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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1895

Page

3

Harvest Prospects and Local Notices Across Denton Area

Wheat fields promise abundant harvest as fruit shipments rise. strawberries quoted 11 to 18 cents. Denton M E Church Children’s Day on June 9. Christ Church summer 6 30 p m. Local business notes screen doors and hardware from Smith & Bro Ridgely. Maryland teacher association meets July 6 10 11 at Blue Mountain House. Calves and poultry shipping urged by Foote & Co. Rev Webster sermons next Sunday on Saving Others and Woman’s Proper Adorning. Horse killed carrying bricks near Denton hill. owner F W Redden. Wild strawberries plentiful. cultivated fruit not sweeter than wild. Rev Austine to preach at Denton Academy tomorrow 3 p m. Town commissioners appoint Howard Jones bailiff. Circuit Rider to be published in Aberdeen starting June issue. Commencement at Conference Academy starts June 9 with J M Arters delivering The True Hero. Masonic lodge invites Nanticoke and Coates lodges for court house cornerstone laying July 16. Talbot court rules $240247 19 judgment for P W B R B Co against Queen Annes Kent B R Co. Sol Wheeler captured large sturgeon near Cedar Bend weighing 161 pounds. Twenty three applicants for teachers certificates at Denton Academy exams. Wild grapevine walking stick advice. List of mercantile licenses issued across Caroline county towns. Numerous merchants named with license values up to 8 000.

Christ Church Smith & Bro Ridgely Harry P. Shepherd Cambridge Maryland State Teacher's Association Blue Mountain House F. H. Foote & Co F. W. Redden D. W. Austine Burrsville Howard Jones William J. Keets Officer Jones Circuit Rider J. R. Andrew Trinity M. E. Church South Aberdeen Harford County Talbot Court Queen Anne’s & Kent B. R. Co Geo. M. Russum Joseph B. Seth Queen Anne’s & Kent Co Sol. Wheeler Cedar Bend Dawson Fisher

Local Social and Business Notices from Tuckahoe Neck Area

Miss Georgia Perry spent last week with friends in Tuckahoe Neck. The shirt factory runs full time employing about seventy five workers. Wright, Pritchett & Craft basket factory also runs full time producing good work. Children’s Day services at the MM. P. Church tomorrow evening. Mr. B. B. Cohee of Williston spent Sunday with Mr. S. L. West. Mrs. Hynson Wright visiting her Oxford parents. Mr. Charles T. Perry acts as Adams Express agent here. Mrs. S. L. West visited Mrs. J. Walter Noble. S. L. West is building a livery stable due to be ready in June Lith.

Georgia Perry Tuckahoe Neck Wright, Pritchett & Craft MM. P. Church B. B. Cohee Williston S. L. West H. Hynson Wright Oxford

Memorial Sermon Preached at M E Church Sunday

Rev. Mr White preached a memorial sermon at the M E Church on Sunday morning using the text What mean go by this service. Albert Pixley of Beals place near Piney Grove has returned from Springfield Mass with a wife. Blakesley, the Misses Hope and Caddie Barber of Turlock visit Mr and Mrs Albert Beals. Mrs Mary C Purple of Holyoke is spending the season with Mrs E F Messenger. A number of the colored population have gone to Delaware to pick berries.

M. E Mr. White Albert Pixley Beals Place Piney Grove Springfield Mass Blakesley Hope Caddie Barber Turlock Albert Beals Mary C. Purple Holyoke E. F. Messenger Delaware

Preston Improves Main Street and Tracks

Preston’s B W Wright last Friday hitched his traction engine to a road machine and graded Preston’s main street raising it in the center. Railroad avenue is also to be repaired. A social was given by Miss Mary Stafford at her Preston home with about twenty five youths including visitors from a distance. Mrs Lizzie Wheeler of Lexington visits her aunt Mrs William T Kelley. Mr Kelley and family attended the Friends’ quarterly meeting at Easton. An offer from Boston Portrait Co promises an elegant life size portrait by mail order.

