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WORCESTER #
WORCESTER DEMOCRAT EST. 1898
r HE LEDGER-ENTERPRISE EST. 188 C
EX-GOVERNOR LLOYD
DIES AT CAMBRIDGE
Well Known Jurist Dies At His Home
In Cambridge. He Was Gen
erally Beloved.
■ Former Governor Henry Lloyd, and
plater Associate Judge of the First Ju
dicial Circuit of Maryland, died at his
home in Cambridge at 11 o’clock De
cember the 30th, after a brief illness
following several years of ill health.
Descended from ancestors who had
been prominent in the affairs of the
colony and State of Maryland, Judge
Lloyd upheld the best traditions of
his family. He was bora February
21, 1852, a son of Daniel and Cather
ine Henry Lloyd. His father was a
son of Gov. Edward Lloyd and a de
scendant of Edward Lloyd, a “royal
governor”, early in the eighteenth
century. On his mother’s side he.
Svas a great grandson of John Henry,
a Governor of and Senator fron
Maryland.
Judge Lloyd was educated in the
school of Cambridge and studied law
with his uncles, Daniel M. Henry
and Judge Charles F. Goldsborough.
He taught school while studying law
and during his earlier years as a
practicing attorney. He served for
some time as auditor of the Circuit
Court for Dorchester county. He was
elected State Senator from Dorches
ter county in 1881 and was named
President of that body during his
second year of service.
When President Cleveland named
Governor Mcl.ane a Commissioner to
the Paris Exposition, Judge Lloyd be
came Governor of the State by virtue
of his position as President of the
Senate. The following year, 1886,
when the Legislature met, he was e>-
ected Governor to serve to the end of
the term.
His sendees as ' Governor ended,
Judge Lloyd res,umed the practice of
Kf and soon became a leader of the
Kar, his business being one of the
■largest in this section of Maryland.
lln 1892 he was appointed judge to
r succeed Charles F. Goldsborough, an
■ uncle by marriage who had died in of
fice. Later he was elected for the
full term of 15 years, but was retired
by Legislature of 1908 because of
physical disability. His career as
judge was not less distinguished than
had been his service as Senator, Gov
ernor and attorney.
Upon the death of his cousin, Dan
iel M. Henry, Jr., Judge Lloyd be
came president of the Dorchester Na
tional Bank, for many years the most
flourishing financial institution in the
county. He retained the position
until the bank was merged with the
Eastern Shore Trust Company. Since
that time he served with the company
as trust officer. He was a member of
the Cambridge Lodge of Masons and
of the Royal Arcanum. He had been
for years a member of the vestry of
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
of Cambridge. He was president of
the Cambridge Hospital.
(Judge Lloyd owned several farms.
Throughout his life he exhibited goo >
business judgment and leaves a large
qstate. He is survived by his widow
formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Stap
leforte, and one son, Henry Lloyd, Jr.,
a member of the Cambridge bar. He
also leaves two sisters. Misses, Kate
and Mary Lloyd.
The funeral was held at 3 o’clock
Saturday afternoon, January 3d.
yUr. James T. Young
, Arrived Home On Tuesday
Mr. James T. Young, who for two
weeks or more had been on a visit to
Phis son and daughters, arrived home
on Tuesday morning last. While
away he visited his son, Mr. Leslie T.
Young and family, at Asbury Park,
J., and from there went to visit his
daughters, Mrs. C. A. Turner and
Miss Anne Young, at Massilon, Ohio.
It goes for the saying that he had a
fine trip and it is interesting to chat
with him concerning it. And the best
of all is that he found all of his chil
dren and their families enjoying the
best of health.
Afternoon Bridge Party
Mrs. E. W. Polk very delightfully
entertained a few of her friends at
“Bridge” Wednesday afternoon of
last week. Three prizes were present
ed, the first being won by Mrs. Em
ma Stevenson, the second captured by
Mrs. F. J. Lloyd while the consola
tion prize was awarded Mrs. M. L.
Veasey.
WILL PRINT NAMES
OF DRAFT £I IADERS
Government Will Give Out Lists For
Publication In Home Town
Papers.
We do not know whether there are
any draft evaders in Worcester coun
ty; but if there are, their names will
soon be sent out by the Government
in lists published in home town pa
pers.
