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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
3
The Levy Court schedules a meeting for June 25 to discuss financial and administrative matters. Officials expect agenda items involving budget, contracts, and public works projects. Members from the county committee will attend, with local residents urged to submit concerns beforehand.
The Local Department notes rising travel to the seashore and a bustling strawberry season in Caroline. It reports on taxes, real estate sales, school board actions, and obituaries including Dr. J W Roberts and others. A seven-foot bald eagle is noted, and farm sales near Felton. A July 16 listing and month’s brides are mentioned.
Denton young people held a midweek dance in the town hall with Italian Baltimore musicians. Patrons included Mrs. Thomas R. Green Mrs. J Dukes Downes and Mrs. William H Anderson. Attendance remained strong despite warm weather. A cream and ices feast preceded the closing numbers.
The forecast notes a warm early and late June with generally pleasant conditions and dry spells. From the 12th to 22nd expect many severe storms and frequent thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. Unusually low barometer readings may bring temperature swings and high winds, with a frost risk extending into Texas due to Jupiter’s influence.
Mr and Mrs James Todd entertained many young town friends on Saturday night with music and games followed by refreshments. A baseball game Saturday afternoon saw Bethlehem lose 11 to 14 to Choptank. Mrs Kelley Bowdle travels to Kansas City to visit brother Charles Pritchett. E W Edgell, long in Baltimore, spent Sunday with family. Mrs S R Buckley and Mrs Emma Dunham on sick list. Emmit Perry of Philadelphia spent last week in town with friends. J W Wright nears completion of a new canning house. Anah Blades visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Entertainment for the benefit of the M E Chapel drew strong turnout Friday and Saturday, raising 36 dollars. Construction proceeds for the M E Church South and Chapel, with carpenters at work and material on site. Townsfolk note many pretty girls and a rivalry among widowers and bachelors as gallant beaux mingle. Clara Price, daughter of Harry Price, returns from Pennsylvania school. Harry Moore comes back from Wilmington Conference Academy. Wim Emerson visits family at Hotel Queen. Miss Baxter of Philadelphia visits Miss Elizabeth Brown.
Denton prepares a large Independence Day celebration with a 15 by 25 foot flag, grand fireworks, and a procession featuring prominent speakers including Ex Congressman Levin Irving Wandy. business floats from local firms, parades by civic and fraternal groups, and a baseball game between West Branch YMC A of Baltimore and a local county team. Slippery polo and greased pig events add excitement, with church groups catering and low fare meals offered. Queen Anne's Railroad Co. may run low rate excursion tickets for the day.
Masons invited to assist in corner stone laying for the new Southern M E Church at Queen Anne on July 10. Community notes report Mrs Pearl Sparklin's recovery from Baltimore hospital treatment and return home. Local events include Lock Social preparations and various town improvements by Stewart and Jarrell. Several residents plan summer dwellings, imports from Baltimore, and a busy Hobbs Station with bright year ahead. Whooping cough is prevalent in this vicinity.
Corporal Kane of Company M Third United States Infantry sends a copy of the Philippine Argonaut dated April 7 1901 from Manila. The Sunday issue has ten pages and focuses on army and political matters. Kane notes little fighting, desires return home, and asks to keep sending the Maryland Journal.
Prof William B Crouse of the Caroline School Board chairs a State Committee on Aesthetics and questions examiners on interior decorations, beautification, oral instruction in aesthetics, grounds, shrubs, and plantings to gauge current conditions for advancing aesthetic interests. Also an advertisement notes reduced prices on shoes, dry goods, and notions by T J Williams in Hobbs Maryland.
Hyaton reports several youths attended Children's Day services at Zion Sunday night. Mr and Mrs A B Pittman spent Sunday with relatives at Chestnut Grove. Misses Bessie and Grace Williams visit relatives in Delaware. Miss Gertrude Covey returns home from a pleasant Baltimore trip. Miss Helen Parker led the Epworth League Sunday night. Traction engine notices printed and for sale at the Journal office.
A historical sketch traces the Potter family from General William Potter who built a home in 1808, through Rabdiel Webb Potter and his sons Zabdiel and Nathaniel, detailing Revolutionary service, connections to Maryland medical and military figures, and the Williston settlement’s naming after Col. Arthur John Willis. It notes Zabdiel Webb Potter’s Chile voyage as consul and a 19th century clash with Lord Palmerston.
A letter to the editors identifies a small black beetle as the cause of “blight” in Bartlett pear trees, tracing life stages from soil to bark to twigs. The writer asserts February–March treatment with a home wash can stop the pest, inviting readers to learn more at Two Johns farm. The note is signed C. N. Bosna from Two Johns, June 10. Also includes Orphans' Court proceedings listing administration of estates, appraisals, and petitions filed by various parties.
The B D B R Co plans to relocate the Clayton station adjoining the main office as trains will run into the P W B R station after Col E P Stacey retires. The Baltimore and Delaware Bay Railroad, with roots back to 1869, has a contentious history in linking New York to Baltimore and Washington, including leases and reorganizations under the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Reading. Colonel Fred Gerber, once a director, leased the line for ten years at one dollar annually and operated it successfully before shifting under larger control.
The Casino Hotel in Rehoboth opened for the season Saturday evening, praised for recent improvements and fresh furnishings. Proprietor A F House hosted a sizable guest list with the Citizens Cornet Band of Denton, Fourth Regiment Orchestra, and eight to ten visiting ladies assisting. Renowned Baltimore cooks prepared a varied menu including soups, entrees, and desserts. Many young attendees danced the night away, while others took late trains home. Denton guests included Mr and Mrs Wm D Uhiler, Mr and Mrs Wm H Anderson, and several others, alongside railroad officials. Weather and sea air described as ideal for early summer seaside visits.
A Sunday School Worker critically replies to an anonymous editor labeled Orthodox who warned against independent church gatherings. He argues for unity in God’s church, asserts truth over tradition, cites prophecy and millennial themes, and urges Christians to spread the gospel beyond church walls. A second note seeks a reliable salesman in Caroline County, Md.
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