Public business court dates listed in city notices
Circuit Court will meet on April 7 and January 11. Levy Court will convene January 11. Orphans Court set for January 31.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
6
Circuit Court will meet on April 7 and January 11. Levy Court will convene January 11. Orphans Court set for January 31.
Reports note most roads blocked by snow and ice while conditions favor a good fruit crop next year. The Senate confirmed Alfred Sigler as Ridgely postmaster and a series of local notices cover sales, church events, and weddings amid winter weather.
At the Greens boro annual stockholders meeting Caroline county Bank elected directors: William N. Deweese Nathaniel Horsey S H Daniel Zacharias Captain D S Brockway Clinton B Jarman Dr Fred Rt Malone J F Gibson George W Price Samuel J Billbrough P Seldon Boughley Robert Jarrell Jr Francis A Porter. Officers named William H Deweese president Nathaniel Horsey vice president T Clayton Horsey cashier Frederick L Masten teller Dr Fred R Malone secretary to Board of Directors Thomas L Day clerk of Caroline county court declined re election and was replaced by F A Porter.
Miss Belle Whiteley who had been invalid for years died Wednesday afternoon at her mother Mrs M Whiteley’s Preston home. She leaves two brothers Robert of New York and Harry at home and a sister Mrs A J Messick. Interment will be in Preston.
Hillsboro Cemetery Company meets at A L Duffy's drug store and elects president H M Thompson vice president E P Ringgold secretary treasurer H Duffy and directors T B Sparklin F T Barton W E Sylvester F E Jarrell and H S Fisher The executive committee is T B Sparklin W E Sylvester and F E Jarrell New ventures include G Lawrence Wilson and John A McIntosh entering fertilizer and life insurance in Hillsboro Dr Miller takes possession of W F Pennington property March 1st Mrs W E Mason is sick.
Master Irvin fell through ice on a deep pond in his father's field. A school friend heard his cries and freed him from danger. Other notes mention Edna Nichols returning home from Federalsburg, repairs on Charles Ellwanger's house, and local social visits.
Rev Williams conducts a successful revival at Central Church with several conversions. On January 20 the Epworth League held its monthly business meeting at the M E parsonage. forty nine members dined and left with baskets of groceries and a silverware piece. New members joined. Mrs Robert Wyatt of Burrsville is seriously ill.
Snow blockade stops commerce in Queen Anne area. Dr. Hackett leaves his carriage to visit a patient, returning on horseback. Local poor receive aid from charitable citizens aiding the distressed residents.
A relief train with about 80 workers was dispatched Thursday to clear the D. and C. tracks in Goldsboro but faced difficulties along the route. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones are visiting the home of Mr. Jones's father.
Some rural carriers report boxes erected in locations that hinder access, making mail retrieval difficult and time consuming for patrons and postal workers alike.
Judge Martin held chancery court last Monday and Tuesday selecting jurors for the April term. From a list of names, grand and petit jurors were drawn with those chosen marked. The eight districts cover numerous candidates including Wm. Vansant, Geo. T. Redden, H. B. Messenger, A. G. Saulsbury, F. P. Herr, John Hubbard, and many others listed as potential jurors.
In the Orphans court last Tuesday administrators and executors presented final accounts distributions and releases for multiple estates including Richard R. Perry Robert D Wayman Eldridges W Emerson James H Carroll and Lydia P Wright The Peoples National Bank building in Beaver Dam is completed and ready for occupancy with praise for architect Joseph J Bernard and the interior work Cashier Wallace invites public inspection
The State game warden is to have his headquarters in Baltimore, establishing a central office for wildlife enforcement and oversight in the city. The decision positions Baltimore as a key hub for state conservation operations and field work.
A Monday announced cold wave arrived as a blizzard by Wednesday, halting Delaware and Chesapeake lines and cutting all travel on the Peninsula. Eight passengers were rescued near Ridgely, trains blocked by six to ten foot snow banks, and many county schools closed with examinations postponed.
A Tuesday night and Wednesday storm halted trains stopped schools and road travel, leaving town largely quiet. One man rode for medicine but had to abandon his horse a mile from town. Despite the disruption, the town reports ample food and fuel. Other notes include social visits, winners at Euchre Club, and locals traveling between Philadelphia and Cordova.
Mr. William H. Camper urged construction of a new Richards road and engineer Uhler will examine the route and report. Albert G. Towers of Citizens' Light and Fuel Co. authorized to install gas pipes in the courthouse, lighting public offices by gas. Edwin Hall of American Road Roller Co. offered a ten ton steam roller for trial next spring with a pledge of thorough testing.
Mrs Sarah S Bradley, wife of Henry Bradley, died at her home near Ridgely, Caroline County on January 7 1905 after a lingering illness of abscess of the lungs. She was 49 years and 7 days old and a daughter of the late Benjamin Knotts. Interment will be in Hillsborough cemetery.
A Cecil News item notes that before the affair ends Mr. Jackson will learn much. It warns it is unsafe to throw stones when one’s own windows are terribly brittle, implying consequences for reckless action.
The notice lists deaths in the region. William T. McCrea of Federalsburg died at 65, survived by wife Mrs McCrea and three sons J A, T S, D B McCrea, funeral held Friday with interment in the churchyard. Mrs Payne’s funeral followed, with interment in Grove Cemetery, and Mrs Elizabeth Cahall of Burrsville died after heart trouble. Zeb Horsey, 73, died Tuesday. husband and five children survive. funeral planned at Concord.
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