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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1902
Page
3
Denton Journal notes public business calendars with circuit court and orphan's court sessions scheduled for February and April. Levy Court convenes February 18, School Board meets February 25, and Orphans' Court plus Circuit Court set February 25 and April dates respectively.
Dorchester county plans a Cambridge high school and Denton growth with two or more dwellings. Oysters arrive for James Park. J W Kerr sells a small farm to B W Parker for 2000 dollars. L B Towers wharf property bought by Dr P R Fisher. Skating at Williston mill pond draws crowds. Senator Roe and others buy the steamer Greensboro. Entomologist Quaintance visits to inspect the San Jose Scale. T Pliny Fisher sells goods at cost at J H Spence store. Water scarcity troubles Denton sections. Tilghman W Davis transfers land to Robert A Figgs for 1100 dollars. Coal use up due to long cold spell. M Luther Coulbourn expands as commission merchant. A fall dress ball at Bridgeville Opera House draws visitors. Box social postponed to Feb 19 if fair. Easton mass meeting on Queen Anne’s Railroad extension to Cambridge supported. A. J. Smith abandons denton broom factory move. farms broom corn in Tuckahoe Neck. News of Love Point Lighthouse tragedy reaches Quidley. Dover meeting backs five eighth basket for fruit shipment. Thomas W Jones and Jerome A Davis active in Carroll County talks. Mementos of ship Memento Mori waterlogged near Clara’s Point. crew endures ice and cold. Auburn Trio concert features Clara Louise Fay, Ida O Day, and Helen Wolverton. Parker Concert Company to perform Feb.
Rev F C O Meara outlines Lent schedule with services each Sunday and weekday evenings plus Holy Week Good Friday and Easter times. He urges faithful denials, charity, and church attendance, noting missionary appeals and a hopeful, cheerful observance of the season. Also notes on local church activities, meetings, lectures, and confirmations planned around Lent and February events.
A wedding at Goldsboro M E Church South united James Ralph Cheffins and Viola G Hevalow with wedding march by Mrs. W. Wharton. Other nuptials include Laura Moore and Harry Fleming, plus Ruby Anna Goslin and Isaac T. Cram. Local property sales include the P T Potts farm sold for 1725 to George A Dever and the 60 acre Potts farm sold for 1050 to M Dever.
Charles Stevens hosts a pound party at his father’s handsome Stevens Avenue residence on a February Saturday evening, inviting neighbors with a playful jab about singled life. John Johnstone runs Brown Roller Flour Mills, delivering ample flour meal and feed, earning farmers’ praise for a reliable mill and honest miller.
Prof and Mrs Hanna of Baltimore hosted a fine Thursday evening lecture in the new chapel titled A Trip to Porto Rico along with songs and recitations. Local business news mentions H M Thompson receiving carriages farm wagons and land rollers and an elevator ready for spring trade. George C Moore reelected Sunday school superintendent. Rev Kennard invited back for another conference year. William E Hicks improves after illness. The Misses Reese visit Easton and return. A Washingtons Birthday event is planned for Thompson's Hall next Friday. Ira Williams returns from Virginia.
Young residents enjoy the skating at ice ponds with a party traveling to Williston pond Wednesday. A butterfly specimen at M W T Thawley's home measures six and a half inches. The literary society was hosted by Mrs. H T Nuttle with large attendance. Mrs. Charles Cannon is ill at home with a disease complication. Mrs. Frank Nuttle of Denton visited sister Mrs. J Atwood Todd this week. Kirwin Smith fell on ice, suffering a severe cut to his forehead. Farmers haul stone lime. Tilghman Nuttle was on the sick list last week.
American Corner resident Mr James B Howard of near American Corner fell on a Philadelphia street last Wednesday and broke his arm. Messrs T W Bradley and John Harris prepare a hothouse to grow early tomato and cabbage plants. Mr H T Roop, a busy blacksmith, stays active in cold weather. Mr Charles Howard Jr is on the sick list.
Mias Rose Hand visits friends near Templeville as Knotts and Carter wrap up improvements to their storeroom in the locality.
Michael Drygalasky, a stranger, was arrested in Ridgely as he boarded a train to Philadelphia. A watch and chain belonging to Henry Ziegler were found on him. Ziegler had sheltered the man briefly after he came hungry. A local man, Mr. Long, owns a curious animal with fox like ears and a coon like tail, captured nearby with its mate. Other local news notes include property sales of the late Samuel B. Replogle, postponed lectures, wagon accident damages, and residents moving or visiting in Ridgely.
The Epworth League monthly meeting featured readings, a recitation by Miss Mabel Shull, and a debate on whether what the conscience calls right is right. the affirmative won unanimously. A social evening for Miss Mary Nouse drew several locals, and upcoming events include “The Merry Minstrels” in Mozart Hall and a February 22 rehearsal of “Uncle Josh” at Barclay. Fox Club activity and quiet fox or dog talk by town leaders noted. A sleighing accident left a horse unconscious after slipping on ice, and Prof and Mrs Hanna presented a well attended lecture “A Trip to Porto Rico.” Farmers worked to fill I. E. Wilson’s ice house with seven inches of ice.
Dr Tl W B Rowe, a Baltimore trained physician and former Charles county resident, is arranging to locate in our town with strong support from Dr Chambers. F P Hummer of the Home School of Correspondence reports many village enrollments in the business course, seen as a wise use of time and small fees. Robert Jarrell attends the Cannners Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In the Orphans Court last Tuesday the will of Margaret A Mowbray was presented for probate. Executors and trustees reported debts and accounts for several deceased individuals. The real estate sale drew crowds with bids culminating in multiple purchases including the old Choptunk Hotel, a modern law office site planned by buyers, and several farms and lots sold to various bidders.
