Local notices and ads mix with deaths and elections
A collage of advertisements and notices from Caroline county includes millinery openings at Mrs. Hollingsworth's and Miss Mary Richardson's, sales by Fred R. Owens and W. Brewster Deen, and cattle, dairy, and real estate auctions. Obituaries note Capt. William J. Hemmons in Crumpton and John B. Mileham found dead in Harrington. Political items urge voter registration, with Democratic leaders Nichols Sylvester and Handy active. attendance at Maryland Conference of Charities in Easton noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Emerson
Peter Clark
W. J. Blackiston
Everngain
Hughes Lumber & Coal Company
Dorchester
Harmony
William J. Hemmons
Crumpton
Caroline
Camden
Del
Long Point
Miles River
F. J. Wright
John B. Mileham
Harrington
Mary Richardson
Autiman
Everngain’s
Lacey C. Murphy
S. G. Nuttle Farm
Andesontown
J. O. Neal
Andersontown
Mr. Gantt
St. Paul’s Church
Hillsboro
John Gibbs
John
Caroline County
Fred R. Owens
J. H.merfield
Baltimore
Frances Butler
Lorenzo W. Butler
Snow Hill
Luther P. Johnson
Galdsboro
Harvey L. Cooper
Sunnyside
Denton Bridge
Henderson Mission
Preston
J. E. Smith
Jonah
Williston
Solonton
Denton
Cora Parker
F. Ryant
Eva Johnson
Frank Adams
Joseph Towers
J. Edward Dohery
Carville Wicks
Ruth Frock
William Woodby
Harrie Turner
Maryland Conference of Charities and Corrections
Messrs. J. Ed. Nichols
Wm. E. Sylvester
Jacob Ghingher
A. S. Handy
Nichols
Sylvester
H. L. Cooper
Personal and Social News from Denton and Vicinity
Lieutenant R Earle Fisher and son visit Mrs Martha E Fisher as his cavalry unit patrols the Mexican danger line. Centreville farmer Dulin O Clark marries Gladys Morgan. Elizabeth Neal engages Henry Constable Beck of Houston Texas. Numerous visits and relocations noted among Gravatt, Hubbard, Lockerman, Fountain, Doerr, Wilson, Purse, and other locals with college, church, and millinery mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Earle Fisher
Dorsey
Martha E. Fisher
Fisher
Mexico
P. Howard Hubbard
Cordova
W. W.opkins
Herman
W. T. Lockerman
Nina Lockerman
Eva Wyatt
Nellie Walker
Jaston
Bessie Fountain
Frank Doerr
Denton
George W. Gravatt
Gravatt
Dulin O. Clark
Centreville
Gladys Morgan
Ruthsburg
J. Richard Bicking
Edwin Brown
Edwin IT. Brown
Elizabeth Neal
Henry Constable Beck
Chestertown
Houston
Texas
Harry S. Clark
Tuckahoe Neck
Washington
Sykesville
M. M. Mowbray
R. C. Wilson
Queen Anne's
Harriett Pleasanton
Philadelphia
Henry R. Lewis
Franklin Street
Thomas L. Trice
Preston
James H
John Coulbourne
Mabel Mercer
Sarah Willis
Charles H. Willis
Swarthmore College
Lee Purse
Seaforil
Edward
Phebe &Iggin
Laurel
Del
Elizabeth Hudson
Baltimore
Mary Richardson
John Porter
T. Perry Daffin
Talbot County
Josephine Thawley
Tenie Carroll
J. L. George
J. Virgil Moore
Seaford
Alfred Baughley
Harrington
Enoch George
W. S. Crouse
J. Fletcher Clark
Easton
Mrs. Lucas
Cambridge
Henry Wilson
First Days of Registration in Caroline County
In Caroline County districts Democrats trail Republicans in early registration totals as colored voters respond to church sermons. The record shows varying counts by district and precinct, with whites and colored voters totals listed and several minor party affiliations. A carload of carriages from J. T. Frampton's Son, Federalsburg, promotes an all leather top wool lined carriage priced at £60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
J. T. Frampton’& Son
Federalsburg
Death of Mrs. Annie Willoughby near Hobbs
Mrs Annie Willoughby widow of W N Willoughby died near Hobbs on Thursday at 58. Funeral services were held Sunday with Rev Mr Catlim officiating and interment in Denton cemetery. The Cannery here closed Thursday due to grate defect as tomato season continues. Game Warden Bryant and inspectors visited recently. several Caroline residents and Baltimore visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Annie Willoughby
