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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
5
A collage of small ads and notices from Caroline county Maryland including real estate and rental updates, sales dates and durations, farm items for sale, local church and school events, road weather notes, and brief criminal justice mentions. Prominent items note a July through August schedule of sales, a canning industry update, and a habeas corpus ruling affecting George Passwaters.
The quiet August 5 wedding in Hillsboro joined Mrs. Sarah Leverton of Chapel and Mr. Alonzo W. Wooley of Cordova. The ceremony, officiated by Rev L P Corkran, drew several friends as guests. Various locals and visitors, including Philadelphians and Baltimorians, are listed as vacationing or visiting Denton and area, with notes on church services and receptions.
The Church of the Brethren in Ridgely holds an August harvest meeting today at 2.30 in the M. P. Church with Elder D. A. Stayer of Bedford County delivering the harvest sermon. On Sunday at 10.30 the new Ridgely church will be dedicated with Elder Stayer preaching, followed by a children's meeting at 2.30 and a protracted meeting for two weeks or more. L. B. Towers offers the highest cash price for wheat at Denton Bridge.
Burrsville notes the funeral of Mrs. Jump widow of Daniel Jump held at Wesley M E Church with Rev. Hardesty and Rev. Cannon officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Also brief society items: new residence for Charles Baker near M E Church, visitors from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and local residents traveling or visiting, with illness noted for Miss Edith Simpson.
Hobbs residents report several departures and visits. Mr and Mrs A Allen leave for Hancock Lake Maine after a stay with Mrs Allen s parents the Towers. Miss Bessie Towers travels with her sister to Baltimore while Clinton Gootee drowns bathing at Rehoboth shocking Hobbs.
Lightning hit the home of postmaster Dr. Wm. T. Kelley during the recent storm causing plaster damage but no injuries. Several local names and out of town visitors are listed among community movements, visits, and vacations.
A Marydel camp meeting opened August 1 with sermons by Rev. E. H. Collins and Rev. Dr. Kynett. Large crowds attended with estimates around five thousand on Sunday. Music featured Hermann Taylor and others from Dover Smyrna and Wilmington. Concord and Concord camp a tenting site hosted sermons by J. R. Cannon John Rosser and L. W. Layfield with temperance talks and multiple ministers. Milton Millsboro and Laurel Bethel camps also begin today as Sussex hosts close with a walk on Sunday evening.
Goldsboro reports hot dry conditions cause tomatoes to ripen about two weeks early and many are wasting in patches. Farmers expect a short crop as vines weakly fruit. Local factory plans start on Saturday with a new boiler. Townspeople take ten days at Marydel camp. Several visitors arrive, including Misses Sallie and Nina Vane. Peaches arrive two carloads daily with good prices. Typhoid illness hits Calvin Elliott from Washington and visiting parents. Corn looks fine promising an average yield. Professor Short from Dover is a guest of Dr. F. J. Silver.
Hickman reports Mr. Charles W. Melvin has returned to Philadelphia after a pleasant visit with relatives. Miss Elizabeth Peters was joined from Ocean City by Miss Edith Adams. Miss Lillie Draper of Bridgeville visits cousins the Misses Hayman. Mr. Char les Meloney spends several days at Bowers. Mr. John W. Fountain, once very ill, is improving.
Marydel Chaptank Grange Patrons of Husbandry held a Saturday meeting with good attendance and plan to admit several new members on Saturday August 15. State Organizer Marion Dawson is touring Caroline county to organize more granges and seeks local support. W J Blackiston the egg man offers the highest spot cash price.
Mrs Ira B Williams returns from Bell Haven with aunt Miss Mattie Brickhouse who is ill with typhoid fever. Miss Brickhouse travels on a cot and is not yet able to sit up. Mrs W L Mason returns from Baltimore accompanied by cousin Miss Emma Morgan. Miss Lulu Beaven and Miss Laura Mason visit relatives. Clergy families and locals host visitors from Wilmington Philadelphia Baltimore Easton and Norfolk as travel and family social ties are noted.
The Ridgely peach market runs strong this week with higher city prices and steady quality. Town officials close kitchen drains crossing sidewalks for public health. Notables include Evelyn Gallup and Ella Smith visiting, church dedication set for August 6, and various residents visiting, vacationing, or moving.
