Seventieth Anniversary Celebrated in Denton Church
Denton marked the 70th anniversary of the Methodist Protestant Church with afternoon and evening services led by Rev. W J D Livens and Rev C E Dryden. Speeches covered church origin, polity, and celebration notes, with music by the choir and attendance amidst bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
W. J. D. Livens
Maryland
C. E. Dryden
Mr. Lucas
T. H. Lewis
W. M. Poisal
Daniel Baker
T. Pliny Fisher
Methodist Protestant Church
AH. W. D. Johnson
Order of United American Mechanics
Mr. Dryden
Caroline
Ladies of
Christ Church Guild
E. W. Cooper
Camden
Del
America
John Wesley
Methodism
Wesley
Methodists of America
Gethsemane Church
Reliance
E. J. Nelson
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Brotherhood
Dr. Collins, Evangelist
Philadelphia
T. F. Tabler
Hurlock
Epworth Hall
Thawley’s
Tuckahoe Neck
H. C. Turner
Girdletree
Z. H. Webster
New Bailroad Schedule for Queen Anne's Line Trains
A revised schedule fixes morning westbound connections at Ellen dale and Greenwood with northbound P. W. B. trains enabling south of these points a cheaper quicker trip to Baltimore. Morning trains depart Lewes 6.55, Milton 7.2, Ellen dale 7.33, Greenwood 7.52, Hickman 8.06, Hobbs 8.12, Denton 8.22, Downes 8.31, Queen Anne 8.37, Willoughby 8.45, arriving Queenstown 9.02. The Baltimore steamer leaves Queenstown shortly after 9.10, arriving 11.55. Afternoon steamer shifts to 7.00 from Queenstown, reaching Baltimore 9.45.
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Sedins
Queen Anne’s
Ellendale
Greenwood
Baltimore
Lewes
Milton
Hickman
Hobbs
Denton
Downes
Queen Anne
Willoughby
Queenstown
Property Possession Orders Issued for Preston and Denton Homes
A notice states immediate possession will be given for a house on Main Street in Preston and two houses in East Denton. Applicants should contact Mrs. Joanna Mo Sanz in Denton, Maryland for details.
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Main Street
Preston
East
Denton
Joanna Mo Sanz
Three Pretty Weddings at Preston and Hillsboro
A sequence of weddings is noted in this Preston and Hillsboro report. Miss Sallie W. Moore and Claude Dee wed at M H E Church Preston with guests and two ministers including Rev C S Walton. Miss Phebe Ringgold and Ehrhart of Baltimore married at St Pauls Hillsboro with music by Caro Saulsbury. Miss Jennie E Thompson and Charles L Long tied the knot near Federalsburg. Uhler Hughes announce planing and saw mill start in Denton to expand lumber business with new mills, crates and boxes for fruit packing and local timber supply, creating dozens of jobs and boosting regional industry.
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M. HE
Preston
Sallie W. Moore
Emma E. Moore
Claude Dee
Easton
Alfred Mason
Wim. Mason Shehan
W. 0. Lednam
L. D. Kelley
C. S. Walton
Lewis Andrew
New York
Mendelssohn
Bertie Williams
Cordova
Baltimore
Washington
Lee
Denton
Planing
Uhler & Hughes
Cole & Parker
Greenwood
Abler & Hughes
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Home Enterprise
New Mills
Uhler & Huges
Deaths in the area: Adams, Dobson, Bradley and Bowens
Edward Washington Adams aged 68 died at his residence near Smithville after two years heart affliction. He leaves a widow and nine children. Funeral held at Bloomery M E Church. Lizzie Dobson died at 88 in Tuckahoe Neck after a complication of diseases. services held at her farm burial ground. Louisa Bradley died at 92 in Chestertown of dropsy. she was formerly Miss Cahall of Caroline county. Charles B Bowens, longtime Preston businessman, died at University Hospital Baltimore after typhoid fever.
