Local notes mix farming, commerce and events in Caroline
The Cambridge Banner lists price trends for wheat and broom corn, farm wage rises, and plans for real estate sales. It notes Easton’s all night electric service starting soon, rising canning season activity, and upcoming millinery openings. Local visits, taxes due in October with four percent discount, race and pike progress, library meeting, and entertainment events are also recorded with regional names such as Caroline, Denton, Ridgely, and Chesapeake Bay area entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones and Fulton
Easton
al O
I. S. Mollingaworth
Cambridge Banner
Baltimore
Nathaniel Perry
Cordova
Albot
Caroline
J. W. Kerr
Peninsula Light and Power Company
Peking
Peninsula
Eye
PR. Fisher
Jack-ou
Chapel District
Frederick Roe
Nuttle Hardware Company
J. H. Carroll
Foreman Kauffman
Greensboro
R. C. Garrett & Suh
Philadelphia
Garrett
Guild of Christ Church
Masonic Tall
Hickory Hollow
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Giants
Eastern Shore
Frank Taker
Trappe
White Elephants
Charlie Herzog
Ridgely
McGrawites
Emerson
Robert R. Emerson
James A. Martal
Albert G. Saulsbury
Corn-Growing Contest Items and Special Train for Teachers
An article details November corn growing contest results from Caroline County schools with students listed by school. It notes an Illinois University professor addressing a public schools patrons meeting at Caroline High School and a special teacher train to Denton for an institute, with school closures next week for faculty attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Caroline High School
Denton
Agricultural High School
Ridgely
Beef Tree
Macco Dubraski
Goldsboro
Edward W. Lapham
Frank Legate
Moore
Norman Edwards
Lowe
Woodie Dill
Raymond Kibler
Greensboro
Lester Stevenson
Henry Weaver
Carl W. Reed
Walter Smith
Nichols
Clairence Callahan
Hilsboro
Luther Short
Boonsboro
Paul Steffman
Paul Neff
Joseph Lynch
Francis Lynch
Furman's Grove
Starry Starkey
Bion Roberts
Dorsey Nichols
Coffman
Ilinois University
Tueday
Centreville
Love Point
Moore's School
Mary Garey
Mary Raughley
Parletts announce marriage of Neva to Henry Durty
Neva Parlett will marry Henry I Durty of Williamsport Pa at the Parlett home near Easton on Thursday October 12 The Easton Ledger notes social visits by General and Mrs George J Hall Milford to their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs T Alan Goldsborough and other local residents including Sheriff Joshua Raughley hosting Mr and Mrs Augustus Schaube Whiteleysburg Md and visitors from Sussex and nearby towns The Denton area sees several social mentions including recent marriages and guests from Milford Medford and Queen Anne s county Also listed are individuals visiting or moving to Baltimore Philadelphia and Wilmington for work and social reasons
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Parlett
Neva
Henry I. Durty
Williamsport
Easton
Easton Ledger
George J. Hall
Milford
T. Alan Galdsborough
Joshua Raughley
Augustus Schaube
Whiteleysburg
Schaube
Raughiley
Dover News
Varry Clark
Queen Anne’s
Peter ‘I. Clark
Denton
Orphans’ Court
W. S. Edwards
Adele
Hammondtown
W. BE. Part
Frenton
New Jersey
Williston
W. G. Wright
Preston
T. BP. Towers
Noble J. Walker
Mary Nichols
Haltimore
Sophie G. Underwood
New York
Ed. Breeding
Philadelphia
J. HW. Nichols & Son
William Draper Hrinckle
Wilmington
A. Blackburn
Richmond
Oak Grove
Dover
Epworth League
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
H.vy. Quigg
D. D
Delaware
Seventh Day Adventists
Henry R. Lewis
Gilbert
Westerfield
F. R. Owens
India
Missionary Cause
Methodist Protestant Church
Caroline County
Catholic Young Men's National Club
Monaghan
National Union
Wesley M. FE. Church
Burrsville
Sheppard's
James T. Cooper
Vashti S. Garey
Denton M. EF
Emma Clark
Mattie Moore
M. P
Young People's Union of the
Maryland
Alnutt Memorial Church
Wbaltimore
Mr. Gantt
St. Michael and All Angels
St. Michaels
Telephone Central Building Delayed
The Farmers and Merchants Telephone Building project was not awarded and bids will be returned without opening. Contractors did not guarantee completion by January 1, delaying tenants. new bids may be requested next year, per architect William Craven BuiNnckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Central
Farmers’ and Merchants Telephone
Witout
William Craven BuiNnckle
Goldsboro Briefs Report Typhoid Fatality and Local News
Goldsboro reports the loss of a young girl Lillian Johnson to typhoid fever, the town noting it as the only fatal case, while other patients improve. Tomatoes harvest continues but the season is expected shorter next week with about half a crop. Mrs. Alfred Smith of South Bethlehem Pa. returns home after two weeks with her parents. Delegates Rev William M Miller J W Shively and Mrs J S Lapham attend a Sunday school convention in Easton. Asa Ayers relocated his family from New York to the state for a railroad position. Robert Jarrell Sr. buys a 1912 E M F auto from John E George. more potential buyers noted. Alfred Dennison begins building a store and dwelling beside C L Griffins blacksmith shop. Louise Gray returns to Washington College.
