Local notes from August time in Denton and area
Denton and surrounding areas report August events from a local perspective. Prisoners in Denton jail are noted, and steamboat freight rates for fruits have fallen. A Greensborough dance, a large watermelon crop, camp meetings, and an all day holiness gathering are listed amid weather and transport updates. Local farms report yields, residents suffer injuries, and deaths including John G. Faulkner and Dr Edward J. Pearson are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fintlf
Denton
Greensborough
Watson Wilson
Mardella Springs
Wye
Beachamp's Woods
Garey's Chapel
Z. T. Hutchinson
Charles E. Ingram
McDanieltown
Willard Porter
Goldsborough
Union
Charles C. Wilson
Queen Anne’s
Queen Anne
W. F. DeFord
Taekaloe Neck
DeFord
Tuckahoe Neck
W. R. Breeding
Williston
Federalsburg
C. E. Downes
Baltimore Eye
Sixth Street
John G. Faulkner
Easton
Roe
Reese’s
Harrington
Edward J. Pearson
Samuel Fitzler Pearson
Kent County
Jefferson Medical College
Culbreth
Annapolis
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Calvert
Caroline
Frederick
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Somerset
Washington
Fielda
Charles Henry Wayman
Bishop Wayman
Francis Wayman
This
Bethel M. E
Rail line advances bring trains near Denton and Greenwood
The railroad line from Hillsborough to Queenstown progresses rapidly with graders near Denton and the Choptank River ground nearly prepared for ties and rails. Bridges near Greenwood and Denton expected in sixty days, with trains to run to Queenstown soon. New stations to follow Bloomingdale Wye Willoughby and Willsborough, plus Downes at Ridgeley and Tuckahoe near the Liden farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Hillsborough
Caroline
Greenwood
Pollard
Queenstown
Choptank
T. C. Beaven
Queenstown Pier
Warrist Mil
Bloomingdale
Teackle Wallis
Baltimore
Wye
Willoughby
Willsborough
Long’s School House
Ridgely
Downes
Annie FH
Kate S. Downes
Tuckahoe
Maryland
Denton-Greenshborough
T. Fred. Garey
Sixth Street
Dry
Hobbs
Hickman
Adamsville
Blanchard
Delaware Railroad
Queen Anne's
Lewes
Prisoners Held After Court at Denton and Ridgely Trials
In Denton foreman James Baker's railroad camp cook William H. Jones was jailed after a Sunday commitment for threatening Baker and carrying a razor. Jones failed to post bond following a Tuesday hearing before Justice Griffin. Also jailed were William Stanley by Justice Pritchett for assault and attempted rape, and Wesley Gibbs for assault with steel knuckles near Ridgely. Steonry Moore was jailed after a Saturday arrest and later fined and released on Monday. Other cases include William H. Nichols jailed for drunken disturbance at Bethel camp meeting and Arthur Lewis fined for swearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Jones
James Baker
Denton
Justice Griffin
Baker
Squire Griffin
Jones
William Stanley
Justice Moore
Federalsburg
Nichols
Bethel Camp
Arthur Lewis
Justice Stevens
Family Health Aid Cited By Barnitz Resident
A Barnitz Pa resident, Mr. Lewis Dayton, praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for his young daughter's stomach distress. He states it relieves attacks promptly and notes universal family use. Available from Wm. E. Brown with Hugh Duffey Hillsboro and I. J. Colston Ridgely Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Dayton
Barnitz
Dayton
Chamberlain
Wm. E. Brown
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
I. J. Colston
Ridgely, Md
B. B. Buffum
Friendsville, Susquehanna Co
W. B. Brown
Denton
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
Debates Over Silver Policy Circulates as Bankers Plan
An old circular from the New York Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to retire silver and treasury notes, call in loans, and push for a gold based system. It warned bankers across the country to back an extra session and influence Senators, signaling a broader push for government legal tender notes and silver coinage amid banking tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doors
New York Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Treasury
