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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
3
County notices list scheduled meetings for public bodies. Circuit Court convenes January 12, Orphans Court December 9, Levy Court December 9, and the School Board December 9. Local residents advised to note dates and attend as needed.
Treasurer Whitby attends tax work and a December 10 concert. excursions to Baltimore on December 11 and 18. several homes under construction. a Greensboro farmers institute February 2 and 3. pensions, retail openings, and new posts. County plans acetylene lighting for court house. local political tensions. hog losses near Ridgely. fires destroy barn. bank building work expands. scow for Denton freighting. memorials for Mr Holt. social and personal notes.
Grace Smith, child of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Smith, suffered severe arm burns when fire caught her clothing Monday morning. Doctors Golley of Templeville Fred Malone and Winder Goldsborough aided in a successful operation. The child is improving as expected. a community sympathy grows. A local church meeting followed with sermons by Gray Ferguson Price and Traumbner.
Preston held its annual Thanksgiving dance Friday night from 9 to 3 with a half hour intermission and refreshments. Easton colored orchestra provided music. attendees included Miss Mary Jarrell Goldsboro Miss Clara Pennington Ridge ly Miss Mary Horsey Mr Harry Whitby Mr Alda Whitby Mr Egoch George Denton Miss Georgie Stevens Mr Bruce Stevens Williston Miss Bessie Buttz Baltimore Mr Joe Phelps Mr Holly Dr and Mrs Hitch Miss Tina Vickers Miss Virg ie Wright Miss Clara Prettyman East New Market Mr Herman Holland Airey's Mr Ernest Hurlock Miss Sadie Waddell Hurlock Miss Maud Hubbard Bethlehem Mr Leroy P Baker Choptank Misses Bessie Phillips Nellie Phillips Lula Fletcher Ethel Fletcher Emma Eckard Mable Wright Messrs George Redhead Burt Redhead Nelson Fooks Merritt Parker Norman Lednum Paxton Lednum Leroy Tufft Captain and Mrs C S Cirmine Preston Mr Manning Merriken Hobbs Mr Wallace Garris, recent North Carolina returnee, and others noted.
Miss Sallie Johnson hosted a pleasant social at a home near here last Thursday with attendees including Belle Kemp Bertha Oles Ivah Smith Corinne Thawley Edith Thawley Willa Wright Lillian Chambers Annie Johnson and several men. Epworth League meeting hosted by Mrs Samuel G Nuttle drew a large crowd. Thanksgiving pay shooting match by Mr Wallace near Highman attracted good attendance. James D Neal had his residence painted by Willis and Beauchamp. Mrs Captain Co F Smith and daughter Bertha visited Baltimore recently. Minnie Collins stayed with Silas Ward near Laurel. Ada Smith hosted a pound party Friday night. Della Graham visited Baltimore Thursday and Friday. The huntsman’s gun was heard in the distance.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Carr relocate to the farm vacated by D A Thompson whose carload of possessions reached Mountain Grove Mo on November 29. Rev Holt delivers a Thanksgiving sermon in the M P Church. J H Williams funeral held at Williamsburg drew many from this area. The shirt factory resumes with Messick as general manager Smith as foreman and Miss Mowbray as forelady. Oldest resident Joseph Motria dies at 93 on Miles Branch. Sewall Noble visits Baltimore to consult Santa Claus for Christmas goods. Isaac Warren's eldest son Noble Warren dies in Baltimore.
Bingo Mr and Mrs Chas W Jacobs left Tuesday morning for Florida where they expect to spend the winter They have been traveling during the summer through the North and West returning to Marydel about a month ago to spend time with Mrs Jacob s parents Mr and Mrs Wellington Heather Mr W W Richards has divided his farm and is putting up a dwelling and outbuildings on a portion of Fe tract Mrs ER Sidell of Millington was the guest of friends in town last week Rev T C Smoot spent Wednesday and Thursday in Philadelphia Mr John Dennison is building a handsome dwelling near Marydel Mrs L A Fallowfield spent Tuesday in Smyrna Mr Jacob Rickards is in Philadelphia
A Baltimore Sun analysis predicts the Delaware legislature faces an uphill battle to elect two U S Senators. Amid three possible coalitions the anti Addicks and Democrats may block any Addicks victory, with party loyalty risking Dover repercussions and a vote split on joint ballot.
In Talbot court last week a jury awarded Robert Dawson eighteen dollars against the B. C. A. Company for alleged failure to stop at Chancellor's Point causing a son of Dawson to miss timely hospital care in Cambridge. Five thousand dollars were sought. Bowman's Band and Orchestra Concert Company announces features for Wednesday December 10 with tenor and bass solos and orchestral accompaniment. Capt. Z T Hutchinson receives consignments of No 1 Cypress Shingles. Look out for Christman notices and two scholarships at the State Normal School. Coal supplies outlook brighter. J. Ulary Emmons Ridgely Md advertises low prices.
The second session of the Fifty seventh Congress opens under Republican control with divisions over tariff revision and trust legislation. Western lawmakers demand tariff action while eastern leaders resist. Senator Frye pushes the Ship Subsidy bill amid concern over costs. The president’s stance on appointing Negroes to public offices draws sharp party criticism. Obituaries for De Graffenried, Sheppard, and McMillan are noted as Congress adjourns briefly.
