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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
3
Items of News from All Parts of the County solicit notices under this head. Public business calendar lists court sessions and meetings. Court will meet June 22 and April 28, Levy Court and School Board also set for April 28, with various public discussions likely.
Grain prices rise as shad grow scarce while herring are plentiful. George W. Richardson sells his dwelling to Levin Cain. G T Redden & Co begins canmaking. M N Jarman's paints. Sidewalks improved and more to relay. Harry Stevenson opens barber shop at Brick Hotel basement. Spring work hindered by cold and rain. Centreville High School to play Caroline HS this afternoon. Paul H. Nickerson named US Naval Academy appointee. John L. Everngam buys neckwear in New York. William Hutchins dies in Philadelphia. Town Improvement Co hosts cakewalk earning over forty five dollars. Fruit buds damaged by frosts but hope remains. Denton Greensboro telephone line under construction. Fisher sells house and lot of late George W. Spurry. H L Cooper buys at 700. John T. Carter buys and extends land on Third Street. Carter plans improvements. Miss Mary D. Coney dies in Easton. survived by Wa M. Coney and a gun. Wa M. Coney injured at work. Dr. J. C. Clark appointed delegate to National Conference of Charities and Corrections. Capt. Jonathan P. Bennett dies at 76. former Sharptown postmaster. Easton pushes for regional hospital. Twelve incorporators named. James H. Nichols buys Collison farm for 5000. Daniel De Mouilpied dies at alms with sudden apoplexy. Justice Steele and others rule against need for inquest. De Mouilpied once French teacher on Western Shore.
A digest of visits and events across Caroline county highlights. L H Davis joins Postoffice Pharmacy in Cambridge. Miss Sallie Marvel to wed Dr Jacob Richard in Dover Greensboro. multiple visits by notable residents to Baltimore Philadelphia and local towns. religious services and clergy changes announced including Rev A E Whatham and Rev H D Spencer. social gatherings and visits noted with several local families and societies.
Mr. Frank Smith of Marydel sold his prized setter to a Philadelphia party for 60 dollars. He raises finely bred English setters and says that price reflects the quality of his stock. A Maryland note records several local events including an engineer’s death in Oxford and a peach crop outlook.
Hillsboro and Queen Anne field a team of local youths to meet any nine from neighboring towns that do not hire out of town or professional players. Manager is William Smith and A. L. Duffey serves as captain. Nearby marriage news and community events fill the rest of this Denton area column, including church, weddings, and local business updates.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Deen hosted the literary society last Thursday, weather forcing several absences and postponing programs to the next meeting at Mr and Mrs Curtis Wrights home this evening. Mrs Whiteley of Baltimore and Mrs Burgess and son visited Mrs William Collins, while T C Todd and daughters spent Sunday in Federalsburg with Rev H F Wright. Mr and Mrs Charles Leonard of Easton visited Curtis Wright, Emma Lane visited her parents, Mrs Charles Collins was in Cambridge, and Mr Charles Deen spent Monday in Baltimore.
S. Ira Cooper returned to New York on Tuesday after a several days visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Shull of Harrington spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Cooper. Mr. A. Schaube visited his daughter Mrs. Roland Cooper in Philadelphia. Little Gussie Raughley of Harrington visits her aunt Mrs. A. Schaube.
Mrs A B Smith of Ridgely visits sister Mrs W W Powell in Hartley. Mr and Mrs Kern of Ridgely guest of Robert Friedel Felton. Mr and Mrs Robert E Smith visit Baltimore.
Harkey reports Ollie Faulkner, a standout ball player, has left for Wilmington to practice for two weeks and then will move to Blackstone, Rhode Island, where he has secured a job.
In Edinburg last Friday, Mr John A Johnson and his wife lost their home and furnishings to a fire. The couple could not save any furniture or belongings from the blaze.
A North Carolina item notes berry growers face late freezing and frost yet strawberry plant receipts exceed previous years. A major grower believes the crop remains largely unhurt. Various local social items include a Goldsboro school swap social for improvement, visits from Mrs. Wm. Kinnamon, Elizabeth Jones, and others.
