Local Department Highlights and Community News
Kent corn husker yields 12 barrels daily. Centreville's Capt. Bryan dies at 74. Talbot County election bills paid. box socials planned at Gravely Branch and Furman’s Grove schools to fund libraries and dictionaries. Lewes grants trolley franchise to connect Seaford Georgetown and Rehoboth, while Unicorn Mills plans a cotton goods branch in Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Bullock
Baltimore
W. W. Bryan
Centreville
Willian J. Blackiston
Peninsula
C. H W. Deen
Queen Anne
Thomas F. Roe
Denton
Masonic Hall
B. B. Brumbaugh
Easton
H. J. Turpin
Greensboro
Masons
J. Frank Leduum
Preston
Talbot County
Martian and
Brown
Martin
Col. F. Carroll Goldsborough
Gravely Branch School House
Furman’s Grove School
Norman Ledman
Foreman Carmine
Phillips & Douglass
Carmine
John T. Traz
Chapel District
Nehemiah Co. Fitzfarrell
Grace
Zaston Ledger
Curtis Saunders
Harry Taylor
Queen Anne’s
Lewes
Seaford
Georgetown
Milton
Rehoboth
Midway
Angola
Hollyville
New York
Philadelphia
Nanticoke
Messrs
Gambrill and Sparks
Unicorn Mills
Kent County
Ridgely
Many Weddings This Week In Local Churches
Greensboro reporter notes a string of weddings including Pauline Brockway Harrington to Frederick Harrington at M E Church with a full bridal party and Lohengrin chorus. Other ceremonies include Rev Zack Webster and Sallie Stevens at the Methodist church, Miss Marie Harley and Joseph Parvis at St Paul’s Centreville, and additional nuptials in Hillsboro and Centreville with details on dress, attendants, and after-ceremony plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Greensboro
M. E
Pauline Brockway Harrington
Frederick Harrington
Thomas M. Green
J. H. Coursey
Charles Baggs
Linda Rawlins
L. Irving Jones
Dr. Hofferker
G. Arthur Brockway
Howard Stayton
Willmington
Fannye Dill
Philadelphia
Alma Knowles
Edith Harrington
Edward Mitchell
Wilmington
F. R. Malone
H. J. Turpin
Oscar Bernard
D. S. Brockway
Delmar
Del
Sallie Violette Stevens
William Stevens
Benjamin H. Johnson
Lohengrin
Henry R. Lewis
Harry A. Roe
Fred R. Owens
J. Kemp Stevens
James T. Richardson
Mendelssohn
Mr. Webster
Ridgely
Joseph M. Parvis
Queen Anne's County
Marie Harley
Barbara Harley
Centreville
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Janes A. Mitchell
Margaret Spencer Corkran
J. M. Corkran
Charles F. Harley
Baltimore
Clayton Wright
James Groome Knight
J. Frank Harper
J. Louis Evans
Charles E Tucker
John T. Moore
M. E. Church South
Hillsboro
Bertha Shockley
C. L. Kennard
A. D. Branford
Louise Dixon Branford
George Lawrence Wilson
St. Paul's Church
John R. Cook
Katie Pattison Legg
Robert Foster Gadd
St. Paul’s P. E. Church
Anna Ellis Crouse
W.S. Crouse
Crittenden Hooper
St. Michaels
Oscar Moore
Jennie Phillips
B. W. Kinley
Northern Buyers Acquire Farms Near Seaford
Northern buyers have purchased a number of farms near Seaford as land prices in the area rise rapidly. The sales indicate a wave of investment amid escalating values and a shifting rural market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford
Rabbits and Guns Mark Weekend in Delaware County
A Delaware correspondent notes rabbits abundant and gunfire heard Sunday morning as locals discuss calendar limits to suit shooting within laws. Ambrose Gooden of Henderson reportedly killed many rabbits Saturday, leaving some in the woods for later retrieval by cart. Cora Pippin returns from Wilmington after her brother's wedding, while wild geese migrate south. Prof Carroll visited local Delaware schools, and several city gunners spent Sunday with Mr Shewbrooks. Mr Frank Medford loses his horse seen last week. Game is plentiful this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maryland
Ambrose Gooden
Henderson
Cora Pippin
Wilmington
Nore
Carroll
Shewbrooks
Bowdle
Brenford
Frank Medford
C. W. Smith
M. E. Church
Hillsboro
West Chester
Tattersall
Mr. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Smith
Roland Watts
Thomas Hubbard
Christ M. P. Church
Chestertown
Josephine M. Hubbard
Anna Hubbard Watts
W. H. Thawley
Pentecostal Grove
Tilghman’s Island
E. A. Fergerson
