Local notices and ads on town events and elections
Population urged to register before next Tuesday final day. Local stores advertise fall fashions and new stock at J L Everngam and C C Deen. Meetings announced for Caro line County Teachers and WCTU. Various transfers, sales, sermons, and entertainment lined up with ministers, churches, and the Down in Dixie Company at Masonic Hall Friday.
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J. L Everngam's
Nuttle’s
J. Bilackiston
J. L. Everngam's
Everngam's
Faille
Benedict Marries Miss Ellen Williams in Philadelphia
Personal and social notes from Easton recount Nathaniel Earle’s colleague Mr Newman marrying Miss Ellen Williams at the Hotel Windsor in Philadelphia on September 23. The couple then toured New York and Atlantic City before returning home, with details of family and friends present and the groom’s aunt hosting part of the couple’s visit.
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Easton Ledger
Nathaniel Earle Newman
Pennsylvania
Easton
Newman
Benedict
Philadelphia
Windsor
Ingle Uoon
Ellen Williams
Franklin
Haddonfield
Josiah White
Marlborough-Dlenheim
Caroline County
White
Shore
Atlantic City
Henry A. Towers
Caroline
Danville
Arkansas
Towers
Mr. Towers
New York
Thomas J. Towers
Hobbs Cannery Shuts Amid Lack of Canned Tops
Hobbs cannery closes Tuesday afternoon due to missing can tops despite tomato plenty. Social notes include birthday party for Fred Bailey, Miss Minerva Todd entering Conference Academy in Dover, and various visits and local outings in Nobbs, Denton, and Federalsburg. Canning season winds down with 15 000 to 18 000 cases packed. several residents travel to Baltimore and nearby towns.
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Hobbs
Denton
Fred Bailey
Ajl
Minerva
Atwood Todd
Conference Academy
Dover
S.A. Smith
Fred
Annie Coulbourne
Fred Smith
Edith Leverage
Easton
B.S. Robinson
Nobbs
Ernest R. Whitman
Belleville
S. A. Smith
Ivah
Federalsburg
H. S. Nuttle
Andersontown
Sadlersville
William H. Spence
Baltimore
Ethel M. Paisley
Hillsboro Wedding Quietly Ties Dorsey Robinson and Lelia Warren
In Hillsboro on Tuesday October 1 at the M E parsonage, Dorsey Robinson and Lelia Warren of Cordova were married by Rev. R T Coursey. Attending were Mrs R T Coursey and daughter and Mrs H M Thompson.
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Mercy Hospital
Baltimore
Ernest Collins
Edna Saulsbury
Concord
Alma Thompson
RK. T. Coursey
Rebecca
Centreville
Howard County
Virginia Lolt
Lula Beaven
Ethel
E. T. Sunfield
Wilmington
M. E
BR. T. Coursey
Bethany M. E. Church
Evelyn Fleming
Mr. Brown
Cambridge
Local residents mingle during a week of visits and travels
Crumpton's Mr. and Mrs. John Hubbard and Sadlersville's Mr. George Hart join Mrs. Ambrose Langrell for a week. Rev C W Bates to travel Tuesday to New York for two weeks with family. W H W Malcolm returns from Warwick to prepare for business college. Revival services begin in the M E Church nightly for a week except Saturday. Mrs India Williamson and Mrs J B Welch visit Langrell on Friday. Mrs D A Lobstein remains ill but improving.
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John H. Hubbard
Crumpton
George Hart
Sadlersville
Mary Baker
Brownsville
Ambrose Langrell
C. W. Bates
New York
W. HW. Malcolm
Cohen & Finkelstein
Warwick
Business College
M. E. Church
India Williamson
J. B. Welch
Concord
D. A. Lobstein
Smithville social visits and revival plans reported
Smithville notes visiting families include Fred Parker and family near Burrsville with the Hibernsons, Courtney Willis and Mollie Longfellow from Cambridge with Louis Todd, G S Lyden visiting J H Parker in Bridgeville, Peter Short from Federalsburg with J W Sutherland, Benson Dill from Baltimore with J H Spence, M E Spurry returning to Baltimore. Revival services begin at Bloomery on Sunday evening, 6th. W Hubbard is having his home repainted.
