Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-31
TOWN OF SUFFOLK
Sudden Disappearance of Former
Citizen.
The Free Library is Securing Good
Books Died fn MRrylnnd-Ihc
Town In Darkness Remains of Mr.
clifford Benmnn.
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% sensation has been caused in Cam
bridge, Md, by Mr.. Samuel Fell, for
merry of Suffolk. who is said to have
deserted his wife, also Il Suffolk girl.
The Baltimore Herald prints the fol-
lowing dispatch from its Easton cor
respondent:
considerable comment has been
caused throughout Talbot county by
the alleged disappearance from his
home, in Cambridge. Md, of Samuel
Fell, n Well-known business man. and
the coincident absence of Mrs. Mamie
Stidham. The latter is the wife OF
Joseph Stidham, of Cambridge, and the
daughter of Richard Hughle;t and
granddaughter of the late William
liuShlett. who was Familiarity known to
many old residents of Baltimore as
Colonel Bin" of Talbot county. Fell
IS the junior partner of the firm of
Rich & Fell. clothiers and merchant
tailors in Cambridge. 1t is alleged that
he left his homo on Saturday, January
II. telling his friends that he would
return in Il, few days. but he has not
since been seen or heard from ON
he Tuesday following Mr. Felrs de-
parturc Mrs. Stidham. it IS said. also
left Cambridge for Baltimore, and she,
TOO. IS sun missing.
Fell iTHd ms T17rrt ttt-t-f moved to Cam
bridge from Virginia about three years
ago. lie has a wife and one child.
Mrs. Stidhams husband. Joseph Std
ham. is wcil-known as Il member of the
baseball team of Washington College,
Chostertown. Md. They were married
about a year ago. Shortly after his
marriage MIR, Stidham enlisted in the
Fifth Maryland Regiment ana went
South He is said TO he now living in
Delaware. his native State"
Mr. Fell is woll-known in Suffolk.
where he resided many years. He was
head salesman at the Economy Cloth
ing House, lie is n son of Mrs. Caro-
line Fell. who used to live on Morgan
street, and II brother of Mrs. ". H.
Goodrich Mrs. Fell, whom 1t is said he
has left, WAS Miss Lizzie 1irinkley. Il
popular young Suffolk girl sister of
Mr. w. j.. Brinkley and of Mrs. j.
Harry Newton
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton have gone to
Maryland to see about it and to bring
Mrs. Fell and child home. They have Il
boy about years old.
GETTING GOOD BOOKS.
The new free library scheme is get
ting on famously. With the books
given and the others that have been
bought new there will be Il very cred
liable collection To start with. Some
OF the authors represented in the new
library are: Hawthorne. Dana, Car
lyie' nrummond, Davies. Poe. Spurseon,
Sewel. Holmes. Longfellow. Milton
Stephenson, Huskin. Lowell Byron.
i'acon, Crockett. samuel Johnson. I.m-
erson. Maclauron. Dickens, Tennyson.
kiplng. "OKempis, Murray. Franklin
Mulock. Havergal.
1t is expected the library will be
| open to the public next week. The
committee will have to adopt a system
of regulations.
DIED IN MARYLAND.
Mrs. j. H. Vincent. well known In
this section, died this morning nj Sails
bury, Md. G. wears Ola Sba bod ben,,
! disease. The funeral Will take mace
at O'clock Tomorrow afternoon. The
deceased was mother of The following
wcll-llked citizens: T. f.. Vincent
Holland; w. II. Vincent. of the firm of
Iiuitt y Co., Capron: g. l.. and c. p.
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HE l.lGliTS WENT OUT.
Or w. w. Staley. of the Christian
Church. and Rev. William T. Green.
pastor of the Main Street Methodist
eyanin., MI. 49, i ,9ui'"aE
crct from the congrcrations hntb or
which were surprised
About the time preachers in the
several churches were getting ready to
announce their subjects SUNDAY even
ing all the electric lights went ont
few oil lamps were found. and the
rest of the service was carried on in
semi-darkness'
KEY. u. i. Love, AT the baptist