Horrible and Mysterious Murder of Sallie Dean
A chilling rural murder in Harmony near Denton. Miss Sallie E. Dean, a schoolgirl, was found slain beside a road by her family after being seen near Corkran’s house. The throat wound, head bruise, and torn garments shocked the community. police pursued multiple leads, including a sandy-mustached tramp and a mulatto youth, with several arrests in Maryland.
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Journal
Sallie Dean
Harmony
Sallie
Dean
Friend
Thomas H. Todd
Denton
du Hadway
Manlius P. Hutchinson
William H. Deen
Foreman
F. S. Todd
C. Wright
R. Pepper
W. F. Leonard
George Bishop
Thomas H
Orphans Court Proceedings Report Final Accounts
In Orphans Court, Tuesday last, Walter and Charles H. Todd, administrators of Charles I. Todd, presented final accounts. Dr Charles H. Rose, administrator of Alexander Ridgaway, presented final account. Francis S. Todd, guardian of Clarence Richards, presented account. Frank P. Covey, administrator of James Bryan, presented account of sales. Susan Pritchett, administratrix of William H. Pritchett, presented account of sales. Stephen R Downes, guardian of Virgil Pippin, presented receipt and release of Dora Powell. Henry F. Andrew, administrator of James A. Bending, presented account of sales. George G. Dixon, executor of Henry Dean, authorized to notify creditors. Rebecca E. Pippin declined to administer James Pippin estate.
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Orphans Court
Orphans’ Court
Walter
Charles H. Todd
Charles I. Todd
Charles H. Rose
Alexander Ridgaway
Francis 8. Todd
Clarence Richards
Frank P. Covey
James Bryan
Susan Pritchett
William H. Pritchett
Stephen R. Downes
Virgil Pippin
Dora Powell
Henry F. Andrew
James A. Bending
George G. Dixon
Henry Dean
Rebecca E. Pippin
James Pippin
School Notes and County Funding Plan for Pupils
School commissioners authorized the secretary to inform Queen Anne’s county that the board will pay ten dollars per pupil per school year for each pupil attending Queen Anne’s schools from this county with permission from the board, and that Queen Anne’s will pay a like sum for pupils attending our schools. The board agreed to join Delaware authorities in maintaining a graded school at Marydel if salaries do not exceed current teacher pay. Mr. A. P. Baker was appointed trustee of Poplar Newk school replacing Mr. H. E. Matthews who moved away. All white schools with April average attendance under ten will close at term end. others close May 17.
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School Board of
Queen Anne’s
Queen Anne’s County
Delaware
Marydel
A. P. Baker
Poplar Newk School
HE. A. Matthews
Wright Lynch Nuptials and Local Notices in Preston
A March wedding at Preston M E Church joined Miss Annie Wright and Mr Elmer Lynch with Uncles John DeFord and John Lynch officiating. Also notes on Weather Observer J A Barwick completing fourteen years in service, marriages in Baltimore, regional visits, local illnesses, and Ridgely Bemis Transplanter test. Maryland Teachers Convention set for July at Blue Mountain House. Brigden Day Ridgely basket factory employs many, with new machinery boosting output.
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Ridgely
New York
Lancaster County
Dover
Milford
Del
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Baltimore
Blue Mountain House
Blue Ridge
Charles F. Raddatz
John C. Bannon
Anne Arundel
Frank Everist
Cecil
H.C. Wingate
Brigden & Day
Day Bros. & Co
Watch and chain recovered after notice in Ridgely
In the last issue a notice announced the loss of a valuable watch and chain at Ridgely. On Monday, urged by the advertiser, the owner reported the last watch has been returned to him.
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Choptank Hotel
Secretary
the Journal
Ridgely
T. W. Smith
Local Bicycle Sale and Millinery Exposé on Peninsula
Weyele Headquarters Shannahan and Wrightson Ward Co of Easton Maryland announce largest stock of Rambler Crescent and Stormer bicycles with reduced prices and catalogue on request. Mellvaine & Sister Greensboro invite friends to their millinery parlors April 3 and 4 to view spring millinery notions dress goods.
