Local Department Notes and Tangled Community Happenings
County Surveyor Peter Cook took the oath of office on Tuesday. Sheriff-Elect Thomas I. Green’s bond was approved and he prepared to take office. The Orphans' court considers abolishing its office, while plans for a Ridgely freight house proceed. Thanksgiving closures marked the holiday, and a Mason ic Hall concert impressed attendees, aiding the academy library fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cook
Thomas H. Jarman
Greatsborough
C. P. Dunning
Joseph B. Orrell
Oakland
Edison
Masonic Hall
Deweese & Owens
Clas
F. Smith
Caroline
Col
Luther H. Gadd
Orphans’ Court
Talbot County
Orphans’court
Denton
Thomas I. Green
Orphans' Court
A. E. Cooper
Green
M. E
H. Webster
Bayard Nichon
Willard C. Todd
Levy Court
Thomas L. Day
William E. Lord
Lord
High School
Youse
Baltimore
Academy Library Fund
Wickes
James S. Willis
Mr. Todd
Willis
Todd
Mr. Willis
Matrimonial and Personal News Warm Weddings in Greensborough
A large crowd attended a Greensborough Methodist Episcopal Church ceremony for Mr. Rickson R. Garey and Miss Isabella M. Rawlings with attendants and a reception at the bride’s home. Other weddings followed including Joseph P. Harris and Miss Sarah Etta Cox at Grove M. P. Church and Daisy Gorman with Richard Johnson at Senator Gorman’s Washington residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensborough Methodist Episcopal Church
Rickson R. Garey
Matthew Garey
Isabella M. Rawlings
Henry C. Rawlings
Greensborough
Mary B. Sparks
H. Claude Rawlings
W. B. Massey
Emory S. Turpin
F. R. Malone
Jacob R. Hughes
Iva Lowe
J. A. Arters
Grove M. P
Joseph P. Harris
Sarah Etta Cox
Chureh
BE. O. Ewing
Washington
Caroline
William H. Brodess
Flora B. Dean
Jacob Dean
Williston
J. D. Reese
Oakland School
Lottie Wood
Viola Hevalow
Hazel Braoh
Ellin Kauffman
Ralph Hevalow
Herbert Noble
Federalsburg
Elsie Randolph Patterson
New York
St. Thomas’ Church
Virginia Bryan Cansey
Milford
Del
McBlair Lloyd
Wye Heights
Laston Ledger
John R. Ringgold
Margaret J. Harris
Hobbs
H. Webster
J. D. Downes
Annie H. Downes
James Merrick
Queen Anne's
Harry A. Roe
North Carolina
L. R. Beauchamp
Joseph P. W. Richardson
Virginia
T. C. West
Emalene Carmine
Preston
Burdsall Drain
Cambridge
F. J. Owens
Harrington
W. H. Deweese
Mattie Davis
Easton
W. St. Mowbray
Smyrna
Denton
Mamie Wilson
Frank P. McShane
Baltimore
H. L. Cooper
Philadelphia
Walter Long
Mattie I. Matthews
Edward C. Carter
Virginia Satterfield
William F. Deekens
Maud Tyson Greer
Jacob T. Nichols
Mollie Hurlock
Charles W. Dean
Amanda Nichols
Alfred W. Stafford
Addie S., Nichols
Walter Hutson
Lida Porter
Alex. Boon
Julia Holmes
William E. Brown
Gertie Thomas
Richard M. Gibbs
Sarah C. Wayman
William H. Thomas
Araminta Dobson
Talbot to Be Dry County After Grand Jury Refusal
Easton Ledger reports Talbot will become dry as the grand jury discharged Wednesday and declined to recommend liquor licenses for any Chapel district resident. The district currently hosts twelve licenses in Chapel Lewistown Cordova Longswoods Matthews Wye Mills TujIsborough Skipton and near Wootonnux Bridge. The jury examined alleged local option violations, summoning nearly 140 witnesses including prominent business and professional figures.
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Talbot
Beu Dry County
Dry
Easton Ledger
Chapel District
Chapel
Lewistown
Cordova
Longswoods
Matthews
Wye Mills
Revival meetings yield converts across local chapels
Rev Mr Sheppard reports strong revival success this fall with Thomas’s Chapel 13 converts Hartley 62 and Templeville 51. At this place last Sunday evening six teen were converted after three nights. Miss Merian Sheppard visits Smyrna. Miss Belle Percy is confined to bed with rheumatism. Ernest Downes visits son W T Downes. F Neather moves family to Philadelphia. Various locals host visitors and attend Thanksgiving events in Dover and Philadelphia. significant non killing noted this week.
