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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1907
Page
3
Court calendar shows meetings and hearings set for February 12. TheLonoon Board will convene that day to address cases and administrative matters impacting local governance. Proceedings aim to advance agenda items and review docket priorities with expected public access.
Varied brief items report improvements at the Local Department Grip patients and a Hobbs shooting match today. Denton plumbers face extra work from a heavy freeze, while Easton church boards seek pastor’s return. Rural carriers set Washington Birthday meeting, and sewer assessments are due. Obituaries note Zachariah Andrews’s sudden death at seventy six. Multiple church services, steamer ice disruption, and post office changes accompany homefront notes and local society roundup.
Monday and Monday night snow brought sleighs into service as crowds enjoyed the sport. On the speedway were Postmaster Green with Touri Boy and Sheriff Seward with Sweet Marie among many others, with tracks leveled and in fine condition for the carnivals.
In Vederalsburg snow lends fine sleighing as residents test horses speed. R W Messenger and wife depart for Baltimore then Buffalo for a Canners Convention. W A Noble sells farm to Pennsylvanian buyer and buys on Buena Vista Avenue. Joseph Davis sells Fork District home farm to Will Bradley. H W Davis returns from Philadelphia with neck issue treatment. Mrs F W Booker visits her mother, Mrs Kate Noble.
Wilnaton notes fishermen prepare for the spring season hoping profits improve after several stagnant years. Mr and Mrs John A Roe of Cordova visit Mrs Row's mother Mrs Sarah H Andrews of this place. Sanday School in the ball draws strong attendance and interest in the lesson. Mrs Mollie E Lyden, lately in Monumental City, returns home. Mrs L'Ilia Sullivan visits her uncle Mr George Rice in Philadelphia and returns. Miss Selen Hignutt visits Talot county relatives. Le Mr O M Hignutt suffers a slight grip attack.
Ridgely institute sessions covered cow peas scarlet clover and early market vegetables. Francis Lynch, son of John K. Lynch, won a seed corn exhibit scholarship at the new College. W L Amoss, director of farmers institutes, fell ill at the Kranz Hotel Ridgely Thursday and was detained briefly.
Mrs Norman VanSocoy hosted the Ladies Aid with members listed including Mrs Fountain Nuttle Murphy Neal and others. The Aid meets February 27 at Mrs Bertha Todd's home. Tomorrow services at the church include Sunday School at 9 30, class meeting at 11, Epworth League at 7 30 with topic Southern Educational Work The Blessings of Helpfulness read by Miss Edna Shipman. Stella Todd led the Epworth League business meeting last Friday. next meeting at Mrs Atwood Todd. Mr and Mrs Capt Smith spent time away visiting friends. Walton Dukes recovering from grip and Willard Johnson ill.
Hillsboro reports Mrs Nettie Seward attended the wedding of Mr Howard Reeder and Miss Nan Kenset in Baltimore. Supper and ice cream for benevolent missions will be served by M E Church South ladies at Queen Anne School base on Saturday February 1 from 5 to 8. Local items note sales of a driving mare, winter visits of Captain A D Branford, and residents Mrs William Locke Mrs Bell Connolly Miss Dad A Lautsbury Miss Virginia Holt Tom Williams and Miss Mary Russom with assorted health and visit notes.
Mrs W H Deen hosted a quilting party on Wednesday with guests including Mrs Nichols, Mrs Wilkins, Mrs Arringdale, Mrs Bell Deen, Mrs Cavey, Mrs Todd, Mrs McNash, Mrs Tributt, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Raymond Deen, Mrs Basset, Mrs Towers, Mrs Dill, Mrs Clarence Deen, Mrs Mary Willis and Mrs Deen. A well attended debate followed, with recitations by Miss Butler Rhodes Donovan. Next Saturday's debate asks if man is the architect of his own fortune. Walter Donovan marked his twenty first birthday with a gathering on Wednesday. Nottie Sullivan of American Corner visited Elsie Donovan last week. Nellie and Mary Butler visited their parents on Saturday.
Mr Geo Smith and family moved into a new home recently vacated by Mr and Mrs Chester Scott who relocated to a farm near Smithville. Rev Dr Morgan will preach at Chestnut Grove Church on February 10 at 3 pm if weather permits. Ella and Minnie Andrews returned home after visiting Hurlock friends. Mr and Mrs Leonard Covey hosted a small gathering last Saturday. Several young people attended the Wright Bullock wedding in Bloomery last week. Mr Charles Lewis is very sick with grip at his sister Mrs James Kemps home. Margaret Sullivan, daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Sullivan, has been quietly ill. Emma Rosser is able to be out again.
