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Twenty Five Years Ago This Week in Ridgely News
A roundup from the Journal of 25 Years Ago details local life in Ridgely and nearby towns. It notes weddings, birthdays, a church event, a soldier’s surgery, and residents visiting Rehoboth Beach. Notable items include the marriage of William Jones and Lulu M. Dukes at Denton, the wedding of Rev. J J. Bunting to Maude Gibson, and obituaries for retired locals with reflections on faith. Also mentions Private John Darling’s upcoming surgery at Fort McHenry and a Ridgely parish pastor’s marriage celebrated in the local church. The column lists multiple families, residences, and community happenings from that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uermar
Wes
Ho OM
Harry
John Darling
Atrgonne Forest
Fort McHenry Hospital
Mix
Monne Crouse
Loui. T. McNeal
FP. L. Willams and Family
Federalsburg
Ian Elizabeth Cade
Youngstown, CO
Rehoboth Beach
William Jones
Lulu M. Dukes
Ridgely
Denton M. E. Parsonage
C. T. Wyatt
Ross Stevens
Tillcrest
Wilmington
Del
Methodist Church
J J. Bunting
Maude Gibson
J. W. Gibson
Wise
Ada Matthews
Harry Gibson
Delmar
Wright
Preston
Frank Long
TV. W. Jones
Joan Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Camp Meeting
Federalshure
Taylor
Beyyo
Howard Roop
Laurel Grove
Zeb. Hutchison
Denton
Hutchinson
Che
Gay Street
Irwin Todd Saulsbury Jr
Havre
France
Mule
Renee Bouziere
M. Eugene Bouziere
Mme
Gabrielle Bouziere
Paris
Deauville
New York City
Beautiful Farm
Carmarthian