Mails Arrive and Train Notes for Points North West East
Males close race results list points North West East and River Points with routes via DL QC OQ and Steamer. Entries show via Stige Preston D&C Q and Potts West with ALR R and AL R noted. Mail arrival section ends the fragmentary notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DL & C. Blr
ALR. R
ALR
Rages AL M
Ae PL M
Stige
Preston
D&c
AL R
Q. Alr. R
Potts West
Galg
Q. Alr
Q. Alr. AK
Q. Alr R
D&c.r R
O. A RL R
Local notes include shops, lime, and steamer news
The notes cover local business adverts from J H Nichols & Son and J L Everngaim with stock updates and a panic sale. Reports of bank directors meeting, new ice cream parlor, land sales, steamer schedules, lectures by Rev Sam Jones, and farm transfers accompany weather and accident notes across Talbot and Caroline counties. A severe hailstorm devastates crops from Henderson to Marydel, damaging wheat, peaches, berries, gardens, and windows.
Death of James A Thompson in Hillsborough at 58
James A Thompson died suddenly at his Hillsborough home from lung congestion aged 58. Born in New Castle county and raised near Smyrna he was educated at West Chester. He worked as a bookkeeper for Pusey & Jones in Wilmington before moving to Hillsborough to enter public business. He leaves a widow and three sons and a sister. Interment was at Greenmount Cemetery Hillsborough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Thompson
Hillsborough
New Castle County
Smyrna
Del
William Thompson
West Chester
Emma Long
Big Oak
Swyrna
Wilmington
David Rees
Clayton
Greenmount Cemetery
Baltimore Grain Markets Show Unsteady Wheat Prices
The Baltimore wheat market remains unsettled with light receipts and daily price fluctuations. Last year's crop is largely marketed, limiting farmer participation at high prices, though a dollar rise is possible. Yesterday's high reached 1.37, while corn sells around 40 cents and oats about the same. Rye moves 60 to 70 cents based on quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mrs Parker Opens Millinery and Dress Trim Shop
Mrs B W Parker has opened a fine lot of millinery goods fancy dress silks and trimmings Miss Todd of Baltimore a fashionable trimmer has charge of the millinery department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Parker
Miss Todd
Baltimore
Three locals enlist in Delaware Regiment at Camp Tunnell
The war spirit brings three representatives Thomas Heather Bernard Hutchins and John Shewbrooks into Uncle Sam's service in Company M Delaware regiment now at Camp Tun nell Middletown. Farmers report little corn planted due to wet season with plowing unfinished and pea crop nearly ruined. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company visiting with moral entertainment drawing crowds. Mrs Jacob Rickards Mrs Henry Steele and children return from visit to Quaker City just as storm hits. Mr W T Downes of Lake Charles La arrives to renew acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Thomas Heather
Bernard Hutchins
John Shewbrooks
Company M
Delaware Regiment
Camp Tunnell
Middletown
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company
Jacob Rickards
Henry Steele
Quaker City
W.T. Downes
Lake Charles
Hickman Town News and Arrivals Amid Growth
Hickman reports show new buildings rising and improved streets despite rain. The first sea son strawberries were shipped Tuesday morning by P W Carey. Local builder works on a newly acquired lot while shade trees are planted and a dwelling nears completion. Miss Ella Jones from Greenwood visited town. Mr Arthur B Hutchins of Dover returned home. Mr E J Adams has been ill. Mr Jones from Denver, Colorado visited relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Carey
Hickman
Arthur B. Hutchins
Dover
Ella Jones
Greenwood
E. J. Adams
Mr. Jones
Denver
Col
Preventing Worms in Apple Trees by Sulphur Fumes
Farmers bore three fourths inch holes one inch deep in apple trees fill with sulphur and seal with cork. Sap carries sulphur scent to twigs and leaves. this repels or kills worms and insects, potentially stopping their operation.
