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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1897
Page
3
Greensboro anticipates a Monday crowd as threshing continues. Postmasters Jefferson and Massey receive commissions in Federalsburg and Greensborough amid local growth. Revival services, pensions, and new church dedications headline a busy week of farming, religion, and civic updates across Caroline and nearby counties.
The Democratic Judicial convention nominated James Alfred Pearce Frederick Stump and William Richardson Martin for chief judge amid a large gathering of Eastern Shore delegates. After unanimous support was pledged Hopper urged unity as the group adjourned until further notice.
Judge Moore led the Orphans Court with Judges Hobbs and Sigler approving sales of John Hutson and Harrison Johnson estates. Accounts for Mary W. Long and John R. Ross funds were ratified. Appraisers for Andrew J. Green and Annie Maria Wilkerson estate appraisals were approved. Administrators appointed for John H. Seward and Lavinia Noble. Final releases and letters testamentary granted. warrants issued for appraisals.
The Caroline County Sunday School Convention meets in Preston today and tomorrow with sessions led by Rev. T. F. Tabler and Geo. H. Nock, plus talks on Sunday school work and pastor relations. Local obituaries follow with Captain Roland J. Bland buried at Preston and multiple town visits and family notices from residents.
Outbuildings on Sherman Hill farm near Old Bethel Delaware were burned Tuesday night when a lantern was knocked over by a hen frightened by a blanket laid by tramps. Loss estimated around 2000 dollars. The rest of the item notes local visits, society notes, and a sports result.
The Hickman baseball team defeated the Farmington club on Saturday by 14 to 6. A festival will be held on the school grounds Saturday July 10 starting at six o'clock with everyone invited. Misses Hattie and Anna Fountain visited Easton friends. Mr Herman Noble of Federalsburg visited Aunt Tina Fountain here.
Mr. H. T. Roop of American Corner spent a few days last week in the Monumental City. Miss Roxie Williamson and Mr. H. T. Roop visited Denton friends on Sunday. Miss Maggie Corkran is guest of Mrs. H. R. Merriken. Mr. J. F. Culver visited his brother in Easton last week.
The community will hold a Fourth of July celebration in Boonsboro on Monday, inviting residents to join in the planned festivities and observances.
Misses Gertrude Clark Sara V Heather and Messrs Milton C Green and John Clark visited friends in Felton and Camden last week. Miss Kizzie Gooden guest in town. Miss Cora M Pippin spending time in Baltimore. A glass at Browns described as delightful and refreshing.
The county convention on Tuesday endorsed George A. Deakyne for comptroller, with strong resolutions urging delegates to support his State nomination. Delegates Thomas A. Smith Henry R. Lewis and Albert W. Sisk were chosen for the State Convention in Baltimore, while J. Boon Dukes Thomas L. Day and Calvin Satterfield were named to the Judicial Convention.
The Democratic County Convention met in Centreville at one o clock, chaired by Thomas J. Keating. A compromise ticket was discussed and endorsed, with George M. Vansant as sheriff and George A. Dever as county commissioner. Delegates to the state convention named were Perry Reed Rhodes and Keating Jr.
Greensborough hosts a July 5 event with a grand bicycle parade featuring hundreds in grotesque attire and decorated wheels. Prizes from Baltimore Bargain Store go to top wheel and best comical garb. A comical baseball game between a ton-weight nine and a lightweights club caps the day with fireworks.
A summer school of methods has been opened at Dover, inviting students and educators to engage in practical training and demonstrations. Organizers aim to enhance instructional approaches and share technique across disciplines during the session.
A committee including W. P. Stafford and W. E. Saulsbury will meet at the campground on Saturday July 10 to receive sealed bids for camp privileges. Bids will be opened at three o'clock and may be rejected in total or part. No Sabbath traffic allowed and bonds required. Tent holders must notify by July 10 or lose sites.
