Town and County Highlights From a Week in Cecil County
Local notes report corn cutting and Labor Day closures. Elkton sees a Taft Sherman Jackson club with 35 members. shooting events, hotel sale, jail escape catch effort, and suspensions noted. Community meetings, church picnics, school openings, prize yields, and new appointments fill weekly calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Haines
National Bank of Rising Sun
Elkton
Taft, Sherman and Jackson Club
George B. Kerfoot
Rising Sun Shooting Association
John E. Gonce
Falls Hotel
Harry R. Boulden
Reuben Deibert
Personal notices note visits and engagements across towns
Miss Dollie Cameron of Baltimore visits Miss Louise Worthington while Mrs. William Lyon and son travel from Coatesville to relatives. Several others host or visit, with engagements including Miss Kate Lamar and Mr. George Vandegrift’s marriage in Charlestown. A pending death of Mrs. Brumfield is reported and a large roster of teachers listed for Rising Sun district schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dollie Cameron
Baltimore
Louise Worthington
William Lyon and Son
Coatesville
H. B. Patten
Benjamin Pyle
Bessie Pyle
Sistersville
West Virginia
Harry Pyle
Kate Lamar
George Vandegrift
Elkton
Charlestown
M. E. Parsonage
J. M. van Blunk
Agnes
Helen Fox
Cherry Street
Reba Brown
Friendship
N. Y
Annie Rensburg
Sharpsburg
Rising Sun
Weddings Mark Seasonal Rites In Philadelphia Oxford and Wilmington
Miss Reba Keilholtz wed Norman Alexander in Philadelphia at her parents home with Rev. Taylor officiating. The couple will live in Oxford where he is a bank clerk. Elizabeth Richards and Ernest Shortlidge quietly married in Philadelphia and honeymooned in Atlantic City. Louise Marion Avery and Dr. Frederick J. Barrett wed in Wilmington with plans to reside in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reba Keilholtz
William Keilholtz
Philadelphia
Norman Alexander
Oxford
Taylor
Gaston Presbyian Church
Wistar H. Alexander
Oxford National Bank
Elizabeth Richards
Ernest Shortlidge
Glen Roy
J. J. Overman
Arch Street Presbyterian Church
Atlantic City
Bell Telephone Co
Turner & Wescott
Louise Marion Avery
W. E. Avery
Elkton M. E. Church
Frederick James Barrett
New York City
Wilmington
Charles A Hill
St. Paul’s M. E.'s
R. OC. Jeffers
Avery
LeRoy Hutton
New York
Barnett
Oxford Merchants Extend Early Closing to Six
Oxford merchants pleased with the summer early closing will keep the six o'clock closing on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings indefinitely continuing the plan for shop hours in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Will of Mrs. Margaret Smith Probate in Elkton
The will probated at Elkton leaves Port Deposit real estate to the Order of St. Benedict Delaware and to several individuals including Margaret Kerwin and John P. Kelly. It directs ground rents, life insurance bequests, and a $300 trust for church repairs with Mt. Erin Cemetery burial lot care. Executor named is John P. Kelly dated May 24, 1908 and witnessed by Alonzo L. Barry, Millard F. Abrahams, B. F. Kelly, W. D. Cawley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
Port Deposit
Elkton
Order of St. Benedict
Delaware
Margaret Kerwin
Francis P. Kerwin
John P. Kelly
William Johnson
Wilmington
Home Building Association of
Perryville
Testatrix
Michael Foley
Patrick Codey
Mary Tracey
St. Theresa Church
Mt. Erin Cemetery
Order of St. Benedict of Delaware
Alonzo L. Barry
Millard F. Abrahams
B. F. Kelly
W. D. Cawley
Photos Link to Kennett Story Sparks Debate
Mrs. Mary Mahan visiting town holds two photographs tied to the Story of Kennett debate. One shows a young, striking woman believed to be Sallie Fairthorn, the modeled character, and the other captures the same figure at 98, well preserved and ready to recount tales of Bayard Taylor’s novel and times gone by.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennett
Caleb E. Taylor
Thomas —. Garrett
Bayard Taylor
Mary Mahan
Sallie Fairthorn
Sara Taylor
Conowingo Bridge Rebuild Critical for County Link
The Conowingo Bridge across the Susquehanna is needed to connect Harford and Cecil counties. If private firms do not rebuild, the Maryland State Good Roads Commission will. The bridge was destroyed by fire about 15 months ago and remains unrepaired, leaving residents with unsafe river crossings and a 20 mile drive to the nearest railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil County
Conowingo
Oakwood
Porter’s Bridge
Brady
Harrisville Road
John Grason
Harrisville
Rising Sun
Cobra
Susquehanna River
Harford County
Maryland State Good Roads Commission
State Good Roads Commission
Harford
Cecil Counties
Columbia and Port Deposit
Cecil County Game Protective Association Formed in Elkton
Members met in Elkton to organize the Cecil County Game Protective Association. Edward H. Biddle and others were elected directors and William S. Evans was named President. The act grants members power to arrest for game law violations with oath. Licenses and fines go to the association to restock the county with game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil County Game Protective Association
Elkton
Edward H. Biddle
Irvin G. Griffith
William 8. Evans
Joshua Clayton
Edward H. Strahorn
Clinton Jackson
Jos. P. Brown
J. Harry Poist
Joseph Coudon
Henry
W. A. Montgomery
Alfred B. Cameron
Cecil Squier
Elkton Ladies Sweep Prizes at Tolchester Fair Exhibits
Elkton helpers dominated the Tolchester Fair needle work show. Prizes went to Susie Naudain for antique lace and Edna Lee for cut out embroidery on linen, with many others from Elkton winning second and first premiums in crochet, embroidery, and bead work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Susie Nandain