W. N. Willoughby
Catlim
Denton
Willoughby
B. DB. Allen
Allen
Blobbs
Washington, D.C
Mt. Airy
Montgomery County
E. M. Willey
Esther
Cathell Ward
Federalsburg
Willey
A. R. Merriken
J. W. Merriken Flinn
Chandler
Arizona
C. E. Collins
Baltimore
Bryant
Dorothy Sisk
Preston
Mary
Nuttle
Andersontown
D. Le.todd
Ricards
Caroline
Marydel
Robert Watt
Templeville
Hartley
Watt
Wilmington
Rebecca Laveacre
W. M. McCann
Odi Fellows
Camden
Marydel Church
Ridgely News Notes Local Guests and Events
Ridgely column reports visitors from Harrington Philadelphia and Love Point. Local society covers church events including chicken and oyster supper, a birthday party, school library gift, and a traveling library. Also notes illness, funerals, preaching schedule by Rev Watt, and quarterly conference announcements.
Henderson Briefs: Deaths and Local Notes in Brief
Henderson reports word Wednesday of the death of A B Gooden’s brother and O G Gooen in a Tuesday automobile crash near Bear Station on State Road. Other items note visits, improvements, and local happenings including a half time cannery run.
Carey ladies host informal gathering with music
The Misses Laura and Eva Carey with Miss Mae Pierce entertained many youths at Sammvel Carey’s home Sunday evening with vocal and instrumental music. AL Pierce and family from Greensboro visited Hierce's parents. Allie Huffman takes a ten day vacation. E Pritchett runs a small cannery. W K Wright returned from Wilmington trip. Weather remains very dry in this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Eva Carey
Mae Pierce
Sammvel Carey
AL Pierce
Greensboro
Hierce
T. J. Prichett
Allie Huffman
E. Pritchett
Two Johns Transfer at Chesapeake Construction Firm
Messrs. S Ralph Andrews and Ralph E Garrett superintendents of Chesapeake Construction Company on the State Road from Denton to Federalsburg have been reassigned to a Prince George’s county contract. R E Renshaw will lead here. Ralph Garrett visits Elkton with his mother Mrs H D Garrett. Our school wagon started Monday morning with two children. Maud Trice recently visited Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Ralph Andrews
Ralph E. Garrett
Chesapeake Construction Company
State Road
Denton
Federalsburg
Prince George’ S County
R. UE. Renshaw
Ralph Garrett
Elkton
H. D. Garrett
Maud Trice
Baltimore
Local Socials Preview Weekend Visits Across Town
Messrs Showard Culver and Tilghun Johnson of Hebron spent Sunday with friends in town. Mrs Hackett will host a cards gathering Saturday afternoon. Mrs Hirai Short visits daughter Mrs Altartor of Baltimore. Miss Clough to spend week with Denton friends. Miss Ethel Moore visiting Milford Delaware. Mrs Diggins spent Wednesday in Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Showard T. Culver
Tilghaun Johnson
Hebron
Dr. Hackett
Hirai Short
A. M. Altartor
Baltimore
Mary Clough
Denton
Ethel Moore
Milford
Del
Samuel Diggins
Greensboro
Bethlehem Newsroom Social Roundup
Mr Suamtel T Satterfield and granddaughter Addie Queen returned to Washington after a pleasant visit with Mr and Mrs W E Pritchett. The Bethlehem Sunday School Baracca class was entertained at Mr J B Todd's home. Mrs Hooper has returned to Baltimore after visiting her daughter Mrs H M Parrott. Mrs James J Todd spent a few days with friends in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Hammond
Wilmington
Aimee Jones
State Library Commission of
Baltimore
Margart
John Grabill
John Stevenson
Suamtel T. Satterfield
Addie Queen
Washington
W. E. Pritchett
Bethlehem Sunday School
J. B. Todd
Hooper
H. M. Parrott
James J.todd
Social Visits and Local News From Maryland
