Local Department Highlights and Obituary Notice
Azel Stevens of Milford dies at 86 as the orphans court plans sessions on the 11th. Denton chancery court set for next Wednesday. Barber shop opens in Van Gesel building. Harry Rusk shoots a 7 foot eagle near Two Johns. Marble and granite designs by J Wins Salmons in Easton. Frank Moore of Greensborough joins O F Day Son & Co Baltimore. Rev J N Foreman to lead prayer at M Sc church. German Baptist Brethren Church near Boonsboro dedicated with large attendance. J B Fletcher promotes Kent County Mutual Insurance. Emma Seachamp and W D Ring marry near Chico, Cal. Death of Susan Griffin announced at Middletown, Del. Evening mail for Denton proposed with locked pouch on late train. J Wins Salmons offers monuments and cemetery work. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup marketed locally. Greensborough colored school ready. examiners note progress. Dr Eugene Douglass and Dr Alexander Matthews form Oxford practice. County Surveyor R E Smith resigns. new firm R E Smith & Co to operate at 42 and F Streets, Washington, D C. Quiz on school history shows Adam and Eve. Grover Cleveland as 22nd president. Salvation Oil cure. Hon E E Gaslin votes for mortgage taxation. colleague Raughley absent with grip but supports farmers. Harry Lindley’s Castaways entertain Denton audiences with two nights. troupe departs for Greensborough. Caroline County Medical Association hosts dinner with Drs Hackett, Hardcastle, Reynolds, Hignutt, Saulsbury, Hopkins, and Leccles. Rev W R Mowbray moves Hynson Chapel to Walton Chapel site. new building planned. former site saved at minimal cost. Kent News reports Walton Chapel rebuilding plans for spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rusk
Two Johns
J. Win. Salmons
North Washington Street
Easton
Frank Moore
Greensborough
O.F. Day, Son & Co
Baltimore
J. N. Foreman
M. Sc
German Baptist Brethren Church
Boonsboro
Susan Griffin
Middletown
Del
John KR. Griffin
Denton
Oxford
J. Wm. Salmons
Robert LE. Smith
Washington, D. C
M. C. Hazen
Adam
Eve
United States
Grover Cleveland
Salvation Oil
E. E. Gaslin
Caroline County
Raughley
Harry Lindley
Lindley
Caroline County Medical Association
Thomas Hackett
Drs. Hackett
Hardcastle
Reynolds
Hignutt
Saulsbury
Hopkins
Leccles
G. Wilbur Rolph
Katie S. Griffin
Denton Methodist Episcopal Church
Rolph
Queen Anne
Hillsborough
County
John R. Griffin
Tuckahoe Neck
N. Foreman
St. Paul
James Swann
Joe G. Griffin
Charles G. Griffin
Brothers of
Edward Jarrell
A. C. Taylor
Mace Mason
L. H. Johnson
Main Street
Edgar LD. George
Ida Mellvane
Marie Hazzard
W. M. Coney
Philadelphia
Zadee Rolph
Black
Samuel Criffin
Horsey
Joseph Snow
Leipsic
Charles A. Stoops
Cora Mellvane
Marydel
Annabel Moore
Mary Sipple
Frederica
Marvel
Delaware
Sallie Rolph
Ida Rolph
Anna Rolph
Pearl Smith
James Clark
Sallie Clark
Ida Clark
John Lane
John Horsey
Kemp
W. H. Thawley
I. N. Foreman
Henry Wilackiston
George M. Rhussum
N. A. Hutson
Sallie Stevens
Mamie Downes
Ella Downes
Ollie Shields
Mary Warren
Misses Stafford
Mamie Foreman
Jennie Griffin
Mamie Loitts
Annie Griffin
J. H. Johnson
George Saulsbury
Goldsborough M. E
Addie Kinnamon
Lorden Kinnamon
Elisha Wright
Hartley
Njar
Emma Whorteen
T. H. Hollingsworth
R. E. Jones
W. E. Jones
P. Craig
J. C. Thrasher
Mrs. Wright
Marriages At Denton And Goldsborough Churches
The Denton Methodist Episcopal Church witnessed the marriage of G Wilbur Rolph and Katie S Griffin with a large crowd and formal reception at the bride’s home on Main Street. In Goldsborough M E church Addie Kinnamon and Elisha Wright were wed in a decoratively lit ceremony, after which they left for Oxford amid well wishers and a rice shower.
