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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
5
A collage of local items notes steamer Vesper voyages to Baltimore, farm sales and purchases, mill and pipe ads, school meetings, charity events, and upcoming lectures and plays. Mentions tax and bank charter questions, weather report, and a Saturday market for Maryland biscuits and treats.
Extracts show numerous February land transfers in Caroline County with buyer seller and amounts. Notable entries include T. Fred Towers to George A. McDaniel for the Denton ice plant at 6247.50, and many 100 to 180 acre transfers in districts two to eight priced from 1 to several thousand dollars, plus Federalsburg and Denton properties and various assignee and widow/widower transfers.
Marriage licenses issued in February include W R Gardner and Mary A Kibler in Caroline County, Joseph T Flaharty and Florence R Fleming in Hynson, Hillel M Smith and Minnie A Passwater in Ridgely Matthews Talbot County, John F Turmer and Mary A Dyer in Greensboro, Thomas Carney in Greensboro with Lucinda Travers of Ridgely, George Harding and Annie C Laws in Greensboro, W P Camper and Sadie Bateman in Preston, and Ernest Gibbs with Delsie Henry in Goldsboro.
Mr. George Hubbard of Atlantic City visits his mother Mrs. Sarah Hubbard. Miss Sallie Willey is seriously ill at Mr. P W Wright's. Mrs. Herbert Willis and Miss Emma Willis spent part of last week in Atlantic City as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Noble. Mr. Joseph Towers entertained friends last Saturday. Mr. Vinton McMahon has accepted a position in Oxford. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMahon and son Earl visited Secretary at Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins last Sunday.
After spending the winter in Annapolis, Miss Emma S Hubbard has returned to her residence at Mrs. W R Fountain s.
A social gathering at the Taylor residence near Queen Anne marked their thirtieth wedding anniversary on Wednesday February 26. Guests included family, friends from distant cities, and a lavish supper amid green and white decor with numerous presents recorded.
While men labored cutting timber for J W Peters Elwood Wooters was knocked unconscious by a falling limb and revived by a stream bath and rub Several narrowly escaped with some knocked down Mr S P Brown completes his mill and makes good flour and meal Tom Evans buys the vacant store house and attached dwelling Debating society met at Zebdial Fountain with the war versus intemperance debate Mrs Elizabeth Corkrell dies at Springfield Hospital interred at home Bible class to meet at W H Dullocks March 8th Mary W Noble visits Federalsburg Frank Stewart and Mrs Stewart visit Geo F Noble
Hobbs and Mrs Charles Collins entertained friends with games and readings Saturday night. Attendees included Gertie Adams Ethel Murphy Georgia Roop Howard Adams and Carroll Collins. Refreshments were ice cream and bananas. Neighbor Gordon Holbrook of Newark NJ visits his mother here. Mrs J E Towers is convalescent. Ladies Aid gathered at Mrs B B Cohee s home. Mrs DB B Allen of Washington visits her parents. Tom Noble of Baltimore spent Wednesday with Mr F E M Willey.
Choptank Musical Association members are instructed by a Federalsburg teacher. Dr Will Haws of Philadelphia visits Miss Myra Wright who has been ill for six weeks. Mr Charles Collins visited friends. Mr W M Wright traveled to Baltimore on business. Subscriptions urged now.
Z POTTER STEELE argues that purse nets and pound nets devastate Chesapeake Bay fish stocks, roping in factories and harming small fishermen. He urges immediate legislative action to ban grinding fish into fertilizer, limit purse-net and pound-net use, and require semi artificial hatching to restore supply and local pride.
The Epworth League of Concord M E Church held a pleasant business meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Thos H Everagain_home Friday evening. Refreshments followed. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. EI Nattle, Atwood Todd, Herbert Beachamp, Annie Todd, Samuel Callahan, Stella Kelley, Lida Moore, Jennie Kelley, Rhoda Marine, Ivah and Bertha Smith, Hattie Dukes, Lizzie Robb, Elia Callahan, Minerva Todd, Miriam Todd, Harry Nuttle, Ernest Collins, James Griffith, Virgil Moore, A C Wine, Oron Smith, Denton, Clayton Nichols, Lacy Murphy, Frederick Smith, Clarence Beachamp, Clarence Callahan, Lyman Stevens.
