Two Caroline weddings headline local society notes
The issue covers high society nuptials at Williston and Greensborough, detailing Elmer E. Wheeler and Nettie Virginia Stevens wedding in Williston and A John Rich and Lavinia Comegys marriage in Greensborough. It recounts church ceremonies, floral decor, attire, and notable attendees including steamer Chesapeake officers and regional families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Elmer E. Wheeler
Nettie Virginia Stevens
Mr. Green
St. Paul
W. M. Green
Mendelssohn
Messrs
Charles Turner
Baltimore
A.C. Taylor
Hillsborough
Fred Johnson
Jy. Hl. Johnson
Denton
William Crosby
el Paso
Texas
A. J. W. Stevens
Chesapeake
B. G. Stevens
Caroline
Arthur
Norwood at the Nation's Capital Observations
In Washington Norwood critiques racial slurs used for African Americans and urges dropping the coon term. He catalogs five optician driven social classes in the city from elderly widows to foreign legation juniors, noting eyewear fashion as a booming Washington trend and promising further observations.
Death of J Turpin Moore Laurel Delaware 70
Obituary notes J Turpin Moore ear speaker of the Delaware Senate dies at home in Laurel of heart disease at seventy. He left a large estate and land holdings, a leading Democrat in Sussex County, former speaker of the Senate, and childless. His wife Paralysis followed his death, with relatives in Caroline County. Also obituary of Maudie Smith child of Selby and Alice in Ridgely on April 28 1891 with elegiac verse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Turpin Moore
Delaware Senate
Laurel
Del
Sussex County
Lon
Stackley
Senate
Moore
Caroline County
Laura
Ridgely
Maudie
Selby
Alice Smith
Jesus
Tent Sites at Concord Tent Notice
All persons desiring their ald tent sites at Concord will please put up such notice at the front of the tent report the fact to Mr William Loecker man on or before June 26th at 4 p m After that day and hour the site will be at the disposition of the camp committee The committee will please all meet at 2 p m on June 26th W M GREEN Williston Md May 11 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
William Loeckerman
Orphans Court Orders Notices and Hearings
The Orphans Court met Tuesday and ordered notice to creditors for Mrs Emeline Nuttle, deceased. On application by Mr G M Russum the court set Tuesday the 26th to hear objections filed May 9 to ratify the sale of Talbot County real estate belonging to John Dean, deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans Court
Orphans’ Court
Emeline Nuttle
G. M. Russum
Talbot County
John Dean
Death of a prominent Maryland merchant in Caroline County
Henry Blackiston, a longtime Kent and Caroline County merchant, died Tuesday morning at age 78. He built a substantial trade, left an estate valued around twenty thousand dollars, and was survived by his wife Kate Shaw, two sons William J. and Charles H. Blackiston, and daughter Florence. Burial took place after services led by Revs. Townsend and Rich, with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Garey
Centennial Mills
Philadelphia
St. Stephen’s Chapel
Firth District
Henry Bramble
Tolchester
Charles Twilley
Chestertown
Denton Friends
Thoroughgood
Henry Blackiston
Caroline County
Blackiston
Hagerstown
Kent County
Tfe
Durden
Kate Shaw
William Shaw, Esqale
Kent
James A. Dixon
James K. Saulsbury
Ridgely
John T. Blackiston
Piedmont
West Va
T. W. Eliason
H. M. Stuart
J.T. Twitley
Thomas France
J. N. Thompson
G. W. Townsend
James H. Rich
Denton
Thomas Greenley
Louisville
Kentucky
Greenley
Greensborough
Laura Dukes
William Dukes
Cordova
G. F. Beaven
St. Paul’s Church
Hillsborough
Dr. Eccles
Virginia
Katie Duffey
Charles Jarrell
Roger Duffey
Washington
William Hicks
Speer
Chambersburg
S. M. Morgan
Emma Wilson
H. K. Burroughs
Baltimore
Lynching of Asbury Green in Centreville Maryland
May 12 Centreville authorities report Asbury Green a colored man convicted of assault was hanged by a mob at a roadside peach tree near Hopper Smith farm. Sheriff Turner deprived of control as two dozen revolvers leveled at him before the mob seized keys and executed Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centreville
Asbury Green
Queen Anne’s County
Maryland
Howard Tolson
Kent Island
Stump
J. B. Turner
Green
Hopper Smith
Hwung
Ifis
Child Rescued After Horse-Drawn Carriage Incident
Charles Spencer left his five year old alone in a carriage while he stepped into a house. The horse trotted off, the child held the reins and cried papa until he exhaustedly fell backward. Bones were found unbroken on examination. The article also notes Mrs. Hynson’s illness, a death in Philadelphia, and various local visits and hires including Dr. Greenley and Miss Duffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Spencer
Mr. Parvis
Papa
S. A. Hynson
Caroline
Tolson
Long Point
Kent Island
Philadelphia
Charles D. Freeman
Camden & Atlantic Railway
Noyer
J. W. Boyer
Benjamin Ford
Merritt & Co
M. J. Stephens
Carpenters
Allie Heather
Fire on new land endangers church and school house
George F. Smith lost control of a brush burn south of the church area, threatening the old church and school house until neighbors subdued the blaze. W F Liden lost a two year old colt on Friday. A man from Pig Point searched in vain for his road cart after a late night scare, finally leaving at dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Smith
Smith
W. F. Liden
St. Paul's
The Encounter and the Slingshot Heroic Tale
A ballad like encounter frames David facing the Philistine with a sling and a stone, the crowd divided between doubt and faith until the stone finds its mark. Federalsburg notes, alongside local obituaries and community updates, anchor a county paper’s blend of legend and everyday life.
