Local news brief and notices from Denton area
The itemized column notes upcoming events weather and legal matters in Denton and Greensborough. It mentions a cannery planned at Queenstown, a 106 acre real estate transfer to Hooper W. Warner, a fatal lightning incident at Airey’s, court activity in Eas ton, new milling ventures, and a large store improvement by James H. Nichols. Also reports pending lectures, a meat supper for the M E Church, cider remarks from Cambridge, and Masonic installation plans in Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Wright
Queenstown
Denton
Mallalieu Mills
Millington
Satterfield & Brother Canning Company
Greensborough
Airey’s
William R. Martin
Chancery Court
Easton
Talbot
Isaac Hyner
Hooper W. Warner
James H. Nichols
Tagg
Methodist Protestant
Maryland
Detroit
Messrs
Satterfield
Smith
Coke
Cannon
Stradley
Peninsula
Greenaboro
Brockway
Norfolk
Charles E. Shields
Philadelphia
Hutchins and McVey
Delaware
Wm. Pearce
Dover
Pearce
Denton Bridge
Nichols
Greensboro
T. H. Lewis
Pasteur Institute
London
England
Cider Mills
Cambridge
John T. Trax
Sentinel
W. Read
Trestees
Tey H.niehole
W.H. Garey
Isaac L. Dukes
Good Sermon and Camp Meeting Plans Near Denton
Dr. Thomas H. Lewis preached on Holiness at the Methodist Protestant Church and urged light as a source of spiritual self awareness. A Denton holiness camp near July 22 is planned with evangelists and Wilmington Conference help. February 23 meeting outlines preparations and invites all who can assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Lewis
Western Maryland College
Isaiah
Paul
Dr. Lewis
Denton
Willard H. Thawley
Association
Brethren of the Wilmington Conference
George W. Townsend
Hillsboro
M.E. Circuits
Delmar
Northeast Methodist Episcopal Church
Cecil County
Walter E. Avery
Salisbury
Perryville
Laurel
Delaware
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Cyrus D. Foss
George W. Dame
St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Smyrna
R. A Toft
Holy Innocents
Baltimore
Mr. Tufft
All Sainte
Philadelphia
Alfred Smith
Wesley
M. E
Dover
Ruas
Wilmington
Smith
Geo. C. Sutton
D. D
Pocomoke City
Swedesboro
N. J
J. M. Lindale
Sudleraville M. E
Greensboro Notes Include Weddings and Weather Postponement
In Greensboro Rev T H Lewin visited his sister Mrs T H Jarman but his lecture Our New Paradise at Mozart Hall was postponed due to bad weather. Miss Della Murphy wed Edward Clark at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage with Rev Aloysius Green officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Lewin
D. D
Western Maryland College
T. H. Jarman
Our New Paradise
Mozart Hall
Della
John Murphy
Edward Clark
Methodist Episcopal Parson
Greensboro Quarterly Conference
M. E. Church
Templeville Social Notes From Week's End
Miss May Fallowfield and May Cannon with Mr Philip Miller of Chestertown visited Elizabeth Fallowfield in Templeville Sunday. Temple and Ridgely residents and friends came to Templeville Sun Messia. Frank Lane and Herbert Knotts return from Wilmington. Lucy Burns of Winchester and Lizzie Reed of Barclay spent Thursday evening here with friends. Octavia Anthony, visiting Templeville, returns to near Denton. Robert Moore recovers from illness. Miss Gooden of Henderson visits Mrs Dailey. Floyd Hummer visits nearby. George Dukes and Mrs Massey on sick list. Laura Dailey convalescent. S H Flaharty ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Fallowfield
May Cannon
Philip Miller
Chestertown
Elizabeth Fallowfield
Davis Temple
Temple Smith
Herman Smith
Ernest Smith
Ridgely
Templeville
Messia
Frank Lane
Herbert Knotts
Wilmington
Lucy Burns
Winchester
Lizzie Reed
Barclay
Octavia Anthony
Denton
Robert Moore
Miss Gooden
Henderson
Harry Dailey
Floyd Hummer
George Dukes
Massey
Laura Dailey
H. Flaharty
Rev Collins Illness Delays Pentecostal Services
Federalaburg items report Rev. Collins fell ill with grip on Saturday and could not preach Sunday. Rev. Kenney preached Sunday night. Collins resumed duties Tuesday through Thursday. Also notes Captain Love sails for Crisfield with cargo on the William Maguire. Weather shows 12 inches of snow depth. sleighs are in use. Mr. Wilmer O. Davis and bride visiting town. H B Messenger returns from Baltimore. C W Jefferson ill. Ida Adams has grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Kenney
Hynson
Mr. Collins
William Love
Crisfield
William Maguire
Wilmer O. Davis
H. B. Messenger
Baltimore
C. W. Jefferson
Ida Adams
Coldest Weather Hits Denton and Region