Caroline State Strawberries Drive Strong Market Activity
Strawberry shipments from Caroline counties rise as growers across the county send fruit to cities. Ten crates left Ridgely on Tuesday then twenty on Wednesday, with daily consignments likely to double through the peak. Prices remain good across the season. Caroline's strawberry crop yields thousands of dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Ridgely
Try Allen's Foot Ease Powder for Swollen Feet
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease a powder shaken into shoes to cool tired swollen feet relieve smarting and tight shoes and cure blisters callous spots and bunions sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c trial package free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Epworth League rally and strawberry festival
Henderson Epworth League held last evening a program with Rev Aloysius Green delivering a main address at Greensboro. A strawberry and ice cream festival is planned near Saturday evening on the green to raise funds for the minister’s salary. Presiding Elder Corkran will preach at 8 15 tomorrow evening at the M and Church. Local notes include visits, school closing, and weather affecting mills and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Henderson
Epworthians
Aloysius Green
Greensboro
Corkran
Thomas Wilson
Smyrna
W. H. Smith
C. E. Montague
Denton
Mary Jarrell
Christy Carrow
Philadelphia
Ada Meredith
Susie Gooden
Daisy Steele
Marydel
Camp Tunnel
Eugene Graham
Viola, del
Bertha S. Shull
Baltimore
State Normal School
Denton Church Ministers Inspire Large Audiences
The Rev. William F. Quillian preached from Isaiah to a large Denton audience amid the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Rev. Sam P. Jones spoke eloquently on divine love, drawing a great crowd and many handshakes afterward. Emwell Springs camp meeting runs July 29 to August 5 with Tents and sites committee listed. Rev J H West visited from the Southern Methodist Church and preached at Central Sunday. Holiness meetings at the M E Church drew many country attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton M. B
William F. Quillian
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Baltimore
Sam P. Jones
Denton
Emwall’s Springs
Hurlock
T. F. Tabler
M. D. Collins
Philadelphia
J. M. Andrews
T. A. Melvin
B. Harper
B. Conaway
T. B. Harper
Andrews
R. A. Hurlock
J. H. West
Southern Methodist Church
W. ZT. West
Mr. Webster
Central
Mr. West
Monroe
N. C
M. E. Church
Evangelist Sam P Jones Delivers Get There and Stay There
Rev Sam P Jones lectured Saturday night to a large appreciative audience after postponing a prior date due to his daughter's illness. The Southerner ridiculed hypocrisy while praising beauty and grand humanity, delivering an hour and a half of entertaining instruction. Organizers hope to secure his next season appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam P. Jones
Entertainment Committee
Mr. Jones
Local News Snapshot From The Neighborhood
On Monday wet weather hindered corn planting in the area. The P W & B Railroad Co. is making extensive improvements on company property here. About one third of a crop of peaches is expected in this section. Rev W H Kenney recently transferred from Burrsville will preach to the Red Men tomorrow at 8 p.m. Reed Bros basket factory will soon operate. For rent two houses and two vacant lots in Hast Denton. Apply to Walter Sparklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. & B. Railroad Co
W. H. Kenney
Burrsville
Reed Bros
The Success Of A Former Citizen In South Wealthy
Former Maryland residents remembered for early struggles and later success. John McNeese, born in Caroline, served in the Civil War under Captain Stafford, studied on the go, then built a Texas business before settling as a lawyer in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He plans to visit Caroline. Dr. Wilda E. Butler, a New Haven physician, previously lived here and studied in Philadelphia. Elmer B. T. Cohee and Nellie A. Corbitt wed in Baltimore, and other local ties include Florence news and church events. Ex-Judge Goldsborough improved after a stroke. Mrs. Dixon and others planned seasonal moves, with various social visits noted. Orphans' Court proceedings annulled John Collins will, new administration granted, and real estate sales approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McNeese