B. W. Wright Preston Railroad Avenue Mary Stafford Lizzie W. Wheeler Lexington William T. Kelley Friends’ Quarterly Easton Boston Portrait Co Baltimore Street Baltimore

Hillsboro Folks Attend Cordova Dance and Local Notes

Among Hillsborough residents who attended the Cordova dance were Misses Bessie Fleming Bertie Fisher Edith Thawley Pearl Smith Lena Sparks Sallie Satterfield and Messrs Edward Jarrell Marty Frank Will Sparks James Sherwood George Stewart William Thorsey and Winnie Smith. The Christian Endeavor Society joined with the M T Church South unit for a consecration meeting conducted by Mrs T Lambert. The M K Church ladies hosted a festival and supper and plan a repeat. The depot interior and attached dwelling have been repaired and exterior repainting is planned. Methodist Churches prepare Children Day exercises for June 9 and June 16. Captain Wadson and wife of Baltimore spent Sunday and Monday at the Rolph Hotel with Mr and Mrs C T Hudson. Mo and Mrs Martin R Andrew of Hillsboro visited near Queenstown. Mrs Maneha of Baltimore, visiting Mrs George Beaven, has returned home. Delegates to the Epworth League convention at St Michaels have returned. Mr Frank Milby spent Sunday with his brother John Milby of Goldsboro. Mr William Mitchell of Greensboro spent Sunday with friends near Miss Mary Knotts visits Miss Maggie Stevens at Williston.

Hillsborough Cordova Bessie Fleming Bertie Fisher Edith Thawley Pearl Smith Lena Sparks Sallie Satterfield Edward Jarrell Marty Frank Will Sparks James Sherwood George Stewart William Thorsey Winnie Smith Christian Endeavor Society Christian Endeavor M. Ts. Church South T Lambert M. HK Wadson Baltimore Rolph Hotel C. T. Hudson Martin R. Andrew Hillsboro Queenstown Maneha George Beaven St. Michaels Frank Milby John Milby Goldsboro William Mitchell Greensboro Mary Knotts Maggie Stevens Williston

June Weather Outlook and Historical Averages

Hicks forecasts a stormy June with multiple storm periods and hot spells. Historical records show normal 72 degree average, extremes of 98 and 47 degrees, varied rainfall, and prevailing southwest winds with a 42 mph gale on June 25, 1892.

Hicks Lexpect Weather Bureau

Extreme Cold Cuts Peach Crop Frosts Hurt Maryland Yield

The Daily Produce Report notes peach growers blame last winter's extreme cold more than rains and late frosts for crop injury. Buds formed before winter lingered in a backward spring, with some killed by the cold. Despite healthy blooms, fruit development weakened, causing heavy drop. Current yield estimates say Maryland may produce only one-quarter to one-half of normal.

Daily Produce Maryland

Levy Court Passes Bounds on Costs in Miss Dean Case

County commissioners on Tuesday audited and approved the indebtedness arising from the Miss Dean murder investigation and the Price murder trial. Medical experts, attorneys, and special deputies who kept order and guarded the prisoner saw their bills reduced. Deputies were allowed 2.20 dollars per day.

Levy Court Miss Dean Price

Endorsement for Chamberlain Cough Remedy by Westport Reader

A reader from Westport California recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, praising its quality. The notice lists retailers Wim. Ke Brown in Denton and H. Duffey in Hillsboro Md as sellers.

Chamberlain J. W. Fostrir Westport Cal Wim. KE. Brown Denton H. Duffey Hillsboro J. W. Strickier Valley Center Win. FE. Brown IL. Duffey

Price Petition Debate Sparks Coroners Jury Letter

Letters from Maryland inquest jurors deny signatory status on a petition to Governor Brown for a medical commission to review Marshall E. Price. One juror states he refused to sign, citing support for lawful punishment and explaining sympathy for the prisoner's parents. Also reports a Denton Centreville baseball game with Queen Anne's battery, Downe’s pitching, and key plays, amid a heated crowd.

