, tomato shipments, a steamer undergoing repairs, and an April 3 concert at Masonic Hall with regional musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowndes
Queen Anne’s
Denton
B. C.& A. Company
Two Johns
Wm. H. Mowbray
Charles F. Smith
Greensboro
Baltimore
Preston
Fowling Creek
Williston
I. J. McIlvaine
National Bank of Lewes
Silas Sparklin
H. T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown
Lillie Moora
Brockway
Conohio
Johnson and Townsend
Agricultural College
Caroline County
Willard S. Cubbage
Delaware & Chesapeake Railroad
Henderson
C. E. McIlvaine
Joseph
Cooper
Chapel
Cubbage
Queen Anne's Road
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Jessie V. Kerr
Wilma Willenbacher
Chas. H. Rabold
Barytone
Sophie Gates Kerr
Masonic Hall
Blackiston
Manana
Wilmington M E Conference Session Report at Cambridge
The 31st annual Wilmington Conference opened at Zion M E Church Cambridge with Bishop Cyrus Foss presiding. It lists officers elected, districts and pastors, eight camp meetings, notable conversions, and widespread farming losses that affected pastor salaries and church funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Zion Methodist Episcopal Church
Cambridge
Cyrus D. Foss
Philadelphia
A. S. Mowbray
W. A. Wise
Z. H. Webster
J. D. Rigg
E. H. Nelson
W. R. Mowbray
J. M. Lindale
Julius Dodd
Theodore F. Beauchamp
Aloysius Green
E. C. Atkins
P. H. Rawlins
J.A. A Arters
J. S. Wickline
John France
J. T. Prouse
Biker
Dorchester
Caroline
Maryland
Kent
Sussex
Delaware
Eben Welch
Zoar
Barclay, Md
J. H. Caldwell
D. D
Federalsburg
E. R. Sidell
West Wisconsin
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. H. Gardner
Leipsic
A. H. Covey
Little Creek
Drew Seminary
J. H. Beauchamp
Camden
Rehoboth
Concord
Sand Hills
James’ Woods
Wheatley’s
Ennalls
Wheatley
Steamer Gratitude to Replace Endeavor on Queen Anne's Route
The Gratitude of the Chester River Steamboat Co will about April 1 take the Endeavor’s place in linking Baltimore and Queenstown for Queen Anne's Railroad. By June 1 the B S Ford will displace the Gratitude during repairs and a new steamer built by Charles Reeder & Sons is due by June 20 to operate on the line between Baltimore and Queenstown. The road orders a new engine and several eco-friendly passenger cars to have the system ready for summer travel. Lister's Tomato Fertilizer is sold by J H Baplow in Preston Md for crop enhancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratitude
Chester River Steamboat Company
Endeavor
Queen Anne’s
Baltimore
Queenstown
B. 8. Ford
Queen Anne's Railroad Company
Charles Reeder & Sons
Ford
Local Notes and Social Items From Dover Area
Henderson sustains non fatal injuries blasting logs. Bertha Gooden returns from visit to Dover. J W Barnett attends timber work near town. Local residents listed as sick with several recovering nicely. Easter services at M E Church 730 p m. Susie Gooden visiting Marie Jarrell Goldsboro. Epworth League to meet next Thursday. All day meeting planned for Sunday March 26. Charles Nichols visits friends in town. Mary Reynolds visits Mrs Cohee. Norman Pippin improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Lamb
Bertha V. Gooden
Dover
J. W. Barnett
John Pritchett
John Brown
James Melvin
M. E
Susie Gooden
Marie Jarrell
Goldsboro
George Garey
Philadelphia
Epworth League
Charles Nichols
Mary Reynolds
George Cohee
Norman Pippin
Preston local news and fire destroys Culver home
Judge Travers improves after a grip relapse at Dr Noble's Preston. Social events include a Miss Stafford party and visits by Stevens, Stephens, Hitch, Williamson, and Caldwell relatives. Culver dwelling valued about $200 burned Saturday afternoon with no insurance. neighbors saw flames as Culver arrived too late to save furnishings. Easter rehearsals at Laurel Grove Church. Old Griffith homestead sold March 14 for 1025 to George Griffith. Rumor hints at a forthcoming marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travers
Levin P. Williamson
Baltimore
Nannie Hamilton
Oxford
Preston
W. W. Williamson
Prestonians
Cambridge
Samuel Culver
C. W. Towers
S. Sellena Towers
Laurel Grove Church
Grifith
George Griffith
Local News Briefs From Ridgely Area
Rev Mr Yundt of Womelsdorf Pa preached at St Pauls Reform ed Church last Sunday morning and evening. Mr Corkran of Easton will open a green grocery in the Montague room next Tuesday. Miss Jessie Jones returns home from college for a ten day vacation. Mrs Hindsley and daughter return from a Delaware visit. Mr C W Jackson received two carloads of hay this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Yundt
Womelsdorf
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Corkran
Easton
Montague
Jessie Jones
Local Happenings in Hillaboro and Nearby Towns
Lizzie Fisher receives new millinery stock while Ella Fisher tours Wilmingon spring openings returning March 24 with fresh goods. Emma Thompson returns from Baltimore ready to make a dress in latest style. Annie Pomerary and Annie Jump visiting relatives. Hobbs plans a general store and cannery expansions for Williams and others. Call for details on these town developments.