Alexander Evans, Jr
Mollie E. Foard
Edna Lee
Helen H. Wells
Lillian D. Bennett
Lillian Bennett
Susie Naudain
Lillie Bennett
Mollie Foard
Elkton Loses Again as Port Deposit Takes Eleven Inning Tilt
Port Deposit edged Elkton 6 to 4 in eleven innings after a see saw series contest at Elkton. Port scored in the second and tied the eighth, then won on errors and a timely hit in the eleventh. Batteries Port Deposit Brady Scott Elkton Duncan Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Port Deposit
Port Boys
Port
RH. E
Brady
Scott
Duncan
Lange
Deaths: Civil War veteran Robert A. Cully dies at 66
Robert A. Cully, Civil War veteran, dies Saturday night of Brights disease at his son in law Hiram W Logan Elkton aged 66. Funeral Tuesday with interment at Pleasant Grove. Elizabeth Jane Johnson dies at Bay View after lingering illness in her 80th year. She leaves four sons and one daughter. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at Bay View cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Cully
Bright
Hiram W. Logan
Elkton
Pleasant Grove
Elizabeth Jane Johnson
Bay View
Bay View Cemetery
Abram W Morris Dies in Zion District at 76
Abram W. Morris of the Ninth district died at his home near Zion on Tuesday September 1 in the 77th year of age from stomach trouble after months of ill health. He leaves a widow and two children, Charles H. Morris and Mrs Howard England. Funeral Friday September 4 at 10 am at his residence. Interment Zion Presbyterian cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram W. Morris
Ninth District
Zion
Charles H. Morris
Howard England
Zion Presbyterian Cemetery
Widow Mrs. Margaret Smith Dies in Port Deposit
Mrs Margaret Smith widow of J Oram Smith died Friday at her Port Deposit home. She was once Miss Given before marriage and left no near relatives. Years earlier she suffered serious injuries from a fall down an open cellarway at Havre de Grace station and never recovered. Her funeral occurred Monday with burial at Mt Erin Cemetery Havre de Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Smith
J. Oram Smith
Port Deposit
Mrs. Lidie Lynch Died Sudden At North East
Mrs. Lidie Lynch wife of Prof Edward Lynch of North East died Sunday afternoon of heart failure after collapsing on the street. She was 43, daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Moore, and survived by her husband and daughter Elizabeth. Funeral Wednesday at North East M E cemetery with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lidie Lynch
Edward Lynch
North East
John L. Moore
Lynch
George and
Elizabeth Moore
Elizabeth
North East M. E
Funeral for Mrs Caroline P Armstrong in Port Deposit
Mrs. Caroline P Armstrong died at her Port Deposit home. Funeral held Monday from her residence with Rev. Murphy officiating. Interment in St Mark's Cemetery Perryville. She was 68 and widow of Thomas Armstrong, stove pioneer who founded Arm strong Stove Foundry at Port Deposit in 1854 later part of B C Bibb Stove Co. Survived by children David P Armstrong mayor of Port Deposit and B C Bibb employee, Thomas Armstrong of Washington, Mrs George Volkhardt of Chester Pa, and Mrs Rumsey Smithson of Port Deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline P. Armstrong
Port Deposit
Oyster Season Opens Tampering With Dredge Date
The oyster season began on September 1 allowing tongers to harvest oysters while dredging starts October 15. Bi valve beds are predicted to yield a bountiful catch though tonging selects only large oysters. Maryland oysters are famed and sought by Epicurians who favor colder weather for flavor and health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Prohibitionists to Convene in Easton for First District Choice
The Eastern Shore Prohibitionists will hold a Congressional convention at Easton on September 9 to select a candidate for the First Congressional District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry Hager
Edward McCowan
Friends’ Normal School Association
Susquehanna Tribe of Red Men
Rising Sun Cornet Band
Hugh Armour
Armour
Uncle Sam
Lancaster County
Janes M. E. Church
Jefferson Haines
Jennie Gillespie
Hanna Gifford
Franklin Haines
Calvert M. E. Sunday School
J. W. Tinsley
Newport News, Va
Havre de Grace High School
Laurel
Del
Pure Oil Company
Standard Oil Co
Strauss
Bryan, Kern and Covington Club
Adam Peeples
E. C. Cather
R. A. Stephenson
Philip R. Bond
Crothers
Edward C. Wilson
Elk Neck
International Congress of Fisheries
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Congo
Weyler
al. F. Wheeler
Oxford Fair Grounds
Lambertville
New Jersey
Sylmar M. E
Nottingham
American Bridge Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Gus Anderson
American Tobacco Co
Benton Station
Columbia & Port Deposit
Oxford Town
Samuel Worth
Vernon Ringler
Hopewell M. E. Church
Woodlawn
J. Howard Gray
Jesus Christ
Peter
Epworth League
Asbury
West Nottingham Academy
Horace C. Gillespie
A. B
Hubertis M. Cummings
A. M
Mary L. Clendenin
A.B
Saml
Polk
Maude McLellan
J.C. Hindman
Ethel Bond
J. G. Richards
Richardsmere
Elmer Vanneman
Augustus Brumfield
Town
Sophia Dickey
M. E. Flounders
Saml. A. Taylor
Warren
Old Point Comfort
Old Dominion
Naomi Vandegrift
Marguerite Holt
Mary A. Palmer
Ruth Miller
Helen E. Reeder
Ellen B. Shannon
Pearl Gorrell
Rachel RB. Rittenhouse
Sarah R. Miller
Colors
Armenia Wilson
Mabel R. Wiley
Anna Fryer
Cobora
Beasie Rawlings
Ae Sun
Alexander—Keilholtz
Shortlidge—Richards
Barrett
Conowingo Bridge
Game Protective Association
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