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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1892
Page
3
The Orphans Court is scheduled to meet on January 25 with a single item on the agenda. Levy Court will hold a separate session the same day to discuss public funding matters and related allocations.
A wide array of rural and town items from the Delaware Peninsula cover hunting news, crop outlooks, school openings, railway trips, local auctions, and community events. Several mentions include Denton jail prisoners, fall crops, harvests, camp meetings, post office efforts, and a Peninsular editors’ association trip to Boston and beyond.
A Delaware County poisoning scare centers on Oak Grove near the Caroline line. William Evans, linked by neighbors and court testimony, is suspected of placing arsenic in the Rosser family well. The investigation includes autopsy, sworn statements, and local arrests as the case unfolds across Seaford and nearby towns.
A special day coach and Pullman parlor car train will depart Washington at 7:35 p.m. and Camden Station Baltimore at 8:45 p.m. via Wyoming and Lehigh valleys to Niagara Falls by midnight. Tickets valid ten days with side trips to Southern Canada and Central New York lake region. Return passes allow stops at Buffalo Glen Onohko Mauch Chunk and Elmira near Watkins Glen. Round trip from Baltimore and Washington priced at $1000.
Dorchester county officers brought known desperado Doc Cannon to Denton jail after years of terrorizing neighbors near the Caroline and Dorchester line. He faced pending circuit court charges next October while the arrest followed a pursuit near Galestown and a prior razor attack on a deputy. Also noted are Baltimore and Ohio Railroad half fare tickets to Kansas City for the Knights of Pythias encampment, with round trips from major cities at $27 and return validity to September 15.
Two marriage notices list William N Beck and Mollic L Messick of the county wed by Rev James H Rich. A second pairing, John J Nichols of Talbot county and Emma Smith, were united by the same minister on August 6.
The report details multiple arrests and detentions from the county sheriff, including George Jones jailed for unpaid dues after a church camp meeting incident, George Parvis taken on a train near Marydel, and Ira Dawson held for habeas corpus review. It also lists numerous local visitors and residents, with notes on travel, illness, public events, and minor accidents in Greensborough, Denton, Ocean City, and surrounding areas.
Messrs. Charles A. Busteed and John M. Perry use dynamite to blow out tree stumps on their farm bought from trustees of Lwin B. Emory. Work is progressing and reported satisfactory as stumps are lifted and split for easy handling and removal.
Western magistrates refused to marry a sixteen year old boy to a widow of forty with thirteen children. The item notes superstition about thirteen and mentions various advertisements for patent medicines and local notices including a new building, stock for sale, and a promise by Willan Pinkenes Whste to Bain Capaline during a campaign.
Journals sent out this morning print the subscription dates alongside subscriber names so readers can see at a glance when remittances should be made.
The letter records county conditions, sheriff Stevens term, and jail notes. It mentions local events including horses loose at Wellington Heather's, a man injured by a kick, and appraisers in Denton. Several residents travel to Philadelphia Atlantic City and Ridgely with minor incidents and visits. Obituaries note Liza Sudler and Susie Walls, with brief family ties and community roles cited.
The series at Coppage's camp in Queen Annes county closed with 4500 in attendance. Sermons by Rev. Cranston, Rev. Watkins, and Rev. Ale Nichol drew large crowds amid grove settings near Church Hill. Clinton camp saw record turnout and notable sermons by Revs. Valliant Holmes and Melvin.
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