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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
3
Items of news from all parts of the county list public business. Circuit Court session begins January 12. Orphans' Court convenes December 17. Levy Court set for December 17. School Board to meet December 24.
Christ mas music rehearsals fill local churches while the community plans excursions to Baltimore on December 19 and 23. Pensioner George Morris of Federalsburg receives six dollars a month as other residents announce sales, buildings, and repairs. The county weighs road work near Bridgetown as steamer repairs and real estate dealings unfold.
A Denton column lists several social and professional updates. T. Alan Goldsborough of Greensboro has joined Henry R. Lewis in law practice, with family prominence noted. Various marriages, relocations, and travels of local residents are chronicled, including attendance at Maryland society events and weddings in Dover and Greensboro.
Miss Laura Hobbs, teacher at Mat thews school, will give an entertainment on Friday evening December 20. Miss Hattie Mercer of Denton has been visiting friends here. Mr Jas W Wood is now a student at the Academy Dover.
Edward Carter and relatives from Dover and Barclay visited Luther Carter in Cordova. Kent county farmers pressed Keiffer pears into parry, a near cider, after slight fermentation yielding a sparkling beverage.
Queen Anne and Hillsboro report the funeral of Thoroughgood Fleetwood in Waverly Va attended by Isaac Fleetwood and Mrs. Wm. E. Wicks. Local church plans for December 22 include morning and evening services. Christmas shopping guidance highlights major Baltimore stores and Denton discounts with store-by-store recommendations and holiday gift ideas.
Sunday evening services resume under Rev T S Holt in Rusie Hall with hope to occupy the church audience room by Christmas. Local moves include Ward selling farm land and relocating to the city, Cephas opening a grocery on Academy Street, Blanchard family moving into Flaharty’s house, and Young moving into the Galloway residence. Mrs DeWitte from North Adams visits, a Arkansas family seeks a home, Methodist Protestants and Presbyterians remain busy, and stores display Christmas goods.
Last Thursday night December 5 Dr F R Malone and wife hosted a large reception. Miss Naylor sister of the bride visits Miss Barcus. A Greensboro dance in Machinery Hall drew many visitors from nearby towns. Revival services recently closed will resume after Christmas. W P Manlove was ill early in the week. James Massey of Baltimore visits Postmaster Massey. J W Peters butchered six hogs totaling 2206 pounds. F T Peters bought Christmas confections in Baltimore. John Johnstone rents Barrow roller mill. Melvin from Burrsville visits Emma Cleaves. Mellie Cleaves visits Burrsville. Fred Wothers remains ill at home. J L Noble attended Maryland Public Health Association meeting in Rockville. Charlie Whiteley and Ella attend Prof James Swann’s funeral in Denton. Will Anderson of Oxford visits sister Minnie McCarter. Revival services continue at M E Church.
Agrey, Mrs. John Williams, of Elliott's Island, left after visiting her mother Mrs. 8. J. Walker. Mrs. F. P. Covey, visiting relatives in Easton, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Allen of near Seaford spent Sunday with Mrs. J. T. Kemp. Miss Hattie Covey was in Seaford last week.
Senator R. M. Messick and wife returned from Philadelphia after a week with their son O. W. Messick. Miss Ella Harrison and Miss Grace Dixon of Preston visited Mrs. A. J. Messick. Col. J. H. Douglass and wife spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. Lloyd Fooks. For rent near Denton two houses four rooms each with year round employment, possession given at once. Inquire of J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md.
Mr. Thoroughgood Fleetwood of Wakefield dies aged 41 after years in Virginia. Survived by wife Miss Sharp and two children. funeral held in Wakefield. Prof. James Swann funeral at M E Church with Masonic rites and Temple Lodge attendance. Miss Elizabeth Manlove's Dover funeral notes estate. Luther M. Reynolds, Baltimore lawyer and brother of ex Governor Reynolds, dies at his office. Hog killing reports: Ui J Walston, J H Neal, N M Jarman, Mrs John R Wyatt, and Samuel Norris all noted with weights of livestock. Relatives noted in Maryland and Delaware.
