Christmas Shipping And Local News From Denton area
Christmas preparations fill the town with holly and evergreen shipments. Post offices handle money orders January 3 in Ingleside and Williston. Postmaster changes occur at Gluckheim and Williston. A Baltimore orchestra is to perform December 26. Local schools, taxes, land sales, and a vivid reminiscence of sixty years ago schools describe rough log houses, goose quill pens, and classroom evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Turbitt
W. R. Breeding
Williston
Chestertown
Denton
William Beachamp
Ingleside
Baltimore
Queen Anne’s
Robert L. Gulick
Gluckheim
Dorchester
George H. Berry
Henry R. Lewis
Willard E. West
Albert Reichman
O. M. Hignutt
Charles E. Carroll
Grove
Hignutt
Berry & Short
Short
Delaware
L. B. Towers
Denton Bridge
Central School
Arthur Kelley
Lola Covey
Iva Smith
Bessie Garey
Bessie Baker
George F. Beaven
Postal Telegraph Company
Maryland
Lewes
Queen Anne
Queenstown
Denton Lodge of Odd Fellows
Noble
G. Wilbur Rolph
C. H. Stewart
W. K. Scotten
Z. P. Steele
Grand Lodge
E. L. Melvin
Howard Bokee
North Howad Street
United States Court
Bokee
Peninsula
Golly
Templeville
Marydel
Moore
Town Hall
Frank Reynolds
Boston
George M. Tyler
Hollywood Farm
Hollywood
Hardcastles
Tempora
Hillsboro Academy and local life in Caroline County
A long reading records Hillsboro Academy's high standard in classics and mathematics and lists notable alumni, pastors, and local figures connected to Dublin University and Baltimore. It mentions public school teachers and church ties, then shifts to community events, births, deaths, and social notices amid a broader 1890s Maryland diary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lenehan
Dublin University
Ireland
Govanstown
Baltimore County
Caroline
Hillsboro
Hillsboro Academy
Virgil
Horace
E. L. F. Hardcastle
Richard Thomas
The
Easton National Bank
John Williams
Gro. F. Beaven
Wrights Move to Seaford to Open Large Shirt Factory
Mr Jesse A Wright of Choptank relocates to Seaford Delaware to establish a large shirt factory in the former Methodist Episcopal Church. The plant will hold about 150 workers, initially 75 employed, with Wright continuing operations in Choptank Federalsburg and eventually Seaford employing about 300 total. Also reports a near-fatal shooting of Mary Gibbs, a cook at Oakford Farm, by her beau Fred Grace, who was captured and jailed. and notice of the State Horticultural Society meeting in Baltimore with speakers from across Maryland and experts from the Agricultural College and U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely
Archon
Charles E. Turner
William F. Jackson
J. K. Hannabery
F. W. Smith
William P. Day
Frank McCloud
B. Weaver
James H. Lynch
J. C. Wright
R. E. Smith
Charles W. Jackson
B. F. Rice
Greensborough
Bessie Jarrell
Bertha Barry
Annapolis
Baltimore
Messrs. S. Stone
Boston
E. Carrington
Stone
M. W. Yearley
Charles Davis
Edgewood
Del
E. Pearsaul
Frank
William Maher
U. S. Volunteer Engineers
N. Y
Charles Temple
Templeville
Ela Swing
Philadelphia
Eli Sparklin
Fourth District
Fowling Creek
Mr. Sparklin
Daniel Sparklin
Orphans’ Court
Grove Methodist Protestant Church
Sparklin
Isaac Fleetwood
John L. Sparklin
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Grove Cemetery
Emily Farquharson
Captain Carmine
Preston
John Farquharson
Cambridge
Bessie Noble
Carmine
Dr. Taylor
Daniel Farquharson
Standard Oil Company
Norfolk
Catherine Stoddard Wheatley
William F. Wheatley
Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Royal Terrace
Jesse A. Wright
Seaford
Delaware
Old Methodist Episcopal Church
Caroline
Wright
Ira
Clarence
Miss Emalene
Mr. Wright
Mary E. Gibbs
Oakford
J. W. Bryant
Tuckahoe Neck
Fred Grace
Swain
Mary
George
Fred
Sheriff Rice
Darkey
Denton
State Horticultural Society
Pacific Hall
Paca Streets
Maryland
The
Agricultural College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
J. W. Kerr
Easton
Boston Stars
Perry
Matthews
Hill Mercer
Winter poultry care from leaves and dry earth guidance
The note warns to rake leaves and stock dry earth before winter. Dry earth absorbs and disinfects while aiding cleaning of the poultry house. A large leaf supply reduces disease risk and increases eggs, while leaves on the floor protect from cold drafts and help keep the coop warm.
