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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
3
Public business calendar lists meetings for county court on Oct 6 and Aug 26, orphan's court Aug 26, levy court Aug 26, and school board Aug 26. Published in Denton Journal Saturday morning Aug 16 1902.
In Denton and surrounding areas, dance nights charm Greensboro youth while farms report bumper melons and busy basket factories. Local business moves include Mr. W F Murphey becoming baggage master on the Queen Anne’s railroad, and Denton Can ning Company workers arriving from Baltimore. A 401 acre Tucksahoo Neck tract sold for 7000 dollars, and Smiths, Jones, and others announce new projects as storms lash the region.
A flurry of visits fills Denton and surrounding towns as residents and guests from Richmond Philadelphia Baltimore and Wilmington mingle with local families. Notable mentions include Mrs Horacy's condition and Mrs John H Jersy recovering from appendicitis after Dr Trimble's operation at the Church Home and Infirmary.
The County Commissioners on Tuesday heard objections to the proposed new Richards road in the Second district. Messrs T P Richards Samuel F Pearson and A J Richards were before the board. Several load bridges were reported. The recent heavy rains did some damage.
The town buzzes with fruit trade as peaches sell 20 to 45 cents per basket and cantaloupes flood in. Community notes report church events, visits by residents to Andersontown and Washington, and local happenings from corn canneries to family visits amid obituaries and public notices.
A roundup of visits and gatherings with Misses Elizabeth Thawley Sarah Tichenor Bertha Oles Ella Neal Mary Nuttle and Mr James Thawley at Rehoboth on Saturday. Guests include Hillsboro visitors Emily Knotts Mary Silvester Anna Beauchamp Minnie Collins Louise Barnhart and others.
Bethlehem lost to Hynson 6 to 11 in the second meeting held Saturday. Miss Ella Willoughby returns home from time with her aunt Mrs. Rebecca Harding. Roxie Todd comes back after Galestown visit. Miss Fannie Truitt of Camden, N J, visits Mr. R W Carroll. Bertha and May McGill of Baltimore visit relatives nearby. Ollie Todd of Easton spends a few days with his parents.
Miss Myrtle Newlee returns home with cousin Miss Elsie Hicks after visiting relatives in Tuckahoe Neck. Local teams played a Saturday ball game, our club losing to Goldsboro. Delegates travel for P C S A duties. Numerous visits across Goldsboro Wilmington Denton and Philadelphia referenced with family and friends. Bush meeting begins in Daily’s woods four miles away. Ladies' Aid gathered at Mrs S Carroll Johnson’s home.
Mrs S M Willoughby and Mr Raymond W Sullivan of Philadelphia with Miss Grace Willoughby visit Mr S D Willoughby at Stevensville Kent Island. Walter Dean goes to Sacramento after week with uncle Claude H Dean near Ridgely. Mrs Thompson of Easton visits daughter Mrs David Swing. Etta Thompson of Wilmington stays with Swing. Additional greetings among locals include Misses Mary and Ruth Hardesty relative to Rev G L Hardesty Smyrna and visits of Miss Florence Andrew, Miss Annie Cohee of Philadelphia returns home, and others visiting Ridgely residents. Mrs F P Herr breaks wrist in painful accident.
Concord residents Mrs. R A Beachamp Mrs Annie Todd Miss Annie Johnson Miss Sallie Johnson Miss Winnie Johnson Willie Wright and Howard Wright spent the day at Rehoboth on Thursday. Emma Hubbard Amanda Griffith Winnie Griffith Mamie Wilson of Wilmington visits nearby. C E Todd and Herbert Beachamp spent Sunday at Rehoboth. Dora Vandyke returned to Wilmington. Mrs James Lewis visits Western Shore. Oculist Jones visits Denton on the second and fourth Tuesday each month.
Dr. Thomas H. Lewis of Western Maryland College will also serve as president of Adrian College in Adrian Michigan. Adrian College, founded in 1859 and governed by the Methodist Protestant Church, enrolls about 200 students annually and has a trustee board including George C. Smith of Westinghouse Pittsburg and other notable figures. Western Maryland will allow him time at Adrian while he leads both institutions, arranging a new faculty for Adrian and visiting bi monthly.
