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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
3
A Denton page retells community happenings from markets and ads to weather and church notes. Townsfolk seek farm rentals and livestock trade, while Capt. Thomas and others recover from ice slips. Skating rinks open, meetings draw crowds, and sheriff’s office moves to a jail building with prisoners in winter comfort.
Obituary notices from Caroline county report the deaths of Mrs. Sarah M. Stephens aged sixty two of Denton after cancer. Also William T. Dukes of Locust Grove Kent county Maryland died after a windmill accident. George W. Collison of Caroline county died in Baltimore aged 83. Funeral details and survivors listed for each.
The Canton Eu lehre Club young men hosted a large gathering at the Lany Building assembly rooms Monday evening. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. J. Howard Pastorfield, Albert G. Towers, and T. Clayton Horsey. Several residents and visitors were noted in attendance including J. W. Funk and family moving to Denton, Frank Stewart and Emma Hubbard as guests, Ela Wallis visiting East Denton, Nannie Taylor visiting N M Jarman, Harvey L. Cooper entertaining guests, and Hall Barnhart taking lectures at the Maryland Agricultural College. Others mentioned include Mrs. Somers Bilake and Nan L. Mildren with various travels.
In Vurrsville Mr and Mrs T Wilson Porter hosted a Wednesday night gathering for their brother Harry Porter of New York. Guests included Sadie Fowler Frederica Bertha Longfellow Ruthsburg Edith CorneLca Simpson Leslye Eliza beth Gheezum Walter George Denton Frank Longfellow Whiteleysburg Harry Porter New York Harry Delong Wilbur Jacobs Phil Cheezum. After games they dined on cake and ice cream before Porter returned to New York Monday. T H Robinson and daughter Iva visited Goldsboro Henderson friends last week. Miss Bessie Cahall, recently near Greenwood, returned home nearby.
Greensboro veteran Joseph H Sparks, after forty years as section foreman, is placed on the pension list. Succeeding him is S D Carrow of Cordova. Mary LeCompte of Philadelphia returns home after two months with her mother. L P Mullikin returns to Baltimore. Chas I Pritchett business trip to Philadelphia this week. S D Carrow assumes Bridgeville section briefly. Fred P Roe attends Conoers Convention in Buffalo. Almont Baggs visits Baltimore last week. Mr and Mrs R E Jarman visit friends in Baltimore. Frank Robbs trips to Wilmington. Geo Horsey spends time in Wilmington. Harry Stevenson listed as sick.
Edward Platshak sold his timber tract near Preston to A. B. E. McCann of Pennsylvania. McCann plans to saw and sell the timber. Barrow Real Estate Agency arranged the sale. Attendees at the canners convention in Buffalo include Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Sisk and others.
Templesite notes a crowded New York scene as the Thaw case progresses. Sleighing joy remains, Belton Jr. shows promise for summer, Rev. E. H. Collins preaches Power. P.O. S. of A. growth continues with three new members planned. Teachers finish February exams. Mrs. Knotts suffers neuralgia.
Last Saturday afternoon Mr W Heather and his daughter Miss Beffa with Miss Jones were jolted by a near miss on a north bound railroad when a sleigh was thrown onto the tracks. All escaped unharmed as the horses behaved and the ladies reboarded smilingly. Capt T B Heather hosted a small dinner Thursday for friends including Miss Omma Hallett Milford Miss Cora M Pippin Effa W Heather and Lara Heather. Mrs Capt Heather was summoned to Philadelphia by the death of her granddaughter. Other tidings: Mrs G W Smith of Philadelphia visited her mother Mrs James W Fitzsimmons, Mr Samuel Lord the local merchant traveled to Coschester county, Miss A Vanca Jones joined G W Smith’s Architectural Supply in Philadelphia, a depot lamp improved railroad premises, Mr B F Rickards recovered from grip, and Mr J W Bordley bought ferrets.
Concord reports Mr Hayward Hignatt and Miss Anna visiting cousin Miss Anna Wright in Friendship. Philadelphia broker Mr Clayton Nichols spends winter with mother Mrs W W Dukes. Mrs Olla Collins visits sister Mrs Nelson McMahan. J W Johnson improves after illness. Sleighing joy among youths. Aaron Griffiths sick list. New wallpaper patterns offered by Thomas and Messer at 3015 W Baltimore St Baltimore.