Public Schools Report Highlights County progress and reforms
The State Board of Education report reviews fiscal year findings for the county. It notes rising pupil attendance faster than population, more and better schoolhouses, and growing teacher pay advocacy. Visits to white and colored schools improved grading, furniture, and instructional support, plus a County Teachers' Reading Circle expanding into a State Circle. District libraries are urged, with seven existing, plans to double next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Stephens
Maryland
Alexander Chaplain
Maryland State Teachers’s Association
Mountain Lake Park
Preston Chronicle: Depot site chosen and town growth outlined
The depot for the Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad will be built on Isaac Noble’s lot on Railroad Avenue, a compromise among local landowners led by Col. Douglass Col. McCarter and others. Preston aims to connect by rail with Baltimore and the seashore, pave paths to Denton Greensborough and Federalsburg, and foster new industry with a creamery and factories in prospect. Community notes cover school dram events, real estate moves in Ridgely, a 32 year old horse, church mission trips, and local social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
Isaac Noble
Railroad Avenue
Choptank
Col
J. H. Douglass
James McCarter
Messrs. W. W. Williamson
Levin Williams
Thomas H. Flaharty
Collins
Denton
Fowling Creek
Potter's Landing
Greensborough
American Corner
Federalsburg
Caroline
Baltimore
Seashore
E. S. Zell
Hunting Creek
Linchester River
Winchester
Preston
Poplar Neck
Satterfield Child Dies at Age 12
Clara E daughter of Thomas and Zenie Satterfield died Thursday morning January 30 at age 12 years 3 months 22 days in a brief obituary notice with standard family details.
Mr. Kerr Foresees Immense Peninsula Crop
J. W. Kern reports a strong, likely huge peach and strawberry outlook despite a tropical wave. Strawberries show no damage yet and prospects remain good. Peaches face risk in light sandy soils but many buds remain capable of withstanding temperature shifts, promising a large northern Peninsula crop barring unforeseen destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Kern
Clerk's Office Records of Property Transfers and Marriages
A list of recorded deeds in Denton area and Greensborough with names, tract sizes, and sums. Includes numerous parcel transfers, marriage licenses, and Orphans Court actions noting guardianships, accounts, and deeds, with dates and involved parties.
Growing Strawberries in Winter A Farmer's Experiment
IE W Lapham, a Smyrna area farmer, grows strawberries under glass to test winter fruiting. About 2100 plants thrive while blossoms remain unfertilized by wind, so he introduced a hive of bees inside the hot house. The bees move among blossoms, pollinating and keeping the crop progressing like a June clover field. The grower reports vigorous plants and awaits final results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IE. W. Lapham
Smyrna
Among the Law-Makers Bills Passages and Proposals
A summary of bills introduced on taxation and property assessments by Mr Rich and Col Woolford. It covers full cash value assessments, county assessor procedures, and appeals to boards, plus money as an assessable item and ground rent separation. Also notes a tobacco sale misdemeanor proposal and local measures for another justice of the peace and support for the Australian ballot law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Rich
Board of Assessors
John B. Brown
Caroline County
Baughley
House of Delegates
Kent County
Goslit
Death of Centreville merchant Walter F Harman at forty
Walter F Harman prominent Centreville merchant died suddenly at his residence from heart disease aged about forty. He leaves a long local record as a bakery owner, Prohibition candidate in 1888, and devoted M E Church worker. He chaired Sunday school and served as a lay delegate to the Wilmington conference. His passing follows weeks of heart trouble, with death occurring as he dressed Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. S Harman
Centreville
Mr. Harman
Walter F. Harman
John E . Harman
M. E. Church
Prohibition Party
Congress
Prohibitionists
M. E
Wilmington
Linen Wedding Celebration at Queen Anne Station
Dr. P S Reynolds and Mrs Reynolds marked a linen wedding last Friday at their Queen Anne station home. Guests from three counties brought linen gifts from collars to table linens. fifty or more guests attended a grand supper and diversions. Names include Jas A Roe and Mrs Roe, Dr Eccles and Mrs Eccles, Jas W Holt and Mrs Holt, C H Rose and Mrs Rose, J M Wooters and Mrs Wooters, J E Taylor, Sue L Rose, Pearl Smith, Will Barton, W F Pennington, G L Harley, Della Rose, J M Deaven, L W Barstow, Mrs J A Thompson, Hunter family, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.S. Reynolds
Mrs. Reynolds
Queen Anne Station