Mr Herbert Mulliken, fireman on Jasper Nichols’s traction engine, was killed Friday last week when the boiler exploded. Howard Nichols was badly scared in the incident. Guests included J H Noble and wives, and Lee Hignutt and wives at John Smiths on Sunday. Dr Randall and Mr Riffe of Germantown Pa stayed with H W Davis. J Walter Noble attended the State Odd Fellows meeting in Baltimore. Kemp of Syracuse visited his sister Carrie Jefferson, and Mrs J C Gambrill visited Easton with her sister Poole.
The local checker champion Smithgie loses on his own ground to the same scrub who defeated him months earlier. Advice suggests avoiding school boys and kids to keep the title. Miss Bertha Bullock has taken a milliner position in Dover. Bloomery church crowds greet the new preacher.
Epworth League members enjoyed a Saturday evening gathering hosted by Mr George Smith and his wife with full attendance and a pleasant atmosphere. A missionary meeting is planned at Chestnut Grove Church on Sunday evening April 26. Several recitations are being practiced for the event. Miss Corinne Collins returns home for a few weeks after a stay in Easton.
The colored schools in the county closed for the year yesterday, excluding those in towns. The inaugural celebration for the Boarding School at the Tome Institute in Port Deposit will be held May 1 and 16. Dr. C W Reid, president of Washington College, has resigned.
The Baltimore Sun reports Maryland considers a Tyre Good Roads bill pairing state funds with county matching to build 12 to 15 miles of stone or gravel roads per county over two years. Advocates note benefits to property values and rural life alongside broader regional road projects.
The Governor did not sign the Voters' Assistant repealer before the 30 day grace period ended, allowing the bill to die at midnight. The decision sparks sharp criticism across the state as supporters claim the law promoted bribery and corruption while opponents defend it as fair to both parties.
The Mrs K Nardcastle Company will soon establish in a new Sixth Street building. It is expected to process many local farm products and employ numerous workers. Planned outputs include pickles, puddings, jams, jellies, marmalades, sherbets, and preserved fruits and vegetables, all supervised by Mrs Hardcastle.
The notice lists wallpaper patterns at 6n apiece and gilt at 8 cen per piece along with window shades at 22 cents each from Thomas and Messer located at 10 15 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore.
A July picnic at Lava Point plans a monumental Elks crab feast with Maryland crabs in every dish. A 200 colored workers team will prepare soup and other crab courses along Kent Island shores, with 6 000 advance attendees and steamers shuttling guests all day.
The Galveston News notes the passing of Judge William H. Stewart aged 85. He was brother to Maryland Court of Appeals Judge James A. Stewart and uncle to Major Wm. E. Stewart of Easton. Surviving brother Rev. Thomas R. Stewart of Phoenix, former Denton lawyer and State Constitutional Convention delegate, long resident in the Southwest. Cousin Captain Robert W. Stewart, a circuit court bailiff, was related to both William H. and Thomas R. Stewart.
For several months the Law Building has been lighted by acetylene. Plumbers will install gas fixtures for Dr. P. R. Fisher H. C. Fisher T. P. Fisher Denton National Bank Peoples National Bank Masonic Hall Brick Hotel J. H. Vangesel Mrs Annie H Downes Lewis & Goldsborough and many others. A broad program covers numerous residents merchants and institutions as the city transitions to gas illumination.
County Commissioners heard from John Howard and others in the Eighth district seeking a commission to study the Sullivan road. Sullivan’s attorney Fred R. Owens objected and was given until April 30 to present testimony. Examiners were appointed for the Liden road in the Highth district and other names listed. From the Centrevilis Observer. Prominent Democrats predicted a large Maryland victory. John J. Hartnett was re-appointed court stenographer.
Extracts from local land records show numerous transfers in Care Oline County during April. Notable deeds include Robert Henderson to Harry Ritchey for 86% acres at 1100 dollars, and James Pippin to James A. Melvin for 21.44 acres in the First district at 200 dollars. Multiple Federalsburg and Greensboro properties changed hands, with prices ranging from 1 dollar for canning houses to several thousand dollars for large tracts, plus numerous 40 to 333 acre transfers in First Sixth and Third districts. Many entries list husband and wife grantors and grantees, with district designations and precise acreages.
A note of social chatter and business overlaps appears as an elderly widower proposes a union of properties with a young widow. The conversation quickly halts, and the conversation turns to strawberries being shipped from Texas by the carload.
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