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Edward Washington Adams
Roger Adams
North West Fork Hundred
Smithville
Roger F
Edward W
Walter M
Alpheus J
W. Earle
W. I. Hubbard
W. F. Liden
Emma
Lillie
F. J. Cochran
Henry L
Roger B
William R
Edward J
James L
Arthur A. Adams
Bloomery Cemetery
Lizzie Dobson
G. Frank Ayers
Tuckahoe Neck
Z. H. Webster
Louisa Bradley
John W. Bradley
Chestertown
Annie Clough
John W. Clark
Sadlersville
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
B. F. Richards
Washington
Clinton Cook
Hugh JC. Browne
Wilmington
Caroline
Postmaster Brown
Federalsburg
Harry Skinner
Mount Washington
Baltimore County
Wm. H. Anderson
William A. Flanigen
County & Flanigen
Philadelphia
I. Ll
George P. Hardesty
Felton
C. W. Hardesty
Burrsville
F.C. Ramsdell
Pennsylvania
Mabel Conner
Bessie Morrow
Greensboro
Sarah E. Trazzare
Farmington
Teller James A. Trazzare
The
People’s Bank
Mattie Reynolds
Queen Anne
Charles Davis
Fifth District
E. C. Fields
Georgia Boone
L. B. Towers
John W. Rice
Geo. M. Russum
Edgar Harris
Mollie Wilkinson
Charles A. Nicholson
W. P. Draper
Chas. F. Willis
Denton
Nora Wright
Eliza Beachamp
Dover
J. H. Nichols
Hurlock
Ira Fisher
Waddells Tried for Assault in Fletcher Court
In Magistrate Fletcher's court at Preston on Wednesday last W. Bishop Waddell and his son were tried on a charge of assault and battery brought by Thomas Hollowell. Both were fined ten and five dollars respectively plus costs, while a charge Hollowell brought against Waddell was dismissed.
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W. Bishop Waddell
W. Bishop Waddell, Jr
J. B. Fletcher
Preston
Thomas Hollowell
William H. Deweese
Albert G. Towers
Waddell
Hallowell
Fletcher
Waddell Senior
Waddell Junior
Hollowell
Crowd greets hill mistaken for colonel at queen anne reception
In Centreville during a queen anne county campaign James Hill arrives for Col John Walter Smith’s reception. A large crowd warmly welcomes Hill, shaking hands and cheering, then confusion follows when locals mistake him for Smith until he accepts the moment in good humor.
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Chestertown
Queen Anne’s
Samuel E. Hill
Centreville
Col
John Walter Smith
Mr. Smith
Hill
Queen Anne
Mr. Hill
Colonel Smith
Witnesses Arrive Planned for Botkin Trial in San Francisco
Delaware witnesses are being arranged to attend the Cordelia Botkin trial in San Francisco, starting Monday December 5. The Philadelphia party leaves November 30 and includes Attorney General White Detective McVey ex-Congressman Penington and other officials linked to the investigation, arriving December 3 at 8:30 PM.
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Delaware
Cordelia Botkin
San Francisco
Philadelphia
White
McVey
Penington
J. D. Deane
J. P. Dunning
Thomas M. Godden
Josephine Bateman
Harry Penington
L. A
Damage Case Settled In Out Of Court
Charles E. Carroll of Grove sued the county commissioners for 10000 damages after a bridge collapse injuring him while driving a traction engine. On Tuesday the case was settled out of court with Carroll receiving 200 and the county paying costs. Attorneys were Lewis and West for Carroll and Deweese Owens and Oscar Clark for the commissioners. The suit had been pending two to three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Irwin
Dora Carroll
Carpenter Blanche
P. R. Fisher
Thomas McKnott
Middletown
Dorchester
Marydel
Seaford
Willey & Elliott
Queen Anne’s
Grand Jury
Queenstown
Denton
Daniel Friel
Congress
William Willis
Boston Stars
Blackiston’s
J. Anstett
Court House Square
Willoughby & Co
Light St
Baltimore
Geo. T. Redden
Denton National Bank
Richard T. Porter
Denton Bridge
Board of Trustees of the Poor of
Queen Anne's
H. M. Cade
H. C. Fisher
Tuckahoe Neck
Second Street
Louis Stam
Emory Downey
Cuba
Kent Island
A. G. Switch
Ridgely
Richards
Thomas Hopkins
Howard Y. Davis
Richard QO. Hicks
Cordova
J. A. Wright
New York
Seaford Ows
Charles E. Carroll
Grove
Cambridge
Carroll
Lewis & West
Deweese & Owens
Oscar Clark
Explosive schemes spark caution across states
A Virginia man who tried to thaw dynamite at a kitchen stove warns of dangers. A Maryland man devised a plan to melt loads from a double barreled shot pan and has not felt well since, illustrating risky experiments with explosives.