Mrs John Simpson and Grace of Wilmington visit their mother and grandmother Mrs W W Collins. Mrs W 3B Tull and Miss Lizzie Neal visit relatives in Cambridge. Edwin Wright Mace Pritchett and Phillip Wright visit relatives in Philadelphia. Frank Gubler of Philadelphia visits his brother Richard Gubler. Harry Perry of Baltimore visits his mother Mrs W H H Perry. Mrs A E Cooper of Denton visits her mother Mrs Rhoda A Blades. Mrs Steltz and daughter of Pottstown visit Mrs W H H Perry. M ee H Cooper visits relatives in Browne the first of the week.
Newton notices report visitors from Philadelphia returning home and relatives visiting local families. Mrs C H Lord and daughter Miriam visit Perry family, Annie Griffith from Tunis Mills stays with H F Andrew.
The greatest fair in Easton will run August 18 to 21 with fine cattle and hog exhibits from Pennsylvania. Horses from five states will vie in races. Special excursions from Clayton and southern points run Wednesday and Friday during the event.
Real estate transfers in Caroline County show numerous July deeds: Fisher to Jones for Denton property at 350 dollars. many district parcels and prices. Also marriage licenses issued in July to couples from Greensboro Ridgely Choptank Preston and nearby towns.
In Greensboro John Kibler fourteen son of M. K. Kibler near town was injured when an automobile frightened his horse on Railroad avenue. He released the horse but was dragged as it ran, suffering a severe bruise and sprained ankle. Drs. Goldsborough and Barton treated him. he was moved to Easton hospital and has since returned home, still in considerable pain. Also notes tomato crop prospects from William P. Day and canning plans of Robert Jarrell. St Pauls M E Sunday School excursion to Rehoboth with about 300 attending reported orderly trip and no incidents. Mr Tilghman Chance of Baltimore and Mrs Wm Jacobs of Wilmington visiting the Chance home. Miss Florence Chance returns from Baltimore.
The Easton Fair runs August 18 to 21 with daily big races and free attractions before the grand stand. Special excursion trains on D&C and BCA roads offer reduced rates, with departures to and from the grounds after 5.30 p.m. each day.
Mr. Clinton T. Gootee of Hobbs, son of Daniel K. Gootee, drowned while bathing at Rehoboth on Sunday. A strong undertow swept him away as hundreds watched. Lifeguards and boats failed to reach him before he sank. He leaves a wife, Mrs Gootee, and three children. formerly Miss Rose Burkett.
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood rejected Ad die Taylor's application for letters of administration on Sarah Payne's personal estate. Letters on Sarah Howard's estate were granted to John Howard. Renunciation filed. bond approved. Clinton Cook and Jonathan Evitts named to appraise. Creditors notice ordered. Dr James R Phillips, executor of E Glenwinkle, presented debts and accounts approved. Harvey L Cooper attorney. T Clayton Horsey, surviving admin of Alexander McKnott, presented accounts.
Eleven year old Fee Clark son of J R and Mrs J R Clark near Denton was attacked by a bull while gathering cattle. The animal tossed him twice and would have killed him had not his dog fiercely attacked the bull. Fee escaped through a fence with two broken ribs and severe bruises. Doctor Fisher said he was not dangerously injured. A neighbor arrived as the bull pressed the boy again. The dehorned bull is to be kept penned.
Thomas F. Mitchell aged eighteen, son of Mr and Mrs David Mitchell of Draper farm near Woodenhawk Delaware, was instantly killed by a lightning bolt during a Wednesday storm. He sat near a fireplace leaning on the chimney when the bolt shattered the chimney and struck him fatally. A brother in an adjoining room was knocked down but recovered. The father was in Baltimore at the time. Local notice also mentions home made bread and buns for sale at G C Skirven's store.
Denton resident Burton W Parker aged about fifty died yesterday at his Sixth Street home after a two week illness from typhoid fever. A Delaware native and son of the late Mr and Mrs Wm Parker, he came to Denton years ago from American Corner and built a diverse business career in canning merchandising timber and mills. Survived by widow Annie Noble Parker and five children, his funeral will be Sunday at 3 pm at the Methodist Protestant Church.
The article advises on timing harvest before frost, drying soil, and exposing potatoes to sun or night moisture. It details field handling to remove soil, then keeping storage warm and dry. Storage methods vary by region from ventilated crates to heated storage houses in the North.
Citizens met in Baltimore Monday to discuss a Denton to Federalsburg route. The commission announced Caroline roads stay as planned with Goldsboro added, detailing routes across Cecil Kent Queen Anne's and Talbot counties, with the first project near Greensboro to begin under the new law.
William H. Jackson of Salisbury known as Uncle Bill is again the Republican standard bearer in Maryland's First Congressional district. Report says no opposition, but carriers fear convention promises may bind him, with a history of money spent on his past election and a vow to curb corrupt funding.
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