Local Department Items and Upcoming Events
Farmers cut corn and game is reported plentiful this year while Linchester flour mills repair water wheel. Mr Murphy’s apple tree bore again this year. J Springle Kelley praised for fruit at Easton fair. J H Van Gesel near completion of brick hotel porch. Temple Lodge 128 AF and AM to meet next Tuesday. Fruit-packing plants active boosting trade. Denton Bank closed Monday for legal holiday. Hillsboro tournament riders training for Wednesday Sept 14. M F Allaband to manage Choptank Hotel beginning new year. Samuel H Finharty named Mutual Fire agent for Cecil County. County commissioners accepted John H Williamson’s resignation as constable. Foundation laid for C W Hobbs dwelling by Silas Sparklin. carpenters James T Cooper to supervise. Denton Shirt Co operators told to resume by 15 inst. 20 extra workers needed. Lena Lewis appointed Whiteley’s teacher. Hattie Dukes central teacher. Schools white and colored to open Monday. Baltimore wheat market dull. receipts light. prices 61 4 to 66 3 cents. up to 63 cents at Denton station. Color woman Johnson boarded Avalon to see son, denied by diphtheria physicians. George W Gravatt sent Dutchess pear sample to office. seven pears weighed nine pounds total. Joseph S Cooper resigns as registration officer. James E Curry named replacement. William T Downes to judge in place of James P Hopkins. N L Tribbett to clerk in Sixth district. Civil War soldiers reunion set for Sept 29 in Denton. meeting at Masonic Hall next Tuesday at 3 pm. Queen Anne’s railroad offers low-rate excursion to Baltimore on Old Defenders Day. round trip from Denton $1.40. other stations vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linchester Flour Mills
Wm. F. Murphy
Easton
J. Springle Kelley
J. H. van Gesel
Temple Lodge
A.F
A. M
Denton National Bank
Hillsboro
M. F. Allaband
Choptank
Denton Shirt Company
Lena Lewis
Whiteley
Hattie Dukes
Central
Baltimore
Denton Station
Johnson
Walter Tribbett’s
George W. Gravatt
Joseph
Cooper
James E. Curry
William T. Downes
James P. Hopkins
N. L. Tribbett
P. J. Davis
Denton
Masonic Hall
Queen Anne’s Railroad
Hobba
Hickman
Downes
Queen Anne
Many Wood Contracts Awarded And School Appointments
School commissioners on Tuesday named Miss Sallie B. Mowbray first assistant at Federalsburg Academy and Miss Dora Noble second. Several other appointments were confirmed at Preston and St. John's. Wood contracts were awarded for multiple towns with prices per cord largely $1.40 to $2.55. The board will accept bids for numerous schools until September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie B. Mowbray
Dora Noble
Federalsburg Academy
Lida Porter
Bessie Philips
Preston
Frank P. Barnhart
Western Maryland College
Senator Messick
Leroy P. Baker
St. John’s
Wilson Saulsbury
Anal Blades
Emma Everngain
Andersontown
Lizzie Blake
Boonsboro
Mary Weedon
Oak Ridge
Mary Johnson
Saulsbury
Burrsville
R. J. Satterfield
Central
W. H. Garey
Garey
Whiteley
A. Schauba
Willoughby
J. H
Harmony
J. H. Covey
Smithson
J. W. Harris
Grove
Frank Jester
American Corner
P. T. Morris
Hog Island
W. H. Cohee
Bethlehem
Hynson—Walton Williams
Friendship
J. W. Williams
Nichols
G. W. Smith
Concord
J. W. Johnson
Smithville
W. A. Alford
Chestnut Grove
William Morgan
Federalsburg
E. E. Goslin
Hickory Hill
Handy
Frank Wright
Houston
A. W. Thompson
Mt. Zion
Thomas Watson
Bridgetown
Wesley Clark
Denton
W. W. Noble
Johns
J. W. Williamson
Mission
Ridgely
T. B. Starkey
Hillsboro
Peter Hagadone
Oak
Baltimore Corner
Moore's
Lowe's
Williston
Williamson’s
Choptank
Poplar Neck
Long's
Thawley’s
Saulsbury’s
Cedar Grove
Castle Hall
Union
Greensboro
Deep Branch
Wise merchant plans fall advertising in the Journal
Advertisers are urged to use the Journal to reach fall shoppers. The piece argues the key step is to inform the public of inducements after stocking goods, emphasizing newspaper advertising as the most effective method to reach desired customers. It frames ad placement as essential for gaining trade.