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William M. Miller
J. W. Shively
J. S. Lapham
Easton
Asa Ayers
New York
Robert Jarrell
John E. George
Alfred Dennison
C. L. Griffin
Louise Gray
Washington College
Local guests and visitors listed from Denton and Philadelphia
Mrs. James Voss of near Denton and niece Mrs Richard Trice of Harrington hosted by Mrs Mary J Cahall. Guests included Miss Edith Simpson with Addie Hill and Mattie Smith from Seaford and Harrington. Other visitors: Joseph Burgdorff two weeks near Willow Grove with Ralph Moore. Randall Harvey returning to Philadelphia after visit. Multiple other guests and sick list noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Voss
Denton
Richard ‘Trice
Harrington
Willian Callaway
Stella
Viola Cahall
Philadelphia
Thos
Downham
Wyoming
Frank Maloney
Avondale
Mary J. Cahall
Edith Simpson
Addie Hill
Seaford
Mattie Smith
Joseph Burgdorff
Willow Grove
Ralph Moore
Randall Harvey
Allie Hopkins
Brownsville
Otis Stafford
Mary
Jennie Darrah
Clayton
Iya Russell
Mary Cannon
A. M. Dulin
Lyman Porter
Bridgeville
Dover
Arlie Saulsbury
Local residents take weekend trips and hospital notes
Federersburg residents visited Salisbury in Mr Disharoon’s car while Rev C M Elderdice and Raymond Elderdice stayed at Vienna’s M DP parsonage. Ethel Short, nurse at Cambridge Hospital, is ill with appendicitis. Tina Willis returns from Weatherly PA trip. Various other visits include Miss Helen Bishop and Miss Viola Williams visiting local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. F. Disharoon
Alfred Noble
Elsie Noble
Salisbury
Tina
Weatherly
John Foster
Ethel Short
Cambridge Hospital
Martha Everngain
Edward S. Nuttle
Starry Eddington
Philadelphia
Helen Bishop
Bishopville
Harvey Lang
Viola Williams
Edna Prince
Pennsylvania
Mrs O Smith and kin travel from Orangeburg to Washington
Following a long stay with Caroline relatives Mrs O Smith and children of Orangeburg S C left Thursday for home via Washington D C enjoying time in the capital. Mr William Carroll from near Adamsville joined Miss P Carroll to visit their nephew Mr N Collison recently. Ivah and Bert Smith with Miss Hester Middleton spent a pleasant Sunday at Rehoboth. Mrs 3 2 Alien and Mrs J Ricards sisters made a business trip to Baltimore. Mrs Paisley led the C EF service Sunday evening Topic Missions in Africa. Miss Hester Middleton of Richmond Va has been visiting Miss Ivah L Smith and Miss Lota Willoughby teaches at Laurel Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Smith
Orangeburg
S. C
Washington
D. C
William Carroll
Adamsville
P. Carroll
N. Collison
Ivah
Bert Smith
Hester Middleton
Rehoboth
Local Notes from Henderson a Visit and School Opening
Henderson reports Mr Harvey Jones visiting his parents in town while the cannery continues full time at tomatoes. Last corn run occurred Wednesday of last week. Mr and Mrs J T Richards and son visited Mrs Al Colgrove in Wilmington over Sunday. Willard Smith of Wilmington has been visiting Mr and Mrs 2 A Marvel. Our school house nears completion and will open the second week in October. Ladies Aid Society to host a festival Saturday evening September 36. Mrs G W Dennison attended the Sunday School convention in Aston. Mr Harry Bostic of Harrington visited friends here on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Jones
Greenwich
Ladies’ Aid Society
G. W. Dennison
Aston
Harry Bostic
Harrington
I. C Hackett
Hackett Gape Cure Co
Pomona
California
Margaret Slackett
Washington, D
T. 1
Sparklin
Josephine Downes
Alice Bloxom
Denton
I. M. ‘Thompson
Hillsboro
W. E. Owens
Queen Anne
Ashby
Virginia
Horace Morgan
Clayton
J. E. Morgan
John ‘Taylor and Son
Harry Clark
Edna Morgan
Bethlehem
James Schuyler
Elizabeth Mulliken
Trappe
C. C. Stewart
Paul Mason
W. L. Mason
Laura Mason
Patchett
Easton
Josephine Pippin
W. L.thompson
Sadlersville
William F. Dickinson
New York State
Sarah Rolph
Helen Hicks
St. Mary's Seminary
H. M. Thompson
Friendship in Baltimore and illness news
Miss Eva Murphy visits Baltimore as guest of Mrs. Davis. Canning season nears end due to poor tomato yield. Mr. Otto Willis remains quite ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Murphy
Baltimore
Long Term of Court Anticipated at October Term
The October term of the Circuit Court is expected to be long, likely two weeks, with many local option cases against colored men and one against a white man. Civil suits include Tubman vs Redman, and several removed cases from Queen Anne’s county. Jury lists span eight districts, with numerous names for potential service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Lewis