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Weyele
Shannahan and Wrightson Wardware Co
Easton
Rambler
Crescent
Stormer
Mellvaine & Sister
Greensboro
Melbvaine & Sisters
Goldsborough Gossip From A Rum Way Mishap And Local Changes
Goldsborough residents reel from a Sunday mishap when Samuel Lear’s horse bolted past the church, throwing him and leaving him badly injured. Constable George E. Smith resigns. W. C. Wharton to replace him. Local moves include William Porter departing for Virginia and Misses Mary Roe and Mattie George visiting neighbors. Weather sickness rises with the first thunderstorm and hail. Citizens attend lectures, parties, and Epworth League services. Several families report illness, farming updates, and school staffing needs as residents seek a tenth-grade reach.
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Samuel Lear
Philadelphia
John Wiggins
George E. Smith
W. C. Wharton
Wharton
Bridgetown
Smith
William Porter
Robert Jarrell
Virginia
Mary Roe
Church Hill
Marry Roe
Dover
W. E. Graham
Mattie George
Bessie Graham
C. T. Wyatt
Deal’s Island
Federalsburg Lecture Delivers as Advertised by Col Cope
In Federalsburg Wrights Hall hosted Col L F Copeland for a well promoted lecture. Denton and nearby areas attended with others from the region. The Lecture Bureau plans to book Rev Sam Small for future season events. George H Jefferson returns home from Baltimore. Three hail storms struck Monday afternoon but caused no damage. Cool weather delays gardens and flowers and may hurt yields but fruit crops could compensate. Sunday services at the M E Church were led by class leaders due to the absence of the church pistol. Rev J McLane Brown preached his final sermon before Conference at the Presbyterian Church.
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Clerk Fields
Robert Patton
American Corner
Harry J. Hopkins
Annapolis
C. R. Willoughby
Philadelphia
John W. Knotts
E. A. Wilson
Cordova
Albert Satterfield
Denton Bridge
Hardcastle
John W. Clark, Jr
John Clay Meekins
Cambridge
Edward Hooper
Hooper
Harry
Elizabeth Dukes
Tuckahoe Neck
Mr. Sharp
Wesley Church
Wilmington
FP. PF. Carpenter
Christian Endeavor Society of
Burrsville
M. P
Ida Dulaney
John P. Dulaney
Seaford
Dr. Williams
St. Luke’s Protestant Episcopal Church
Court House
Denton
Russum
Temple Lodge
Chesapeake Commandery No. 10
Knights Templar
Easton
Thomas Hill
Baltimore
Kent
South Carolina
Edesville
Harmony Methodist Episcopal Church
Grove Cemetery
Clarence E. Deen
Rena Tribbett
Delaware
Federalsburg
Jeremiah Bishop
George Spicer
Justice Wm. Loeckerman
John W. Loeckerman
Wmn. Loeockerman
Messrs
Terry Nichols
George W. Johnson
New Jersey
Ora Carroll
Edgar Welch
Wright's Hall
Col. L. F. Copeland
Sam Small
George H. Jefferson
M. E
J. McLane Brown
Presbyterian Church
Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised by local seller
A local retailer declares Chamberlains Cough Remedy the best cough medicine he handles and leads the market for coughs colds and croup. He recommends it highly and notes it is available from W. H. Brown in Deuton and H. Duffey in Hillsboro, with endorsement from A. W. Baldridge of Millersville IL.
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Chamberlain
A. W. Baldridge
Millersville
W. H. Brown
Deuton
H. Duffey
Hillsboro
Last Circuit Court Term In Old Caroline County Courthouse
Historic session prepares to close the old court house after four generations. The 1894 docket lists 104 trials 30 appearances and 23 appeals including a murder case of William Vance Sharp. Juror lists cover eight districts with named sheriffs and local officials.
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Circuit Court
Old Court House
Cher Irwin
Caroline County
Wm. Vance Sharp
Charles Webb
Bethlehem
Alberta Howard
Eulan Adams
Webb
Alberta
Sharp
Local notes from the Choptank region and nearby towns
Shad catches rise in Choptank area as fishermen prepare in earnest for a new haul-seine fishery at Jones shore. Rev W W Chaires seeks a supernumerary relation. he may practice medicine after leaving the circuit. Mrs B G Stevens and Mrs J W S Cooper visit Washington. Miss Bessie Messick visits Bethlehem cousins. Warmer days spark spring gardens. many vessels depart with railroad ties and shells. Peaches remain uninsured. crop prospects look fair. Gas lime hauled from wharves. touted as an insecticide and mole deterrent. Oysters arrive at the wharves selling for about forty cents a bushel.