Barber Delegation Divides Republicans at Ocean City Convention
The Republican county convention at Masonic Hall on Tuesday chose delegates to the Ocean City congressional convention. Ex Judge George M. Russum presided and Simeon N. West was secretary. Delegates favored gold standard and praised McKinley Lowndes Barber, but internal splits left Barber delegates contested. Delegates for the convention included Fletcher and ens, with Charles Howard Lynn D Kelley and William B. Massey elected. they may back Barber if he runs, otherwise Jackson is favored to fund a strong campaign in the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean City
Masonic Hall
George M. Russum
Simeon N. West
Greensboro
McKinley
Lowndes
Barber
H. B. Fletcher
Charles F.* Ens
Charles Howard
Lynn D. Kelley
William B. Massey
Jackson
Social Roundup and Local Business Notes
Mary J Wesley Thomas hosted a pleasant evening for Mae and Topsy Fallowfield of Ches ter town with Pauline Evans Edda Reed and Ida Moore among guests. Canneries now operate full time using many tomatoes with Geiger’s factory receiving six car loads from Henderson. Philadelphia visitors include Howard Heather and son Melvin with Mrs Heather’s parents. John Scotten has retired and left for Philadelphia. Cora M Pippin returned from Ridgely visit with Ellen Swing. Charles Evans visits, Mrs J W Thomas’s sister is hosting. Mrs C T George and son Walter visit from Philadelphia. Rae Barton visits Sara V K Heather. Mand Cahall returns to Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tel
J. Wesley Thomas
Mae
Topsy Fallowfield
Chestertown
Pauline Evans
Edda Reed
Ida Moore
Thomas Temple
Milton C. Green
Charley Evans
John C. Moore
Geiger
Henderson
Howard Heather
Melvin
Philadelphia
Heather
John Scotten
Cora M. Pippin
Ellen Swing
Ridgely
Charles Evans
Washington
J. W. Thomas
C. T. George
Walter
Green
Rae Barton
Sara V. K. Heather
Mand Cahall
Local Notes On Family Visits And a Carriage Accident
Mr. Charlie Willoughby left Friday last for an extended visit to relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Ida Wooter, visiting Mrs. Alfred Harrison Cambridge, has returned home. Mrs. William Roach Milford spent the week with her sister Mrs. F T Willoughby. Miss Daisy Crockett Baltimore visiting here has returned home with Miss Susie Will. Mr Aaron Willoughby, shoulder dislocated in a carriage crash at Denton last week, is improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Willoughby
Philadelphia
Ida Wooter
Alfred Harrison
Cambridge
William Roach
Milford
F. T. Willoughby
Daisy Crockett
Baltimore
Susie Willoughby
Aaron Willoughby
Denton
Local social notes from Baltimore and nearby towns
Mrs Turnbree of Baltimore visits Mrs M W Yearley. Miss Mamie Dodge returns to Baltimore after a two month stay. Miss Bessie Jarrell visits Greensborough friends. Thomas Temple and Lewis Fallowfield start mercantile business in Marydel after clerking for C W Jackson. Delia Greene returns home from Northern relatives. Katharine McShane returns from visit to Miss Anna Price in Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnbree
Baltimore
M. W. Yearley
Mamie Dodge
Bessie Jarrell
Greensborough
Messrs
Thomas Temple
Lewis Fallowfield
Marydel
C. W. Jackson
Delia Greene
Katharine McShane
Anna Price
Henderson
Johnsons Visit Cecil County Denying Certain Plans
Rev. and Mrs. H. W. D. Johnson visited Cecil county last week. Mrs. Johnson remains with relatives. Misses Jennie and Clara Sauls bury of Dover visit Dr Nora Blades who returns home from Milford and Harrington. Two fishing parties visited Delaware bay but caught few fish, possibly due to too much bait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. D. Johnson
Cecil County
Mr James W Holt Paints Three Town Properties
Mr James W Holt has recently had three of his town properties neatly painted. An iron fence has been placed around the churchyard of St Pauls Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Holt
St. Paul’s Church
Dover Poisoning Case Prompts Botkin Extradition Watch
The Dover tragedy recalls the poisoning of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane, daughters of ex-Congressman Pennington. California's Mrs. Cordelia Botkin faces murder charges. San Francisco authorities compare handwriting and trace arsenic to an Owl Drug Store purchase. Investigations link motive to revenge as reports reveal letters and alleged relations. Public church improvements and local religious events fill the remainder of the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
7. D. Deane
J. P. Dunning
John B. Pennington
Dover
Cordelia Botkin
California
San Francisco
Dunning
John P. Dunning
Gallant Seventy-First Regiment's furlough and legacy
Mr. Charles G Griffin of the Seventy-First New York Regiment spends part of a sixty days furlough in Caroline as the regiment heads for muster out. He recalls the Santiago campaign and a bold hill assault aided by Gatling guns that saved many lives, including his own, during the breach of Spanish trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Griffin
Seventy-First