Brown Marshall Price John Dulladway Marshall E. Price Sallie Dean Centreville Baseball Club Delaware Faulkner Queen Anne's Dailey Denton Ormond Downes Centreville Queen Anne's Boys Centreville Boys Hubbard Rochester Sparks Tarvey Cateh Blackiston L. R. Beauchamp Boon Beauchamp Will Scott Will Scotten Arthur Fisher

Denton County Commencement Sets Program At Masonic Hall

School Board sends invitations for the third annual commencement exercises to be held at Masonic Hall Denton next Tuesday evening. The program includes invocations addresses music and a valedictory with eighteen ninth grade graduates and two High School graduates listed by name and essay titles. The music will be provided by a quartet including Lora Downes B H Johnson James Swann and H A Rue.

Masonic Hall Denton ZH. Welter Fadi B. J. Prettyman Annie M. Poole Eeeay William F Janes A. Ditlenbaugh Falnc Sation White Elovia F. Bradley Hark ‘Vis Samuel Edson Anah Blades Preston Elevia I’. Bradley Spry Bradley Vernon Bradley Lillian Carroll William I’. Chaires John Dukes Ndith K. Gooden Henderson D. Carl Gullett Federalsburg Nellie C. Harris Sallie V. Heather Marydel Zella Heather Clara Hutchins Wilbur €. Noble M. Bertha Shull B. H. Johnson James Swann Hl. A. Rue

Real estate transfers and marriages in May listed

Recorded transfers show George T. Berry selling two acres to Isaac N. Starkey and others including James I. Robinson to Frank I. Wright for 1295 dollars. Willard H. Thawley and others to Julia A. Jewell. Elizabeth Todd to William C. Pool. multiple 30 to 93 acre parcels with values. Five couples married in May defying superstition: Ferrins with Amanda Clymer, Robinson with Stella Diggans, Reynolds Wilson with Fannie Woolford, Dawson Johnson.

George T. Berry Isaac N. Starkey James I. Robinson Frank I. Wright Zadock T. Reynolds Oscar Clark Richard D. Max Fannys Max Georgie FE. Hedrick Willard H. Thawley Julia A. Jewell Denton Town Hoo George H. Berry Marion Starkey James Reiley Thomas Welan Lawrason Riggs Malcolm J. Graham William T. Morgan Mary E. Barnes Elizabeth Todd William

Social and socialite notices in Burrsville region

A Burrsville social at Mr and Mrs James F Mitchells featured lawn games after rain drove guests indoors with a long list of attendees. Indy shoppers took the Minnie Wheeler steamship to Williston for a Monu mental City trip. Members of Caroline Conclaves attended the Heptasophs meeting in New Haven. Notables: Denton Shirt Co cutting chief Dudley Vandyke left, W F Murphy replacing him, and P W Downes in danger. The Atlantic Casino Company incorporating at Ocean City with 120 shares plans bath houses and amusements. Local reports include visits from Baltimoreans and Dorchester guests, and a Queen Anne county Democratic primary looming with a county convention to nominate and elect delegates.

Atlantic Casino Company Ocean City James Bates George BR. Gaither Ralph Robinson Wm. J. Warrington Albert P. Warrington

Obituary Notices for Andrew Starrorn and Phoebus Tribute

A commemorative notice records Andrew Starrorn MM D of Preston Maryland dated May 27 1892 and a separate May 27 1895 remembrance from Phoebus Virginia quoting a verse about a vanished hand and lingering sound. The items reflect period obituary and memorial language.