Democrat
County Assessors Near Finish Work on Section
Messrs J Boon Dukes Tilgh man E Nelley and Robert IT Dill, assessors, expect to finish early next week. Many failed to fill blanks delaying progress. County bases likely rise though farm implements are exempt up to 300 dollars. horses average 340, cattle about 20, land values increasingly assessed, especially along Queen Annes railroad for better sale prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
J. Boon Dukes
Tilghman E. Nelley
Robert IT. Dill
Queen Anne's
Straw ride accident injures Miss Cora Pippin in Maryland
A Saturday straw ride to Tenderson ended when horses went uncontrollable. Miss Cora Pippin sustained serious injuries but is improving. Miss Sara V Heather and cousin Miss Race Burton of Philadelphia are visiting Kent county. Robert E. Hardesty spent several days with friends in town this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenderson
Annie Price
Cora Pippin
Sara V. Heather
Race Burton
Philadelphia
Maryland
Peach Basket Sale At Factory Or Delivered Prices
100000 first class peach baskets offered for sale with prices quoted either at the factory or delivered. Correspondence solicited from potential buyers. Gro H Haut Milford Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gro. H. Haut, Milford, Dol
Goldsborough Musings on Heat and Harvests
Dry weather and hot sun threaten corn and tomato crops while peaches gain from rain. Two cannery operations run. R Jarrell's crew packs about two thousand baskets daily. Two thirds of crop shipped mainly to New York, six to eight cars per day. Community activity includes bush meeting in McKnott woods and schoolhouse lumber delays. Local residents attend straw ride to the bush meeting. several residents back from travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. Jarrell
Mc Knott's Woods
Baltimore Corner
Milton B. Slemmer
R. Darrell
Bessie Graham
Delaware
Camden
Fannie Jarrell
Sallie Cheflins
Baltimore
Toe Dempsey
C. W
Last Days of the Concord Camp Enjoyable Week
The Concord camp wrapped with large Sunday attendance despite heat and dust. Music, led by organists Miss Nichols Miss Beach amp and Prof. Hine, featured a strong choir directed by Prof. James Swann of Denton. Pentecostal sermons followed by Rev. Tabler and others marked a religious and socially successful event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Miss Nichols
Beachamp
Heat Scorches Denton as July Temps Reach 100 Degrees
The week brings blood heat measures in Denton with thermometers pegged at and above 100 degrees in shade. Businesses and farms slow, sunstroke cases rise, and several residents including John S. Barnhart Annie Clifton and Mrs. Thomas W. Bradley suffer prostration. A cooler spell arrives with rain and relief, while forecasts call for partly cloudy and warmer weather today. The article continues with a political travelogue detailing Bryan and Bland in Chicago including impressions of Bryan's appearance and leadership style and Bland's character as a plain farmer with honesty and intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antigust
Denton
John S. Barnhart
Lewis Stayton
Redden & Co
H. Franklin Stevens
Jathan Wawthorne
Cucaco
Ini
Clifton
Maine
Californy
Mr. Bryan
Presbyterian Church
Palmer House
Mr. Bland
Bland
Pittsburg
Bryan
Gladstone
John Bright
Choate
Bishop Potter
Bourke Corkran
Chauncey
Chicago
Tay
Baltimore health official warns on sunstroke remedies and safety
Dr McShane health commissioner of Baltimore issues a circular on sunstroke and heat prostration precautions. He notes overheating blood reaching 100 to 110 degrees, symptoms of nervousness and low mood, daytime occurrence, alcohol users at higher risk, and advises loose clothing, cool small drinks, oats in water, avoiding ice cold drinks, and steps to cool the body. He urges rest, cool baths, medical help, and warns against mental work after a stroke and recurrence risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McShane
Baltimore
Hillaborough notices and medical remedy recommendation