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Muryidel
Sheppard
Thomas's Chapel
Hartley
Templeville
Merian Sheppard
Smyrna
Belle Percy
Ernest Downes
Tuckahoe Neck
Goldsboro
Green
C. E. Boyer
Wyoming
T. F. Green
Philadelphia
Bennett H. Emory
Emory & Co
Dover
Wilmington
Salie Heather
Frank Boyer
Marydel
Fairview Park
Mary Hindsley
Ridgely
Eima Hall
Sallie Hayden
Baltimore
T. E. Heather
New M B Church to be dedicated with notable program
The new M. B. Church will be dedicated tomorrow amid a well planned program. Prominent speakers and first class music are engaged. Evangelist Jimmie Cook visits the M. O. P. Church as services extend into next week. Various residents and merchants are noted, with revival progress at Chestnut Grove and protracted services starting December 8.
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M. B
R. E. Smith
A. G. Saulsbury
Jimmie Cook
M. Op
I. T. Saulsbury
J. Carroll Fountain
Thomas Temple
Florence Greene
Grace Stambaugh
Dr. Herr
Prof. Guilford
M. L. Saulsbury
J. Marshall Barry
Baltimore
T. W. Jones
Easton
W. C. Todd
Williston
Chestnut Grove
White
Federalsburg
H. R. Merriken
W. Q. Breeding
American Corners
Breeding
B. G. Stevens
J. C. White
Aguor
William Morgan
R. H. Saulsbury
Joe
C. H. Clark
Reconsidered Candidacy for U.S. Senate Declared
The Hon. George M. Russum of Caroline reaffirms his candidacy for the United States Senatorship. He denies plans to run for Judge Wickes' seat and calls such talk a political trick to derail his Senate bid.
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Chestertown Transcript
George M. Russum
Carroline
Heaven
United States
Judge Wickes
Corn Shuckin Time Recalled From Slavery Era Frolics
A Southern Society reminiscence recalls corn shuckin events among enslaved communities in Caroline County. It describes invitations across plantations, bugle signals, two corn piles, drinking, dancing, kissing, feasts after the harvest, and the held sense of freedom, fading with time as the old slaves pass away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Hife
Southern Society
New York
Young Marster
Dixie
Mason
Denton Shirt Factory Expansion Praised by Centreville Observer
The Centreville Observer lauds the enlarging Denton shirt factory run by Harry A. Roe and James H. Nichols. It notes 30 to 40 young women employed, a 36 by 160 foot addition, and 100 machines planned on the second floor. The piece highlights local employment gains and rail and steamboat advantages from Queen Anne's railroad prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Centrecille
Tne
Centreville
Harry A. Roe
James H. Nichols
Queen Anne's
Queen Annes railroad advances through East Caroline lands
Director Emory of the Queen Anne s railroad toured Denton area this week and secured right of way from farmers in East Caroline. The company plans Denton to Lewes construction soon, with Merritt expanding work on the Queenstown to Denton line and doubling crew this ten days. Projections include a belt of factories from Queenstown to Lewes and heavy summer passenger traffic to the seaside. Orphans Court installed new judges, approved bonds and estate actions, and welcomed the new officials with speeches by Register of Wills Steele and local attorneys.
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Emory
Queen Anne’s Railroad
Denton
East
Caroline
Lewes
Col
Merritt
Queenstown
Orphans’ Court
C. W. Hobbs
Ernest Downes
William K. Liden
Thomas R. Green
James Green
Nathan Clark
William G. Lamb
William H. Cashe
Tarry S. Daily
B. Geotge Stevens
Mary
Unbbard
Trustin Pippin
James Pippin
Messrs
George N. Moore
John A. Sigler
Register of Wills
Steele
Henry 2. Lewis
Willian I. Deweese
Reform League Targets Maryland Election Law Changes
Mr Charles J Bonaparte a prominent Republican lawyer of Baltimore is revising the election law for General Assembly submission. The changes include altering the number of election judges and supervisors of election with four judges two from each major party and two supervisors one Democrat and one Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimor
General Assembly
Reform League
To Loga two thousand on first mortgage
In suis to suit A R Wriaut Denton Md records show a financial action involving a first mortgage for two thousand dollars. The note references litigation and a creditor located in Denton Maryland.
