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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1902
Page
3
Public notices list upcoming gatherings in court and council circles. Circuit Court sessions begin June 23 while Orphans Court convenes April 29. Levy Court also meets April 29. The School Board schedules a May 12 meeting. Jens of Mews solicits notices from all parts of the county to compile this calendar.
The column reports a busy Denton scene with mumps in Millington and upcoming Pawnee Bill's Show in Easton. Local commerce expands as Mr. William A. Stewart enters mercantile business and J H Nichols opens a shop in West Denton.
In Federalsburg the Post Office Department has laid out four rural free delivery routes to be established soon with mail carriers appointed. The program mirrors successful Maryland systems in Carroll and other counties, promising improved service for farmers. Meanwhile local industry resumes as Jas B Wright advances his crate and basket factory. Social visits and small town notes fill the week.
In Goldsboro the M B E Church South showcases a neat painted interior and exterior. Rev Mays greeted a large audience on Sunday. Local residents and visitors including Dr H W B Rowe and Mr Clark Smith attended social events. Multiple homeowners upgrade with front porches and new barns and stables. Hickman Company crates and a baseball result highlight a lively week in town.
Jas C Nossick and Co have been hauling lumber to Hambleton and plan a canning factory this season. Rev William H Reed preached his first sermon on April 13 and impressed his congregation. A sizable contribution was raised to remodel and enlarge the church. A mortgage is for sale and Garey and Co of Denton Md says they are ready to buy.
A Hartley telegram reports the death of John Berry of Kent county Delaware after heart disease. Nine children survive with Mrs Berry including Isaac George H and John. Other obituaries note Rev Walter E Avery and John Parsons among local figures. Herman Murphy Peter Cortelyou Sheriff Wm S Horney George W Cruikshank and Thomas LeCompte also noted. Church events and local notices fill the rest with reunions, meetings, and promotions. Rockefeller gives 1,000,000 for Southern education.
County Treasurer Charles H Whitby reports local laws from the recent session including new charters for Denton and Federalsburg. Denton outlines male residents aged over twenty one may vote for five Commissioners with property requirements and April voting rules. A section imposes mandatory street labor for able bodied male residents with a five dollar maximum fine for noncompliance. Other town government provisions follow.
At a Denton Commissioners meeting bids for waterworks material were opened and contracts awarded to Flint & Walling Company National Tube Company The Otto Gas Engine Works Stillwell Bierce Smith-Vaile Coggins & McBride and Insley Redden The total bid amount slightly over 9000 dollars and work may begin by June with the tank to be placed near the colored school on Fifth Street A literary musical at Mrs R J Baughley’s included solos recitations and a box social is planned for Greensboro school May 2
Commuted life sentence for Lloyd Burke noted along with Arthurian items about rail excursion plans to Asheville and local society events. Reports from Georgetown and Centreville cover arrests, court actions, hotel offers, steamboat development, farm losses, road and river activity, printing services, and local trades and weather.
Miss Lida Deweese Porter and Prof. J. F. Porter of Ridgely spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of Mr. Frank A. Porter, sharing in a family gathering surrounding religious talks and visits.
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Knox and President Roosevelt approved action to file a bill in equity to restrain the beef trust. Knox said sufficient evidence exists to sue and obtain an injunction against the combination and its principals under the interstate commerce act in the Northern District of Illinois.
Georgia fruit growers meet to curb dishonest commissions. They vote to appoint an eight member committee to select reliable firms in U S cities to handle Georgia fruit. Firms to form an association for cooperation, with growers shipping only to chosen firms and sharing crop prospects and market conditions.
Canned tomatoes sold this week at 1.252 a dozen, the highest since July 1893 when 1.45 a dozen was recorded. Bernard J. Meehan of Meehan & Co. predicts a large tomato crop and lower canned goods prices for the season, with peas packing to begin May 20 to 25 under favorable conditions and minor pest fears.
Rev. Marion W. Clarke, a negro preacher, was arrested as he boarded a train in Greenwood on suspicion of murdering Mrs. Ida Collins. He was taken to Laurel, claimed an alibi, and released after Rev. Charles M. Hemsley testified he cleared him beyond doubt. Clarke had not been in Laurel before and was en route to Bridgetown after preaching at Marion, Md. Garey & Co. advertise farms and town property for sale with quotes.
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