George Johnson
Landis Colbourne
Johnson
T. Alan Goldsborough
John A. Tubman
T. V. Redman
Hughlett Henry
ST. Alan Goldsborough
S. P. Townsend
W. W. Beck
A. G. ‘Towers
Marshall A. Henry
Andrew L. Banks
Goldsborough
Towers
Elizabeth Ann Vandewater
C. Asbury Pepper
Galdsborough
Clark
Alfred L. Tharp
Oscar Clark
John I. Horsey
Garey and Lewis
L. J. Towers
George Henning
Garey
George E. H. Wheatley
Francis G. Moore
W. W. Wright
Wright
Edward N. Crawford
William G. Jones
Kent
Williams T. Warburton
Henry A. Warburton
Albert G. Towers
Crawford
Janes
W. H. Lewis
Oliver IL
Henry
Tharp
Clark and Goldsborough
Lewis and Covington
A. H B. Gooden
Willian’ H. Mitchell
Thomas Bickling
Harry S. Dailey
William G. Carrow
Hinson C. Gooden
Jonathan C. [Larrington
Zedic Draper
George D. Morgan
N. Horsey
George C. Plummer
Lewis Brogley
J. Ben Welch
C. J. Everngam
Charles 11
Charles II
Trice
Wreck on the M D V road at Queenstown injures none
A wreck occurred on the M D V line at Queenstown yesterday morning when an east bound passenger mail train struck a freight on the main track. The rear passenger coach was crushed but all eighteen male passengers were unhurt. A special train later conveyed passengers west, leaving the mail cars behind.
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Queenstown
Registration Days Set for Democrat Voters in County
Registration days are Tuesday October 3 and Tuesday October 16. Democrats must ensure their names appear on the registration books in the district. If you changed residence since the last election visit your last voting place for a transfer, then register at your current polling place. Anyone not registered and turning 21 by November 7 should register and vote Democratic. Subscribe for the JOURNAL for county news.
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Nhe
Surprises and Deaths in Ridgely Area News
Ridgely residents hosted a birthday surprise for E E Dragoo on his 46th anniversary with about thirty relatives attending. George A Sigler, formerly of Ridgely, died in Baltimore of heart trouble. funeral held in Paterson New Jersey. Saulsbury's new barn near town, costing about 5000 pounds, will house fifty cows with two silos. Tomato crop winds down while silos fill with fodder for winter feeding. Rev R M Rigdon to fill appointments at Cordova and Ridgely. Bailiff Smith praised for town cleanup efforts amid improving fever cases. Saulsbury horses and cannery work noted. Richards' Addition store foundation laid and painting underway. Various residents visited nearby towns and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
E. E. Dragoo
Near Ridgely
Dragon
George A. Sigler
Isaac Sigler
Alfred, John and
Charles Sigler
Richard T. Carter
Denton
Baltimore
Eliza Sigler
Sigler
Paterson
New Jersey
Saulsburys
Cannon
Saulsbury
Caroline County
R. M. Rigdon
Ridgely Baptist Church
Cordova
J. B. Wrightson
Landing Neck
Talbot County
Richards
Tabitha Wilson
Thomas L. Day
Anna Birlight
W. A. Butler
Easton
Local notes from Preston community update
Mr Lacey Meredith is slightly better after typhoid fever. Sympathy to the Meredith family. Tomato crop expectations rise. farmers inform local packers. Amelia Spear visits Baltimore then returns home. James Howard and Thawley guests of Howard families. Typhoid fever prevalent in area. Ruth Meredith improving slowly. Students leave for Western Maryland Norman State Latin School North Carolina Annapolis St John’s. Delegates elected to Easton Sunday School Convention. Charles Wright of Baltimore visiting. Nettie Carmine moved to new Main Street home. Train schedule changed recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Meredith
Atlantic City
Frederick Howard
James Thawley
A. Meredith
Ruth Meredith
Preston
Mary ‘Jodd
Grace
Miriam Dennis
Jerome Cox
Western Maryland
Amelia Carmine
Carrie Hassinger
State Normal
Eloise Sisk
Baltimore
Ruth Douglas
North Carolina
William Noble
St. John's
Annapolis
Thomas Taylor
J. T. Dennis
Easton
Charles Wright
Nettie Carmine
Main Street
Choptank Notes Sailor Returns and Local Moves
Midshipman Lawrence G. Klades resumed studies at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis after leave with his parents at Choptank. William Mahon of Missouri moved to Choptank occupying the John Baker property on Main Street. Clara and Estelle Wright attended the Sunday School Convention at Easton this week.
