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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
3
Items of Jews from all parts of the county solicited under this head in the Denton Journal. The notice calls for submissions or notices from Jewish residents across the county to be included in the Saturday morning edition.
The schedule lists public meetings for the Chovr Court levy court and school board. Court sessions are set for June 19 and June 25. The Orphans' Court and School Board both convene on June 19.
Local items report farming yields in Caroline, town boundary changes in Denton, public notices including elections and appointments, a new cement block plant near Denton, and community events. Mentions include Ridgely hog pen ordinance, postmaster salaries, sales of Greensboro properties, and upcoming alumni banquet.
The Cambridge papers announce the marriage of Howard T. Smith of Cambridge to Frances May Dempsey of Dover last Thursday. The ceremony was at the bride’s mother's home with a country wedding breakfast and a planned northern tour. Other brief notes cover college commencements, engagements, marriages, travel, and local society, with emphasis on Norton family and Dickinson alumni.
Choptank, a newly organized team, played its first game at Bethlehem last Saturday afternoon. After five innings the match was halted with Choptank leading 9 to 2. Batteries were Wright and Blades for Choptank and Hopkins and Tice for Bethlehem. Nearby notes mention Mrs. J. T. Blades traveling to Baltimore for state normal school commencement, Bertha Blades among graduates, Nellie Wright visiting from Wilmington Conference Academy, and several local family visits and church services.
Sunday evening services drew a large audience but many left early due to heavy rain. Mrs. D. J. Ford and Mrs. D. M. Gooden trained the children for the event and the pastor noted about $40 collected for the Sunday School. Local visitors included Mr. Smith Dill of Wilmington with a broken arm, Mr. George Wright of Aberdeen visiting cannery interests, Mrs. Lydian Hughes of Hollandsville visiting Mrs. D. M. Gooden, and Mr. Ernest Stant of Wilmington visiting grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dill, along with Mr. E. J. Carter of Dover visiting his son Mr. E. B. Carter.
Mr. George Wilkinson has returned to Philadelphia after visiting his uncle, Fred Johnson. Mrs. Raymond Cross and her Virginia family visited Mrs. Annie Todd. Mrs. Ola Bullock of Philadelphia visited her parents, the Wilsons. Bert Lord of Williamsburg stayed with James Kemp. Bertha and Edna Rogers visited Minnie and Ellea Andrews. M. L. Sullivan and relatives stayed at Reliance last Sunday. Mrs. Emily Towers of Easton visited local friends. Thomas Wilson is reported quite ill.
Mynnson Twiford Williams family spent Sunday with Mrs Williams parents Mr and Mrs Peter Moorse. Mrs Mary E Barnes of Baltimore visited her brothers Messrs W F and T H McMahon. Mr John C Fisher returned home after days with friends in Pennsylvania. Mrs John Giles hosted her father Mr Star from Vienna at W R Wright's with Hamburgs and races half price.
Contractor Brown has crews repairing J. Dukes Downes dwelling with a cellar and heating plant. Redden begins excavations for Dr. W. A. Smith new home at Second street and Fountain avenue. Annie Rochester hires James H. Brown for a Fifth avenue residence. C. P. Dunning has Fifth avenue painting and gas fixtures. F. W. Redden builds another house on East Second Street. Austin Bros. begin a new livery stable on North Second Street. T. Pliny Fisher’s enlarged residence is being repainted. W. J. Blackiston’s home beautification proceeds. William S. Norris new Sixth street dwelling is enclosed. F. P. Covey enlarges and improves his dwelling.
Resolutions adopted by Choptank Conclave No 28 of the Improved Order Heptasophs honor Edward Roe. They note his brief membership, express grief with hope, and order mourning draped Conclave rooms, minutes copy, a copy to the widow, and publication in Denton papers.
The thirty-ninth annual Maryland State Teachers Association session will occur the last week of the month, 26 through 29, in Ocean City. The executive committee promises an attractive program and large attendance. B. C. & A. Railway Co. offers low-rate round-trip tickets from Preston for $1.85, valid five days. Tickets from County Superintendent Noble. Hotels offer special rates from $1.00 to $2.50 per day with good accommodations at the lower end.
