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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1910
Page
5
Local notices boast egg and butter prices, Christmas goods, and ads for J. H. Nichols & Son and F. J. Wrights. Farmers hear about wheat, corn, cattle, and artesian wells. Christmas toys, dress goods, and tailoring discounts promoted. Justice Steele remanded Leonard Adams for disorderly conduct. several farm sales and property transfers reported with prices and buyers.
Social notes detail weddings and engagements in Federalsburg and surrounding towns. Miss Clara Bell Polk of Federalsburg wed Hanson Todd of Harmony in a parlor ceremony officiated by Rev. L B Morgan, with a reception and future home near Harmony. Other marriages include Marion Beaven Sherwood and Ethel May Bryan in Tuckahoe Neck, and Edward K Dean and Willie E Davis near Easton. Various visits, invitations, and upcoming trips are listed, including a quarantine at Western Maryland College and a planned Philippine assignment for Lieutenant Garey. The column highlights community ties through ceremonies, greetings, and travel plans.
Queen Anne residents report ripe strawberries picked by Dallas M. Lee on a garden vine. Local news mentions visitors from Wilmington and Williamsburg, church events, a bishop sermon, a new cottage completion, and social gatherings at Queen Anne including a dance in Holt's Hall last week.
The Patrons' Club of the Denton public schools will meet Monday evening December 12 at 7 30. Light refreshments will be served by the high school faculty. Parents and teachers will discuss reports home study and cooperation to improve pupil progress and harmony benefiting children. J W Harrington principal urges all parents to attend to support the shared goal of educational advancement.
The article notes growing demand and dealer activity in holly for wreaths, with buyers like W. T. Radcliff of Greenwood and I. Starkey, L. Butler, and Joe Leck discussing quantities. It also lists several local residents traveling, visiting relatives, or handling holly shipments to Des Moines and Philadelphia, and mentions a fatal derailment scare nearby.
Funeral services for Mrs Allison Covey were held at Hynson Memorial United Church with Rev Sutton and Rev Morgan officiating. Interment followed at Federalsburg. A Preston High School graduate, she was daughter of George and Sallie Williams and admired by many friends.
Eton Beauchamp son of Rev J H Beauchamp of Still Pond was accidentally shot last week while out gunning with a friend. Twenty eight shot entered his leg but no serious results are feared. Mr Clayton Porter and sister Miss Sadie of Cordova visited cousins Misses Anna and Delta Greenlee of Gueensboro on Saturday and Sunday.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Charles E. Wilson of Denton Major William E. Stewart of Easton and Daniel J. Zacharias of Greensboro. Wilson died after a weeklong illness. Stewart after typhoid fever with pneumonia. Zacharias died at his home near Greensboro from valvular heart trouble. Funeral services and interment followed in local churches and cemeteries. survivors include spouses, children, and siblings. Funeral and societal duties cited reflect their standing as teachers, lawyers, and community leaders. A box social is announced for December 1 at Hickman to benefit the church. weather may delay.
Mollie Alford of Smithville is reported seriously ill with a tumor. Neighbors and relatives have been asked to visit and pray for her recovery. Her condition was confirmed by local physician and hospital records.
Two men named Mulligan from Harrison's Ferry Dorchester County were buried at St. Pauls Cemetery in a same day double ceremony with full military honors by Watkins Post Grand Army of the Republic. Both served in Company G organized in 1861 at Federalsburg. The services were conducted an hour apart by comrades and the event drew local attention.
Local youths plan an extra Christmas service replacing the usual Sunday School. Rev J E Smith will preach at 3 PM that day. Reports note numerous family movements and local events including a funeral in Wyoming Delaware and a growing road project near Lebanon.
Residents near Ridgely expect a strong rise in strawberry planting as the Armour plant moves to build here within two months. The Chicago firm will create steady demand for fruit, drawing farmers to expand through surplus fruit usage. Guests visiting include the Winchester family from Philadelphia and Mrs. Sutton from Wilmington. William A. Butler plans to relocate from St. Michaels to Ridgely to run a jewelry store. Ambrose Taylor and family of Fowling Creek will move to Ridgely on January 1.
A Saturday evening gathering hosted by Miss Lelia Towers in Laurel Grove drew a large group. Attendees included Lena Howard Maud Trice Ella Howard Susie Cox Lelia Towers Nellie Wright Laura Howard Willie Wright Sallie Collins Lillian Fulton Floward Sullivan Lacy Griffith Marshall Howard Harry Sullivan Willie Seeders Howard Wright Otis Rogers Joseph McAllen Carlton West Norman Trice Roland Trice Lacy Murphy Larmest Towers Wilmer Collins Robert Wright Clarence Bowdle Horace Robinson Will Robinson. Many games were played and an enjoyable evening spent. Goldsboro links note Mr Clayton Stubbs of Goldsboro returned home after a week with his brother in Wilmington. Mary Ross visited Denton guest Miss Nita Allaband. A shadow social at Frazier’s school was a success according to the crowd. Howell Leap of Camden N J visits Mere Byron Ross. Revival meetings continue at Mt Olive Church. Sleigh bells have been jingling this week.