The Christ Church Guild announces a Christmas bazaar and market at Masonic Hall starting Thursday evening next week, continuing Friday and Saturday. Professor Moore's orchestra will play nightly with solo singing and recitations, and booths will feature literary works like Vanity Fair and The Old Curiosity Shop performed by a lineup of local ladies and gentlemen.
The Post Office Department in Washington lists a dozen or more privately made mailboxes that meet its safety requirements for rural free delivery. Farmers may choose any listed box, though some upset by regulation misinterpretations. Officials say it is justified to regulate the boxes to ensure safe carriage and delivery of mails.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces personally conducted tours for the 1901 02 season. Mexico and California tour departs February 11 from New York Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburgh via the California Special. Florida Jacksonville tours depart February 4 18 and March 4 with two weeks in Florida and a May 31 2002 return option. Tickets available from principal points. contact district agents Watt Conrmaender Studds Boyd for detailed itineraries and rates.
In the Orphan's Court on Tuesday several probate actions were noted. Wills of William F. Marshall and William F Ross were admitted to probate with listed executors and appraisers. Inventories and accounts for Isa L Noble, M Louisa Horsey, Hester A Morris, and Cannon Waldis were presented and approved. Creditors notices were ordered and ads for property published.
At a meeting of Tuckahoe Conclave No 29 Improved Order Heptasophs Hillsboro officers for the ensuing year were elected Archon J E Morgan Pro vost E H Gale Secretary John T Rossow Treasurer J M Beaven Financier Chas Jarrell Prelate D H Knotts Inspector Geo L Beaven Warder Gallus Worth Sentinel Ira B Williams
Rev Geo E Perry of Providence will conduct services at Holiness Mission Sunday at 10 am and at Masonic Hall 2 pm and 6 30 pm with a cordial invitation to all. Kent Vers notes two young ministers Rev A H Covey and Rev J M Arters formerly of Caroline county conducting revival meetings in Kent. Elder A Hutchinson of Kansas preaches at German Baptist Church Tockahos Neck. Rev F T Tagg editor of Methodist Protestant preached at M P Church Sunday evening. Bishop Coleman of Delaware reportedly has engagements through 1921. Rev C H Gootee conducts revival in Cambridge.
The public is invited to a box social at Henderson Academy on Friday evening December 20 with a weather contingency to Saturday the 21st. Proceeds go to the library. A bus social at American Corner school house Friday night December 20 also benefits the library. Willis ton school house hosts a box social Friday December 20 with proceeds for the school and ladies asked to bring boxes.
A historical note recommends treating barbed wire injuries in horses or cows with carbolic acid mixed in linseed oil applied daily to the exposed skin. It advises against washing off and stresses preserving seed corn from cold. It also suggests packing winter apples in dry sand and pruning old dead limbs from orchards.
Window washing takes time and labor and should avoid direct sun which dries moisture fast causing streaks. Use ammonia water for glass or soap and water for dirty wood, then wipe with a damp cloth and polish with a lint-free cloth or chamois. Some cleaning pastes may be worth trying.
A county rumor that a gorilla was seen has reduced foot travel among residents including some in segregated neighborhoods. J Smith Longfellow of Greensboro reports the gorilla, long advertised, has reportedly been captured in a rabbit gum.
The family of James Swann extends sincere thanks to friends for words and deeds during his long illness and after his death. Such thoughtful attention will never be forgotten. The Family.
When you come to Baltimore, make this store your headquarters with a reception room in attendance and careful package handling. The soda fountain offers hot beverages and sandwiches. Shopping by mail is as carefully obeyed as in person, though we prefer you visit to see the store and its methods.
Incomplete data shows a sequence of times and place names such as Queenston Moon Downes Tickahoe and Denton with scattered figures like 6.00 8.00 and 11.50. The text resembles a railroad timetable or timetable-like listing lacking coherent sentences or clear events.
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