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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1899
Page
3
The note urges readers to buy Easter concert tickets as banks closed yesterday. It mentions Greensboro's new rail depot completion, local commerce, construction plans and shifting jobs, with various town updates on mills, millsinery, real estate, and a store fire in Hickman.
The village resembles a factory town with heavy loads of white oak lumber daily on the road to and from the wagon works owned by Mr. R. G. Anklam. He orders 20 000 feet of white oak timber and 10 000 short blocks of black gum for hubs to ship to Baltimore. Henry Adams operates a nearby mill with many workers, hauling timber to the rail station at Hickman. Anklam has four new wagons ready and six orders on his books, while stores and the grist mill show busy trade. prospects look brighter, if peaches crop predictions improve.
J Phil Matthews suffered a severe knee sprain on a corn hauling run for Thomas Barwick last Thursday. Despite the injury at eleven in the morning, he continued work to Kingston until 5:30 pm. He was reported much improved at last account. Local social notes mention visits and travel among residents and ministers connected to Cambridge conference and area towns.
Mrs Annie Logan and Miss Ida Flaharty opened a millinery store in Baltimore offering ribbons flowers hats and related items. Several residents attended a Cambridge conference. Lydia Brown and Miss Mary Gullet travel to Greenwood Del to visit Simeon Penni well and other friends. Rev and Mrs White and son George visited former parishioners. Poole Brothers publish berry cup patterns. Isaac Willoughby family moved to new home on Three Oaks Avenue. Miss Currie Bradley of Linchester runs dress making at Mrs G T Chambers. J B Wright starts work on basket factory building. Miss Bird Officer visits sister in Philadelphia.
Preston couple Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Williams announce the marriage of their daughter Ella to Mr. Georges Whiteley. The ceremony is set for Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. at the Preston M E Church. Nearby social notes include Society meetings and visits by locals to Baltimore and Richmond.
A house belonging to Mrs. Ward near Cordova burned completely on Tuesday, likely accidental, with no insurance. Mrs. Ward saved most of the furniture. Mrs. J B Ross visited her sister Mrs. Walter Jackson in Baltimore for several days last week.
Real estate transfers during March were recorded by Clerk Hobbs and deputies. The list includes John Baker to Purnell Towers for 80 acres in the Highth district at 1200 dollars, and many other parcels with prices ranging from 50 to 3750 dollars. Marriage licenses issued include William H Jones with Carrie Anthony and several other couples including colored couples John H Rich and Sarah E Seth.
The Journal lists various ads including Coon Brand tomato fertilizer from Patapsco Guano Co and sales by Uhler Hughes, B G Stevens, and W H Deen. Land tracts advertised by Annie Wright, Amanda B Moore, and Harvey L Cooper with April 29 sale. Trustees advertise First District property and Henry R Lewis assigns land in Fourth District. New paints by William E Brown and Julius Hines & Son ads appear. A Monday night concert features Weber, Denza, Bartiett, Nevin, Dvorak, and more with Miss Kerr and Miss Wiltenbacher performing songs and arias.
The article surveys how farming yields on Maryland's Eastern Shore provide little building capital. It notes few big builders arise from farm profits, with new homes mainly funded by merchants and local capitalists, and rail expansion spurring some dwelling demand. It also records many residents visiting or visiting relatives, plus a Dover marriage runaways incident and marriage.
Dr B D Evans medical director of Morris Plains Insane Asylum visited his parents. Herbert and John Davis of Kenton spent Sunday with their uncle WN Bowen. Many youths attended the Holiness Meeting at Henderson. George Dukes Alfred Bryan Emma Clark on the sick list. Mrs SL Cooper returned from Baltimore. Ernest Smith of Barclay visited Gurney Knotts. Edgar McKnett of Ridgely visited his mother. Jonathan Scotten of Centreville spent Sunday in town. William Roberts of Ridgely spent last week in town. Dr Annie E Colley of Salisbury was in town last Friday. Floyd Hummer of Millington in town Sunday. William Sparks and sister of Hope are in town.
A number of young folks attended the American Corner church last Sunday evening with a service planned for next Sunday to mark the pastor’s last time. Miss Bertie Parker returned home after visiting friends in Baltimore.
Mr William H Deen of Fowling Creek plans to enlarge his canning house to twice its present size and has contracted for nearly double the usual acres of tomatoes. Fish are becoming plentiful in local waters.
James Wright refutes a published elopement story linked to his wife’s sister. He explains the sister borrowed five dollars, left for Queens town, and vanished until Monday after boarding a Queenstown boat. The sister was later found at Mrs Woodalf’s home on Frederick Road, West Baltimore. The Caroline Medical Association reorganization is noted, with Dr Enoch George president and Dr S B Stone secretary. Denton doctors will draft a constitution and by laws. next Tuesday Brown’s Hall will host a county-wide physician meeting with an address by a Baltimore figure.
The second contest between Queen Anne's and Caroline trap shooters at this place Thursday afternoon was a close, with ties in the second, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth rounds. Osborn led with ten straight, Bond nine, Alburger seven, while weather aided a pleasant shoot though local favorites face loss as Boud and Osborn depart next week.
Kent Netes notes clearest discharge of suspicion toward Mr. Parvis clerk to Queen Anne’s board. A prior article wrongly linked him to county finances. A formal examination of the commissioners’ books found everything in order and commended the clerk’s integrity and social standing.
Sadie Schreiber and her brother John Aaron were arraigned after a month in jail on an attempted poisoning charge against Henry Schreiber. In a Monday hearing before Justice Bryan the Schreiber family testified that the February 17 supper coffee tasted bitter. The wife admitted placing saltpeter in her own cup to kill herself and gave the wrong cup to her husband.
At the regular meeting the council unanimously adopted resolutions honoring Rev J T Webster who is moving to a new field of labor. They pledge to present him a badge and express sincere regrets while inviting him to visit. minutes to record the action and an engrossed copy to be given.
At a stockholders meeting of the Federalsburg Creamery Company it was decided to lease the creamery for three years to H B Messenger on condition he guarantees a regular price scale for milk. Transfer depends on obtaining enough cows to operate the plant profitably. Messenger has limited time to secure the herd, and local farmers are urged to contact him promptly.
Charles Bell aged 19 son of Henry Bell died at his father's residence on Friday night of last week from typhoid fever contracted in Philadelphia while employed as a car conductor for the Union Traction Company. Illness lasted a little over two weeks. Funeral held Sunday at the deceased home and interment followed at Greensboro with Rev. Mr. Barnum officiating. Ad for Lister's Tomato Fertilizer appeared later in Preston, Maryland.
At the Wilmington Conference session a committee urged a twentieth century offering of 20 million dollars praising church growth and worldwide influence. Revs. Corkran and Smith urged higher minister salaries, while Rev. Gates led revival efforts at the M P Church with multiple services and seekership rising. Easter services and special lectures are announced across several churches, with visits and calls to Union M E in New York and other locations.
W J Cuvier of Red Creek and W G Pirrin editor of Red Creek Herald praise Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a splendid rheumatism liniment and versatile household remedy. Available from Hugh Duffey Hillsboro, R J Colston Ridgely, and W E Brown Denton. For sale three building lots in Denton on Fourth Street between Gay and Market Streets apply to T Phiny Fisher.
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