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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
3
Items of News from All Parts of the County Note upcoming court sessions. Circuit Court will meet January 10 and January 16. Orphans’ Court also set for January 16. Officials urge attention to calendar.
Senator Goldsborough drafts an anti-cigarette bill while real estate and auction notices appear from Everngam and Covey. Deaths include Mr. T Waters Russell and Mr. Paynter Frame. Advertisements for ham prices, tomatoes contracts, and a photo studio fill the page along with bank notices and committee assignments.
Several marriage notices and social visits are reported. Margaret Cook wed Ira Calvin Butler at St Pauls church Greensboro with nearby relatives and attendants. J Nelson Richards and Nannie Jones married in Baltimore, later moving to Ridgely. Jefferson Hill wed Nellie Outten near Burrsville. Local social roundup notes guests and visits among Denton and surrounding towns.
Tuesday the Orphans' court approved inventories of Nathan J. Corkran and Miriam E. Fisher estates and granted orders to sell. Howard Melvin presented Fisher will for probate. Alexander McKnatt's administrator T Clayton Horsey had inventory approved and a sale order. A citation was ordered for John E. Friend to close Francis H. Friend's administration on the 23rd.
The market summary lists Whest market bids for No. 2 red at 86 cents, No. 2 steamer at 80 cents, and No. 3 at 13 cents, with corn prices for No. 2 white yellow and mixed at about 47 to 40 cents. Poultry prices show chickens 12 to 14 cents, turkeys 16 cents, ducks 13 to 15, geese 13 to 11, eggs 19 cents, and geese feathers per pound at 0. Details include potatoes white 75 cents per bushel, sweet potatoes 1 to 2 dollars per barrel, onions 70 cents per bushel, veal calves 8 cents, lambs 74 cents, sheep 5 to 6 cents, beef hides green 10 to 11 cents, salt green hides 11 cents, and furs with prices for otter 14 dollars, mink 2 to 3 dollars, red fox 1.50, raccoon large 85 cents, muskrat black 33 cents, brown 18 cents.
Architect Davis of Baltimore authorized by the County Commissioners to draft jail plans with an estimated cost near ten thousand dollars. Previous designs for a twenty thousand dollar structure were rejected. Proposed site is on Gay and First streets if the lot is secured. Also notes district managers for Women posting signs and distributing samples with salary details. Includes unrelated classified items from IDEAL SHEAR Co. and Thomas & Messer catalog snippets.
The column lists revival services at Holiness Mission led by Nettie Gibson and Bessie Jones with an all day meeting planned on Sunday. It notes weddings, visitors, illness, and visits across Dilsboro Ridgely Queen Anne Baltimore Denton Philadelphia and Georgetown, with several local residents and visitors named. Five converts reported at Ames revival. other church events and personal visits described.
Preston Adams Peters mill near Grove shipped many thousand feet of fine white oak lumber from Preston in the last ten days. Ladies' Aid Society plans a February entertainment featuring a drama. Mrs Elizabeth Noble Funeral of Mrs Noble near Ellwood aged 78. Harry Whiteley recovering at home. R M Beauchamp of Denton took Preston Pharmacy management. C M Johnson in Baltimore and Philadelphia. John E Henry visited Preston en route to Baltimore. Miss Anna Price Henderson visiting Dr Downes. E L Fooks couple in Denton. Edith Noble visited Greensboro.
Mr and Mrs Adam Krantz of Pennsylvania moved in town this week and plan to store fresh meat at J T Blades storehouse. Herman Connelly hosted friends last Tuesday. Agnes Waddell of Bethlehem stayed with Clara Wright earlier this week. Alva Blades departed Tuesday to Baltimore and then Jamaica for several weeks. Lee Hastings of Baltimore visited J T Blades on Sunday. Luther Blades traveled to Annapolis for a business trip. Revival meetings this week saw several conversions.
A silver social will be held at Mrs. W. L. Cooper's Tuesday evening, the 23d. Proceeds for the benefit of the parronage. All are cordially invited. Miss Nan Mildren, primary instructor of Caroline schools, visited our school this week. G. C. W. Johnson and C. W. Melvin plan to operate a cannery this season. Mrs. Martin of Smyrna visited sister Mrs. M. E. Jarman this week. Our town will vote on an incorporation bill today. Mrs. Robert Jarrell visiting Preston.