Andrew Starrorn Preston Maryland Phoebus

Also Mentioned on This Page

Denton Journal A.w the & Preston A. M South Public Business Calendar Orleans’ Court Schol the Local Department New York Denton M. 5 Caroline County Clerk Fields E. W. Liden Smithville T. F. Chatfiner Hobbs Francis Nichols Nichols Ceevlix Pratt A. T. Covey Hynson B. G. Stevens Eliza Beauchamp G. E. Christopher Agner R. M. Messick Bethlehem T. A. Todd Harmony W. R. Breeding American Corner J. H. Coursey R. B. Russum E. S. Turpin Dennis & Fooks J.T. Dennis G. W. Wooters S. Kliwansky Cora Jackson Templeville Emory & Co J.B. Slay Pepper & Pepper H. T. Nuttle C. M. Lloyd I. T. Saulsbury N. E. Jarrell A. Anderson Towers W. H. Gooden J. T. Blades James Park Day & Hutchinson R. G. Stewart J.h.smith & Bro O. M. Hignatt W. T. Downes W. 5S Reed J. H. Nichols L. & E. Fisher G. W. Eliason J. E. Golt T. W. Smith W. A. Stewart Selby Smith J. R. Stewart Griffin John Stokes N. Flowers G. W. Bailey F. H. Bradley Grove Stewart & Jarrell J. E. Gibson Jarman & Son Mellvaine Sisters Choptunk de. Dulhadway Joveaxat Sallie EK Dien F.S. Topn C. AL Wright W. PP. Winats T. J. Topp Winniam C. Poon U. G. Corkran Rt. G. Peerrr Grorak Fowling Creek J. Dul Hapway Yowling Creek Baseball John F. Dawon Stephens Quartet Westhoff May Records Mer Charles B. Robinson Stella Diggans Reynolds E. Wilson Fannie Woolford Tennessee Dawson Mary Johnson William Stanley and Lester Price Wisrainster R.T. Harris Win. Ki. Brown Denton and I. Duffey Mad W.S. Reed James F. Mitchell Iva Russell Ida Corkran Addie Porter Lillie Moore Lida Porter Nettie Porter Eva Thawley Katie Burke Lizzie Russell E. W. Burke, Jr Will Wooters Vernon Smith Norman Cranor Joseph Graham Frank Smith Dwight Russell Virgil Moore Will Sardesty Howard Slughes John Greenlee Ed. Mitchell Emmett Greenlee Walton Mitchell Elwood Parris Minnie Wheeler Monumental T. Pliny Fisher John W. Clark, Jr Mary Emerson Maud Fisher Mamie Wilson Messrs George Il. Beagen Sillsboro N. A Il. S. Goldey Golden Commercial and Shorthand College Wilmington Dudley Vandyke Denton Shirt Company W. IF. Murphy Vandyke G. L. Hearn Seaford Addie Williams Bethel W. S. Collins Eva Coulbourn Harrington Del Ida Wooters B. L. Fleming Baltimore Traffic Association Myra Edson Col P. W. Downes Dentonians Chesapeake Lillian Wheeler Applegarth Dorchester Samuel C. Phillips Sarah Graham Margaret Melvin Caroline Randolph Nettie Anthony Bennett's Point Mary Bernard Greensborough Helen Nandain Middletown A. B. Roe Johns Hopkins Hospital Bessie Layton Salem Mamie Downes Edwin H. Brown W. R. Mowbray Smyrna Queen Anne Boya United States Royal Baking Powder Co Wall St N.Y Farmers& Merchants WJ. el. Risise Camden Street Mop Baltivone Wresny H. M. Thompson HM. M. Thompson N. B Ule Deering Ridgely Machine Shops Syracuse Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Company Baltimore & Eastern Shore Railroad Maryland, Choptank and Eastern Shore Steamboat Companies Third Haven Great Choptank River Kirby's Bellevue Double Mills Haston Tilghman’s Island Avalon Tivoli E. N. Market Lyford's Oelock East New Market Corners Wharf Willard Thomson Fleming Gen'l Man South Street Light St Z.T. Hutrcuixsox EQOTE Minas Willes W. Camden St Baltimore, Md South Baltimore Bank Third National Bank Boamrd Deston Poplar Neck School House Chimmey M. BL. Stephens, Srey County Commissioners Geo. A. Dearyne Denton, Md Dr. Cady Fenr’ Sinclair Ridgely, MD Reed Denton Dearborn Smithville Wagon Works Rudolph Anklam Chester River Steamboat Comp’y Emmi A. Ford Chestertown Rolph's Booker's Quaker Neck Kent Island Rock Hall Gratitude Corsica River Jackson Creek George Warfield ELY Bros Warren St M. EF T. L. Day S. Walter Raleigh Dith & Chestnut Sts Philadelphia
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