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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show mails arriving at 825 a with unclear routing via D&C and reference to Route 1200 x and AE 800ru. The text is fragmentary but indicates a staged arrival process and postal handling amidst garbled codes and symbols.
A Elizabeth City weekly roundup notes trade, fisheries, theater plans, and church notices. Herring plentiful on Choptank. shad scarce. Fred Douglass visited Easton. lectures and Chautauqua circle meetings updated. Local carp caught on Choptank. Emigrant train to the South. new telegraph paper shift. Easter gowns and social notes. Maryland Methodist Protestant Conference details, appointments, and church events in Laurel, Denton, Ridgely, and surrounding towns.
The list includes Samuel L. West at Choptank K C Redmond at American Corners Wm P Stafford at Burrsville James B Slay at Henderson Dorchester county M T Tyler at Fishing Creek Wm F Applegarth at Golden Hall Thomas J Hackett at Hurlocks William Hurley at Aireys George E Lord at Brookview Samuel J Lowe at Williamsburg Wm D Travers at Taylor's Island Journal subscribers’ dates printed with names indicate when remittances should be made
Colonel E L Martin of Seaford urged the Delaware Legislature to provide a small appropriation to support Delaware horticulture at the Chicago World’s Fair. He noted a Delaware appointee runs the pomological exhibit and that Pennsylvania Railroad rates will favor Delaware fruit displays. The request would cover hiring a manager to oversee shipments and display operations to maximize publicity for Delaware peaches and berries.
A telegram from Denton reports the death of A J W Stevens at 16277 Hopkins avenue Baltimore caused by erysipelas. He was thirty four, survived by his wife Carrie Hurlock and a daughter. He was native to the county, son of B G Stevens of Williston, former vice president of Denton National Bank, and left property in Baltimore and local farms. Funeral at his Baltimore home this evening, remains to Williston by the steamer Joppa, interment Concord cemetery at 1 pm.
On Tuesday night March 28 1893 at Grove M P Church Mr John R Butler and Miss Annie M Connolly were united in matrimony by Rev Edmondson. The church was richly decorated with holly cedar and evergreens. Two floral gates and three arches framed the ceremony as ushers led the couple to Mendelssohn’s wedding march played by Miss Marie Butler. The bride wore a steel colored dress with matching accessories and La France rose bouquet. A reception followed at the bride's parents residence Mr and Mrs Joseph Connolly.
Eastern Shore native Robert Kirkwood Martin born January 5, 1835 in Denton, Maryland. He studied at St Mary's College and pursued engineering with early railroad work before becoming Baltimore's water department resident engineer in 1853 and chief engineer in 1872, remaining in that post amid prominence in Maryland Masonry.
Miss Katie Smith daughter of Mrs E Smith married Daniel Singer at Sheppard's M E Church on a Wednesday evening. Rev J E Graham officiated. the church was decorated with evergreens. The bride wore old rose cloth. groom in black. A reception followed at their home.
Blustery March saw numerous land and town property transfers in Caro line county. Notable deeds include Dora Bright to Andrew Clark for 23 acres at 237.50 dollars and Greensborough town parcels shifting to Mary Butterworth and Sallie Draper for 1100, among other motions of 22 to 124 acre parcels and various sums.
The Young Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Maryland met at Boundary Avenue Presbyterian Church on Friday March 24 with delegates from Baltimore city and Cecil Kent Caroline and Worcester counties. Twenty five state organizations were reported with ten in Baltimore and fifteen in the counties. State Superintendent Anne R Stewart presided. A state fund to organize Ys was created with seventy dollars raised and more pledged. Illinois organizer Clara Parrish spoke on The Possibilities and the Responsibilities of the Young Woman. The meeting renewed impetus for temperance work among young women.
Judges Hobbs Downes and Liden presided with Register Steele present. Bonds and accounts were approved including W Frank Towers guardian bond, Richard Carter administrator account for Thomas H Slaughter Jr, James Horsey guardian final receipts, Wright, Butler estate inventories and sales orders, and Fletcher executor final receipts and releases for Joshua Johns estate.
March 1893 weddings include William T Edwards and Sophia Eveling Albert J Stevens and Annie R Smith George W Hughes and Sallie M John R Butler and Annie M Connolly Samuel W Lewis and Annie Spence Daniel Singer and Katie Smith Colored Alexander Ross and Effa Carney James H Stewart and Corinne Wayman John Wesley Bell and Ida Frances Grimage Warry Thomas and Bessie Wright The note mentions Easter bonnets as a fashionable joy.