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Courtney Willis
Mollie Longfellow
Cambridge
Louis Todd
G. S. Lyden
J. H. Parker
Bridgeville
Peter Short
Federalsburg
J. W. Sutherland
Benson Dill
Baltimore
J. H. Spence
M. E. Spurry
Bloomery
Miss Mary Todd Birthday Party at Bethlehemy
A fifteenth birthday party for Miss Mary Todd was held Tuesday evening October 1 with games and refreshments. Guests included Edna Rogers Agnes Brodes Mary Brodes Marie Gallagher Mary Patchett Bertie Legates Bertie Harding Mamie Fredericks Mamie Peery Clara Flarding Mary Blades Elizabeth Hall Clara Hopkins Maude Harding Janie Legates Mary Todd Clara Todd and many others with Philip Hall Lloyd Brodes Claude Hubbard Melville Hubbard Roland Todd Howard Wright Earl Legates James Taylor Charles Perry Pliny Todd Raymond Todd Clinton Carroll Norman Todd Harry Hall Edward Patchett Ralph Blades Frank McCarty Edward Engerman.
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Bethlehemy
Mary Todd
Edna Rogers
Agnes Brodes
Mary Brodes
Marie Gallagher
Mary Patchett
Bertie Legates
Bertie Harding
Mamie Fredericks
Mamie Peery
Clara Flarding
Mary Blades
Elizabeth Hall
Clara Hopkins
Maude Harding
Janie Legates
Mary
Clara Todd
Federalsburg Builders Nearing Home Occupancy
In Federalsburg Mr. Ralph Brown is erecting a dwelling likely to be occupied by year end. Mr. George Noble is nearing completion on two additional houses.
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Federalsburg
Ralph Brown
George Noble
Prof Crouse on the Parties at the Democratic Club Meet
Professor William S. Crouse addresses the Democratic Club outlining the origins and ideologies of the three parties before urging active effort for victory. He defends Democracy against sectionalism and praises Taft while critiquing Roosevelt’s bid for a progressive split. J H C Legg, Esq., will speak tonight.
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Democratic Club
Mr. Legg
Willian S. Crouse
Republic
Republican Party
America
United States
Federalist
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson
Whixs
Know Nothings
Taft
Roosevelt
Democratic Party
J. H. C. Legg, Esq
Queen Anne's Bar
Registration rules and party affiliations for voters
The article outlines how party affiliation is recorded for voters this fall with abbreviations Dem Prog Rep Tro for Democrats Progressives Republicans and Prohibitionists. It explains who may vote in which primaries, residency and district rules, and reminders that next Tuesday is the last day to register to participate in the election.
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Roosevelt
Tests Taken to Baltimore in Teets Case
News from Easton reports relatives and friends of John R Callahan planned to lynch Oscar Teets after a murder accusation. Sheriff Haddaway moved Teets to Baltimore at midnight with deputies to prevent mob violence. He was to await Talbot county Grand Jury action in November.
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Baltimore
Easton
John R. Callahan
Oscar Teets
New Bridge
Teets
Haddaway
Charles J. Butler
William H. Adkins
T. Slughlett Henry
Baltimore City
James A. Gannon
John I. Mellale
Negroes Arrested for Store Breaking at Ridgely and Downes Station
Police arrested Norman Smiley and Joan Earle, two young Black suspects, for robbing James W. Simon at Ridgely and Eugene Lynch at Downes Station. The raids included door entry, window glass removal, and theft of knives, gun shells, pocket books, and about eight dollars in cash. Officers recovered shells, three pocketknives, and eight dollars. one suspect was found near a tenant house on Wilbur Pennington’s farm.
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James W. Simon
Ridgely
Eugene Lynch
Downes Station
Simon
Lynch
Simson
Gruesome Find At Choptank Bridge After Fatal Fall
A decomposed body surfaced near the DB C A bridge over the Choptank on Monday. The remains, half skeletonized by crabs and buried in sand, may be Clarence Hall a 24 year old Virginian. Hall vanished after an attempt to toss a string of fish into a passing train while employed by Isaac Pearson, the bridge keeper, and his body was never recovered.
