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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1889
Page
3
Dorchester tax levy 1.03 and Worcester 80 cents appear alongside local notes from Kent to Caroline counties. Reports include church completion, a 93 year old death, rail and post office updates, school fund distributions, a fatal runaway team near Princess Anne, and several visits and appointments in Denton, Smyrna, and neighboring towns.
The Fourth and Fifth district Sunday School Institute met in Federalsburg over the weekend with sessions led by H. S. Beals and Rev. G. E. Davis. State Sup't W. A. Baker spoke on institutes and prison reform. Delegates urged year‑round Sunday schools and discussed methods to gain scholar affection and scriptural knowledge. Local church matters include Greensborough vestry elections and Dickinson College conferred Doctor of Divinity on Rev. W. S. Robinson. Wheat and corn prices in Baltimore show July and December futures firm amid rains and market activity.
Local brief from Greensborough and Hansborough notes describe lightning hitting Hon G H Moore's barn injuring hay and two carriages, a cordial reception for Mr and Mrs Lewis A Jarman, Allen Minstrels returning to Mozart Hall, and social visits. Town commissioners issue new ordinances forbidding livestock running at large, hog pens, taxed dogs, and library book purchases funded by school funds. Weather, farming challenges, post office changes, and Fourth of July events in Treeston noted with crowds, speeches by R Bradley and G S Haddaway, and fireworks finale.
A Baltimore American review of census prospects argues Maryland may lose a seat as population growth lags. From early gains to recent declines, Maryland could drop to five districts under even distribution, reshaping Cecil, Baltimore, and the Eastern Shore into new district lines.
An essay extols daily bathing with sponge and a sea salt camphor ammonia mix for cleansing pores and boosting health. It also reports the Peninsular Editorial Association annual meeting set for July 13 in Oakland Maryland, with Baltimore and Ohio Railroad assistance and a scenic Allegheny Mountain setting at Deer Park resorts.
Day confirmed the following appointments of school teachers: Denton Miss Robie Hobbs principal Liden's Miss Carrie Hobbs Marydel Miss Maud Greer principal Miss Rick ards assistant Bridgetown Miss Anna Dukes Furman's Grove Miss Lily Greene Preston Miss Katie Hobbs principal Federalsburgh Reuben Ga rey principal Miss Sallie Mowbray and Miss Dora Noble assistants Houston's Branch Miss Nellie Guillet Thawiey's Miss Bessie Fleming Greensborough Misses Lida and Bella Simpers assistants Hillsborough Miss Kittie Hackett first assistant Ridgely Miss Belle Percy assistant Poplar Neck Miss Julia Kelley Elog Creek Mrs. Joanna Valliant.
The notice points to numerous breaches on Main street including pestilent odors from stables and outhouses, unsightly goods boxes and barrels blocking sidewalks, and a widespread dog nuisance due to lax enforcement. Bailiff!
Hillsborough and Burrsville ball clubs matched in a Fourth of July morning contest witnessed by many locals. Hillsborough tallied 12 runs to Burrsville's 5 with Lane Welsh and E Jarrell among the scorers and Ed Burke refereeing as umpire.
The Delaware Division superintendent provides a carefully prepared forecast for the coming peach crop. Basket counts are listed for several railways and routes, including Delaware Railroad about 1,201,980 baskets and Queen Anne and Kent about 347,500. Other lines show varied totals such as Del., Md. and Va. Railroad Georgetown to Franklin 87,440 and Georgetown to Rehoboth 268,250.
A Milford area justice of the peace delivers a colorful jury charge, then the text shifts to the obituary of Clarence Edward Anderson who died at age five in Denton Maryland on June 17, 1889. The notice honors him as a bright child loved by his foster parents and portrays a hopeful, pastoral memorial of his brief life.
Two prominent locals named for current administration roles, G. M. Russum for assistant attorney general and Col. R. J. W. Garey for Baltimore port surveyor, are denied by Russum who says there is no truth. He may seek state senate and welcomes people’s vote. The item includes local ads and notes on clubs, markets, fishing trips, sales, and a book on the Johnstown Flood.
Multum In Parvo advises post office caution on mail and papers. Bell Clothing Co lists two dozen papers at 35 cents and 150 dozen at 50 cents. Concord tent sites sold, Choptank Steamboat Co announces Saturday Baltimore excursions. Ames Grove festival planned this afternoon and evening. Eternal vigilance noted about umbrella use.
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