Mr Charles Stern of Philadelphia and Miss Daisy Satterfield visited Miss Ivah Murphy on Tuesday. Francis Shane of Love Point and Ivah Murphy drove to Greenwood on Sunday. Max Cross of Baltimore has been visiting Miss Ivah Murphy near town. Eurie Robinson and Homer Traymond spent Sunday with Ivah Murphy. Helen Cole spent Sunday with Ridgely friends. John Adams, an aged respected colored citizen, died Tuesday morning. Nellie Beckwith of Quantico spends week with Emeline Bradley. Mr and Mrs W E Murphy on sick list. Our canneries are running on full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Andrew
Lottie
Harrington
Charlie Messick
John Devore
Philadelphia
Frei Fountain
Thomas Cleaves
Zott
Woodenbiawk
Elizabeth Peters
Dover
Isaac Noble
James Wothers
Charles Stern
Daisy Satterfield
Ivah Murphy
Francis 3. Shane
Love Point
Greenwood
Max Cross
Baltimore
Eurie Robinson
Homer Traymond
Icrath Murphy
Helen Cole
Ridgely
John Adams
Nellie Beckwith
Quantico
Emeline Bradley
W. E. Murphy
Federalsburg News Briefs and Local Incidents
In Federalsburg Tuesday James Dew, a prosperous local farmer, drove into the post office to avoid a jet collision, tearing two large frame posts and narrowly stopping before a telegraph pole. A store in Turlock was burglarized Tuesday morning, with thieves stealing only the finest items. Several residents and visitors are listed, including Mr and Mrs GE Christopher and daughter Pearl, and various students departing to colleges. Teachers and locals are noted, with familiar names visiting or teaching, and residents traveling to Mount Rainier and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
James Dew
Tow
Postuf
Dew
General i Merchandise
Williams Tips
Turlock
Woods
Federsburg
GE. Christopher
Pearl
W. Blades
Preston
R. J. Cross
Ridgely
S. R. Christopher
Clarence Hrower
Delaware College
Newark
Del
C. Brown Mowbray
Houston Noble
Wilbert Merriken
St. Joliot's
Anuapatis
Evelyn Davis
Blue
Sykesville
George P. Guullowily
M. Edderdice and Son
Maryland
Florence Trissell
Baltimore
Robert W. Messenger
Calvert Meriiken
Mount Rainer
Orphans' Court Proceedings With Numerous Appointments
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as administrators and guardians faced rulings on inventories and accounts. Notable actions include administration grants for Thomas Gallagher and Addie Welch, appraisers named, notices to creditors ordered, and a motion for appeal to the Court of Appeals from a probate order in the John Gallagher matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans' Court
Clark, Rawlings
Stevens
Orphans Court
Francis S. Todd
W. Brewster Deen
Reuben Garey
Annie Todd
Edward
Natue
Charles l. O' Day
Rhoda
Dward ‘T. Moore
Ananda B. Moore
Effie ‘Il’. Moore
Thomas Galligher
Thomas
Gallagher
James 5
Willis
Thomas N. McMahan
J. Ben Welch
Addie I. Welch
Uond
Chas
William O. Ledman
Mamie Gallagher
Teresa Gallagher
John Gallagher
Thomas A
Charles J
Joseph L. Gallagher
Court of Appeals
Wanamaker and Brown Exhibit at Local Store
A representative from Wanamaker & Brown of Philadelphia visits next Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7th and 8th, to display their fall and winter suitings and overcoatings. The firm promises unexcelled line, moderate prices, and superior craftsmanship. patrons are invited to inspect the collection at Pastorfield Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goth
Wanamaker & Brown
Philadelphia
Pastorfield Co
Every horse can be a healthy horse with proper tonic
John Clark of Greensboro advertises Wairfield's Blood Tonic and Regulator for horses. He claims regular feeding will increase weight improve coat expel worms and raise value. The notice presents his hardware shop endorsement and product benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wairfield