Righteousness and Nation Welfare Call for Godly Duty
Rev Z H Webster urged Jr O U A M to see nations as God’s to judge and guide. The sermon linked national prosperity to reverence for God, lawfulness, and moral manhood in politics, warning against impiety and corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. H. Webster
Israel
God
Egypt
Assyria
Babylonia
Stabbing Affray Near Preston Ends in Fines
A stabbing affray occurred near Preston on a Saturday night. Julius Henry stabbed Ernest Carroll three times, wounds about two inches deep. The fracas over a game titled Fly away Jack fly away Gill involved two youths, both about 18 and colored. Dr Hadway treated Carroll. Constable Tuff arrested Henry Monday, found a revolver and a razor, and Esquire Fletcher fined Henry ten dollars and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Julius Henry
Ernest Carroll
Jack
Gill
Duhadway
Carroll
Tuff
Henry
Esquire Fletcher
Deaths of Mrs. Sarah Towers and Miss Carrie Roe
Mrs. Sarah A. Towers widow of Elijah Towers dies at grandson's home near Williston aged 72 following a short illness. She leaves two sons and twelve grandchildren. late E Madison Towers also a son. Funeral held at her residence. interment in Denton Cemetery. Carrie B. Roe dies at home in Sudlersville after long illness. funeral held with burial in Sudlersville Cemetery. Miss Etta Windsor, daughter of Capt. Robert D. Windsor, dies at home in Tuckahoe Neck after long illness. services held and interment in Denton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Towers
Elijah Towers
C. Harvey Towers
Williston
Towers
W. Frank Towers
Jonathan B. Towers
Hobbs
E. Madison Towers
Jonathan Evitts
Denton
William Seth Evitts
H. W. D. Johnson
Denton Cemetery
Carrie B. Roe
Sudlersville
J. M. Lindale
Etta Windsor
Robert D. Windsor
Tuckahoe Neck
Narrow Escape at Rail Station Saves Man in Maryland
Charles E. Todd of Denton Maryland nearly was crushed by a train at the P W and B station as he tried to board the rear car. Otmar Baylor a messenger rushed in and dragged Todd clear though the box hooked his clothing. The rescue occurred at 8 13 am as the train began to move and Todd waited for the 11 04 o clock train amid applause for the helper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Todd
Denton
Otmar Baylor
Leonard Tufts
Baylor
Mr. Todd
Todd
Mr. Baylor
Our New Paradise Hawaii As Told By Rev Thos H Lewis
Rev Thomas H Lewis, president of Western Maryland College, spoke at the town hall on Monday evening about Hawaii as "Our New Paradise." He described his 189% journey, praising missionary history, scenic wonders, volcanic grandeur, rugged mountains, flowered valleys, and favorable climate. He stressed he spoke without political aims while celebrating Hawaii's natural splendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. H. Lewis
Western Maryland College
Our New Paradise
Hawaii
County Board Orders Road Work and Damages Settlement
The county commissioners on Tuesday instructed Clerk Whitby to notify Road Supervisor James A. Noble to remove a building left standing on Preston Choptank road. They heard Nathan M. Jarman request a road outlet through Thos W. Jones lands. Paul Holsinger Frank Richards and William E. Saulsbury named to lay out the road. N A Hutson, attorney for J Solomon Reynolds, pressed for $100 damages after a horse died when a bridge on the road from J T Sylvester’s to Anthony’s Mill collapsed and injured the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Whitby
James A. Noble
Preston- Choptank
Nathan M. Jarman
Thos W. Jones
Paul Holsinger
Frank Richards
William E. Saulsbury
N. A. Hutson
J. Solomon Reynolds
J. T. Sylvester
Anthony
