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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1912
Page
5
Wheat and corn prices appear with other farm items such as celery plants and emulsifying oil for dust control. Road questions loom as the State Roads Commission plans a Denton meeting to hear county road matters and resume state road work in Caroline.
Mr. S. L. Anderson hosts prominent Philadelphia figures Lydia Stirling Flintham and Annie Stirling Flintham at Parr View. The group, active in literary and benevolent circles, praise Denton. Various locals and visitors including Miss Louise Fleetwood and Miss Florence Alace travel, party, or stay at area homes. notables from Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington and beyond are seen at Tuckahoe Neck, Rehoboth, and nearby towns.
Lightning struck the residence of David D. Taylor near Centreville on Thursday night, destroying the building. Taylor and his wife were rendered unconscious but saved their three small children. The family values their loss at 6000 and are staying with friends in Centreville. Mrs Taylor hails from Caroline and formerly lived in Williston.
In Ridgely light rains improved crop prospects, with tomato crops noted as especially strong. Construction on the Misses Salsbury dwelling advances, while a fall from a porch left a girl with a dislocated elbow, treated by Dr. Goldsborough. Rev Rigdon plans a Georgia vacation. Dr. Madara’s son recovered after appendectomy. Wheat thrashing is about half done and yields expected moderate though quality high. Mrs Dobson recovers from injuries after July Fourth. White potato harvest ready with large yield anticipated. Saulsbury canning factory running full time for tomatoes and sugar corn.
A series of visits and greetings from Smyrna Kenton Dover and Baltimore to Hillsboro appear this week. Guests include Mr. David Ree Mrs. Wm Greenwell and Mrs Wm Taylor with the Michell car, Miss Ilelen Moon celebrating her fifteenth birthday, and relatives lodging with Miss Helen Mason.
Burrsville notes guests and visits with Calvert C Harvey and Mary E Harvey from Philadelphia. Mrs Fleming Starkey remains hospitalized in Maryland, while R L Harvey and Warbur Jacobs visit Milford. Several locals travel to Baltimore and Chester for family stays and hospital attendances.
A Sunday night fire leveled the barn of Pratt Taylor Sr five miles north of Preston along with outbuildings and a wheat crop. Livestock were saved. In Jonestown near Preston the AME Church corner tone service for Rev C B Daley will be July 28 with Bishop L J Coppin in charge. McCarter firm changes hands with G Edgar Williamson and Levin Taylor as new owners. J K L McCarter, formerly of Preston, is hunting in the Rocky Mountains.
Henderson sees major expansion at the Henderson Canning Company led by manager Mr. George H. Wilson. Two new 96-foot rows with eight-foot porches add family and apartment space for over a hundred workers. The main factory gains galvanized roofing new floors wash rooms concrete gutters and a cooling shed. The plant will pack corn and tomatoes this season with contracts for 500 acres of sweet corn and 250 acres of tomatoes, creating local employment and market opportunities.
During the electrical storm last week a shock struck Mr. M. F. Collicson’s front screen door and a maple nearby, then ground. Mrs. Alfred Hamilton and Elmer return from a visit with Tuckahoe Neck relatives. Federalsburg and nearby residents drop in for visits and birthdays. Avent Richards bought 3000 to 5000 bushels of wheat. Mrs. S. A. Smith slowly recovers from illness.
Local residents and visitors are listed with weekend activities and visits. Families including Lyden Wright Chaffinch Sutherland Bullock Scott Satterfield Pennypacker Pennypacker Bullock and Sheamas are mentioned. A Geary post office money order gag ends the brief item.
Federalsburg residents report guests and homecomings from Centreville Philadelphia New York and Cambridge. The Methodist Sunday School picnic occurred at Concord campground. Typhoid illness keeps Rev C M Liverdice under care while Miss Mary Wright nurses him.
Local farmers Lipham Davis Jackson H Mitchell of Goldsboro and Carter of Blenderton boost fruit exports to New York and beyond. Early shipments feature Yellow Transparent Early Harvest Red Astrachin and Duch Celery. Lapham reported 2 per hamper of one bushel on some loads. Tomato yields look above normal. Families Mesa Jackson Jarrell Robi Jarred Jo Prank Lane and Andrew Quillen spent Sunday at Betterton Corn. Mrs Frank Jenkins Go Green Ville Va and Miss Beulah Lowe Delmar visit. John Sweeney Norwood Pa visits aunt Mrs Harvey Morris. Kemp New VM and Alta Sapp spent Sunday in Orford. William Gray Baltimore was home earlier this week.
