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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1890
Page
3
Saturday morning February 8 reports solicit items from all county parts under the heading F Items of News From All Parts of the County Solicited Unter This Head Mee The paper gathers local snippets and notices from readers across the district for inclusion.
The Orphans Court meets next Tuesday and Capt George W Phillips of Cambridge is dead. County road letting notices and local society plans are issued. The B and E S R R extension to the bay shore is complete. Federal news covers fires wrecks, funerals, weddings, church events, school safety, and local politics. John H McQuay of Easton was found dead in bed. Miss Nettie Williams wed James Keith in Dover M E. Col Ed Roberts bid $26 487 for Hotel Avon. protracted meetings yield converts. وكان.
The School Commissioners on Tuesday ordered that salaries due colored school teachers for winter term ending January 24 be paid. Examiner Stephens to insure the new school house at Greensborough. Report of the secretary accepting Greensborough school house adopted. Petitions from Henderson and Camegys Corner patrons received. Henderson averages 85 pupils. board asked to build an academy there. Liden’s patrons urged a new larger building. current structure is too small.
The April term jury drawn at a chancery session of the Circuit Court, presided by Judge Stump, yielded a lengthy list of prospective jurors including T. Tuff, John S. Walters, E. R. Goslin, Jas. F. Fountain, W. E. Saulsbury, and many others. The docket shows very little business beyond the jury selection.
Deputy Sheriff Kinnamon and a jury of twenty visited the Fourth district to assess damages from the B. and E. S. R. R. crossing Roxana Frazier's farm. The panel included T. L. Frampton, H. C. Fisher, J. E. Wilson, Henry Irwin, J. B. Dukes, W. E. Saulsbury, Jonathan Evitts, J. T. Sylvester, T. H. Slaughter, R. T. Carter, E. M. Towers, R. J. Shields, John Horsey, Collins, J. W. Saulsbury, J. W. Kerr, W. B. Nuttle, Cc. W. Hobbs, Tilghman Nuttle, and Willard Hi Thawley. The jury awarded one cent damages.
Dr H F Willis argues that the winter of 1874-75 was far harsher than the current season, citing personal recollections of deep freezes, heavy snows, and long cold spells. He notes the present winter is mild with only a few cold days and a 64 degree afternoon, suggesting buds may swell and peaches could be affected differently.
A Potter's Landing report recounts a river county theft near the kripple by two white youths and a boy who fired on a prized Pekin duck flock from M. I. Rankin including a missing duck and a wounded fowl. Ducks valued at four to five dollars a pair, observers warn of possible pursuit and justice if the youths return.
Mr. Elias W. Williamson urged support for a Greensborough to Federalsburg railroad, arguing Pennsylvania Railroad plans would attract capitalists and create manufacturing jobs. He blamed local fear of corporations, noted better train service since prior ownership, and warned that western-state crop failures push migrants east. William H. Cashe supported a Greensborough to Federalsburg line for Caroline County.
A letter to the editor recounts a dream of replacing current school governance with a three-per-district county school board meeting quarterly. The narrator imagines pay for dinner and horse feed, a treasurer among the board, and quarterly teacher examinations at a savings of about one thousand dollars, ending with a constitutional call for a public school system for the counties.
Hon. E. E. Goslin plans to introduce measures to remove the disabilities of minor Steph en E. Douglass of Preston and to add a constable in Caroline county's Third district. The Caroline delegation urges a law to select draw and summon jurors so equal district representation fills a six compartment jury box.
Our Baltimore Letter surveys the city’s vibrant social scene with details on Miss Rosalie McShane’s lavish bridal trousseau. It notes the elaborate gowns, accessories, and a rainbow gown, plus lavish comments on high society wardrobes and holiday customs.
Miss Sarah A Hubbard died suddenly at her nephew John Hubbard s residence near Fowling Creek on January 22 she was nearly 74 and last survivor of Jesse Hubbard s children. She lived quietly cared for others and her death ends a life of memory and devotion with her resting in the cemetery and faith in peace. A Friexp
Edwin Numbers son of Captain Thomas Numbers formerly of this county died of consumption at the residence of Mr. Kevin Poole near Andersontown on Tuesday last after a lingering illness. Interment occurred at Concord burying ground on Thursday last.
The article reports a heated House clash over adopting a rules code before further legislation with Democrats resisting Republican efforts to seat contested seats. It cites quotes from Randall and Bynum urging steadfast defense of parliamentary principles, and notes frustration at Reed’s rulings. Senators Vance and Hampton address the race question following Ingalls. McAdoo backs a proposed October election date to avoid clashing national and local elections.
A Monday morning blaze at the Washington home of Secretary of the Navy J. F. Pracy killed his wife and daughter by smoke as the fire cut off escape from the stairway. A second daughter and a granddaughter fell from a second story window but survived with severe injuries. A servant girl also perished as Secretary Pracy, found unconscious, was rescued and later revived by rescuers.
An 18th century printer catalogs famous events and personages linked to Friday. Items include Washington, Victoria, Napoleon, Joan of Arc, Waterloo, Bastille, Declaration of Independence, Marengo, Julius Caesar, Lee, Fort Sumter, Shakespeare, Charles I, Richmond, and New Orleans battles, all claimed as occurring on Friday.
Mr George M Russum received a telegram Saturday announcing the death of R Stockett Matthews a prominent Maryland Republican lawyer. Matthews died in a street car from heart failure on his way home from his office. Born in Annapolis he rose at the bar becoming a noted orator who campaigned in Ohio and New York among other states. He served in the State Legislature but never held a major office, dedicating his life to his profession. He was 59 years old.
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