Church notes report bylines from the Methodist Protestant Sunday School with a large Children’s Day program led by Eva DeFord and others. The Easton diocese convention praised growth in confirmations, with 241 and Berlin’s 29 leading classes. Local churches urge stopping Sunday trains and oppose tobacco sales on Sabbath. Upcoming events include a Holiness Mission all day meeting, Concord camp meeting August 3 to 13, and a Holiness Association convention July 4–5 near Denton. The M E parsonage at Concord nears completion.
In the Orphans' Court on Tuesday Charles A. Coulby, administrator of John O. Wilson, presented an inventory and appraisement of the deceased's personal property, which was approved. Alphonso Meredith, administrator of William H. Meredith, by Elmer W. Deen, attorney, secured an order authorizing transfer of a mortgage due to the deceased. Thomas E. Evans, by Henry R. Lewis, attorney, applied to be guardian for his grandchild, Herbert Evans.
Market notes from Baltimore show wheat at 883 cents for No 2 red and 78s for steamer No 2 red. Corn prices include No 2 white at 5Sc and steamer 00c yellow and mixed 67T4c. Poultry and eggs move modestly while hides wool and geeseberries are listed with varied prices.
Wantep seeks district managers to post signs advertise and distribute samples. Salary 19.00 weekly and 3.00 per day for expenses. State age and present employment. SPEAL SHEAR Co located at 39 Randolph St Chicago.
Sunday program featured successful childrens day exercises with a talented choir and well-rehearsed students. Local boys are preparing their ball field and invite nearby clubs for friendly games. Notable visits include Maud Noble at a Dover commencement, Bascom Turner from Philadelphia staying with his Poplar Neck uncle, and Fletcher Sisk returning from Dickinson College. Rose Burgess and the Nobles spent Sunday visiting in Preston and Dover.
Greensboro society mentions Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Jarman of Rushville Illinois leaving for New York to join Dr Thomas Lewis for a lengthy European trip. Guests Dr Thomas Greenley Meadow awn Kentucky and Mr Frank Wright Wilmington Del with J Harvey Coursey family. Bertha Shull visits Knoxville for summer school then Ada R Fowler Baltimore visits. Mrs A G Towers Denton spends week in Greensboro.
A local ad lists wall paper at eight cents per piece and window shades at two dollars each from Thomas and Messer located at 1015 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore. The notice emphasizes affordable home decor and shop contact details.
Mrs Dedthr Nott widow of John Wiley died at Ridgely aged elderly. She left several children and was active in the Methodist Church and Sunday School. Funeral held at Hillsboro cemetery. Mrs Sarah A Wright widow of Levin W Wright died at Baltimore home of her son aged 68. Survived by six children twenty eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Interment in Easton.
The piece extols a trio of summer fruits watermelons peaches and cantaloupes as nature s best sweets. It praises their vivid flavors aromas and restorative joy contrasting them with the heat of summer and noting their rising market prominence nationwide.
Col J J Smart near Humboldt details his corn growing method learned from Farm Stock and Home. He advocates harrowing after initial cultivation, timely hired help, and careful field preparation including rotation with sod, double disk harrowing, and weed control with disk cultivators. He notes how proper spacing and soil work yield strong stands and weed suppression.
Preparations underway at Denton Driving Park for July 4 races with classes 2.25 2.40 and 3.00 plus free-for-all. Trainer Thomas E Ford now in charge of horses at the track stables. Ford, a veteran trainer, promises well. A grandstand for about five hundred will be built before race day. The track is described as a fine venue.
A surge of public anger follows reports of two violent assaults in Somerset area. A white women assault near Kingston and a farmer Samuel Barnes attacked by a Black man spark calls for military escort to transport the suspect from Virginia to Princess Anne. Meanwhile, a mob nearly killed Barnes’ aggressor. Additional items include community notices on refrigeration, local visits by Rev. and Mrs. Wright, Camp Grove school honors, a Chicago real estate estate matter, a Baltimore steamer fire, a Philadelphia school superintendent election, and various local business ads.
In a president's letter to policyholders, National Life states its stance against political contributions. The company argues such donations subvert the public interest, demoralize corporate sentiment, and disenfranchise policyholders. It emphasizes government should ensure a fair vote and that the company has not made and will not make campaign gifts.
The listing shows Burnet and Saulsbury at 304 Equitable Building in Wilmington Delaware, indicating professional office presence and contact location.
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