A strong hail rain and wind storm lashed nearby farms including Jason Reed Thomas Evans and Timothy Maloney severely damaging corn fodder and fruit trees. A dwelling at the Burton Parker farm moved four feet while those sheltering inside avoided collapse. Local residents James Wroten and others vacationing in Rehoboth and Cape May. theft at George Noble’s ice house reported. visitors and residents note August stays and local visitations.
Geensboro reports Mrs H B Sewell spent last week with relatives in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Miss Bessie Sewell visiting relatives in Marydel and Clayton. Miss Eva Sewell returned from Ridgely visit. Mr Wilbur Sewell at Brayton, Rehoboth.
The Denton National Bank outlines a new classical building with granite foundation buff brick exterior and tiled floors. Estimated cost about 17000 with basement, directors and cashier rooms, a ladies room and possibly toilet and phone rooms. Deposits total 317625.25 while loans and discounts reach 345450.73 and surplus profits are 63098.24.
The School Board decided to reopen white schools on September 15 and colored schools on October 6. Leonora Valliant was named to a State Normal Scholarship. Carrie Hobbs, Lulu Clark, J Huntley Sinclair, and Roy C. Smith received scholarships or recommendations to St Johns and Western Maryland Colleges. Ida W. Downes resigned from Denton Academy. Dora Gelletty will replace her. New teaching contracts and assistant appointments were approved for several schools.
The will of Solomon Pippin bequeaths his widow Mary E. Pippin an $800 annual annuity and any personal property she selects. He directs Judge Wm. R. Martin to safeguard Belle Gamble for life and leaves the remainder in trust for five children Dr. W. R. Pippin Isaac R. Pippin Mrs. A. L. Nichols Mrs. J. T. H. Swank and Mrs. Homer Roe. The trust ends at the widow’s death with provisions for Isaac R. Pippin’s line until age 21. Executors name James Dixon, with life insurance policies totaling $10,000 for heirs and creditors.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday last W Frank Williams executor of Daniel A Williams presented an inventory of the personal estate of the deceased which was approved and order to sell was granted William B Nuttle was appointed guardian to his minor children Bond was filed and approved William H Norris administrator of John F Straughn presented final receipt and release from the distributees which were approved Daniel W Moore executor of Jas H Moore presented an account of sales list of operate debts and final account of administration which were approved and passed The court passed an order appointing Thomas Frederick Garey Jr to fill the vacancy in the scholarship at Washington College
Demand for peach baskets on the peninsula has been very heavy for days. Manufacturers have been unable to fill all orders as stock has been rapidly sold and production lags. Prices in some areas have risen from 3 to 4 cents per basket.
Six hour round trip to Atlantic City offered for two dollars on August 20 by Queen Anne's Railroad with connections to Lewes and Cape May. Miss Katharine K. Hobbs resigns from Washington College to become a teacher at Frostburg Normal School. Centreville Observer notes repair work on steamboat wharf at Williston and upcoming moonlight excursion to Cape May and Rehoboth. Coroner rules Charles A. Fountain died of heart paralysis in a Dover hotel. Oscar S. Lackey of Santiago, Cuba, visiting Maryland. School Board to solicit wood supply proposals through September 2. Oscar Clark advertises Hillsboro property for sale. Nuttle Hardware offers prices on paints and harness.
Milford residents Mr. George Gilligan and wife with relatives visit Baltimore and Washington after ten days with friends. A Pennsylvanial Railroad accident in Elizabeth City NJ killed Mr. George Smith, with burial in New Jersey. Residents plan trips to Rehoboth and St Louis, and church repairs proceed locally. Straw rides remain popular with local youths.
Miss Mamie Zercross and Ralph Messick, tied in romance sparked by a Fourth of July fish shaped balloon with a photo. Messick found the balloon along the bay near Ocean City Maryland and after mutual letters they wed. The couple honeymoon in the Catskills. Messick is a grain dealer.
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