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Jones’ Shore
Wilmington
W. W. Chaires
Chaires
Best place to buy piano or organ in Easton Maryland
A Dow Study suggests the top destination for piano or organ purchases is J. W. Wheatley in Easton Maryland. It recommends learning about Weaver organ models and Bush & Gert’s pianos, implying strong options and guidance from the shop.
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J. W. Wheatley’s
Easton, Md
Weaver Organs
Bush & Gert’s
Opinion of Theodore Presser on Weaver Organ
Theodore Presser editor of The Etude praises the Weaver Organ as among the best manufactured. He commends reed voicing, stop arrangement, and tasteful case design, adding his testimony to its genuine worth. Philadelphia May 17, 1894. J W Wheatley sole representative Easton Md offers further information and factory prices.
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Theodore Presser
The
Etude
Philadelphia
J. W. Wheatley
Easton
Wheeler Transportation Line Spring Schedule Published
The JOURNAL reports the spring schedule for the Wheeler Transportation Line and announces Oxford as a regular stopping place for its boats.
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Wheeler Transportation
Journal Today
Oxford
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Preston
DL. & C. Ry. North
A. M. South
South
Apri L. Orphans Court
Charles Ross
Hackett
Ross
Wright-Lynch
J. A. Barewick
Preston M. E. Church
Annie Wright
Jessie Wright
Elmer Lynch
John DeFord
John Lynch
A. D. Dick
Grove
T. G. Kiswahl
Mt. Washington
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St. Paul
Minn
Yankton
Denver
Col
Alpena
Mich
Howard Ensign Leonard
Edmund T. Leonard
Avalon
Sadie V. Hardin
Wmn. E. Hardin
Alexander Hardcastle, Jr
Shriver, Bartlett & Co
C. M. Lloyd
Millington
James Edwards
Lloyd
George H. Berry
Kent County
George W. Townsend
Delmar
Joseph T. Gough
Bear Station
G. W. Goldsborough
Annie Griffin
Mrs. Stoops
Wilmer Emory
Centreville
William E. Lord
Clayton
Sthdgely’s
Goldsborough
Concord
Robert If. Pippin
Henderson
Algate
Epworth League
Alonzo B. Cohee
William Nf. Cashe
Frank
Gibson
Leonard Rhodes
Odessa
Grace Jones
Anderson
Ind
James Jones
William G. Carrow
Anya Clark
James B. Slay
James Swann
Wm. T. Vinson
Wm. E. Wilson
Wn. M. Price
M. G. Smith
Nathan Clark
Grewell
Benjamin House
Joseph B. Orrell
Augustus Schaubelj
H. Harrington
John T. Carter
David S. Moore
Levin W. Pool
J. W. Kerr
J. Boon Dukes
J. T. Sylvester
James D. Neal
FL Allaband
Alexander Bonlayts
H. Williams
W. T. Kelley, Sr
J. A. Noble
W. H. Hollis
C. W. Bradley
Fieth
J.T. Fleetwood
J. E. Goslin
W. H. Alberger
JG. H. Smith
J. W. Noble
T. Frampton
John E. Wilson
John H. Torsey
T. GL. Frampton
L. R. Brumbaugh
Peter Haradoune
J. W. Garey
L. B. Replogle
Wesley Roe
Wesley Jarrell
John V. Dungan
John AC. Jarrell
James E. Dukes
P. T. Morris
iWames S. Willis
W.T. Hignutt
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Liden
John E. Nichols
S. Collins
Williston
Dow
T. H. Hollingsworth
Pereales
Crepona
Ghinghama
T. H. Hollingsworth & Co
Odd Fellows’ Building
Maryland
Smithville
Bridgeville
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Greenwood
Rupotrn Anklam
Lkidgely
Stephen Morgan
Laura Grossmichael
Christian Endeavor Societies of
J. M. Barry
Senator Smith
G. W. Townsend
RoyAl
United States
Royal Baking Powder Co
Wall St, N. Y
Nyene
W. Smith, Az
Monarch & Crawford Wheels
Ridgely, Md
Nisi
James B. Calloway
Jonathan E. Towers
J. Madison Towers
Deed
C. Harvey Towers
W. Hobbs
Ernest Downes
EL Liden
Jas, B. Steele
Rog
R of Wills
Newapa
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