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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
5
County officials issue a broad call for Jewish residents from all parts of the county to come forward under this notice. The request emphasizes community involvement and participation in a forthcoming event or program, urging attendance and engagement from local Jewish communities.
Entries note price quotes for eggs corn and hats, farm equipment ads for a Bull tractor and Bus Tractor, plus a Kodak supply shop and eyeglass offers. Local obituaries announce Mrs Mary Clifton of Wilmington and William S Whiteley of Baltimore. Community events include a threshing meeting, Denton clean up days, and a new Swing Brothers tomato and corn packing plant at Price with a large facility planned.
The April term sees large attendance in Caroline County Circuit Court with Judges Adkins and Hopper presiding while Judge Constable is detained. Verdicts include guilty findings for armed weapon charges and larceny, not guilty in a land contest assault case, plus a lengthy grand jury report condemning illicit tinctures and praising road improvements.
Templeville records show Miss Margaret Smith of Wilmington and Miss Maude Starkey of Woodland Beach among Easter visitors. Alfred Blackburn of Greensboro married at bride’s sister Mrs Frank Baughley’s home on April 3 1905. Others include pupils Mildred Shelton Lena Hautwerker Mary Cahall Mabel Hall.
Edinburgh society item notes the engagement as Mrs W J Faulkner announces the marriage of their daughter Clara to John Holden of near Millington. Snowstorm in Saturday disrupted travel and downed trees. Multiple local residents and visitors are mentioned with brief residence notes. Several people listed on the sick list with grip.
Miss Pauline Fletcher of Rhode Island visiting her aunt Miss Lula Fletcher in town. Saturday's storm damaged roads with snow blocking the Preston to Choptank route. Local activity includes land purchases and new home construction, plus a growing Main Street hardware store.
The Ridgely News reports a late April snow and northeaster, causing widespread travel disruptions, telegraph and rural line outages, with six foot drifts reported in one area. Easter events were postponed, church services rescheduled, and local residents faced travel and utility challenges amid the storm.
Mr. Win Reese of Philadelphia returns to his city after a few days with Mr and Mrs G H Wilson. Lockwood Gooden of Philadelphia visits his parents near town. Clarence Pritchett returns home in Wilmington after visiting relatives. W L Goodwin of Chester spends weekend with his parents. Mildred Gooden returns home after visiting Mrs J S Raymond in Goldsboro. Lillian Meredith is home from Saint Marys Seminary for Easter. Ollie Coffin spent Easter holidays with friends in Philadelphia. Susie Jones visits her brother Elwood Jones near Ridgely. J Lester Scotton of Hantly was a guest in town on Sunday.
Queen Anne residents report Mrs E H Dashiell and daughter Miss Mazie have returned to Crisfield. Miss Madge Jump visits Frankford Delaware while Mr S T Culver of Hebron visits town. Miss Mary Clough weekends with her mother at Church Hill. Mrs S B Jump returns from Baltimore visit. The Tri County Literary Society will meet at the High School next Tuesday evening.
In Greensboro and vicinity a heavy snow storm disrupted telephone service and felled fences. Easter brought a cheerful mood despite winter lingering. Local residents visit hospitals in Baltimore and Easton for procedures while others spend holidays with family and friends across nearby towns.
A Saturday storm tore through Plickman and surrounding Delaware areas, blowing down telephone poles and snapping wires. Two trains collided near Lewes on Sunday with no fatalities though the trains were badly crippled. Rural routes were halted as wind-driven snow created large drifts. Diamond State Telephone workers struggled to restore service across a fifty mile radius. Local fires and community notices follow, with Rev. M. W. Marine returning to Hickman for another year and residents resuming routines after Easter.
Elizabeth Voss Layton aged about sixty died at her Burrsville home after a lingering illness. Survived by husband and three children. sister of the late Henry R. Lewis. Easter visitors include Wesley F. E. Thawley, student in Baltimore. Also notes on a two year old’s burial from Piney Church, and local residents Rachel Harvey, J. B. Baughley, Miss Mary, Lyman Porter, W C Raughley, Iva Russell, and Wesley Porter with Beacom’s Business College graduation.