Caroline
Thomas Loockerman
Richard Wright
Smithville
Captain Stafford
Preston
Stafford
Texas
Louisiana
Lake Charles
McNeese
Wilda E. Butler
New Haven
William E. Butler
Haston
Butler
This
George W. Cohee
Wheeler Transportation Line
Baltimore
Henry Hollyday Goldsborough
Isaac Dixon
Dushane Place
Lake Roland
Baltimore American
Mary W. Reynolds
Lucy Rodgers
Frederica
Ben Tharp
Harrington
Sarah Anderson
Farmington
T. Pliny Fisher
Wm. H. Bosley
Queen Anne’s Railroad
Dickinson College
Pennsylvania
Nellie Hanson
L. C. Jones
B. H. Johnson
Z. H. Webster
M. i. Church South
E. T. Leonard
Hamilton
Denton
B. A. Brice
Camden
N. J
Sheriff
Rice
Graduating Exercises Mark Sixth Annual Caroline Co. Event
The sixth annual graduation of Caroline county public schools was held at Masonic Hall last night starting at 8. Rev George B Fitzhugh opened with prayer before a large audience. The Class of 98 filled the stage as they sang Red White and Blue. Rev Thomas O Crouse gave the address and diplomas were presented by School Commissioner Thomas W Jones. Miss Jessie Kerr performed on piano and a quartet closed the program with The Placid River. Essays by Miss Smith, Miss Lewis and Mr Nuttle were well delivered. A banquet followed at the Brick Hotel with about one hundred guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Masonic Hall
George 8
Fitzhugh
Protestant Episcopal Church
Thomas O. Crouse
Harrington Methodist Protestant Church
Thomas W. Jones
Jessie Kerr
Colonel Cooper Convicted In Bank Conspiracy Case
In Federal Court at Wilmington the jury found Col. E. T. Cooper guilty of conspiring with W. N. Boggs to misapply $3,000 from the First National Bank of Dover. The verdict stems from the November 21 1896 check drawn by Cooper for 3000 to E. H. Cuthbert & Co. Philadelphia brokers, with Boggs paying the check and Cooper lacking funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court
Wilmington
Col. E. T. Cooper
W. N. Boggs
First National Bank of
Dover
Colonel Cooper
E. H. Cuthbert & Co
Philadelphia
Boggs
Cooper
Levy Court Appoints Beachamp to Replace Williamson
County commissioners last Tuesday named W. H. Beachamp as coaminer on a proposed new road, replacing Elias W. Williamson who resigned. They met yesterday to hear John W. Clark Sr. and Denton National Bank appeal for tax abatement on bank real estate valued at 3100, contending the real estate is covered by capital stock. The executor of the late Henry Irwin also sought abatement, claiming unpaid insolv ent taxes were not allowed when Irwin was collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Beachamp
Elias W. Williamson
John W. Clark, Sr
Denton National Bank
Clark
Henry Irwin
Stokes Plans New Steamboat Line Feeder to Queen Anne RR
Samuel O. Stokes of Philadelphia capitalists travels to Kent County to open a steamboat route linking Crumpton with Queenstown in connection with the Queen Anne's Railroad. Wil Mer Emory of Baltimore backs the plan, predicting strong business and a vital feeder role for the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Samuel O. Stokes
Philadelphia
Kent County
Queen Annie’s
Crumpton
Queenstown
Stokes
Wilmer Emory
Baltimore
Hillel by a Shot Gun
A colored man named Chester and his wife near Bridgetown left for work on Tuesday. Their children, a six and a seven year old girl, handled a loaded gun, which discharged, shattering the girl’s mouth and nearly severing her head. The incident occurred at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Bridgetown
Quiet Week in War Circles as US Ships Chase Spanish Fleet
