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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
3
The bulletin notes busy fruit growers and shippers, rising peach activity at Ridgely and Tollgate centers, and ongoing farm improvements. It reports excursions to Baltimore and Telchester, a typhoid death in Easton, a Burrsville funeral, and safety steps after drunken train discharges on the Queen Anne's Railroad.
Second Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Frederick Stump, long ill with grip and pneumonia events, is reported to be improving and able to sit up part of the day. He recently served at the Queen Anne's County Court despite medical advice and has since remained home at Perry Point.
Rehoboth resort crowds surpass previous records as hotels fill and visitors stay in private homes. Big Sunday draws the most guests of the season with dances at Henlopen Douglass Casino Pavilion and clubhouse. A. B. Gillespie directs summer social events while bathing remains excellent and a bather swam a mile offshore safely. A Rehoboth express incident near Ellendale involved two runaway horses pursuing the train.
The corner stone laying is planned for Wednesday afternoon September 4 with services conducted by Temple Lodge A F and A M of Denton. Community notices include several visiting relatives from Maryland and New Jersey and local residents improving health.
Wilttaton and several Misses including Rhoda Marine Gertrude Whignutt Minnie Todd Georgie Stevens and Rev Mr and Mrs J W Fogle are spending time at Rehoboth. Sadie Howard and Helen Tignutt just returned from a two week visit among relatives near Easton. Lillian Rice of Williston and Ethel Cochran of Ia Plata left Monday for Philadelphia relatives. Mrs George Rice and son of Philadelphia with Miss Cochran of Ta Plata Md visit Mr John Rice. Nettie Calloway of Baltimore spends a few days with Helen Hignutt. Walter Andrews of Chapel Talbot county visits his sister Mrs O M Hignutt. Mrs Wilson of Baltimore spends weeks with her brother Mr J W F Cooper.
The Cheswold camp meeting hosted by Moors or mulattoes saw a near riot between Moors and whites on Sunday. Delaware gunners plan reed bird hunts with Marylanders for rail bird hunting first, woodcock scarce. A Lewes coal station is to be established with Baltimorean support for Queen Anne's railroad. George W. Colbourne, a Delaware Road freight conductor, was killed by a train at Clayton on Thursday. George A. Bullock will join the road and move Seaford home.
County commissioners received two road petitions from T L Day and G C Plummer for new roads in the Seventh and Second districts. They plan to finalize these matters on September 24. I B Towers was awarded a forty ton coal contract for the courthouse at 569 per ton after three bids. W J Murphy’s sale terms at Hobbs store were not met, and the store will stay open at reduced rates until further notice. Public stock remains for sale to a reliable party. T J Wintiams Hobbs Md.
Towson Journal reports on Dr J Clement Clark, superintendent at Springfield State Hospital Maryland, hosting Baltimore County Medical Association visitors. The tour of the Women's and Men's Groups highlighted modern brick construction, open doors, sun parlor style sitting areas, and ample water supply. The visit included discussion of care standards, hospital staffing, and the need for state responsibility for the insane. A detailed review followed of State Superintendent M Bates Stephens’s new school curriculum pamphlet, with emphasis on reforms, arts education, and a 1901 2 curriculum adopted by the State Board of Education.
The article warns that high costs loom as corn and potato crops falter, with impacts on meat, wheat, and dairy prices. It notes drought and poor yields across crops, plus strong export demand, predicting a tighter winter food supply. It also includes a testimonial praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for a teething infant, with local retailers listed.
The Epworth League of Central M E Church elected Ira L. Butler as president and W G Butler as first vice president. Other officers include Mrs Martin F Allaband Jr as third vice president Miss Salome Gurey as fourth vice president Miss Louise Ramsdell as fourth vice president Miss Nellie Lister as secretary and Norwood Voss as treasurer. The league meets Sundays at 7 30 pm. Reverend J H Barnard has accepted Christ Church rectorship and will begin services September 1 with sermon and Holy Communion, evening services to be announced. Reverend B S Highley plans a trip to Virginia mountains next week for several weeks of preaching and lectures. Reverend J A B Wilson D D now in San Francisco attends the Ecumenical Conference in London next month. Parsonsburg camp meeting along the B C A Railroad continues.
Dr John S Fulton Secretary of the State Board of Health notes that over three years Maryland has seen 17 of 23 counties affected by smallpox with 41 outbreaks and 10 confined to a single house. He warns winter may bring wider U S smallpox prevalence and urges local boards to plan defenses in advance.
Government introduces the holey three cent piece called the doughnut coin to prevent confusion with larger denominations since the new coin is made from the same material as the five cent piece. Also notes a steel bridge over Light Street at Camden Street finished for pedestrians. Rumor Crescents may race at Pimlico in the fall.
A letter to the editors expands on religious healing, arguing modern fanatics ignore God’s plans and medical help. The writer contrasts reliance on faith with practical care, urging collaboration between faith and physicians and warning against deflecting from worldly duties. The piece closes noting a private school reopens in Ridgely, Maryland.
R W Silvester president of Maryland Agricultural College writes the year’s work at College Park has grown attendance and quality. He commends specialty training, Johns Hopkins post graduate paths for graduates, and state support for scientific expertise and state agencies linked to the college.
Sun reports Democratic State Central Committee chairman Vandiver calling county chairmen to a September 3 meeting at Eutaw House headquarters to map county campaigns and set lines of effort. He says the party is in earnest, expects victory across the Eastern Shore, and will announce city campaign leadership as plans firm up. Vandiver will brief Saratoga allies and return to headquarter duties soon after.
A long list of brief items covers legal appeals, bank receiverships, peach shipping delays, a 93 year old widow's funeral honors, a rabies incident, a giant sea turtle catch, an elderly man’s barber moment, crop shortages in Kent County, a local tournament, tax notices, printing services, regional demographics of fraternal orders, and local commerce notes.
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