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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
5
Local column reports cash prices for wheat and eggs, advertisements for pigs and mules, rising auto use, and a busy Denton area scene. It notes a new Boy Scout talk, a Martha Washington candy sale, and property sales in Greensboro and Denton while reporting weather, bank statements, and bids for a Denton bridge.
Miss Emma Mecknett Pearl Conger and Emma Robinson attend a summer school in Charlotte Virginia. Mr Olin Spry and Miss Lillian Pippin visit Dover as guests of Mrs John Waller. Miss Grace Buil of Wilmington visits Miss Margaret Smith. Miss Margaret Sparks of Philadelphia visits with her parents. D T Rickards buys a new Ford touring car and visits Centreville with Mrs Rickards. Miss Myrtle Heather visits Baltimore for a spell.
The Federalsburg commencement last Saturday evening awarded diplomas to Anna Brown Madeline Ander Mary Goslin Edna Melson Margie Banning James Harper Wilbert Merriken and Elmer Williams. Mrs W D Stevens and daughters of Seaford visited Federalsburg relatives. Mr R Messick and daughter visited Seaford friends. Now is the time to subscribe.
Hobbs area notices note FE Willey family at Federalsburg commencement with daughter Esther and nephew Wilbert Merriken among graduates. John Singer leaves Hobbs Manufacturing for home near Sheppards. Company expands storage for peach tomato baskets. Annie Seeders attends High School commencement with mother Merriken. W P Carroll seeks hospital treatment in Baltimore for appendicitis. Local bidders posted purchases, one bid at 24 dollars. Arthur Catrall and sister visit Felton area. Gladys Price visits Elizabeth Billing. Harvest begins. wheat quality described as fine.
The strawberry crop is disappointing with about 0. pop quarts shipped and fair prices. The blackberry crop should be normal. Wheat looks good with a promising yield. Peaches are dropping and few will be shipped. Locals include W N Quillen and Randolph at Bridgeville, F J Wharton in Wilmington and Mt. Airy, Robert Jarrell Sr and J Gibson visiting Philadelphia, Rev Wu E Miller returning from Mt Airy, H L Jarman visiting M ullikin, C F Jarman with Jas Notting ham, Alton of Warran visiting H F Silver, J W Murphy ill with typhoid, Clara Quillen visiting Wilmington.
Nashville guests Mrs Sarah Rea and family visited Rev R T Coursey. Wilmington guests Mr Mrs M B Sherwood and daughter stayed with Mr George Sherwood. T C Hackett returned from Washington. Mrs Harry Connelly and Mrs Knotts visited town. Ralph T Coursey Jr toured Cambridge. Seward and John Smith of Wilmington visited town. Josephine Thawley and daughter Minnie from Denton stayed with Mr and Mrs Edward Keets. Miss Cranor from Farmington visited Lizzie and Ella Fisher. Paul Mason of Harrington visited his parents. Virginia and Ethel Holt were in Centreville and Church Hill. Annie Beaven returned from Delmar.
Henderson. Children Day services were held Sunday night despite a heavy storm. A large crowd praised the program. Mrs. Kate Montague returned from Wilmington after a week with daughter Mrs. Martin Bennett. Mrs. Al Cosgrove and Miss Anna Prettyman of Wilmington visited Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Rickards. Miss Ida Pritchett returned to Wilmington after a few days with sister Mrs. J. T. Rickards. Miss Anna Jones of Greensboro spent part of the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Jones. Miss Mildred Gooden of St. Marys Seminary has returned home for summer vacation. Mr. Amos Coffin of Ridley Park spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Elen Coffin. Mrs. Anna Williams of near Smyrna is visiting her brother, Mr. Wm. G. Carrow. Miss Lula J. Marvel is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Charlie Marvel, near Wyoming.
The Circuit Court for Kent county Maryland grants divorce to William E Temple from Sarah E Temple. Both were formerly residents of Ridgely. Also noted, Boy Scouts will serve as pages at the Democratic National Convention.
County Commissioners urge State Roads Commission to extend the existing north to south route through Caroline, arguing it best serves most residents and would boost local improvements. Fourth district advocates seek early work from Dover bridge to Preston and Denton, stressing regional benefit and state aid road linking Eas ton and Talbot. Easton papers back Dover route as a vital first step toward a peninsula highway and better market access for local produce.
Caroline county business leaders urge rapid state action on a Dover Bridge highway to connect Cambridge south to Easton, Centreville, and Denton. They argue one main artery, via Dover Bridge, offers greater gains than a stone road through Easton and Denton, stressing benefits to Easton’s trade and tourism while pressing residents to influence state road choices.
Edinburg notes show Lemuel Faulkner returning to Cedar Grove New Jersey after a short visit with his parents Mr and Mrs J Faulkner. Ida Tharp returns home to Ohio from a visit with cousin Miss Mary Thompson. Harold Faulkner goes back to Kenton after a stay here. A children’s meeting at Busick’s Sunday night drew a large crowd. Miss M Meredith will teach next year at Williston. Miss Sallie Ware of Wilmington was home Sunday.
On account of the stormy weather on Sunday evening the Children's service which was to have been held, was postponed until Sunday evening, June 30th. Miss Edna Rogers and Mary Tribett visited Mrs. Howard Towers in Aston. Mr. Mac Frampton of Baltimore was the guest of his mother, Mrs. BE. DP. Foote. Miss Grace Cohee of Senderson visits Miss Agnes Brodes.