New York Regiment
Caroline
Griffin
Santiago
Mgr. Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Efforts to boost county Christian Endeavor convention
The county union executive committee met in Centreville last Saturday to plan the two day gathering on the 23d and 24th. Topics will be discussed by competent speakers. Local residents, including H. D. Marvel and his daughter, attended a sailing and fishing party hosted by W. B. Chance of Queenstown. Samuel Jester visited his brother near Queenstown. Farmers are busy saving fodder and the corn crop outlook is not full. Mrs. Dr. Fenby remains confined to her room. John Mantrell of Hope spent several days with his sister Mrs. R. Skinner near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
County Union
Centreville
H. D. Marvel
W. B. Chance
Queenstown
Samuel Jester
Dr. Fenby
John Mantrell
Hope
R. Skinner
To Close the Stores Early Denton Merchants
Denton seeks unified agreement among merchants to close stores earlier except Saturdays. The push argues early closing would curb gossip and idle gatherings, reduce late hours for clerks, and protect children from distractions. Some favor seven to seven thirty as the daily stop time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Personal Matters of an Interesting Character-Summer Visitors
Dover's Mr. Waitman Hopkins from near Brownsville visits Felton to see sons Jonathan and Calvin after a long illness. Capt. W. Laird Goldsborough of the 71st New York visits Greensboro relatives. his M Company suffered heavy losses at Santiago and he was commended for bravery. Numerous local residents and visitors from Philadelphia, Smyrna, Virginia, and Wilmington are noted among social visits, studies, and appointments across Denton, Seaford, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waitman Hopkins
Brownsville
Felton
Jonathan
Calvin
Dover
W. Laird Goldsborough
71St New York Regiment
Greensboro
Santiago
Goldsborough
W. A. Taylor
Pathology
Agricultural Department
Washington
M. B. Waite
J. W. Kerr
Walter Sparklin
Crisfield
Harry R. Barton
Francis T. Barton
Queen Anne
Easton
St. Louis
Beaumont Medical College
Deborothy Young
Philadelphia
Lizzie Armitage
Smyrna
Fannie Dorsch
Virginia
Madeline Murray
James H. Coulbourn
Elva Gooden
Henderson
Herousin
Lena Cubbage
Woodland
May Fallowfield
Chestertown
Templeville
Fallowfield
A. R. Wright
Woman’s College
Frederick
Lida Smith
Harrington
Nora Shaw
T. F. Johnson
George W. Long
James A. Stephens
Caroline
J. C. Clark
Spring Grove
Elbert
Ella Riley
Wilmington
Denton
Mattie Douglass
Preston
Estella Willis
Seaford
William Massey
Baltimore
Sub-Treasury
Wm. F. Morris
Cordova
Ridgely
Annie G. Meekins
W. F. Towers
Charles H. Gibson
Bessie Anderson
Kent
T. Pliny Fisher
Centreville
In Memoriam and Inventions in Ottawa
Deaths from heat prostration and sudden illness in several Maryland and Delaware communities. George Thomas Hardcastle dies in Boston with relatives in St. Louis and Chicago. Mary B. Smith, wife of John W. Smith, dies in Millington. A. C. Snowden and Emma Lee Tatman mourned in Greensboro and Ridgely. Ottawa reports V. L. Emerson's sawdust to carbon process promising dense carbon for calcium carbide and paints. Saulsbury declared insane. to be placed in almshouse or Farnhurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas Hardcastle
E. L. F. Hardcatle
Boston
St.Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Robert Hardcastle
England
Caroline County
Castle Halls
Hardcastle
William
George Thomas
Edward
Denton
Mary Ann Lockwood
Maryland
Delaware
Boonville
Mary B. Smith
John W. Smith
Hartington
Millington
Constance Prentice
Greensboro
Emma Lee Tatman
James H. Tatman
Ridgely
Greensboro M
Drowning Tragedy: Romaine and Norman Eskridge Blades Die
Two nine and eight year olds, Romaine Eskridge and Norman Blades, drowned in Marsh creek near the Douglass farm in Choptank. Their clothes were found, searches followed, and bodies recovered nearby. Funeral services for both were held at Choptank M E Church with large attendance as they were laid to rest side by side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romaine
A. B. Eskridge
Douglass
Choptank
Norman
Owen C. Blades
Marsh Creek
Mr. Eskridge
C. S. Walton
Preston
W. B. Judefind
Grove
M. E
Prohibition Nomination In First District At Salisbury
The Prohibition congressional convention for the First district met at Salisbury on Tuesday and nominated James Swann of this place for Congress by acclamation. A committee notified Swann. he initially hesitated but agreed to serve the party and tour the district to promote its interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
James Swann
Congress
Leonard Swartz
J. Frank Saulsbury
Talbot
W. H. Montague
Queen Anne’s
Swann
Swartz
Prohibition
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Ruthsburg
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Willard E. West
Wm. L. Longfellow
Jessie Kerr
Emma Douglass
Charles E. Stevens
Isabel Percy
MR. Emerson
Ottawa Evening Journal
V. L. Emerson
Ottawa
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