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Aan
Caroline
Clarence Hall
Virginia
Isaac Pearson
List
New Steamer Dorchester Likely Ready in October
The Dorchester, a new stemmer from B C A Company, may be ready for the Choptank route around October 5. Its sister ship Talbot will follow, joining Dorchester. Joppa may serve the Chester River and Avalon to southern rivers of the B C A system. Subscribe for the Journal.
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Dorchester
B.C. & A. Company
Talbot
Our
Joppa
Chester
Avalon
Denton Chautauqua Planned For June Next Year
Denton will host a seven day Chautauqua course next June with field manager T. A. Downey securing land and signatures. Lecturers include Frank Dixon Reno Welbourne Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis Col. Win Jennings Bryan Rosani and William Sterling Battis with Victor's Florentine Band Fellows Opera Company and Tyrolean Yodel among acts. Season tickets priced at 2 50 and Great interest from Chestertown papers praised the program.
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TI. A. Downey
Chautauqua Association of Pennsylvania
Caroline High School
Downey
Tgt3
Pearson
Association
Journal
Frank Dixon
Maryland
Reno 3
Welbourn
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth
Brooklyn
Win
Jennings Bryan
Rosani
William Sterling Battis
Victor
Florentine
Fellows Opera Company
Dietrics
Chestertown
Pension checks to be sent directly to pensioners
A Pension Office ruling ends the need for pensioners to visit a notary to fill vouchers. Quarterly checks will be mailed to each recipient who must show pension certificates to two witnesses at the time of attesting the signature. Witnesses attach their names to the check and certify the certificate. This change saves labor in the Pension Office and eases the process for pensioners.
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Simalfy Pension Business
Pension Office
New Parcel Post Stamps Set for January First
The parcels post system will start January 1 with twelve new stamps for packages. Larger than standard stamps, these will be distinct in color and size to avoid confusion. Postmaster General Hitchcock arranged engraving and manufacture, with government net profits estimated at about ten million dollars yearly, likely leading to lower parcel post rates.
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Parcels Post Syste
Hitchcock
Parcels Post
County packing houses close season with profitable year
A county packing industry report notes many packing houses shut for the season last week while others wind up active operations this week. Prices are estimated as favorable for the year, with a strong tomato pack and heavy corn and pea products at several canneries. The overall industry has advanced during the closing season.
Obituary notices for Greenlee Gibson and Dryden
Miss Annie V Greenlee of Greensboro dies aged 53 after a long illness her funeral held at her brother B F Greenlees home with Rev J T Bailey officiating she is survived by sister Mrs O C Garey and brother BL Greenlee. Capt Samuel A Gibson son of Woolman Gibson and brother of Col W N Gibson and the late Senator Charles Gibson dies in Atlantic City age unknown. Dryden father of A Lincoln Dryden dies at Crisfield aged 75.
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John BP. Pepper
Greensboro
Delma Edith
Jesse W. Porter
St. Pauls M. E
J. Marion Emerson
Ansonia
Mary Edwards
Baltimore
Edwards
T. Alan Goldsborough
Mary Jones Fisher
Europe
Denton
Fisher
Thomas R. Green
Clark
Sue Smith
Charles W. Wright
Margaret Phillips
Virginia
Caroline P. Redden
Purnell Fleetwood
Charles Herzog
Spry Bradley
Robert Patton
C. E. Brown
Bridgeville
F. J. Covey
James Covey
Roger Covey
Greenwood
Frank P. Covey
Philadelphia
Atlantic Jty
Gladys Evans
Calvert Business College
Steele Bradley
Monumental City
O' Day
Hurlock
James A. Stephens
Crisfield
Lydia Hughes
Delaware
J. Gibson Gantt
Kate Dowell
Annie V. Greenlee
A. J
Catherine Greenlee
B. F. Greenlee
J. T. Bailey
O. C. Garey
Greenlee
Samuel AH. Gibon
Woolman HH. Gibson
Queen Anne's County
Col. W. Nopper Gibeon
Charles I
Gibson
Atlantic City
Littleton
Woodrow Wilson as Leader in a New Democratic Era
Dr Edwin A. Alderman argues Woodrow Wilson embodies the modern Democratic leadership needed in 1912. He praises Wilson’s knowledge, moral fervor, courage, and ability to inspire trust, predicting a loftier national discussion and a new birth of justice in government.
