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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1922
Page
2
Denton Journal highlights Howard Melvin BFM and John Johnson as notable figures in the publication. The page emphasizes public notices and local reporting surrounding their activities and roles within the community.
Statistics from life insurers show longer average life expectancy in the United States as disease and fatal industrial accidents decline. Some physicians foresee life lasting a century. New York health rules may help reach that mark. The piece muses on aging, happiness beyond money, Christmas cheer, prohibition enforcement, motor age, and Wanamaker's death at 84 after a sixty-year retail career.
Secretary of State Philip B Perlman urges consideration of instituting a short ballot in state and county elections following the Fewer Elections Amendment. He warns of oversized ballots and potential voter disenfranchisement, citing Baltimore City projections of 70 candidate names and 107 offices after 1926, with further caveats on nominations and amendments.
The document explains a four year cycle for state and county officers with judges at 15 year terms unchanged. The first election under the plan would be in November 1926 with term realignments for governor attorney general and other offices. It describes concurrent elections, primaries, write in options, and emphasis on a shortened ballot to reduce offices and elections across Maryland.
Loving memory notices honor a departed husband and father. The texts speak of a boatman taking a soul to the golden shore and reference December 15 as the date of death. Messages come from Grace Beulah and a daughter Beulah, noting sudden loss and eternal rest.
W Brewster Deen as assignee offers at public sale the Ellen E Edwards and Albert A Edwards mortgage property in Denton on Jan 9 1923 between 2 and 4 pm. The parcel lies in Caroline County on the west side of the Federalsburg Denton road with two small dwellings. One half cash day of sale with balance in a few months at interest secured by purchaser. James Temple auctioneer.
Personalty sale continued via mortgage from Charles W Stone and Elizabeth Stone to Walter M Love, with assignments to Partners & Merchants State Bank of Denton and Farmers & Merchants State Bank, then to W Brewster Deen. On December 20, 1922, at 4 o clock, on Jones Corner farm, sale of live stock farming utensils, two farm wagons, machinery, lumber, and all household goods except certain items, held on premises in the East Election District, Caroline County.
After selling my farm Lo will sell all personal property at the farm one half mile north of Denton on the road to Greensboro. Items include wagons and farm implements such as corn planter, plows harness, hay rakes, cultivators, ropes and blocks, milk wagons, household goods like tables, chairs, sofas, stoves, linoleum, window curtains, bedroom and parlor furniture, kitchen utensils and more. This sale lists many tools and domestic items reflecting a complete farm and household liquidation.
In the First Election District of Caroline County Maryland two parcels of land are described. Parcel 1 contains 29 acres 31 perches and Parcel 2 contains 30 acres. The land, conveyed to John Farraro and Dominick Farraro, is described by a series of bearings and distances. Apples for sale at Mr J Garris cellar Preston? Md. a7
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