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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
3
Mails close at 3.07 AM via D and C R R for Points North and 1.60 AM via Q A R R for Points East. Mails arrive at 8.35 AM via Q A R R from Points East and 8 PM via D and C R R from Points North. Other departures and arrivals listed with steamer stage and river routes.
Denton area notes Preparations for Christmas and holiday shopping show merchants well supplied. Railway travel increases as holidays approach. County officials discuss budget cuts and county management. Local industry reports include timber shipments and the Easton works sale. A horse death and a broken leg in a child are also noted.
A Maryland committee appointed by the General Conference to revise the discipline focuses on church administration within annual conferences, exam of ministry candidates, ministerial education funding, and related rules. Trustees have collected funds to liquidate debt on the local church building and furniture, costing about five thousand dollars. Hartley church rejoices after a revival bringing thirty new members under Rev. E. R. Sidell. Nearby notes include Rev. T. H. Wright’s apoplexy during a Towson service, Rev. Hugh L. Elderdice to preach on praise, and revival prospects in Kent and Fairlee.
On Saturday Justice Johnson fined Edward Young one dollar and costs for assault on Greenbury Williamson linked to a replevin case. A. G. Towers acted as States Attorney, with H. R. Lewis for the prisoner. Also noted are a revival at the M E Church led by Rev T F Beachamp, hog slaughter nearby, and James Ahearn preparing lumber for a dwelling on the Ahearn farm.
Mr and Mrs James D Wilson announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Miss Agnes Blanche to Mr S Carroll Johnson. The wedding is set for Wednesday evening December 20 at the M E Church South Ingleside. Stella Powell and Fannie Smith visited friends in Denton. Mr and Mrs W B Sparks visited Sudlersville.
N H Cox, once a Wrights Crossroads merchant, has moved his family to Lebanon where he plans to resume mercantile business. The P S of A secret society recently organized held an oyster supper Saturday evening December 9 in the town hall.
Marydel reports Messrs Jacob Richards W H Davis and Thomas Temple visiting Philadelphia with Mrs N Smith visiting relatives in Petersburg Virginia.
A fragment quotes a Chicago Daily Record line asking if Mr Hopkins is an agreeable boarder while noting he pays promptly but keeps travel plans private. The passage ends with a general statement about merchants who advertise also selling goods.
A Friday evening program in the school house on December 22 promises a lively show if weather allows. A 15 cent admission funds the Ridpath Library of Universal Literature. The line up includes a quartet, recitations, a dialogue, violin by Prof. Dunbar, two dramas and a farce with multiple named performers and roles listed.
Goldsboro reports a building boom with five homes under way and more to come early next year. residents move to new houses, new railroad agent Johnson returns from Virginia, and local merchants stock turkeys holly and evergreens for Christmas displays. church plans a Christmas program as winter approaches. Mrs Elliott and Mrs Jarman visit Baltimore. Hiram Cartwright and others relocate. local sick people show signs of recovery.
Mr M M Hartz of the Wolf Company inspected the new mill, foreman Gordon pushes toward completion with lamp light. A cantata Lost and Saved will be performed at Music Hall Wednesday evening with twenty to twenty five taking part. Prof Boyle's lecture Tuesday evening was excellent and worthy of larger attendance.
Mr. Fulton Noble has gone to Ocean City where he is employed at bridge building. Mrs. A. W. Sisk has been visiting her sister Mrs. B. W. Wright at St. Michaels. Mrs. T. Dawson Larrimore of Easton has been visiting relatives in Preston. Mrs. J. Frank Ledman has been visiting Cambridge friends.
The Queen Anne's Railroad buys the steamer Endeavor to replace the Queen Anne during winter ice and improve main saloon comfort. Endeavor suited for icy Chester River, aims to speed through ice. Queen Anne resumes service after holidays. Seasonal plans include two steamers, improved routes, and enhanced facilities at Rehoboth and Queenstown to attract excursions.
In the orphans court on Tuesday last the will of Margaret M. Jones was admitted to probate and letters of administration issued to Robert Jarrell and B. W. Jones. Bond filed and approved. Appraisers named. Administrators and trustees presented accounts and reports with orders of sale and ratifications nisi granted. Several guardians and accounts examined and passed.
Governor Tunnell will not appoint a Delaware senator unless Quay is seated. Most expect Willard Saulsbury to be the nominee if chosen, while Kenney foresees Quay’s seating. Gray may be offered the post but would swap from the Federal bench for a brief term unlikely to yield reelection. Other names bandied include John Biggs Handy and John H. Rodney.
J Louis Rhodes was sworn in as county commissioner on Tuesday morning after resigning the county treasurer job the day before. The vacancy will remain until June 1 1900. P T Potts of the Sixth district was elected treasurer provisional to the term. George A Dever was chosen president of the board with J M Parvis as clerk.
A wedding was held at Ruthsburg Methodist Protestant Church with Miss Bessie Tarburton marrying Samuel Jester. Many upcoming nuptials are announced for December 26 and 27 at local churches. Locals and visitors are noted across Denton, Easton, and surrounding towns with travel, visits, and social events listed.
A Talbot county debating society settled the question of a personal and physical devil with a Saturday night debate at Peach Blossom school. Editor George E. Haddaway and Elder Longenecker argued for a physical devil while Editor Wil son M. Tyler and Rev. Wm. M. Mackintosh opposed. The affirmative favored the Job and devil story, and the judges ruled for a physical devil with audience acclaim.
In the Queen Anne court the Garey damage case jurors split eight for a county road verdict with damages to Garey and four against. A compromise verdict awarded Garey one cent damages but relieved him of several hundred dollars in witness fees and related costs, avoiding a heavier bill on the county.
The turkey should be drawn and prepared the day before cooking a plump hen bird preferred. Remove head, slit skin, draw out crop and organs, wash thoroughly, then hang. Use dry Philadelphia stuffing with stale bread and herbs, rub with butter, bag in cold napkin, fill next day, roast in medium heat, baste with gravy, add giblets for sauce.
Representatives of Baltimore wholesale grocers and Clarence H. Forrest of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association met with Division Passenger Agent Drayton of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He announced Wilmington rates would rise to match those from Baltimore and Philadelphia, restoring prior relative conditions. Drayton said the six month earlier instruction aimed to amend Peninsula rates before the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic purchase, and that steamboat line control did not affect the increase.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet with a money back guarantee. E. W. Grove’s signature appears on each box and the price is two cents.
A trim seffer named Ponto becomes the pride of his owner amid two trial journeys. The companion recounts pre-purchase pace setting and post-purchase nerves, noting Ponto’s high speed, knack for pointing birds, backstanding stumps, and fetch. Despite early misgivings on strange ground, he proves a true flyer on field trials.
A promotional blurb extols a refined petroleum product produced from crude oil, manufactured by skilled chemists, tested to a fixed standard, and distributed by tank cars, tank wagons, and barrels. It emphasizes careful complete process from wells to consumer and universal product satisfaction.
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