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Woodrow Wilson
Edwin A. Alderman
Virginia
Baltimore
Republic
Democratic Party
Woodrow ‘Wilson
Edinburg Social Visits Highlight Faulkner Family Lines
Edinburg residents recount a Sunday of family visits with Mrs. Joseph Goll and children Silver and Henry at the Faulkner home. New Jersey native Harvey Scotton returns to spend time with his parents. Ethel and Jane Faulkner host a weekend visit from grapeparents. Ella Shockley visits her parents W T Shockley. Nathan Walls and son call on Mrs McGinniss’s family.
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Edinburg
Joseph Goll
Silver
Henry
W. J. Faulkner
Harvey Scotton
Mortis Plains
New Jersey
Ethel
Jane Faulkner
John Faulkner
Ella Shockley
W. T. Shockley
Nathan Walls
McGinniss
Miss Jennie Dukes Visits Queen Annes County
Ridgely report notes Miss Jennie Dukes of Queen Annes county visiting Mrs. Mary Dukes, details imply family or social call without further context or events.
Our Court Will Sit Monday October Session Opens
Court officers ready for the October session opening Monday morning. Dockets complete and jurors and witnesses summoned. Judge Pearce absent due to Court of Appeals duties. his Denton visits soon to end. Cases likely include slander suit Yeary vs Banks, ejectment Pepper vs Kelley, and multiple debt and account actions. several criminal cases, including murder and burglaries, expected.
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Adkins
Slopper
Andrew L. Banks
Goldsborough and
Towers
Plantiff
Owens and
Lewis
Henry W. Brown
John O. Neal
Len
H. A. Joyce
Goldsborough
C. M. Pepper
G. W. Kelley
Jacob Rynes
BD. CG. & A. Company
Richards
Caroline Elizabeth Wallace
Grangers Mutual Fire Insurance Co
George E. Wheatley
Ww. M. Wright
Clark
Celia Nichols
W. Lacy Collins
Garey and Towers
John l. Horsey
Oscar Clark
Jerome H. Woodward
Lewis and
Garey
Roland Morris
Elijah
H. AB. W. Mitchell
J. H.C. Legg
National Good Roads Talk Highlights Wilson View
Dr J R Phillips of Preston reports at Atlantic City the National Good Roads Convention where Governor Wilson backs roads as a national duty to unite the nation. A lynching attempt ends with a Black man sent to Wyoming penitentiary after warders thwart mob violence. Gypsy band suspects arrested in Baltimore county for attacking a storekeeper’s wife, victim wounded. Local advice urges merchants to advertise to boost sales with printer’s ink. A Dorchester fight leaves Dora Willin badly gashed by Alton Willin, patient sent to Cambridge hospital. Talbot School Board adopts compulsory attendance for six months.
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J. R. Phillips
Preston
Atlantic City
Philips
Wilson
State of
Wyoming
Baltimore County
Eldorado
Dorchester
Dora Willin
Alton Willin
Cambridge Hospital
Talbot School Board
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Caroline County Teachers’ Association
G. W. Simmons
J. H. Nichols & Co
BD. F. Greenlee
Barrow
Fourth District
L. B. Towers
J. Kurtz Miller
Brethren Church
Wilson, Marshall, Covington
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Nuttle Hardware Company
Continential Life Insurance Company Bulletin
George A. Deakyne
Burnet
Continental
Down In Dixie Company
Masonic Hall
Southland
Wilson and Marshall Club
Simon's Hall
Covinston
Owen Knotts
Frank Kauffman
Floyd Featherston
Baltimore American
Huston Globe
St. Louis Times
P. H.mcshane
O. Leonora Valliant
Frederick S. Chapman
Hartford
Conn
Miss Vallant
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Nellie Valliant
Smithville
Fred Parker
Burrsville
Wm. Hi. Robin
Prof. Crouse
Eli Whitney
A. W. Macy
Fia
Joseph B. Bowlés
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