Illinois
Mr. Fergerson
Ida Melaney Hosts Glass Party With Friends
Hickman society notes a Wednesday glass party hosted by Miss Ida Melaney. Guests named include Mollie Wilson Corilla Breeding Violetta Brown Linda Lydon Ella Noble Stella Noble Catharine Adams Carrie Noble Nettie Haymon Ella Haymon Ida Lydon Clementyne Fountain Roy Evans Frank Fountain Olin Melvin Grover Fountain Raymond Noble Ashley White Roy Ward Zeb Fountain Jr Homer Cohee Edward Evans Leander Thomas Clinton Breeding Edward Warren W A Lyden Jr. Philadelphia visitors Thomas Cleaves and Olin Melvin arrive, Mamie Dawson visits Hobbs, Roy Evans Baltimore visitor to relatives nearby, Tilghman Meloney visits Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Melaney
Mollie Wilson
Corilla Breeding
Violetta Brown
Linda Lydon
Ella
Stella Noble
Catharine Adams
Carrie Noble
Nettie
Ella Haymon
Ida Lydon
Clementyne Fountain
Roy Evans
Frank
Tilghman Meloney
Philadelphia
Eastern Shore dredging bid information pending award
The War Department chief of engineers seeks additional bidder data through United States Engineer Smith for the Eastern Shore dredging contract, with an award anticipated soon. State Entomologist Professor A L Quaintance investigates San Jose scale in Kent county orchards and guides farmers on pest destruction. Galena public schools in Kent county closed due to diphtheria prevalence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
United States
Smith
A. L. Quaintance
Kent County
Galena
Social Roundup: Local Visitors and Travel
Mr Isaac Davis of Centreville and Mr John Davis of Ridgely visited in town with Mrs William Ayers arrangements. Mrs William Cohee left for Philadelphia to visit friends. John Brown faced a Justice Cohee for carrying concealed weapons. Mr and Mrs William Draper of Denton visited relatives here. Edith Clark returned from Philadelphia. Ruth Parker visited Beulah cousin Nellie Vickers. Mrs G C Williams visited Dover and Philadelphia. Edith Noble stayed with Elsie Trice at Ellwood. James Flaharty visits Baltimore for business and pleasure. Mabel Wright visited Baltimore for her eye work. Calvert Todd was in Baltimore on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Davis
Centreville
Ruth Parker
Nellie Vickers
Beulah
G.C. Williams
Dover
Philadelphia
Edith Noble
Elsie Trice
Ellwood
James Flaharty
Baltimore
Mabel Wright
Calvert Todd
William H. Andersson
Potter Steele
Roberta Hobbs
J. Dokes Downes
Ella Downes
Thomas R. Green
Ormond Downes
George L. Wallace
Albert G. Towers
John S. Barnhart
William H. Anderson
William A. Smith
R. J. Colston
Edward M. Noble
Mary J. Fisher
Z. Potter Steele
J. Dukes Downes
Laura Melvin
R. Earle Fisher
William D. Uhbler
P. R. Fisher
Virginia Black
Clayton Horsey
Frances Crouse
H. E. Rydensward
Oscar Clark
Gussie Beachamp
Georgia Stevens
Helen
Nellie Richardson
Jessie Crouse
Cora
Louise
Anna Dokes
Nellie Fisher
Cora Gelletty
Messrs
T. Alan Goldsborough
H. Earle Smith
Ernest G. Cooper
Frank P. Barnhart
H. Wilson Saulsbury
George E. Saulsbury
J. Kemp Stevens
Whist Club
Denton
Mary
Mary Hobbs
Wm. D. Ubter
Frank Barnhart
Fred Nuttle
E. M. Noble
F. N. Nichols
T. Clayton Horsey
H. W. Saulsbury
W. P. Draper
Louise Dukes
Cora Dukes
Anna Dukes
Helen Richardson
Frances Cronse
Jessie Cronse
Mary, Hobbs
Virginia
Mary Fisher
Dora Gelletly
Local social notes from Ten Pleville and surrounding area
Mr and Mrs Henry Whiteley entertained Mr William Whiteley and Miss Wildred Saunders of Kennedyville on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Davis of Edgemoore Delaware visited Mrs Davis parents the Lanes. Miss Belle Bowen returned home after two weeks with friends in Baltimore and Petersburg. Mr and Mrs Leeds of Wilmington visited Mr and Mrs Gurney Knotts at Newtown. A box social will be held at Smithson school house on Tuesday November 25. All ladies are urged to bring boxes and many gentlemen are invited to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Pleville
Henry Whiteley
William Whiteley
Wildred Saunders
Kennedyville
Harry Davis
Edgemoore
Del
Davis
James A. Lane
Belle Bowen
Baltimore
Petersburg
Leeds