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Virginia
Rural delivery trial eyed for Westminster post route
The article details ongoing improvements in rural mail delivery under First Assistant Postmaster General Heath and A. W. Machen. Westminster will host a pilot with Edwin W Shriver driving a two horse wagon to collect and deliver mail, issue money orders, and handle registered letters along a over thirty mile circuit. The service aims to bring post office functions directly to farmers near Westminster.
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Heath
A. W. Machen
Machen
Westminster
Edwin W Shriver
Shriver
Hae
Schools overloading girls with books, says Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun argues that public schools burden pupils with too many subjects and heavy book stacks. It notes girls are disproportionately affected by excessive loads, claiming some carry up to fourteen books daily. Private schools teach fewer subjects with comparable quality, and cites a South Carolina girls’ school that teaches one subject at a time as a better model.
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The
Baltimore Sun
South Carolina
Williamston
Federalsburg Water Works Introduces Artesian Supply
Federalsburg launches a new water system drawn from a deep artesian well drilled years ago by J. H. K. Shannahan for George W. Todd. Charles R. Pratt now operates the plant, installing a 62-barrel tank atop a 62-foot tower and a Meyers-geared pump capable of three barrels per minute and 250 psi. Fire protection includes mainline plugs, hot and cold water in homes, and a plan to heat houses by steam, with health and insurance benefits anticipated.
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Federalsburg
J. H. K. Shannahan
Easton
George W. Todd
Charles R. Pratt
Pratt
Fernandes Davis
Harry M. Carroll
Elements of Psychology Lesson Outline for Teachers Circle
Teaching outline for a Saturday meeting December 3rd on The Intellect and Presentative Powers. Includes topics on self evident truths fundamental ideas sense perception perception and its conditions, sensorium exertant sensation quality and quantity, localization, and the relation between sensation and perception. Led by W. S. Crouse of the Denton Circle.
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THE
W. S. Crouse
Denton Circle
Pain Balm offers fast relief and tackles rheumatism
A flannel application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm provides prompt relief for chest pains, side pains, and back pain, stated as superior to plasters and a cure for rheumatism. Available through local sellers Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R J Colston Ridgely and W E Brown Denton with Timothy seed sold at 1 23 per bushel by W R Breeding Williston.
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Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
W. R. Breeding’s
Williston
Local Naval Officer Detached for Home Duty
Lieut T C B Howard of the United States Navy has been detached from the supply steamer Arethusa at League Island Navy Yard and ordered home to Baltimore on waiting orders. The engagement also notes former roles in maritime service and local connections among prominent families.
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T. C. B. Howard
United States Navy
Aretheusa
League Island Navy Yard
Baltimore
State Oyster Navy
Avalon
Norman Taylor
Caroline County
J. Edgar Leonard
J. W. Higacutt
G. W. Camper
Dover
Charles H. Gibson
Easton
Gibson
Washington
Joseph M. Parvis
Queen Anne's
Charles Sadler
Sadlersville
Smyrna National Bank
Templeville Visitors and Local News Roundup
Templeville notes list visitors from Philadelphia Chester town and Ridgely, including Chas Jacobs Harry Fallowfield May Cannon and Thomas Roberts. Local ailments and minor injuries mentioned as H V S Stout recovering. Travel to Baltimore and St Louis noted for shopping and visiting friends.
