Lumber yard opens at Crompton and local notices
Local items report W E Jarrell opening a lumber yard at Crompton and various community updates. Includes property work and business moves by Henry R Lewis E M Noble and P H McShane.
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
3
Children's Day Observances Across Greensborough Churches
Celebrations marked by elaborate decorations and active participation from children at Greensborough M. E. Church Thawley's M. P. Church Grove Methodist Protestant Church and other local congregations. Notable remarks by pastors and superintendents highlighted education, missions and community talent. Collections and musical programs drew sizeable congregations with praise for the children's performances.
Public SchoolNevva Appointments and Purchases
School commissioners on Tuesday directed the examiner to buy eight copies of Topical Studies of U S History in chart form. A Greensborough petition asked Miss Belle Percy be added as an assistant. appointment deferred. Teacher lists for next year reported: Laurel Grove Mrs Nellie Carmine Smithson Miss Addie Whiteley American Corners Miss Winnie Griffith Baltimore Corner Miss Emma McKnett Edinburg Miss Cora A Hony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Calvin Satterfield
Greensborough School
Belle Percy
Laurel Grove
Nellie Carmine
Smithson
Addie Whiteley
American Corners
Winnie Griffith
Baltimore
Emma McKnett
Edinburg
Cora A. Hony
Appeal Taken in Wright Murder Case
Joseph Wright convicted of murder at the Circuit Court seeks a Court of Appeals review. Counsel argues Wright was intoxicated and unaware of his actions when he shot Newcomb, after removal from Kent county where the homicide occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison W. Vickers
Richard D. Hynson
Joseph Wright
Kent County
Wright
Newcomb
Fourth of July celebration at Friends' Grove in Preston
Preston hosts a Fourth of July event at Friends' Grove with Iees and cake for library benefit. L. & M. Club arranges speakers and addresses on patriotism, plus musical interludes and a reading of the Declaration by Hon. A. W. Sisk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Friends’ Grove
L. & M. Club
Walton
R. D. Bradley
A. W. Sisk
Messrs
Lee
Duncan Noble
Taylor’s Island
J. L. Noble
Staunton
Judge Travers
Lincchester Woods
J. A. Vansant
J.R. Phillips
Dwellings Burned In Wickman Fire
Wickman five room dwelling of Mr Tilghman, Bear Hickman, occupied by Mr Joho Hayman, destroyed by fire Saturday before noon due to a defective flue. All furniture saved. Social notices list guests and visits including Miss Sallie Peters, Miss Mabel Thomas, Miss Hattie Fountain, and trips by Miss Mabel Thomas and Miss Annie Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Fountain
Chas. Muney
Mabel Thomas
Baltimore
Annie Smith
Philadelphia
Richard Peters
Local Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Guests
Miss Sarah V Heather entertained Miss Mary Boyer on Tuesday. Mrs E E Dawes visits Clayton. Mr Milton C Greene spent the latter part of last week in Wilmington and Philadelphia. Miss Julia Parmley of Wyoming visits her sister Mrs William George. Miss Bertha M Price visits Miss Richards of Church Hill. Miss Topsy Fallowfield and Miss Pauline Evans were guests of Mrs J Wesley Thomas. Mr J T Clark returned Sunday from Baltimore and Greensburg, with Mr and Mrs Longfellow. Miss Zella Heather stayed with her sister Mrs B H Emory. Mrs Hubbard of Wyoming was guest of Mrs James Green on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bessie Jones
America
J. Oscar Bernard
T. Clayton Carter
F. R. Malone
Greensborough
Eugene Sullivan
Philadelphia
T. H. Jones
Chester
Arthur Green
Nettie Longfellow
May Letty
James H. Barrow
Preston
Mary C. Flaharty
Preston M. BE
Ella Williams
C. 8. Walton
Barrow
Charles N. Rose
Cordova
C. Dudley Rose
Baltimore
M. Sue Jeffries
King and Queen County
West Point
Annabel Moore
Greensboro
