This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1890
Page
3
Heavy rain and pleasant weather drew crowds to camp meetings as Sussex counties schedule levy court and orphans court sessions. Bids, farm sales, and land deals surface in Centreville, Denton, and surrounding towns with shifts in taxes and new factory activity.
Personal news gleanings note religious services and weekly worship events at local congregations, highlighting attendance, sermons, and community activities.
Chilton's camp in Talbot county draws families and visitors to primeval woods for a ten day gathering. Rev Val LIant preached on Sunday morning, with other ministers and attendees from Delaware and Maryland. Camden, Harrington, Philadelphia, and Greensboro names appear among guests as plans close with lumber and pumps sale and a busy, social closing day.
The Concord encampment drew thousands with estimates from four to seven thousand on site and ten hundred tents. Attendance made social promenading crowded and order largely preserved despite no formal board of managers. Preaching by Rev. Layfield and Rev. Corkran accompanied a week of services with visiting ministers from multiple circuits.
Rt Rev A A Curtis laid the corner-stone Sunday with Vicar General Lyons and Fathers Agatha Cornelius and Scott assisting. A large audience heard Father Lyons urge Catholic exemplary living. Donations from Catholics and non-Catholics aided Bishop Curtis in funding the church, to be completed by September by contractor Carey and carpenters.
Caroline county gentleman Mr. Wm. J. Clark boasts speed in his stud. Maud the sorrel mare, five, paces 2.30 or better. White Stockings, the sorrel horse, seven, trots 2.45. Miss Clifford, seven, shows great promise. Clark sold Jim Blaine and Ton Woodall to Albert N. Horne of Baltimore.
Milrain to act in Jack's Little Game based on Roscoe Conkling boxing exploits. The play features Conkling and Jem Mace in a risk bout impersonation. Nilain rehearses in New York. Col. Slaughter’s illness worsens and Newark college appoints Father Cornelius director.
Westminster Advocate notes congressional nominations surge but only in the First District where several statesmen seek to replace Congressman Gibson. Maryland custom capped terms at two, yet Gibson served a third, raising calls for renomination to benefit party experience and continuity.
Shannahan and Wrightson Hardware Co advertises special 60 day terms on Webster Wagons, Conomist Sulky Plows, Plow Sulkies, Little Diamond Cultivators and other farming implements. Greensboro buyers urged, while local youths hosted a countywide dance at the Academy. Delegates from Concord discussions forecast phosphate purchase for Alliance. fertilizer order not yet placed but expected soon, with several hundred tons in view.
Market notes show Fultz wheat fetches 1.06 dollars in Baltimore with other grades from 1.06 to 1.03. Prime white corn sells at 6 cents. John W. Clark Jr. loses a horse found choked by a halter. The dredge Commodore operates to deepen the river channel north of Denton.
Federalsburg defeated Hillsborough 20 to 4 with innings 6 5 0 1 2 1 in Federalsburg last Thursday. Hillsborough players left a favorable impression on locals, especially the ladies, for their quiet deportment. Local notices mention visits from Dr Charles P Noble and Mr Herbert Noble, Mrs Lizzie Andrews Day, Goslin and Davis cannery upgrades, and town population shifts due to camp meetings.
Greensborough reports George Hughes alias George Morris jailed after assault by Mrs Minner and Miss Minne. Also Dr Athkinson case over trespassing horses, and lap robe ownership suit. Sunday School debate urges worship’s purity and child involvement for true devotion. Davin Py Lerevir-
Miss Rosa Smith of Queen Anne and Mr L Kirby a prosperous Trappe farmer were married at Cordova on Wednesday the 13th and left by afternoon train for Philadelphia New York Boston and Washington The bride is a niece of Garrettson Smith Esq and esteemed in Queen Anne Dr PLS Reynolds begins canning tomatoes and apples this season Flo runs a cannery employing about two hundred at Hillsboro Miss Uayard of Philadelphia and Miss Minnie Williamson of Baltimore visit Mrs G W Rolph at Hotel Queen Camden Camp attendance noted Flowers and trees in the park look well A watermelon eating guide and lines about scientific progress end with a dramatic bow to a nineteenth century tone.
Democratie Palmares states next Saturday as the Democratic primaries date and urges countywide participation. It warns no contest is expected in any district but emphasizes every vote matters for party strength and November turnout. Also mentions the steam yacht Rita at Denton Bridge owned by I S Zell, with Col B E Gadd in charge, and lists obituaries for Henry T Flowers 74 and Geo J Leger infant, Mrs Jane E Parris 78.
A tornado struck Wilkesbarre PA at five pm causing widespread destruction along the North Branch of the Susquehanna. The death toll reached thirteen with many homes and trees toppled. The scene is described as the most terrible towards the locality, marking a severe natural disaster with extensive property loss.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.