Choptank Conclave of Hoeptas sop elected Archon Henry R. Lewis provost George W Gravatt and other officers for the coming year. Gravatt named representative to the Supreme Conclave in Richmond next June with N. Alex Hutson as alternate. Denton Lodge No 1 IC F elected Noble Grand C Harry Whitby and other officers for the term including Vice Grand Jacob T Alburger Secretary W K Scotton and Financial Secretary C H Stewart.
The Floyds present a telepathy and mind reading act praised by the Boston Herald as modern conjurors. Mrs Floyd dazzles with mind reading, while the duo offers grand stage settings and prompt service. Tickets are at Colston's drug store. proceeds fund hose for the local fire company.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday last N A Hutson as administrator of Mary Ann Ross presented a first and final account which was passed and his account as trustee for the sale of real estate was ratified. Distribution was presented and approved. Letters of administration on the estate of M Eva Wyatt were granted to Major Lee Wyatt and Henry R Lewis. Bonds were presented and approved. Robert H Wyatt and John E Wyatt administrators of John R Wyatt presented debts and final accounts which were approved and passed.
The Hickman Delaware railroad depot was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. It started in a lime storage area that became combustible after heavy rain. A trunk belonging to a nearby resident and some freight were lost. The total damage runs to several hundred dollars.
The sixteenth annual meeting of the Peninsula Horticultural Society will be held at Delaware College Oratory in Newark on January 6 7 and 8. Readers include Mr John S Barnhart Mr J W Kerr Mr Jerome A Davis and Mr Wesley Jarman presenting papers.
A prominent Republican derides Moody's assertion that anthracite coal duty was smuggled into the tariff as quixotic and foolish. In response, several House members fast-track repeal bills to their constituents, hoping to blunt coal price pressures, though no action is expected.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at St Pauls Church for James W Holt in harsh weather. Rev Wordsworth Y Beaven and Rev George F Beaven led the ceremony with interment in the church yard. Pall bearers included William H Thawley Milton Beaven G Wilbur Rolph P Addison Morgan Henry R Lewis and John F Dawson.
Newton and surrounding District reports reflect visits among residents. Mattie Andrew and Le lah Perry returned from Tunis Mills to Mrs Lord’s. Capt J H Perry visited family on Thanksgiving Day. Howard Towers moved to Easton to run a grocery business. Elmer Bowdle rented his farm for 1903. Br W K Miley plans 80 addition with large basement for fruit and veg storage. Porkers butchered. demand rising for small pigs. W H Harding contracts with H F Andrew to build a new barn. Miss Lizzie Andrew to visit Lola Barkett in Easton soon. Abram Towers to build a new dwelling next spring.
Rev Fred Welsh and wife of Baltimore visited relatives and preached at Whiteleysburg. Thanksgiving guests included Mrs Rachel Brown Miss Susan Hughes and Miss Rebecca Harrington. Revival ongoing at White's with success. In Hillsboro Arthur Beaven Baltimore and John M Wilson visiting relatives. Annie Beauchamp returned from Talbot. Gilbert Morgan Baltimore visiting Lizzie Wheeler. Laura Carlisle Richmond cited as event of Mrs Frank Miller. Bessie Towers Hobbs visiting Mrs Lawrence Wilson. Adda Chase Washington visiting Virginia Holt.
Ernest Sullivan of Philadelphia, visiting his father, returned home Tuesday. Miss Anna Saulsbury of Trappe visits cousin Miss Corinne Collins. A box social is planned at Chestnut Grove school on Friday night, December 12. Eva Satterfield of Philadelphia visits her father. Joe Wallace has traveled to Connecticut on a business trip.
Hickman Mrs John Haymond shipped 251 pounds of turkeys to M L Coulbourne Philadelphia and received a check for 40.92. Mr Olin Melvin, now back from Philadelphia, has returned for winter. Mr Charles E Melaney of Philadelphia visits friends here. Rumor says a wedding may be soon. Mr Charles Donovan is on the sick list.
The Maryland Geological Survey exhibition, honored at Charleston with 22 awards including twelve gold medals, is reinstalled in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins Howard Street building. Curated by Prof William Bullock Clark the display outlines Maryland’s raw and manufactured resources and features fossils, maps, and photos illustrating state development. Governors Smith and Hering praised the exhibit, which will be open daily nine to five, Saturdays until three, through winter and spring. Citizens of Caroline County are urged to visit when in Baltimore.
In a Hartford lecture on The Making of a Newspaper Charles Hopkins Clark of the Courant argues merchants should advertise in widely circulated papers. He notes circulars fail, but a cleverly worded ad in a newspaper seen at breakfast and in the parlor will be read, aiding sales and even offering a newspaper’s incidental news value. He concludes merchants with property to sell can profit by following these tips.
Olivia Bros. promotes high prices for poultry shipments to 335 Washington Street and 31-33 Harrison Street New York. They report Thanksgiving turkey prices as low as 1 cent per pound with geese ducks and turkeys at up to 20 cents. The firm markets itself as responsible reliable and prompt and as a price getter and headquarters for dressed poultry in New York.
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