At least that is the information
which comes from Washington, in the
following dispatch:
Draft deserters whose fears have
been lulled to rest by more than two
years of security from prosecution
arc about to receive an unpleasant
surprise, for the names of 173,911 of
them are shortly to be published in
their “home town” sections as a pre
liminary step to bringing them to a
speedy trial.
This step is expected to aid materi
ally in apprehending offenders as it
is believed that most persons know
ing the whereabouts of a draft deser
ter will be only to willing to volun
teer the information.
The Department announcement
defines “wilful draft deserters” as
on n who registered under the pro
visions of the selective sendee law
but failed to report for military duty
a‘ the time and place specified. Un
ooi the law they are held to have
been inducted into service from the
date on which they were ordered to
report and since they have never
been discharged, are still under mili
tary jurisdiction and liable to trial by
general court-martial for desertion.’
CHRISTMAS DANCE
A BIG SUCCESS
A Most Delightful Social Affair Giv
en at the Armory Thursday Ev
ening of Last Week.
More than 35 couples attended the
Christmas dance given in the Armory
on Thursday evening of last week by
the young men of Pocomoke. The af
fair was a most enjoyable one from
every viewpoint. Dancing began at
9.30 and continued until an early
hour in the morning. The program
consisted of 22 dances with a thirty
minute intermission during which re
freshments consisting of brick cream
cake and salted nuts were served. The
affair was arranged by Mr. Griffin
Callahan, of this city, who deserves
considerable credit for the creditable
manner in which it was conducted.
The patronesses were Mesdames F.
J. Lloyd and A. H. Stevens. Among
those who attended from Pocomoke
were:
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Crockett,
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Stevens, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Fer
ral Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dav
is, Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Callahan,
Mr. and Mrs. Strayer Gordy, and
Misses Rhoda Walters, Anne Blaine,
Alice R. Young, Edna Callahan, Sara
Armstrong, Myma Stevenson, Louise
Matthews, Helen Jones Myrtle Ash
burn and Messrs. Edward Blaine,
Clinton Duncan, T. A. Ward, Freder
ick Wilson, Scott Porter, Edward
Gladding, Hartley Stevens, Griffin
Callahan, Clarence Hart, Franklin
Dennis, Gerald Crockett, Ralph Gor
dy. Also quite a number attended
from Crisfield, Marion Station an 1
Princess Anne. Music was furnished
by an orchestra from Crisfield.
Postal Company Abandons
Their Up-Town Office
In the future if you want to send
a telegram by the Postal Telegraph
Company you will either have to go
to the passenger depot or call that of
fice up by phone and deliver your
message to them. The company have
t abandoned their up-town office and it
is now a thing of ■‘he past. All of
the desks, wires and other parapher
nalia were moved out this week and
, the transfer was made. This seems to
be a step backward, but the Postal is
a big concern and we are certain they
know their business.
Young Couple Wed
r
t Miss Virgie Townsend and Mr.
f Charles Vetters were united in mar
- riage on Wednesday at 4 o’clock. The
ceremony was performed at the par
/ sonage by Rev. E. L. Bunce, pastor
-of the Methodist Protestant Church,
i. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Vetters left for Baltimore.
THE LEDGER-ENTERPRISE
POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND, JANUARY 8, 1921
THE NEW YEAR WITNESSES
MANY CHANGES IN POCOMOKE’S
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
Old Firms Have Been Dissolved, New Ones Organ
ized, And All Are Now Preparing For
The Year’s Work.
With the beginning of the new
year Pocomoke City witnessed sever
al changes in the business world. Old
firms have been dissolved, new ones
organized and everything and every
body is now ready for the good year’s
business that is just ahead of them.
During the past year our town has
enjoyed an exceptional season in the
business line and there is not a firn
but what has made money. It is the
hope of every one that the present
year may be even better than the one
just closed and to this end our busi
ness people are bending every ener
gy. Our reporter notes the following
changes that occurred January Ist.
W. E. HALL & SON
One of the most important changes
that has occurred is the one in the
hardware firm of Picken & Hall. Mr.