Mrs. Sarah H Andrews and others on the sick list are convalescing. Miss Nellie Statum proves satisfactory as new teacher while Miss Nellie Butler resigns for a position at Miss Julia Milburn's school. Mt Washington visitor Miss Milburn visits grandparents J W F Cooper. Mary Ringe returns to Philadelphia. Robert Rice improves from rheumatism. Daisy Frazier is very ill. some residents enjoy fresh herring.
An old advertisement for Allen S. Olmsted's Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims relief for tired, swollen feet. The pitch notes it comes in a 25 cent drugstore size with a trial mail offer and directs readers to Le Roy, New York for ordering.
A Sunday School lesson centers on Jesus as the true Bread of Life and eternal life, contrasting spiritual hunger with worldly pleasures. The piece notes believers must seek Jesus personally for salvation, cites verses from John 6, and includes a personal matters section with the Dover nuptials of Senator Richard Rollins Kenney and Marianita Walker and upcoming weddings and social visits.
Farmers and Merchants Telephone Company stockholders met at the Law Building in Denign and received an eight percent dividend. The secretary H M Thompson reported strong progress since starting in 1905 with 2500 capital, now reincorporated at 25000 and assets of 26542.99. The system serves farms and merchants in the county and will extend lines as quickly as possible. May prosperity attend the company of Caroline.
Union M P Sunday School in Burrsville reorganized and elected officers for the year including Superintendent Homer Melvin, secretary P Seldon Baughley, treasurer A I Porter, librarian Earl Price, organist Mary I Porter, and assistants Wilbur F Jacobs and Edna Nichols.
Mr and Mrs Walter Trice of Chestnut Grove entertained many friends last Friday February 28. Guests included Mr and Mrs Nicholas Lagnier Miss Ida Covey Anna Wright Effie Alford Bertha Rogers Edna Rogers Willa Johnson Helen Satterfield Ola Scott Carrie Fannie Mattie Trice Lee Covey Oscar Williams Elon Wright Clellie Turner Ivan McMahan Hayward Hignutt George Nichols Fred Trice Howard Wright Charlie Walker Roland Trice. Games and music were enjoyed late into the night.
Hartley gun club held a Saturday shoot with O. Faulkner 126 and 112, C. Rodway 117 and 100, H. Virden 128 and 101, J. R. Smith 78 and 55, W. Rodway 55 and 46, FE. C. Daly 54 and 42, C. Virden 47 and 26. Another shoot is planned for next Saturday afternoon, for the 7th.
In the Orphans Court Judges Clark Liden and Fleetwood reviewed numerous estate matters including administration of Charles Carmine and Rhodas Clark, appraisals, creditor notices, and transfers. A nurse’s services claim by Lydia Wheatley against executor Daniel Moore for 350 was heard with Wheatley awarded 209 plus costs after a lengthy hearing with about twenty witnesses. Henry R. Lewis represented Wheatley and Albert G. Towers defended Moore.
At a Monday church council in Denton a board of stewards for the year was elected led by Rev W J D Lucas with members Manning Merriken Thomas G Clark R Boon Beauchamp Wm J Gootee T L Fisher and Virgil Moore Fisher to represent the church at the April Snow conference. Lay delegates from Caroline churches were chosen for the M E Conference in Wilmington with delegates listed for Marydel Henderson Greensboro Ridgely Hillsboro Denton and other towns. An all day holiness meeting is planned at Bible Holiness Chapel Sunday the 8th and Thursday the 7th with Rev T F Tabler of Cambridge and others conducting services. Rev Dr McGilton speaks in the M E Church tomorrow on The Coming of Christ's Kingdom to Denton morning Coming, a Popular Christ, and at night Accomplished. A Christ Church Guild event is planned in Masonic Hall Easter week. Four new members joined the M I Church Sunday morning. Dr A C McGilton preaches at Williston tomorrow afternoon.
Watson Minner of Kent county near Wellandsville suffered a severe facial injury when his upper lip was struck by a wile line during fox hunting. The jaw was broken and eight teeth damaged. Dr. R J Baker of Harrington treated him and reset the jaw as best as possible.
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