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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
5
Local items report weddings, moves, business openings, and community events in Denton. Notables include property and home building, church activities, a divorce decree, and forthcoming lectures and dances with various residents and nearby towns mentioned.
The Denton board of commissioners led by Frank W Redden Jonathan Evitts Ernest G Cooper and William P Draper mourns the death of Commissioner James T Cooper a civic minded business leader whose integrity and energy propelled town progress. They express deep sympathy to his widow and relatives and acknowledge his public service.
Hayward Satterfield colored, about 22, killed James Prattis colored, 31, at William Beulahs cabin near Beauchamp Woods campground. The shooting occurred Wednesday morning. Satterfield jailed in Denton. Officials, including Justice Daffin, held an inquest with a 12-man jury.
Porkers weighed in by local farmers include 316 and 246 pounds for J E Towers, 397 by B L B Cohee, and 338 and 314 by A Hamilton. Baltimore lecture by Bibb Mills promotes Anti-Saloon League. he dined at the parsonage. Various family visits and revivals noted across Ames and surrounding towns.
Dr. F T Brooks leaves for Cambridge December first to join a new post. Myrtle Turner returns home from Easton. Frances and Grace Riggins of Laurel visit Mrs. Wm Covey. Nellie Morris of St Michaels stays with Mrs. Margaret Morris. E E Nuttle and wife visit Wm Parker at Smithville. Rev George C Williams and son visit Laurel. Rev IT Holt preaches in Frederica for Rev G W Bounds. James Johnson back from Philadelphia trip. Elsie Neal visits Annie Hignatt near Concord and later Mrs C E Covey. Mrs Dashiell stays with her mother at Queen Anne. Hog killings occur in town and nearby.
Hillsboro hosts Rev and Mrs F C MacSorley of Wilmington as guests of their son and daughter in law J R MacSorley. Milton Jones of Clayton visits Rev and Mrs J W Prettyman. Paul Mason of Harrington spends Thanksgiving with his parents W L Mason. R N Hitchens of Denton visits Mrs Ed Bowens. W L Thompson's sister Mrs Walter Stevens visits near Sadlersville. C H Dean of Queen Anne visits Kent Island relatives. Laura Melvin of Denton visits Mrs Annie Heaven. Mary Russom visits near Concord.
Witnesses were stunned by the shooting of Prattis as Satterfield returned to his boarding house after the act. Dr. Fred Nichols said the bullet likely struck the heart, and the jury found malice aforethought. Satterfield surrendered without resistance. he faces trial in April.
From Los Angeles dated November 22, F. J. Reeve writes of three irrigation driven belts in California the cotton sugarcane and citrus belts. He notes irrigation transforming arid desert land into productive fields and laments missed farming savings in Caroline county. He cites local issues including rail strikes a socialist mayor the McNamara trial and tourism sharks while praising Denton and Caroline county as hospitable and fit for readers.
Marydel citizens expect Main Street to be put in fine condition and macadamized with shells soon. The improvement, long needed, will boost trade by improving access to town as a mercantile and shipping point.
Miss Roda Downes has returned home after spending some time at Hurlock. Mr and Mrs A S Daffin have moved to their new home.
A Ridgely column reflects on faith and gratitude for blessings, weathering sorrows, and seeking strength from God. It notes local events including Admiral farmers planning to organize a produce exchange, Saulsbury's cow barn upgrade, residents’ moves, and illness recoveries, plus social visits, church fundraising, and the Ridgely brass band performing for the skating rink.
Francis Lynch, son of John K. Lynch, from Oakland near Ridgely, grew 116 bushels per acre and won the $50 prize in the Caroline school corn-growing contest run by A. A. Christian of Philadelphia. William H. Garey near Denton and Joseph Lynch of Ridgely shared second and third prizes. tied for fourth prize were Harry Reich of Preston and Luther Short of Hillsboro. A domestic science contest for county schoolgirls drew 65 exhibitors in sewing and cookery, with prize winners named in two age classes, listing multiple girls by town for both sewing and cooking categories.