Ex Senator Eli Saulsbury's remains were interred in the Methodist cemetery after 1 PM Saturday. A large gathering from political and civic circles attended the ceremony at his home and at the grave, with Rev. Dr W L S Murray officiating and prayers by Bishop Walden. Notables present included Thomas F Bayard Governor Reynolds Chancellor Walcott Chief Justice Lore Ex Governors Biggs Stokley Ponder Senator Gray Congressman Causey and associate judges.
Sapp and Raughley of Harrington Del announce arrival of finois and a carload of horses for farm use and drivers with a prize chestnut mare. They plan two carloads of mules soon and will notify via this paper. Also notices from Strawbridge Clothier and George F Sloan & Bro. announce carpets and lumber arrivals with advertisements on pages four and elsewhere.
The following gentlemen will form juries for the April term of court convening on Monday. First district selections include Robert Jarrell and others. Second district lists William Jones of T. and more. Third district names T. F. Garey and eight. Fourth district adds T. H. Flaharty and eight. Fifth district features John H. Stack and eight. Sixth district lists G. W. Roughley and eight jurors.
Joseph E. Coffin a leading county resident died after months of illness at his Henderson area home. A former Milford police official and Delaware native, he moved here to farm and grow berries, dying at about 47. Survived by a wife two sons and a daughter interment was at Concord. A jail alarm followed a fire in Lucinda Spry’s Denton cell as a stove near a partition sparked flames before help arrived.
In Puck a poem titled My Easter Bonnet by Nannie Melvin describes a crafted bonnet of paper ink and lace. The editor printed the witty verses and paid a full check, funding the bonnet and its adornments.
W H Deweese of Dickenson Law School Carlisle Pa, business manager of the Dickinson Law Journal, to graduate soon. West Virginia House Speaker D W Shaw visits Rev Nutter in Hurlock with wife and child. Local residents including W Hopper Gibson, W S Simpson, and Will Shaw stop at Denton Brick Hotel. Various Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia figures travel, visit friends, and seek federal posts in Denton, East New Market, Berlin, Vienna, and Washington.
Mr and Mrs John Dillon marked their crystal wedding on March 27 with many useful presents. Mrs J R Phillips gave music with M M Willey on violin. Refreshments were served at ten. Easter services set tomorrow evening at M P Church under Superintendent John F Spence. George Davis sold his farm near Choptank to E Morris of Dakota who took possession Tuesday. Luther West and daughter Lillie visited S L West. E H Collins of Conference Academy visits his Choptank parents. Katie Noble of Hurlocks visited Mrs Bertha West.
The Snow Hill Messenger endorses Mr. Massey as a Cleveland elector last fall and a strong ally of the President. It argues an elector has a good chance to win a major official post and that Maryland's Representatives would be hard pressed to find a better man to recommend for the Surveyorship.
Washington March 30 The President sent to the Senate the nomination of Thomas F Bayard of Delaware as ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain He is considered the most important foreign mission and his selection had been anticipated The English minister at present is Robert T Lincoln son of former President Abraham Lincoln and hence a notable detail of the diplomatic exchange
The Board of Town Commissioners including Messrs Nathaniel Horsey Clinton B Jarman William Massey W H Holland and R John Raughley plan street grading citing winter damage as a driver of progress. Community life notes follow with diplomas at Greensborough Academy visits from Dover Marydel Henderson and Burrsville, church changes and local travels.
A prolonged whistle signaled a fire at James Andrews's house in Hurlock on Tuesday afternoon. The attic and roof were badly damaged but extinguished quickly by nearby water. Edith Greer’s funeral was held at her home and her remains were moved to Baltimore for interment. Mrs. W. H. Boston keeps 108 laying hens with 93, 92, and 93 eggs laid over three days. Idlewild Milling of Federalsburg plans to breed high grade hogs.
The Caroline county commissioners reportedly decided to delay rebuilding the Denton court house, despite earlier plans and taxpayer approval for a $16,000 project. The Denton Journal and Centreville Observer condemn the move, arguing fire risk, lost records, and financial practicality demand immediate construction with minimal bond impact.
A Texas Steer comes to Harris Academy of Music Baltimore for a week starting Easter Monday April 3. Chas Hoyt comedy portrays a Texas cattle king elected to Congress and his political rise with satire on lobbyists ballot stuffing and reform. Tim Murphy and Will H Bray star in the Dallas satire with a vivid cast.
Samuel W. Lewis and Miss Annie E Spence were married at Burrsville on March 26 1893 by Rev W J D Lucas.
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