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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1902
Page
3
Circuit Court will meet January 12. Orphans' Court will meet December 23. Levy Court will meet December 16. School Board will meet December 23. Hens of News from All Parts of the County solicit notices under this head. Public business calendar summary of upcoming meetings.
The piece surveys holiday activity with shoppers on the Eastern Shore, notes harvests in Baltimore markets for shad, wheat and corn, and mentions upcoming auctions and sales. It records weather, local.property transfers, business deals, a new coal shipment, and plans for a fire company fundraiser.
Rev Dr KE L Wolfecker visits town and reflects on progress since his early ministry. Local clubs host euchre with Helen Richardson and Albert Towers winning first prizes. Marriage notices, engagements, and weddings of Clara Ibrook Vickers and Benjamin Perkins and Miss Minnie Green with William Keating appear, along with relocations, recoveries, and travels of residents such as Conductor Lodge and John G Robinson.
Mrs Amanda Walcott Klump widow of Dr John A Klump died at her Williamsport Pennsylvania home last Friday after a brief illness of under five days An appendectomy was performed Tuesday by two Philadelphia surgeons She was 37 and the only daughter of the late Henry C Walenott Her burial took place in Harrington after funeral services at her mother's home led by Rev E C Atkins Relatives and friends from four states attended this solemn observance
Saunders Brothers prepare to install modern machinery in their grist mill with a capacity of twenty four barrels per day. Several residents and visitors are noted including Misses Fannie Jarrell Kizzie Gooden and Dr H W B Rowe with Mr Monroe Saunders, visits by Walter Sylvester of Philadelphia, and updates on new barns and dwellings. Junior pastor Rev King has moved to Goldsboro.
Reverend Robert Wyatt of the Wilmington Conference plans a Hillsboro lecture on one of his two famous topics The Cosmopolitan Bug or The Mistakes of Our Neighbors Another note covers a Christmas cantata The Old Fashioned Santa Clause by the M E Sunday School committee and gift giving guidance from Carrie May Ashton emphasizing affordable thoughtful presents and home crafts along with suggestions for practical kind gifts and acts of generosity in the holiday season
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. P. C. Parvis home with many members present. Refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Miss Jennie Rattlidge of Delaware visited her sister Mrs. George Sylvester near Henderson. Anna Price and Mamie Booden visited Dover. James Reed and H. C. Gooden traveled to Wilmington. Rev C T Baynard and C. Hollingsworth went to Dover. Revival services noted at MJE Church and Mission.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday guardian Richard C. Garrett reported a final guardianship account for A Thurman Garrett. Executors and administrators including Virgidli Holt Henry R Lewis James Gambril Trustin Pippin Luther Milner George W Spurry and John R Wyatt presented accounts distributions and sales with orders of ratification and creditor notices issued.
Residents urge a Maryland and Delaware school to reduce long commutes for local children. The town plans a Christmas shooting match offering live turkeys geese and pigeons as prizes. Main street partial shelling is noted as a possible aid. New blacksmith wheelwright shop to open January 1 with Charles Todd moving in. Local housing and business activity reported including a Crowel dwelling, Milton Trice purchasing equipment and Adams Porter shipping oak lumber.
In a recent address William M. Dickson of Delaware urged better farm help as the top need for farmers. He warned labor shortages outweigh other farm life issues, noting workers’ lack of skill and reliability and urging Maryland's labor bureau to aid in solutions.
A Hickman correspondent reports the Burrsville railroad depot burned near eleven. Dyn amite and loaded shells owned by W. R. Peters exploded, scattering embers. Coal oil, lime, salt and goods in the wareroom were destroyed. Miss Donahue left a trunk with a new winter outfit in the station, burned. The insured station, valued at 300 dollars, will be replaced with a larger building and longer platform.
Robert White, about 39, died Saturday night while under restraint after being jailed Friday by Justice Wm. E. Temple under the vagrancy act. An inquest, led by Justice Steele, found death due to natural causes following nervous strain from heavy drug or alcohol use. Sheriff Dukes recovered a memorandum with Jersey City addresses but could not reach relatives.
The Fourteenth Cavalry along with three regiments of cavalry and several units from artillery and infantry are sent to the Philippines from San Francisco in February to relieve troops already there. Lieutenants R. Earle Fisher of Denton and Arthur G. Fisher of Denton are officers of the regiment. Some troops will remain at Fort Grant Arizona. Fisher brothers may take leave before sailing.
The antiquated store-house vacated by Mr. James Park was razed to the ground this week. One of the oldest town buildings, it predated the 1865 fire and survived to serve as a store under the Fisher family, after earlier ownership by the late George Fisher and later occupants including George M. Russum and Thomas H. Kemp with law offices there.
Levy Court announces appointment of Bayard Nichols John T Fleetwood and Wm H Cheezum as examiners on the Liden road in the Eighth district. After next Tuesday session commissioners plan visits to Catonsville and Springfield to review state hospitals for the Banc project. Six hundred coal laden cars are en route from Cumberland to Baltimore.
