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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1910
Page
5
A digest of town items includes prices on flour and eggs, weather impacts, property trades, and upcoming church events. Local firms advertise special sales and discounts, while reports cover snow disruption, a theft at Wrights, and plans for a potential Armour plant in Ridgely.
Denton residents and students home for holidays are listed with their college origins from Western Maryland to Bryn Mawr and Dickinson. Visitors include Cornelius Comegys of Scranton, families host gatherings across Denton, and local figures travel between Baltimore Philadelphia and Easton amid cold, water shortages, with political caucus looming in Annapolis and a push to subscribe.
In Burrsville many residents relocate farms and homes including Nick Dulin moving to M B Stephens' place near Chilton's camp-ground and Henry Orwell to a Delaware farm. Arlie Price heads to the Melvin farm while Edgar H Stafford moves to a Saulsbury farm. The Union M P Sunday School treated members to songs recitals and a cantata. Also announced is the Philadelphia wedding of Miss Mary E Booker and Randall Harvey. Major Stokes, age 89, fractured his thigh after a slip on ice.Actor updates include sleighing parties and various visits as townsfolk prepare for holidays.
Residents move within the area include Cartwright to Wilmington and others occupying vacated properties. Several relatives from Philadelphia and Wilmington visit family in the county. A death near Love Point prompts detour for roadwork. revival meetings begin tomorrow led by Rev T J Lard.
The monthly list of unclaimed letters includes Linwood Single Susan Wilson Daisy Rochester T G Nelson Ralph Thomas Morlen 5S Wixen Miss Georgie Pearce Mr Ben Wisher and Thomas R Green. Callers must reference advertised letters to receive mail at the Denton post office before year end.
The community records numerous farm relocations in Queen Anne and nearby areas with residents like Joseph Brown Handy Robinson and Robert Patchett moving to new farms. Christmas dinners and visits flourish as families such as the Jump and Sherwood households host kin, while snowbound travel disrupts usual routes and daily life.
Goldsboro column laments the regular correspondent's absence during a Christmas snowstorm. A substitute mailed in, town changes include Miss Diefenderfer leaving teaching, Miss Dukes replacing her, and residents like Mr. and Mrs. Slemmers visiting Centreville. Several moves and snowbound conditions disrupt daily life and Christmas plans.
Miss Nellie Butler and sister Mary of Federalsburg and Frederica visit parents in Fowling Creek. Lawrence and Elbert Deen, Wilmington Conference Academy students, spend holidays with parents in Dover. Miss Mary Towers visits Grace Todd. Ladies' Aid meets at Mrs. George Rogers. Revival starts Sunday Jan 2. Louise Higgins visits relatives in Easton.
Students from Dickinson College Maryland Agricultural College Western Maryland College and Baltimore Normal School spend holidays at home. Provi dent Bank declares ten percent dividend. Mrs Merritt Parker and Ruth Noble return from Easton and Georgia. Karl Edlemann to Montana Medford Burgess in town for Christmas Florence Riley with Parsonburg parents. A Christmas entertainment was held in the M. E. Church. J H Barrow and family relocate to Baltimore.
The Sunday School Christmas treat, planned for Wednesday, has been moved to Thursday night next week due to the weather. Mrs. T. E. Willoughby visits her daughter in Ridgely while Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby spent holidays in Philadelphia. Mr. S. E. Hignatt of Peoples Bank visited his parents on Christmas Day. Miss Rhoda Marine of Ambler, Pa., is home for the holidays. Cold weather and storms keep oystermen ashore and bi valve scarce in the market.
A Greensboro locality update lists residents relocating among familiar properties and families. It notes Christmas season visits and gatherings, including Orrell family reunion attendees and several Gez residents visiting relatives in Cordova Philadelphia and Washington College.
Publishers Rev Charles M Elderdice and Mr Charles F Gambrill say they will not publish the Courier again but urge public spirited citizens to arrange its continuance Samuel Pittman son of the late David Pittman died at his uncle A B Pittmans home last Thursday Red Men attended the funeral and Mt Pleasant cemetery interment followed. The text includes garbled remnants about a nurse and illness.
Hobbs residents move as Clarence Hastings and James relocate to Delaware and Middle town while K Willoughby moves near Centreville. Christmas brought a partial Merriken family reunion and sleighing misadventure. Weather disrupted events. regular carriers retraced due to drifts. Santa busy with many gifts.
A string of local weddings is noted with details of couples and ceremonies. Edward Bowman and Ida Henderson wed at Easton Baptist pastorium with Lohengrin music. Bertha Lord and William Maloney married near Williston then to Hickman and Baltimore. A. Franklin LeCates and Maggie Coulbourne unite near Seaford. Phyllis Stitchberry and G Edgar Smith plan January fifth Easton nuptials. Beulah Stevenson and H Alvin Totherah set January fifth at family home. Nettie Elizabeth Callahan and Edward Norris announce January ceremony in Ridgely and Lancaster county VA.
The State Bureau of Immigration led by Commissioner J Boon Dukes submits a biennial report to the Governor. It highlights about 753,786 immigrants landed in 1909 up to December 1, with 4,286 intending to settle in Maryland, and notes many strangers invested nearly 3 million dollars in farm lands. The report urges improved domestic female labor access, mentions renewed European interest, denies malaria rumors, and calls for suitable legislation on office appropriations and term bonds.
Mrs Annie M Jopp wife of George L Jopp died at home near Hobbs on Tuesday night December 21 at age forty five. She was twice married first to Charles Bell of Delaware, then to Jepp after his death. In 1908 she underwent cancer stomach surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital but treatment failed. she returned home to decline gradually. Surviving are her husband and children Luther Jessie L and Grace.
The Baltimore Star reports the Owings Mills tragedy last Sunday in which 18 year old Rita Phillips formerly of West Denton died after Conrad Vox Jr a Maryland asylum teamster shot at her and Miss Edith Spence wounded another woman, set a house ablaze, and killed himself. The incident occurred at the Maryland Asylum grounds where all were connected.
In Orphans Court Tuesday Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood presided. J Dukes Downes administrator of Harry Ross presented a second account of sales and it was approved. A decree in equity appointed Elmer W Deen as trustee to sell the real estate of John Mines and Solomon W Driggans.
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