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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
2
Denton Journal dated Saturday July 24 1915 features local items and notices from Zowird Melvin and HR Johnson publishers. The page includes community updates and brief notices typical of a small town newspaper of the era.
Editorial notes praise Caroline County officers for pushing a speedy trial in the Federalsburg case and applaud grand jury reassembly. It urges economy as a standard of living, cites Baltimore Sun series on state savings, and notes public demand for frugality. A correspondent defends law and order against lynching rumors, and mentions politics around road commissioner nomination and tax commission efforts to uncover untaxed securities worth 15 to 20 million.
The text notes calls for better safeguarding of valuable public records, especially on foreign relations and military preparations for coast and border defenses, to prevent disasters like Frank Holt's Capitol bombing attempt. Dr Cary Grayson and Secretary Tumulty accompany the President back to the White House. The President's daughter Margaret Wilson sails for Chautauqua, New York, for a four week study course.
Maryland undertakes a statewide bird conservation campaign under the Maryland Wild Life Protective Association. It plans a new code of game and songbird laws, drafted by trusted experts, aimed at practical conservation without hardship, emphasizing persuasion and broad agreement over confrontation.
President Wilson, after returning from Cornish, meets with Secretary Laning to finalize the form of the state note to Germany. The communication will emphasize the United States not surrendering its rights, with concerns tied to the Lusitania and other incidents rather than the Orduna alone. The State Department asks the Justice Department to probe German sympathizers in the U S, amid broader fears of espionage and plots to aid Britain.
The Maryland State Horticultural Society will hold its summer meeting at Pen-Mar on July 29 and 30. Activities include an opening at Pen-Mar, a Friday tour by auto through orchards and vineyards near Smithburg Edgmont Cavetown and Chewsville, and a potential special train from Baltimore if enough attendees join. A reduced Baltimore to Pen-Mar rail rate is offered for five days, with a possible extra run July 29. Participants should contact secretary T B Symons College Park MD.
The text explains malaria is spread by Anopheles mosquitoes active mainly at night. It advises protecting against bites after dark, consulting local physicians to gauge malaria prevalence, and locating living quarters away from infection centers. It warns against self diagnosis from chills and irregular quinine use and urges prompt professional diagnosis.
Railroads tapping Western Maryland expect to handle about 2 700 cars this summer as the peach crop thrives and prices rise. Maryland State Horticultural Society will inspect large orchards at Pen Mar Park on the 29th instant to promote peach culture development. Potatoes face a weak market despite good quality and high production across the Peninsula.
The Baltimore News notes Maryland's road network spans from Garrett to Worcester with easy trips for drivers. It argues autos damage more than early road planners expected, yet cites over 300000 in licenses this year added to the roads fund by owners and users as fair compensation for state road building.
Gray n Sweet Powders for Children relieve feverishness headache and teething disorders move and regulate the bowels and destroy worms. They break up colic in 24 hours used by mothers for 26 years. All druggists 25c sample free address A S Olmstead LeRoy NY.
Maryland Tax Commission reports large increases in taxable securities in Somerset and Cecil counties. Somerset rose from 70000 to 654000 dollars while Cecil totals about 3340000 dollars. Caroline county filed about 1922 appeals over Continental Life Insurance stock valued at 20 dollars per share versus 30 dollars in other counties.
A lyrical scene deep in the orchard paints orioles darting, larks fluttering, and a vivid tapestry of color in grasses and sumac. Apple trees bear windfalls of gold while bees gather unripe honey, creating a sacred, blissful landscape where dreamlike calm replaces conflict.
The Snow Hill Messenger reports a local political song mocking Republican governor nominees. It claims fitness matters little and a party boss dictates candidates while supporters chant for Weller and accuse Goldsborough of copying a state road tune. The item mixes satire with racial language and regional tirade.
County commissioners of Caro line county invite bids to supply forty tons of broken coal for the Court House and thirty tons of stove coal for the Jail. Bids due August 3rd at noon. By order William H. Anderson, Clerk.
Assignee Harvey L. Cooper offers for sale at the Denton Court House door on 1916 between 2 and 4 PM the real estate from a mortgage dated November 30 1908 to Alfred and Iva Anderson. Property lies in Caroline county first election district and includes parcels with improvements and rights described by metes and bounds beginning at a stake on the Sandtown to Irvin's Chapel road.
Assignee offers at public sale in Denton Maryland on 1915 between 2 and 4 pm the property secured by a mortgage of record in Libert K S No 12 folio 597. The sale describes lands with bounds along Brice Sandtown Goldsboro and Thomas Stubbs lines, beginning at stone marks and ditch lines, containing specified perches acreage and adjacent Price land, lying in Caroline County.
A legal description documents conveyance of 4 percent acres to Alfred Anderson from Arlington Breeding and wife, based on a January 19 1905 deed recorded in Caroline County. The bounds run along a Sandtown Irvin’s Chapel road, mid ditch lines, and stakes, referencing prior deeds to Mary F E Pruitt and J W Wright, with lot lines and perches noted.
Sheriff James Temple announces a 1915 sale of the property of John W. Willoughby and Tessie R. Willoughby. The parcel lies along roads from Owling Creek Mill to Williston near BE Pepper’s land, with detailed perches and compass bearings, referenced to a J W Funk deed. Sale runs noon to 4 PM to satisfy a writ, with costs.
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