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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1908
Page
2
Centor Journal dated Saturday morning February 22 1908 reports local notices and brief items from Howard Welvin and the firm Melvin and Johnson publishers. It notes community happenings and small town happenings typical of year 1908 editions.
Governor Crothers pushes a systematic review of all state appropriations, especially to charitable institutions, to save money. He aims to reduce overlaps where one institution could cover needs of two, insisting the state’s funds be managed economically. He notes the presidents and voters and temperance debates as context for his efficient reforms and lists new appointments to the Senate and various state posts.
The record lists numerous states with Prohibition status by county or city, noting totals, percentages, and licenses. Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin show varied progress from widespread Prohibition to mixed license towns.
The Philadelphia School for Nurses at 2219 Chestnut Street issues a call to ambitious American girls to enter nursing. The school promises excellent pay, independence, and respect for trained nurses, with growing class sizes and free scholarships funded by a generous endowment. Recruitments aim to draw applicants from small towns and country districts for the coming year.
Young women graduates are employed across the United States and abroad, serving in mission fields and home communities. They hold positions in large institutions and earn gratitude for life changing blessings. Courses are forming and applications should be sent promptly for early admittance with full information on request.
In sad but loving memory of my dear wife who departed this life February 22 1990 She saw her duty and did it every day H C Morgan.
In loving remembrance of my husband Roger H Covey who departed this life two years ago February 21 1906. Two years oh how we have missed him here. No human tongue can tell but some day when our work is done we shall be with him in the home above.
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australien Leaf as a safe reliable regulator for women with back urinary glandular or kidney pains. It claims a certain cure and offers a 50 cent price with a free sample package from The Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY.
Virtue of power vested in me by a deed of trust for Wallace C. Wilson Ridgely Maryland, bearing February 4 1908, I will sell the described real estate in front of the courthouse door in Denton Maryland on the specified date.
On Tuesday March 10 1908 between 2 and 4 pm a sale offers Lot 1 on the north side of Second Avenue West Ridgely Maryland fronting 42 feet, depth 180 feet, area 7560 sq ft. It borders William Ringgold and adjacent lots 1 and S. Improvements include a two story frame barn a 16x42 iron roofed stable shed, and a 40x25 iron roofed warehouse all in elegant repair.
Property at the corner of Second Avenue West and First Street Ridgely Maryland includes fifty eight by sixty seven feet frontage. It adjoins parcel No 3 to the east and north and features a large two story frame building along First Street and Second Avenue West. Part occupied by The Caroline Sun and another by F R Tinley carriage repair and paint shop.
The bill seeks appointment of a trustee to sell three parcels of land in Ridgely Caroline County Maryland at First street and Second avenue West. The property includes a two story frame building and a skating rink with intent to pay legacies and distribute proceeds. The suit also details Samuel S Smith on death leaving descendants and a Greensboro Maryland farm to secure legacies. Court notice requires absent heirs to appear by March 18 1905.
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