Wilmington
Gurney Knotts
Smithson School House
Mr. Edgar Todd's dwelling completed in Andersontown
Andersontown announces the completion of a new dwelling for Mr. Edgar Todd and authorizes Mr. Wm. Hubbard to occupy the residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersontown
Edgar Todd
Wm. Hubbard
Old Caroline jail and its legends evoke town history
In Caroline County plans for a new jail are discussed with visits by W A Sehonek and B F Smith to inspect jails nationwide. The old 1854 jail, built by Thomas Garey, is recalled along with lynchings, executions, and ghost stories. Local civic and church notices follow, with meetings, dedications, and upcoming temperance and revival activities across the region.
Maryland Bureau of Statistics Free Employment Agency Aid
The Maryland Bureau of Statistics at 11 St Paul Street Baltimore, led by Thomas A Smith, offers free help to farmers and householders through a free employment agency. Write with wages, tasks, and details. blanks are provided to avoid mistakes. No fee is charged to either employer or employee. The bureau aims to become widely used and to address the long standing labor problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Bureau of Statistics
St. Paul Street
Baltimore
Thomas A. Smith
Free Employment Agency
Smith
Mudd backs Babcock for Speaker of the House
Congressman Sydney E. Mudd declares support for Joseph W. Babcock of Wisconsin as Speaker, vowing to oppose all others including Cannon, while noting Wachter and Pearce will back Babcock. He urges tariff revision only by selective, proven need, favors removing coal duties, and supports targeted schedule changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney E. Mudd
Joseph W. Babcock
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Cannon
Babcock
Wachter
Pearce
Mr. Mudd
Congress
Oil prospecting to begin in Kent county Delaware
Experts report promising signs of oil near Moore’s property three miles from Dover. Tests at Henry Dager’s farm and the old brick yard by Moore’s mill lead to plans for forming an oil company of prominent local citizens to conduct further borings.
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Kent County
Delaware
Moore
Shingle consignments for Captain Hutchinson arrive
Captain Z T Hutchinson receives large consignments of No 1 Cy press shingles. Supply always or hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. T. Hutchinson
Obituary for Miss Eva Wyatt 1902 Farewell
Miss Wilhelmina Vickery notes the death of Eva Wyatt on October 29 1902. The poem mourns her loss with lines on tears, longing, and a family memory. The verse recalls Eva as dearly loved and a guiding light now in heaven.
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Eva Wyatt
Irely
Wiluelsina Vickery
Open air cures for tuberculosis gain support from Dr. Verder
A New York physician argues that persistent outdoor living and habitual inhalation of cool air can permanently cure tuberculosis. He cites Arctic cold and outdoor life as key to strengthening the body’s defenses, noting the lungs are most receptive to open air treatment while deep tissues are less affected. He warns against constant cold storage ideas and emphasizes balancing stimulation with bacillus suppression.
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Veeder
New York
South
The First Coal Shipment Reaches Centreville
The Centreville Observer reports a 79 ton Welsh coal consignment to Dr. R. M. Price aboard Captain Kendall's float, delivered Sunday. Sold to school commissioners and private buyers at 15 dollars per ton, price cut to 12.73 dollars per ton after lower transport costs. Chester town dealers report stronger coal sales than many Peninsula dealers.
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Centreville
R. M. Price
Kendall
Price
Chestertown
Peninsula
Bright girl hides word of sister’s praise and payback
A young girl recalls how her sister plans to reward her with five cents for not revealing a hurtful word she spoke upon seeing a man visiting. The dialogue reveals a playful tension between secrecy and a small bribe.
