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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
3
Readable items show winter delays and local events across Caroline and Talbot counties. Postmaster appointment at Federalsburg, school alumni meeting postponed, church socials, auctions, and a busy slate of weddings and real estate transfers amid heavy snowfall.
Obituary notices report the death of John Wesley Nichols aged 74 at his Nichols home after months bedridden. Funeral at Nichols M E Church with Rev. T S Nfolt, burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Also noted are the deferred funeral of Mrs Zeb Horsey. Emma B Johnson of Concord who died January 27 at 11. Edward Burke of Burrsville who died last Thursday of paralysis. survivors listed for each.
In the Orphans' Court last Tuesday William B. Nuttle executor of Elias W. Williamson presented a release from Chara India Williamson legatee which was approved. Fred R. Owens named new trustee in sale of Alexander Whiteley real estate. bond fired and approved. ratification of former trustee sales granted. Leah Johns appointed administratrix of Moses Johns. bond fired and approved. Harvey L. Cooper attorney orders directing administratrix to execute deeds for lands sold by the deceased on balance payment.
One of the greatest revival meetings Marydel has known is in progress at the M E Church with over 100 professing religion. Crowds filled the church despite recent snow storms and sleighing is common as townspeople attend each evening. Local residents including T K E Ford Griffin and Weather families are mentioned along with several visitors from Philadelphia and Hartley.
Miss Carrie Spence entertained guests including Miss Mattie Todd and a list of friends and local residents. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Will Parker, Miss Ollie Hignutt, May Sparklin, Ola Scott, Bertha Bullock, Emma Collison, Lola Alford, Messrs Catesbury Rust, Lee Culver, Harry Wright, Terry Nichols, Elisha Todd. House changes noted with Miss Mattie Todd visiting near Greenwood. John Alford improving after illness.
Henderson reports the Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. F. B. Sweeney's home on Wednesday with many present. The postponed school examination was held this week due to last week's storm. Mr. P. C. Parvis and son Wilson returned from Wilmington after visiting relatives. Aubrey Gooden of Philadelphia visits uncle A. B. Gooden near town. Warry Melvin has gone to Wilmington for work. T. O. Kirk visited his parents near town. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Carter visit friends in Philadelphia. Willie Reed moved into a new house in town. Harry Reed and family moved to Harrington. Milton Dill is on the sick list.
Mrs Elizabeth Williams returns home to Oak Grove after weeks with her daughter. Mr John Nichols and family move into the former residence of Mr George Truitt. Mr Harvey Nichols recently visited friends near Finchville.
Miss Clara W. Wright hosted a Tuesday evening gathering on January 24 to honor Archie Jones of Elwood Maryland as he plans to resign as an operator and move to Parkersburg Virginia. Mr John Tull and Miss Ruth Rambold were wed February 1 ending wedding plans from Christmas week.
Partridges suffer in cold and heavy snow raising fears of extermination as farmers strive to feed birds. W. W. Williamson is very ill with grip and Dr. J. R. Phillips seeks treatment at Cambridge Hospital. Iris friends expect a speedy recovery. Pike fishing on the mill pond yields luck. Squire Hutchinson remains critically ill. John KE Henry and John Parker are confined to bed as sleighing continues to be good.
In Williston families joke about snow as a daily presence and craft plans around it. Three young ladies seek snow shoes, a small boy gleefully tromps through drifts, while older youths brave long walks to see loves. Travel plans to the city are postponed due to the weather.
Hichkanuan Zeb Fountain returns to Philadelphia after visiting Choptank relatives. Ida Meloney comes home from a Philadelphia visit. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cleaves travel to New York for Mr. Cleaves’s new job. Harry Evans of Washington visits his parents. The local school closed all week due to heavy snow and several weddings were postponed. Philip Noble remains ill and slowly improves.
A nostalgic reminiscence from the Jouston Post recounts daily farm tasks and rural rhythms. The speaker longs for pig tending, milking cows, hauling wood, feeding livestock, washing, churning, and simple comforts like pies and fresh eggs, expressing enduring peace in hard work.
A Greensboro farmers institute meeting is set for February 13 and 14 featuring lectures by Dr. H. P. Miller, Prof. W. N. Hutt, and Dr. E. J. Derrickson. Topics cover animal care, fruit culture, spraying, sanitation, and feed strategies with emphasis on pasture, silage, alfalfa, and lamb care for dairy farms. Edward Van Alstyne of New York advocates fewer, better cows and pasture feeding, while lectures stress practical farming methods for both town and country attendees.
A fierce blizzard dropped six to eight inches of snow over the Peninsula causing rail and river disruption. The B C A railway westbound passenger train wrecked near Easton when a broken rail derailed cars. passengers including Richard Percy of Cambridge and John E. Deane of Baltimore were involved, with Deane burned by a ruptured steam pipe. Icebound rivers and bay steamers faced paralysis, and only the Queen Caroline managed a morning voyage to Love Point, likely becoming wedged in the bay ice.
Julius Cooper, colored, was hanged in the jail at Annapolis on Friday of last week for the murder of George Harris, colored, on July 15. They quarrelled in Michael Owens saloon. Cooper obtained a revolver in a pawnshop, returned, and shot Harris in the yard. Harris died three hours later at the hospital.
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