John Clark
Hardware
Greensboro
Two Well Known Men Pass Away Obituary
Obituary notes the deaths of Josiah White of Chelsea New Jersey a founder of Marlborough Blenheim Hotel and Wellington Heather a Caroline county resident and longtime M E Church member. It mentions their careers families and community roles and records interments in Tem pleville. The piece also includes a column on road quality and farm transport costs urging road improvements to benefit farmers and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah White
Claraline County
New Jersey
Chelsea
Marlborough-Blenhein
White
Jersey Shore
Tuckahoe Neck
Dixon
Childs Frick
Henry Clay Frick
Wellington Heather
Caroline County
Marydel
Neather
M. E. Church
Marydel Church
W. M. McCain
G. KR. Neese
W. W. Chaires
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Big Wheat Crop Next Year
Farmers expect a large wheat yield next season due to continued European war driving prices up. Acreage may rise by at least half the previous average as seed selection and careful planting improve prospects. Weather and demand hint at peak county production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Poultry Roup Warning Prompts Remedy Use
Local hardware ad urges farmers in Greensborough to treat poultry with Fairfield's Roup Remedy. It cautions to add the medicine to drinking water for healthy birds and to use a dropper or feather to apply to sick birds, attributed to John Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Clark
Hardware
Greensboro
Artificial Fish Hatching and Caroline County Teachers
Uncle Sam backs artificial fish hatching as 4,000,000,000 fish were propagated and distributed by the fish cultural stations in the past year, with breakdowns across Atlantic migratory streams Great Lakes North Atlantic coast Pacific salmon and interior waters. A call for legislation to stop long stake or pound nets at river mouths is urged to aid fish survival. The Caroline County list of teachers is published with schools and principals including Marydel Bee Tree Edinburgh and Denton Primary among many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
United States
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Pacific Seaboard
Caroline County
Marydel—Maud Hummer
Katherine, Menderson
Ira Samis
Lthel M. Ottinger
Olivia M. Coffin
Bee Tree
Margaret M. Coffin
Goldsboro
Cora M.vippin
Venita Dill
Myrtle M. Thompson
Edinburgh
Alice V. Rose
Baltimore
Varis L. Holland
Moore’s—A
Moore’s—A. Gertrude Ellis, Principal; Sadie N. Allen. Lowe’s
Ella Shockley
Greensboro
O. P. Simmons
Grace Greenlee
Edith Dill
Elise Roe
Ethel P. Cade
Bertha Shull
Barcus
Lillie E. Doty
Bridgetown
Emily Jones
Garey’ S
Mary Clark
Camp Grove
Alice Mason
Burrsville
Mary FE
Raughley
Liden’s
Williston
Elsie Lee Roe
Willoughby’s
Ursula Slaughter
Andersontown
Gladys Westerfield
Hickman
Geraldine Lynch
Hynson
Lucy Fields
Harmony
Marguerite Smith
Katherine Smith
Smithson
Alice Schwaninger
Elsie Eisenhart Grove
Caroline DeFord
Preston
G. O. Mudge
Mary E. Davis
Mary E. Todd
Carrie Hassinger
Sarah B
Dorothy Andrew
Nobbe
Edith Byran
Tri-County
C. H. Cordery
Mary R. Clough
Nellie P. Willis
Commercial Hillsboro
Mary S. Cooper
Mabel Knotts
Thawley
Dora Powell
Saulsbury
Minnie Thawley
Cedar Grove
Rebecca Satterfield
Ridgely High
F. F. Taylor
Inez Dever
Elsie Cleary
Lara A. Lynch
Lela Bailey
Kingsley Mercer
Ridgely
Stella Matthews
Mary M. Garey
Sallie M. Perry
Wilsie M. Smith
Laurel Grove
Florence Breeding
Concord
Alice Cleary
Simithville
Florence I Leduum
Chestnut Grove
Alice Fleming
Viola Collins
Majorie Anthony
Grace J. Wood
Loward’s
Ethel M. Paisley
Autumn Arrives As Smoky Maryland Haze Lingers
