Measles Epidemic and Local Timber Trades Across County
An urban county roundup notes a measles outbreak in Sassafras Kent and various local economic items. Frank Cherry builds a 35 ton silo at Principio, Eureka Fertilizer adds to Perryville plant, and land sales include T K Collins selling 41 acres near Bacon Hill to Jebuson Short for 650 dollars. Additional items cover rail work near Colora, a dynamite theft at Perryville, a probationary class at Tome Memorial Church, and repairs to Elkton High School for manual training. Local sport crabbing on Elk and North East rivers and a range of farm transactions, accidents, and community notices fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Collins
Philadelphia
Bacon Hill
Jebuson Short
Elkton
Elk
North East
Perryville Granite Company
Tome Memorial M. E. Church
Port Deposit
Cherry Street
Wilson Ave
Rising Sun
I. R. Taylor
Galena
Kent County
M. E
Dr. McBurney
Philada
E. C. Sinfield
J. W. Prettyman
Viva Club
Fairill
Mabel Matthews
Near North East
Robert Reed
Highland
George Lusby
Elmer Short
Short
Wilmington
Rampage at Red Hill: Man Threatens Wife Then Surrenders
David Cox, residing in one of Charles R. Foard’s houses on Red Hill near Elkton, frightened his wife with personal crisis threats Saturday night. In an upstairs room he fired a shotgun. Mrs. Cox fled with their baby to Elkton after fearing a suicide. Officials found Cox calm as the scene settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cox
Charles R. Foard
Red Hill
Elkton
Cox
Will Probated for Martha G. C. West of North East Cecil County
The Orphans Court admitted the 1901 will of Martha G. C. West to probate. She leaves residence in North East to her four children Jesse West Harry M. West Martha S. Williams and Beulah W. Nutt with ten acres near North East to Jesse West and Harry M. West and the remainder to all four share and share alike. Executor named is Jesse West. Witnesses are Chas. T. F. Mearns Harry K. Pierson and John R. Mearns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha GC. West
North East
Orphans’ Court
Cecil County
Jesse West
Harry M. West
Martha S. Williams
Beulah W. Nutt
Chas. T. F. Mearns
Harry K. Pierson
John R. Mearns
Celebration of Brick Meeting House anniversary planned
The committee for Calvert celebrates the Brick Meeting House gift by William Penn in 1701 nears completion. Sept 14 events feature introductory address by John A M Passmore, with speeches by John T. Reynolds Edwin Buffington J Hay Brown Joseph Walton L Marshall Haines. Kirk Brown reads history and Mary E Ireland reads a poem on the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert
William Penn
John A. M. Passmore
John T. Reynolds
Media
Edwin R. Buffington
Rising Sun
J. Hay Brown
Lancaster
Joseph 8. Walton
Newtown
L. Marshall Haines
Elkton
Kirk Brown
Baltimore
Mary E. Ireland
Washington
Railroad changes aim to reconnect Baltimore lines across Susquehanna
Baltimore notes report a new B and O span at Havre de Grace over Garrett Island, a track survey to join P and W and B and Q, a switch west of Principio Furnace, and tracks running to the P and W line east of Perryville. Trains from both Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio will use the P and W bridge during repairs, with Havre de Grace side tracks linking the two roads. It is expected all trains may run over the R and QO bridge and a new Susquehanna crossing to replace the P and W B structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Havre de Grace
Garrett Island
Susquehanna River
P., W. & B. Railroad
Principio Furnace
Perryville
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Cures a Cold in One Day
Vintage ad copy promotes Laxative Bromo Quinipe Tablets as a fast cure for colds with a no cure, no pay guarantee. The price listed is five cents.
Struck by a Train At Port Deposit After Night of Drink
Laborers Albert Barrett and Abner Irwin of the Tomes Institute work in Port Deposit drank heavily on the prior Thursday night and slept on the railroad track. A Perryville freight train struck them at about 1 a m. Barrett suffered shoulder and body injuries but reached his boarding house an hour later. Irwin was found after 4 a m with a fractured skull and severed ear, near the accident site, and was taken to Baltimore City Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Barrett
Abner Irwin
Tomes Institute
Port Deposit
Perryville
Barrett
Irwin
Baltimore City Hospital
Fire Devastates High Point Village Buildings
A severe Saturday morning blaze in High Point Har ford county seven miles from Bel Air destroyed a store and dwelling, a new warehouse, blacksmith and wheelwright shops owned by William H. Glenn, and the public school. Only buckets checked the fire. Edward J. Barron & Co. lost most goods and contents. school building total loss with no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Harford County
Bel Air
William H. Glenn
Edward J. Barron & Co
Friends go to Baltimore trip ends with boat departure
A group from Colora and Liberty Grove traveled from Port Deposit to Baltimore on the Susquehanna last Friday. After town visits they split up. Six women and one man returned to the wharf just as the boat began its return. They called to stop the ship but failed. They walked to Union Station to take the train to Havre de Grace, found themselves two dollars short for tickets, and used a social favor to cover carfare. They reached Havre de Grace, connected with the boat back to Port Deposit, landing broke but happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colora