Reverend Morrow to Speak at Ridgely Church Evening
Baltimore preacher Rev. Quincey Lee Morrow will lecture at Ridgely M E Church on Sunday December 11 on Christian Citizenship with free admission. A second talk on December 12 titled The New Woman carries a small admission fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincey Lee Morrow
Baltimore
M. E
Ridgely
H. F. Wright
Fairfax
Harmony
M. E. Ghueh
Adams
Holy Trinity Church
Gréekpboro
Institute for Teachers Promoted By School Examiner
School Examiner Stephens sent teachers the institute program to be held starting Monday December 19 for five days under Dr. Samuel E. Forman. A letter accompanies urging legal attendance and stating schools close December 16. Evening sessions free for teachers and public. trustees encouraged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Samuel E. Forman
Forman
Clergymen swap pulpits and odd notes from papers
A country clerical pulpit exchange is announced for next Sunday. A pastor jokes about the hymn 489 and Day preaching. Local papers report Draper Gibson’s pending absence from Easton House of Correction for stealing a whitewash brush. George Fluharty captures two hawks, and a Biblical student cites a 2,000,000,000 lower-region population estimate. A Sweet potato with a sailor’s knot is noted from Easton Ledger. Saulsbury Bros will build a canning house at Cordova. Rev Sam P Jones lectured at Cambridge last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zachariah
Syracuse Standard
Draper Gibson
Easton
House of Correction
Draper
Ledger
George Fluharty
Fluharty
Haston
Henry Carroll
Caroline
Easton Ledger
Saulsbury Bros
Ridgely
Cordova
Sam P. Jones
Cambridge
Christmas Goods and Bargains in Denton Area Stores
Local advertisements list toys, dolls, rockers, and household goods from H. T. Nuttle & Bro and Bond's with low prices. Easton hardware firm Shannahan & Wrightson touts silverware, cutlery, guns, robes, and kodaks at deep discounts. Various deals on candies, nuts, confectioneries, and groceries appear, plus small notices on porkers and a 9-room house for sale, livery stables for rent, and lost shawl notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Nuttle & Bro
Andersontown
Shannahan & Wrightson Hardware Company
Easton
Bond's
Crew’s
Denton
W. R. Breeding’s
Williston
Wright and Cooper Wedding Planned in Denton
Invitations issued for the marriage of Miss M. Maude Wright to Mr. Harvey L. Cooper in Denton with ceremony rescheduled to M P Church due to repairs, set for December 15 at 1:30 PM. Also notices of upcoming weddings for Miss Retta Charles Smith and Mr. Clayland Mullikin in Williamsburg, and local social visits and moves across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham R. Wright
Denton
M. Maude
Harvey L. Cooper
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. E
M. P
Frederick F. Lyden
New York
Lyden
Cleveland
Interior Department
Hoke Smith
Gotham
W. Grason Smith
Williamsburg
Retta Charles Smith
Clayland Mullikin
Reliable Colic Remedy Sold by Local Agents
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is described as pleasant and safe. It can always be depended upon and is sold by Hugh Duffey in Hillsboro R J Colston in Ridgely and W E Brown in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
C.R
A.R
C.R. R
D.&c.r R
Q A R.R
D&c R.R
Circuit Court
Levy Court
Scuhool Board
the Local Department
John Comly
Pike
Smith
Comly
Zenophon
Lucian
Cesar
Cicero
Ovid
Day
Playfair
Euclid
Pineo
Yule Col
Hidgely
Aluphes Bryan
Edward Adams
George H. Benson
Mr. Adams
James H. Downs
A. D. Dick
J. H. Downs
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Burrsville
Nora Blades
Harrington
J. T. Smith
W. H. Blades
Mamie Hopkins
Wilmington
Claude Ley
Beverly W. Wright
St. Michaels
Orphans Court Proceedings
Sigler
Orrell and
Orphan’s Court
John W. Fletcher
Lewis & West
Edward E. Goslin
Rufus C. Harris
Wm. W. Lowe
Alexander Scribner
Emory
Turpin
Arthur C. Snowden
John R. Griffin
T. Pliny Fisher
Amanda Dean
Bayard Nichols
Perry Nichols
Neal
Charles R. Neal
James N. Scott
Margaret Scott
Mr. J. A. Wright's
Mary Gibbs
Horticultural Society Meeting
Church News
Hicka
North Atlantic
Wheelman
Talbot County Court
Alexander Crew
Miss Lillie
C. W. Reid
Washington College
Dr. Reid
Plantiffs
Jr. A. Richards
Smithville
Choptank
Johnnie Bell
George L. Jopp
Hobbs
Caroline Teachers’ Institute
Z. H. Webster
S. E Forman
James B. Nobie
W.S. Crouse
M. B. Stephens
Mary Butterworth
James Swann
Parer
R. Wilson Allen
Allie K. Higgins
Brick Hotel
Jessie V. Kerr
Emma Saulsbury
Mary J. Fisher
Amarda D. Saulsbury
S. E. Forman
James Swaxn
A. J.esson
Midsis Fisher and
Saulsbury
W.scrouse
Weerwende
Musicie See
Ceeeensen Ener Erences
Jonathan 5S
Willis
Jessie V. Kreur
W. T. L. Taliaferro
I. B. Bushong
Annie W. Stevenson
Crume
Dun
KE. Forman
Cneseeeeeees
Hoon
Alex
E. Frye
S. EK. Forman
Jessie V. Beer
Richard Merrixen
Frye Soro
Ricication
Sophie G. Kerr
E. J. Nelson
Aliss Mary A. Wafdon
W.C. A
Hammel
al Francon
W. C. A. Hammel
Denton High School
E. Forman
KR. Wilson Allen
Mary J. Fisk
M .B. Stephens
Wm. Beachamp
Commissioner Lord
Postmaster Green
Tros
J. Garret
Ile
Denton, Md
Jarrel House
JAS. T. Mullin & Sons
6Th and Market
Wye Mills
R. Hopkins
Mais Street
A. R. Wright
Denton, We
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