Anita and
Elsie Smith
Ridgely
Thomas KR. Green
Elsie
Woodall
Thomas
Messrs. Greene and Loveday
Long Island
E. E. Wheeler
B. G. Stevens
Williston
J. Earle Rochester
Denton
J. Boon Dukes
Anna
Baltimores
Frank Wright
Easton
Maud Jones
Laurel
Sarah V. Heather
Mary Boyer
E. E. Daws
Clayton
Milton C. Greene
Wilmington
Julia Parmley
Wyoming
William George
Bertha M. Price
Miss Richards
Church Hill
Topsy Fallowfield
Pauline Evans
J. Wesley Thomas
J. T. Clark
Longfellow
Zella Heather
B. H.emory
Hubbard
James Qreen
Concords Children Day Services and Local News Notes
Concord hosts Sunday 8 p m Children Day services at the church. Miss Winnie Griffith and Mr William H Beachamp with son Clarence visited Baltimore. James Beachamp visited Frank Beachamp in Baltimore. Young people attended an ice cream festival at American Corners where a cherry tree is noted. A widow from Claremore, Ark, praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy after years of severe cough, with local agents listed in Hillsboro Ridgely and Denton Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.E. Jarrell
Crompton
Henry R. Lewis
Judge Russum
E. M. Noble
Ridgely
George M. Russum
Fred R. Owens
Republican State Central Committee
James C. Collins
Frank A. Porter
John W. Carroll
M. F. Allab
Oehm
Acme Hall
State Treasury
Caroline
Nelson Barnes
Fisher
P. H. McShane
Baltimore
E. Levering & Co
Clara N. Todd
T. Play Fisher
James N. Todd
James Davis
Williamsburg
Lake Erie
Denton
J. R. Rochester
Alexander Johnson
Greensboro
West
House of Correction
E. T. Cooper
Boggs
Dover
Trenton
Preston
People’s National Bank
Bernard
James T. Sylvester
Wilcox
Equitable Bank
Wallace
Sparklin
Rice
Wesley Nichols
W.a.newcolm
Nichols
Justice Hignatt
Messrs
Lewis
Winnie Griffith
Monumental City
William H. Beachamp
Clarence
James Beachamp
Frank
American Corners
Mary A. Beard
Claremore
Ark
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
R. J. Collston
W. E. Brown
Orphans Court Proceedings Approve Real Estate Sales and Wills
In the Orphans Court on Tuesday all judges were present. The audit of the sale of John Prattis property was approved and ratified. Will of James P. Snow and John Williams admitted to probate with named executors. Inventories and appraisals for James N. Todd and Joshua M. Anthony estates approved. Reports of sales for Peter Covey and others reviewed. warrants to appraise issued for Laura B. Stubbs property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphans’ Court
John Prattis
Burton W. Parker
James P. Snow
Susan Snow
James Snow
Henry C. Fisher
Isaac T. Fleetwood
Clara N. Todd
T. Pliny Fisher
James N. Todd
James P. Covey
Peter Covey
John Williams
M. Elia Anthony
William IH. Deweese
Joshua M. Anthony
William J. Payne
Deweese & Owens
Laura B. Stubbs
Frank P. Covey
Harry W. Davis
Real estate sale of late Sylvester Smith totals $13 612 65
Executor Thomas A. Smith sold 233.35 acres of the home farm for 7016 65 and 66 acres to A G and I I Sauls bury for 2640. James K Saulsbury paid 20 for 0 68 acre. Town lots sold for 3966. Personal property yield described as a large gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Smith
Thomas A. Smith
Ridgely
A. G
I. I. Saulsbury
James K. Saulsbury
Fourth of July Celebrations at Greensborough
The Greensborough celebration features the Declaration reading, a patriotic address, a bicycle parade and trades exhibition, base ball games, a ten mile bicycle road race, and ten other events. It also includes nine humorous events such as sack and wheel-barrow races, greasy pole climbing, and taffy eating. Two brass bands perform before a grand fireworks display at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensborough
Appointed Registers of Voters and County Pea Packing
Election supervisors named voters for seven districts with Republican and Democrat pairings. County pea packers report heavy output. F. P. Roe & Bro. expects 16,000 cases and G. T. Redden & Co. about 6,000 cases as peas gain market reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Roe & Bro
