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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1889
Page
3
The Denton Journal offers a Saturday morning roundup of items from across the county. Readers are invited to submit news under this heading for future issues.
The Peninsula announces a holiday edition and notes postmaster appointment for Hobbs, weekly Federalsburg meetings, upcoming weddings near Burrsville, students home for holidays, Sacramental services in Denton, and a Seaford hop at Coulbourn's Hall. Road to cemetery hill cited for shelling needs. various local business updates and social events reflect a bustling community season.
A real Christmas celebration took place in the M E Church with a school program led by D R Adams. A notable table scene showed shepherds, angels, and the wise men, explained by Rev Jas H Rich of Denton. The edition also notes a mill manager change, a protracted meeting with conversions, and various town happenings including weddings and social events.
Transfers of real estate and marriage licenses listed for Denton and Greensborough regions. Entries name buyers, sellers, property sizes, and prices, with numerous couples and individuals noted along with several upcoming weddings and social updates from Denton.
Wesley Cheezum 20, son of farmer John Cheezum, was at Cohee's store after Christmas dinner to buy powder for rabbit hunting. He picked up a loaded long musket, the barrel exploded, lodging a deep brain wound. He died eighteen hours later at his father’s nearby home.
The Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul, led by Rev Edward Mickle, was dedicated last Sunday before a large crowd. The long neglected frame structure has been fully remodelled and is now among the Shore’s handsomest. Bishop Curtis of Wilmington celebrated pontifical high mass and preached. Many Caroline County residents attended.
W Scott Roberts praises Caroline County in Centreville Record, lauding its hospitable, unpretentious people and well managed public affairs. He notes the county owes less per person and spends far less on roads than Queen Anne’s or Talbot, yet enjoys excellent highways with drivable surfaces and minimal water pooling.
Dr. F P Herr issues notice for fruit and berry growers to meet at McShane s Hall Ridgely at 2 pm Saturday January 4 to discuss organizing a local fruit growers union with emphasis on berry growers presence to address issues of special interest to them.
Albert G Linewever a popular Baltimore businessman died after a brief illness on the 17th. He was to wed Carrie Bradley of Linchester in four weeks, but she arrived too late to say farewell. The community mourns his life and honors his benediction of love as sympathy pours in for the bereaved family.
Christ Church in Greensborough featured a Christmas service with a festive program and sermon on Giving from St John 3 16. The rector Rev Giles B Cooke and wife hosted nearly all congregants with charitable offerings. Sunday schools held Christmas festivals, evergreen decorations brightened churches, and a district preachers convention meets January 13 14 in Federalsburg. Seventh Day Adventists were baptized in the Choptank River near Cedar Grove Del. Rev A W Hall continues temperance speeches in Wilmington.
The present estimated population of Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Virginia is 19 489 150 up from 14 633 930 in 1880 an increase of over 33 percent. Whites are 12 213 430 and blacks 7 270 720. Foreign born whites 648 043. Northern whites 394 930. White population rose just over 3 200 coo in ten years while the colored population increased about 1 600 000.
Readers are urged to partner with George Stinson & Co., Portland Maine, a reliable enterprising house offering exceptional advantages to canvassers. It costs nothing to try and women as well as men can succeed. Full details will be mailed to those who write to the firm with their full address.
In Denton on Wednesday the 25th, Frank Cannon wed Ida E. Cheezum. At Hillsborough on December 24, Walter Downes married Addie V. Scott. At the minister residence on the 16th, James H. Lane wed Sallie Walker.
Shopping by mail from Malit invites orders for samples and prices of an unequalled line of mens and boys clothing. Readers are urged to make selections easily and expect immediate attention from Bell Clothing Co Kash Klothiers located on Pratt Street next to Hanover Street.
Henry W Grady argues that Southern progress after the Civil War disproves claims of backwardness and urges fair treatment of African Americans. He cites high cotton output, growing black education and professions, and courts’ records while defending southern policy to allow black citizens limited civil rights. The address elicits strong audience approval.
Good fultz wheat, scarce on the market, sells at 80 cents a bushel in Baltimore. The best white and yellow corn bring 37 to 46 cents.
Denton and vicinity readers are invited to visit Greensborough MO to shop quantities of general merchandise. Men's Ladies and Children's underwear are 25 percent below usual price, gloves of various types, and a full line of holiday novelties including lambrequins table scarves tidies ribbons and laces.
In Dry Goods, German Henriettas and suiting fabrics reduced, 46 inch and 38–inch options all wool and serges. Boots and Shoes offer prices from $3.85 to affordable boys' shoes. Furniture ranges from silk plush to cheap stools. Stoves and hardware discounted 16 percent below list. Full line of clothing, hats, Xmas novelties, watches, confections, fruits, candies and wall paper. All at W. C. SatterFIELD's.
Posner Bros. announces a holiday display filling the store from top to bottom with bright, pretty goods. Santa Claus has made the shop his seasonal headquarters, promising a two day ride to see the light and find something for everybody.
A Burrsville Maryland hardware dealer announces no credit sales and a stockwide markdown sale. The shop offers wheelwright and blacksmith materials, building hardware, paints and oils, harness, Oliver Chilled plows, farm bells, stoves, tinware, cucumber pumps, cutlery, barb wire, and related items, inviting inspections and price comparisons.
M. W. Green & Sons announces the opening of a general blacksmithing and horseshoeing shop at the former A. D. Smith residence in Denton Maryland. The firm cites years of experience and guarantees satisfaction to every customer.
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