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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1900
Page
5
Public notice lists the Circuit Court meeting on January 8 and the Orphans' Court on January 20. Levy Court will meet January 23 alongside the School Board which also schedules a January 23 session. The calendar highlights key local government bodies and dates in January for citizen attendance.
An all day meeting is planned at Wesley M E Church next Tuesday. Various local notes report property transactions deaths and court actions. Agricultural talks cover soil fertility fertilizers poultry and fruit growing with a Maryland soils lecture noting geological connections and calls for more funding for farmers institutes.
Parson Green joined Ezekiel Hutson and Ela Darling of Goldsboro and Owen H Purnell of Hartley Del with Lida Stewart of Templeville Wednesday evening. Dr G W Goldsborough and wife depart for Baltimore for specialist treatment. Several locals visit or relocate as townsfolk attend society meetings and visits.
In Baltimore this week were Mr. and Mrs. J. F P Ledman and others. Young people visited a nearby gipsy camp for fortune telling. Mr. Or Patton traveled to Annapolis to assume his legislative post. Rev. Mr. Taylor and Rev. Mr. Walton exchanged pulpits. Protracted meetings continue at Preston MME Church. The Literary Society meets at Dr Noble's this evening.
The revival attracts many conversions at the parsonage where Miss Annie Dryden of Baltimore is staying with Mrs. Beauchamp. Willard C. Todd relocates to his remodeled home. Mrs. Wm. I. Liden visits her son in Philadelphia. Miss Georgia Stevens travels to Baltimore to visit relatives.
Hrev Moore of the M E Church South in Hillsboro preached here Tuesday evening for Rev T A J O Brien. The whist club was entertained Monday evening by Miss Grace Stambaugh who left Wednesday for a several days visit in Washington. Miss Ethel Bartlett of Centreville is visiting Mrs James IH Smith.
A notice invites patrons to a benefit event at Jones Hall on Saturday evening January 27 1900 to raise funds for Ridgely School Teachers. The advertised menu promises lunch and a maiden, presenting a lighthearted sail into the social event.
Photographs show Miss Minta E Todd and Orlan T Kelley wed at Harmony Church last Wednesday at five past five. The ceremony featured Mendelssohn music, a reception, and a coastal trip to Washington. Returns include notice of the Delahunty wedding trip in Florida and local court and levy actions with administrators, road commissions, and various accounts.
The meeting of Choptank Conclave No. 28 Improved Order of Heptasophs adopted resolutions mourning the death of brother Fames Groen. They praise his kindness and sympathy, award condolences to his family, and order publication in the county papers and minutes of the Conclave. Also notes a Chamberlains Cough Remedy endorsement with local sellers listed.
A string of Caroline county obituaries notes the sudden death of Boniah Fleming of Easton who collapsed in a carriage between Linwood and Boothwyn while being driven to meet friends. He had served as railroad agent in Ridgely and Easton and held roles with Baltimore firms before entering the fertilizer trade. He leaves a wife and three grown children, with funeral services held at Trinity Cathedral Easton.
The report lists Maryland Senate and House committee assignments for the 30th General Assembly. Notable items include Messick on agriculture and labor committees, Ledman on contingent fund civil service reform and militia, Satterfield on Library Chesapeake bay and tributaries with printing chair, and Carrington named clerk to the Claims committee. Also noted is Brewington’s aid to a 3250 annual Peninsula Hospital appropriation, a bicycle side-path bill, and Satterfield’s bequest bill for Jane S. Graham. Obituaries and local notices follow, including Mezick and Brodess deaths, with poems and family tributes. The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a Mexico tour in February with multiple agent contacts listed.
On Tuesday the school commissioners ordered four new desks for Goldsboro primary room and ten desks for Federalsburge Academy. A library is to be established at Long's school. The secretary was told she may not compel pupils to sweep when parents object.
A live pigeon shooting match will be held here today with Eas ton and Cordova gunners as contestants. Mes. Le M. OR. Carter visits her ill father Col. James Merrick Barclay. Mr. Willie Sisk returns to Dickinson College after a vacation with his father. Mr. FP. Sisk.
A Denton ad quotes J A Dodgen of Alpna retta Ga praising Chamberlain s Pain Balm as the best liniment after other medicines and a doctor failed One application relieves rheumatic pain The ad lists local sellers W E Brown Colston and Hugh Duffey Also notes ongoing Union revival services at Wesley M E Church.
In Denton and surrounding areas, residents and visitors enjoy social visits and travels. George Rice of Philadelphia and his bride visit his father and brother in Williston and Tuckahoo Neek. Miss Anna Poole and Ernest E. Wright are guests of the Nobles. Leland and Jennie Wyatt visit Philadelphia and New Jersey. editor William Saulsbury and his bride spend winter in Los Angeles. Other items note anniversaries, jobs, and health, including Rev. George W. Bowman wedding anniversary, Charles R. Wilson's Edgemoor Iron Works appointment, Delegate Leduum in Denton, and rheumatism-afflicted J. E. Nichols.
Reverend Sparks W Melton of Franklin Square Baptist Church urged tomorrow's young men to enlarge and cultivate their minds through daily newspapers. He noted the press widens horizons by linking readers to world events and science, criticizing youth for neglecting reading and overindulging in cigarettes, while praising country boys for digesting news and rising to the challenge.
An ad extols Roschee's German Syrup as a cure for severe coughs and lung troubles claiming it heals, stimulates tissue, reduces inflammation, aids expectoration, and ensures rest. Sample bottles are listed from W E Browns in Poeteus Md and Richards & Co in Marydel. A separate note mentions a pope allegedly considering priests marrying in Catholic regions, with bishops in South America given permission.
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