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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1912
Page
6
Alma Thornton quits waiting for a hidden fortune and vows to earn money by teaching in a boarding school. Her mother fears the family legend of a buried fortune. the two reflect on past failures and the weight of ancestral hopes as Alma plans independence.
In a hot South wind day Alma and her mother Mrs Thornton confront a family secret voiced by a mystic verse. The walnut tree at the back door, called the giant, crashes onto the house proving the prophecy true. Abel Blowgom uncovers a brass box with the Thornton fortune, and Alma decides to use the windfall to rebuild while returning to work.
A 1912 public sale of farm livestock and implements at the Deakyne farm Chilton's Campground near Denton. Included are five horses several mares two cows a sow and hogs plus farming tools, wagons, harness and household goods. Terms: under $10 cash. over $10 credit 12 months with note at Peoples National Bank of Denton. Auctioneers F P Covey and T H W LORD. Clerk Somers BLAKE.
The annual meeting of stockholders of Denton National Bank Denton Maryland is set for January 1? 1913 at the banking house in Denton between 1 and 3 p.m. to elect officers for the upcoming year. C. West cashier
Public sale notice lists location SIXTH STREET opposite High School Denton MD with time October 5 and unspecified action.
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