Miss Maggie Andrew returns from Wilmington and Middletown visits while Luke Andrew recovers. Florence Milby comes back from Goldsboro. The text endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a mild, effective bowel medicine, cited by B B Bufum and sold in Denton Hillsboro and Ridgely Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Andrew
Wilmington
Middletown
Luke Andrew
Florence Milby
Dua Milby
Goldsboro
Bryan as a Typical American Leader in West
A New York Journal profile praises William Jennings Bryan as a typical American of the West with exceptional intelligence and swift perception. It contrasts him with Lincoln and Johnson, noting Bryan’s enthusiasm and magnetism. The piece highlights his front‑line role in movements and his strong individual attributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Johnson
General Grant
Lincoln
Bryan
New York Journal
Silver and Gold in Coinage Debate Letter to the Sun
Col J W Brynnot writes from Red Gate farm Ridgely to the Baltimore Sun arguing for a silver standard and bimetalism. He questions whether unlimited silver coinage is feasible, warns of a gold famine, and cites constitutional power to coin money while outlining how silver could restore value and curb pauperism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. J. W. Brynnot
Red Gate Farm
Ridgely
The
Baltimore Sun
Bank of England
Republic
Congress
County Auditors Finish Audit of Public Accounts
County Auditors Edward E. Goslin George H. Moore and William Stevens completed their examination of public accounts and vouchers on Tuesday. They will publish a report in September. The annual audit law has prompted careful expenditures review, yielding satisfactory results and improved financial management. The audit board members are respected accountants and the public may trust their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Goslin
George H. Moore
William Stevens
Nurse training gains praise at Morris Plains hospital
Dr. Evans' Enterprise reports Dr. Britton D. Evans inaugurating a nurse training school for the insane at the State Asylum in Morris Plains New Jersey. After about a year in operation the program graduated twenty nine students last week drawing praise from peers and friends in Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britton D. Evans
State Asylum For Insane
Morris Plains
N. J
Evans
Evang
Millington
Kent
Personal and Social Happenings. Summers on Farms and Visits
James H. Coulbourn of Philadelphia spends summer at his Browns ville farm improving a property now one of the county’s handsomest. Dr. Clarence E. Downes of Baltimore visits Denton, attending patients for days. Various Kent residents and visitors from Philadelphia Baltimore New York and Oxford are noted at camps beaches and towns, with multiple social calls and short trips reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Coulbourn
Philadelphia
Brownsville
Pr. George
George
Messrs
W. H. Anderson
J. Dukes Downes
Ocean City
Anderson
Downes
George A. Jones
Ada Jones
Horace L. Jones
New York
T. A. Jones
Denton
Elias W. Williamson
Oxford
Williamson
William J. Blackiston
Christian Home Hospital
Smyrna M. E. Church
Quaker Neck
Kent
Graham Dukehart
Grand Lodge of Maryland Masons
Temple Lodge
F. C. Numbers
Masseys
Concord
Mary Bernard
Pocomoke City
Greensborough
Alexander Hardcastle, Jr
Baltimore
W.S. Reed
James Reed
Martha Downes
Bowers’ Beach
J. R. Dill
Templeville
Wilmington
Easton
Concord Camp
Harry Row
Charles Riley
James Swann
George Cooper
G. T. Redden
J. E. Hawkins
Port Republic
Carolina
H. C. Morris
Luray
A. G. Towers
Rehoboth
Gussie Smoot
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C. Ry
Preston
Eastown
Creenwood
Pallece
Wheeler Transportation Line
Minnie Wheeler
W. Idf. Perry
Frank Carroll
Calvin Hudson
Frank Hutchison
T. W. Johnson
Reeder’s Yards
Barberites
Talbot
Isaac Ambrose Barber
Haston
Boston
Dryden
Committee On
Albert G. Towers
Barber
Talborg
Cayden
Burchinal
Astute Towers
Towers
Walter Todd
Lowndes
Dr. Barber
Maryvaled
Bryan and Bland
Hillaborough
Colonel Bryant
Dr. Evans
Joan C. Jarrell
Charles E. McLoane
Mad
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