Denton records six to ten below zero and Greenwood sixteen below as a severe winter grips the area. Fruit trees suffer serious damage while a sleighing carnival lights up town with eight trotters and junior jockeys in spirited races. Roads and water traffic face slowdowns with ice on rivers and nearby waters. travelers endure a rare deep freeze since 1893 with a milder forecast but lingering cold and snow depths around 15 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Greenwood
Cambridge
Easton
Wheeler Line
Baltimore
Blackiston
Denton-Preston
John T. Carter
Tom Bordley
H. W. Hughes
Almont Russell
W. D. Abler
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Deakyne
Finefoot
Mr. Uhbler
The Musical and Literary Society Meeting Summary
The Musical and Literary Society met at Mr J B Fletcher's last Saturday evening with strong attendance and engaging exercises. The next gathering will be at Mr Charles McCarter's home on the 18th. A straw-ride group attended a Hog Island School-house festival last week, raising funds to start a local school library. Mr William A Whiteley is selling out at cost to start a manufacturing business. Mr B L Fleming of Baltimore visited town on firm business. Mr Sam Yeo and Mr Jalvis Baynard spent Sunday with Preston friends. Mr Charles H Gootee is visiting New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Fletcher
Charles McCarter
Hog Island
William A Whiteley
Charity Party At Slaughter Home By Epworth League
Mr and Mrs Barnard A Slaughter hosted a charity party last Friday hosted by the Epworth League. Ice cream cake and confectionery were sold as attendees enjoyed recitations and solos. Guests departed around midnight after a pleasant evening. Farmers look forward to a local cannery with contracts started February 7 paying 10 cents per basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard A. Slaughter
Epworth League
Bearman
Walter Clark
E. C. Dely
Henry Davis
Marydel
West
Houston Kinnamon
Florence Bearman
Mabel Clark
Addie
Blanche Davis
Alice
Clara Daly
Elva Taylor
Bertha Moore
Flora Artis
Belle Dunlap
Misses Short
Messrs. Artis
Sueden Masten
Millard Moore
Frank Davis
David Rothenburg
Willard Short
Nathan Cox
H. Pippin
Cordova Wheelwright Shop Change of Hands
Cordova sees E F Lofton of Ridgely purchase the wheel wright shop contents to run with J Ed Frampton handling blacksmith work notably horseshoeing. Delaware’s William Weaver named railroad section hand over Ayers. Baltimore’s Wm C Dudley, son of Judge Dudley, wed Miss Sadie Tracey last month. Fine clover seed for sale by Marguew McDaniel at Tuckahoe Neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Lofton
Ridgely
Cordova
J. Ed. Frampton
William Weaver
Delaware
Jacob M. Ayers
Wm. C. Dudley
Baltimore
Judge Dudley
Wye Landing
Sadie Tracey
Local Notes Mix Snow News and Social Visits
Marydet reports sleighs out after the snow storm and mentions Edna Reed and Mrs. Edgell visiting Philadelphia. Other items note Mrs. H N Rickards of Ridgely and Mr. David Swing visiting Ridgely, Effie Daws at Thawley West nuptials in Philadelphia, convalescents from la grippe, Stella Beck visiting Ella Smith, Roberta Hobbs visiting Mrs. M W Yearley, Howard Smith now at Goldey's Business College, T L Day in Baltimore, and Ledman & Co planning a canning house at Andersontown with partners Day, Nuttle, and Ledoum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydet
Edna Reed
Edgell
Philadelphia
H. N. Rickards
Ridgely
James Green
David Swing
Effie Daws
Thawley-West
Andersontown
R. I. Ledman & Co
Messrs
Thomas L. Day
Henry T. Nuttle
R. I. Ledoum
Obituary notices grain across Cordova to Cambridge
Necrology reports the deaths of Herbert W. Gadd age 28 from asphyxiation in Pittsburg while staying at a boarding house. Funeral at Hillsborough P E Church with interment at the church cemetery. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs. M Belle Jones in Trappe and Mrs. Alexander Lord near Grove with local funeral services and Grove cemetery interment. William J Hopkins of Cambridge dies at 51 after a noted career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert W. Gadd
Alex. Gadd
Cordova
Pittsburg
Grove
C. L. Dougherty
W. B. Judefind
Herbert Wright
Alexander Lord
Grove Cemetery
William J. Hopkins
Cambridge
Denton School Building Asked by Trustees
Henry R. Lewis on behalf of the Denton trustees spoke to the school commissioners Tuesday urging a new school building as the present academy is too small with two teachers using rooms away from the main structure. The commissioners support better accommodations but require county aid before acting. Names on Smithville school roll of honor include Mattie Todd Esther Meredith Nellie Liden Minnie Sutherland Eddie Hayer Helen Liden Elsie Anklam Effie Alford Edith Liden Alice Higgutt Minnie Williamson Bessie Liden Francis Neal Oscar Alford Charlie Liden Eunice Todd. Marie Dawson has filled in at Williston for ill Lillian Carroll. Crane of California teaches at Ridgely in place of sick Miss Bushong. Smithville and Saulsbury’s libraries recently purchased new books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Lewis