State Superintendent Dr M Bates Stephens has issued a booklet with data and programs for Washingtons Birthday Maryland Day and Arbor and Bird Day observances in public schools The materials emphasize Maryland Day as a history study focusing on 1633 to 1750 and discuss prewar colonial history Calvert charter and early settlement cooperative home school efforts and the revival of social uses of schools with literary exercises and parent turnout plans to strengthen school community ties
Friends and patrons are invited to tour Caroline High School on Friday February 22. The day features pupil work displays, an afternoon Washington birthday exercise, an address on patriotism by Henry St Lewis, and an evening program with music and talks by Superintendent Noble, Rev J Gibson Gantt and others. Parents are urged to attend to discuss home and school.
Dr Britton D Evans superintendent of Morris Plains State Asylum says Thaws condition showed adolescent insanity and paranoid and maniacal traits with exaggerated ego after visits beginning August 1906 at the Tombs. He notes Evans observed eight visits and that testimony covered personal delusions and persecutory fears.
A delegation of about twenty five taxpayers from the Fifth and Eighth districts urged County Commissioners on Tuesday to authorize constructing one and a half miles of road north east of Federalspurg. Spokesman Edward E. Goslin presented a petition from forty two taxpayers claiming the improvement boosts nearby real estate values, with the state paying half and the county covering two tenths. The board will rule next Tuesday.
The ordination of Mr. William Nicholas Weir to the Deaconate by Bishop Adams occurred last Sunday. Rev. Mr. Gantt preached the sermon on Separated to Minister Unto Him and, with strong twofold views on Separation and Ministry, noted the duties and privileges of a deacon as an ambassador for Christ. A night sermon on Treasures in Heaven followed. Rev. Chesley Gantt of New York assisted, the Altar Guild prepared a beautiful chapel, music was excellent, and large congregations attended.
A Sunday School lesson on Lot choosing the plain of Jordan over Abram’s invitation. Lot seeks earthly wealth and social ease, moves toward Sodom, and faces judgment. Abram’s faith yields expansive divine promise as God reorients vision from sight to faith and extends his territory from Dan to Beersheba.
The passage asserts that belief is a personal choice, comparing options to the biblical figures Lot and Abram. It emphasizes that each individual must decide for themselves, guided by their own faith.
Directors of Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company met Tuesday evening at N. M. Thompson's to discuss rapid installation of new phones. W T Hicks, Deputy Supreme Archon of Galena, installed officers of Tuckahoe Conclave No 28 of Heptasopis after which oysters with trimmings were served.
A solemn Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday the 13th and lasts forty days. The Church calls on members to recall the Saviour's fasting, temptations, agony, crucifixion, and to act with charity. Rev. Gantt of Christ Church sets weekly prayers for Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 30 p m and Thursdays at 10 30 a m with special services planned for Good Friday and Easter Day.
Lacey Luddreth of Le noir North Carolina describes a long cough cure with Chamberlains Cough Remedy after resisting earlier medicines. She says a friend bought a bottle, urged its use, and four bottles cured her cough. For sale by Douglass Drug Store and A L Duffey Hillsboro.
A wartime lover recalls sweet Margaret with light brown curls and starry eyes, pledged marriage before he leaves for war. Years pass with no word, return delayed and loneliness settles at their deserted home, ending in the haunting line VirginIa Wheel.
A promotional appeal touts LeGore Combination Lime as affordable path to wealth for farmers. It notes small price differences are offset by better results and invites buyers to compare prices from LeGore Lime Co in LeGore Maryland and Smithson. Also mentions local ice skating on Hog Creek pond, ice houses filled, a sick list improvement, and a Maryland Delaware Virginia land sale brochure listing 100 acres for 39 dollars per acre with timber and improvements, plus 50 other farms and timber lands offered by Barrow Beau Estate Agency, Preston Missouri.
Mr E H Wheatley and his sister Miss Alice visited friends at Ridgely, staying for a short time and returning home after the visit.
A Ridgely institute hosted an address by R L Watts, a seasoned market gardener. He stressed soil condition over chemistry, moisture retention, large yields, early planting, thorough tillage, and liberal feeding as keys to profit, plus careful cleaning, grading, and packing to secure uniform quality and salable condition.
The card of A. K. Robins & Co., dealers in canners' outfits, is published in the Journal today.
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