In a remarkable Denton year over sixty thousand dollars was forecast for building work and the list shows actual spend around eighty two thousand dollars. Water works, cannery, and many dwellings reflect rapid growth since the railroad arrival.
A cakewalk at a North Third Street hall Thursday night triggered a disturbance. Sheriff Dukes intervened to quell the fight as Enoch Carroll fled after Lacy Green was taken into custody. A pistol was fired and Carroll was reported shot in the hip. Turpin was jailed later.
The gray pacer Democracy, rated at 2.07, was sold to Canadian parties a year ago and has earned new laurels by winning the money and setting half mile track records in Canada, Oregon, Washington and Manitoba. Bred by James Merrick Jr at Sadlersville Maryland, he was foaled in 1892 and began turf racing in 1895 as a three year old.
Mr John T Tras of Chapel district Talbot county has been made deputy collector of internal revenue. Mr B Gootes Stevens of the county was an applicant but the powers in control chose otherwise. Talbot now has two officials under Collector Goldsborough Dodson of St Michaels and Ex Serato. Stevens’ friends call the action unwarranted noting his long services to his party. This mirrors McComas versus Jackson with the former winning.
The article lists a full day holiness meeting at the Holiness Mission tomorrow with services at 10 am 2 30 pm and 7 pm led by Rev A Leo Gray assisted by Rev Joe Harrison of Washington DC and others. It also notes all day meetings at the new Church of God near Andersontown with nightly services next week and an all day Sunday December 21, invites all. Christmas night services at the Methodist Episcopal Church with Rev B P Truitt and choir. The M E ladies plan handkerchiefs for Christmas gifts via Mrs Harry A Roe. An Estey organ valued at 400 was placed in the M E Church and to be used tomorrow. The M E Sunday School seeks its annual festival with literary and music. The clipping party by the M P Church is postponed to Friday December 19 evening. Sunday schools report higher attendance as Christmas celebrations approach. Rev G P Jones of Hurlock has been called to Wilmington.
Two hundred Marylanders gathered in the Maryland Room at Sherry's last week for a New York reunion. The event drew Mr. and Mrs. E S Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Noble, Mr. and Mrs. F H Hobbs, Luther L Gadd, and R F Gadd. A Baltimore Sun correspondent noted the growing influence of the Maryland society in New York society and its reach across the country. Marylanders are active in finance, arts, religion, and medicine, with J Pierpont Morgan allied with Maryland lawyer Charles Steele and many Maryland families prominent in Wall Street, church life, and local professions.
A Georgia farmer near Moultrie kept a peach orchard and found shade beneath pine trees protects peaches from summer heat and frost. He planted seventy five acres, trees thrived, and boughs bent under heavy fruit. The State entomologist endorsed the plan and others are adopting it for winter protection in northern orchards.
Mr John W Rissel of Wilmington Delaware represents stock insurers and inspected all property in Denton this week. He cites a map showing each house and says rate reductions will follow the town's water works and fire company upgrades. Bailiff Harris tested town water pressure Thursday afternoon with Mr Rissel present, water aimed at the Masonic Building while plugs were tapped at other points.
Mr L P Williams plans to reside in a nearly completed Preston dwelling next year. Mr J T Dennis and Mr J Johnson visited Baltimore this week. Several dwellings are set to be erected in spring. Mr Alex Noble has moved to his new home.
The column reports the death of John W. Spurry in Baltimore aged 75 found near Ferry Bar with a rope about his neck. likely suicide. Maryland school officials push higher taxes to raise teacher salaries, back rural school consolidation, and boost pension funds. Rev Char ls F Sheppard declines magistrate appointment due to health and ministerial duties. Kent county Democrats renominate Solomon Sapp after a tied election. Cartoonists mock the coal baron amid looming higher fuel costs. a Kent man dies after a gun misfire. Maryland statue commission accepts Hanson and Carroll statues. Bryan builds a Lincoln home. rural mail routes uncertain. local birthdays and social notes. Western shore dredging contracts awarded. Christmas displays at Bullock’s.
Mr R W Carroll near Bethlehem slaughtered four hogs on Tuesday December 9 weighing 340 350 and two at 410 pounds each total 1510. Mr R W Anthony butchered hogs on Wednesday last his heaviest hog 75 pounds. Mr James C Collins Concord butchered porkers Monday last weighing 288 310 334 and 395. Mr Levin Poole recently slaughtered seven hogs weighing 1860 pounds.
County Commissioners report satisfaction with substituting wood for coal in the courthouse furnace. They note well selected wood is more desirable than coal at current prices, highlighting cost and fuel quality considerations.
Examiners appointed by the County Commissioners will meet on Thursday January 15 1903 at 10 30 a m at the corner of Mrs Elizabeth Beauchamps farm on the Williston and Concord road to lay down a new road through the lands of Mrs Elizabeth Beauchamp William F Liden William Love William C Andrew and William Willey to intersect the Two Johns to American Corner road. Examiners Fleetwood Nicholl Cheezum.
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