Mrs Rebecca Roe aged seventy one widow of Andrew J Roe died at her Rathoud Avenue home. The funeral was at 3 PM Wednesday at her residence with burial beside her husband in Greensboro cemetery. She leaves two sisters and a brother Miss Kate Bernard Mrs Mary I Brindle and Mr Joseph TH Bernard all in Greensboro. Reverend Warren Burr led services.
Witstan and family traveled to Dover on Sunday due to a sister’s illness in Mr. Willoughby Nowell’s touring car. Accompanying were Mrs. Nowell and Mr. and Mrs. John Paris of Burrsville. Elsie Roe hosts a house party with Laura Knotts Annie May Lewis Edna Hobbs and Lelia Lucas. Bruce Stevens and Will Crosby in Philadelphia to buy a touring car. return today. Ola Roe and daughter Sta of Preston back home after a school year. Minnie Todd returns from Philadelphia for the summer. Bertha Clark visited Federalsburg sister Mrs Charles Towers. Frank Mitchell guests of his in laws last Sunday. Mary Towers summering with sister Grace Todd. Ex-Sheriff T Lo Chaffinch repairing his country home.
Inclement weather forced rescheduling of the Children Day services from Sunday morning to Sunday June 30 at 10 30 a m. Mrs John W Starkey and daughters Jessie and Helen of Prices Station visited relatives this week. Mrs George Taylor returned from a Baltimore hospital after three weeks treatment. Mrs Charlie E Jacobs and son Els worth of Philadelphia are guests of T R Jacobs family. Mr George Taylor spent Wednesday in Baltimore. Miss Elma Jacobs visiting Harrington relatives. Mr W T Harvey is on the sick list.
Rain postponed Sunday child services to Sunday June 23. The Grange of Hickman will hold a festival on Saturday June 29.
Harvey L. Cooper and Albert G. Towers, attorneys, sold several parcels for Ormond W. Downes. Thomas Schlegel bought a 72 acre Beck farm for 5200. Marion L Beck acquired 8 510 from two acres near Deck Hves and 30 acres opposite. James H. Nichols and John W. Funk purchased 54 acres plus 28 acres for 9000. J T Carter bought a 46 acre farm opposite Becks for 1800. Lawless farm bid in by heirs after inadequate offers. T Alan Goldsborough sold William J Stanford property for 1400. Next Tuesday Cooper to sell E Finley Clark farm in Tuckahoe Neck in parcels. Page 4 has description. Goldsborough to sell about 800 acres in Fourth district on sixth page.
The Eastern Shore Development Steamship Company inaugurates a summer timetable with daily departures from Annapolis at 7.45 a.m. and 3.45 p.m., plus Sunday 8.45 a.m. The route connects at Claiborne with the B C and A Railroad boat trains, offering faster travel to Baltimore and Washington, with Sunday return trips reducing travel time to three hours to Washington and two and a half hours to Baltimore. The B C and A R railroad boat trains run to Claiborne at 9.50 a.m. and 6.40 p.m. daily, and 7.10 and 7.15 p.m. on Sundays.
A Crisfield Times report notes Rev J R Cannon formerly of Tangier M E Church, now at Chance, suffered a stroke after the benediction last Sunday. He is described as in critical condition with limited speech and some hand use, and prayers are offered for recovery.
The School Commissioners confirmed teachers for multiple schools including Liden's Mary Price Laurel Grove Lola Willoughby Oaks Mrs M E Holbrook Henderson Louise Higgins Olivia Coffin Cedar Grove Rebecca Satterfield Boonsboro Ethel Cade Lowes Bertha Shull Nichols Pauline Goslec Friendship Sarah Reynolds Moore Mary Raughley principal Mary Garey assistant. Architect Jones submitted plans for an agricultural school at Ridgely with minor alterations. Prof Clarence H Cordrey seeks principalship of the new Queen Anne county high school.
The State Roads Commission and the State Motor Vehicle Commissioner vow action against scorch ing by enforcing a 25 mph limit in open country. Each speeding machine will have its number reported to Commissioner Roe for summary penalties. Roe pledges strict enforcement, citing danger to life travel and road wear.
The Dover Bridge cable broke Thursday of last week while a scow was moved over the Choptank river. Holt Construction Company holds the contract to build the Caroline side road over the causeway and unloads shells for the roadbed at Cambridge from Mace Woolford & Co. The manager expects two months to complete the project and also must lay about a span and a half of bridge flooring before traffic resumes.
Gilpin's Point near Gilpin's Point features the finest corn fields in the county. Mr. Alga Thomas owns on one of D I Patchett's farms as the stalks rise about two feet high.
Church notes recount Rev. A Norman Ward elected vice president of Western Maryland College and details his varied ministry since 1895. Other items describe a new Holiness Church dedication at Centreville Landing, sermons in Preston Willis ton and Queen Anne, Y M C A activity, Ladies’ Aid plans, and evangelist Rev E T Liddell conducting Ruthsburg services.
Mary Heaton Vorse warns against cheap ice cream and water ice sold for a penny. She explains deadly hoky poky formulas using dextrine and cheap gelatin, noting ptomaine poisoning risks from poorly made, stored products while praising reputable manufacturers for sanitary standards.
Mr D. I. Patchett near Bethlehem tends about seventy bee colonies on his property and expects to harvest roughly a ton of honey from under fifty stands this season. Dover bridge work proceeds slowly causing public inconvenience. Harvey Parrott is constructing a large barn on his Bethlehem area farm.
Mr Byron Barton and Mr Plentz returned to Baltimore on Sunday after a week with Mrs George Lightner. Mr George Moore Jr of Maryland Agricultural College is spending vacation with his parents here. Mr Edward Barton of Haverford Pa has been visiting his mother Mrs Mollie Barton.
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