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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
5
Weather fair for Christmas. multiple local prices and business notes. Banks closed. taxes paid by residents. school commissioner resigns. Poultry, tomatoes, and eggs discussed. many community events and church services planned. Post office records, parcels, and local politics feature. steamer Cambridge incident noted. legal case decided in favor of Clark, Day and Cherry.
Miss Nellie May Boyles and Mr Charles DeFord wed at the Roe residence near Wye Mills and plan a farming life near Damson town. Laura Viola Phillips and Frederick Howard marry at the bride’s home with relatives present. Mary Catherine Wright and Edward J. Hall wed in Preston M E Church with a large reception. Elizabeth Neal Brown and Henry Constable Heck wed at St Paul’s Centreville. Sheriff William S. Smith marks his 48th birthday with friends from Caroline. Several engagements and anniversaries noted along with travel and holiday visits by local residents to Denton and surrounding towns.
Christmas Day services were held at Christ Church Denton with 6 30 a m and 10 30 a m services. Holy Communion will be celebrated at 6 30 a m today and tomorrow with St Stephen and St John. Children’s Christmas tree exercises follow in the evening. At St Pauls Hillsboro Evening Prayer and sermon are set for 2 30 p m tomorrow. On Monday The Innocent Day Holy Communion is at 9 30 4 m with a children's festival at 3 p m. Both churches will be decorated with appropriate music sermons and addresses and a Christmas welcome extended to all.
Europe has placed orders worth multiple billions for U S goods as demand rises, signaling strong trade activity. The volume suggests a bustling market with Europe seeking diverse imports and suppliers expanding shipments to meet the surge in commerce.
Hobbs area updates include the marriage of George W Turner and Edna J Moore at the parsonage with Rev C M Cullum officiating. Other items report a Baltimore business trip by J R Ricards, Denton relief agent O A Gardener, Christmas gifts to J W Meriken and Emerson from Philadelphia, and local visits by Ames and Federalsburg residents. Poultry shipments rise while Roland Starkey recovers from illness. Reverend and Mrs G C Cullum and son Wilson visited Washington for Christmas. Mrs W H Lord and son Walter visited Easton relatives. Rebecca Carroll of Cordova visited Hobbs area friends.
Rev Mr Redman assisted the pastor in the sacramental service last Sunday morning and spoke on church fellowship. Epworth League meets tomorrow at 7 PM. Wreath-making ended with many completed. A Christmas entertainment was held at Trinity Church. William Hastings and family moved to a new house. Wheat improved after rain, farm changes few. William Banning visited Laurel recently.
Residents relocate within Burrsville as S Steward moves to Blades Del and M Fleetwood takes his vacated home John Baker will shift to the James Garrett farm and Mrs Longfellow and brother will farm near Hobbs Kelly leaves Wooters farm for a town area farm Wooters moves to his farm Mollie Cahall occupies the Wooters house and Thomas Cahall takes the Cahall farm University of Maryland students Thawley and Porter visit home Rachel Harvey returns from Denton Cheezums host granddaughter Helen George and Ella Cora Shockley visit Mrs Harvey Edgar Stafford and wife relocate to Wilmington
An evening of literature and music is planned at Queen Anne's High School on Tuesday evening January 5. A debate on whether heredity or environment forms character will feature Dr. E L W Rowe and Mrs. Mary B. Cooper for the affirmative and Mr. Charles Rhodes and Mrs. D. H. Knotts for the negative. Also noted are a quiet wedding of Mr. Howard Andrews and Miss Nettie Stevens at the parsonage, and several local visitors and returns including Mrs. Byron Barton and Miss Ethel Moore visiting or returning from Baltimore.
Hillsboro reports Ruth Holland of Queen Anne married Harry Fisher in Baltimore on Friday December 18. Rev W F Dawson will lecture December 31 at the MFE Church on Five Smooth Stones with 15 cent admission. Mabel Van Wert visits Willow Grove grandparents. The MacSorleys and several locals, including Mason and Peacock, visit Wilmington and Rhodesdale. Mrs Ed Sherwood of Easton and F A Greaves were in Baltimore or nearby towns this week.
A practical shoemaker advertises repair services at Denton Bridge. The notice emphasizes affordable, reliable shoe care and invites customers to inquire locally.
Local notes show students home from school for vacation and a note on Miss Sallie Parry resigning after seven years in Ridgely primary. Social visits include Mr and Mrs C L Herzog in New York and Baltimore for a wedding, church meetings, and family gatherings. multiple obituaries, illness, and community events, with shop and farm updates across Ridgely Tuckahoe and Downes Station.
Marydel community crowds mark December events from a daughter’s birthday party with music games to funeral services for Mrs. Georgie Burton in Philadelphia. Memorial at Hardy M E Church, pastor Rev W M McCann, Christmas gift to the pastor, and changes including moves by local residents. Upcoming weddings and new Hotel Heather opening plans plus weekly preaching at Marydel and Templeville churches. Marydel Lake near the station is now suitable for skating.