School Board Sees Resignation and New Preston Lot Purchase
The Federalsburg academy trustee Mrs H M Carroll resigned during Tuesday’s session. Mr A W Sisk was authorized to buy a Preston school lot selected by Stevens and Stephens. Preston grounds to be enclosed. Taxpayers from between Houston's Branch and Hickory Hill pressed for a new district and schoolhouse. board to consider in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Carroll
Federalsburg Academy
A. W. Sisk
Preston
Stevens
Stephens
Houston
Hickory Hill
James White Vanishes After Baltimore Journey
Inquiries mount as James White a Centreville resident and Fifth Regiment veteran disappears after traveling with Sadie Robinson from Queenstown to Baltimore on the steamer Endeavor. White recently married Ida Robinson and had planned a return with funds to invest in furniture. He borrowed a large valise and has not returned by the expected Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Chester River Steamboat Company
Queen Anne’s Railroad Company
James White
Centreville
Sadie Robinson
Ridgely
Caroline County
Baltimore
William J. Woodford
Ida Robinson
Young White
Miss Robinson
Tda Robinson
Sadie
Queenstown
Queen Anne’s
Endeavor
White
Annapolis
Distinguished Visitors Inspect Tuckahoe Neck Area
Mr H F Kenney president of Delaware Railroad Company and Mr Hayes landscape gardener of Pennsylvania Railroad Company toured Tuckahoe Neck with Ridgely Agent Smith. They praised the country’s beauty and plan to extend observations north of Ridgely. Kenney, a longtime P W & B leader, is renowned for advancing company and community interests. Hayes, a Delaware native, spoke of historic Timothy grass and appreciated local scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
H. F. Kenney
Delaware Railroad Company
Hayes
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tuckahoe Neck
Agent Smith
Ridgely
Kenney
P. W. & B. Railroad Company
Mr. Hayes
Kent Co
Timothy Handy
Tuckahoe
Sheriff summons large juror panel list
Sheriff R C Rice has summoned a long list of jurors including Wm E Wilson Nehemiah G Cohee W T Jarman Amos Everett Alexander McKnatt Jon Shively Wm Cooper Emory S Turpin James H Harrington Joseph H Bernard Harry C Moore Edward C Carter Wm E Cahall Charles H Shields Alfred B Carter Wm W Noble Robert G Stewart Wm B Nuttle Henry T Andrew George G Dison Www H Hollis Wm C Poole Jesse T Dennis Robert I Ledman Silas Sparklin Alonzo Elliott Harry Flaharty James P White John W Stowell George C Sherwood Charles Cline B Brumbaugh Wm F DeFord Wm D Taylor George T Redden Wm P Day Irwin T Saulsbury Henry M Cade Wm E Tewple John T F Stevenson James Tharp Burton W Barker Gootee S Liden Walter T Love Rudolph G Auklam Charles R Neal G Lacy Butler Harry W Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Rice
Wm. E. Wilson
Nehemiah G. Cohee
W. T. Jarman
Amos Everett
Alexander Mc Knatt
Jon Shively
Wm. Cooper
Emory S. Turpin
James H. Harrington
Joseph H. Bernard
Harry C. Moore
Edward C. Carter
Wm. E. Cahall
Charles H. Shields
Alfred B. Carter
Wm. W. Noble
Robert G. Stewart
Wm. B. Nuttle
Henry T. Andrew
George G. Dison
Www
H. Hollis
Wm. C.poole
Jesse T. Dennis
Robert I. Ledman
Silas Sparklin
Alonzo Elliott
Harry Flaharty
James P. White
John W. Stowell
George C. Sherwood
Charles Cline
B. B. Brumbaugh
Wm. F. DeFord
Wm. D
Denton Bride and Miss Katie Anthony Wed in Queen Anne Home
William A. Butler and Katie Anthony were married Wednesday at three in the bride’s uncle James Harris’s residence. Rev F. F. Carpenter officiated in a festively decorated parlor as Miss Clara B. Price played. The couple left for Baltimore and will reside in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Butler
Denton
Katie Anthony
Queen Anne
James Harris