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A. R. Wriaut
Denton, Md
Transfers of Real Estate and Marriage Licenses Reported
November records show deeds filed in Talbot County with names such as Henry E. Diffenderfer and The Prudential Land Co for 732 acres at 9000 dollars, and Margaret MacGregor with 87 acres for 1500 dollars. A burglary at B G Stevens store in Williston yielded about 50 dollars in goods, with a chased team later found near Ridgely.
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Henry E. Diffenderfer
Prudential Land Company
Talbot County
Florence Longfellow
Annie Wooters
Greensborough
Robert J. Reynolds
James E. Shortell
Catherine A. Hopkins
Joseph W. Harris
Joseph i. Harris
Charles Young
Charles N. Pritchett
Charles H. Pritchett
Laura V. Downes
Francis M. Gooding
Margaret M. Pugh
Willian T. Legates
Joseph A. Scott
Thomas Ls. Day
Alice Wyatt
Ridgely
Annie H. Downes
Sarah A. Sullivan
John Rumbold, Jr
Dora Rumbold
Choptank
Charles E. McIlvaine
Samuel C. Faulkner
Henderson
B. G. Stevens
Williston
Samuel Nowell
Sono
Mr. Nowell
Charles F. Smith
Long
Missing Youth Sparks Woodland Search Near Nanticoke
A telegram from Bridgeville reports Joshua Davis of Nanticoke hunting with a gun and dog last Friday and has since vanished. The dog returned without its master later, prompting widespread search as reports say he may have died by accident or self harm. Davis, recently married two months, remains missing as searchers comb miles of woodland amid concern from his wife. Also notes a separate ad for Chamberlain's Pain Balm sold in Denton and Hillsboro.
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Bridgeville
Joshua Davis
C. FP. Welch
Nanticoke
Davis
Chamberlain
Wm. E. Brown
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
Deaths of William Winter and others in Queen Annes County
Obituary notices report the death of William Winter at 72 near Roesville after a long illness. Surviving are four children and a second wife Mollie Barwick. The piece also notes the death of Daniel Satterfield in Greensborough aged about seventy, with a daughter in California, and the deaths of Georgia Williamson and Mary Ann Wells Murray, detailing church ties, family links, and funeral arrangements.
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William Winter
Roesville
Queen Anne's
Coursey
Mollie Barwick
James A. Barwick
United States Weather Service
Hunter
Daniel Satterfield
Wm. C. Satterfield
Greensborough
Farmington
Del
California
Mary Satterfield
Georgia Williamson
N. P. Williamson
Two
Johns
M. E. Church
Concord M
Mr. Reese
Mary Ann Wells Murray
J. T. Murray
Maryland
Weather Prophet Hicks Predicts December Storms and Cold Wave
The forecast warns of opening disturbances into December with a cold wave around the 2nd to 4th and two full moons on the 2nd and 31st. A storm period from the 6th to the 9th leads to solstice perturbations through the 11th to after the 25th, followed by abnormal disturbances and severe winter storms, with blizzards probable in western and northern regions and a sweeping countrywide cold wave. Storms around the 23rd to 25th bring snow and cold for Christmas, ending the month warmer with rain and snow storms near the 29th. The note closes with a reflective line on mortality.
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Hicks
Dedication of Ridgely Methodist Church Promises Wide Interest
Tomorrow's dedication at Ridgely features three sermons by Rev Dr Butiz Rev R I Watkins and Rev Alfred Smith with Denton M E and Centreville M P choirs assisting Music expected a highlight Central Harris Chapel current meetings end and new services start German Baptists semi annual communion at Bethel Church Tuckahoe Neck Rev D W Austine to preach at local Academy tomorrow Rev Father Wolf to conduct services at Ridge ly Mrs W B Meek praises Chamberlain remedy Denton Cal mentions and local dance plan by Denton youths
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New Methodist Episcopal Church
Ridgely
Butiz
R. I. Watkins
Odessa
Alfred Smith
D. D
Denton M. E
Centreville M. P
Harris’ Chapel
Central
Bethel Church
Tuckahoe Neck
D. W. Austine
Academy
Father Wolf
McShane
Found Dead in the Woods Near Oak Grove Delaware
The Federalsburg dispatch reports a white nun found dead Thursday morning by a colored woman beside the C and 8 railroad near Oak Grove Del. The victim, about 35, 110 pounds, wore a dark sack coat and vest, striped pants and dress shoes. No identification. Coroner from Seaford held an inquest.
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Federalsburg
C.&8. Railroad
Oak Grove
Del
Seaford
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