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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
5
Local merchants promote gifts and services from F J Wrights and Garey Co to Garey’s shirt factory. Auctions, farm sales, and postmaster decision news mingle with entertainments and monument plans. telegraph delays prompt public service complaints in Denton Maryland.
Congressman J HarryCovington and Mrs Covington left New York for Panama on the Cristobal to aid a House committee studying the Canal Zone governance and tolls. The column records upcoming marriages and social visits across Denton Bethlehem Hurlock and Baltimore, plus health and travel notes about local residents and officials.
The article notes DR forward movement chapters forming a 100 member Baltimore committee and statewide organization spreading through Cumberland Hagerstown Frederick Westminster Annapolis Chestertown Centreville Denton Easton Cambridge Salisbury Pocomoke City Crisfield with auxiliary committees. Rev J E Smith preaches at Preston with two sermons on foundational church power and prayer and Williston sermon on the Importunate Widow. Rev W R Miller to begin Holy Land lecture series December 26 at Church of the Brethren. Rev J J John of Maryland Collegiate Institute to speak on temperance in Denton with two addresses. Bishop Quayle remarks cited from Lyric last week.
Caroline contemplates multiple candidates for the Eastern Shore Fish Commissionership. Potential appointees include B. G. Stevens, Jas. E. Hignatt, and Somers Blake, with Col. P. W. Downes having held the post previously. Hobbs and Roe are named for Automobile Commissioner roles, Hobbs backed for qualification from automobile business involvement.
City officials announced a meter system rollout for Easton residents to measure water usage more accurately. Public works says installation starts next week with testing in residential blocks and updated billing to follow.
Ample community items report removals from several farms near Andersontown and Hobbs. Social updates note Ames Christian Endeavor Society reorganized December 10 with new officers, December 17 leadership planned, and local guests entertained. Residents prepare holly wreaths for Northern markets, while others relocate households and resume travels to Baltimore and Arlington.
Numerous moves listed as residents transfer to vacated properties in sequence from Miss Belle Connelly to Captain A D Branford. Social notices include Alma E Thompson hosting Roberta Everngain, and visits by Calvin C Carlisle, Mary Horsey Copeland, William F Dickinson, I T Sparklin, Eugene Bonwill, J C Sherwood, and Virginia Holt to various locations.
Moving season brings many changes as several residents relocate within Smithville and surrounding farms. J R Scott leaves one Delaware farm for Chester Scott’s former home, while Chester Scott moves to J R Sutherland’s vacated property. Sutherland relocates to John Alford’s former farm as Alford heads to Hickman. Multiple transfers follow among Williamson, Sheridan, Messick, McMahan, Atkinson, Price, Simons, Lare, Parker, Bullock, and Scott properties. Helen Satterfield returns home after a short visit with sister Blaine Ballock. William T Hignutt suffers a minor stroke.
Advice on keeping hens healthy through exercise and grit, noting green fodder at noon and the value of ashes for dirt. Cautions include avoiding dangerous chicken house crafts and a tip on cutting Satter for easier pecking.
Greensboro residents relocate for new homes and jobs as Hooper leaves for Philadelphia and Coke becomes Algren manager. Others expand stores, move to farms, or visit family in Delaware and Maryland amid a flurry of local assignments and travels through Greensboro and surrounding towns.
Henderson with Cartwrights returns home from Wilmington after visiting her father H C Gooden. Sisters Mrs James of New York and Mrs L A Gooden accompany. Rev E C Wright of Hockessin preached at M E Church. Others visited relatives and traveled to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Boon and children of Queen Annes county visit Mrs. Boons parents Mr and Mrs T E Willoughby. Miss May Willis and Miss Marie Anthony plan a weekend in Philadelphia. Miss Minnie Todd returns from a pleasant Philadelphia trip. Mr Gibson Harper spent Wednesday with Mr Linwood Cohee. Rev J E Smith will preach for us Sunday.
Cordova residents report Sunday visits to Mrs. Golt’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Favinger, Sr., and other local gatherings. In Queen Anne, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond spent Sunday with the Porters. Henry Porter and friends were seen at Longwoods. Schools here are closed due to scarlet fever and chicken pox.
Templeville residents Mrs. J. R. Smith and daughters Margaret and Florence visited Wilmington this week staying with friends John Robinson and his sister, Miss of Templeville.
A Ridgely area column reports the death of Marion Deans’s son after a manure wagon accident near Crouse's Mills. It lists upcoming Baptist Church services and revival attendance, plus a paused lecture. It notes several local visits, injuries, and multiple home moves, including Guy Turner moving to Philadelphia and James Spence relocating to Greensboro.
Federalsburg correspondent reports on Tuesday Jules Bowdle a farmer who tried to end his life by pressing a gun barrel to his face and pulling the trigger with his foot. He was rushed to Cambridge hospital where recovery is hoped if no serious symptoms arise. He regained consciousness at Hurlock before boarding the train and offered no reason beyond being tired of life. Other items note moving Dr. F. F. Brooks to Cambridge, social visits, property purchases, a Christmas shopping wave, and a church carnival amid normal town activity.
A German scientist argues Germans outlive Americans due to maternal nursing, slower child development, life valued beyond profit, strict safety and health laws, honor in infrastructure, rare railway disasters, and sturdy old age pensions avoiding institutional depressants. He cites long standing reforms versus recent U.S. measures.
The funeral of Rev. James A. A. Mitchell, rector emeritus of St. Pauls Centreville, followed at noon Tuesday with services at St. Pauls Church and interment in Centreville cemetery. Bishops and priests attended, praising his 27 years as rector and leadership in the Easton diocese. Also noted were the deaths of Mrs. Louisa Dukes of East Denton, aged 45, and William G. Lamb of Henderson, age 71, with services and interments in Denton and Philadelphia respectively. Freeland, a Denton grocer, died in Philadelphia Hospital at 51 after neuritis.
Four year old Thomas Jefferson Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion C. Dean, died after being run over by wagon wheels on the family farm near Queen Anne Saturday morning. The bereaved family expresses grief in a memorial, noting his sweet memory and the family’s sorrow.
Weather observer James A. Barwick recalls the St Paul winter of 73 74 with temperatures near forty below zero. He notes that moist air on a coal stove raises room warmth, lowers thermometer spread, and reduces bronchial irritation, recommending a water-filled urn on the stove to humidify air and save coal.
A farmer explains how egg production depends on balanced, clean feeds. He warns that low priced ingredients often cost more in the end, since hens convert only the contained elements to eggs or meat. A corn only ration tops 32 eggs per hen yearly and taxes digestion, costing about 50 cents per year per raiser.
Thomas A. Edison announced plans to market concrete furniture aimed at new couples, hoping to offer cheaper, more durable pieces than traditional oak options. He demonstrated sample items sent to Chicago and back, noting current concrete furniture weighs about a third more than wood and promising future reductions.
The government introduces postal savings with 2 percent interest and rules for accounts. Individuals aged 10 or over may open in their own name, with limitations on multiple accounts and no corporate or joint ownership. Deposits may be mailed after opening, with stamps and cards used as savings instruments. Interest accrues from the next month, certificates redeemable anytime, compounding not allowed. Withdrawals require surrender of indorsed certificates with interest.
The article stresses feeding and handling to maximize profits in poultry markets. It notes corn- rich rations before slaughter improve color and price, advises neat dressing, water available during fasting, careful feather removal, and minimal bruising. It details packaging with suitable box or barrel sizes and proper coop design for live birds during shipping.
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