Weekly Hobbs notes recount Mrs. Herbert Trice and family visiting Baltimore from Hillsboro, trains delayed by snow, and Easter observations at Ames. Mentions residents traveling to Washington for Conference, Rev. Cullum attending events, and several locals hosting visitors from Annapolis and Philadelphia amid spring bloom and fruit season reports.
A severe snow and wind storm last Saturday crippled Bethlehem area roads with downed telephone poles and broken wires. FP L Corkran's Easton to Cambridge bus became stuck in a drift until Monday. Residents report impassable routes and multiple local noteables, including illness and recoveries at Johns Hopkins Hospital and various visits among Easton and Lan Yard residents.
Smithville and nearby residents share Easter holiday visits with relatives in Federalsburg and Ridgely. The storm damaged telephone lines and several locals report improvements and new purchases, including Ernest Liden buying an auto.
American Corner reports Ollie Connelly of Delmar visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Connelly near here. Owen Howard, once troubled by rheumatism, shows improvement. Mrs. W. T. Love is on the sick list.
William Humphreys Jackson, longtime Maryland figure and former congressman, died Saturday at his Salisbury home after a long illness. He was 75. Funeral held Tuesday. Jackson, once reputed among Maryland’s richest, supported his son William P. Jackson, a Republican National Committee member and former U S Senator, and left a lasting legacy in state politics. He left the Democratic party over tariff policy and joined the Republicans, serving two terms in Congress with defeats to Thomas A. Smith and J. Harry Covington.
Miss Mary Barnes of Seaford and Miss Mary Weedon of Baltimore spent Easter with aunt Mrs. William F. Murphey. Louis Thawley returns from University Hospital Baltimore after appendicitis surgery. Dr. Simmons spent days in Kent tending his son’s Chestertown practice. W. F. Murphey out after a month of illness. Marian Stevens of Pocomoke City visited Nellie Dunning. Elizabeth Shaler of Annapolis stayed with Mrs. M. B. Stephens. Dorothy Berry of Baltimore visited Miss M. Jane Redden. James H. Thawley improves in health. E L Gross of Boston visited F. P. Pickering near Denton. C. S. Kauffman visiting in York Pa. Lewis A. Jarman of Rushville Illinois visited Thursday. Chalmers Brumbaugh visiting his parents. Helen Fisher of Dover guest of Mrs. Potter Steele. Edna Cochran of Crisfield guest of Annie Lewis. Miriam Downes visiting relatives in Centreville. Edna Shipman visiting in Washington. R. G. Stewart’s health is quite feeble.
Judges Clark and Stevens presided at the Orphans Court meeting. Nathaniel B. Harper, administrator of John W. Harper, presented inventory and appraisement of the deceased’s personal property, approved, and an order to sell granted. Howard T. Roop and Roxana Roop, administrators c. t. a. of Millie Jane Harper, presented inventory and appraisement, approved, and an order to sell at private sale granted on petition. The court authorized William W. Murphy, administrator of William Murphy, to release a mortgage upon payment due. William Murphy, deceased, presented operate debt list, approved and ordered to be recorded.
Beautiful silver china and cut glass suitable for wedding and anniversary gifts. F. J. Wright invites readers to subscribe for the JOURNAL and receive all county news.
Comptroller Emerson Blacrington and Mr. Zora H. Brinsfield visited Denton on Tuesday. Mr Harrington, seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, toured the Shore and Eastern Shore regions and spoke of uniting Democrats under a business administration focused on economy and proper use of state resources. He noted prior success as comptroller and appealed to Carolinians at court, hoping to gather support across factions.
Easton Gazette reports farm demonstration efforts in Talbot led by County Agent F P Walls and Prof S B Shaw who visited 34 farms with orchard management advice. Prof Reuben Brigham arranged forage crop feeding demonstrations with sheep. Prof W T L Taliaferro assisted Col C T Lipscomb on planned an economical system of farm management. State Agent G H Alford and County Agents toured three counties, boosting cooperative demonstration work and promising continued progress this year.
The April snowstorm hit Saturday with eight to ten inches of snow and high winds, creating drifts that blocked roads and crippled phone service in Caroline County. It was the most severe April blizzard in memory, though it ended the long winter spell. The note ends with an advertisement for Sterling Steam Laundry Co of Baltimore, offering door delivery and pickup in Denton, Maryland.
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