Local matters and business notes in Denton area
Denton daily life features: students return to schools, new livery stable, farmers busy with tomato and corn crops, new residences and building work, and local tradesmen like a Baltimore shoe shop and a law office under construction. Grain prices in Baltimore cited, with town events including a Civil War veterans reunion and a county road repair request. A Dixon County case will be tried next Monday in Baltimore.
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Frank Griffin
Willoughby Newell
Denton National Bank
Journal Today
Joseph Hick
Baltimore
Stewart Building
Fred R. Gwens
Franklin Street
Dyer
Alcade Kimmey
Oxford
Ida Kimmey
Wm. B. Stanton
Centreville
Queen Anne's
Carpenter Boyer
N. A. Hutson
Mr. Hutson
G. M. Noble
Hickman
Maryland
Pastorfield
C. C. Ware
Julia Elizabeth Morton
Olive Avenue
Rehoboth
Redden and Murphey
Stephen R. Downes
Bridgetown
Ollie Wright
J. A. Wright
F. R. Owens
Kent County
Owens
Bee Line Company
Isaac H. Starkey
Andersontown
Anna
Methodist Episcopal Church
George
Virginia
L. B. Towers
Lehigh Valley
Moore’s
David H. Tubbs
P. R. Fisher
Religious Societies Incorporated Convocation at Christ Church
Articles of incorporation for Liberty M. P. Church and Caroline County Holiness Association filed. Trustees named. meeting set for September 21 at the Holiness campground. Local churches report conversions, festivals, and upcoming camp meetings. rector changes and a parish fire noted.
Funeral for Elsie Carroll Held at Smithson's Chapel
The funeral services for Elsie Carroll ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Carroll were held at Smithsons Chapel at three o clock Sunday afternoon with large attendance Rev B S Highley officiating Mrs Dr Noble Preston sang a solo during the service One month earlier the Carrolls buried their eight year old daughter and their only remaining child a boy is ill with typhoid fever. the family has suffered multiple losses.
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Elsie
William Carroll
Bethlehem
Smithson’s Chapel
Highley
Dr. Noble
Preston
Meaning of Rehoboth in history and scripture
A Centreville Record writer explains Rehoboth with three senses: Hebrew for expansion and peace, a well dug by Isaac’s herdsmen in Genesis 26 23, and an ancient Assyrian city near Nineveh fed by the Euphrates as listed in Genesis chapters 10 and 11.
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Centreville
Rehoboth
Isaac
Sudden Death of Henry Bell a Boonsboro area farmer
Henry Bell a well known farmer near Boonsboro died suddenly while out driving and had just returned home feeling unwell. An inquest jury listed no heart disease as the cause. Born April 25 1815 he moved from Maryland to Ohio as a youth, built a fortune in machinery and stores, and later settled in Seaford Delaware before buying a county farm in 1882. He served as Delaware county commissioner and in the Ohio legislature. Funeral is planned for Sunday.
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Henry Bell
Boonsboro
Justice Smith
W. E. Temple
Forewan
H. L. Montague
T. B. Blake
Jacob Bower
A. R. Brigden
Delaware
Green County
Bell
Columbus
London
Newton
Grove City
Ohio
Seaford
Del
Methodist Episcopal Church
Martha Clemments
Delaware County
Reform Sunday school to host picnic soon
The Reform Sunday school plans a picnic in the near future with details to be announced. Mrs. Kuhn of Denver is visiting Mr. O J Simons and attends to property here. Local notices include church service, marriages in Philadelphia, and multiple residents reported ill or moved.
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Reform
Kuhn
Denver
Col
O. J. Simons
T. S. Day
Swing & Co
Longwoods
Reform Church
Golf
A. Anderson
Philadelphia
Miss Clements
Harry Bell
Columbus
Henry Bell
Focht
Wm. H. Bell
J. Atkinson
H. H. Dean
Clarence Kirby
Queen Anne
Joseph Simons
West election eligibility sparks Dorchester dispute
The Dorchester Republican nomination of Willard E. West for state's attorney raises questions of his eligibility. West moved to Dorchester from Caroline this year after residing in Dorchester for two years, while constitution rules require admission to practice law and two years residency in the election county. Debates cite omission of “next preceding” for this office.