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Lawrence G. Klades
Choptank
Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
William Mahon
Missouri
John Baker
Main Street
Clara
Estelle Wright
Easton
Bethlehem couple wed in Easton home ceremony
Miss Nellie Chance and Ernest Pinder of near Bethlehem were married Tuesday evening at Mrs. Carrie E Ireland’s residence on South Washington street Easton by Rev. T. E. Terry. A reception followed with many friends in attendance.
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Nellie Chance
Ernest Pinder
Bethlehem
Carrie E
Ireland
South Washington Street
Easton
T. E. Terry
Homicide at Harmony bandits in Oyster Supper tragedy
Landis Colbourne colored man was fatally shot by George Johnson colored at an oyster supper in the Harmony colored church. Johnson claimed self defense after a conflict over Colbourne taking his girl Carly home. Johnson was arrested and held in Easton jail. The inquest outlined the sequence of events with witnesses and neighbors, and October court is expected for trial amid community sympathy for Johnson. Church news follows with Epworth League convention plans and religious notices across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis Colbourne
George Johnson
Harmony
Colbourne
Hartock
Cambridge Hospital
Preston
Hollis & Son
Charles A. Harrison
S. E. Douglass
Lewis
Downes
Johnson
Calbourne
Carly
Duhadway
Hammondtown
Easton
McHale
Tuff
Harrison
Jolson
Bethlehem
John Fletcher
Eliza Hemsley
Caroline
Bridgeville
Delaware
The Pippin Oak Ghost Towns Tale of Dark Gate
A 40 year old tale ties Dixon's Tavern to the Pippin gang once feared in upper Caroline. After Benjamin Roberts was killed, Meginnis was convicted of murder, Pippin acquitted and hanged at a white oak near the county road. The tree decayed as the story claims and locals say the area became hoodooed for the Negro population after sundown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon's Tavern
Upper Caroline
Pippin
Benjamin Roberts
Jim Pippin
Meginnis
Easton
Dixon
Hillsboro News Roundup Includes Travel and Local Visits
A Hillsboro column lists residents and visitors with travels to Pomona California and Washington D D on Messrs T I Sparklin and H Thomp son, plus numerous social visits to Queen Anne Denton Trappe and Baltimore. It notes James Schuyler Eliza beth Mulliken and others hosting events and early voter registration reminders for Democrats ahead of fall elections with October 16 as a registration date.
Ezekiel the Watchman and Prophet of Exile
Ezekiel valued as a priest and exile prophet born in Josiah's era began his ministry around 597 BC at about thirty. He warned Israel with steadfast courage using symbolic visions and a saturated roll to convey God's word. He showed deep sorrow yet unwavering resolve while urging repentance and renewal amid disaster.
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Ezekiel
Buzi
Lb. C
Josiah
Jeremiah
Zekiel
Noah
Job
Daniel
God
Israel
Temple
House of Israel
Peter
Cornelius
Bargain House Opens In Greensboro With Souvenirs For Visitors
In Greensboro the New Yorkar gain House announces an open day with many visitors expected to receive souvenirs. The Bargain House will supply ready to wear clothing and notions from across the country. Rev Warren Burr returns home in good health and will administer the communion and receive members tomorrow morning at St Pauls M E Church. Mr J E Willis is sick. Miss Edith Jarman convalescent. Miss Mary critically ill. F P Roe cannery finishes corn packing and runs full time on tomatoes as Towers cannery remains crowded with fruit and operates late and early. Corn husking begins next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorkargain House
Greensboro
Warren Burr
Ife
St. Paul's M. E. Church
J. E. Willis
Edith Jarman
Mary
F. P. Roe
Cannery
Towers’ Cannery
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Theodore Fletcher
Carlton Dulin
Harry H. Rieck
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Elmer W. Williams
George Horn
Lewis Trice
Charles Decker
Carroll Wilson
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