Family descendants in Cecil County and Kent County claim a share of Lady Mary Townley’s 160 million estate now in London Chancery Court. Attorney KE Price of Wilmington, Delaware, says he has the facts and helped source the Baltimore Herald article. Descendants of Tollus Robinson may benefit, with proof of relationship needed.
Mr Elias W Williamson urged the county school system and residents to acquire adjoining high school lots and offered to donate 100 toward the purchase. He also proposed accepting a triangular park site at Sixth Street and Williston Shell Road from Jonathan W Kerr and Torsey estate owners, pledging 20 toward improvements.
In a witty exchange from the Washington Star a thoughtful man claims the era is irreverent and questions Washington’s greatness in every respect. Senator Soreaim counters that Washington probably earned less money than a man of his stature, prompting speculation about perceptions of fame and wealth.
The steamer Endeavor was blocked by ice off the Chester river mouth near Love Point on Saturday, trapping forty passengers for about a night. An ice boat opened a route, and the voyage resumed with passengers describing the experience as enjoyable and novel despite the delay.
Mrs W L Breeding and daughters Myrtle and Florence visit friends in Philadelphia and Doylestown Pa. Mrs T F Johnson with two daughters travels to Baltimore for winter. Col A W Sisk attends Milwaukee canners convention. Miss Ida Mollvaine visits sister Mrs Josephine Dunn in Dover. Captain John H Osman at Centreville critically ill. Prof M Bates Stephens ill at Carrollton Hotel. Miss Bertha Jamison of Baltimore visits Miss Bertha Stewart. Rev W R Mowbray of Bridgeville in town. Mr Frank A White of Easton visits Denton. Mrs Garrettson Smith of Queen Anne ill. Mr Charles H Blackiston ill with typhoid. Mrs Osear Clark improving. Mrs W C Morgan ill.
Pleasant Statum, a Confederate veteran, died at his home near Fowling Creek after a four month illness. A brain tumor caused by an accident left him blind and deaf, with difficulty swallowing before death. He was 67, a Mississippi native, survived by a widow and five sons. Funeral by Rev. J. W. Fogle at his house. interment in Denton cemetery. Also reported: Mrs. Elizabeth Pool, 92, died at Federalsburg.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a personally conducted trip to California departing February 23. Passengers travel in special Pullman cars to El Paso Texas and transfer to the Mexico and California Special for the return to New York. Round trip tickets are 370 dollars from most points, with Pittsburgh set at 370 dollars. Information available from ticket agents or Cieo W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent in Philadelphia. J W Kerr, president, calls a meeting of the Denton Cemetery Association.
E S Creed argues that many waste talent as time passes and urges diligent effort in everyday duties. He states testing comes to all, demanding full effort in ordinary tasks. nobility of heart and steadfast life lead from clerkship to higher roles, as youth learn to do duties with all their might.
The Stephens Literary Society held a Friday meeting where Elma Cade read an essay on the effects of Agriculture and Manufacture on morals, May Gelletty spoke on the Importance of Fine Arts in Education, and a debate weighed whether a man can do more with ambition than money. Participants included Greenlee, Hobbs, Smith, Merriken, Murphy, Nuttle, Wright, Fullerton, Adams, Downes, Griffin, with Paisley as president and Brombaugh as secretary.
Car oline county commissioners join other state boards in urging repeal of the six year personal property listing requirement. They argue it is unnecessary and costly and note the law prescribes listing under a board of assessors which does not exist. The 1898 act deferred personal property assessing to 1902 and every six years thereafter, but no counties have begun implementing it.
The second Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jacksonville offers two weeks in Florida. It departs New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington by special train on February 18, with excursion tickets including railway transport Pullman berth meals en route and return. Rates vary by origin from 48 to 53 dollars, with proportionate rates from other points. Tickets and information available from ticket agents or Geo W Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
George A. Deakyne of Love Point Land and Improvement Co. has dis posed of the interests of North Carolina capitalists in the property. Purchasers are Dr. William E. Wolfe and Thomas C. Horsey of Laurel Delaware. Weather permitting, work will start on wharfage and bluff grading. The company, now affiliated with Queen Annes Railroad, plans Love Point as a premier Chesapeake Bay summer resort.
Deputy Collector Charles O. Melvin of Worcester visited Denton and secured a list of guardians and administrators bonds filed in the Orphans' Court since last July. He notified parties that a 50 cent stamp must be affixed to each bond under a ruling of the Department of Internal Revenues, noting Congress may have erred in repealing the War Tax Act. The department had previously advised that bonds were not required to be stamped.
Home tip explains a simple test to judge egg age as prices rise from 20 to 30 cents a dozen. Dissolve six ounces of salt in a glass of water and drop eggs in sequence. A one day old egg sinks, three days sinks near the bottom, five days or more floats with more of the shell protruding.
State farmers institutes conducted by Director William L Amoss met in Greensboro and Ridgely on Monday and Tuesday. Topics covered included Feed and Feeding Profitable Potato Growing Care and Feeding of Young Animals and Poultry for Profit plus home conveniences and education of farmers children. Large audiences approved the program and urged Ridgely inclusion next year.
An item notes that Smith claims Reliable Cough Balsam cures all coughs or colds, while another line mentions a sale at Colston's.
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