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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1904
Page
4
Public business notes show the Circuit Court convening in June with the Orphans Court and Levy Court scheduled to meet, indicating formal public sessions. The document lists forthcoming June dates for the Orphans Court and June and July meetings for the Levy Court.
Wheat prices steady at 1.02. Ridgelys ice plant restarted. Shad season poor. Local farming activity includes Knotts building near Ridgely and Jerome Davis hiring Italian berry-pickers. Strawberry trade boosts bakers as berry pickers surge demand. Decoration Day observed. banks and offices closed. Various sales and auctions announced for farms near Henderson and Hickman. Water supply rising to eighty gallons per minute. Community events include weddings in Henderson and Cumberland. Social notes feature many arrivals, visits, and engagements across Caroline County.
Methodists face restrictions on recreation as the Los Angeles conference refuses changes to rules against card playing and dancing. Mrs. Wright, secretary of the Wilmington Conference Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, will speak at the M E Church. Sunday preaching at the Methodist Protestant Church now at eleven. Children’s services planned tomorrow evening. Ladies of the M E Church host a Jump's Hall festival this evening. First quarterly conference of the Methodist Protestant Church set for west Monday at eight. Camp meeting to begin July 29 at Wheatley’s Grove Dorchester. Mt. Pleasant M E Church colored at Greensboro was dedicated last Sunday. Sunday School services in the M P Church now in the morning.
The death roll notes the passing of Mr. Jacob Anstett a German paper-hanger aged and long ill at his Gay street home in Denton He died Wednesday and was buried in Venton cemetery The Rev H D Spencer led the funeral Also named Col E E Braly hotel owner of Hotel Dixon Cambridge who died last week was a brother-in-law of the late Charles F Willis of West Denton who had run a store before moving to Baltimore.
Commencement exercises were held in the Academy building with Miss Helen Parker the sole graduate delivering an essay on Self Control True Freedom. Aloysius Green gave the address and Dr J J Noble presented the diploma. The strawberry season peaks as labor shifts to harvest. Exams at the Academy ended Friday with generally satisfactory results. Rev J B Smith preached at New Jerusalem Church in Preston Sunday. Dr Ready of West Virginia visited Dr J L Noble this week. William Nicholis Willis is named principal for the coming year. Ethel and Lula Fletcher of Preston visited Hillabeck. Work on Provident Savings Bank proceeds quickly. Confirmation services will soon be held at P BE Chauiceh.
Decoration Day started the Ridgely season with a doubleheader versus Greenwood Del. First game 11 to something Ridgely won with Herzog homering twice and a three-bagger. second game Greenwood took 7 to 6. Easton beat Ridgely 7 to 0 after six. Our Boys of Baltimore to play Ridgely at athletic park. The May real estate transfers list numerous properties changing hands in Caroline County including Ridgely, Greensboro and Denton properties, with values ranging from 50 to 5,000 dollars and multiple district listings.
Joseph Bernard president will supervise as architect for the new Peoples National Bank structure to be built in Beaver Dam marble with granite foundation. Davis Brothers of Baltimore provided drawings. The single story building measures about thirty by fifty feet with a decorative front and a dome for added light. Exterior plan echoes the Denton National Bank style with metal finishing throughout.
Mrs Maggie Eaton and children of Wilmington stay with sister Mrs W B Waddell. Mr and Mrs 8 L Payne visited Cambridge as guests of Mr and Mrs J W Blake. Ice cream and strawberry festival by Ladies Aid was a success. Mrs Winfield Wallace of Claiborne is guest of Mrs Wingate Wallace. Mr F H Thomas is convalescent. Miss Grace Hubbard visited Baltimore friends. Farmers are planting potato and tomato crops.
Judge Penaree delivers a broad opinion in Talbot Circuit Court on compelling witness attendance in civil cases. The ruling states parties summoning witnesses must pay daily compensation, a departure from prior practice where witnesses appeared voluntarily or out of courtesy.
Miss Alice Dennison returns home from Methodist Hospital after a successful appendicitis operation. Mrs W H Gooden Miss Elphon sie and Master Powell Goodwin visited relatives at Church Hill Sunday. Olan Strough of Philadelphia stayed with his aunt Mrs John Wood near town. Cofford Cubbage visits cousin Willie Cubbage at Willow Grove. Miss Eva Pritchett visiting relatives in Philadelphia. Miss Olivia Coffin spent part of last week in Philadelphia.
Mr. Charles Wright is extending his farm residence with an addition and new porches on the recently purchased property from Mr. A. G. Towers.
Since a former list, licenses have been issued to numerous merchants across Denton Greensboro Ridgely Preston Hillsboro and other towns. Amounts range from 500 to 15 000 dollars. Names include Peter L Davis Warren Vansant S W Jackson Win Croll Hhelman Ld P Foote Lalu Paswaters E Willis Brown Mrs Anne Logan and many others.