Liberty Grove
Port Deposit
Baltimore
Union Station
Havre de Grace
Port Dead
Sabbath Day Reflections Highlighted At Young Friends Meet
The Young Friends Association met in Town Hall on First day afternoon to discuss how to spend Sabbath days. Amy Coates opened the program with remarks on rest for body and soul. Barclay Reynold presented a paper on a moral purpose in history, arguing for a supreme will behind all laws and naming God. Dr. O Edward Janney and Mr Thomas Starr of Baltimore attended as Baltimore Yearly Meeting Visiting Committee delegates and joined the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Friends’ Association
Amy Coates
Barclay Reynold
Marriage Licenses Issued in Cecil County Clerk Office Elkton
The Clerk of the Court at Elkton issued marriage licenses to Norris Dickey of Philad and Francis V Dickey of Port Deposit Thomas H Riale and Amanda Pierce of Rising Sun Clinton Denny and Susie B Shannon both of Elkton COLORED George L Cooper of Cokesbury and Sophia T Bayard of Porter's Bridge George Harris and Mary Emma Stont both of Hilkton Charles Benson and Georgianna Christie both of Cecilton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Norris
Dickey
Philad
Francis V. Dickey
Port Deposit
Thomas H. Riale
Amanda Pierce
Rising Sun
Clinton Denny
Susie B. Shannon
George L. Cooper
Cokesbury
Sophia T. Bayard
Porter’s Bridge
George Harris
Mary Emma Stont
Hilkton
Charles Benson
Georgianna Christie
Cecilton
Property Transfers in Fifth District and Canal Station Deed
Stephen J Crouch conveys to Susan Gai nor a Fifth District lot for 350 dollars. Isaac T Jervis and wife transfer Frederick town property to Wm H Hall for 350 dollars. Wm B Miller and wife deed to Cecil School Commissioners a Marysville lot in the Fifth District for 100 dollars. Susan Walls transfers Canal Station property along the Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad to Mary E Poteet for 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen J. Crouch
Susan Gainor
Isaac T. Jervis
Wm. H. Hall
Fredericktown
Wm. B. Miller
Cecil School
Marysville
Susan Walls
Mary E.poteet
Canal Station
Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
Perryville Shooters Shine with High Marks in Regional Meet
Howard D. Jackson leads Perryville Gun Club with top scores across multiple shoots from June to August, including 19 of 20 in Perryville and 94 of 106 at Oxford. Rising Sun boasts talents in trotting tennis and baseball, while Worthington wins the state amateur shooting cup. Also notes include Miss Emma Thompson’s hiccup relief from frozen pineapple and Chamberlain’s tablets from S T Wiley’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perryville
Rising Sun
Bucknell College
H. Linn Worthington
Baltimore
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Sassafras
Frank Cherry
Principio
Eureka Fertilizer Company
Cooper
Havons
Nottingham
Henry Cather
Isaac Grist
Arcadia
Samuel G. Bye
William D. Bye
Hans
Delaware
Edward Windsor
Milford
Del
McAlister
Lombard
Wm. Boddy
Conowingo
George W. Boddy
Wm. B. Baker
Aberdeen
Baker
Fulton A. Reynolds
Tyson Reynolds
Fulton Inp
Lancaster County
Lawrence Hess
Harlan Hess
Rock Springs
Ft. Meade
South Dakota
Brice McCaslin
Octoraro
Philippines
California
John W. Davett
Newark
Harry Decker
Athens
New York
Howard House
Texas
Qctoraro
Chester County
Rising Sun Moday
George Hansley
Geo. W. Johnson
Oxford
Chestertown
William Coleman
Chesapeake City
Sheriff McDaniel
Sharp & Evans
Geo. T. Brown
William H. Steele
Cherry Hill Alms House
Edward Perry
Leeds M. P. Church
John W. Morgan
Tolchester Beach
Benjamin Levis
Cecil County Alms House
Effie M. Husselt
Pleasant Hill
Lula B. Smith
Naomi Vandergrift
Scott Fertilizer Company
Kenmore Pulp Company
Elk Creek
Cedar Point
Eliza Crowl
Elkton Presbyterian Church
Eben Clark
Harry Armstrong
Armstrong’s Corner
Virginia
Cecil Democrat
Walter G. Clayton
Andrew Woodall
Cecil
Kent
W.C. Hodgkins
R. H. Blain
Mason and Dixon
Delta
Louise Paul
Hleano, Jenness
Edward Collins
Edgar Brown
G. G. Hopkins
Dave
Scranton
Gertrude
Dare
G. O. Bechtel
Broomall
Georgie Bennison
Addie Bennison
Chicago
Addie Smith
Alma Keilholtz
Annie Humphreys
Walter Nickerson
Stephen’s P. E. Rectory
Earleville
W. A. Coale
Home Mission Society
Rhoda
Emma Wilson
Chas. Haines
Canada
Montreal
Julia N. Mariner
Captain Mariner
H. H. Brady
Mrs. Brady
Railroad Notes
United States
Emma Thompson
S. T. Wiley’s
Cobora
Chamberlain
Eli T. Reynolds
Golora
Balto
R. R. Crothers
Friends’ Normal Institute
May T. Barton
West Nottingham Academy
Lora, MD
John G. Conner
M. A
Leckerling Pianos
Oxford, PA
W. B. Cooney
Still
Reliable Bakery
Haines & Kirk's
Worthingtons
Worthington
E. H. Worthington & Son
Wilson’s Millinery
Lewis R. Kirk
Pharmacy
Westchester Laundry
Monarch and
Eagle Bicycles
Sawl. H. Friedman
Watchmaker and Jeweler
Greeeyes
Oliver Chilled
Barth
Flainess & Kirk
Jaggers
W. J. McDougal
Risina Sun
Rollman
U.S
Rollman Manufacturing CO
Pean Avenue
Mount Joy
S. T. Wiley
Colora, MD
Freed Bros. Shoes
National Banke of
H. H. Haines
Prest
Chas
Pyle
Zeigler
Louise Nopper
Vakery
West Main Street
Worthington's
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