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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1903
Page
3
Items from across the county list upcoming sessions. Circuit Court convenes January 11. Orphans Court December 15. Levy Court December 15. School Board meets December 22. Public business items outline local government activity.
Raccoon hunting fashion and holiday plans sweep through Denton with merchants hiring workers and stores expanding. Obituaries note C. C. Rawlings dies at 83 in East New Market. Market prices show wheat and corn values in Baltimore with dressed turkeys selling at 16 cents per pound. Community notices include auctions, church bazaars, property sales, and sheriff ads.
Miss Roberta Dill, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert H Dill Burrsville, married Major Leland Wyatt a farmer near Denton in a noon ceremony conducted by Rev Harry Taylor. The couple left for Greensboro then Baltimore for their wedding trip. Other notes include marriages of Grace Hubbard Summers and Sarah Ethel Ross, and various local notices and visits.
The office of Thomas L. Day, Circuit Court Clerk, is upgraded with blue ceiling terra cotta walls and tile floor. He plans to display enlarged portraits of all predecessors and requests anyone with photos of former clerks to write him.
A short notice notes that fine wedding cards are printed at the JouRNAL office, suggesting available wedding stationery services.
The New-born Hope Christmas program will be presented at the Maryiel M E Church on Christmas night with a new scenery program said to surpass all prior church shows. Admission is ten cents and the event invites families to attend with children.
Mr and Mrs Samuel Collins of Pennsylvania spent days with his brother William Collins. Frederick Jester returned after a week with friends in Baltimore and Wilmington. W J Wright and daughter Nellie were in Philadelphia part of the week. Miss Sadie Cooper hosted a most enjoyable party last Saturday night. L P Stafford and son Tracey visited Baltimore this week. S L West of Baltimore spent Saturday in town. M M Willey made a business trip to Baltimore this week. Tull of Oxford visits Mr S R Buckley.
The Green Spring Valley Hunt Club and Eastern Shore friends hunted reynard across Kent Queen Annes and Caroline counties near Bridgetown Monday. A large group of hunters and a large pack of hounds were present in the pursuit.
Mr R W Carroll of Bethlehem slaughters five hogs totaling 1532 pounds with individual weights 384 380 348 218 and 212. H J Walston two hogs 457 and 391. C P Swain two hogs 472 and 485. Beachamp of Tuckahoe Neck a 14 month old hog 431 pounds. Wyattla four hogs 338 355 360 373. Other hogs include Anthony five 650 total, Slaughter four 350, Anthony six 1742, Atwell two 630, Roe two 000.
Four weeks into the revival at the M. E. Church South, more than thirty souls have converted and the church is described as quickened. Pastor Rev. W. D. King is aided by Rev. I. Ryder of Chester ville Maryland and Rev. C. T. Baynard of Henderson. Local moves include Wm. Price and family relocating from Indiana, a new occupant in the Saunders house, and Thawley family moving into the Ander songstown home. Social notes mention visits among residents, ongoing civic activity, and an oyster supper to be hosted by the Red Men at Hickman. Revival services continue locally.
Henderson notes the Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs. P. C. Purvis’s home on Thursday afternoon and deserves praise for paying the church debt two weeks earlier. Also mentions Mrs. James Ayers of Glassboro visiting her mother, plus visits from Miss Sallie Hoover and Miss Carrie Sweeney and a trip by Mr. William H. Cashe to Newark and Philadelphia.
Miss Evelyn Flaming of Hillsboro returns home after visiting Miss Belle Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and daughters of Annapolis recently visited Mrs. And Getty. David Richards, once very ill, shows improvement. Elisha Palmer left for Philadelphia, and Herbert Knotts spent part of the week in Baltimore. James A. Lane was in Dover on Monday.
Lewes Masons hosted a large gathering of the fraternity on Friday night with Dr. Saulsbury of the village among the guests. Maple Grove school house in Delaware, recently burned, will be replaced by a larger building with C. W. Stokes as contractor. Miss Mabel Wright visited friends in Baltimore and Towson this week.
The passage argues that space in the best local paper yields real value, criticizing schemes that divert dollars to other channels. Charles Austin Bates contends that funding newspaper advertising provides tangible benefits and questions the value of cheaper, less effective options.
In the Orphans' Court on Tuesday last Martha E Liden and William A Liden deceased filed an inventory and appraisement of personal property which was approved An order to sell was granted William H Garey executor of Mathew Garey deceased presented final receipts and releases from the distributees entitled as heirs at law which were approved
Nev Crawford Frost once a Baltimore minister has created a thinkometer or thought recorder. The American of that city suggests placing it on chosen heads could bring terrible disappointment to the victim’s friends and a triumph for his enemies.
A letter received by Miss May Fisher from her brother Lieutenant R. E. Fisher at Jolo offers impressions of the Philippines. He notes pleasant shade, hot mornings, a large old Jesuit mission house, Moros as friendly, markets with cheap fruits and fish, and a distilling plant for water. He compares the island to Arizona and describes local agriculture, housing, and the town’s small size with surrounding villages. He mentions military presence, disease differences, and travel from Manila.
A 4000 ton cargo of genuine Peruvian guano from Lobos islands has been landed at Baltimore aboard the British steamer Condor and delivered to Baugh & Sons Company. It marks the first full shipment since 1880, with prior small consignments in 1890. The Peruvian government reduced prices and granted exclusive territory rights to Baugh & Sons to revive imports, amid a long history of ships and wars affecting guano deposits.
A brief note to subscribers discusses a financial concern in a playful coded style. The piece hints at a recurring issue affecting business but avoids detailing specifics. It emphasizes importance without explicit content.
Annual holly and evergreen shipments yield steady profits as carloads head to the North East markets. Freight costs limit gains, but most proceeds are pure profit with holly stored in large markets and moved north for Christmas. Sprigs fetch 25 cents to 1 dollar in New York Philadelphia Cincinnati Chicago and other centers.
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