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Willard E. West
Dorchester County
West
Dorchester
Caroline County
Legal Profession of
Cambridge
Cordova Residents Entertained and Rail Station Painted
Cordova section notes social visit as Mrs. Luther Carter and Mrs. Chas. H. Rose were hosted by Mrs. Dukes Downes in Denton. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company applied fresh paint to the Cordova station house. Miss Edith Willis of Kansas is visiting relatives in the area.
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Luther Carter
Chas. H. Rose
Dukes Downes
Denton
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Corowa
Edith Willis
Kansas
Election officers appointed in several districts
Supervisors of election met last Tuesday and examined new election judges and clerks. Appointments include 8. P. Lapham and Albert Watson in the First district, F. S. Todd and William J. Wright in the Fourth, Robinson Nichols and Daniel Fields in the Fifth, Charles Zacharias as clerk in the Second, Ollie Jackson as clerk in the Second, Paul Holsinger as judge in the Sixth, Henry Curtis as clerk in the Sixth, and Irwin T. Saulsbury as judge in the Seventh. Officers to be examined again with registrars on the 26th inst for voter registration.
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P. Lapham
Albert Watson
F.S. Todd
William J. Wright
Robinson Nichols
Daniel Fields
Charles Zacharias
John S. Mitchell
Ollie Jackson
James P. Hopkins
Paul Holsinger
Edmund L. Melvin
Henry Curtis
P. J. Davis
Irwin T. Saulsbury
John M. Swing
Rehoboth Club forms by Baltimoreans with Delawares leader
A largely Baltimorean membership forms the Rehoboth Club in Rehoboth Delaware with Governor Tunnell elected president of the Board of Governors. Officers include William H Bosley vice president Charles M Steiff secretary William C Smith treasurer John F Sippel others from Baltimore serve on the building committee planning a 10000 clubhouse near Henlopen Hotel to open next season. Governor Lowndes among some 65 members. The club aims to limit membership to 100. The Sun You May Shoot Balin Wednesday Next. Caroline county sportsmen near the Choptank River plan rail bird shooting with Dentonians preparing boats and gear amid concerns over decreasing railbird numbers. Railbird meat praised by epicures as a fine table fare. Pastorfield Cash Department Store carries Calicoes. Country produce accepted.
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Rehoboth Club
Rehoboth
Del
Governor Tunnell
Delaware
Board of Governors
William H. Bosley
Charles M. Steiff
William C. Smith
John F. Sippel
Steiff
Sippel
Thomas C. Ruddell
Balin
Caroline County
Dover Town Sees Rush to Build Electric Line
Dover buzzed Monday as three carloads of supplies for the Delaware Electric Railway Company arrived at the depot. Workers began plowing a street for the line but Mayor Millington blocked action citing lack of authority. workers were arrested and fined. John D. Hawkins leads the trolley project while other local notes record deaths, farm purchases, a bank directorship, an elderly Ox ford resident, a steamer swap, Junior Order events, and Captain Heather’s West trip.
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Dover
Delaware Electric Railway Company
Millington
John DD. Hawkins
Joshua Baynard
J. Heighe Hill
Kent County
Maryland
George F. Nickerson
Hilley Mercer
Chapel District
Boston Ledger
Wilfred Bateman
Easton
Farmers and Merchants National
Baltimore Fear Not Over Rail Line Takeover
The Sun notes Eastern Shore residents fear Baltimore rate discrimination after Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway properties join the Pennsylvania Railroad. Baltimoreans see a Baltimore line into the Pennsylvania system and cite the Northern Central as a model of how the company expands routes without favoring Philadelphia.
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Baltimore Cheaspeake
Atlantic Railway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Northern Central
the Sun
Easton Social Receives Mrs. Semple At Bloomfield
Easton Sun report details a graceful Saturday reception hosted by Mrs. Isaac H. Dixon of Baltimore at Bloomfield on Tred Avenue. Guests praised Mrs. Dixon’s hospitality and decor as the home opened its doors lavishly with flowers, fruit, bonbons, champagne and tea punches, while Mrs. Dixon, formerly Miss White, is revered for charm and cordial manners in Talbot.