Ellwood residents Mr and Mrs W A Courborne visited Mr and Mrs W H Craft on Sunday. G M Taylor plans to start operations soon from Mr W H Craft's woods. Charlie Todd and family were guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Todd. Andrew Covey and family of Denton visited their son Allison last Friday. John Dukes and daughter have pneumonia. The post office here will close after March 1. Mrs Frank Morgan is ill.
William H. Deweese died at his brother Dr Cornelius Deweese’s sanitarium near Laurel Maryland on Wednesday morning. He was conscious until the end and the funeral and interment followed after the remains were brought to Denton on Thursday. His death shocked the community and many friends mourn the loss of a man with strong personal attachments.
The obituary outlines Mr. Deweese born May 9 1870 on a Burnsville farm educated at Camp Grove Denton Academy West Chester Normal School and Dickinson Law School Carlisle He became county attorney youngest ever elected and helped organize major local enterprises including Peoples National Bank and Caroline County Bank He married Natilla Powell Owens in December 1893 and had five children The funeral at his home featured Rev J Gibson Gantt and Knights Templar rites in Denton cemetery He belonged to Cheszpeako Commandry Easton and had a notable legal and agricultural career
Denton commissioners have inspected and accepted Penton’s sewer project finished days ago. The cost is under seven thousand dollars, largely billed to property owners whose values rise with the improvement. The system includes 1060 feet of twenty four inch pipe and multiple smaller lines, manholes, samptoles, flush tanks, catch basins, and stormwater dulets.
In loving memory of Iva D Bickling nee Newles a farewell note from a friend N V. The poem speaks of peace in the afterlife and a lasting memory until reunion in a heavenly place with a gentle tone typical of obituary verse from a historical newspaper.
The January licenses show couples from Ridgely to Denton and Greensboro to Hobbs. Notable pairs include Robert B. Wilson with Mabel Pritchetty and Norman Cutten with Edna Wright, among others, reflecting countywide nuptial activity.
The ad lists wallpaper patterns, gilt pieces, and window shades offered at 20 cents each. It cites Thomas & Masser located at 1016 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore, inviting customers to view and purchase these home decor items.
The sermon reflects on Abram's call to leave Ur of the Chaldees, guided by the God of Glory. It frames the move as a divine invitation and a personal transformation driven by faith, repentance, and the promise of blessing. The article also notes the parallel between Old Testament calls to go and New Testament calls to come, with a focus on going out, going on, and going in toward spiritual rest. The piece ties the Kent County issue of unassessed property worth 700000 to a separate matter before commissioners.
The Henderson Gun Club held a shooting match on Saturday afternoon February 2. Top scorer J R Melvin hit 32 of 40. Other scores listed include W H Melvin 14, W Reynolds 6, J I Griffith 6, H L Melvin 3, Milton Pippin 3, H Stockley 4, Mifflin Pippin 0. Next shoot set for February 22. Several residents report visits with family in Philadelphia and Wilmington while noting the coldest weather of the winter with thermometers at 7 above.
The article warns colds weaken lungs and invite serious diseases like pneumonia and diphtheria. It urges curing a cold promptly and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, available at Douglass Drug Store and A. L. Duffey in Hillsboro.
The Sun Almanac for 1907 lists Hastern Shore Maryland towns by population. Cambridge leads at about 6500 residents, followed by Crisfield 4800, Poocumoke City around 3200, Chesterton 3162, Elkton 2900, and others including Port Depa 2100, Centreville 1700, and St Michaels 1500, with several small towns such as Princess Anne North East and Chesapeake City ranging from 1200 to 1300 residents.
The pastor at St Pauls M E Church will deliver an address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln tomorrow evening. Rev Frank Holland of Somerset County Maryland will preside at the services at the M P Church in town. Berghaus and Moffitt have relocated their equipment to Greensboro in preparation for contract work here.
Governor Jackson calls for Democratic unity across Maryland to back suitable mayoral and gubernatorial nominees. He condemns factionalism and urges engagement of independents and regulars, envisioning a united party at the next State convention with clean records and broad county representation.
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