Marriage licenses issued in June include Lawrence B Towers and Franece nia B Wilson, Robert H Taylor and Mary S Comegys, William H Herman and Lizzie Barre, Calvin N Coulbourn and Luke M Anthony, William B Massey and Harriet C Atkinson, Thomas M Green and Sallie Carter Draper, George L Wallace and Caroline Elizabeth Messick, Daniel J Smith and Fionia V Carter, Edmund Williams and Fanny Brown, Zacharias Lankford and Letty A Frank Ricketts and Lizzie L Taylor.
On a Denton trip Mr. Wilmer Emory received a gold hunting-case watch with monogram W. E. and 1897. Inside is engraved that it was presented by Caroline citizens for services promoting the Queen Anne's Railroad Denton Maryland June 30 1897. George A. Deakyne gave a fitting presentation speech and Emory thanked the group for the gesture.
The report covers weddings of Caroline Elizabeth Messick to George L. Wallace in Bethlehem and Thomas Mitchell Green to Sallie Carter Draper in Greensboro, detailing attire, ceremonies, attendants, and early postnuptial plans. It notes guests from Baltimore Philadelphia Wilmington and Denton, with receptions, and lists other local nuptials including Dr. Sadler P. Roberts and Mary J. Todd and Amelia Whitesides with John Cohee.
A pair of eye glasses is lost at the Brick Hotel during the judicial convention. Finder should return them to the JOURNAL office. Cambridge proposes establishing a board of health. Subscribe for the JOURNAL. One dollar.
Near Goldsborough on June 23 1897 George Holt son of William E and Lydia H Wilson died aged 12 years 7 months and 9 days. Funeral services held at M E Church Goldsborough Rev C G Kennard officiated from Isaiah 11 6 and interment at Greensborough cemetery pallbearers named. Elizabeth Nichols Greensboro elder died aged about eighty. Captain Robert J Bland Easton died aged 80 from paralysis. Republican primaries to be held this afternoon with contests in several districts including Denton. Parties discuss judge nominees and potential successors along the Eastern Shore with various local candidates and offices noted.
Personal mentions include Mr and Mrs Charles F Willis and their son George visiting Mr and Mrs Matthew Chilton earlier this week. Joshua Smith of Philadelphia returns home from Burrsville after a brief stay with his parents. Mrs 8 L Carpenter departs for Kansas after a month with her parents. E E Wheeler of Baltimore visits her parents at Williston. M E Nicholson and Miss May Chilton visiting friends in Baltimore this week. Thomas R Green and children stay at River Springs St Marys. Mary Smith visiting friends in Wilmington Delaware. Martin Smith visiting in Greensborough area. Constable Richard J Shields ill this week. Leander R Hooper of Easton in town Thursday. Ida Mellvaine returns from Roanoke Virginia.
The New York Telegram explains methods to revive rancid butter by melting in hot water, skimming the surface, and re churning with salt and sugar. It notes churning fresh butter with fresh milk, and external washing for improvement, while warning dishonest tradesmen may weigh heavy by heating with water and adding fats.
Mrs. Mary J. Vosmus of the Choptank Hotel nearly perished Tuesday evening when a lamp or match ignited drapery, filling the room with hot smoke. She lay too weak to escape, flames threatened woodwork, but she was removed and the fire put out before it spread.
The Fat Men's Club will face the Light Weights of Greensboro on July bth with high expectations for notable plays. The big nine listed include C. M. Lloyd captain Henry Jarrell Edward Insley Nat Horsey Dr. Malone John McFarlane Jos T George Wm English and Mr McClyment. Opponents to be chosen, with J Calvin Smith likely to captain the Light Weights.
Joab Crives of Gilmer county West Virginia reports two years of chronic diarrhoea ended after taking Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits the treatment with a permanent cure. The remedy is sold by Hugh Duffy Hillsboro RS Colston Ridgely and WE Brown Denton.
The B and O R R will place in service Pullman Observation Sleeping Cars between Baltimore and Chicago starting Sunday June 13. The cars feature a saloon parlor in the rear with easy armchairs revolving chairs and sofas, letting passengers view the scenic wonders that made the line famous.
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