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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1913
Page
3
A crowded page details land seekers visiting, upcoming sales, and bids on Willow Pond road and an iron bridge. Local officials, merchants, and clergy announce store openings, sales, and meetings in Caroline County with community events including an all day athletic contest, Holiness Church gathering, and a public debate by Lloyd Wilkinson slated for May 2.
Suburban notes record renewed subscription by Samuel E. Holt and family, a Williston wedding of Miss Catherine V. Neal and Mr. Madison Towers, church events, new pastors, travels, and multiple social visits. Entries mention Denton residents, ministers, weddings, illness, and community activities across Easton, Federalsburg, Cambridge, and Westminster with several trips and gatherings noted.
Dr H W Sears closed the town hall lecture series with a Tuesday evening talk to about 300 attendees. The talk blended humor with a call for passing along cheerful, uplifting words to bolster others, and praised figures from U S history. He praised General Lee and, despite being a Republican, commended President Wilson and predicted Bryan’s fame would endure.
County Commissioners opened bids for 1.62 miles of stone macadam road from Denton to Willow Pond in Tuckahoe Neck and a bascule lift drawbridge over the Choptank river. Holt Construction Company Federalsburg won the road and concrete bridge portion at 33236.25 pending State approval. bascule bids exceeded estimates and were rejected, with others to be requested.
Mrs Emily Benifiel of Summitville Indiana visits Greensboro where she grew up in 1875 before moving to Perkinsville and Alexandria. Rev A P Prettyman and family arrive in Greensboro and attend St Pauls parsonage reception with Mrs Willis hosting. Local gatherings include sewing circle at M L Weaver home and a pie social for library funds at Lowe school house. Dr Watt preaches at St Pauls M E Church and new pastor is welcomed.
A Trinity home hosted a birthday party for James Wheatley with guests from Federalsburg Wellesley and Cannons. Weather halted Epworth League services. Reports include Orphans' Court proceedings with creditors notices and appointments, estate administrations, appraisers, inventories, and sales orders for multiple deceased individuals. Developments touch pastors, teachers, and local residents’ health updates.
Court adjourned with juries delivering multiple verdicts. Woodward won 658.32 in the Woodward Clark Legg versus Horsey case. Vanderwater against Clark and Pepper, administrators, favored the plaintiff. Pepper paid the Kelley ejectment costs after a title disclaimer. Chance convicted of larceny of a carriage, four months jail. Legates versus Caroline County Commissioners, $1500 verdict. Ellwanger v Draper & Slaughter, garnishees, defendants won. Aynes v B C A Railway settled for 200.
Master Herman Miller, son of Mr Herman Miller near Denton, holds an antique silver watch said to be over 125 years old. It passed from Miss Mary Clotilda Councell to Sister of Charity, then through family lines to Joseph T Councell, his sister Mary Philomena Councell, and finally to Mrs Aaron Willoughby, grandmother of Herman Miller. The piece includes a 28 inch doubled silver chain.
Pennsylvania Railroad will require train crews to pass breath tests before each trip to detect alcohol use. Any crew member with liquor odor on the breath will be suspended or discharged.
Mr William Hutson of Goldsboro weds Miss Elphensie Goodwin at the M Parsonage by Rev W N Conway. Several residents and visitors, including Mrs G I Wilson, Miss Helen McIlvaine, Mrs Reynolds Moore, and Miss Bertha Clough, are noted as visiting or returning from trips to Philadelphia, Wilmington, Crum Lynne, Harrington, Ridgely, and Easton. Continuous social visits and relatives’ movements are recorded across town.
Rev W W Sharp and family of Sea ford formerly Hillsboro became gravely ill after eating meat on Tuesday. The meat smelled of vinegar after cooking, causing illness to the family. Cupid active in Talbot as Mrs Minnie M Sradbury of Matthews and Mr James W Wood engaged in a June wedding at the bride’s home with Rev Leonard White officiating. Clean-up day urges towns to join in beautification, while April auto registrations are expected to surge as winter storage ends. Mr H J Pattison is elected president of Maryland Agricultural College.
Smithville residents hosted and visited relatives and friends this weekend. Herbert Bullock and Harri son Trice attended a Sunday gathering with Maggie Pennypacker Minerva Wilson and Paul Rosser. Judge Henry C. Conrad of Georgetown visited G S Lyden’s home Saturday and Sunday.
William D Taylor sold to James St Nichols the twelve acre tract north of town on the Choptank west side known as Quinine Hill. Taylor held and improved the property for years. The place earned its name from a Denton physician who once treated a fevered family and took the deed as payment.
