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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1903
Page
3
Items of news from across the county solicit notices under a public business calendar. Court will meet April 6, Orphans' Court April 7, Levy Court April 7, Senior Board April 14.
West Denton store sells garden seed and potatoes. Mr T C Stayton buys East Denton dwelling. Various local construction, banking, and business updates including Nichols family property purchase and Burrsville post office concerns. Aunt Sarah Sharp dies. local bakers plan a larger oven. William Potter slave legacy noted. Peninsula Long Distance Tele phone Co incorporated. savings departments offered. Denton Lumber and Box Co formed with $10,000 capital.
John Imler a well known farmer on the Denton Greensboro road near Brick Mill was shot by Adam Stewart a farm hand. The bullet perforated his intestines and he died at 5 30 am the next day. Stewart surrendered after a pursuit and was moved to Harrington then Baltimore for trial. An inquest was held and a term of court will begin next Monday.
William James Collison was killed while felling timber in Parker woods near Denton when a limb broke a fallen tree and struck him on the head. Emarist Lane assisted, a farm-house was summoned. Collison died on scene. No inquest was held. funeral conducted by Rev. A. Lee Gray in Denton cemetery. Mrs Collison and several children survive.
Captain Peter N Collins a respected Preston citizen died Friday after a brief apoplexy at an advanced age. Funeral services were held Sunday at his residence with Rev Williams officiating and burial in Linchester cemetery. Mrs Collins and five children survive Walter John William Collins daughters Mrs J W Corbett and Miss Mollie Collins. Also John B A Handy brother of L Irving Handy Esq a former Delaware teacher died Tuesday at his father home in Schoharie NY of nervous prostration.
Philip Bradley, living near Smithville, was jailed in Denton on Sunday by Constable Everagain for breaking furniture belonging to neighbor John Cox. After a heated dispute following visits to a distillery and heavy drinking, Cox shot Bradley in the left leg. Cox was arrested and Bradley received medical care for several days.
A Monday night gathering at Mr and Mrs J J Russom marked Mrs Russoms birthday with violin music and tea treats. Relatives from Hillsboro Queen Anne Greensboro Baltimore Kent Island joined in and church notes report on Rev Kennards departure and sermons in Easton and Poco mok e City with appointments across Maryland Delaware and Virginia.
Saturday last Katie Reed escaped serious harm when her dress allegedly caught fire from burning brush near the Reed residence. Nearby residents and visitors are listed among families and friends visiting relatives in town and nearby states including Maryland Delaware Philadelphia and Canada.
Federalsburg items report E C Foster injured in a fall and sidelined at home for days. Mrs Hill of Norfolk visits for Rev Mr Dick and wife illness. L Reese H Dick returns from New York. Tabard Inn Library arrives with O W Spicer in charge. Local building includes Charles R Pratt digging a cellar and adding water heating. Numerous visits and travels include Dover, Pocomoke City, Edinburgh and Hazlettsville connections among residents.
Mrs Josephine Wooters visits her brother E S Wright near Harrington Mrs Lillie Collison of Farmingington staying with relatives in Smithhville A large stock of bailed hay en route to us Stewart and Jarrell offer low prices and invite supplies to those in need
The Literary Society met Saturday at president Charles I Todd's home with music readings by Sherman Todd J P W Richardson and multiple solo and reading performances. Community notices report new milliner Emma Isaac at Bes sie Noble Choptank a yacht accident injuring Orland Wright and various local visits and Arbor Day prep.
Ridgely reports many farmers refused large numbers of strawberry plants due to bad condition leaving hundreds of thousands on the platform. Litigation is anticipated. Rev. George W Townsend and wife visited en route to a new home at Hurlock. Mrs. George Hudson and children from Baltimore visit Mrs. Atkinson. The shirt factory is shut for lack of workers.
Miss Margaret Eaton Bertha Barton and Oliver Newman of Church Hill and Margaret Green Harry Saulsbury of Bridges Town were entertained by Misses Nannie and Elizabeth Palmatory on Sunday. Mrs R L Palmatory and her son J F Palmatory left Ingleside for Portsmouth Norfolk and Richmond Va. Miss Bessie Cecil returns to Baltimore to resume her position after three months with her parents. Mrs Fannie Bittle of Barclay returns home after a few days with her brother G W Bittle. Mrs S R Downes visited the Monumental City this week.
Goldsboro expects progress with Mr Hooper Gray’s new house nearing finish. G T Slemmer’s family returns to town to wide welcome. Pastor Rev King reports back. County roads renewed hoped for amid neglect. Ladies Aid Society at Mrs W C Wharton’s elects officers. H W Temple in Balti more this week. Preston Academy seniors beat Fredericksburg 29 13. juniors beat Bethlehem 25 10 with sharp double plays. J J Garris visits Philadelphia and Seaford. Lulu Stack visits Easton.
The record lists March property transfers across multiple districts including Wm. H. Furman to Serena Bailey 107 acres and 30 perches, numerous Greensboro and Federalsburg parcels, various prices from nominal to thousands, and transfers involving many individuals such as James P. White, Annie Downes, Mary Noble, and Edward Nuttle, reflecting wide activity in land deals.
A series of 20th century conveyances lists transfers of farms and town properties in districts two through eight. Notable deeds include James B. Wright to T. Q. Jefferson of 11 acres, James W. Lord to Charles I. Wright for 137 acres, and multiple Ridgely and Preston property transactions with various sums from $75 to $1,200.
Andersontown with H T Nuttle home being beautified by Willis and Beauchamp painters. Epworth League meeting hosted by Mrs H T Nuttle Friday evening. Miss Emelan Wright of Seaford returning home after visit with Mrs Lillian Murphy. Nellie Hayes from Greenwood visited at H T Nuttle's. Rev Shipman spent weekend with the Nuttles. Arthur Hayes visited his Greenwood, Del parents. Mary Ward spent Saturday with Miss Ea Neal.
Architect Davis was to arrive Tuesday with jail plans but remained at home sick. County commissioners met Tuesday and accepted the bond of W. S. Harris, constable at Goldsboro. They also insured the courthouse for 15 000 with annual premiums totaling 90, carried by North British Mercantile Farmers York Citizens Philadelphia Underwriters.
The new rural delivery routes near Denton see steady use as residents begin using the service. Route No 1 reports 615 delivered, 226 collected totaling 841 items. Route No 2 957 delivered, 228 collected totaling 1 185. Route No 3 1 822 delivered, 429 collected totaling 2 251. The month marks a favorable first month.
A roundup of social and personal news includes Prof Bates Stephens returning home after surgery and rapid recovery, upcoming marriages such as Miss Virginia Wood to Thomas Clayton Melvin, and marriages of Fred McCready and Bessie Meredith. Numerous visits, guests, and relocations across Denton and surrounding towns are noted.
The Baltimore Sun praises Thomas A. Smith labor statistician for a governor’s report on the state’s labor, sanitation in clothing shops, and the new free employment agency. The work covers fruit and vegetable canning, Maryland oyster industry decline, and wage and census data guiding future legislation.
The Journal lists jurors summoned for the April term across eight districts. Names include Wellington Heather, William H. Bartlett, William M. Price and others in First District. George W. Eliason, Ha 2 Turpin, George H. Russell in Second. Henry T. Nuttle and Theophilus W. Porter in Third. S Elbert Douglass and George W. Kelley in Fourth. Henry B. Messenger and A Pearce Redhead in Fifth. William F. Jackson and Harry M. Thompson in Sixth. Harvey H. Deen and T Frank Seward in Seventh. Frank P. Covey and Hutchinson Trice in Eighth. Subscribe for the Journal.
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