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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
3
Public notices show Crrovir Court meeting January 12 and Orleans Court and Levy Court and School Board meetings on December 23. These entries provide scheduling for local government bodies and school oversight.
Public spirited citizens of Denton are urged to attend a fire department fundraiser tonight at Masonic Hall. The Floyds magicians, endorsed by the Central Lyceum Bureau of Harrieburg-Wigg, present an entertaining show with a rain of honesty for all. Wagge quips that both may end up in the same mud.
The Christmas cantata The Old Fashioned Santa Claus will be performed December 25 at the M E Church in Hillsboro with a program pleasing to all ages. Admission 10 and 15 cents for children and adults, free for Sunday School children. Rev. Robert Watt will lecture in Hillsboro on December 31. The issue also notes anniversaries, local movements, and market notes.
Monday dinner hosted by Mrs. Frank Ledman honored her mother’s seventy seven birthday with guests including Mrs. Lucetta Sisk Mrs Douglass Mrs Isaac Noble and Mrs Cox. Several residents recover from illness while others plan holidays and home improvements amid visits from Virginia and Baltimore.
Laurel Grave and Ulysses G Todd hunted Thursday and Friday past week with Joseph B R Clark. Mr and Mrs J M Covey celebrate tenth wedding anniversary at home today. School house nearing completion and to be occupied soon. Box social and pie party planned at the school this evening. Clarence Hoyt of Atlantic City visiting H R Merriken. Andrew Hutchinson sold personal property on the 18th. Mr and Mrs J H Roop to move to Hobbs soon. Examiner Crouse visited the school last week.
Jonathan Hopkins has been ill for some time and is improving. School teachers were away at the Institute held at Smyrna and had a delightful time. Mrs. Pearson, née Miss Clark, visits relatives of her husband John Pearson at Pearson's Corner. Alfred Hopkins has his house repaired.
A list of Denton figures and their noted roles or wishes for the season from 1903, including John T. Carter T. Alan Goldsborough Dr. Fred N. Nichols J Kemp Stevens Col James H. Douglass President Thos W. Jones Oscar Clark and others. The item closes with festive wishes for all, ending with Merry Christmas სულ.
Obituaries report William Potter of Baltimore 64 dies after noon Sunday. J Lyle Wooters funeral in Easton. widow Mrs Kirkman Wooters, four daughters. Mrs Thomas Wooters dies near Denton aged 78. William Edgar Addison 56 dies at Ruxton. funeral in Denton cemetery. George Case 26 dies of pneumonia at Greensboro. funeral held.
The Law Building and Realty Company of Caroline county is incorporated for land dealings in the state. Incorporators are Albert G. Towers William H. Deweese Harvey L. Cooper Fred R. Owens and J Kemp Stevens with Towers Deweese Cooper Owens as directors. Capital stock is 240 shares at 100 each totaling 24000 dollars. The Citizens Light and Fuel Company of Caroline county is incorporated to manufacture and sell gas for lighting streets and dwellings in Denton and other towns. Directors are the same as the other incorporation. Capital stock is 20000 dollars.
George T. Mapp of Keller Va reports killing two hogs with a combined dressed weight near 2000 pounds three year old animals. Jacob Ghingher killed three hogs weighing 514 375 and 308 pounds. W F Liden near Smithville killed five hogs weighing 313 358 385 304 and 438 pounds. J A Nichols of Hynson slaughtered hogs totaling 1296 pounds. Journal advertises surplus stock notices.
The Centreville conflagration Sunday morning destroyed a two story brick building housing W H Smiths clothing and furnishing shop and damaged many brick stores and offices. Losses list W H Smith at 6000 with 4000 insured, Tucker Holland 11000, Forman 11000, Morris Dry Goods 15000, Alfred Green 32000, Centreville Bank 27000, with total property loss estimated around 125000 and 90000 insured. Local volunteers fought the blaze aided by Wilmington and a Denton train.
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Charles Todd completed an addition and moved his family to town last Saturday. George Hanlon moved to the Todd farm and Norman Breeding moved into the Harlon dwelling. F T Peters visits Philadelphia with James Wroten as best man. Wroten’s friends wish him happiness and long life. William Gilbert, tele phone boss on Queen Anne railroad, installed a phone in W R Peters store after a depot fire. Arlie Patten becomes head sawyer at Hickman Manufacturing and boards with John Holland. George Adams of Berlin visits town. John Johnstone buys wheat for his Hickman patent roller mill flour. Dr. W T Jones of Queen Anne ophthalmologist, was here Friday. H D Adama of Berlin visits for lumber business. Farmers busy killing hogs and curing meat.
Joe Trax nearly severed two fingers feeding a feed cutter. John Wilson, in the hospital corps at Fort Hamilton, is home on an 18 day furlough. James Davis, village blacksmith, moves to Ridgely and Theodore Scott will occupy the vacated house. J F Sisk adds acetylene lights to store rooms. Mrs. Robert Stafford and Maggie Melvin of Burrsville visited Mrs. Frank Russell. Edward and Mrs. Kline of North Java are entertained by John F. George. Luther Carter and three children visit Edward Carter in Dover. Judge Alga Smith was in Philadelphia this week. Judge West is building a new tenant house on his farm.
Bruce Kinder was accidentally shot on Saturday with the injury near the hip. A little daughter of Minos Cohee was buried at Zion M. P. church yard on Sunday. T Fred Brown sawed a car load of kindling wood for Stowell and Prouse this week. Several families changed residences recently. Mrs Eddington and Mrs Herman Wright visited friends in Hurlock on Thursday. James Turner’s family moved to a new house on Highland Terrace. Harry Prouse of Philadelphia was in town Tuesday and Wednesday. The old home-place of Captain Moses Neal is on the market.
Messrs Wilton Porter Wilbur Jacobs and Martin Smith have gone to Philadelphia in search of employment. Mrs Elizabeth E Russell and daughter Miss Elva have returned from a visit to relatives at Concord. William H Hardesty has returned from a short stay with his brother Rev G L Hardesty at Smyrna. Mrs T W Porter entertained the Christian Endeavor Society Friday evening. John F Saulsbury of Dover was the guest of his cousin Dr Theo Saulsbury recently. Mrs Martin Smith is spending the week with her mother Mrs Tribett at Denton. Miss Gertrude Sylvester of Woodside visited friends here this week. Revival meeting is in progress at Wesley M E Church.
In a quiet town a brief stir arose over the weights of two champion hogs owned by Wes ley Towers and Charles Frampton. After measurements the hogs were killed with Frampton's at 466 pounds and Towers' at 614 pounds, ending the wager speculation.
The Easton Ledger notes Caroline resident Mr. Gootee Stevens is a lifelong Republican whose name often disappears from slates. The writer observes Patbot may be involved regardless of Democratic or Republican influence.
A new acetylene gas plant near the Law Building will illuminate streets and buildings with six hundred lights, scalable with more generators. Carbide produced from limestone and coke yields gas stored in airtight cylinders, delivering high candlepower at low cost.
Miscellaneous items report the Henry T. Goldsborough memorial window placed at Christ Church Easton, a Christmas lecture by Rev. Robert Watt in Ruthsburg, assurances about Denton from water shortages, gifts at Bullock's, a Kent County officer arresting a game law violator in Philadelphia, ladies wraps at Nichols, and High School honor roll standings with named students and grades across eighth through sixth grades.
County Commissioners plan needed repairs on the causeway as part of a levy court proceeding. They departed Tuesday afternoon on their annual visit to the State hospitals for the insane, where several Caroline patients receive treatment.
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