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Chas. Jacobs
Philadelphia
H. S. Daily
Harry Fallowfield
May Cannon
Chestertown
Herbert Knotts
Sadlersville
Harry Temple
Messrs
Thomas and
Clinton Roberts
Ridgely
H. V
Stout
Etta Rash
Vieve Lane
Barn and store plans and a dept store change
Mr A F Dukes secured a contract with Standard Oil to build a barn with stalls fodder storage a sleeping room and an office. Mr Sprye Bradley auctioned out his furniture business in the Opera Block north store. Mr E Harper will join the two south stores into one department store with an archway. F W Carroll while inspecting pumpkins saw one carved like a goose with its stem as a bill.
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A. F. Dukes
Standard Oil Company
Sprye Bradley
8. E. Harper
F. W. Carroll
Canning House
Ford Brothers In Illness And Move To Morganton
Mr. W. E. Ford formerly with John Wanamaker and a popular local clerk has left this area three years after arriving due to chronic chest trouble. George Ford, with little improvement, has traveled to Morganton North Carolina with his wife and young son. Born and raised here, the Ford family is wished a speedy recovery. Also, Mr. Walter Booker visited friends in Camden Delaware last week.
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W. E. Ford
John Wanamaker
George Ford
Morganton
N. C
Ford
Wanamaker’s
Walter Booker
Camden
Delaware
Obituary of James H Garrett Died October 20 1898
James H. Garrett died October 20, 1898 at age 57. A respected citizen and neighbor, he leaves Mrs Garrett and a son A Thurman. The verse expresses sorrow and faith, praying for peace and heaven.
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James H. Garrett
John Carroll Fountain Arrested for Forged Check
John Carroll Fountain a son of the late Marcey Fountain was arrested in Centreville after passing a $20 check supposedly signed by Thomas L. Day and cashing it at several stores including Rhodes Beaven and Co. and J A Morgan. He claimed the check came from a man named Bayne and said a hearing would clear the matter.
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John Carroll Fountain
Marcey Fountain
Queen Anne
Charles L. Rhodes
T. W. Day
Thomas L. Day
Ridgely
Rhodes
Beagon’s
Fountain
Queen Anne’s
R. R
Wye Mills
Jas. Ahearn
Golden Run Branch
Wye Campground
Centreville
Church Hill
T. Harry Anthony
Wm. Dunn
Talbot
Bayne
Easton
Sure Sign of Croup Remedy Ad and Democratic Nomination
The item promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a preventive for croup hoarseness in children with endorsements from Hillsboro Ridgely and Denton. It also urges support for Col Smith, praising his nomination and claiming a strengthened Democratic hold on the First Congressional District.
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Frou
Stow Hill
Col. Smith
School Commissioners Visit Southern Carolina Districts
On Monday the commissioners will visit several schools in Southern Carolina. On Tuesday the board appeared before the county commissioners to secure part of the levy for school purposes to ensure prompt payment to teachers for the Fall term ending November 25. A number of bills were passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
County Commissioners
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Boosts Local Sales in NZ
From New Zealand, ReEErroN, Nov. 23, 1896. I am pleased to state that since taking the agency of Chamberlains medicines, sales have been large especially for the Cough Remedy. In two years I sold more of this remedy than in the previous five years. It is effective and pleasant to take, with bottle kept out of reach of children. For sale by Hugh Duffey, Hillsboro, R. J. Colston, Ridgely and W. E. Brown, Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
W.B. Brown
Denton
New Zealand
Reeerron
E. J. Soanrlee Burry
W. E. Brown
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Adams
Uhler & Hughes’ New Enterprise
Botkin
Templeville
Stella Back
Ella
Anna Smith
Mary E. McShane
RB. J. Colston
Hannaberry
J. Callahan
George Parker
Miss Jones
Frances Dempsey
Jarrell House
T. L. Day
St. Louis
A. G. Saulsbury
Wisborough
Carlisle
James T. Carlisle
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