I’icken has retired from this well
known firm and Mr. Hall has associat
ed with him his son, Mr. Granville
Hall, and they will hereafter conduct
tbe business under the firm name of
W. E. Hall & Son. Messrs. Picken k
Hell had been associated in this busi
n<ss for twenty-one years, during
which time they had seen the business
grow until it became one of the bes*
enteprises in our town. Mr. Hall,
who will continue at the head of the
new firm, is one of the safest business
men of our city, thoroughly versed in
the hardware business and will, we
are sure, continue to forge ahead.
Granville is a popular young man and
the combination is bound to meet
with the approval of the public ge -
orally.
Mr. Picken, who has withdrawn
from the firm, will, we understand,
conduct the plumbing business and in
addition will run a general repair
shop. He is a mechanic of the first
water and the business he will en
gage in supplies a long felt need in
Pocomoke City.
CLUFF & COULBOURNE
Another change which is of interest
to the business w'orld is that which
the beginning of the year occurred in
the firm of Johnson & Cluft. In this
case Mr. Oliver A. Johnson retired
from the firm, selling his interest to
Mr. Harry E. Coulboume of Somerset
county. In the future this firm will
be known as Cluff & Coulboume and
they will continue business at the old
stand on Market street. Their line
is harness and saddlery, at the same
time dealing largely in buggies, farm
wagons, etc., and conducting an up
to-date repair shop. Mr. Cluff has
been in the business for some time
having, with Mr. Johnson, purchased
the business from Mr. E. W. Veasey.
Fe is well equipped to be at the head
of such an enterprise, having as he
does, the confidence and esteem of all
our citizens. Mr. Coulboume is a I
young man of excellent qualities, anti j
he too, is held in high regard by the'
people of this section. We are surej
Respectable Colored Man
Dies Of Pneumonia
Edward S. Jones, one of our most
respected colored citizens, died at his
home in this city on Tuesday night
\
last after a short illness of double j
; pneumonia. The deceased, had for a
number of years, been engaged in the
' brick mason and plastering business,
[ and by his industry and upright bus
, iness principles had won the confi
dence and respect of all of our citiz
ens. Few colored people were held in
higher esteem than “Ned” Jones and
the community was sorry to learn of
his death. He was a good mechanic,
> thoroughly reliable and will be great
- ly missed in this his native town. It
r does us good to testify to his real
, worth. Would that his race as a
i. whole would profit by the good ex
ample set them by Edward S. Jones.
AND
that they will make a strong firm
and we predict great success for them
during the coming years.
lEE BONNEVILLE REALTY CO.
Mr. F. Lee Bonneville, head of the
Lee Bonneville Realty Company, has
r.ow associated with him in the real
estate business Mr. Frank E. Hudson
of this city. The new relations were
formed the beginning of the year and
these gentlemen are now ready to
supply the wants of all who either
vant to buy or sell real estate. Mr.
Bonneville has been in this business
for several years and he has made a
wonderful success of it. He is an un
tiring worker and rarely ever misses
a sale. The combination recently
formed in this firm seems to be an
exceptionally strong one. Mr. Hud
son, like Mr. Bonneville, is a hustler
and is not afraid of work. Both gen
tlemen are judges of values and their
business experience is second to none
cf the business men of this county.
Being a farmer himself, having most
cl his life successfully tilled the soil,
Mr. Hudson surely knows what the
farmer requires and his services to
both buyer and seller will be of great
value. If the country had been scour
ed over looking for men better qual
ified for a partnership in the real es
tate business a better selection could
net have been made. We are sure
they will experience a good year’s
work and they have the best wishes
of our people to this end.
H. W. CALLAHAN & SONS
And still another change of more
than passing interest to the public is
scheduled to take place within the
next few days. Mr. H. W. Callahan,
who for some years has successfully
conducted the clothing, shoe and
gent’s furnishing business at the cor
ner of Market street and Clarke ave
nue, will take with him as his par f
ners, his three sons. Messrs. John,
Mark and Griffin Callahan, and after
the preliminaries are properly adjust
ed the firm will be known as H. W.
Callahan & Sons. While Mr. Calla
han is by no means incapacitated by
age, still his boys arc all just at the
stage of life when an interested fath
ei wants to start them aright, and as
sociating them in business with him
is a commendable act upon his part.