Denton
Lewis
Smithville School
Mattie Todd
Esther Meredith
Nellie Liden
Minnie Sutherland
Eddie Hayer
Helen Liden
Elsie Anklam
Effie Alford
Edith Liden
Alice Hignutt
Minnie Williamson
Bessie Liden
Francis Neal
Oscar Alford
Charlie Liden
Eunice Todd
Marie Dawson
Williston
Lillian Carroll
Miss Crane
California
Ridgely
Bushong
Smithville
Saulsbury
Navigable to Greensboro Bridge dredging progresses river works
The Choptank River is now navigable to Greensboro Bridge after dredging by the mud machine James D Leary under Captain J T Atkins. Channel widened to 40 feet with 5 feet depth to 2000 feet below the bridge, while banks are cut for a turning basin. Messia Satterfield plans a granary and wharf. The dredge moves to Denton Bridge, awaiting towing to Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
James D. Leary
J. T. Atkins
Messia
Satterfield
Denton
L. B. Towers
Denton Bridge
Norfolk
Murder between Wyoming and Hazlettville shakes community
A cold blooded murder occurred Saturday afternoon when James Jones a colored farmer was killed by Henry Dukes a colored farm hand who worked for Avery Draper near Camden. Dukes fled to Maryland. Mrs Sarah E Cooper widow of Samuel B Cooper and mother of Ezekiel T Cooper died recently. Rev J W Graham conducted the services and interment was at Cooper Cemetery Willow Grove. Mrs Cordelia Botkin was Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment for poisoning Mrs John P Dunning and Mrs Joshua P Deana of Dover. Delaware legislature deadlock may end with Senator George Gray re elected if Addicks withdraws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Hazlettville
James Jones
Henry Dukes
Avery Draper
Camden
Dukes
Maryland
Sarah E. Cooper
Samuel B. Cooper
Ezekiel T. Cooper
J. W. Graham
Cooper Cemetery
Willow Grove
Cordelia Botkin
John P. Dunning
Joshua P. Deana
Dover
Delaware
George Gray
Addicks
Honest Medicine for La Grippe Restores Suffering Man
George W. Waitt of South Gardiner Maine reports severe cough cold and grip with failure of many remedies until Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He praises the 50 cent bottle for relief and commends the honest medicine. Available from Hugh Duffey Hillsboro KR d Colston Ridgely and W E Brown Denton. Notice Rent for a four room two story house from February 1 apply to Jas H Nionous Denton Bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Waitt
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
D. Colston
Ridgely
W. E. Brown
Denton
Neo. To. Jas. H. Nionous
Denton Bridge
Personal items Here and There in Denton and Nearby
In his annual report J Percy Wade superintendent of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane lauds Dr J Clement Clark and pathologist Cornelius Deweese for faithful service. Social notes from Easton Gazette recount two gatherings with music, dancing, and refreshments. Various local residents and visitors are listed along with minor official movements and recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Percy Wade
Maryland Hospital For the Insane
J. Clement Clark
Cornelius Deweese
G. W. L. Smith
Nichols
W. N. Coates
A. J. Stevans
Olevia Hill
Belle Hill
Sadie Belle Stevens
George Hill
Orville Smith
Frank Hill
Lee Hill
Wendell Coates
Millard
Easton Gazette
R. H. Noble
Federalsburg
General Shafter
California
San Francisco
Harry B. Fields
Edwin C. Fields
Robert Taylor & Co
Baltimore
Marion J. Woodford
Centreville
Purnell Johnson
Woodford
D. E. Dick
Allegany County
Thoraday
Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Elizabeth Dakes
Tuckahoe Neck
William T. Dakes
Locust Grove
Kent County
W. T. Corkran
New York
Washington
Caroline
Earl C. Diggins
Wilmington
Queen Anne
Maryland
Messrs
H. A
F. P. Roe
Detroit
Homer Lord
Philadelphia
William E. Lord
Charles T. Westcott
Chestertown
Bettie Massey
Greensboro
St. Michaels
Turpin
Queen Anne's
Laure Moore
Galena
L. Irving Jones
J. W. Field
Judge Stump
After Ten Years at Ridgely Dramatic Company
The Ridgely Dramatic Company presented After Ten Years or the Maniac Wife in McShane's Hall with a long cast list led by Job Brandon and Mrs Brandon, followed by The Obstinate Family farce. The program repeats Monday night in the same hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgely Dramatic Company
McShane’s Hall
Job Brandon
Harry Hemmons
Randolph Archer
Richard J. Colston
Frank Wallace
BR. W. Allen
Hezekiah Slick
John Davia
Patrick Rooney
Slick
F. P. Herr
