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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1897
Page
3
Chilton's Camp notes warm weather and camp preparations as Rehoboth hotels fill and special trains to Queen Anne's road arrive. Postmasters appointed at Henderson and Queen Anne's. rail service to Ellendale planned. Cordova and Trappe to play a final ball game. Local deaths, marriages, and business updates round out the community bulletin.
Frederick B. Stambaugh, a leading Ridgely resident and fruit grower, was mortally wounded when a passing freight car wheels ran over his legs as he retrieved scattered manifests. He died at home after failed efforts to stop the hemorrhage. Wife and daughter Grace survive. funeral set for tomorrow afternoon.
Dr Sadler P Roberts of Greensborough and Miss M Julia Todd of Church Hill Academy wed at St Luke s P B Church Church Hill last week with Rev W W Kimball presiding. A July 4 speech by Howard Bryant at Telchester draws praise. Many other town residents and visitors are listed in a long society update with a Centreville Republican convention and major land sale notes.
Caroline Council No 175 Jr O U A M adopts resolutions on the death of member Richard J Shields. They note his devotion to American principles, extend sympathy to the widow and friends, drape the charter for thirty days, and arrange for copies to be sent to the widow and published in town papers.
Ex county commissioner Rufus C Harris died suddenly while supervising garden work on a Tuesday afternoon. A 57 year old Federalsburg merchant, Harris led Harris Davies Co. He leaves wife Miss Willis Harris and two daughters, Myra and Mrs Harry W Davis. Funeral held Thursday with Rev W L White officiating. Interment at the local cemetery.
Funeral for Mr. Willard Cahall of Dover Del was held at the M E Church South Monday at 11. Other items mention M B Slemmer's Centreville trip Nina Vane visiting W T Jarman and Fannie West's improving health Mrs Samuel T Jones and family visiting relatives tenting plans, berry shipments, Idlewild Mill adds an engine and wheat contracts, W L Jones to open a butcher shop J H Wroten opens a store and Blackiston selling sewing machines at 25 cash or 30 on time for a middleman free price note.
Talbot county school commissioners on Monday named Alexander Chaplain principal of Easton High School replacing Dr Edward M Hardcastle Jr who resigned to head the Maryland Nautical Academy Chaplain has long served as Talbot school examiner and as secretary treasurer of the county board He is a Talbot native from an old family educated at Dickinson College A Civil War era Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates he was not present at Fort Warren He and Rev Dr James L Bryan are noted as longtime state school officers The Talbot board now has two Democrats and one Republican A Republican examiner is expected to join next year and Chaplain will hold his current post until October when schools reopen
Farmers shift to direct threshing shipments amid rising wheat prices as Wheeler Transportation Line, B. C. and A. Co., and Queen Annes railroad move large cargoes from Choptank and Tuckahoe wharves. Wheat clears about 68 or 69 cents, roughly 15 cents higher than last year.
The Milford Herald is purchased by a stock company with Ex-Governor Reynolds Ex-Governor Watson and Ex-Congressman Causey among incorporators Col E T Cooper named editor Congressman Handy Delaware will not seek re election but runs for Senator to succeed George Gray Delaware rail officials seek to curb tramp activity Five knights of the road arrested at Harrington Coulbourn Bro wharf at Seaford sold to Rodney and Lambson Laurel for a steam saw mill and basket factory Peaches from Bridgeville expected to total 5000 baskets First National Bank Dover halves its capital due to Boggs theft Prof Roman Tammany appointed Sussex County public schools superintendent Delaware State Fair to be held at Dover for four days starting September 14
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company offers ten day excursions to Niagara Falls with departures July 22, August 5 and 19, and September 4 and 16 from Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Excursion tickets allow return passage within ten days for $10 from major points, with varied pricing from Lancaster Altoona Harrisburg Wilkes Barre Williamsport and others. Stops over at Buffalo Rochester and Watkins on return. Special Pullman/parlor car train included. For details contact ticket agents or Geo. W. Boyd Philadelphia.
Receipts of Southern wheat exceed last year’s for the period while prices advance. Thursday prices ranged from 70 to 75 cents, about 134 cents a bushel higher than a year ago. Market remains healthy with another sizable arrival of 52,466 bushels of new Southern grain.
From the 11th to the 17th a regular storm period brings very high temperatures and frequent blustery flurries across sections with more thunder than rain. Similar conditions occur on the 21st and 23rd and surrounding dates, followed by extreme warmth from the 26th to the 30th and many violent atmospheric disturbances.
The Maryland State Teachers' Association opened its thirty first session at the Blue Mountain House Monday with Professor E B Prettyman presiding. Welcoming address by Hon P A Witmer of Hagerstown and response by Professor W H Dashiell. Prettyman praised teachers and commented on the sale of public lands for school purposes.
A West Virginia man reports two years of diarrhoea relief after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credits the treatment with permanent cure. Advertisers list Hugh Duffy Hillsboro Ridgely Colston Denton and W E Brown.
Readers note a shift in public concern toward general humidity rather than general prosperity, with people signaling desire for improved economic conditions while humidity remains prominent in daily life and commentary.
A brief ad note urges readers to mail to Blackiston for direct factory purchases and claims savings of 30 to 40 dollars. It notes he buys in large quantities to pass the discount to customers.
A preserved copy of the Denton Pearl dated May 31, 1842, found in Denton. It shows active state politics with Whigs and Democrats naming candidates for State Senator, local ads, and notices from sheriffs and merchants. It mentions river trade on the Osiris and Metropolis, prices, and editor John Emerson reducing the Pearl’s price to one dollar.
Allen's Foot-Ease is touted as a cure for painful swollen smarting feet and bunions, making tight or new shoes feel easy. It claims to curb sweating and hot tired feet, with trial packages free and mail orders 25 cents plus stamps from Allen S. Olmstead, Le Roy New York.
The Democratic primary elections of Talbot will be held on Saturday next July 24 and the county convention to name a full county ticket will meet on Monday July 26.
A Somerset County claim places Schofield in the region with multiple sightings noted by observers. Easton Fair runs August 31 to September 3 with exhibit entries open August 16 to 26 and race entries due August 7. Kent County peach crop forecast cited near Still Pond. Salisbury Advertiser backs James J. Ellegood for comptroller. A. W. Lankford completes Marlboro bank building. Brown's ice cream soda praised.
Preston Methodists plan a centennial celebration with sermons by J B Willis of Milford and Irving Watkins of Marion Station. A bush meeting runs July 25 to Aug 8 at Smithson Chapel grove. Ridgely tent meeting opens July 21 led by I D Bowman. Campground decisions due. Bishop Adams preached. Easley named science professor. church updates in Easton and Ridgely areas.
For weeks a southern Caroline dealer supplied Mr. T. L. Day's Ridgely factory with large lots of lumber. A colored couple, a wife and husband, haul with mule teams and the woman leads with sharp commands. A Dayton wagon carrying two ladies and a young man was wrecked near Mill Creek Hill when the horse ran away, leaving them badly bruised. Mrs Julia Keene, mother of Mrs William M Fletcher, died at her daughter's Cambridge home Sunday.
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