Denton Area News Highlights Local Projects And Events
Rainy May records. repair work on Denton bridge. 150000 cypress shingles stock. pension for Julius Hornbogen. local strawberry shipments and harvests. building materials deals. retrial venue for horse case. graduation address set for Easton High. bank dividend declared. local farms sold. bath and toilet installations planned. fortune teller Brown arrested again. July Fourth speakers invited. local death from paralysis after bicycle ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew McDaniel
Denton Bridge
Z. T. Hutchinson
John D. Hawkins
Dover
Bates Stephens
N. A. Hutson
Bridgeville
Julius Hornbogen
Ridgely
Nuttle Hardware Company
Rehoboth
Queen Anne
Downes
Denton
Hobbs
Hickman
Solomon Pippin
Ellicott City
M. Bates Stephens
Easton
Hughes Lumber & Coal Company
Rice
Journal Office
Williston
R. S. Clark
Robert S. Clark
Mark H. Smith
John W. Clark
Cade Farm
Tuckahoe Neck
Kent County
Delaware
Henry R. Lewis
Nattle Hardware Company
Edwin M. Garey
Thomas Pearl Raymond Brown
Baltimore
Brown
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Samuel Rash
Caroline Court
L. Irving Handy
Martin J. Perkins
Maryland Odd Fellows
Luther J. Webster
United American Mechanics
Adams
John Wesley Adams
John Holsinger
Berry Field
Marriages and social notes brighten Denton county events
In Denton and nearby, several weddings unfold with county connections. Harry Brattan and Isabel Percy wed in Vienna, with a large reception at Woodlands, while J. Watson Gruwell and Zora Dill marry near Petersburg and travel to Washington. Local relocations, travels, and visits by notable residents mark the week, including Prof Moore’s Denton ceremony and various social calls across Maryland and Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Franklin Brattan
Isabel Percy
Vienna
Our County
Church of St. Paul
Dr. Bryan
Cambridge
Lititia Houston
Salisbury
Emma Jacobs
East New Market
Bessie Phillips
Nellie Phillips
Preston
William Algernon Percy
Woodlands
Percy
J. Watson Gruwell
Greensboro
Zora E. Dill
Annie
John Thompson Moore
Laura Lelia
W. J. Turbitt
Denton
Patrick W. Caray
This County
Maggie Murphy
Jersey City
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
Father Ryan
Frederick A. Ross
Delaware Road
Ross
Marydel
Frederick Stump
Second Judicial District
Perry Point
Cecil County
Charles A. Nicholson
Baltimore
William H. Anderson
W. T. P. Turpin
Centreville
Wm. S. Potter
J. J. Merritt
A. E. Cooper
Wilmington
Hanscom
George Laurie Harris
Philadelphia
Lola Wright
Virginia
Maryland
Bertie Fields
State Normal School
John W. Fields
Zachary
George C. Skirven
Martha Fisher
Corinth
Clifford Green
John R. Pattison
Guy L. Bryan
George E. Wood
Magnolia
Del
H. M. Doughlass
Crisfield
Jas. G. Redden
J. W. Field
Elsie Downes
Maggie Todd
Queen Anne Friends
Myra F. Stevens
Grace E. Collins
Concord
Marion Shimer
Bethlehem
Nellie W. Fisher
W. J. Brashears
Nellie Wilson Fisher
Albert G. Towers
Laura Melvin
B. D. Cohen
Caroline county berries bring high prices for local growers
Caroline county strawberry growers report one of their best crops with prices around 17 cents per quart. Thousands of quarts are shipped in refrigerated cars to distant markets. The Delaware and Chesapeake Railway line hosts vast berry fields with hundreds of growers selling five to twenty five acres each. Local banks record large foreign checks as evidence of vast sales to northern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Caroline
Delaware and Cheasapeake
Denton
Wilmington District Convention Observed in Hurlock and Nearby News
A crowded Wilmington District W F M S gathering met in Hurlock on Tuesday with Rev. Holt delivering a strong sermon to veterans. Many local residents were noted visiting friends, preparing town improvements, and planning summer getaways at seaside resorts and cottages along Delaware Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Hurlock
Holt
Albert Beals
Frankford
Edward Beals
Lizzie Jenkins
Harry Flaharty
Cool
Newark
N. J
C. E. Farley
Ed. Noble
Nellie Kerr
Pennsylvania
H. F. Stowell
S. White & Abdell
State team shoot crowns Queen Annes in Baltimore
