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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
2
Public business calendar lists court terms and meetings for Denton County. Cravur Court opens October 1. Levy Court to meet August 7. Orphans' Court and School Board to meet August 7. Notices solicit terms from all parts of the county under this head.
Easton to install sewers while Peach shipments grow heavy and crops see mixed results. Exiled monks to found a Cecil monastery as Williston endures heavy rains. Deaths, sales, and marriages fill county notes with numerous names and places including Denton Rehoboth Preston Ridgely and Easton.
Mr and Mrs Wm Reed and child ren of Henderson have returned home after visiting Mrs Reed's parents, Mr and Mrs W T Robinson. A wedding occurred at the M P parsonage on Wednesday evening between Frank Vadikan and Mary Allen. Many locals and visitors are noted, with camp meetings and religious activities at Concord and Marydel camps and a postponed tournament due to rain.
Sheriff Seward and Hearth Decemer George warned the Bethel colored campground near Federalsburg that a meeting must not open due to seven smallpox cases in the area. The preacher and advisers resisted, but officials said they would be brought to Denton if the gathering proceeded. One family evacuated then returned. Bethel remains a major colored encampment on the peninsula.
A Denver dispatch reports Dr H N Rickards has filed a writ of habeas corpus and will fight for liberty amid multiple charges from Baltimore Denton Kansas City Sioux City and other points. Baltimore detectives seek prior claim via requisition papers while Sioux City also pursues custody over alleged false patient billing.
The Journal’s magazine section highlights an American girl who married the French Ambassador in Washington, plus Smythe on southwest irrigation and profitable irrigation for eastern regions. It covers fertilizer and capons, frocks for the young girl, and a Doyle story The White Company with other features like A Model School Garden The Sugar Bowl of the Nation and The Staff of Life.
In the Doverblader the author argues that vote buying is a crime like larceny and burglary, though public opinion has at times tolerated it during heated politics. The piece notes that public sentiment may now condemn the offense more readily, but questions whether it is quick enough to fully deter it.
W F Mayas a Wal lisville Texas merchant says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the best of its kind for quick cures and easy taking. He recommends families keep it during summer. Available at Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffey Hillsboro. Also ads for wall paper and window shades from Thomas & Messer 1015 W Baltimore St Baltimore.
A Sunday school lesson on Luke 14 15 24 argues that excuses for not accepting Christ are trifling and foolish contrasts the great Gospel feast with worldly distractions. It notes three main excuses property business and home ties and urges readiness to accept God s invitation with emphasis on universal reach of the Gospel and final judgment.
Wants district managers to post signs advertise and distribute samples. Salary 18.00 weekly plus 3.00 per day for expenses. State age and present employment Spean Shear Co 39 Randolph St Chicago.
Maryland State Horticultural Society schedules two summer meetings at J. G. Harrison & Sons nurseries in Berlin on August 8, with an afternoon wrap at Ocean City and dinner, then an evening session and following day. Orlando Harrison will host attendees at his expense. Also notes dog days, a steam roller investment for road improvement, a crackdown on youths injuring songbirds, a Tolchester Beach to Chestertown trolley likely by November 25, a large wheat yield on Kent Island, Easton typhoid not from water but milk, Wilmington New Jersey tomato prices, Huckster taxes in Easton, and potential two million dollars from white potatoes with Centreville peach and pear shipments.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday William A. Lockerman presented an approved inventory of Richard Boon Lockerman’s personal estate and an order to sell. Thomas H. Chambers submitted an approved inventory for Hiroda A. Elliott. Letters of administration d b n ca on Alexander Wilson’s estate granted to Gardner Towers with bond approved. Jacob Towers via Elmer W. Desn petitioned for a deed. order directs administrator to execute deed per sale contract. Albert G. Towers authorized to sell and transfer certain mortgages. Wim L. Mitchell submitted debts list and administration account. distribution ordered.
Mrs. Annie Fallowfield aged 80 died at her daughter’s home near Sadlersville after midnight last Saturday. Born Perkins in Templetown area, she left four sons Frank Baltimore Louis Millington Charles Wilmington and Joseph Barclay. Interment was Monday at Sadlersville cemetery with Rev W O Bennett officiating.
A playful note describes a mouse climbing a lard machine and falling in, with the comic outcome suggesting the event changed nothing. The quip uses familiar phrases hinting at a parable tone and light satire. No clear individuals or organizations are named.
An extended column recalls Mrs Georgeanna Bloxsom and others, praising Christian life, hospitality, and faith. Messages honor Miranda Sandera, Nora Amy Coleman, and Edward Roe, with poems and memories from family. Local notices mention visitors from Philadelphia and Navy enlistment.
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