They are all young men of sterling
qualities, have all of them grown up
in business, are familiar with the
trade and popular with the public.
Some changes will possibly be made
in their method of doing business
which will be given to the public lat
er. The new order of things will
make a strong firm and w'e predict
for the Callahan’s a long and pros
perous business career in Pocomoke
We hope that all of the above
] firms, together W’ith all of the other
j business enterprises of our town will
I experience a good business in this
| and all succeeding years.
Prof. E. C. Fontaine
Returns To Cumberland
Prof. E. Clarke Fontaine, principal
of the Allegany county High School
at Cumberland, who spent the Xmas
j holdays with his family in this city
left on Saturday last for his new
home in the mountains of Western
Maryland. His furniture has been
shipped to Cumberland and as soon
as it arrives there Mrs. Fontaine will
make her way to the Metropolis ot
Allegany. Pocomoke City is sorry to
i lose tiiese good people. Mr. and Mr<\
I Fontaine are both natives of this citv
, and have resided here all of their
lives and the town will hardly seem
1 the same without them. We com
• mend them to the good people of
t Cumberland and bespeak for them
I the best of treatment and a royal
i welcome at the hands of the citizens
- cf that thriving city. Pocomoke’a
. loss is Cumberland’s gain.
DEMOCRAT
. * %
QUIETLY MARRIED
HERE WEDNESDAY
Miss M. Marie Picken Becomes The
Bride Of Mr. James C. Corbin of
Somerset County.
Among the first of the weddings to
take place in the new year was that
ol Miss M. Marie Picken, daughter of
Mr. Andrew Picken of this city, to
Mi. James Covington Corbin, of Som
erset county, which was solemnized
'Vednesday evening at 9 o’clock at the.
home of the bride’s parents. The ring
ceremony was performed by Rev. E
'V. McDowell, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The bride was at
tractively gowned in white organdy
and carried a huge bouquet of bride’s
rcses. The groom wore the conven
tional black.
Little Miss Florence Picken, sister
of the bride, made a very charming
ring bearer. The home was decorat
ed with cut flowers and potted plants,
the color scheme being red and green,
and lighted with red shaded candles.
The arch under which they stood was
formed of green cedar. Only relativ
es and a few intimate friends were
present. The wedding marches were
rendered by Mr. Linwood Ellis.
A reception followed the ceremony
r.f'er which the happy couple left for
a brief honeymoon trip. They will be
at their home, Riverside Farm, after
January 15th.
The bride prior to her marriage was
an efficient and capable operator in
the telephone exchange of this city.
The groom is one of Somerset’s most
enterprising young farmers. Both arc
well known here.
MR. B. E. BONNEVILLE
PAINFULLY INJURED
Falls From House 'lop, Breaks His
Leg And Is Otherwise Bruised
And Mangled.
Mr. Benjamin E. Bonneville, one of
our best known carpenters, had the
misfortune on Friday of Christmas
week to meet with a painful and
serious mishap. He was engaged at
working at his tradea on a farm near
Cross Roads, four and one-half miles
from this city, and fell from a stage
to the ground, a distance of some
feet, and in the fall had the misfor
tune to break one of his legs above
the knee joint. He was otherwise
bruised and mangled and was hurried
co this city for medical attention. His
suffering was intense and his local
physician advised hospital treatmen'
at ’ once. He was taken to Cris
ficld to the Marine Hospital and tin
fracture was reduced and the patient
otherwise properly cared for. At last
reports he was doing as nicely a=
could be expected under the circum
stances and while his hospital experi
ence may be a little tedious because
cf his advanced years, still his physi
cians think they will be able to send
him home a well man.
Mr. Bonneville is one of our most
respected citizens. He is well advanc
ed in years and was industrious to the
extreme, preferring to wear out rath
er than to rust out. He is held in the
highest regard by our entire coni
munity, where most of his life has
been spent, and the news of his mis
hap was .received with universal re
gret. Our people will join us in ex
pressing the hope that he will soon be
restored to his family and the com
munity an entirely well man.
Attempted “Hold-Ups”
I Must Be Stopped.
