Delaware, U.S., Marriage Records, 1750-1954
Past In Review from 11-29-2001
125 years ago
December 2, 1876
LOCAL AND STATE AFFAIRS.
The fall term of the Superior Court of this county begins next Monday.
Mrs. Rebecca C. Doughten, wife of Mordecai Doughten, of Odessa, died suddenly last Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Hurtt will have a public sale of personal property on her farm, near Galena, Md., next Tuesday.
Six criminals, convicted of larceny last week, were whipped, two being pilloried, at New Castle on Saturday.
Nathaniel Bayne, Wilmington’s fashionable tailor has been thrown into bankruptcy on the petition of his creditors.
Mrs. Ann T. Grier, one of Milford’s oldest residents, died at her residence in that town last Sunday. She was 93 years old.
The first snow of the season fell on Sunday and the second on Monday. As Sunday was the 26th, according to weather prophets we are to have 26 snows during the coming winter.
About 100 persons walked from Wilmington over to New Castle on Saturday to see the whipping. The Gazette thinks that not one of them would have walked half the distance to go to church.
Marshall Pierce and Thos. Mullen, against whom the Grand Jury ignored the bills of indictment last week, were arrested again on Friday night in the act of stealing blankets from carriages in Wilmington.
New House.
Rev. Dr. Patton is about to erect a frame dwelling on his lot on Main Street adjoining the parsonage. The cellar has been dug and Mr. Chas M. Stanger is engaged in building the foundation walls, which are now nearly completed. The house will be 18x35, main building, and 20x22 rear building.
Railroad Change.
A change in the time table of the Delaware Railroad went into effect on Monday. The morning mail now leaves Middletown depot at six minutes before eight, instead of 8.29 as heretofore, and the afternoon train now leaves at 3.16 instead of 3.59 Corresponding changes are, of course, made in the time at all other stations. The time table reached us too late for publication, last week, but will be found in this issue.
Premium Tobacco.
Mr. H. R. Wilson has on sale at his store on Main Street a lot of “Light Navy Tobacco” that received the first premium for excellence at the Centennial Exposition. It is of a beautiful bright color and (said to be) most excellent in quality – of this (however) our evidence must be hearsay, as we know nothing about it personally and don’t want to. We wouldn’t chew any. Excellent tobacco and segars of all kinds can be found at Mr. Wilson’s.
100 years ago
November 30, 1901
CHESAPEAKE CITY NEWS
Julian Jones spent Saturday with Elkton friends.
Miss Helen Clayton, of Middletown, is visiting Mrs. Mary Clayton.
Miss Hattie Morgan is visiting Mrs. Charles Green, of Baltimore.
Harold Steel, of Baltimore, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steele.
Mrs. H. A. Lindsay is spending sometime with Mrs. John T. Wilson, of Elkton.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bouchelle spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Miss Mamie Walters, visited Mrs. Samuel Frazer, of Sassafras Neck, last week.
Miss Bessie Conrey is spending some time with her friend, Miss Burns, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles Commerford is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Goodnow, of Wilmington.
Mrs. William T. Malster, of Baltimore, visited her mother, Mrs. Annie Conrey, on Monday.
Mrs. Oakley Barwick and Misses Bessie and Mary Barwick are visiting Philadelphia friends.
Rev. Mr. Mowbray, of Port Deposit, was entertained by Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Poole over Sunday.
Ernest George, a student of the Bethel School, has entered the First Year Class at the High School.
Miss Mann and Mr. L. Bristow spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Manlove, of near Cecilton.
Harry Griffith, of Trenton, N. J., has been spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Griffith.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Manlove and daughter, of Elkton, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Coulden.
Miss Hattie Alexander has returned to her home in Elkton, after spending a few weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Alexander.
The houseboat that has been lying here for several days, waiting for weather favorable to continue her trip to Florida, has left.
The teachers of the Chesapeake City School have organized a local branch of the Maryland State Teachers’ Reading Circle. The Circle meets every Monday night in the High School classroom. Monday night will be Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”
Mrs. W. A. Alexander, Mrs. Bennett Steele, Misses Kay Price , Anna Young and Alice Boulden attended the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church held in Elkton last week, Miss Boulden representing the Junior Auxiliary of the church of the Good Shepherd.
Mr. Levi B. Dickinson, a well-known farmer residing near town, died suddenly at his home Wednesday night, aged sixty-eight years, a second stroke of paralysis being the cause.
50 years ago
November 29, 1951
Gov. Carvel to Attend Banquet Here Dec. 6
Plans For Mercantile Fair, Sportsman’s Show Next Week About Complete
Athletes To Get Awards
Gov. Elbert N. Carvel and his staff have accepted an invitation to attend the Sportsman’s Show banquet to be held here on Thursday evening, December 6, at 7 o’clock. Invitations have also been extended to Delaware’s Representatives in Congress.
At this banquet prominent Delmarva sportsmen will be honored along with four outstanding Delaware athletes: one senior from Middletown High School, one senior from St. Andrew’s School, one senior from the University of Delaware and one senior from Delaware now attending college outside the state.
Awards will be made to these athletes on the basis of football ability, academic standing and good clean sportsmanship. Judges are: William L. Cole, Jr., coach of William Penn High School; Gerald P. Doherty, Jr., former graduate manager of athletics of the U. of D., and sports writers to be announced.
It was gratifying to the committee that many prominent sportsmen from all over the Delmarva Peninsula have expressed eagerness to cooperate in making this show a success. The Smyrna Lions Club has spontaneously fallen in line with this splendid community venture.
Booth space is rapidly selling. However, merchants and manufacturers may be able to acquire space by phoning Middletown 2313 for information no later than Saturday, December 1.
A committee for rural relations is headed by co-chairmen John Coverdale and Norman Collins, who will contact local farmers to acquaint them with the Fair’s “Purchase Plan,” and the businessmen and farm supply houses who are cooperating with the Mercantile Fair and Sportsman’s Show which will both be held here on 4 Big Days from Dec. 5-8, inclusive. George Records, of Dover, is executive director of the big event.
Dr. Harry L. Hoch is general chairman of the Sportsman’s Show, assisted by Dana M. Carmer. The following head the various departments of the show: David Buckson, Horses; Dana Carmer, Fishing and Trap Shooting; John Hoch, activities centering around the use of dogs in hunting and plans to have a dog show with hunting trials on one of the afternoons of the show; Gil Perry, allocation of floor space to exhibitors and sportsmen, supply houses of various types, who will show at the event; Harry Roberts, Jr., Ducking; Irwin S. (Ace) Taylor, Small Game; Cy Straw, of Warwick, Md.; Franklin Taylor, of Wilmington, and Bill Cameron, of St. Andrew’s School, Guns.
All owners of ancient and rare gun are urged to enter their collections in the display to be located in St. Andrew’s School.
