Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-07-27

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the concluding issues. I h el
Maryland Historical Society. !
however, is the fortunate posses
scr OF some twenty copies OF the
Gazette, beginning with number
6j OF the issue. dating from
Tuesday. December 3. TO Tues
day. December 10, 1928. The
last number il has is number o.,
of date July %. 1929. On either
side OF the head OF the paper, was
m excellent cut. and below the
caption was space left. in which
the names of the several sub
scribers were written 10 take the
Gazette on its way through the
post 10 its destination. At the
bottom OF the fourth page was
the announcement - Annapolis,
printed by William Parks, by
whom advertisements and sub
'criptions are taken The paper
was made up OF copious extracts
II foreign news, a few local
items. and sometimes one page OF
advertisements. They were fire.
'quently long communications
written in the semi-classic style
of the period. In No. 66 there
were four local items. all relat
ing to the shipping OF the port
Of Annapolis. On January /,
1929, is notice recounting that
a negro, belonging to William
Robinson, of the county, had im-
pudcntly and without provoca-
ton struck William Smith, car
pentcr, during a dispute over the
fighting of their dogs, and that
for it the said negro had his ear
cropped which the Gazette said it
noticed, because it was the first
case under the law. and it pub
lishcd it as a warning. We can
hardly believe that the said ne
grocs intended to be forewarned
by this Charitable admonition
were assiduous readers of the
Gazette.
I'm No. 50, there were publish
cd three advertisements, in one
of which notice was given that
there is a ship arrived in South
River with about two hundred
choice slaves, which are to be
sold by Daniel Dulany. Richaro
Snowden, and Peter Hume
Mention is made in the issue
of June. 1929, that 'on Tuesday
last. George Platter, Esq, was
married to Mrs. Rebecca Bowles.
the relict of James Bowles, Esq,
a gentle woman of considerable
fortune
From the issue of June 81,
1923. are the following extracts
made:
Con Friday last, died James
Carroll. at the House of Charles
Carroll, Esq, in this city
con Friday last, the Hon. Pat
rick Gordon, Esq, Governor OF
Philadelphia. attended by scveral
gentlemen of that province, ar
rived here to visit our Governor
His EXcellency received them
very kindly, and they were salut-
ed with the discharge of our great
guns. colors flying, etc. and their
entertainment has been made as
agreeable as this place could af-
ford. This morning his Honor,
the Governor of Pennsylvania.
departed this city under dis
charge of our guns, etc
Annapolis, March 4, Saturday
last, being the birthday of our
most gracious Queen Caroline,
was celebrated here in the man
ner following: His Excellency.
Benedict Leonard Calvert, our
Governor, invited the gentlemen
of this city TO a very handsome
entertainment at dinner, and in
the evening there was a ball at
the Stadt House
The price of the Gazette was
fifteen shillings year, and adver-
tisements, no rule as TO length,
were TO be inserted in it at three
shillings for the first week, and
two shilings for every week
after
When the Gazette ceased pub
LEGATION. we are left TO conjecture.
The probability is it was discon-
tinued in few years. Mr.. Parks.
elected in 172; State Printer. re-
manned in that office until 1142.
when he was succeeded by Jonas
Green.
The Gazette was the sixth pa
per. in point of time, that was
printed in the American Prov