In Baltimore Wednesday thirty six sections were represented as twenty three teams of three men competed in the team shoot. Queen Annes won first with three gold medals while Caroline placed second with three silver medals. Alburger led Caroline with high gun and later tied for first in Thursday’s 100 target shoot, losing in a shoot off to Worthington who claimed the silver cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Queen Anne’s
Caroline
Grant Alburger
Geo. H. Berry
T. H. Longfellow
Alburger
Worthington
Cecil
School Trustees Named Across Districts on Tuesday
The school board completed trustee lists for numerous districts naming multiple trustees per area such as Marydel Henderson Guldsboro Moore's Williston and Bridgetown with three appointees each. Several districts list one to be appointed and many entries include names like Rickards Heather Papp Henderson Gooden Carrow Jump and Jones Pippit. The reader notes numerous locales including Denton Federalsburg Greensboro and Bridgetown with varied roster lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marydel
W. W. Rickards
MV. J. Heather
Samuel J. Papp Henderson
1. C. Gooden
W.G. Carrow
Charles
Jump. Hee ‘Tree
Georgeh. Jones
Robert Pippit
Guldsboro
Robert Jurrai
William
J.ian
H.C. Wharton
Whiteley
Augustus Schawke
Charles W. Milwanger
Thomas F. Jackson
Jarrell
A. J. Hubbard
Dridgetown
Jacob Gibson
J. A. Seward
Garrell Fappin
Garey
D. J. Zacharias, Jr
W. HL. Garey
Levi Spicker
Camp Grove
Wilan A. Roe
J. Roughley
J. W. Stephens
Harveville
Theodore Saulsbury
Francis A. Porter
Robert J. Wyatt
Jaden
A. Williamson
Nuittle
Oaks
H.L. Adams
Slaughter
Williston
Yasht S. Garey
Wilhelmina Told
Cora A. Breeding
Willoughby
W. S. Wooters
Coulbourn
Frank Willoughby
Andersontown
Lima H. Nuttle
Stella Todd
Mima Stevets
Hynson
Andrew T. Covey
John J. Parker
Vitsha Wabbard
Hannony
William Wf. Deen
John W. Williamson
Gs.todd
Southson
W. Carroll
J. F. Andrew
James E. Perry
Grove
W. P. Taylor
G. K. Kelly
C. W. Cradley
Prust
S—H. F. Rickands
James E. Wright
Joseph ¥. Carroll
Wwilishoro
Willian T. Sylvester
James D. Fleming
H. M. Thompson
Thawley
R.S. Clark
J. ¥. King
Arnest Downes
Saulsbury
Fp. E. Wilson
M. Garey
RK. Bewmbings
Quedar Grove
J. H. Horsey
T. Fleetwood
J. F. Porter
Noonstare
A. W. Thompson
L. DB. Replogle
John P. Holsinger
Oak Bulge
Westey Jarrell
Willard Mitchell
W. A. Jarrell
Oakfagud
Ww. E. Orrell
C. E H. Kauffman
J. A. Mevalow
Ridgely
I. T. Saulsbury
T. W. Smith
J. A. Sigler
Furman's Grove
Henry W. Hynson
C. N. Starkey
James Callahan
Gravelly Hranch
George W. Towers
Charles J. Yood
Warvey Towers
Laurel Grove
Trive
Joseph FF. Roop
John Howard
George W. Thawley
John L. Nichols
J. Willard Johnson
Smithy
J. W. Bullock
Frank Wright
RX. G. Auklan
Chestnut Grove
Joseph Pennypacker
Thomas Audecew
Rascon Chambers
James $. Willis
G. M.taylor
Peter Cook
T. W. Sullivan
I. T. Seeders
Oscar Nichols
Summer Excursion Route Book 1901 Issued by Pennsylvania Railroad
On June 1 the Passenger Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company issued the 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book. It describes principal Eastern resorts, over seventeen hundred routes, and fare rates. The book, with maps and colorful illustrations, can be bought at ticket offices for ten cents or mailed for twenty cents. Also listed are assorted sale items and prices from W. R. Breeptsa, Williston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Eastern
America
Munerpal
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Trenton
Altoona
Lancaster
Reading
Hagerstown
Pullman
Cantaloupe Blight Advisory From Maryland Experiment Station
The Maryland Experiment Station reports on cantaloupe blight in Caroline County with guidance on early detection and control. A threadlike fungus causes brown leaf spots. wind spreads it. Bordeaux mixture, prepared with blue stone and lime, applied to leaves every week or ten days, is advised for protection. Spraying should begin as vines grow and continue through the season on fields or with knapsack sprayers. Also noted are obituaries for Mrs. Mary E. Nichols and Mrs. Catharine W. Prettyman, detailing ages, residences, and immediate survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Caroline County
Bordeaux
Denton militia revival recalls Caroline's martial past
