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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1912
Page
6
Satirized items from across the county appear under this head in the Denton Journal. Brief snips collect humorous notices and local sketches, reflecting community life and regional events with light commentary and period tone.
Regional briefs report weather, market prices, appointments, and community events across Denton, Caroline, and surrounding areas. Highlights include eggs bought at 40 cents a dozen, a postal savings bank coming to Greensboro on February 26, farm names on stationery, ice and river navigation disruptions, and several local club meetings and sermons. Also notes on campaigns and Democratic sentiment in Maryland counties.
A list of weddings and social visits across Greensboro Federalsburg and Dorchester County. Couple announcements include G Elmer Baughley and Anna Walls at Greensboro Methodist Church with reception. Luella Clark and Welter Weaver wed at bride’s home. Sadie Dean and Charles Parvin married at the bride’s home. Other items cover guests, travels, and local engagements, plus a note on a chestnut bark disease conference in Harrisburg. Local residents attend a grange event, road surveying begins from Tan yard to Hurlock, and multiple community updates on illnesses visits and schooling.
A bloc of leading Eastern Shore Republicans endorsed Vernon Bradley of Dorchester for the Public Service Commission saying the region needs representation and Bradley is well suited. Friends of B Gootee Stevens of Caroline presented his name for fish commissioner and Rufus A. Noble of Federalsburg was named for the post. Gilbert Hagadone of Denton filed for Eastern Shore fish commissioner. F R Owens urged Caroline pirates appointments in Annapolis. Sallie Webster Dorsey of Dorchester appointed State Librarian as Goldsborough limits further office applications.
Officials plan a new larger bridge for Denton to Willow Pond in Tuckahoe Neck under the Shoemaker law, with the state bearing half the cost. The current bridge, completed in 1878, is deemed unsafe for heavy traffic, and calls from grand jurors have long urged replacement.
Mr H M Thompson manager of Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company with Hillsboro HQ has bought the Centreville Record building lot. The Record owners purchased the Perry brick building. The firm plans an exchange building in each town, with Denton’s new exchange to begin in the spring.
William Thomas, formerly of Ridgely and now at the Ewin & Wise mill three miles from town, had a serious accident while transferring a revolver. The gun discharged when it dropped onto an axe in his hand, the bullet striking his bowels. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital in Easton and, per a Journal message, was improving and likely to recover.
Smithville Elberta and Helle of Georgia peach buds are the only varieties spared, with expectations of a very light crop even for those. Some observers believe the wood of the peach trees is damaged in certain cases.
Mrs Charles Clark of Hickman Del and Clarence Ilunter with daughter spent the weekend with Mrs William Higgins and Mrs Norman Blunter at Tuckahoe Neck. Miss Madge Higgins accompanied them home. Walter Fountain praises Pastor Russell's sermons in the paper. Nellie Smith reports turkey sales of 80 dollars. E M Willey and Mrs Merriken Federalsburg hosted one day. Miss M Anthony weekend guest of Miss R Willoughby. Ed Murphy visited sister Mrs Dawson Todd Bridgeville. Lena Price of Brownsville Del guests of Miss Elizabeth Billings. Oscar Plummer and sister Anna were Sunday visitors at the parsonage.
An illustrated talk on Rome at Holt's Hall by the Rev E I Dashiell Tuesday evening February 6 to aid the Ladies Guild of St John s parish. He is praised as a prominent speaker and the lecture is described as instructive and entertaining.
Bulldozer owned by D. T. Rickards defeated Helen M. owned by A. F. Heather in three straight heats. Rickards has refused several offers. Farmers in the area offer tomatoes at fifteen cents per basket and sugar corn at stopper ton. Templeville school builders say the building is dangerous and unfit for use.
Bethlehem Epworth League will hold its monthly business meeting at Mrs. George Harrington’s home Saturday evening, February 3. Visitors include Clinton Carroll and sisters Isabella and Irene at Wesley Harding’s home. Nathanial Legates and daughters Bertie and Hilda visited John Willoughby. Mr and Mrs Norman Taylor visited Federalsburg on Wednesday.
Rev Warren Burr will preach in the M E Church tomorrow morning on Strong Shoes for Rough Roads and in the evening deliver the second sermon in a four part series on The Life Wise Things of the Bible He also entertained his Sunday School class at the parsonage on Wednesday evening The class of forty six adult members continues to grow
A meeting will be held at the school house Thursday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Superintendent Noble and others will speak on progressive school work.
A short public notice invites readers to subscribe to the Journal for full county news coverage. Details on pricing and delivery are provided, urging residents to sign up now for comprehensive local reporting.
The Ridgely School and Home Association will meet Wednesday at 7 30 in the public school. Program includes addresses by Professor Schopmyer Rev H C Turner J D Davis and talks on physical development and the Creed with music by the Ridgely Cornet Band.
A bill introduced in the House by Representative Lever of South Carolina and presented in the Senate by Senators Hoke Smith and Page aims to fund and strengthen Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. The plan would place trained demonstrators in every agricultural county to teach farmers the best scientific methods, with support from Federal and State funds.
Packers open contracts at nine dollars a ton while growers seek eleven, hoping to ride a rising market for canned tomatoes. Past lean years saw eight to nine dollars with farmers content. Canner-only growing restrictions and shared risk shape disputes as news from Salisbury notes contracts for delivery in 1912 at ten to eleven dollars per ton amid expectations of a large pack.