Distinction lists from Liden's school include Helen Fountain Ina Patton Grac Fountain Eva Melvin William Dree ding Pauline Fountain Helen Melvin Dewey Spence Francis Fountain Lester Fountain Carl Fountain Mary Noble Mildred Breeding and honorable mention winners Izora Stutzman Minnie Stutzman Alice Roe Margaret Neal Casper Sennett Maud Towers at Williamson's. A school pump added, and Williamson's closed Tuesday for Emma Wright's funeral. Hog cholera scare sped pig killings in Chapel district amid warm spell with pork spoilage.
The Pennsylvania Railroad farmers special traveled through Maryland Delaware and Virginia visiting 37 communities. It logged 551 miles 125 lectures and 18 000 literature pieces with an attendance of 2 300 and 15 topics. Demonstration farming at Bacon Delaware by H S Lippincott proved a model for cost effective soil and crop improvements.
The Circuit Court for Talbot County on November 26th heard the case of Shannahan & Wrightson Hardware Co. versus Talbot and Caroline counties over a new traction engine that passed Doverbridge. The suit seeks $2500 for alleged negligence in maintenance. Caroline county moved for non pros, arguing a public corporation must be sued in its own courts. The court granted the motion on the 24th, leaving the suit against Talbot county. Shannahan & Wrightson Hardware Co. was represented by J. Harry Covington.
Delegations appeared before the County Commissioners last Tuesday to seek appropriations from the district bond issue of fifteen thousand dollars for road repairs. The Sixth District requested nineteen hundred dollars to buy shells for the West Denton to Hillsboro road from Cemetery Hill, sixteen hundred dollars for the Ridgely toward Oakland route, four thousand feet of shell road construction from the Delaware line through Marydel to connect with the sand clay project, and additional shells for the west side of the Choptank River road near Denton bridge running north parallel to the river for about two thirds of a mile.
Stop all visible rat holes with earth to ascertain which holes are inhabited. The inhabited holes will be found reopened in the morning. Half a teaspoonful of carbon bisulphide is to be poured in each hole, then after a delay to let the liquid evaporate ignite the vapor air mixture. The explosion will fill the hole with poisonous gases and kill all rats almost instantly. A pound of bisulfide is sufficient for more than 200 holes.
Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor has chartered a fast large motor boat to pursue oyster fleet owners and masters in Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. The mission follows reports of shanghaiing and brutal treatment of sailors, and aims to stop lawless practices while enforcing protections for crews.
Miss Emma Wright daughter of Andersontown died after twelve weeks typhoid fever at 13 years four months fourteen days. Funeral at Concord Church with Rev G H Thomas. she was a church choir soloist. Family illness included typhoid and diphtheria. many sympathies extended. Edward Deen of Whiteleysburg died at University Hospital Baltimore after short illness. wife Mrs Deen survives. His funeral was at Wesley Cemetery under Rev W M Poisal. Rev Poisal of the Maryland Annual Conference M P Church died in Baltimore.
Remembrance notice for Ida Starkey who departed October 16 1911 at Hobbs Maryland. Poem speaks of affliction and faith in God with lines about trust and will, signed by her brother Reverend H I Carroll and noting affection from husband friends and children. A farewell message vows reunion in the home beyond the skies.
Miss Vivian Virden of Hartly area is reported severely wounded after two brutal assaults within days. Deputy Attorney Harrington and State Detective Walls pursue unclear descriptions as relatives recall a dawn abduction and a second evening ambush on a bridge over a ditch.
In Grove last Saturday, several men gathered at the cemetery to clean up the grounds. Participants included John Mubbard John Cohee John Butler Arthur and Eddie Butler Charles and Fred Trice and Rev. C W Oates. Mrs Ruth Whitesh expects to visit Greensboro Philadelphia and New Jersey before returning next spring to live with her daughter and son in law J H Cohee. Mrs Jeannette Williamson, recently injured by a fall, is now able to walk a bit. Miss Mary Lord left Tuesday for a visit to Mrs W B Elliott, wife of a former Grove circuit pastor now near Baltimore. Advertising cattle for sale urged in the Journal.
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