Appointment of Denton National Bank Director as State Bank Examiner
State Bank Examiner J. D. Downes, long time teller and director at Denton National Bank, has been appointed by State Treasurer Murray Vandiver and will soon assume duties. He will not be required to relinquish his bank position, and only about two months of each year will be needed for the new office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Sehonek
Standard Building and Construction Company
New York
Chicago
B. F. Smith
B. F. Smith Fireproof Construction Company
Washington
Messrs. Pilchard & Furniss
Denton National Bank
J. Dukes Downes
Murray Vandiver
Downes
Downes Named To New Denton Bank Post
Mr Downes, son of late Colonel Philip W Downes, is praised for his long study of banking and ready for new duties. Educated at Oxford Military School and Shortridge Academy, he joined Denton Bank as bookkeeper in 1887 at 17 and soon became teller. Married Isabel Merrick in 1893, with two sons, vestryman of Christ Church, Master of Temple Lodge Masons. Commission received Thursday along with supportive letter from Vandiver underscoring fitness for the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downes
Philip W. Downes
Denton National Bank
Oxford Military School
Shortridge’s Academy
Media
Denton Bank
Isabel Merrick
James Merrick
Queen Anne's
Christ Church
Temple Lodge of Masons
Vandiver
Golden Gate Tours to California and Mardi Gras by PRR
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers two Golden Gate tours this winter to California and New Orleans. Tour No 1 departs January 29 via Chicago and El Paso to Los Angeles and San Diego, with a return by the Golden Gate Special arriving March 3. Rate is 300 dollars, includes rail, side trips in California, berth and meals. no California hotel charges. Tour No 2 departs February 19 for Mardi Gras in New Orleans with stays in Beaumont Houston San Antonio and El Paso, returning to San Diego February 23. Rate 275 dollars, covers rail, California side trips, Mardi Gras seat, Berth and meals on the Golden Gate Special. private compartments optional. Applications to George W Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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California
Pacific Coast
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
el Paso
Los Angeles
San Diego
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Glenwood Springs
Colorado Springs
Denver
Cincinnati
Montgomery
Mobile
Beaumont
Teras
Houston
Texas
San Antonio
George W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
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Denton Journal
Circuit Court
Orppans
Levy Court
School Board
the Local Department
Spa
Marycel
Hickman
Caroline
Thomas F. Garey
Thomas 8. Saulsbury
Frank A. Sisk
Alex. Knotts
Jas. G. Redden
Jas. W. Saulsbury
Wm. M. McMahan
William Noble
Esma Lowe
Rufus K. Richardson
Jonathan Evitts
Jas. E. Johnson
Reynolds Y. Collins
F. A. Sisk
George W. Cohen
John W. Stevens
Thomas B. Curry
R. Kemp Williams
Chas. H. Shields
George N. Berry
Robert C. Rice
Edward W. Liden
Isaac L. Dukes
Caroline County
Selby Jump
David Thomas
Butler
Second Street
James Wilson
Wilson
Marshall Price
Personon
Elliott & Hatel
Miss Hobbs
Betz Building
John J. White
Allen White
Josiah White
Atlantic City
BE. M. Garey
Tuckahoe Neck
Charles S. York, Jr
Engineer York
Eva Thawley
Mollie Caball
Will Hardesty
Thomas Caball
Borrsville
Carrie Ross
Federalsburg
Wm. E. Jarrell
Orrell
Frank Jarrell
Chesterville
Kent News
James Saulsbury
Joseph Wal
B. F. Richards
Fort Grant
Artz
Fisher
Martha E. Fisher
Charles A. Chipley
Talbot
George W. Lisenhauer
Henry W. Hughes
A. A. Williamson
Church Hill
Chas. Kline
F.M. Dunn
N. A. Hutson
Ida J. McIlvaine
Robert W. Richards
Charles W. Spence
Cambridge
M. B. Stephens
Harry Swain
Harrington
Gustavus Wooters
F. M. Eccles
Oxford
Gy W. Smith
Wm. Forbes Adams
George M. Russum
Methodist Protestant
Sutton
M. P
Matthews
Olp
Llow
Gil
State Bank Examiner
J. D. Downes
Denton Bank Delal
James Dukes Downes
Golden Gate Tours
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