Barclay Grange met at the home of Mr and Mrs Davis Walraven Tuesday night January 30. Mr Christopher, who has been with us for the last year, left for Michigan last week.
Easton faced a feared slave uprising scare fifty years ago as three military companies lined the town from the armory behind the Court House on West Street. Whites and blacks watched each other closely during the Civil War era, with rumors of a planned rise and heightened guards at homes and approaches.
The State Roads Commission reports 612 miles surveyed, 332 contracted, 266 built in Maryland with total costs detailing a lower average per mile. Excluding costly city work and including large bridges, the country roads average $10,928 per mile, or $9,983.72 per mile without supervision, noting a 654 foot bridge over the Nanticoke river at Sharptown among major structures.
A writer visiting his old home in Caroline County urges authorities to repair the road between the Franklin Stevens farm and Liden's School House through Zeb Fountain's farm. He notes the highway unused since 1884 and calls for genuine road improvements beyond politics. Z D Foundaly JR signs the letter urging motorists to get what they pay for.
An advertisement notes Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for shoe fitting and breaking in new shoes. It claims the powder helps with sensitive feet and fits many shoe sizes, promising comfort for patent leather shoes and general wear. A free sample is offered by Allen G in Olmsted Le Roy, New York.
The Pomona Grange of Dorchester County held its quarterly meeting with Federalsburg Grange on January 25. Officers were installed by William G. Smith. resolutions favored road building aid, parcels post, and a pure seed law. A school building bond issue was discussed with a plan for fifty thousand dollars to be authorized by the Maryland Legislature.
Chairman Hobbs reports a Denton meeting fixed 11 dollars per ton as the price to ask for the season. Talbot county growers, represented by Pres ton B. Spring, plan to attend the afternoon session. Spring urges a compromise toward 10 dollars if possible as others sign contracts lower than the Denton demand.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday Judges Clark Rawlings and Stevens presiding executors J Dukes Downes and Ormond W Downes of Annie H Downes presented a distribution of the personal estate which was approved Barbara Stutzman and Brice A Stutzman deceased presented a distribution of personal estate which was approved Clinton B Jarman administrator of Mary Hutson presented an account of sales of the personal estate which was approved Isaac T Fleetwood appointed administrator of Augustus Cannon bond filed and approved Notice to creditors ordered M Priestly Aten and Fred W Towns appointed to appraise the personal estate Edward E Insley executor of Phoebe J Insley presented an inventory and appraisement of the personal estate which were approved
In Denton several flourishing yards are noted, including Mrs. M. M. Todd’s eighteen-hen setup with egg sales topping $9 in the past thirty days. H. V. Noble of Hickman reports twenty mixed-breed hens yielded twenty dozen and eleven eggs in January and invites competition or reports of better results.
The Pennsylvania Railroad operates a mobile Signal Examination Car guided by an examiner to test sight color and hearing. It advances employee competency with miniature signals and on entering service and periodically thereafter. The railroad uses instruction cars for air brake, signaling, and electric car lighting education.
Annapolis reports note Senate stenographers failing to report this morning hindering correspondence. Senator Goslin urged enforcement of attendance order with dismissal as penalty. He also introduced a bill to let estate administrators finish real estate conveyances, referred to judicial proceedings. Delegate Wilson proposed a special tax levy for Ridgely district schools.
Mr. O W Downes plans an auto line linking Denton with Greensboro depot to meet D C trains. Twice daily trips start March 1st with departures at 7 25 am and 2 30 pm, returning a few minutes after 11 o clock. After a 60 day trial if profitable, a seven seat auto bus may be purchased for five to seven passengers and baggage. The trip takes 15 to 20 minutes over a distance just under eight miles.
The local gas plant will cease operations as electric light, cheaper, becomes widespread. Established years ago, the gas works lit streets and many businesses and homes, but high rates drove residents to switch to electricity, now used for all street lighting.
A large fire last Thursday consumed the residence of Ira Flaharty near Grove and most of the accompanying furniture. Estimated loss stands at 500 dollars. The town, energized by growing canning interests, is rapidly developing into an important Peninsula community.
The pastor will preach at Grove M. P. Church on Sunday morning. A box social will be held at the Grove parsonage on Saturday night.
Obituaries report the deaths of Nathaniel Perry of Cordova 90 with many relatives across Cordova Wilmington and Easton. Rhoda Hignutt of Smithville 87 with a Flour mill legacy. Arah E. Gannon long resident of Caroline and Talbot left six children and grandchildren. Katherine Henning widow of George Henning died near Central Church and burial in Denton. Mary Luff of Edwardsville near Easton noted among bereaved families.
In sad remembrance of my dear sister who departed January 3. The lines recall a morning of sorrow as family gathers, noting suffering and a final peaceful sleep. Mrs Katherine Henning died January 28, 1912, aged 74 years, survived by three sons and one daughter, Lizzie Goosen, William Henning, George Henning, and Richard Henning. A precious mother is gone, leaving a vacant place in the home. The verse speaks of pain, brief smiles, and a farewell as angels called her home. By her sister Helen.
A proposed constitutional amendment by Delegate Thomas G Campbell of Baltimore County would extend voting restrictions to future voters based on property taxes or an educational test. The bill requires applicants to read and write legibly under dictation by a registration official and to read portions of the Maryland Constitution. Talbot County residents own 132 automobiles.
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