Mr and Mrs Walter Lord and Mrs W OM EL Lord visited in aston as guests of Mr and Mrs D HL Bryan. Mrs Belle Bryan returned home after spending several weeks with Mrs Walter Lord.
Enrolment and attendance of pupils in the public schools of Caroline county during the last term were.
Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presided as M A Weaver presented the inventory of Margaret F Weaver and letters of administration were issued. Renunciations filed and administration granted for Hattie Robinson with bonds. Appraisers named Thomas R Green and Ernest G Cooper. J Ben Welch authorized to convey Addie B Welch interest. Messick and Hobbs presented accounts and petitions for final distributions. Cartwright presented inventory and final accounts.
Williston residents host a Christmas week at the church with Sunday School at 2 PM and sermon at 3 PM. Nellie Cohee visits family near Federalsburg. A home talent play A Case of Suspension is planned. Various locals move residences and travel for holidays. B G Stevens under a physician’s care.
Mr and Mrs J A Sutherland hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Peter Short of Federalsburg Mr and Mrs Win Everngain and daughter Miss Mary and Mr and Mrs Chester Scott and daughter Miss Mildred Also Mr and Mrs Henry Williamson of North Carolina visiting relatives for Christmas holidays The school entertainment was enjoyed by teachers and pupils The Ladies Aid Society meets at the church next Tuesday Winfield Hubbard visits his parents Mr and Mrs Wm Hubbard Wm Keel and family moved to a new home near Chestnut Grove Elizabeth Porter joins Covey Noble in Federalsburg Claude Liden spent days with friends in Georgetown last week.
Community sentiment remains strong against prohibition despite the House not passing the amendment. Fifty nine money orders were sent away on Monday, mostly for ardent supporters, as local readers are urged to subscribe to the JOURNAL for county news.
Miss Jennie S. Kelley an assistant at Springfield Hospital died after a surgical operation at Cambridge Hospital aged 39. Funeral held at the Everngame home with Rev. G. S. Thomas officiating. Interment Concord cemetery. Also notes the death of James Garrigues former Wells Fargo cashier in Baltimore aged 43. Nearby deaths include Mrs Sarah Jane Meloney, little John Taylor Downes, William Dillon, Philip C. Matthews, George Schmick, Mrs Hannah Cooper, Mrs Samuel Cornish, and Robert H. Sipple with brief burial and survivor details.
Denton had the highest postmaster pay in the county for the year ending 1858 at 3154.80 with twelve offices in operation. The record names postmasters and salaries including Caleb Eaton Bethlehem 2.67 two quarters and John Hutson Hillsboro 62.13 among others.
At a Tuesday meeting the State Educational Survey Commission announced the General Educational Board based in New York had accepted an invitation to assist in a scientific study of Maryland public schools. The Board will report findings to the Maryland Commission, which will submit a report to the next General Assembly. Work on the survey begins early next year.
A Christmas poem contrasts a weary earth with its youth at the season. It celebrates the Christ Child’s birth and the believed unity of mankind as God’s children, noting holy footprints on humble ground and the celestial trumpets proclaiming the marvel.
H C Skipper, chairman of the Live Stock Sanitary Board now in Denton, has appointed Frank Seward of near Ridgely as Caroline county inspector of dairy cattle. The board outlines strict dairy premises rules covering light, ventilation, drainage, sanitation, waste removal, milk receptacles, cow cleaning, feeding, water access, enclosure drainage, and prohibits selling milk against orders with fines from one to twenty dollars per day. The board can issue health certificates upon herd inspection, revocable at the board’s discretion.
Canary birds from Hartz Mountains Germany remain popular as Christmas gifts and are plentiful in Baltimore. English Japanese and American varieties are available though German-bred birds command higher prices due to extra duties from routing via Holland. American birds are abundant but disliked as “squealers” for lacking music. German breeders train canaries with musical notes using a triangle and flute.
Mr. Bradford Connelly and his mother Mrs. Emily Connelly attend the funeral of Emily Connelly's brother Mr. W. P. Johnson in Bridgeville last Tuesday. Several youths attend the Butler-Coulbourn nuptials at Zion M. P. Church on the 16th. A watch meeting is set for New Year’s Eve at nine o'clock. Revival meetings will begin the minister on January 3.
Federal inspectors working with the Maryland State Live Stock Sanitary Board pursue cattle sheep and hog removals under permits as the five county danger zone tightens. The board totals disease losses at about 56 000 with the state's share near 25 000 and Legislature to be asked for funds. In Maryland 1 349 animals were culled 387 in the mentioned counties and quarantine rules ease for movement within five miles of infected farms under veterinary examination.
The slaughter of veal calves rises as demand for veal grows, drawing calves from dairy districts and reducing stockers and feeders. Some urge legislation, others note economics favor keeping milking stock and selling surplus calves. Institute lecturers suggested each farmer fatten at least one steer annually for market needs.
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