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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1900
Page
3
Denton area news lists Wheat fields look well as farmers plant peas for markets. Local events include hotel openings, school appointments, church dedications and festivals. A ball game in Hillsboro Cordova ends 6 to 5, and a burglar pocketbook recovers $177.72. Deaths include a Berlin man age 74. worm damage reported countywide. Local civic groups host musicales and fundraisers while officials note road distances and public works.
The county school board accepted Prof. M Bates Stephens resignation as examiner after fourteen years and announced his appointment as State Superintendent of Education. Charles W Byrn of Baltimore was unanimously elected to succeed Stephens, with Stephens remaining to oversee local affairs until fall.
About sixty members of the P O of A attended services with Rev. Wright. Henderson beat Willow Grove 35 to 12 in a baseball game. Local residents John A. Comegys and Lloyd Gooden return to Wilmington for the basket trade. George Carrow resigns after fifteen years as railroad foreman. Harry Gough resumes basket making. Mrs. Kate Arrants returns from Glassboro. Earl Culbreth visits for berry business. Laura Smith and brother Tiane decorate decoration day. William Calloway shows slight improvement. Charles Barcus paints his home. James H. Shelton from Wilmington visits. William H. Cashe’s basket mill runs full time. Cora Downes visits Dover. J R Phillips and Nellie return from Baltimore. Children’s Day observed at M E Church. Prof Edgar Williamson visits from East New Market. Rev W McIntosh preaches at New Jerusalem Church. Dr Cornell of Baltimore to preach at M E Church tomorrow. Mrs Emma Carroll of Hurlock visits Judge Dennis’s family. Prof Lee Wheatley visits. Mrs Sallie Sisk visits Easton.
Ridgely resident Mrs William Price died at home Sunday evening after long feeble health and a post cleaning overexertion. Surviving are husband Mr Price and two young children. Funeral was in the Catholic Church Tuesday with interment at St Josephs cemetery. Also reported are a 20 cent tax rate, plans for more street lamps, and Sunday services at the German Reform Church. Other items note Mr James Wooters improving after illness and Mrs H C Hobbs visiting Baltimore friends.
Mr M Gill and son Howard with Mr James Hooper and a friend from Baltimore toured in two locomobiles to Rehoboth. Onlookers crowded Denton as the 650 pound, $750 each luxury vehicles totaled swift travel claims. The party rested at Brick Hotel, then resumed, covering Queens Town Wharf to Denton in over three hours, with last six miles in thirty minutes.
Mr W A Stewart contracts with HW E Smith and C L Walls for sale of his store in Queen Annes county with new management taking charge on July 1. Stewart advertises a major markdown sale across departments. Robert G Stewart expands carriage business and will advertise next week in the JOURNAL. The Baltimore Bargain Store Ridgely announces a large stock under proprietor Mr Kline. Isaac R Pippin to sell a threshing outfit at public sale in Federalsburg on June 6. June schedule of Murderkill River and Philadelphia steam boat line appears in the JOURNAL. Towers ice plant operating full time to supply customers. Crates 48 at 33 cents, cups 2 15 per thousand from Hughes Lumber and Coal Co. James H Nichols discusses summer dress goods in a paper ad. Chester river steamers schedule published in the JOURNAL. Baltimore Business University ad appears in another column. Beaf-Eating Tysecta Unusuals notes insect plunder. Prof W G Johnson reports Colorado potato bugs plentiful. Paris green recommended with water mix, lime added to bind, Bordeaux mixture option with four ounces Paris green per barrel of Bordeaux.
G Emmett Wood and John W Wood as executors presented an approved inventory of John W Wood’s estate and a sale order followed. Mary J Andrew’s will admitted to probate with Frederick Howard titled as executor, bond filed and approved. Otis M Hignatt and Jos F Roop named appraisers. Charles H Pritchett filed for sale of Peter J Hudson’s real estate. Virginia Draper granted letters of administration for Charles Draper’s estate with Henry I Lewis assisting.
The Cecil Democrat argues Maryland's eight electoral votes could decide the outcome if McKinley and Bryan are nominees. It suggests Bryan would need Maryland if he carries 1806 states and a few others, making Maryland crucial to the final tally.
Upper Choptank shad fishermen blame extensive pound nets from the river mouth to Jamaica Point for a poor season. They contend nets trap shad headed to spawning grounds, harming both current harvest and future supply. They note Delaware fish propagations boosted river stocks and argue for reduced pound-net activity.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature appears on each box. Price 25c.
Pear orchards on the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland show blight in blossoms and young fruit of Bartletts LeContes. Keifers less affected. Cut out and burn diseased twigs to save trees, dip tools in five percent carbolic acid after each cut, and prevent wintering blight before next blossoming season.
Millions watched the solar eclipse Monday morning in communities from New Orleans to Norfolk. Though not total nationwide, the event drew smoked glasses and photography, with Suffolk reports of totality and a reflective note on science and faith. Governor Smith fixed July 27 for the execution of Robert T. Wyatt for the murder of Captain Oliver T. Caulk.
Miss Kerr's engagement to Anton Burchard of Pittsburg announced. Weddings include Samuel Morris of Rising Sun marrying Miss Mame McGrady of Petersburg at Camden parsonage. A reception followed. Readers note numerous guests, visits, and engagements among Denton residents and nearby towns with many named individuals and places.
The column blends on advertising value with local musings on weather quirks. It notes a grand jury urging bridge inspections in Talbot County and cites fruit crop optimism from Seaford horticulturists. Also mentions stamp books aiding travelers and the annual Assateague sheep-penning on June 6 with no Chinquoteague event this year. adds a death notice for Charles H. Golt of Carmichael.
The fight for congressional honors narrows to Col Edwin H Brown of Queen Annes and Col Moore of Worcester with other dark horses named. Henry R Lewis of Caroline urged for the short term. Republicans have a committee seeking a man to be slaughtered.
Caroline berry growers report fair prices as thousands of pickers work from dawn to shipping time. Many laborers are from Dorchester and Delaware areas living in tents or barns, earning one and a half cents per quart, with top workers making two dollars daily during peak times. Ridgely and nearby towns emerge as key fruit shipping hubs with varieties like Superior, Tennessee, Lloyd, Gandy, and Johnson’s Early, despite weather swings. The piece also advertises Green's August Flower for indigestion and liver support with sample bottles offered in Denton and Marydel.
A large delegation waited on Governor Smith on behalf of Madison W. Wright, convicted of felonious assault and sentenced to 21 years. J. T. Carter led the jury foreman and Major William E. Stewart with others presented the case. 69 men and 73 ladies joined in the appeal. no action was taken.
The June Book News leads with a life of Egerton Castle and a frontispiece portrait. It features an extended piece on Horace Walpole in Leslie Stephen’s Great Writer series, plus a June poetry page and a Moody portrait sketch. The Times-Crescent editor King, fresh from the Legislature, denies Congressional ambitions and quips he seeks Heaven, fearing no district will be carried.
Mr James T Payne's daughter Lulu aged 12 died last Sunday of diphtheria. Interment was held at Grove the next day. The community was grieved by the child's death. Hoe Laid Aside from the Baltimore News notes a Caroline county strawberry basket image is referenced.
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