Jonathan Dobbs
Charles Stevenson
John Perkins
Henry Baker
Brandon
John Grabill
Archer
Annie Stevenson
Rodna Archer
Annie Flounders
Emily Joyce
Allie Higgins
Perkins
Lulu Bushong
John F. Davis
Lucy
Tarring the Nets and Early Shad Hopes
Fishermen along the Nanticoke and Chop Tank anticipate an early shad run by March 10 with a week more for fish to appear. Branch herring may begin any day as boats and nets are tarred for preservation. Local Choptank stewards report the phrase We’ve begun tarrin as boats, nets, and seines get ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanticoke
Farmers Institute to Boost Caroline Agriculture in 1899
A call to attend the Den ton Farmers Institute on Tuesday and Wednesday the 14th and 15th instant. The message, signed A Farmer, urges Caroline County farmers to participate, learn, and bring their wives for lectures on flowers poultry and dairy matters. It promotes practical instruction from experienced teachers and aims to keep Caroline in the front rank against agricultural ignorance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siser
Caroline
Farmers’ Institute
Denton
Amoss
Kitty Heathers the Talbot spiritualist passes away
Kitty Heathers a famed Eastern Shore fortune teller died in Talbot after years of consulting hundreds of clients from adjoining counties including Caroline. She reportedly aided a Carolinian husband in locating his missing wife and earned substantial sums, though she once lived in Caroline before moving to Talbot many years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Heathers
Talbot
Caroline
Tomsto-Growing in the Fourth in Maryland Tomato Trade
Easton correspondent reports fierce tomato packing competition in Caroline and surrounding counties. Farmers are offered 14 cents a basket or 8.40 a ton for next summer crop, best price yet. Contracts in Talbot run 6.50 per ton, with growers expecting about 62 baskets per ton. Packing houses located at Preston, Linchester, Choptank, Vight's Wharf, and Windy Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Baltimore Sun
Caroline County
Preston
Medford’s
Talbot
Caroline
Uolega
Linchester
Choptank
Vight’s
Advertising in dull seasons to boost spring sales
A merchant advises fellow advertisers that campaigns can sell goods year round if used wisely. He notes that competitors aggressively use space to attract customers, risking dead money. The message urges prudent spend on ads now to pay off when spring sales rise.
Weather Superstitions Highlighted By Eastern Shore Negro Folklore
The Balti more American notes the strong role of weather superstition in black communities on the Eastern Shore. It cites rabbit and muskrat signs, talismans like luckstones and eel-trap charms, and traditional beliefs about cold or warm winters. It observes a shift toward rejecting ghost beliefs, though pockets of amulets persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent
Chester
Descendants of Nobile and the Duke Title
George Perry, eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, wed a Baltimore Miss Aisquith and was disowned by his family when he returned to America. He lived the rest of his life there, leaving two sons Algernon Sidney Percy and George Percy. William A. Percy of Vienna is the Duke in effect, while the Cambridge branch notes the line of succession for the second son of the duke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Perry
Duke of Cumberland
Americas
Baltimore
Aisquith
England
America
Algernon Sidney Percy
Wm. Algernon Percy
Vienna
George Percy
George Richard Percy
Cambridge
William A. Percy
Cambridge Chronicle
Cold Weather Notes for Soldiers and Public Health
Advice on dressing for cold weather, staying dry, and protecting lips and airways. Encourages outdoor brisk walks on cold days for health and beauty, warns against breathing through the mouth, and stresses keeping the mouth closed to filter frosty air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sterling
Manila
Sate Trade Shotgun Listing Adress Cambridge Md
One L C Smith 12 gauge double barrel shotgun with 30 inch barrels and choke bore. Weighs 7% pounds and is new and unfired. Selling price $25.09. Address W L Barrett Cambridge Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Smith
W. L. Barrett
Cambridge
Maryland
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D &C.R.R
PU Public Business Calendar
Crecur
Orphans' Court
Levy Court
Fes
Semoont Board
Peres
President Lewis
Best Western
W. EB. Banapine
Mr. Green
James Rich
Shockley
W. F. Corkran
J. R. Hughes
Church Street
Bessie Jarrell
Mary
Fannie Bernard
Hartley
Marguew McDaniel
la Grippe
Kitty
Tomsto
Nobile
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