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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1900
Page
3
Public notices show Circuit Court will meet April 2 and 13. Levy Court and School Board are scheduled to meet February 20. Names and exact locations not specified in readable text.
Crumpton plans incorporation while Denton eyes a spring building boom and electric light feasibility. Transfers include postmasters at Anthony and Whiteleysburg, a $600 insurance settlement, a pension for Mrs Legates, and a pie social at Concord. Wheat market in Baltimore at 72 to 73 cents, corn 39 to 40.
Prospective Marringen Visitors in Denton and elsewhere report weddings and town visits. Florence Bearman and Edward Nicker were wed at the Bearman home near Hartley with Rev. J. E. Graham officiating. The event featured Lizzie Graham on the wedding march and home decoration with ferns. Numerous local relatives and friends sent presents as the couple began life together.
Farmers are told it pays to lime soil and to use the best lime. The King Lime Company offers their Improved Combination Lime, with a promise that a trial will prove its merit. Orders should be placed early to beat the spring rush. Each load is weighed by Standard Platform Scales at the station.
The Denton market shows a wide set of transfers led by Edwin M. Garey and Albert Towers trustees selling over 1000 acres plus mills and town properties. Purchases include L B Towers 100 acres for 490, Isaac J. Moore 80 acres near Piney Grove for 1070, Dr. Enoch George 160 acres for 1615, and other parcels totaling 17160 dollars. Several dwellings and tracts change hands including the Liden Farm 338 acres to John Baughley for 5050 and the Garey roller mills tract for 6100. Three town lots near the railroad depot change hands, with Parker relocating canning operations and Carter acquiring two lots. Additional exchanges include property on Gay street and near Templeville as well as a planned sale March 6 and property on Franklin Street.
Dr Deffroth and Charles Kelly hosted a Wednesday social at Mrs Harper s Main Street residence with games then dining. Miss Libbis Satterfield celebrated a birthday at Dr Malone s home. Miss Florence Bareus entertained with Miss Mattie Naylor as guest. progressive whist.
Dover hosts a recent meeting of the Canned Goods Association with Caroline county packers present. Elected officers include President H. P. Cannon Bridgeville and secretary treasurer C. M. Dashiell Ridgely. executive committee names James Wallace Cambridge H B Messenger Federalsburg Paul Holsinger Ridgely and EB Greenabaum Seaford. Tomato stocks in canneries were found lower than expected. Kennedyville tomato growers fixed at 46 per ton. Cambridge farmers set 6.50 per ton. Easton will contract tomatoes at zero and corn at 7.50 per ton. Denton fruit packers set tomatoes at 6 per ton.
The piece argues that circulation is the key asset for newspapers, driving advertising patronage and perceived market power. It notes publishers historically boasted of large circulation, yet modern equity favors buyer rights, altering the tension between profit and credibility.
Maryland lawmakers consider two education bills by Mr. Waters, mandating school attendance for six to fourteen year olds and funding evening schools for larger cities. A proposed tax increase from 4.0 to 4.9 cents per dollar would boost public school funding by about $125,000 annually, to improve facilities and teacher salaries. The measure passes the Senate along party lines and shifts potential tax cuts toward the school fund.
Miss Lillie Gooden of Willow Grove visits Miss Alice Gooden as guests attend a social gathering. A brief note mentions Mr. dares BR ONE Philadel whist with decay and feands here.
The Maryland Conference Christian Endeavor convention will be held at Alnutt Memorial Church Baltimore February 14 and 15. Sessions feature speakers Rev Edgar T Read Rev W Sherman Phillips Rev Dr T H Lewis Rev F T Tagg and others discussing faith society and prayer. Acetylene lighting proposal for the church is under study with a $200 generator to illuminate seventy five jets.
Easton based state game warden Dr. T J Smithers warns that market fishing by pound nets is depleting fish stocks in the Choptank and nearby streams in Dorchester Caroline and Talbot counties. He urges tighter laws including longer mesh, size limits on rockfish and perch, a license tax, and a cooperative four county approach to enforcement to protect shad terrapin and other species. He cites lax enforcement in Dorchester and calls for action to prevent further decline and eventual scarcity of sport and food fish.
A local notice records a cash sale of 600 bushels of corn on the cob conducted by C. W. Jackson. The terse item notes a straightforward transactional arrangement likely part of a market or auction listing.
A state education committee in Annapolis outlined recommended changes to the school law, including use of surplus funds for school supplies and an annual $500 appropriation for the Maryland State Teachers' Association. The group meets next Thursday. several districts report progress and honor rolls list standout students.
Invites William Jennings Bryan to lecture at Salisbury for Peninsula General Hospital. C W Jackson Ridgely sells Arbuckle's Levering's Lion and Enterprise Coffee at 12 cents a pound. Deeds must be stamped for real land value. Best Western Clover Seed $5.70 per bushel and Timothy Seed $1.75 at C W Jackson Ridgely. Prof Moore offers private lessons for stringed instruments. Denton Md organ for sale at J HOWARD PASTORFIED. Spring fertilizers samples at office with farm machinery and vehicles on display. YW Be upaw Preston Md.
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