F. F. Carpenter
Clara B. Price
Butler
Baltimore
Bessie Sparks
Wilmington
Downes’ Station
N. M. Jarman
Tuckahoe Neck
Queen Anne County
J. W. Shhively
Seattle
Washington
Caroline
T. Fred. Garey
P. M. Aldrich
Wyoming
F. C. Ramsdell
Sarah Webster
Mt. Vernon
M. E. Parsonage
E. E. Dixon
East Stroudsburg
J. 8. Crossy
Two Johns
Ohio
W. R. Mowbray
Cecil County
James H. Nichols
Philadelphia
Orphans Court session reports multiple real estate trusts
Judges Sigler Orrell and Wright presided as trustees requested sales reports. Fred R Owens filed an account for Laura Stubbs estate funds, approved. Harvey L Cooper filed Charles Haynes sale report with conditional ratification. Caveat to James Pickering Snow will entered for Circuit Court trial. Attorneys named for cureators executors. James E Hignatt filed bill for Hutchins H Smith estate sale. appraisers named. Decree appoints Cooper and W George Smith as sale trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigler, Orrell and
Wright
Orphans’ Court
Fred R. Owens
Laura Stubbs
Harvey L. Cooper
Charles Haynes
James Pickering Snow
Henry R. Lewis
George M. Russum
James E. Hignatt
Charles H. Pritchett
Hutchins H. Smith
Thomas R. Green
Robert E. Pippin
Harvey 8. Cooper
W. George Smith
Former Citizen Complimented in Sacramento Observer
The Sacramento Bee notes James A. Barwick, Government Weather Bureau Observer in Sacramento, celebrated the eighteenth anniversary of his stay in the city. Barwick has praised local climate, written extensively about Sacramento, and residents protested a transfer to San Francisco, urging he remain at his post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Bee
Caroline
James A. Barwick
Government Weather Bureau Observer
Sacramento
Barwick
Michigan
Observer
Observer Barwick
San Francisco
Washington
Miss Mellvaine Invites Ladies to New Goods Display
Miss I J Mellvaine extends a cordial invitation to all ladies to inspect her new goods. Colorings sizes shapes and attractive items are shown to please all tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. J.mellvaine
Colonel Mulliken Describes Cuban Habits and Parade
Col J C Mulliken, Havana chief commissary, writes from Cuba about beggars and thieves in Havana, widespread smoking, and a February 24 parade for Gomez. He notes crowds at warehouses, constant guarding of rations, and a young, ragged Cuban colonial troop presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clayland Mulliken
Havana
Talbot
Eveybody
Gomez
Cuban
United States
Strawberries Expected to Be Plentiful This Season
Strawberries will be abundant despite a late crop due to severe winter cold. Growers anticipate good profits as other fruit will be scarce and new late varieties are being tested to prove their viability in the state. Wheat prospects look strong, though wet fields delay farm work across the peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Man Charged With Raising a Check
Joe Canada was arrested by Constable Simons and jailed on a charge of raising a check from $3.27 to $13.27 and passing it to B. C. Redman. Justice Fletcher issued the writ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Canada
Simons
D. J. Patchett
B. C. Redman
Justice Fletcher
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Chevair
Orrvizans’ Court
Levy Court
the Local Department
Wilmington M. E
Lister
J. H. Baplow
Preston, Md
George Harper
Main
Pine Streets
Watson
Charles Corkran
Maryland Avenue
Dr. Lewis
School Board Proceedings
Jill
Church Notes
W. R B. Gates
M. P
Grove M. P. Parsonage
Grove Charge
M. E. Church
Webster
Dean Rich
Trinity Cathedral
Holy Trinity Church
Greensborough
J.C. Mulliken
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