The eggs of the Bob White under a bantam hen will yield good results. The Department of Agriculture will send directions for raising any varieties of game birds in the United States and Mexico. The Department estimates annual restocking demand at about $5 to $0 per dozen.
Sunday school lesson analyzes Luke chapter two verses forty through fifty two. It frames Jesus as a sinless, dutiful child who respected parents and studied scriptures, noting Mary and Joseph's devout upbringing. The piece urges parents to involve children in church, cites Jesus in the temple, and invites readers to subscribe.
A Christmas week report notes a colored man arrested for profanity and two more colored men caught with a constable while planning a buggy ride. Sheriff hunts down two escapees named Satterfield and Sleepy after they fled Denton jail. Sleepy evades pursuit in a night escape. Also mentions local civic leaders, store openings, and a hospital operation for Mrs. Corkran. A tomato price dispute outlines possible $8 to $10 per ton prices and market pressures. Obituary notices for Mrs. Almira Melvin and Mrs. Miriam Fisher conclude the item.
Mr Wilton Porter and Miss Sadie Cheezum united in marriage on Thursday evening January 11 at the bride’s home by Rev H S Johnson. Mr Robert Cochran and daughter Edna recently visited town and returned to Crisfield. Edna Booth of near Greenwood and R Henry Stafford of Philadelphia were Mrs A T Garrett’s guests last week. Rev F T Little, President of the Maryland Conference, preached at the M P Church. Mr and Mrs Charlie Cannon attended the funeral of Mrs Cannon’s father Tilghman Thomas at Ridgely. T H Robinson and sister Mary spent several days with Henderson and Marydel friends. Rev Mr Stevens of Dover preached at the M E Church.
Concord residents report family visits and health news. Clifford Thawley and wife Pauline spend time with Mrs Thawley’s parents J W Johnson. Walter Kelley and ex Sheriff W J Hignutt traveled in Baltimore and Annapolis. Anna Hignutt returns from Greensboro and Whiteleysburg visits. Walter Wright ill with pneumonia near Chestnut Grove. Mervin from Virginia visiting Concord friends.
Fruit growers around Ridgely met at the town hall on Wednesday to form the Ridgely Fruit Growers Association. It begins with 46 members led by President T. S. Day, Vice President Walter J. Hoffman, and Secretary-Treasurer Benedict Weaver. The group aims to lower handling costs and improve shipping facilities.
Lola Walls three years old to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walls died Sunday morning after terrible suffering. Funeral services led by Rev. BE H. Collins were held Tuesday, with interment in Greensboro cemetery. Mrs. E. T. Spencer, visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gooden, left Tuesday to visit sisters in Philadelphia New York and Brooklyn before returning to Spencerport, New York.
More fatalities stem from colds than any other cause and early treatment prevents danger. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is promoted as prompt and effective, aiding nature by loosening cough, relieving lungs, and opening secretions. Sold by Douglass Drug Store in Denton and Hillsboro.
Retired Methodist Protestant Church clergyman Rev William A Crouse died at his Westminster home last Thursday at age 81 from heart trouble. He served over forty years in the Maryland Annual Conference and pastored in Caroline County and Western Maryland. A funeral at the Westminster Methodist Protestant Church featured Rev L E Warner and others with Masonic and I C C F lodge attendance. Survived by two sons, Prof William S. Crouse and Rev Thomas O. Crouse, and a daughter Mrs Theodore Derr. Mrs Crouse aided in church work and died earlier.
History of a policy issued by the National of Vermont on the life of Henry B. Hyde founder and president of Equitable Life. Premiums paid 7824.00, dividends 2864.73, net cost 51459.37, face value 10,000 paid to the estate at death. dividends 30.2 percent of premiums. National claims lower death rate and higher interest, officers' salaries under 8000.
A farm near Preston is offered with out-buildings in good repair and rents for this year. Possession Jan 1 1907. The property is subject to a 2000 mortgage bearing interest paid to Feb 2 1906, with possible continuance arranged through the mortgagee. Location near Easton, B C A Railway, and Choptank wharf offers strong shipping options. cash deposit 10% due sale day. title at purchaser expense. A liberal loan may be negotiated through Charles B. Harrison.
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