Mr Oday returned to the sawmill with his engine after fine work in the neighborhood. Clinton Wheatley of Connecticut will be a traveler for a few weeks. Wakeberries are plentiful with pickers reporting over a bushel daily. Mrs B Dashous of Pederatburg visited her daughter. The Messicks of Hurlock visited Mrs Melson. L H Aldlzon, off on a back task, is greatly improved. Farmers ship apples at a good price. oats harvest continues and much plowing has been done since last Thursday.
Nathaniel Meser, Horsey A A Christin and others own advancing orchards as apple growing expands after Kent County Delaware success. Greensboro, Greenboro area poised to become a leading shipping port in the region in coming years. Prof. QC Perry Summons of Dorchester named principal at Greensboro High School.
The report notes a poor harvest with exceptions. Lewis Butta and Jlebbs’ farm yielded around Ig bushels per acre, while John F. Kelley surpassed twenty. Evening Light Church held Sunday services conducted by Mrs Coulbourn. Ai M Nuttle leads a crew overseeing extensive improvements on Concord farm ground.
The fragment records social visits in Baldimore and Queen Anne's with John We Cooke and family visiting relatives, Dr Tearle Callahan spending time with sister Mrs W J Flowers, and Ruth Connelly visiting Mass Ruth Trice. It hints at a major next week public announcement by Cohen and Finkelstein of Greensboro, drawing reader interest.
Rev A Norman Ward, newly named vice president of Western Maryland College, remains at his Denton post through the conference year. The 12th annual Wrights Woods camp meeting runs July 26 to August 2 with no collections, several state ministers, and 4000 delegates at the Bible Students Convention in Washington. Other notes cover camp-meeting preparations, ministers visiting, and parsonage work at Denton and Cordova furloughs.
A Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission cut average express charges on packages up to twenty-five pounds by forty percent and eighteen percent overall, with a new 560 mile block system and 12 cent per pound max. The move spurs calls for federal ownership of express firms and a government parcels post measure this year.
The text cites the old Saint Swithin weather rule linking a rainy forecast to forty days of rain and a sunny forecast to forty days of dry weather. It notes a very dry spell ahead if the tradition has merit and mentions forecasting by what Swithin is said to favor.
Obituary notes Daniel Hayden of Marydel a Civil War veteran and former chief bugler in Company Wy Vist Delaware Regiment. He is survived by three daughters and two sons in Maryland Virginia New Jersey. Community notices mention roadwork funds at DuPont boulevard and potential abandonment amid rights of way disputes. Red Cross Seals drive for tuberculosis prevention expands with 75 million seals printed. Governor Wilson's callers include Hope Warroll and Wethered Barroll of Johns Hopkins. Salisbury assigns plain clothes officers to enforce speed laws. Journal office offers ready-made printed statements for merchants and professionals.
Democratic leaders gathered at Sea Girt New Jersey last Saturday to map a formal campaign structure. Hon Champ Clark attended as a key speaker outlining a national committee with state heads, campaign spending safeguards, and limited public appearances by Governor Wilson and President-elect Wilson.
The county faces renewed cholera concerns among hogs and cattle. Stringent penalties deter moving infected animals, with fines from 50 dollars per animal and possible jail time. Officials urge proper burial of diseased livestock and compliance with sanitary rules.
In the Orphans Court on Cuestsy Judges Chirk Rasting and Stescens pres ent, the sale of the real estate of Willard N Thawley deceased was ratified. Albert G Powers executor of John F Dawson deceased presented debts and accounts for estate, examined, approved and ordered to record. William G Wooters and Martha A Wooters administrators of Caleb N Coalbourn deceased presented separate debts and a first partial administration account approved.
Three weddings are reported. Orath Mae Beck wed Thomas Clay ton Taylor in a quiet ceremony at the Beck home with Rev. John S. Bailey officiating. The couple plans to live with the bride’s parents until Christmas. The same day Lillian C. Godwin and Dr. James Colward Hubbard married privately at the bride’s Easton home with Rev. W. H. Litsinger presiding. Edward A. Landry wed Helen Deshields Bayes in Hartford at St Joseph’s Cathedral officiated by Rev. Thomas S. Diggans.
Congressman Covington praises unwavering Democratic support for Wilson and Marshall across Maryland. He cites Eastern Shore strength and expected large Democratic majorities, with Republicans leaning away from Taft and Roosevelt. He predicts broad cross party backing and a decisive November victory.
Sheriff Cooper and Deputy Temple chased Harry Wilson a colored man with a writ for forgery but he eluded them. Charles Seth a colored man with Wilson was fined after interfering with Temple. Jenkins a 21-year-old was held for court after threatening to dynamite Butler’s buildings near Concord. Lacy Cannon, 18, released from the Mouse of Correction. Chas Stayton shot up Downes village. officers continue the hunt.
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