Greensborough
G. T. Redden & Co
Levy Court appoints road examiners and constable
County commissioners on Tuesday appointed Thomas L. Chaffinch T Pred Garey and William I. Liden as examiners on the Murphy road in the Third district. Albert F. Murphy presented his bond as constable of the Sixth district. The panel named Joseph F. Roop Samuel T. Norris and William T. Lord as examiners on the Garey and Liden road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Chaffinch
T. Pred. Garey
William I. Liden
Murphy Road
Albert F. Murphy
Joseph F. Roop
Samuel T. Norris
William T. Lord
Garey and Liden Road
War News From Cuba Reports Combat and Stampede at Tampa
Special dispatch from Baltimore on June 17 describes a stampede of horses at Tampa and a wrecked camp with no injuries. It notes insurgents holding Manila, Spanish food shortages, and 36 hours of fighting. A US Army letter from James H. Brown recounts Cuban shore landings, trench digging, and Cuban guides. Marines at Guantanamo endure guerrilla fire as US ships provide support. General Shafter’s looming arrival could postpone attacks. Vesuvius bombards Santiago. A Maryland soldier denies reports of shortages, claiming ample food and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Journal
Baltimore
Tampa
Manila
James H. Brown
Walter Brown
Seventeenth Regiment
U.S. Infantry
Mr. Brown
Gomez
Cardenas
Spain
Guantanamo Bay
Reduced Rates to Washington for National Educational Association
Pennsylvania Railroad offers excursion tickets to Washington for the July 7 to 12 convention at a round trip fare plus a $2 membership fee. Tickets valid July 4 to 7 with return by July 8 to 15, extendable to August 31 with a 50 cent deposit. Side trips to Gettysburg Richmond Old Point Comfort and Southern battlefields also available. Also an ad for Chamberlains Pain Balm relief claims and local sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Washington
D. C
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Gettysburg
Richmond
Old Point Comfort
Southern Battlefields
Flower Mission Day Inspires Charity Vision
A reader from Wyoming Del provides a plea to hold a Flower Mission Day in Caroline County. The account describes Kent county Del almshouse events on June 9 with sermons, music, and gifts from Dover, including fruit, cakes, tea, aprons, books, and flowers. The writer urges Christian Endeavorers to replicate the effort to aid inmates and gain personal satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plower
Kent County
Del
Almshouse
Caroline
Christian Endeavor Societies
Epworth Leagues
Denton
Dover
Ashhey
Wyoming
Seaford Church Pastor to Leave for New Parish
The Seaford News notes Rev. H.J. Smith of the M. P. Church, raised in Caroline county, led Mt. Olive's Church to a new ornate temple. Rev. William E. Temple will replace Rev. Edward A. McVeigh at St Peter and Paul’s Easton around July 1. Miss John C. Emory spoke on church aid work in Denton. Rev. G. S. Rauling preaches in Tuckahoe Neck. Camden campground held its annual tent drawing. Rev. C. E. Dryden to address children tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford
J. Smith
M. P
Caroline County
Washington College
Ves
Mt. Olive’s
William E. Temple
New York State
Edward A. McVeigh
Peter and Paul’s
Easton
Father
Camden Campground
C. E. Dryden
Local obituaries and a general moral notice from 1898
Mrs. Sophia J. Mason wife of Wallace M. Mason died after a long cancer illness leaving three children. Funeral was held at the house with Rev E Dryden. interment in Greensboro Cemetery. Also notice of William Chaffinch’s death at Smithville Maryland and funeral at Concord Church. A religious verse and an advertising paragraph promote prudence, forethought and Chamberlain's remedy with local sellers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia J. Mason
Wallace M. Mason
