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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
2
The Denton Journal lists public business with court sessions and board meetings. Circuit Court meets June 23, Levy Court gathers June 17, and a London board plans a June session.
The Denton area progresses with bridge repairs and new constructions. Properties change hands, new residences rise, and a town commission reshuffles seats. Schools award textbooks to Baltimore firm. fairs and shoots planned. Denton post office to relocate to a planned brick building near the courthouse.
A Grove M. P. Church wedding on May 25 1902 united W R Dean and Laura Harris with a grand arch decor and Mendelssohn march. A second Grove ceremony June 1 1902 joined Charlie W Freeman and Maggie L Jester as Rev H F Wright officiated. Further nuptials include Nellie S Evans and W Edward Hill at Federalsburg parsonage May 30 1902 and W F Porter of Chicago with M Wilson of Chicago on May 19 1902. Additional unions feature Harriott Layton to Dr Lawrence M Cahall in June and Mary Louise Robinson to John W Staton in Greencastle Pa. Other marriages include W Goldsborough Butler and Nellie E Lister, William Trice and Dillie F Williamson, Philip Spencer Jr and Laura Bayne, and Harry D Hanson with Laura B Outten.
Hughes Lumber and Coal Co bought machinery for a basket factory in Virginia. The car with the plant was lost, delaying the season. When found the Denton firm balked at price due to delay, but terms were agreed. Plant will be ready for next season.
R Keup of Federalsburg Maryland writes to the Journal praising road conditions in the district and thanking Mr Brown for thorough expert work. Dated June 9 1902.
Mrs Myctle Cohee and daughter Anna Louise of Baltimore spend summer with Mr and Mrs Daniel Goatee. Various relatives and friends from Philadelphia Bridgeville Williston and Wilmington visit Denton residents and attend graduations and social events amid hay harvest and upcoming wheat season.
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday, Francis S. and Ruth A. Todd, administrators of Bennett Todd, presented a distribution of the deceased's personal estate and a final receipt and release from all distributees, approved. John W. Bullock, guardian to his minor children, presented his bond, which was approved. William H. Clark and Mary E. Hutchins, administrators t. a. of Elizabeth A. Clark, presented an account of sales, a list of separate debts, and first and final accounts of administration, approved and passed. Albert G. Towers, trusted for the sale of Jesse B. Unsworth's real estate, presented a report of sales and an order of ratification nisi granted. The sale by Simeon S. Ponne, executor of Lydia E. Brown, was ratified by final order. Mr. Pennewill was authorized to transfer sale funds to the court in Delaware Baying jurisdiction for distribution. Sarah J. Clark and James E. Stafford, administrators of Andrew Clark, presented a distribution account, approved.
Several more routes are urged in the county with plans for upper district lays. Proposed lines include a Denton to Tuckahoe Neck segment and an eastward route from town via Anthony and Burrsville, returning by a northern road. Willis ton may be served as well, as farmers adopt the delivery system and Denton post office becomes an international money order office on July 1.
Mr. John Price, son of Alfred Price near Burrsville, arrived home Saturday from three years in the army, including time in Cuba. A festival at the school house grove last Friday and Saturday raised about twenty dollars for repainting the Methodist Protestant parsonage. Concord plans a Fourth of July celebration with committees set to prepare.
The family expresses sincerest gratitude to neighbors and friends who offered kindness during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Celia A. Whiteley.
Promotion note praises Kings lime and Newport fertilizers for the season. Encourages consulting J H Barrow in Preston Maryland for prices and terms.
Herbert Voshell a 15 month old from Pearson's Corner Delaware is treated at the City Hospital Baltimore for eyelid and lip bites from a family dog. Doctors Keble and Quessy provide thorough care as the dog remains missing. Another child, Robert Abdell 12 of Faderalsburg, died suspected rabies after a prior bite from a hydrophobia dog following coverage in the Journal. Addison Slaughter a Ridgely resident also bitten is sent to the Pasteur Institute for treatment.
Multiple communities held Children’s Day programs from Preston to Ridge Ly with large crowds and elaborate decorations. Events featured songs recitations and special parts by young students under Rev Wright and others, with notable music by Elma Lewis and Alex Williams. Collections for education totaled fifteen dollars.
A severe Saturday storm brought heavy rains and widespread lightning damage across Queen Annes and surrounding counties. Fires and structural damage occurred at Powells Point Talbot county on McKenney heirs property tenanted by Thomas Quimby and at Sleeper farm Ruthsburg tenanted by Luther Legar, plus a barn end knocked out at Bennett farm Starr tenants Joel Brown. Hurlock Dorchester county barns on George Trice and William Lyons farms burned after lightning strikes. Additional losses included a damaged barn near Denton on Jacob Ghingher’s farm and a cow killed on Frank Jowell’s tenancy. Thomas Mitchell dwelling in Queen Annes also struck.
Dr E J Derickson of Worcester County grows tomatoes on 50 60 and 80 acres using red clay soil previous year in clover peas or wheat. He credits repeated shallow cultivation every few days after transplanting and picking fruit every three days when ripe. To prevent blight he sprays beds before transplanting and again twice during cultivation. Controlling tomato moths by destroying eggs in jimson weed fields and applying a weak cobalt solution to jimson weeds helps reduce pests.
The county commissioners on Tuesday authorized Dr. Stone to take Addison Slaughter of Ridgely to the Pastour Institute in Baltimore for treatment after a dog bite believed to be mad. Sub-register J. K. Hannabery resigned. Bonds for Charles H. Whitby as treasurer and tax collector were approved. The likely county tax rate remains 95 cents with a 17 cent state tax.
A strawberry picking surge in Caroline County draws thousands of laborers from nearby counties and cities. A padrone coordinates workers in camps, with cooks and outdoor meals in the berry belts. Many families earn substantial sums, some over a hundred dollars, while bank deposits and local commerce rise. Raspberries and peaches follow, with the broader farm outlook turning positive as land values grow and farming methods improve. Local rail and river trade adapt to a busy harvest period.
Rev Louis E Barrett will deliver a humorous instructive lecture titled Adam's Rib in Simons Hall Ridgely Md at 8 pm Thursday June 19 Admission Adults 25 cents Children 15 cents Proceeds for the M E Church There will be an all day holiness convention Friday July 4 at Pentecostal Grove campground near Denton All association members are expected to attend and others are welcome.
Fine opportunity for business with store house ready in Tuckahoe. Apply at once to T. W. Smith in Ridgely, Maryland.
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