Mrs A Todd Bertha and Edna Rogers Otis Rogers and Towers Todd of Fowling Creek attended the Todd White wedding in Federalsburg on Thursday evening of last week.
Sharp's Island in Chesapeake Bay has dwindled to a barren 50 acre tract with no life except birds and insects, once a 600 acre productive estate. Delawareans in Philadelphia held a reunion with Mr Handy addressing after Governor-elect Wilson canceled. Choptank Conclave officers were elected with Henry R. Lewis as Archon and others named. Holly berries are scarce in Sussex, affecting Christmas decorations. A head on collision near Porters injured two. snow slowed travel briefly. Ex Sheriff Austin sold Mardella Springs Hotel to his sons, planning year round use and improvements. Real estate agents seek land near Bridgeville for a future strawberry center. Denton National Bank and Peoples National Bank to elect directors on January 16. Linens to embroider available at McIlvaine.
Secretary Thomas G. Boggs opened a special committee meeting of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association to push the Pennsylvania Railroad to upgrade traffic facilities between Baltimore and the Eastern Shore counties. A ferry from Claiborne to the Anne Arundel shore was proposed to shorten Baltimore visits, while public improvements leader Hl A Messenger noted 3,000,000 barrels of white potatoes shipped from the two Eastern Shore counties to points west. The Public Utilities Commission will examine discrimination against the Eastern Shore.
Otto Myers was accidentally shot in the leg by his father Julius Myers on Sunday. He was taken to Maryland General Hospital where his leg was amputated above the knee. Mr. and Mrs. George Carrow traveled to Dover on Thursday for the funeral of Mrs Martha Carrow, aged ninety four. Mrs James R. Melvin and daughters Katharine and Elma and Miss Alice Montague visit Mrs Charles Cartwright in Wilmington. Anos Coffin of Crum Lynne Pa with his mother Mrs E Coffin spent Sunday. A bazar for the M E Church will be held here Saturday December 17. Miss Helen Jones visited Miss Isabelle Carrow in Greensboro over Sunday. Miss Ida Pritchett visits relatives and friends in Wilmington and Philadelphia. Mrs W F Glark and Mrs W G Carrow spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
R Cornelius Comegys born Greensboro October 25 1858 becomes a prominent Scranton lawyer and banker. He studied at St John College Annapolis taught in Greensboro then moved to Scranton joining the bar in 1882. He held public post as assistant prosecutor and led legal departments for several banks. He organized Dime Savings Bank of Scranton and served in many clubs committees and local political efforts. He married Sarah J Bevan in 1889 and has four children Margaret Cornelius Breck Ellen and Esther. He lives in Green Ridge with his own house and library.
In Orphans Court Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood presided. Bond of Barbara Stutzman and Brice a Stutzman as administrators of Martin Stutzman deceased was approved. Letters of administration granted. notice to creditors ordered. Appointments to appraise personal property. Various accounts of administration and inventories presented and approved. Harvey L. Cooper attorney. Ora Carroll administrator Levin W. Pool presented final account, approved. Frank W. Wagner administrator Edward Wagner presented list of operative debts final account and distribution approved. Fred R. Owens administrator William J. Deweese presented accounts of sales money on deposit and operative debts partial administration approved. T. Pliny Fisher trustee for Lucetta Sisk sale presented account audited in part. Josephine Thawley administratrix Willard H. Thawley inventory approved. Georgetta W. Dennison and T. Alan Goldsborough administrators of John N. Dennison presented sales of personal property account approved.
Baltimore prepares for a great Democratic gathering on January 17 with representatives from across the country. A multi hundred member committee leads the effort, chaired by John Lee Carroll, with local names Harvey L. Cooper and others listed. Also advertised is Cab bage's Pure Buckwheat Flour sold by D. Hedden & Co.
Rev George S Raleigh returned home from travels in the Holy Land and others praise his sermon Something to Do at the Brethren Church. Rev J Gibson Gantt reports health and vigor as he resumes duties, with twenty pounds gained. Methodists plan a musical evening with a silver offering and souvenirs. Rev Raleigh spoke on his travels and distributed souvenirs. Rev John M Holmes addressed men at M P Church. Rev John M Arters of Wilmington named superintendent of the Eastern Shore Anti-Saloon League with Salisbury headquarters. Milford revival by Rev L A Bennett yields 360 conversions.
Mr. B F Rickards killed ten hogs totaling 2347 pounds while Mrs. Mary E Jarman killed four hogs weighing 1357 pounds.
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