Death in Easton Soapine Plant Belt Accident
James T. Reynolds, about 32, was killed Thursday morning at the Easton soapine factory after being caught in a large wheel belt. He was drawn under the machinery and mangled, with broken limbs and a crushed skull. Reynolds was a well known county resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Reynolds
Easton
Mr. Reynolds
Comptrollership Prospects Stir Maryland Politics
Maryland political gossip centers on the Farmers Alliance stance ahead of May 27 legislative committee meeting. Candidates for governor and comptroller are discussed, with William H. Weber named as a rising contender in Western Maryland. Party dynamics include Wilmer, Mudd, Hill, and Merrick, while Eastern Shore interests push for Col. Luther H. Gadd in state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Alliance
Maryland
Legislative Committee of the
State Alliance
Frank Brown
Republican Judicial Convention
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Leonardtown
Mudd
T. Allison Wilmer
Charles County
Collector Hill
Wilmer
Prince George’s
George C. Merrick
Judge Briscoe
C. C. Magruder
Prince George's
Comptrollership
Brattan
Weber
McKaig
Allegany
Garrett
Edwin H. Brown
John B. Brown
United States
State Senate
Queen Anne’s
John J. Brown
Court of Appeals
Luther H. Gadd
Caroline
George Wells
Anne Arundel
Frank Ford
St. Mary's
Gadd
Ford
Peach Crop Prospects Across Several Counties in 1891
Reports from RipGety Missouri to Canterbury Delaware and nearby areas describe varied peach prospects. Some claim light crops on younger trees but full or abundant crops on older trees, with mentions of injured varieties and frost risks affecting June drops and ripening fruit. Names include Tuos A Smith Foster Marys Choice Crawfords Late Melacoton J J Ross J H DouGlass Epwoxp Barty Robert JaArecy and C E Jarrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Peninsula
Caroline County
Baltimore
Jessie
Tuckahoe Neck
Denton
Wesley Thawley
Henry Irvin
E.T. Leonard
Clayton Cail
Easi
J. Frank ‘Turner
Federalsburg
D. EB
Hunnarp
RipGety
St. John’s
Foster
Crawford
Preston
J. H. DouGlass
Cantenbury
Del
Epwoxp
Barty
Evans as successor named for Spring Grove superintendent
Dr Britton D Evans named suitable successor to the late Dr Richard Gundry as superintendent of Spring Grove Insane Asylum He has years of experience at the institution and is deemed well fitted now to take charge His friends across the State would be pleased at his promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britton D. Evans
Richard Gundry
Spring Grove Insane Asylum
Evans
Elicott City
Dennis J. Flynn
Wilmington
Europe
Father Birmingham
Smith
Stephens
James Swann
Williamson
Williston
Weaver
James B. Wright
Federalsburg Courier
Delaware and Chesapeake Railway Company
Faston
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.x
Goa.x
North
A. SM
South
the Local Department
Cassles
Mr. Fred. Fountain
Vienna
Jack
Sadlersville
Jacob Anstett
Talbot Farmers’ Alliance
Reuben Garey
M. Bates Stephens
Thomas I. Wright
Truitt
Gorman
Robert L. Spilman
Taylor's Island
Jas. B. Steele
James Melvin
James A. Melvin
Geo. W. Bailey
Russum & Lewis
Wm. EH. Deweese
Joseph E. Insley
Cambridge
Denton Bridge
New York
P. W. Downes
J. W. Thawley
M. J. Young
Hebrew Hospital
Laura C. Wilds
David S. Wilds
Chas. P. Bailey
M. E
Kenton
Charles S. Smith
Jour Nal
Misa Nettle Stevens
Rich Camegys
A. John Rich
Lavinia
W. H.comegys
Mendelssohe
Iva Lowe
M. I
J. D. Plummer
C. B. Jarman
Wilmer Morgan
William Massey
R. W. Todd
William Morgan
Ernest Comegys
Norwood
Conservators
Yum Yum
Opticians
Norwoop
Williston, Md
Henry Mackiston
Grlen
Negro Kavisher
Queen Anne
Marydel
Twmsborough
Goliath
Philistin
Esrag
Tomay
David
Mary Conaway
W. Bb. Conaway
Conaway
W. J. Mowbray
Seldon E. Sullivan
R. Crowther
Colonel Gadd
Delaware
Dover
Det
E. S. Zell
Miles River Neck
Miles River
Zell
Easton Democrat
Herries
F. P. Covey
Henderson
EE. J. Carter
Qurren Anne
R. E. Saint
Greenshond
Roy
East New Market
I. H. Wrictr
A. Smith
Seeaford del
J. J. Ross
Gonosnoko
Robert JaArecy
Hillsbono
C. EE. Jarrell
J. S. Lewis
Boots
Fayette St
Wilson R. Boyd
Maryland and
Philadelphia Bond & Investment Co
Salisbury
Denton Jovenal
R. Kemp Williams
Frank J. Willoughby
George M. Stevenson
Smyrna
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