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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1907
Page
6
A Denton area page details farm ads, local commerce, and official notices. Wheat prices and grain buyers at Denton Bridge are noted while officials pursue road improvements. Personal notices include births deaths retirements and many social visits among Denton residents and neighboring towns.
Mrs Salemma Wyatt wife of Robert TY Wyatt died at home near White's Church Delaware on July 11. She was a Burrsville native daughter of Mrs Josephine and the late James Voss. She endured nine years of suffering with Christian patience and said I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith hence there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. Funeral at Wesley M E Church Sunday at 10. Interment in the church cemetery. Survived by husband a son her mother five sisters and three brothers.
Hillsboro friends of Miss Emma McClayton hosted a surprise party upon her arrival at the home of Mr. A. Mackintosh with lawn games and refreshments. Another long narrative discusses land rejuvenation at Tuckahoe Neck, agriculture decline, and poverty grass used as forage, followed by Orphans' Court proceedings on estate matters in Denton.
Geldaboro residents and guests visit Rehoboth while Prof. Emmett Hitch stays with Mrs. H. Gray. The District Conference of the Baltimore Conference M. E. Church South meets in Goldsboro from the 23rd to the 23rd with public attendance invited. Obituary notes honor Mrs Catharina Beatty at Ingleside aged 84.
The Democratic Executive Committee on Tuesday appointed judges and clerks for the primary election across multiple districts. Appointments include Senderson and Greensboro districts with named judges and clerks. Denton Preston Federalsburg Hillsboro Ridgely American Corner districts with listed officers. Many are return judges with noted predecessors and accompanying clerks.
At the Tuesday meeting the School Board appointed T S Holt T O Jefferson and H B Messenger as Federalsburg trustees, replacing resignations by B E Goslin W R Breeding and W A Mowbray. Whiteleys school to close due to two years of small attendance. New hires include Ridgely Hattie Dukes Inez Dever Bertha Bruces Sallie M Perry and Denton Elizabeth M Murphy Susan W Saule bury Myrtle M Dukes. Pay scales set by class with minimums 340 320 300 and 250 for uncertificated. small schools under 15 pupils average daily attendance year pay 250 for nine months. Board to meet again next Tuesday.
The Democratic Executive Committee records proposed nominees for the party ticket as shown on sample ballots issued this week. State's Attorney Oscar Clark Elimer Deen William J. Rickards. House of Delegates Alya F. Blades Thomas M. Green James R. Phillips Theodore Saulsbury. Orphans Court J Olan Clark Isaac T. Fleetwood Edward W. Liden Harry R. Merriken. County Commissioner Wesley Jarrell. Sheriff William H. Beck. County Surveyor No nomination filed. Delegates to State Convention Owen C. Garey William R. Breeding Robert Jarrell Sr Charles K. Whitby Nathaniel Horsey F. Ed ward For Delegates to Judicial Convention Harvey L. Cooper S Elbert Douglass John Kk Lynch.
Andersontown residents visit relatives in Rehoboth and Newton while Misses Perry Collins and Hayes travel and host gatherings. Miss Ward visits Miss Knotts at Queen Anne. Minnie Collins entertains friends midweek. Talbot county Democrats show solid support for Judge Adkina nomination.
A Sunday school lesson outlines duties toward God and neighbor, stressing love and obedience as the path to harmony. It emphasizes loving parents, honoring both, avoiding violence, and avoiding theft, falsehood, and covetous desires, with guidance on proper conduct and charity.
Mrs. W Elwell Robinson of Philadelphia visits her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Wilson near Hickman. Mr and Mrs August Croll of Philadelphia have been visiting friends in Hickman. Miss Fannie Shane is visiting.
Mrs Eddington and son Leslie recently visited the Exposition and stayed with Mrs Charles Farley in Portsmouth. Mr Fox finished surveying the river and will report to authorities. dredging may soon begin as work progresses. Mrs Lizzie Cox Davis and daughter stay with Mrs Jenkins. Mrs Jenkins returned from St Louis and Philadelphia. Mr Goo Prince injured in Philadelphia and Camden. Wheat threshing begins with several machines in operation. Mrs Nellie Foster Hill visits in North Carolina, and others enjoy summer vacations at home. Mr and Mrs Harvey Long host relatives. two houses are being built for Mr Harvey Barton. Mrs Lizzie Cox Davis visits relatives from Kenton. Mr and Mrs Albert Warren travel to Baltimore.
Henderson. Mrs. Sarah Carlisle and Miss Nellie Carlisle of Wilmington spent part of last week with Mrs. C. Nollingsworth. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Richards and son James have returned from a visit in Wilmington. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Carrow and children of Greensboro spent part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carrow. James Glass of Baltimore spent Sunday and Monday with Mr. D. N. Smith. Amos Coffin has accepted a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Ardmore, Pa. Miss Lida Barcus of Philadelphia visited her mother Mrs. Charles Barcus. Miss Helen Mellivane of Philadelphia has been visiting her grandmother Mrs. Wm. M. Price. Annie Jones returned from a visit to sister Mrs. Willard Mitchell near Ridgely. Cora B. Downes, after several weeks in Wilmington, has returned home. W. G. Carrow of Wilmington has been visiting his parents. Edith Goodwin returned home after a two week visit with relatives in Centreville. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Slay, who have spent several weeks in Wilmington, are home. A bush meeting is being held about a half mile from here by holiness people. Wo. Williams of Philadelphia has spent time in town. Miss And Moore of Dover is visiting her mother, Mrs. F. B. Sweeney. Mrs. Samuel Reed of Wilmington has been visiting friends here. Miss Lettie Flowers of Dover is the guest of Mrs. M. F. Gough.
Preston club defeated Hurlock 7 to 2 on Tuesday in a match marked by Hurlock’s new Baltimore players. Bradley fanned ten as four hits were recorded. Local fans urged the team home, celebrating a first win over the Eastern Shore club while noting roster changes and trips by residents to Baltimore and New York.
During a recent absence, thieves entered J. W. Davis's store and stole cigars along with a few other items. Mrs. Charlie Lord and her daughter Miriam of Philadelphia are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Andrew, for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Todd of Toledo, Ohio, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Todd, the Todd parents.
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