The resolution to abolish capital punishment was argued Thursday evening by W. T. Thawley for the affirmative and H. H. Nuttle for the negative. Woman's suffrage was the week's question and the writer notes widespread crop damage from wet weather. Oscar Kelley returns from Wilmington.
Cedar Grove debate members led by Prof. Huffington of Caroline High School and four pupils will debate for the society. Last week the club held an engaging meeting with Miss Burnite and Prof. Noble of Denton giving talks. The Harris Chapel Aid Society plans a meeting at Mr. Walter Downe’s on April 23.
A lively Chautauqua style event arrives featuring a week of lectures on society and science, a 23 member Florentine band, Tyrolean singers, and performances by Such, the Brodbeck Such Company, the Commonwealth Male Quartet, and the National Grand Opera Company. Notables include Mr Frank Dixon, Mr Reno B Welbourn, ex governor Robert B Glenn, Dr S Parkes Cadman, and Dr A E Turner offering varied topics from astronomy to modern prophecy.
A town Chautauqua program features moving pictures and crisp lectures by Ire and Pear son with readings of Dickens by Battis. Rozani the juggler, a junior Chautauqua for children, hikes and sports, and a grand banner prize cap the month. Passports cost two dollars, promising lasting entertainment beyond the tented season.
Mrs Emma A Cohee wife of William A Cohee Sr died at her West Denton home Saturday at 415 am age 69 after long illness funeral Monday at her home Rev H A G Westerfield officiating, interment Denton Cemetery pallbearers Clifton Cohee Wm Cohee Arthur Cohee Wm Godnour Paul Ebling surviving husband seven sons three daughters. Mrs Rachel Emily Temple widow of William E Temple died at her daughter Mrs A W Carmine Chestertown Sunday morning from stomach cancer funeral Tuesday interment Church Hill native of Queen Annes County long resident there later Ridgely two children survive Mrs Carmine and W E Temple Hotel Dixon Cambridge Rev William Warner died in Millington recent past former Greensboro M E Church pastor in sixties.
Political notes say Nelson H. Fooks will be urged for renomination in the House of Delegates by friends in Southern Caroline after Tuesday’s visitors in Denton. George H. Wilson is also discussed for renomination if constituents desire. For Democratic State Central Committee, George T. Redden J Frank Ledman T Clayton Horsey and Robert Jarrell Jr. have been urged by party friends.
Parents and pupils show strong interest as schools report contest entrants to the School Board. Denton High tops with 74 contestants followed by Ridgely 56 and Preston 21, with many smaller entries from Denton Primary Nichols Hillsboro Laurel Grove Willoughby and others. More entries expected soon.
Experienced growers report peach buds withstood the cold, fruit appearing in good condition in most orchards. Unless tender stems suffer, the crop should be a good one. Cold days help by stopping insect eggs that hatch into worms damaging peaches, aided by cool dry air.
About 120 attended a reception at the M E parsonage for Rev W I Habbart and family with music by Harry Lane and Willard Shipman and refreshments. Notices include the death of Walter Schmitt in Chicago after an operation, and Mrs Laura Seager’s funeral in Ridgely. Also reported are a rainout ball game, upcoming games, a marriage at home, an automobile party delayed by weather, a lecture at Simons Hall, church farewells, club activities, travel notes, illnesses, and lilac bloom in season.
In Federalsburg the Eastern Shore Trust Company stockholders elected directors: Thomas H. Chambers J Mark Wright Fernandes Davis Alexander Noble Jerome J Frampton George E Noble Edward E Nuttle and W W Kinder. Officers chosen: T H Chambers president E E Nuttle secretary H W Davis cashier and H D Williams assistant cashier. Heavy rains caused Nanticoke River overflow and flood damage to warehouses and farms. Plans begin to form a Boys Club for ages six to sixteen to provide recreation and citizenship training. Miss Ella M Callahan has been visiting Philadelphia.
Mrs Dickinson hosted a church youth party at the Episcopal rectory on Saturday evening April 2. Baltimore visitors Mr and Mrs Houston Russom stayed with Mr and Mrs J F Russom over Sunday. Dr H Clarence Duffey and son Hugh visited his sister Mrs Charles Jarrell. George B Stewart and wife are visiting friends in Baltimore and Washington for a week. Rev Dr Wm F Dickinson traveled to Philadelphia last Friday. Miss Belle Connelly of Easton is guest of Mrs Annie Jump. Mrs Richard Evans plans several Baltimore days. Mr and Mrs Wm H Thawley were in Baltimore this week. Mr H M Thompson visited Philadelphia this week.
J. J. Glennon of the United States Fish Commission overseeing Battery hatching operations at the Susquehanna mouth reports the yellow perch season closed with 272,000,000 young fry liberated into Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.
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