Synopsis lists open and closed seasons for wildlife in Caroline county including woodcock, sora, duck, squirrel, quail, rabbit, raccoon, muskrat, and otter with specific dates. It notes Dorchester county restrictions and a limit on bag sizes, plus minimum fish sizes for Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester counties. It also states game cannot be shipped from the county.
The strawberry crop this season is unsatisfactory to many growers with small yields and fair prices. One veteran farmer notes he never earned less than fifty dollars per acre annually after crates and picking costs, while advising steady dairy work as more reliably profitable than frequent shifts in crops.
County Commissioners opened bids for the new jail on Tuesday but rejected both due to high figures. Led den & Gootee of Denton bid 25877 and Pilchard & Furniss bid 22087. They aimed to keep costs near ten thousand and may double that, directing Architect Davis to draft new plans aligned with courthouse-scale architecture on the public square.
A preacher notes Los Angeles rapid growth with 150000 residents and a thriving church scene. He contrasts booming quack doctors and street preachers with a Christian city, describes May 7 190% organized Methodists, and visits suburban cottages with year round gardens, orange groves, irrigation, and fragrant blossoms.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces coach excursions to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition on June 8 16 23 and 16. Special trains from New York Philadelphia Harrisburg Altoona and Pittsburg will run direct to St. Louis with meal stops and Tourist Agents aboard. Rates match the first trip at 20 from New York 18 50 from Philadelphia and proportionate from other stations. Further timetable details and east-of-Pittsburg rates will be released soon.
On Tuesday Robert W. Knotts administrator of James M. Knotts, deceased, filed a list of operating debts and the first and partial administration account, which were approved. Guardian George Emmett Wood for Ruth A. Wood, a minor, presented first and second guardian accounts, also approved.
The corner stone of the Masonic Temple at Salisbury was laid on Tuesday marking a milestone for the project. Local officials and lodge members attended the ceremony, with plans for further construction work announced.
The obituary chronicles Louisa M Barnhart’s untimely death in a refined Christian home. It extols her noble character, high moral standards, and devout faith, noting she grew in favor with God and exemplified Christian virtues. Her memory is described as tenderly embalmed and her life as a mission fulfilled in beauty and holiness.
Dr George J Preston, a renowned specialist, states Mayor Mel Lane's suicide stemmed from an insane impulse caused by extreme mental strain from heavy responsibilities since Februarys fire. He notes relentless work at City Hall, constant new problems, and public criticism leading to brain overwork and collapse followed by self inflicted death.
If you want noteheads billheads envelopes posters dodgers programs or other job printing at reasonable prices berry checks or can nes stationery send your orders to the Journal We guarantee excellent work that will give entire satisfaction A summer hotel known as the Bleak House at Madison Dorchester on the little Choptank was destroyed by fire on Tuesday Florida peaches have been selling at five dollars a crate in the northern markets Virginia's very short berry season closed last week Talbot court after a two weeks session adjourned Wednesday
A gang forced a Cordova store entrance by Callahan, blew the safe, taking 350 in money, 200 in checks, an insurance policy, and Callahan’s papers. The same night Bridgeville bank was robbed with dynamite, a large silver sum stolen. Sunday night Valliant Lumber Co. office at Church Hill saw a safe cracked and 10 dollars taken.
The Stephens Literary Society mourns member Lourna M Barnhart. Her purity amiability and steadfast efforts set a praiseworthy example. Resolutions express that the society and its members lost a dear friend whose cheerful countenance will be remembered. A copy of the resolutions is to be sent to her family and town papers. Cathabrine M Denes Many EL teks Mary BUTLLR.
A verse from Leslie's Weekly extols Maryland as a proud colonial heir and coast to coast symbol. It likens the state to a fisherman's silver sea and links its fame to grains and gold while praising its status as a national boast.
A Princeton upbringing shapes the former president’s son who, while praying, notes in a playful remark that people say amen in different ways yet he says bmen. The anecdote reflects the boy’s thoughtful, humorous take on religious phrases.
Visit T. Harveys in Burrsville Maryland for binder twine paints oils furniture carpet and rugs and related supplies available at one location.
The United States Geological Survey issues a map of the St. Michaels quad rangle on Maryland’s Eastern Shore led by Wye Island near the bay. The region blends farms and water with notable oyster beds and the diamond back terrapin shaping the area’s fame. Survey details credit T G Basinger and collaboration with the Maryland Geological Survey. growth and prosperity in crops and fruit are hailed as the season’s bright note.
Consul Albert W. Swalm reports from Montevideo on March 25 1903 that a preparation named Vratolin for eradicating scale on apple and pear trees has been patented by a German chemist and fruit grower. Field tests showed scale completely destroyed with trees healthy. wash costs about 20 cents per tree and is sprayed. The German government ordered 79 gallons for experiments, and US and Canadian authorities are trialing it. WN White & Co. in New York handle inquiries as sole eastern agents.
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