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Easton
the Sun
Isaac H. Dixon
Baltimore
Bloomfield
Tred Aven
William P. Semple
Louisville
Dixon
Talbot
Miss White
Josiah White
Caroline County
Cake Walk at Talbot County Fair Promises Novel Entertainment
A cake walk at Islewild Park Fair in Talbot County will be held on Wednesday September 27 with entrants from Easton Oxford St Michaels and other towns. Skilled performers will present this entertaining classic sport to the public. Attendees are urged to visit the fair to witness the performances firsthand.
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Islewild Park
Talbot County
Easton
Oxford
St. Michaels
Taibot
Tomato Market Outlook Reflects Price Rise
The Baltimore American reports porky tomatoes firm with better demand and hints at price gains. William Grecht of Grecht & Co. notes prices may rise about one dollar per hundred next year due to higher iron costs, with a possible ten cent per dozen hike. The local harvest is short on quantity.
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Baltimore American
William Grecht
Wm. Grecht & Co
Baltimore
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed for Croup and Colds
A notice urges mothers to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with croup or severe cold, noting no opiate or paregonic ingredients and safety for babies. It cites wide approval in the U S and abroad and lists local sellers Hugh Duffey Hillsboro R J Colston Ridgely W E Brown Denton. Also announces sale of millinery stock with possession October 1 for fall trade, contact Miss Linie Moore Denton Md.
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United States
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Colston
Linie Moore
Denton
Reunions and Visits Mark Denton Social Season
Local society notes detail multiple reunions and visits among families from Hainesville England Council Bluffs and Baltimore. Marriages and engagements are announced, and many residents from Denton Easton Seaford and surrounding towns are listed visiting relatives, with travel to Baltimore Philadelphia and Rehoboth noted.
Deeper Hathor at G Queensann Ao party of goVernment
Engineers survey the harbor at Queenstown under an act of Congress to assess deepening the channel to fifteen feet and widening to 200 feet to meet growing traffic from Queen Anne's Railroad Company. The survey should finish before Congress resumes, with costs in the next River and Harbor bill.
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Ao Party
Queenstown
Congress
Queen Anne's Railroad Company
Bosley
John $. Gittings & Co
Europe
London
Hamburg
Rehoboth
Baltimore
Queen Anne’s Railroad Company
Baltimore, Cheaspeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Niagara Falls Excursions Offer From Philadelphia Area
Pennsylvnia Railroad announces remaining ten day Niagara Falls trips on Sep 21 Oct 5 and Oct 19 from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington with return passages within ten days at 10.00 to 9.25 from various points and special Pullman train. Side trips to Thousand Islands and Toronto offered with add on rates. Tickets available via nearest agent or Geo W Boyd Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Delaware
Atlantic City
Lancaster
Altoona
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Wilkesbarre
Williamsport
Daffalo
Rochester
Canandaigua
Watkins
Thousand Islands
Alexandria Bay
Syracuse
Toronto
Niagara Parls
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
Green's August Flower touted by Prof Houton
Professor Houton reports travels worldwide have brought him into contact with many who rely on Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver issues indigestion and constipation. He notes it suits tourists salespeople and office workers with irregular habits and headaches. Free samples available at W K E Brown Denton and Richards Co Marydel Md. Sold by dealers everywhere.
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Prof. Houton
W. KE. Brown's
Denton
Richards & Co
Marydel
Deaters
Public Education Urged By School Examiner Stephens
School Examiner Stephens appeals to county ministers and patrons to strengthen public education. He urges moral training, character development, and community cooperation, calling for sermons on education and active support. Teachers meet at Denton Academy to discuss plans and collect materials.
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Stephens
Denton Academy
Remedy Success Spur for Digestive Ailments
The renowned Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is praised for treating bowel complaints and has become a standard across much of the civilized world. Available from Hugh Duffey Hillsboro Ridgely and W. E. Brown Colston.
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Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
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