A Ridgely writer notes the long lull in Maryland military spirit and recalls Caroline County's prewar units. The Nineteenth Infantry and a Tenth Cavalry battalion formed the backbone, with Brig Gen William Potter commanding the Twelfth Brigade. Today only two officers remain in U S regulars: Lieut Col Robert H Noble of the Third Infantry and Second Lieut George Arthur Fisher of the Fourteenth Cavalry, linked to ongoing local organizing for a new company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Caroline
Maryland
William Potter
United States
Robert H. Noble
Third Infantry
Shafter
Santiago
George Arthur Fisher
Fourteenth Cavalry
Town board fills assessor post and moves on tax arrears
At a Tuesday meeting town commissioners appointed Henry C Fisher as assessor replacing Parnell Johnson who declined. Henry K R Lewis named counsel and the bailiff was told to collect all overdue taxes immediately. Building permits were approved for John H Vagesel E W Williamson Owen C Garey and George W Lewis and repairs urged for Main street scales owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Town Commissioners
Henry C. Fisher
Parnell Johnson
Henry KR. Lewis
John H. Va Gesel
E. W. Williamson
Owen C. Garey
George W. Lewis
Main Street
Peninsula Horticultural Society Reports Fruit Yields
June 1 survey shows most fruits near normal. Peaches 60, pears 50, apples 40, plums 92, cherries 0, strawberries 80, raspberries 40 per 100. Season cold and backward, now improving with warm clear weather. Asparagus fair yield and prices. notes new craze whist face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Maryland Plans Uniform Public School Curriculum Reform
State Superintendent Stephens recommends a unified ten year curriculum for Maryland common schools replacing county by county systems. The plan groups studies into Conduct, Language and Literature, Mathematics, Science, and Art with Morals and Manners at the base. New courses include physical geography in grade eight and a physiology course in grade seven, plus expanded elementary science and drawing and manual training across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common
Maryland
Stephens
National Educational Society
Washington granddaughters to wed before June blossoms fade
Four granddaughters of the late Commodore Lockwood plan marriages before June. Ethel Sigsbee, daughter of Captain Sigsbee of the Maine, will wed a son of Reverend Samuel Small. Elizabeth Booth Orme will marry Rawlins Hume of Washington. Katherine Peck and Carolyn Rittenhouse will marry Lt. William Wirt Ballard of the U S Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commodore Lockwood
Ethel Sigsbee
Elizabeth Booth Orme
Katherine Peck
Carolyn Rittenhouse
Sigsbee
Captain Sigsbee
Maine
Samuel Small
Orme
Rawlins Hume
Rittenhouse
William Wirt Ballard
United States Army
Peck
Judge Russum
William Baxley Orme
Russum
Enoch George
Law Salt Compromise in Satterfield versus Collins Case
The suit of John Satterfield against James C. Collins administrator of the late John Collins was compromised on the eve of trial after removal to the Talbot Circuit Court. Collins left a sizable estate with few creditors besides the physician and undertaker. Satterfield, a farmer near Agnor, claimed five hundred dollars deposited for safe keeping and sought interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Satterfield
James C. Collins
John Collins
Talbot
Satterfield
Agnor
Collins
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised by Druggists Families
Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Eten New York reports five years of complete satisfaction from Chamberlains Cough Remedy and says he uses it for his own family for ordinary coughs colds and grippe roughness. Sold by R J Colston Denton Hugh Doifes Hillsboro T W Smith Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Drugczit J. Goldsmith
van Eten
N.Y
R. J. Colston
Denton
Hugh Doifes
Hillsboro
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
Children Day Programs Fill Methodist Protestant Church
Crowds overflowed the Methodist Protestant Church as children from Josh Turbitt to Willis Turbitt participated in a packed Children Day exercise. Ellwood camp meeting tent holders are asked to meet June 5 at 2 pm. A festival at Hickman M E Church is planned for June 11 and 15 with the Hickman Cornet Band attending. An ice cream festival at Thawley’s M P Church supports the Sunday School. The Ladies’ Mite Society was hosted by Mrs. Helen Bloxsom. Children’s Day services at Thawley’s M P Church were postponed to June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Josh Turbitt
