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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1907
Page
5
A fog of short items from Williston to Preston notes road work, new millinery, store ads, and home improvements. Dwellings rise for L B Towers Wet Denton. millinery at Williston and Harrington. a frost damages buds. meetings, sales, and school clubs unfold as residents plan events and repairs.
Marriage notices and personal items from Dover and Philadelphia include Capt. James R. Corkrin and Miss Anna Lord of Brooklyn uniting in Philadelphia on April 18. Other weddings and engagements planned in Wilmington and Dover appear, with social visits, illnesses, and local events featuring multiple named residents and institutions.
The annual Ge rnin Baptist Brethren Middle district conference convened at Johnstown near Cherry Run with about 50 delegates including 14 ministers. discussions included plans to build at Sin-Mar, the Mapleville old folks home in Washington county.
A meeting of county physicians in Denton Friday last led to the reorganization of the Caroline County Medical Society. Elected officers include President Dr. Theodore Saulsbury Burrsville Vice President Dr Geo I Galloway Federalsburg Secretary Treasurer Dr J R Downes Preston. Delegate to State meeting Dr W W Goldsborough Greensboro. Additional members listed include Drs Alexander Hardcastle Enoch George P Roland Fisher Frederick N Nichlols Denton Dr Frederick R Malone Greensboro H W B Rowe Hillsboro and Dr John DuHadway Harmony.
Notice to farmers needing lime for corn ground. LeGore Combination Lime Co. can supply the best lime with large capacity for prompt delivery. Address LeGore Combination Lime Co., LeGore, Md.
The Preston Sunday school lesson covers Genesis 37 with Joseph’s coat and dreams and the brothers’ plotting, amid local notes on church activities, a teachers' association trip, and residents visiting Denton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Odessa. Easter service at Union M. P. Church is recapped with a long program.
A long critical letter from J F Gelletly attacks a New York trial as a costly, staged farce revealing legal abuses. He argues jurors were manipulated, justice perverted, and public funds squandered while political operatives profit. The piece condemns modern oratory and urges self reliance in speech. The death notices follow. Elizabeth Kimmey dies in Baltimore at 43 after cancer and surgery. Sarah Payne dies in Bethlehem at 77. Mary Ann Ross dies in Easton at 74. John G Robinson, 76, piano and organ salesman, dies. James Beck dies at 65. Rev C A Grise funeral held in Berlin. Orphans Court proceedings note wills and estates.
A compact reflection on seeking relief from daily burdens through faith and divine blessing. It cites Harriet Prescott Spofford and the Bible invitation Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden. The poem frames rest as spiritual balm and release from grief.
The Sunday School was reorganized on Sunday last with officers for the year: Superintendent G. F. Noble. assistant G. E. Wilson. secretary Mrs. Tiattie Peters. treasurer Mrs. Annie Peters. organist Mrs. Corione Thomas. assistant Mrs. Sallie Shooters. missionary society president 5. P. Brown. temperance society president Mrs. Zvb Fountain. Epworth League service set for next Sunday at 7 30 p.m. with topic God Yearning for the World. Monthly business meeting at president G. L. Wilson’s last Thursday evening. Henry Bullock and daughter Emma moved to a farm two miles away. New pastor Rev. W. B. Uuthrie preached to a large audience. Harry Jewell and family from Philadelphia moved here. Miss Irah Smith visited parents near Concord.
Mr Samuel Carrow and Miss Prankie Starkey were married last night at the home of her sister Mrs Alonzo Cohee by Rev Mr Ford. They left for Greensboro last night. Miss Lula Elliott of Philadelphia and Miss Delmar Elliott of Goldsboro visited their cousin Mr C B Hollingsworth this week. Mr Bert Wright is in town on business for the new telephone line. Miss Anna Price has returned from visiting her sister in Philadelphia. Rev Mr Ford, our former pastor, is in town for a day or two. Mrs Roebert Dill is restored to health. Mr John Dennison has been sick for a few days.
Rev W E Sites is expected to conduct the service at American Corner M P Church Sunday April 21 at 1030. Mr and Mrs Will Hubbard visited Mr and Mrs T J Dafin. Mrs Addie Love and daughter Stella visit relatives in Easton. Mrs Lula Beachamp spent part of last week with Denton relatives.
Chaptank and Mr E W Towers of Philadelphia visit their parents in town. W J Wright spent Sunday and Monday in Philadelphia. Guy J Handley of Philadelphia visited Thursday. Mrs John Rumbold of Baltimore visits relatives here. T H Morgan was in Baltimore this week. Mrs John Baker is on the sick list. The Denton Canning Company factory began the season's work this week. A busy year's work is anticipated. John Gwens has resigned as local agent. successor not appointed.
For Yate, 6,000,000 feet of timber, 1800 acres of land and a $15,000 mansion priced at 27,500 to attract a quick buyer. Located four miles from Depot on the Roanoke River. A real snap that won’t go begging. Smaller tracts from 25 acres. Barrow Beal Estate, Racy Preston, Mo.
David Kauffman near Reading, Pa, retires after about twenty years running a truck farm. He began with no capital and amassed a fortune. He advises young men to enter trucking with minimal initial experience, stressing soil suitability and location near a city market. He kept 25 cows and ran a mill route for two decades.
Chamberlains Cough Remedy claims to aid nature by comforting the lungs easing the cough and helping expectoration and secretions. It asserts restoration to health and cites thousands testifying to its superiority. Sold at Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffey Hillsboro.
Farmers urged to order the best lime from TION Lime Co. of LeGore Maryland. The notice emphasizes prompt delivery and quality, urging timely purchases to ensure soil treatment aligns with planting seasons. The brief public notice names the company and locality.
A fragmentary advertisement lists wallpaper patterns at a piece, gilt frames at eight a piece, and window shades at twenty cents each. The ad is from Thomas & Messer located at 1016 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore.
A statewide peach growers convention on Tuesday, April 23, will assess conditions for shipping packages after the Pennsylvania Railroad ordered no cars for Delaware this year. Some believe the peach crop will be fair while berry growers face higher rates, a discouraging outlook for Caroline County as a major berry producer. Levi D. Travers of Dorchester executes a deed of trust to settle his large estate.
A Pasco resident commends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for whooping cough describing it as safe and effective. The product is sold locally by Douglass Drug Store and A. L. Daffey in Hillsboro.
The Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition opens Friday April 26 under G T Shepperd with Lt P H Bagby assisting. At sunrise 300 guns fire by Norfolk Light Artillery Blues to mark the day. President Roosevelt will arrive Mayflower at Hampton Roads and be greeted by warships and a military escort. A11:30 am ceremony on Lee's Parade with opening prayer by Rt Rev Alfred Magill Randolph, address by Harry St. George Tucker, and Roosevelt address and Exposition opening. Upon gold button press, flags unfurl and ships salute, then Star Spangled Banner and uncovered crowd. President will review parade led by Maj Gen Frederick D Grant with U S Army, sailors, foreign reps, and state governors marching.
Messrs. Charles Cannon and Wm Hollingsworth in Queen Annes County report the killing of valuable stock after it was bitten by a dog that had hydrophobia weeks earlier.
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