A whimsical note on the onset of autumn in Maryland describes rising daytime heat and cool nights as official signals. It winks at seasonal moods, pumpkin frost charm, and the social lure of autumn travel, while coal sellers anticipate brisk demand with the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Women start small home canning businesses for profit
A Department of Agriculture weekly letter highlights that confident young women can build markets beyond the home by canning. It cites a local example women earning pin money by making chow-chow at $3.40 a gallon and notes rising demand for higher quality canned goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Farm tonic promises fat hogs and disease immunity
An advertisement from Greens Hardware touts Fair field's Blood Tonic and Flesh Producer for Hogs Only as a daily feeder for hogs. It claims the tonic increases weight and prevents hog cholera with regular use, attributed to John Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
John Clark
Hardware
Greensboro
Houses for Rent in Denton and West Denton
L B Towers lists several houses for rent in Denton and West Denton. Details on sizes, rates, and exact locations are not provided in the fragment. Contact L B Towers for full rental listings and availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
West Denton
L. B. Towers
Typhoid Cases at Greensboro Prompt Health Action
Dozens of typhoid patients centered near Greensboro include Joseph H. Bernard Oscar Bernard and several local families. Several residents were sent to Cambridge Hospital for treatment while a State Health official investigated. Milk from W T Shockley’s farm suspected. water supply under analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Joseph H. Bernard
Oscar Bernard
Courtland Mitchell
Charles Webber
Mildred
Frank Cake
Watson Gruwell
W. T. Shockley
Raymond Edge
Charles Brown
Town
Robert Porter
Cambridge Hospital
Old Soldiers Meet at Preston for Eastern Shore Regiment Reunion
The First Eastern Shore Maryland Volunteers survivors held their annual reunion in Preston on Thursday with about 60 volunteers present. Rev. W. H. Briggs gave the welcome, officers were re‑elected including William Brohawa president and D. R. Flaharty treasurer, and speeches were given by Rev. J. E. Smith Captain Charles Wright and Col. J. C. Mullikin. The next reunion will be in Salisbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Eastern Shore Regiment of Maryland Volunteers
Town Hall
W. H. Briggs
William Brohawa
Mt. Washington
C. M. Davis
Federalsburg
Charles Hutchinson
Baltimore
J. T. Kenny
Modish Fall Suits On Display At Pastorfield Co
Wanamaker and Brown present new fall suits tailored to fit exacting taste. See modish patterns in fall and winter fabrics at moderate prices on September 29 and 30 displayed by J. H. Pastorfield Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanamaker& Brown
J. H. Pastorfield Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arts of
Mr. Gravatt
THE
Ridgely News
Lola Mitchell
Bernice Austin
Mary Robinson
Mary Detwiler
Hilda Wooters
Catholic Church
Simon's Hall
Wilbur Emerson
Irwin Carter
Charles Carter and Son
Alice Bennington
Elsie Matthews
Hagerstown
State Association
Hilda Dean
Hl. Hl. Dean
Easton Hospital
James Swing
Howard Verry
George Harrison
Mack's Station
Wan, Bruch
Jumptown
Lillian
Gertrude Harrison
Swarthmore
Will Smith
M. I
Alice Brumbaugh
Juniata College
Nettie Norris
Prof. Opperman
J. F. Quillen
Amos Coffin
Crain Lyne
E. S. Coffin
Cora Downes
Cumberland
Harvey Bickling
Adams Mill
Queen Anne
Bethlehem
Etta Conaway
Rebecca Meawbray
Pauline Stevens Iuts
Standardsville
John W. Stowell
New York
MR Heather and
MR. White
Uncle Sam
Congress
Agricultural Department
Wilson
Department of Justice
McLean
Teachers
Rhar Sy
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