Essie Anthony
Katie Todd
Alice Cole
Anns Fisher
Nellie Shields
Hannah Dunham
Clara Turbitt
Lena Townsend
Pearl Turbitt
Nannie Towers
Florence Betton
Florence Chance
Dorothy Andrew
Rachael Grifin
Alma Tr
Hickman M. E
Hickman Cornet
Thawley’s
Ladies’ Mite Society of
M. P
Helen Bloxsom
Thawley's
M. P. Church
Land Prices Rise As Farmers See Growth And City Buyers
The Baltimore Sun notes land prices are higher after several strong years helped by good crops. Wealthy city residents increasingly buy country homes, aided by trolley and telephone, boosting Peninsula land values. Local farmers report progressive land, heavy berry shipments, and promising cereal crops across the county into early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
Caroline
Baltimore
Ice Cream Then and Now
History of the first American ice cream attributes Dinah in Washington's second term, noting strawberry flavor and long preparation. Modern freezers require minutes, range from pint to forty quarts, and a two quart unit trades at about $150. Also includes a Pan-American Exposition excursion date and rail rates from multiple cities, and an advertise for gold watches and optical services at Wm. T. Jones in Queen Anne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah
Washington
General Washington
Dolly Madison
Paria
Woxprr
Wat Jones
Elgin
Waltham
Wm. T. Jones
Queen Anne
Miscellaneous Notes On Local Folks And Happenings
Mr Gibson elected to a key post. Hatfield’s floating bar liquor trade drawn by boats. Hatfield arrested and bailed. Parnell’s creek swarms with herring, millions reportedly. Boy Charles Timmons nets 2000 fish. Williams and Clark Fertilizer advert promotes Ridgely contact. Seaford dog fetches fish and change. W Hopper Gibson elected St John Typebar director in New York. Cambridge votes to deny bad sanitary reports. Hog pen banished in Cambridge years ago. Heptasophs treasurer pays $2000 life insurance to Mrs. Laura Straughn. Local ads for binders, carriages, machinery, twine. Hillsboro real estate sales. Hillsboro property public sale. Twine and manilla prices listed. Hot-weather goods advertised by J Nichols. J L Everagain touts seasonable dress goods. Colston’s pharmacy card advertised. Mason disclaims personal liability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Hatfield
Cambridge
Hatfield
Parnell's Creek
Pocomoke River
Peninsula
Mr. Smith
Ridgely
Seaford
W. Hopper Gibson
Centreville
New York
St. John
Order of Heptasophs
Laura Straughn
James H. Straughn
H. M. Thompson
Hillsboro
Thompson
James Swann
James R. Manship
Robert &. Clark
Mark H. Smith
T. Pliny Fisher
John W. Clark
Philemon B. Hopper
J. M. Thompson
Manilla
J. H. Barrow
Preston
J. H. Nichols
J. L. Everagain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denton Journal
Q A.R.R
Q.A.R R
Q. A.R R
Points West
D&c. R
Public Business Calendar
Circuit Court
Levy Court
SeuHoon Board
the Local Department
Aig
Tirattan Amk Misa Percy
Gruwell
Dgll
Federalsburg
M. E. Church
O. K. Neavitt
W. Pennington
Nettie Seward
C. W. Moore
Ingleside
Contractor Jones
Southern Methodist Church
Isaac Mitchell
N. Pilchard
Mr. Beaven
Elmer Brown
Williams & Jones
Wilkinson
Mrs. Pilchard
A. R. Wright
Harvey L. Cooper
Delaware Avenue
Ernest Downes
Henry T. Nuttle
Carolina
Colored
Mountain
K. W. Matthews
Willian J. Brown
W. W. Daniels
Castie Hall
John W. Stevens
James Sh. Wilkerson
John EH. Mack
Union
W. D Matthews
Joseph,Ross
W. N. Swiggertt
Carl Henry
Alex, Henry
Joseph Berry
Bridgetown
Wesley Clark
Boon Lockerman
Charles Lewis
Armstead Williams
Thomas Taylor
John J
Hisboro
William A. Thomas
Pollard
Philip Pritchett
J. F. Prattix
C. C. Haynes
Elsbury
Cephas
Ilarmony
John F. Adams
J. Washington
John Webb
Gurner
A. A. Trnxon
Wm. Prattis
Lewis Nichols
Mission
James H. Frend
W. Trammond
James EL. Rich
Deep Bearch
Henry Mason
Benjamin Waymann
John W. Wright
Iudgely
Solomon Wilson
Daniel M. Pritchett
George Chirk
Salvablte Publication
Fitler
W. It
Breeptsa
Cantastoupe Thughe
Chbsbury
Mary E. Nichols
North Broadway
Robert Nichols
R. Ward
Clara
Roberta Nichols
Catharine W. Prettyman
Camden
C. W. Prettyman
D. D
Sallie J. Wright
Connell
Wade
Supt. Stephens
General Lockwood
Church Newa
Gibson
Wallace M. Mason
Harry B. Mason
Jas.t, Mullin & Sons
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