A quiet week in war news with Sampson and Schley forces dodging Cervera’s Spanish fleet. Cable cutting at Cienfuegos killed three Americans, including Ensign Bagley buried in Raleigh. Maryland volunteers sail for the South, others muster into service as authorities await naval engagement outcomes before Cuba invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cervera
Sampson
Schley
Cienfuegos
Ensign Bagley
Raleigh
Maryland
Pimlico
South
Cuba
Washington
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Delaware and Chesapeake Railway names officers at Easton meeting
At the annual stockholders meeting in Easton the Delaware and Chesapeake Railway Company elected Frank Thomson as president John M Harding as secretary and Robert W Smith as treasurer Directors named were Frank Thomson and David J Cummins A contract for 610000 pounds of crackers for the army was announced with each cracker bearing Remember the Maine Dr R K Colley plans to move from Sadlersville to Chestertown but will stay in Queen Annes County Mirton Gibbs Murphy Truxon and Norman Bordley colored were jailed Sunday for fighting Col Wm M Ross Seaford is seeking more volunteers for the Delaware regiment Company F may be sent to Governor's Island Capt Andrew Woodall Kent reports 30000 bushels of wheat on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware and Chesapeake Railway Company
Easton
Frank Thomson
John M. Harding
Robert W. Smith
David J. Cummins
Maine
R. K. Colley
Sadlersville
Chestertown
Queen Anne's
Mirton Gibbs
Murphy Truxon
Norman Bordley
Wm. M. Ross
Seaford
Delaware Regiment
Governor's Island
N.Y
Andrew Woodall
Kent
The Best Remedy for Rheumatism Promised
From the Fairhaven Register James Rowland reports his wife, long afflicted with rheumatism, found swift relief after using Chamberlain Pain Balm. An hour after application she slept, and she now relies on it for pain. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes from Hugh Duffey Hillsboro Ridgely Colston and Denton sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairhaven
N. Y
James Rowland
Mr. Rowland
Chamberlain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Orphans’ Court
Levy Court
Sohoor Board
the Local Department
J. H. Nichols & Son
Delaware
J. L. Everngaim’s
Nichols
Denton Bridge
Roy Smith
John L. Bradley
Barrsville
Wm. Faucett
Sylvester Smith
Aston
Hillsboro
Williston
Sam Jones
Crisfield
A. E. Cooper
J. Dukes Downes
W. A. Stewart
Roe
Hog Island School
Harvey Cheetum
Lewis Carroll
Elmer Cheezum
Charles Warner
Annie Cheezum
Florence Cohee
Henry Stetting
William F. Jackson
W. C. Morgan
Jane Graham
Talbot Court
Pearce
Stump
Martin
Dover Bridge
Mna Scow
Talbot Shore
Greensborough
William L. Pritchett
W.T. Sewell
Hartley
James R. Phillips
Bessie
Preston Literary and Musical Club
A. W. Sisk
W. E. West
N. H. Fooks
R. W. Allen
Julia Kelley
Alen
I. E. Williamson
Dollie Kelley
Bertie Noble
Mattie Douglass
Lula
Emily Meteher
Nettie Hallowell
Ella Harrison
L. D. Kelley
Charles B. Harrison
J. R. Phillips
J. Douglass
Lula Fletcher
White
R. I. Ledman
Lula Hallowell
Emily Fletcher
Prestonians
William T. Kelley
Dollie
Dr. Phillips and Son
Mamie “Moore
J. Frank Leduum
Main Street
J. H. Barrow
Cox
J. H. Hubbard
Cambridge
W. H. Stafford
John Brewer Brown
Seix
John B. Brown
Our County
Centreville
Madison Brown
Ellen Pratt Brown
Santos
Brazil
W. H. Dec. Wright
John Brown
M. B
J. B. Brown
Brown
Edwin H. Brown
Wm. McKenney
Keating
Cleveland
Mr. Brown
Maryland House of Delegates
State Senate
Congress
Henry Page
Court of Appeals
Bryan
Centreville National Bank
Centreville Building and Loan Association
Fannie K. Bryan
John Bryan
Ilenderson
Church Matters
Rexr
Hast Denton
Walter Sparklin
Orphans' Court
John Collins
J.C. Collins
L. P. Williams
Madison Williams
Peter Covey
Jacob P. Covey
Calvin
Lawrence Satterfield
M. T. Kenton
Denton Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Manila
Temple Lodge
Endeavor Lodge
Milton, del
Hillel
A Sampson
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
M. Tisceh
Stewart
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