Jas. A. Roe
Roe
Eccles
Haven for which we are in quest quoted lines
A dated quotation from F. Gelletty of Potter's Landing Maryland dated January 26, 1690. The lines ask where the haven and kingdom of peace lie, where the longing soul finds enduring rest and passions cease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Gelletty
Potter's Landing, Md
Philadelphia livestock commission shows unique loading methods
Wa A Stewart praises James H Coulbourn at 316 318 North Front Street for advanced livestock handling including a specialized loading wagon and pens. He claims the rear building and system minimize handling stress and injuries, noting the gallery of pens and a main aisle feeding to 318. Jous F Dawson concurs in support of Coulbourn's setups and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Model Commission House
Jounsxar
Philadelpha
James H. Coulbourn
North Front Street
Jim
Hiss
Philadelphia
A. Stewart
Local social and business notes from Denton area
Personalities from Philadelphia Queen Annes county and nearby towns visited Denton this week. Hinvolved figures include W M Coney National Insurance Alliance, G W Raughley resuming duties in the House of Delegates, Mr and Mrs Edgar D George, Chestertown and Petersburg connections, and MAH married Snow Voshell at Talbot County residence. John F Dawson recovering from illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mare Hazzard
Philadelphia
Sallie Clark
Queen Anne’s County
John R. Griffin
W. M. Coney
National Insurance Alliance
G. W. Raughley
House of Delegates
Edgar D. George
Denton and
Marydel
Messrs. M. 2. Stephens
I. H. Johnson
Chestertown
Snow—Vosuell
George W. ‘Townsend
Mary A. Voshell
Talbot County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Tenruary
Nee Eel
the Local Department
Azel Stevens
Milford
Orphans’ Court
Stump
A. L. Meredith
J. H. van Gesel
J. B. Fletcher
John LB. Letty
Examiner Stephens
Eugene Douglass
Alexander Matthews
Douglass
Luston
W. R. Mowbray
Pomona
Hynson
Lankford
Walton Chapel
Johnson
Pubilic
Burrsille
LE. Cahall
Harrington
Snow Hill
James Stephens
Hf. Winter Davis
Somerset County
J. J. Moore
Will Sparks
Reesville
Ridgely
Thomas L. Day
Jacob A. Heller
J. W. Dungan
Central Ave
J. W. Bowers
A. G
Charles E. Jarrell, Jr
Stewart & Jarrell
Nannie Duffy
Hugh Duffy
Hillsborough M. E. Church
Jarrell
J. R. Jarrell
Clerk's Office Records
Jas. Walsh
Christopher Grown
William H. Carlisle
John W. Boyer
Mary del
Joshua W. Bryant
Harriet E. Smith
R. E. Smith
J. R. Rochester
Harry A. Roe
Maggie E. Cooper
William N. Willoughby
Aaron Willoughby
Francis Willoughby
Matthew Garey
H. A. Watling
John H. Milby
Hewitt Truxon
Frank Matthews
Geo. A. Wright
Charles H. Caulkins
James H. Horsey
Catherine Day
John T. Jump
Edward Sweeney, Sr
Philip W. Downes
H. A. Roe
Annie L. Meredith
Augusta Edmiston
Andrew Baggs
Wa. C. Poole
Levin Poole
Wm. C. Satterfield
G. W. Seward
Angelina Camper
Joshua
J. K. Doran
Zadrick T. Reynolds
James W. Davis
A. W. Lewis
Callaway
Annie E. Spence
Eter N. ‘Trout
Mollie E. Taylor
Eldridge W. Emerson
Rosena Candall
William Tf. Gambrill
Sarah J. Taylor
James I. Cheezum
Annie M. Sigmund
Alva Lane
Mary F. Wright
John L. George
Martha EF. Carroll
William Jf. Sipple Jr
Mary A. Tetherah
Wm. F. Jackson
Sallie F. Hollingsworth
William Windsor
Ida B. Geatford
John H. Thawley
Mary
Parris
W. R. Reters
Annie H. Chaffinch
Franklin P. Medford
Ida 5. Scotten
Charles W. Cahall
Mary C. Cheffins
James A. Cahall
Vertie Masten
John WH. Willoughby
Laura J. Carroll
Samuel F. Jopp
Hester Irwin
Jas. Lynch
Cora Knotts
Elisha R. Wright
J. Adda Kinnamon
Thomas Sheppard
Susie E. Coursey
Elijah ‘Truxon
Adah Smith
J. HH. Dickerson
Mary Causey
Orphans Court Proceedings
Downes, Liden and
Hobbs
James N. Todd
John J. Freedley
George G. Dixon
Margaret E. Wyatt
W. Reese Wyatt
C. R. Neal
Willard F. James H
Gootee
Neal
Wm. A. J. Jackson
William Jackson
G. W. Betson
M.S. Mutchler
Joshua Porter
James W. Thawley
Rachel Thawley
Annapolis
Watter Vieranan
Queen Anne's
Caroline Counties
P. E
G. F. Beaven
Messrs
John W. Knotts
Levi ‘T. Dukes
Frank T. Barton
Hall Barton
Robert J. W. Garey
Jas. W. Holt
Kingdom of God
Father God
Father
Samuel Griffin
Virginia
Chas. A. Stoops
Emma Clark
Petersburg
John F. Dawson
Baltimore Marketa
J Prederick Howard
Near American Corner, Md
John W. Thawley
Stanley
P. W. Ziegler & Co
Chestnut St
Phila
Blackiston
Cisco
Landies
Bulto
Blachston
W.J. Blackiston Denton
Hubbard's Cross Heads
Potter's “Landing
KR Oy
Sarah Howard
Sand A. Towers
Said Howard
Mrs. Howard
Jones’ Corner
Sarail A. Towers
John Howard
Sarail Howard
Rly
M. Towers
LE Tower
FL Towers
George
Lucas
Counties
Goddess Brothers
North Clearlies SP
Steam Works
Charles St
Third Street
Barnes & Moore
Ghoptank Hotel
Denton, Maryland
Choptink
5. B. Downes
Aea W. Downes
Howard Bryant
J. WL Twilyant
Jilwl& IL
Bryant
Atti
Sith Stint
K.C. Carter
South
J.P. Mancha Claremont
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