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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1907
Page
3
An Orphans' Court session, a school board meeting, and Levy Court will all convene on January 29. Officials urge attendance as agendas include standard proceedings and community updates.
The paper reports on exams next week, a new grocery in Carter Block, a mill idle, jail interior painting, and price changes at Burrsville Hardware. Fire destroys Joseph Ross home near Goldsboro, a yacht trip planned to James Town, and local trust deeds and sales. Easter dates, a typhoid death in Middletown, a paralytic stroke in Ingleside, and Maryland alumni events noted. Postage stamp change proposed to curb theft. Dwelling on Hickwan farm burned with Breeding family escaping in nightwear.
| The Progressive Euchre Club hosted by Miss Ann Eliza Garey at Cloverdale-Tuckahoe Neck featured prizes for ladies and gentlemen. A Hickman meeting united James R. Wooters and Sallie D. Peters in marriage. Numerous residents attended mixed social gatherings, nurseries of weddings, euchre parties, and visits across Denton and surrounding areas.
A warning notes that colds weaken lungs and invite serious diseases like pneumonia and other germ illnesses. It urges curing promptly with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, touts its world wide reputation, and lists Douglass Drug Store and Hillsboro sellers as sources.
Mrs Susan A Sipple widow of Zodoc Sipple died at her home near Burraville Sunday evening aged seventy two She bore her sufferings with patience and waited her Master s oul with a glad confidence of a happy life beyond She was mother of five surviving children Mrs Mary E Brown Thomas H John D Zadoc J and Miss Sarah Emma Sipple Funeral held Tuesday at Wesley M E Church Interment in the churchyard Also reported are child returns home from school and other local notices across Greensboro and vicinity including Ep worth League attendees and several local residents on sick lists and visits to Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore.
Director Wm Lee Amoss announces an institute at Ridgely on February 6 and 7. Topics cover farm practices such as soils forage crops and orchard management plus disease prevention and market gardening. Special speakers include R I Watts Augus tus Stabler and T E Orr with local voices. A boys corn exhibit and skating venues draw attention amid a tragic nearby fire death of a three year old in a tenant house.
Preston Farmers Institute drew a well attended gathering on Wednesday with speakers Prof Amoss Dr Stabler and Prof Watts covering topics such as The Growth of Alfalfa Cow Peas and Prevention of Diseases. Provident Savings Bank re elected its old board January 26 with cashier John W Payne resigning and no successor yet named. Church services resumed after weather disruption and continued through the week. Ladies Club met at Mrs J A Carmine s home. Mr R M Beauchamp visited West Virginia last week. Mrs Burton Proctor returned home.
The railroad near Havre de Grace to Perryville shortens NY to DC travel by removing curves and building a stone and iron bridge nearly a mile long. The new structure spans the river with 44,369 cubic feet of masonry and about 20,220,384 pounds of steel. A fire destroyed A. E. Coulbourne’s store and F. P. Corkran’s flour mill at Williamsburg on Tuesday morning.
The Epworth League hosts a supper tonight in A Hall P O 8 featuring favorite dishes for 25 cents. J A Davis of Carlisle PA visited last week to plan building a new farm house nearby. Thomas A Reese and his sister traveled to Clayton for their brother's wife funeral. Presiding Elder Koons will preach Sunday at 10 50 AM. Weather continues to change and is being tracked.
Thieves broke into Mr. M. P. Foote's store at Fowling Creek Thursday night and fled with 2.60 and groceries. Other notes mention Alonzo Christopher returning to Parsonburg after visiting his parents, Otia Rogers returning to Philadelphia after a visit, and Richard West of Baltimore guests. A late Saturday debate drew a large crowd, and Mrs. Clarence Deen improves from illness.
A Cecil Democrat urges using local gravel to repair clay roads that become nearly impassable every year. He argues gravel can be hauled from nearby sources cheaply, saving money and time when finances allow. The note also mentions corn crib storage with husks on and a brief ad for wedding invitations and wallpaper from local printers.
Mr and Mrs Alexander J Draper of near Willow Grove celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Friday evening. Miss Amy Sweeney has been in Philadelphia and is now at her parents home. Harry Moline of Philadelphia spends the week with his parents. Mrs W H Goodwin and daughter Maxine visit Mr Charles Seager near Centreville. Miss Andt Moore and Reynolds visit their mother Mrs IP B Sweeney. Mr Wm Scott of Labanon Del spent Sunday with his mother Mrs Catharine Arrants.
Authorities decide to rebuild one mile of the Denton toward Three Bridges road and one mile from Greensboro toward Boyce's Mill with sand and clay. Engineer Abler to finalize specs. work begins early this year. Subscriptions aid the project. county pays one fourth of the Denton road and under half of the Greensboro stretch. Bad spots are disappearing and roads may become second to none locally.
At a stockholders meeting in Greensboro the board of directors was re elected. Daniel J Ancharias Nathaniel Horsey F R Malone W W Goldsborough J Bilbrough Clinton B Jarman P Seldon Baughley A A Christian J E K Gibson Robert Jarrell Jr Jonas Shaner Jacob Price F A Porter D J Zacharias was chosen president succeeding W H Deweese whose health remains impaired Nathaniel Horsey of S H vice president T Clayton Horsey cashier L Irving Jones bookkeeper and T Alan Goldsborough attorney
A Sunday School lesson explains Cain and Abel grew with full parental teaching on sin and God's remedy. Abel's faith backed by sacrifice of the firstlings of his flock contrasted with Cain's fruit offering, rejected for lacking repentance and blood atonement, leading to Cain’s exile and brotherly rupture.
The Easton Ledger reports that William H. Jackson will likely be seated in the House of Representatives, replacing Thomas A. Smith. The Elections Committee plans further testimony after a long contest, with back pay and counsel fees cited for both sides.
In Orphans Court on Tuesday last, letters of administration granted by the Register of Wills to Charbeth A. Kimney for Alcade Kimney estate, bond filed and approved. Appraisers Clinton Cook and James A. Trazzaro named. inventory returned and approved. order to sell granted. Administration also granted to Priscilla C. Webb and William W. Webb for Francis N. Webb estate. bonds approved. appraisers Clinton Cook and William H. Cheezum appointed. notice to creditors ordered. James A. Trazzaro named guardian for Emory D. Kimmey, Mary F. Kimmey, and Anna S. Kimmos minors.
Farmers are urged to trust LeGoro Combination Lime for crop growth and land improvement. The message stresses purity strength and uniform quality and notes a 15 cent per ton price increase on March 1st encouraging buyers to purchase before that date. The ad promotes LeGoro Md based company as unequalled in the market.
Mr and Mrs J H Merriken host their son Charles H and Mr Clarence Franks of Brooklyn New York. The extra meetings at Ames are still in progress.
Our friends and patrons are notified that we will cease engine and boiler repairs after selling our lathe. The manager cannot oversee the work due to long travel, so we will attend promptly to all shop work in wagon manufacturing. Anklam Mfg Co remains makers of wagons and wagon materials.
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