The frequent occurance of attempt
ed “hold ups” which are daily or rath
er nightly taking place in the vicinity
of I’ocomoke and neighboring towns
is getting to be quite an annoyance
and is likely to result seriously unless
' some definite action is taken to ap
i prehend the offenders. One or more
I were reported last week and the fact
i has caused considerable indignation
I among our citizens. Surely some steps
! should be taken to put a stop to this
i serious menace to motorists.
Bridge Club Reorganized.
1 The Friday evening Bridge Club
‘ reorganized this week w'ith a mem
f bership of 13 and held its initial
! meeting Friday evening. The hostess
- upon this occasion was Miss Nettie
3 E. Barnes who very delightfully en
-3 tertained the members at her home on
Second street.
VOLUME 41. NO. 2
IMPORTANT MEETING
FOR MONDAY NIGHT
• Called To Consider Matters Of Vita!
Importance To The Tax-Payers
Of Our Town.
i Mayor E. James Tull, by an adver
: tisement in this issue and by hand
bills to be distributed later, is calling
i a meeting of the citizens of the town
to be held in the Municipal Building
I at 8 o’clock Monday evening, Janu
: | ary 10th. We understand that the
: question to be discussed is the con
struction o.f the gap of state highway
leading out Sixth street to the Snow
Hill road. It seems that the State -
Board of Health has held the contrac
tor up on this work and insists that
a complete sewarage system must ba
installed by the town before the work
can be completed.
This places the town in a very bad
position. Financially we are not, at
the present time, able to undertake
the building of a sewer in that or any
other section of the town. And even
if we were, there are other sections
that need attention far more than tha
Sixth street section. It is evident that
it will be some years before the prop
erty along this thoroughfare is im
proved to the extent of needing a
■ sewarage system and it does seem un
reasonable for the authorities to
1 spend several thousand dollars in im
proving this section when there are
so many other sections already im
proved that are clamoring for both
sewarage and water.
The condition is one for serious
thought and it is for the purpose- of
giving the taxpayers of the town a
chance to express themselves in the
premise that the Mayor and Council
have called this public meeting.
We impress upon our taxpayers the
necessity of being present. It may be
that by exchanging views a method
may be worked out by which the town
may be saved from this unnecessary
expense at this time. The Board of
Health has spoken in no uncertain
tone, but it may be that if the matter
is put properly before them they will
change their ruling. Be sure to at
tend the meeting on Monday evening
and help the authorities to solve this
problem.
FILM PLAYS AT THE
EMPIRE NEXT WEEK
A Variety Program In Which Many
Fatuous Stars Will Be
Featured.
Some superb photo-plays have been
shown at the Empire Theatre since
our last review and a program of ex
cellence awaits the movie fan each
night next week. w
An all star cast in “Dice of Desti
ny,” a I’athe special will be shown
Monday. This is said to be an unus
ual picture and to have received much
f raise from critics.
On Tuesday night “the little dis
turber,” Miss Dorothy Gish, plays the
role of a superstitious heroine in her
laicst picture “Out of Luck.” It is
said to be one of the funniest of all
the Gish comedies.
Buck Jones will again be featured
on Wednesday night in a Fox super
special photo-drama entitled “Sunset
Sprague." A true westerner in a
thrilling western picture.
A stupenduous serial picture “The
Lost City” will be shown on Wednes
day in addition to tiie above five-reel
feature. See announcement else
where in this paper.
Viola Dana in “Dangerous to Men”
is announced as the feature attraction
at the Empire on Thursday. It de
picits the adventures of an orphan
' girl thrust into a bachelor’s household
i in which love teaches 'an unsophisti
s caled girl to play against a siren at
i her own game.
Maurice Tourneur’s latest thrilling
i picture “The White Heather” is a
- special attraction booked for Friday
i night. Remarkable situations of great
s dramatic power, with undersea view 3
s make this photo-play a distinct artis
tic achievement. It has an all star
cast and is a picture that will make
you gasp at the dare deviltry of the
men who fight on the ocean floor and \
i hold you spellbound at the sheer
- beauty of the scenes.
1 On Saturday, William Famum, a
> great favorite with local movie lov
s'ers, will be featured in “The Joyous
- Trouble Maker,” a picture made for
i amusement purposes by the great
j producer William Fox.