Mason
George L. Buckmaster
E. Dryden
Greensboro Cemetery
Smithville
William Chaffinch
Chaffinch
Concord M. E. Church
Concord Church
Cochran
Enterprising Ridgely Industrialist Nehemiah Saulsbury Dead
Nehemiah Ridgely Saulsbury died unexpectedly from remittent fever after a brief illness. Born October 5, 1869, in Ridgely, he studied at Maryland Agricultural College, worked as a chemist in Johnstown and Pittsburgh, then led Saulsbury Bros. canning and shirt factories with his brothers. An inventor of an acid machine, he also built an electric lighting plant for his businesses. Funeral services were held at his Ridgely home, with interment in Denton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.R. Saulsbury
Ridgely
Stone
Hackett
Queen Anne
Nehemiah Ridgely Saulsbury
James K. and
M. E. Saulsbury
Maryland Agricultural College
Washington
Cambria Iron Co
Johnstown
Andrew Carnegie Co
Pittsburg
McKeeffey Iron Co
Latona
Saulsbury Bros
Messrs
A. G
I. T. Saulsbury
Anthony Bilkovsky
Baltimore
F. F. Carpenter
Hillsborough
Denton
Minor Matters and Local Updates Across Town
A copper token from 1797 bearing George III and Britannia is found by Harry Pinder during work on Liberty street Centreville. Dover quip notes legislative gridlock and adjournment. Edw. R. Rich and Mrs Rich depart for Western Maryland for the wedding of Edward L. Rich and Mary Amanda Sunderland at Deep Run Meadows Ellicott City on Wednesday June 29. Towers ice delivers hygienic ice at half a cent per pound in Denton. Carpenters work on the Queenstown car house, sizing 200 by 40 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Bryan, Jr
Liberty Street
Centreville
Harry Pinder
George Iil
George
D. G. Rex
Britannia
George III
Dover
Senate
House
Delaware
Harrington
Edw. R. Rich
Virginia Rich
Maryland
Edward L. Rich
Mary- Amanda Sunderland
Deep Run Meadows
Ellicott City
Easton Star-Democrat
Towers
Denton
Queenstown
Fire destroys three houses in Greensborough estate
Fire swept three double-tenant houses on the west side near the river, part of the late William C. Satterfield estate, yesterday morning. The blaze began around two o’clock and raged with great fury before firemen and hundreds of volunteers contained it. Loss estimated at about $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Satterfield
Coal and equipment sale notices at Denton Bridge
Soft coal for threshing and blacksmith work offered at Denton Bridge by L. B. Towers. Two good secondhand refrigerators for sale cheap by J. F. Lepnam of Preston Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Bridge
L. B. Towers
J. F. Lepnam
Preston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Greensborough M. BE
T. Henry Jarman
T. C. Rich
Della Sparks
Leacy Roe
Laura Letty
Jo- B. Draper
T. H. Jarman
Sev. A. Green
Thawley
Norking
Isaac D. Anderson
Ethel Anderson
Elwood Lane
Ethel Stewart
Fred Wright
Hennie Anderson
Nora Lane
Mary George
Enoch Lane
Ella Wright
Carrie Rickards
Sadie Rickards
Little Mary George
Grove Methodist Protestant Church
W. B. Judefind
R. L. Lewis
Federalsburg
Thomas Taylor
Laura Patchett
Eva Murphy
M. E
B. H. Johnson
Lora Downes
James Swann
Harry A. Roe
Wesley M. EB. Church
Burrsville
Ira Dill
Bertie Dill
Marydel
Bessie Boyer
Ida Herful
Public School
Nevwa
Wickman
Marydol
Concord
Orphans’ Court Proceedings
George T. Musselman
William H. Godwin
Joseph 8. Cooper
William L. Cooper
D. Edgar Todd
Correll H. Stewart
William Cheetum
Joseph H. Trico
John Kent
A. Pierce Redhead
Edmund L.melvin
Isaac L. Dukes
Alfred W. Thompson
Thomas G. Clines
Lighth
Wiliam H. Beachamp
James 8. Willis
Packin P
Cuba
Waller Brown
Regular Army
R. Marle Fisher
United States
P. Ketcham
Pike City
Cal
Chamberlain
R. J. Colston Ridgely
W. B. Brown
Church Matters
Iife
J. Colston
W.E. Brown
Nehemiah Ridgely
Saulsbury
Ife
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
Kew Yore
Jonathan Evipfts
Denton, Md
Briba
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