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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1896
Page
3
Orphans Court will meet Jan. 21. The schedule lists hearings and filings for the Lewy case among other matters, with court sessions set to convene at the usual time in the courthouse.
Skaters enjoy the flat ice while townsfolk note repairs and new buildings. Postmaster appointments, tax notices, estate ads, and meet announcements fill the week. Obituaries for Hynson Melvin and Mary Ellen Maloy. school roll of honor. trolley work begins between Lewes and Rehoboth. rivers frozen and boating limited amid cold. Democratic and Republican maneuvering for county offices unfolds with candidacies, notaries, and assessors debated as elections approach.
The Orphans Court met Tuesday as J Ed Willis presented Mary Tryphenia Horsey s will and named guardian for Samuel Henry Horsey, her minor son. Register James B Steele was directed to arrange fitting for the new court house room. Dressmaking notice by Lipa Saulsbury announces start early next year.
Construction progress on the Queenstown to Denton line nears half completion while the contractor Merritt faces pressure to accelerate labor. Directors report delays from Queen Anne’s land rights and condemnation risk, with plans to award a new contract to push ahead in Delaware. Chief Engineer Travel drafts bridge plans as engineers survey the river for specifications.
Last Tuesday evening a Poverty Party was held at the M P Parsonage with about fifty attendees. Refreshments included corn bread fat meat ginger soaps and coffee. Several locals attended gatherings hosted by Mr R H Dill and Mr Ben Hopking. Visitors and travelers shared news of holidays and school moves among friends and relatives in the area.
The Journal corrects an earlier report about the disappearance of Garlison Perkins, a colored trapper. A false hint of his body found near Dover Bridge was spread by an informant who later admitted error. No solution emerges and the case remains unsettled.
The newly elected State's Attorney William H. Doweese assumed duties Monday, succeeding Mr. Jump. He is noted as the county's youngest prosecuting officer and marks the first signing of the test book since 1856. The passage recalls past officeholders from Hopkins Tarr in 1856 through Joshua W. Bisant in 1880, Marshall S. Mutchler, Henry R. Lewis, and others, noting earlier oath dates and succession.
W. E. Brown advertises No. 1 cooking raisins at 6 cents per pound and prunes at twenty five cents for a specified quantity.
Long historical sketch traces Thomas Culbreth and Caroline County politics from early Federalist leanings to Democratic alignment, detailing assembly elections in 1803 1807 and 1808, the 1808 poor law changes, a public quarrel between Brown Culbreth and local figures, and the ensuing pamphlet war with Rob Ross and Elizabeth Price affidavits, ending with subsequent civic roles and the Brown Culbreth firm lasting until 1811.
Comings and nuptials fill the Denton notes with weddings at Conceal M E Church and Vienna M P Church plus invitations for a Hillsborough M E ceremony. Miss Katie Hobbs hosts a school library party with prizewinners Nellie W Fisher and Arthur Fisher. Other locals visit greensboro, Milford, and Marydel as residents travel and gatherings conclude.
Church Notes report officers elected for the M E Sunday School including Superintendent H R Lewis and secretary Lena Stewart. Protracted M E Church South services at Hillsborough with Rev J W Grubb. Cardinal Satolli inducted as Cardinal at Baltimore. Bishop Adams preaches in Baltimore. confirmation at St Elizabeths on Jan 19. Greensborough M E Church board invites Rev J A Arters to another year. All day holiness meeting at Sheppard Chapel. Presiding Elder R H Adams to preach at Harris Chapel tomorrow.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society reveals a multiday program in Town Hall with lectures and committee reports on fruits trees sales and marketing. Notable speakers include Prof. Massey, Hon. Powell, and Prof. Chester with attendees urged to bring fruit samples for exhibition.
On Tuesday William H. Deen was named trustee of Harmony school replacing the deceased J. R. McNash. John W. Downes was appointed trustee of Houston's Branch school in place of Elijah Todd. The treasurer was told to buy necessary furniture for the board's office in the new courthouse. Williston public school closed due to scarlet fever. Health Officer Malone visited and anticipated reopening if no new cases. Families with cases urged to keep children home until February first with physician certificate of recovery for reentry.
A series of marriage notices and an obituary item from Marydel and Templeville: Dukes and Newlees. Walls and Bickling. Wix and Saunders wed in a Marydel Methodist church with Rev J A Arters officiating. The record lists other marriages of Taylor Stokeley Morris Cahall Soward Totheroh and States Temple death at age 34. The items reference Caroline Kent Greensborough Swarthmore Templeville and Marydel.
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